Government & Regulatory
ONEOK Subsidiaries Seek Ruling On Regulatory Jurisdiction
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ONEOK Partners LP has reported that three of its subsidiaries have filed a declaratory judgment action in federal District Court in Tulsa, Okla., seeking a ruling on the jurisdictional limits of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
The action asks the court to rule on the extent of PHMSA's regulatory jurisdiction over ONEOK Partners' natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation plant, associated storage and in-plant piping systems in Bushton, Kan., and requests a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to delay a scheduled PHMSA inspection of this plant until a decision is made resolving the jurisdictional boundary issue.
"This filing is an effort to resolve an ongoing disagreement over the extent of PHMSA's jurisdictional boundaries at our…
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