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BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Requested )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in ) DOCKET UG-980440
Connection with the Tariff )
Revisions Filed by ) ORDER GRANTING LESS
   ) THAN STATUTORY NOTICE
PUGET SOUND ENERGY. ) 
 )


  On March 18, 1998, Puget Sound Energy filed with the Commission under its 
Advice No. 98016 revisions to its currently effective Tariff WN U-2, designated 
as Twenty-First Revision Sheet No. 1106 and Eleventh Revision Sheet No. 1112.

  The tariff sheets bear an inserted effective date of April 18, 1998.  This 
date recognizes statutory notice as required.  The company requests, however, 
that statutory notice be waived and that the revisions become effective April 
1, 1998.

  The purpose for filing is to refund prior period gas cost savings.

  The reason for requesting LSN is to implement the revised rate changes on the 
same date (April 1, 1998) as intended in the original withdrawn filing.

  Since the tariff revisions filed herein are fair, just and reasonable, and 
waiver of statutory notice is not inconsistent with the public interest, it is 
deemed appropriate that the company be granted the waiver it is requesting with 
an effective date of April 1, 1998.

FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the tariff revisions filed herein by Puget Sound 
Energy, March 18, 1998, and giving consideration to all relevant matters and 
for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff revisions should 
become effective April 1, 1998.

O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS That the requested waiver of statutory notice 
in connection with the tariff revisions filed herein by Puget Sound Energy, 
March 18, 1998, is hereby granted, and said tariff revisions shall become 
effective April 1, 1998.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 25th day of March, 1998.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




      ANNE LEVINSON, Chair




      RICHARD HEMSTAD, Commissioner




      WILLIAM R. GILLIS, Commissioner