4412644 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 June 13, 2013, the Commission released Order No. 17165, approving Washington Gas Light Company’s (WGL or the Company) filing for an updated Rights-of-Way (ROW) Surcharge.^[2]

 

2.         On March 21, 2013, pursuant to D.C. Official Code Section 10-1141.06,^[3] WGL filed a Surcharge Update for the ROW Current 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 April 2013 billing cycle.^[5]  WGL’s Surcharge Update 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.^[6]  Based on our review of the Surcharge Update, 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 April 26, 2013.^[7]  In the NOPR, the Commission stated that WGL 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.  No comments were filed in response to the NOPR and the Commission is satisfied that the surcharge proposed by WGL complies with D.C. Code §10-1141.06.  Subsequently, the Commission approved WGL’s Surcharge Filing by Order No. 17165. 

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^[1]               D.C. Official Code § 34-802 (2010 Repl.) and D.C. Official Code § 2-505 (2011 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 Current Factor Surcharge Filing of Washington Gas Light Company, (“Surcharge Update”), 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, Surcharge Update at 1.

 

^[5]               Id.

 

^[6]               Id.; See also Order No. 16924, rel. September 20, 2012, where the Commission approved the Reconciliation Factor.

 

^[7]               60 DCR 6219-6220 (April 26, 2013).