Household Goods  
Rule Drafting Session
Docket No. TV-971477

Agenda

05/15/98

Hearing Room 206
9:30 - 4:00

I. Introduction:  Discuss/Revise Draft Ground Rules
Discuss/Revise Agenda
Review Draft Format

II. Additional Issues:  Please review the topics below that staff has 
identified for the rule drafting discussion.  If you would like to discuss any 
other issues, please notify staff in advance or bring a list of the rules by 
number and any suggested rule language changes to the drafting session.  These 
will be copied and distributed at the meeting.

III. Written Comments: A summary of written comments received after the second 
discussion draft will be provided.

IV. Rule Language Drafting for the Following Issues:

A. Rate Regulation 
1. Tariff Rate:  page 20 - line 812
   2.   Tariff Process:  page 22 - line 882

B. General Permit Information/Permit Authority 
1.   Area of Operations:  page 8 -  line 472 
   2.   Exempt Cities:  page 8 -  line 479

  C. Temporary and Permanent Authority 
   1. Source and Content of Supporting Statements/
2.   Review and Recommendation Process (These two elements are dependent on 
each other and will be discussed together)
Temporary Authority:  page 10 - line 529 and page 11 - line 550
Permanent Authority:  page 12 - line 590 (Part 2.3 includes customer feedback 
not required in temporary process.)
What criteria should the Commission look at in the supporting statements to 
show there is a public interest and the fit, willing and able standard is met?
3. Applying Conditions to Temporary Authority:  page 11 -  line 554
   4. Public Notice and Comments:  page 11 - line 569 and page 13 - line 622
5. Petition for Review, Hearings, Adjudicative or Brief Adjudicative 
Proceedings:  page 11 - line 580 and page 13 - lines 636, 637

D. Consumer Protection Rules
1.   Five Days’ Notice to Respond to Commission:  page 40 -  line 1434
 (Changed from 30 days to 5 days)
   2.  Underestimating Rules:  page 36 - line 1308, 1310, and 1312
 (Are the percentages appropriate?)
   3.   Refusal of Service:  page 38 -  line 1350
(Are more guidelines or timelines needed in this section?)
4.   “Not To Exceed” or Firm Bids:  page 33 -  line 1206, page 36 - line 1286, 
and page 41 - line 1457
5.   Arbitration: Not in draft form 
(Should guidelines be included in the rules regarding arbitration services?)

  E. Compliance/Enforcement
New section for discussion (This section draft does not change any existing 
rules, rather it pulls the language from several areas of the existing chapter, 
restates laws and describes the Commission’s policy concerning compliance and 
enforcement).  Page 5 - Part 1.3 
    Is there a need for more specific information?
   
V. Schedule; Build Agenda for Next Drafting Meeting:  

  A. Household Goods Definition To be Considered at a Later Session
   The issue of containerized or self-loading drop boxes has made this  issue 
larger than can be accommodated in this session.  We welcome  comments and will 
schedule this issue for drafting at a later date.

  B. Other Rules That Need to be Considered at a Later Session

WUTC Staff Team: Pat Dutton, Assistant Director
   Bonnie Allen, Program Coordinator, Operations & Compliance 
Cathie Anderson, Program Coordinator, Operations & Compliance
Diana Otto, Consumer Program Specialist
Foster Hernandez, Transportation Specialist
Kim Dobyns, Program Analyst, Team Lead
Marjorie Schaer, Legal, Accounting, and Policy Development Staff
Ray Gardner, Transportation Specialist
Teresa Osinski, Policy Specialist

Attorney General Staff: Ann Rendahl, Assistant Attorney General