Agenda Date:  March 31, 1999
Item Number: 

Docket:  UG-990473
Electric Companies -- Rulemaking

Review the Commission’s rules in Chapter 480-100 of the Washington 
Administrative Code concerning Electric Companies.

Staff:   Graciela Etchart, Utility Rate Research Specialist
   Doug Kilpatrick, Electric Industry Coordinator
   Mert Lott, Gas Industry Coordinator
   Roland Martin., Regulatory Consultant
   Tom Schooley, Revenue Requirements Specialist
   Ken Hua, Revenue Requirements Specialist
   Karen Caille, Administrative Law Judge
   Consumer Affairs representative to be named
   Penny Hansen, Public Involvement Coordinator
   Jeffrey Showman, Policy Analyst
   Deborah Stephens, Regulatory Consultant
   
Recommendation:

Direct the Secretary to file a preproposal statement of inquiry (CR 101) in 
Docket UG-990473 to initiate review of the Commission’s rules in Chapter 
480-100 WAC of the Washington Administrative Code concerning Electric Companies.

Discussion:

The objective of  this rulemaking is to review rules governing the Commission’s 
regulation of electric companies in compliance with Executive Order 97-02 to 
determine whether:

 1.  The rules comply with authorizing statutes;
 2.  The current rules are obsolete, duplicative, or need to be repealed;
 3.  The rules provide the results that they were originally intended to 
achieve; and
 4. The rules are written and organized in a clear and concise manner, in order 
that they may be readily understood by those to whom they apply.

Staff will schedule public meetings and workshops with broad notice to 
interested persons, inviting regulated carriers, their customers, and other 
interested parties to participate in the rulemaking process. 




Therefore, Staff recommends that the Commission direct the Secretary to file a 
preproposal statement of inquiry (CR 101) in Docket UG-990473 to initiate 
review of the Commission’s Docket UE-990473
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rules relating to Electric Companies in Chapter 480-100 WAC.