1774535 Gas Tariff 00-2, In the Matter of Washington Gas Light Company's Rights-of-Way Surcharge General Regulations Tariff, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 3

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

 

NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING

 

 

GAS TARIFF 00-2, IN THE MATTER OF WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY’S RIGHTS-OF-WAY SURCHARGE GENERAL REGULATIONS TARIFF, P.S.C.-D.C. No.3

 

1.         The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) hereby gives notice, pursuant to section 34-802 of the District of Columbia Official Code and in accordance with section 2-505 of the District of Columbia Official Code,^[1] of its final rulemaking action taken in the above-captioned proceeding.  On October 14, 2011, the Commission released Order No. 16587, approving Washington Gas Light Company’s (WGL or the Company) Application for an updated Rights-of-Way (ROW) Surcharge.^[2]

 

2.         On May 18, 2011, pursuant to D.C. Official Code §10-1141.06,^[3] WGL filed a tariff application to update the ROW Reconciliation Factor.^[4]  The ROW Surcharge contains two components, the ROW Current Factor and the ROW Reconciliation Factor.  In the tariff filing, WGL sets forth the process used to recover from its customers the D.C. Public ROW fees paid by WGL to the District of Columbia government in accordance with the following tariff page:

 

GENERAL SERVICES TARIFF, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 3

Section 22

                                                                                                                          3^rd Revised Page 56

 

3.         According to its tariff, WGL’s surcharge rate for the ROW Current Factor would become effective commencing with the June 2011 billing cycle.^[5]  Based on our review of the Tariff Application, the Commission finds that WGL’s calculations for the ROW Current Factor comply with General Services Tariff, P.S.C. No. 3, Section 22, 3^rd Revised Page No. 56.  A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) regarding WGL’s Surcharge Filing was published in the D.C. Register on August 5, 2011.^[6]  In the NOPR, the Commission stated that it would not bar WGL from implementing the surcharges but notified the Company that any inaccuracies would be subject to reconciliation.  No comments were filed in response to the NOPR and the Commission is satisfied that the surcharge proposed by WGL complies with D.C. Official Code §10-1141.06.  Subsequently, the Commission approved WGL’s Surcharge Filing by Order No. 16587. 

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^[1]               D.C. Official Code § 2-505 (2011 Repl.) and D.C. Official Code § 34-802 (2010 Repl.).

 

^[2]               GT00-2, In the Matter of Washington Gas Light Company’s Rights-of Way Surcharge General Regulations Tariff, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 3, (“GT00-2”) Rights-of -Way Reconciliation Factor Surcharge Filing of Washington Gas Light Company, (“Tariff Application”), filed May 18, 2011.

 

^[3]               D.C. Official Code § 10-1141.06 (2008 Repl.) states that “Each public utility company regulated by the Public Service Commission shall recover from its utility customers all lease payments which it pays to the District of Columbia pursuant to this title through a surcharge mechanism applied to each unit of sale and the surcharge amount shall be separately stated on each customer’s monthly billing statement.”

 

^[4]               GT00-2, Tariff Application at 1.

 

^[5]               Id.

 

^[6]               58 DCR 6683 (August 5, 2011).