1392355 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 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) 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 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 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]  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 0.0310 with the ROW Reconciliation Factor of 0.0004 for the prior period, which yields a net factor of 0.0306.^[5]  In addition, WGL expresses its intent to collect the surcharge beginning with the June 2011 billing cycle.^[6]  The Commission does not intend to prevent WGL from implementing its filed surcharges.  However, if the Commission discovers any inaccuracies, WGL may be subject to reconciliation of the surcharges.

 

4.          This Application may be reviewed 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 web site at www.dcpsc.org.   Copies of the tariff are available upon request, at a per-page reproduction cost. 

 

5.         Comments on the Application must be made in writing to Jesse P. Clay, Jr., Acting Commission Secretary, at 1333 H Street, N.W., Second Floor, West Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005.  All comments must be received within thirty (30) days of the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register.  Persons wishing to file reply comments may do so no later than forty-five (45) days of the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register.  Once the comment period has expired, the Commission will take final rulemaking action on Pepco’s Application. 

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^[1]               D.C. Official Code § 2-505 (2006 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 (2010 Supp.) 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. at 2.

 

^[6]               Id.