4298281 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
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED 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”) pursuant to its authority under Section 2-505, and in accordance with Section 34-802 of the District of Columbia Official Code,[1] hereby gives notice of its intent to act upon the proposed tariff of Washington Gas Light Company (“WGL”)[2] in not less than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) in the D.C. Register.
2. The Rights-of-Way (“ROW”) Surcharge contains two components, the ROW Current Factor and the ROW Reconciliation Factor. On March 21, 2013, pursuant to D.C. Official Code Section 10-1141.06,[3] WGL filed a tariff application to update the ROW Current Factor.[4] In the Tariff Application, WGL sets forth the process to be used to recover from its customers the D.C. ROW fees paid by WGL to the District of Columbia government in accordance with the following tariff page:
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3. WGL’s Tariff Application shows that the ROW Current Factor is 0.0329 with the ROW Reconciliation Factor of 0.0035 for the prior period, which yields a net factor of 0.0364.[5] In addition, WGL expresses its intent to collect the surcharge beginning with the April 2013 billing cycle.[6] The Company has a statutory right to implement its filed surcharges however, if the Commission discovers any inaccuracies in the calculation of the proposed surcharge rate, WGL could be subject to reconciliation of the surcharges.
4. The proposed Tariff Application may be viewed at the Office of the Commission Secretary, 1333 H Street, N.W., Second Floor, West Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday as well as on the Commission’s website at www.dcpsc.org. Copies of the tariff are available upon request, at a per-page reproduction cost.
5. All persons interested in commenting on the proposed tariff must submit written comments to Brinda Westbrook-Sedgwick, Commission Secretary, at 1333 H Street, N.W., Second Floor, West Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005. Comments must be received no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register. Persons who wish to file reply comments may do so no later than forty-five (45) days after the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register. Once the comment and reply comment periods have expired, the Commission will take final rulemaking action.
[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 Current Factor Surcharge Filing of Washington Gas Light Company, (“Tariff Application”), filed March 21, 2013.
[3] D.C. Official Code § 10-1141.06 (2008 Repl.) stating 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] GT00-2, Tariff Application at 2; See also Order No. 16924, rel. September 20, 2012, where the Commission approved the Reconciliation Factor.
[6] GT00-2, Tariff Application at 2.
