November 22, 2005 Minutes

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 11:00 a.m.

Present:

Alan R. Schriber, Chairman
Ronda Hartman Fergus, Commissioner
Judith A. Jones, Commissioner
Donald L. Mason, Commissioner
Clarence D. Rogers, Jr., Commissioner
Paul J. Duffy, Legal Director
Russ Gooden, Electric and Gas Sections, Legal Department
Jeff Jones, Telephone Section, Legal Department
Steve Lesser, Transportation and Water Sections, Legal Department
Vesta Miller, Legal Department

This meeting was convened pursuant to the regular agenda issued on November 17, 2005, for the week of November 21, 2005.

The minutes of the November 9, 2005 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: November 22, 2005 at 11:08 a.m.

Electric:

Rehearings:

05-936-EL-ATA

Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, and The Toledo Edison Company
(Consideration of entry on rehearing)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Others:

05-724-EL-UNC	The Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company (Opinion and order considering stipulation)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
05-1068-GE-UNC	In the Matter of the Investigation into Long-Term Solutions Concerning Disconnection of Gas and Electric Service in Winter Emergencies (Consideration of nunc pro tunc entry)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Gas:

Tariffs:

05-1230-GA-ATA

Constitution Gas Transport Co., Inc.
(Entry considering to unbundle its bundled sales service rate into a base rate and establish its initial gas cost recovery rate for the commodity portion)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Others:

00-1611-GA-UNC	Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc. (Entry considering closure of docket)	Rescheduled to appear on November 29, 2005 agenda.
(03-120-GA-FOR (04-118-GA-FOR (04-119-GA-FOR (04-120-GA-FOR (04-121-GA-FOR	Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. The Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company The East Ohio Gas Company, d.b.a. Dominion East Ohio Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (Entry considering closure of case)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
05-209-GA-GCR	Northeast Ohio Natural Gas Corporation (Entry considering request to file monthly updates to the expected gas cost component)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
05-883-GA-CSS	John S. Eakin v. The East Ohio Gas Company d.b.a. Dominion East Ohio (Entry considering dismissal of case)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
05-900-GA-CSS	Holland USA Inc. v. The East Ohio Gas Company d.b.a. Dominion East Ohio (Entry considering dismissal of case)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
05-1244-GA-AIS	Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (Finding and order considering a request to issue and sell promissory notes)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Telephone:

01-2945-TP-COI	Ohio Relay Service (Entry considering request for reduction in 2006 performance bond amount)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
05-497-TP-ACO	Verizon Communications, Inc. and MCI, Inc. (Opinion and order considering request of a change in control)	Rescheduled to appear on November 29, 2005 agenda.
05-514-TP-CSS	MetroTeleconnect Companies Inc. v. Verizon North, Inc. (Entry considering dismissal of complaint)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
05-1329-TP-ACO	Duke Energy Corporation and Cinergy Corp. (Entry considering suspension of application)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Transportation:

05-627-TR-CVF	PB Express, Inc. (Finding and order considering proposed civil forfeiture assessment)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
05-771-TR-CVF	Leaders Moving & Storage (Entry considering settlement agreement)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
05-1075-RR-RCP	Lake Local Schools/US 20, Stony Ridge, Wood County (Consideration of opinion and order)	Discussed. Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Comments:

Docket No. RM05-0000

FERC's Notice of Inquiry seeking comments on pro forma open access transmission tariff.
The Commission authorized the Assistant Attorneys General to file comments with FERC. Vote 5-0.