4871454 Public Service Commission - Notice of Final Rulemaking - GT 2014-01, In the Matter of the Application of Washington Gas Light Company for Authority to Amend General Service Provision No. 4
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
GT 2014-01, IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO AMEND GENERAL SERVICE PROVISION NO. 4
1. The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“Commission”) hereby gives notice pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-505 (2001) of its final rulemaking action approving the Application of Washington Gas Light Company (“WGL” or “Company”) for authority to amend General Service Provision No. 4 of its tariff to implement Fee-Free Credit/Debit Card Service (“Card Service”) for the Company’s residential and small commercial customers in the District of Columbia.[1]
2. In its Application, the Company seeks approval of the Card Service, “which will eliminate the fee paid by the Company’s residential and small commercial customers to a third-party processor for credit/debit card bill payments.”[2] WGL proposes to make this service available to District of Columbia residential and small commercial customers at no cost. Currently, customers are charged $4.55 to pay their bills with a credit/debit card, which is paid directly to the third-party processor.[3] According to WGL, with this new service, these customers will avoid all fees when paying their WGL gas bills with a credit or debit card. In addition, the Company states that delinquent customers trying to pay arrearages will be eligible to pay by credit or debit card.[4] To effect these changes, WGL proposes to revise the following tariff page:
Washington Gas Light Company – District of Columbia, PSC of D.C. No. 3
First Revised Page No. 36A
3. The Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”), which was published in the D.C. Register on February 14, 2014, inviting public comment on the proposed tariff amendments.[5] No comments were filed in response to the NOPR. Subsequently, the Commission, at its regularly scheduled open meeting held on April 17, 2014, took final action to approve WGL’s Application. The tariff revisions will become effective upon publication of this Notice of Final Rulemaking in the D.C. Register.
