July 14, 2010 Minutes

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 1:30 p.m.

Present:

Alan R. Schriber, Chairman
Valerie A. Lemmie, Commissioner
Paul A. Centolella, Commissioner
Steven D. Lesser, Commissioner
Paul J. Duffy, Legal Director
Christine Pirik, Electric and Gas Sections, Legal Department
Jeff Jones, Telephone and Water Sections, Legal Department
Scott Farkas, Transportation Section, Legal Department
Jason Well, Utilities Department/Telecommunications
Dan Shields, Commission Office
Vesta Miller, Legal Department

This meeting was convened pursuant to the regular agenda issued on July 8, 2010, for the week of July 12, 2010.

The minutes of the June 30, 2010 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: July 14, 2010 at 1:33 p.m.

All Utilities:

Rehearings:

08-558-AU-ORD

In the Matter of the Commission's Review of Chapter 4901-7 of the Ohio Administrative Code on Standard Filing Requirements for Rate Increases
(Entry considering application for rehearing)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Electric:

Rehearings:

(09-1089-EL-POR
(09-1090-EL-POR

Columbus Southern Power Company
Ohio Power Company
(Entry considering application for rehearing)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Others:

09-786-EL-UNC

In the Matter of the Investigation into the Development of the Significantly Excessive Earnings Test Pursuant to Amended Substitute Senate Bill 221 for Electric Utilities
(Entry considering extension)

(08-940-GA-ALT (08-941-GA-ALT	Eastern Natural Gas Company Pike Natural Gas Company (Entry considering tariffs and customer notices)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-241-GA-RDR	Duke Energy Ohio (Consideration of opinion and order)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

(08-40-GA-CSS (08-64-EL-CSS	VASHON MCINTYRE v. The East Ohio Gas Company d/b/a Dominion East Ohio VASHON MCINTYRE v. The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (Entry considering dismissal of complaints)	Stricken from the July 14, 2010 agenda.
09-326-GA-ORD	In the Matter of the Commission's Review of Chapter 4901:1-13 of the Ohio Administrative Code (Consideration of finding and order)	Rescheduled to appear on July 29, 2010 agenda.
10-320-GA-UEX	Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. (Finding and order considering approval of adjustment)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

09-1063-TP-CSS	Sharon R. Cedeno v. AT&T Ohio and Windstream Ohio, Inc. (Entry considering dismissal of complaint)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-633-TP-UNC	In the Matter of the Annual Filing Requirements Pertaining to the Provisioning of the Lifeline Universal Service (Entry considering affidavit certifying compliance)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-691-TP-UNC	Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC (Entry consider agreement)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-849-TP-ACO	Nova Telephone Company and VNC Enterprises, LLC (Finding and order considering application)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

07-1072-TR-CVF	John D. Epley (Consideration of opinion and order)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
09-223-TR-ORD	In the Matter of the Commission's Review of its Rules for Safety Standards at Chapter 4901:2-5, Ohio Administrative Code (Entry considering amendment)	Rescheduled to appear on July 29, 2010 agenda.
09-1961-TR-CVF	Michael D. Bolen & Son Trucking (Consideration of finding and order)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-149-TR-CVF	Peter S. Becknall (Entry considering dismissal)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-534-RR-RCP	Norfolk Southern Railway Company/Jefferson County (Entry considering relocation)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-535-RR-RCP	Norfolk Southern Railway Company/Stark County (Entry considering relocation)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-876-RR-FED	Norfolk Southern Railway, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, CSX Transportation, Inc., and Indiana & Ohio Railway/Wayne, Ross, Logan, Fayette, Auglaize, and Champaign Counties (Entry considering installation of lights and gates)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-907-RR-STP	CSX Transportation, Inc./Darke County (Entry considering installation of devices)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
10-915-RR-FED	Norfolk Southern Railway/Ashland and Erie Counties (Entry considering grade crossing projects)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

(FCC Docket No. 96-45 (FCC WC Docket No. 03-109	Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Lifeline and Link-Up (Proposed comments) The Commission authorized Staff to file comments with the FCC. Vote 4-0.
(FCC WC Docket No. 10-90 (FCC GN Docket No. 9-51 (FCC WC Docket No. 05-337	Connect America Fund A National Broadband Plan for Our Future High-Cost Universal Service Support (Proposed comments) The Commission authorized Staff to file comments with the FCC. Vote 4-0.



FCC GN Docket No. 10-127	Framework for Broadband Internet Service (Proposed comments) The Commission authorized Staff to file comments with the FCC. Vote 4-0.
FERC Docket No. ER10-1562	Application of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. to Integrate with PJM Interconnection (Proposed comments) The Commission authorized the Assistant Attorneys General to file comments with FERC. Vote 4-0.