October 24, 2007 Minutes

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 1:30 p.m.

Present:

Alan R. Schriber, Chairman
Ronda Hartman Fergus, Commissioner
Donald L. Mason, Commissioner
Valerie A. Lemmie, Commissioner
Paul A. Centolella, Commissioner
Paul J. Duffy, Legal Director
Jeanne Kingery, Electric and Gas Sections, 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 October 18, 2007, for the week of October 22, 2007.

The minutes of the October 17, 2007 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: October 24, 2007 at 1:32 p.m.

Electric:

(03-93-EL-ATA
(03-2079-EL-AAM
(03-2081-EL-AAM
(03-2080-EL-ATA

Duke Energy Ohio
(Consideration of order on remand)
(rescheduled from 10/17)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 4-0. Commissioner Lemmie abstained.

Gas:

07-517-GA-CSS	Dennewitz and State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance v. The East Ohio Gas Company dba Dominion East Ohio (Entry considering motion for dismissal or summary judgment)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
07-804-GA-CSS	Christopher Poole v. Columbia Gas of Ohio (Consideration of entry dismissing complaint)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
(07-829-GA-AIR (07-830-GA-ALT (07-831-GA-AAM	East Ohio Gas Company dba Dominion East Ohio East Ohio Gas Company dba Dominion East Ohio East Ohio Gas Company dba Dominion East Ohio (Entry considering acceptance of application and approval of notice)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
(07-1080-GA-AIR (07-1081-GA-ALT	Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. (Entry considering test year, date certain, and request for waiver)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Telephone:

Rehearings:

07-135-TP-CSS

Bill Stamaton v. First Communications
(Consideration of entry on rehearing)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Others:

Agenda Addition: 01-2945-TP-COI	Commission Investigation Into Continuation of the Ohio Telecommunications Relay Service (Entry considering contract extension)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
00-1265-TP-ORD	Minimum Telephone Service Standards (Entry considering withdrawal of MTSS waiver requests)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
07-864-TP-CSS	Scott MacLean and Holly Prather v. AT&T Ohio (Entry considering joint request to dismiss)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Water:

(07-954-WS-CSS
(07-955-WS-CSS
(07-956-WS-CSS
(07-957-WS-CSS
(07-960-WS-CSS
(07-564-WW-AIR

R.J. Lockwood v. Aqua Ohio, Inc.
Thomas Van Nortwick v. Aqua Ohio, Inc.
Lynn Schrickel v. Aqua Ohio, Inc.
Larry W. Henry v. Aqua Ohio, Inc.
Lynn I. Elston v. Aqua Ohio, Inc.
Aqua Ohio, Inc.
(Consideration of entry dismissing complaints)

Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Transportation:

07-173-TR-CVF	Emerald Environmental Services, Inc. (Consideration of opinion and order)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
07-254-TR-CVF	Glenn R. Murphy, Jr. (Consideration of entry ruling on civil forfeiture)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
07-296-TR-CVF	Richard A. Wall, Jr. (Consideration of entry ruling on civil forfeiture)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
07-663-TR-CVF	DiGioia-Suburban Excavating, LLC (Consideration of entry ruling on civil forfeiture)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.
07-1095-TR-ORD	In the Matter of the Amendment of Rules 4901:2-5-01, 4901:2-5-02 and 4901:2-5-05, and Rescission of Rule 4901:2-5-06, Ohio Administrative Code (Entry considering updating certain code sections)	Approval moved and seconded, vote 5-0.

Comments:

Agenda Addition:
FERC Docket No.
RC07-4-000
FERC Docket No.
RC07-6-000
FERC Docket No.
RC07-7-000

Direct Energy Services, L.L.C.

Sempra Energy Solutions, L.L.C.

Strategic Energy, L.L.C.
(Proposed comments on compliance registry determinations)
Discussed. The Commission did not approve the filing of the comments. Vote 5-0.