May 7, 2008 Minutes

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 1:30 p.m.

Present:

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

This meeting was convened pursuant to the regular agenda issued on May 1, 2008, for the week of May 5, 2008.

The minutes of the April 30, 2008 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: May 7, 2008 at 1:33 p.m.

All Utilities:

06-900-AU-WVR	In the Matter of the Expansion of the Electronic Filing Pilot Project and Waiver of Procedural Rules 4901-1-02 to 4901-1-04, Ohio Administrative Code (Entry considering further expansion of the electronic filing pilot project)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
08-558-AU-ORD	Commission's Review of Chapter 4901-7, Ohio Administrative Code (Entry calling for comments)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Electric:

Rehearings:

05-1281-EL-CSS

Boros v. The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
(Consideration of entry on rehearing)

Stricken from the May 7, 2008 agenda.

Gas:

Tariffs:

08-407-GA-ATA	Orwell Natural Gas Company (Consideration to revise tariffs to lower minimum volumes for general transportation service)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
08-461-PL-ATA	Cobra Pipeline Co., LTD (Consideration to revise definition applicable to cash-out of transportation imbalances)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Others:

07-219-GA-GCR	The East Ohio Gas Company d/b/a Dominion East Ohio (Consideration of opinion and order)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

07-774-GA-CSS	Hooman Soltanirad v. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (Entry considering motion to dismiss)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
07-1179-GA-CSS	Francine J. King v. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (Entry considering motion to dismiss)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Telephone:

05-1114-TP-EMG	Wireless 9-1-1 Government Assistance Fund (Lucas County) (Entry considering disbursement)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
07-832-TP-CSS	Hendrickson Trailer v. AT&T (Entry considering motion to dismiss)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
08-68-TP-CSS	Sprint Communications Co. L.P. v. The Champaign Telephone Company (Entry considering motion to dismiss)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
08-117-TP-WVR	Doylestown Telephone Company (Consideration of waiver request)	Rescheduled to appear on May 14, 2008 agenda.
08-287-TP-UNC	NENA/APCO (Entry considering petition) (rescheduled from 4/30)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.
08-539-TP-ORD	Review of Chapter 4901:1-3, Ohio Administrative Code (Entry seeking comment on proposed rules) (rescheduled from 4/30)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

Transportation:

08-569-WT-RSP

Put-In-Bay Boat Line Company
(Finding and order considering request for an emergency fuel surcharge)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0.

07-1154-RR-FED

CSX Transportation, Indiana & Ohio Railway, and Norfolk Southern Railway (Morrow, Putnam, Wood, Pickaway, and Ottawa Counties)
(Entry considering request for extension)

Stricken from the May 7, 2008 agenda.

Comments:

FERC Docket
EC08-78-000

Cinergy Corp., Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., Cinergy Power Investments, Inc., Generating Facility LLCs
(Comments to application for authorization of disposition of jursidictional assets under Section 203 of The Federal Power Act)
The Commission authorized the Assistant Attorneys General to file comments with FERC. Vote 4-0.

Chairman Schriber moved for the Commission to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel issues. Commissioner Fergus seconded the motion. Roll call was taken, those present and voting in favor were:

Alan R. Schriber, Chairman
Ronda Hartman Fergus, Commissioner
Valerie A. Lemmie, Commissioner
Cheryl L. Roberto, Commissioner

Paul A. Centolella, Commissioner -- absent

Commissioners ended the executive session at approximately 2:05 p.m. and returned to open session. Chairman Schriber moved to adopt resolutions terminating two employees. Motion was seconded. Vote 4-0.