November 25, 2003 minutes

Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 1:30 p.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 Section, Legal Department
Gretchen Petrucci, Gas Section, Legal Department
Jeff Jones, Telephone Section, Legal Department
Kerry Sheets, Transportation and Water Sections, Legal Department
Vesta Miller, Legal Department

This meeting was convened pursuant to the regular agenda issued on November 20, 2003, for the week of November 24, 2003.

The minutes of the November 12, 2003 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.

Discussion and Signing Session: November 25, 2003 at 1:35 p.m.

	Resolution Proclaiming Jatona M. Cunningham as Chuck Tingley Employee of the Month of November	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

All Utilities:

03-888-AU-ORD

Amendment of Rules in Chapter 4901:1-17, Establishment of Credit for Residential Utility Services and Chapter 4901:1-18, Disconnection on Natural Gas or Electric Service to Residential Customers
(Consideration of rule amendments and order)
(rescheduled from 11/12)

Rescheduled to appear on December 3, 2003 agenda.

Electric:

Rehearings:

02-1944-EL-CSS

WPS Energy Services, Inc. and Green Mountain Energy Company v. FirstEnergy Corp., The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, and The Ohio Edison Company
(Application for rehearing)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Tariffs:

(03-2144-EL-ATA
(
(03-1966-EL-ATA
(03-1967-EL-ATA
(03-1968-EL-ATA

The Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and The Toledo Edison Company
The Ohio Edison Company
The Toledo Edison Company
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
(Procedural entry)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Others:

03-2325-EL-COI

Investigation into Response to the Blackout of August 14, 2003
(Entry addressing filing of plan)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

03-1152-EL-PEB	Ohio Power Company/Hancock-Wood Electric Co-Op (Consideration of revision to territorial boundary map)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-1420-EL-PEB	Ohio Power Company/Paulding-Putnam Electric Co-Op (Consideration of revision to territorial boundary map)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-1981-EL-PEB	Columbus Southern Power Company/Buckeye Rural Electric Co-Op (Consideration of revision to territorial boundary map)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-2044-EL-PEB	Adams Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc./South Central Power Company (Consideration of revision to territorial boundary map)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

03-2078-EL-PEB	Columbus Southern Power Company/Licking Rural Electric Co-Op (Consideration of revision to territorial boundary map)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
02-2760-HT-AEC	Dominion Cleveland Thermal/BRE-City Center, LLC et al. (Interruptible steam agreements)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Gas:

(84-498-GA-AEC (03-2271-GA-AEC	Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. (Consideration of extension of the special emergency assistance program)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-2137-GA-CSS	Trevor Kershevich v. The East Ohio Gas Company, dba Dominion East Ohio (Consideration of dismissal entry)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-2170-GA-AIR	Northeast Ohio Gas Corporation (Consideration of application for an increase in rates)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-2204-GA-AAM	The East Ohio Gas Company, dba Dominion East Ohio (Proposed change in depreciation accrual rate for account 303.03 , reclassification of current plant in service and associated depreciation reserve balance to account 399)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Telephone:

Tariffs:

03-1893-TP-ATA 03-1894-TP-ATA	ALLTEL Ohio, Inc. The Western Reserve Telephone Company (Consideration to revise respective tariffs to redefine business verses residential service)	Rescheduled to appear on December 3, 2003 agenda.
03-1977-TP-ALI	Orwell Telephone Company (Consideration of insufficient fund check charge)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Others:

93-487-TP-ALT	SBC Ohio (Consideration of interlocutory appeal)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
98-1398-TP-AMT	Bell Atlantic Corporation and GTE Corporation (Addresses dispute regarding Verizon lifeline plan)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
00-1265-TP-ORD	Minimum Telephone Service Standards (Act of God Waiver Request) (rescheduled from 11/12)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
01-1372-CT-ACE	ASC Telecom, dba Alternatel (Consideration of application to provide alternative operator service)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-166-TP-CSS	Ohiotelnet v. ALLTEL (Proposed order) (rescheduled from 11/12)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-1247-TP-ACE	Comcast Business Communications dba Comcast Long Distance (Consideration of application for certificate)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-1286-TP-ACE	Working Assets Funding Service, Inc. (Consideration of request for waiver of MTSS rules)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-1347-TP-ACE	CallNet Communications, Inc. (Consideration of amended application for a certificate)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-1568-TP-ACE	Communications Billing Inc. (Consideration of application to offer competitive telecommunication services)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
03-1958-TP-CSS	Gerald Smith v. MCI (Consideration of request for dismissal)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Transportation:

03-237-TR-CVF

Dean Brunk
(Proposed ruling on a civil forfeiture case)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Water:

Tariffs:

(03-1935-WW-ATA
(03-1936-WW-ATA
(03-1937-WW-ATA

Consumers Ohio Water Company Suburban Division
Consumers Ohio Water Company Lake Erie East Division
Consumers Ohio Water Company Lake Erie Division
(Consideration to conform to new Ohio Administrative Code rules)

November 25, 2003 minutes

Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 1:30 p.m.

Present:

Discussion and Signing Session: November 25, 2003 at 1:35 p.m.

All Utilities:

Electric:

Rehearings:

Tariffs:

Others:

Gas:

Telephone:

Tariffs:

Others:

Transportation:

Water:

Tariffs:

Other: