November 25, 2008 Minutes

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 1:30 p.m.

Present:

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

This meeting was convened pursuant to the regular agenda issued on November 20, 2008, for the week of November 24, 2008.

The minutes of the November 19, 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: November 25, 2008 at 1:32 p.m.

	Resolution Proclaiming Jeff Hecker as Chuck Tingley Employee of the Month for November	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Electric:

08-888-EL-ORD	Adoption of Rules for Alternative and Renewable Energy Technology, Resources & Climate Regulations, and Review of Chapters 4901:5-1, 4901:5-3, and 4901:5-5 of the Ohio Administrative Code, Pursuant to Amended Substitute Senate Bill No. 221 (Consideration of finding and order)	Rescheduled to appear on December 3, 2008 agenda.
08-936-EL-SSO	Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and The Toledo Edison Company (Opinion and order considering application for market rate offer) (rescheduled from 11/19)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
08-1025-EL-UNC	Duke Energy Ohio (Consideration of finding and order on application to adjust and set the annually adjusted component)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0. Commissioner Lemmie abstained.

Gas:

08-332-GA-CSS

Ralph Schroer v. Interstate Gas Supply, Inc.
(Consideration of entry to dismiss)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Telephone:

08-272-TP-CSS	K. A. Florist, dba Segelin's Florist v. Cavalier Business Communciations (Consideration of entry to dismiss)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
08-439-TP-COI	Ohio Telecommunications Relay Service (Entry considering issuance of request for proposal)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Transportation:

08-283-TR-CVF	Bobby Yates (Consideration of opinion and order)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
08-599-TR-ORD	Commission's Review of Rules for the Transportation of Household Goods (Finding and order considering proposed revisions of rules)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
08-1212-RR-FED	CSX Transportation, Inc./Union County (Entry considering installation of active grade crossing warning devices)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Comments:

FCC Dockets
WC Docket No. 05-337
CC Docket No. 96-45
WC Docket No. 03-109
WC Docket No. 06-122
CC Docket No. 99-200
CC Docket No. 96-98

CC Docket No. 01-92
CC Docket No. 99-68
WC Docket No. 04-36

In the Matter of:
High-Cost Universal Service Support
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
Lifeline and Link Up
Universal Service Contribution Methodology
Numbering Resource Optimization
Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996
Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime
Intercarrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic
IP-Enabled Services
(Consideration of proposed comments)
The Commission approved the filing of the comments. Vote 5-0.