415953 GT 00-2, Washington Gas Light Company's Rights of Way Tariff

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”) pursuant to its authority under D.C. Official Code § 2-505,^[1] hereby gives notice of its final rulemaking action taken in the above-captioned proceeding.  On June 21, 2010, the Commission released Order No. 15862, approving Washington Gas Light Company’s (“WGL or the Company”) Application for an updated Rights-of-Way (“ROW”) Surcharge.^[2]

 

2.         On March 19, 2010, pursuant to D.C. Official Code Section 10-1141.06,^[3] WGL filed with the Commission 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 2010 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 April 16, 2010.^[6]  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 Section 10-1141.06 (2001 Ed.).  Subsequently, the Commission approved WGL’s Surcharge Filing by Order No. 15862. 

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^[1]               D.C. Code § 2-505 (2001 Ed.).

 

^[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 19, 2010.

 

^[3]               D.C. Code § 10-1141.06 (2001 Ed.) 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]               GENERAL SERVICES TARIFF, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 3, Section 22, 3^rd Revised Page 56.

 

^[6]               57 D.C. Reg. 3307-3308 (April 16, 2010).