April 4, 2007 Minutes

Wednesday, April 4, 2007 - 1:30 p.m.

Present:

Alan R. Schriber, Chairman
Ronda Hartman Fergus, Commissioner
Donald L. Mason, Commissioner
Valerie A. Lemmie, Commissioner
Paul J. Duffy, Legal Director
Russ Gooden, Electric Section, Legal Department
Jeanne Kingery, Gas Section, Legal Department
Jeff Jones, Telephone Section, Legal Department
Greg Price, Transportation and Water Sections, Legal Department
Vesta Miller, Legal Department

This meeting was convened pursuant to the regular agenda issued on March 29, 2007, for the week of April 2, 2007.

The minutes of the March 28, 2007 Commission Meeting were approved by the Commissioners.

The Commission met for the purpose of considering the following cases and to act upon the proposed Entries and/or Opinions and Orders.

Signing Session: April 4, 2007 at 1:33 p.m.

All Utilities:

Rehearings:

06-685-AU-ORD	Review of Chapters 4901-1, 4901-3, and 4901-9, Ohio Administrative Code (Consideration of entry on rehearing)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
06-835-EL-CSS	Buckeye Energy Brokers, Inc./Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Ohio Edison Company, and First Energy Corp. (Consideration of entry on rehearing)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Electric:

06-653-EL-ORD	Review of Chapters 4901:1-9, 4901:1-10, 4901:1-21, 4901:1-22, 4901:1-23, 4901:1-24, and 4901:1-25, Ohio Administrative Code (Consideration of entry requesting comments on proposed rule revisions)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
96-651-EL-AIS	The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (Entry considering dismissal of case)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
(04-28-EL-CSS (05-803-EL-CSS (05-1011-EL-CSS (05-1012-EL-CSS (05-1014-EL-CSS	S.G. Foods, Inc., et al.; Miles Management Corp., et al.; Allianz US Global Risk Insurance Company, et al.; Lexington Insurance Company, et al.; and BMW Pizza, Inc. and DPNY, Inc., et al. v. The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Ohio Edison Company, Toledo Edison Company, and American Transmission Systems, Inc. (Entry considering motions to dismiss)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
06-855-EL-CSS	Donald Kocisko dba Rustic Meadows v. Ohio Edison Company (Entry considering dismissal of complaint)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
06-1235-EL-CSS	Steven R. Burnfield v. American Electric Power/Columbus Southern Power Company (Entry considering dismissal of complaint)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Gas:

(04-220-GA-GCR (05-220-GA-GCR	Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. (Consideration of order and stipulation)	Rescheduled to appear on April 11, 2007 agenda.
05-120-GA-FOR	Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. (Consideration of stipulation addressing issues in LTFR)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
05-1229-GA-CSS	In the Matter of the Complaint of Kingsville Apartments aka Center Court Apartments, LLC/Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (Entry considering opinion and order) (rescheduled from 3/28)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
(06-1510-GA-UNC (06-1511-GA-UNC	Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (Consideration of entry ruling on waiver requests)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Telephone:

Rehearings:

05-1102-TP-ORD

Minimum Telephone Service Standards (MTSS)
(Consideration of entry on rehearing)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Others:

05-1114-TP-EMG	Wireless 9-1-1 Government Assistance Fund (Belmont County) (Entry considering disbursement of funds)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
05-1403-TP-CSS	Thomas G. Holowitz v. SBC Ohio (Entry considering dismissal of complaint)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
07-91-TP-CSS	Steven Carp v. AT&T (Entry considering dismissal of complaint)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
07-108-TP-CSS	Green & Associates v. AT&T Ohio (Entry considering dismissal of complaint)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Transportation:

03-1179-TR-CVF	Maumee Express, Inc. (Entry considering closure of case)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
(06-950-TR-CVF (06-951-TR-CVF	Louiso Trucking, Inc. (Consideration of opinion and order ruling on a civil forfeiture case)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
06-1118-RR-FED	Norfolk Southern Railway/Ottawa County (Entry considering grade crossing improvement project)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
07-16-TR-ORD	Review of Chapter 4901:2-7, Ohio Administrative Code (Entry considering recommended changes and public comments)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Water:

06-1470-WW-SIC

Aqua Ohio, Inc.
(Consideration of finding and order)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Comments:

FCC WC Docket 07-21

AT&T/BellSouth Petitions for Forbearance From Certain of the FCC's Cost Assignment Rules
(Proposed comments)
The Commission approved the filing of the comments. Vote 4-0.