Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) The
application to the commission for a natural gas supplier license shall include
the following provisions, complete and in detail (except as provided in (5)) :
(a) the business name of the
applicant;
(b) the street address
and the mailing address of the applicant;
(c) the telephone number of the
applicant;
(d) a description of the
applicant's business organization (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership,
corporation), including a diagram of organization, an identification of the
state in which organized, and a statement as to whether the applicant owns or
operates gas distribution, transmission, or storage facilities, where those
facilities are located, and whether those facilities are open and accessible on
a nondiscriminatory basis to all gas suppliers, a list of the applicant's
affiliates, a description of each affiliate's business activities and purposes,
a statement as to whether any affiliate owns or operates gas distribution,
transmission, or storage facilities, and an explanation of where those
facilities are located and whether the facilities are open and accessible on a
nondiscriminatory basis to all gas suppliers;
(e) the name, address, and telephone number
of the supplier representative to be contacted regarding the
application;
(f) the name, address,
and toll-free telephone number of the supplier representative or office that
may be contacted by consumers in regard to supply;
(g) the name, mailing address, street
address, and telephone number of the applicant's agent for service of process
in Montana, if required by law to designate such agent;
(h) information demonstrating the gas supply
offered or to be offered by the applicant will be provided as
offered;
(i) information
demonstrating the gas supply offered or to be offered by the applicant will be
adequate in terms of quality, safety, and reliability;
(j) information demonstrating the applicant's
financial integrity as a gas supplier, including a current and detailed balance
sheet, income and profit and loss statement, statement of cash flows, and the
most recent of the applicant's annual reports to owners (e.g., stockholders)
;
(k) information demonstrating
adequate firm deliverability (including supply, pipeline capacity, and
interconnection agreements) to meet load requirements;
(l) a brief description of all federal and
state judicial and administrative actions pending against the applicant
(including on appeal) in which judgment is sought in an amount of 10 percent or
more of the applicant's net worth; and
(m) identification of all federal and state
judicial and administrative actions, if any, whether pending at the time of
application (including on appeal) or concluded within 5 years prior to the time
of application, which involve the applicant's authority to supply, market, and
broker natural gas.
(2)
Applicants shall also file a sample of each type of contract intended to be
used in the providing of supply to residential and small commercial
consumers.
(3) At the time of
making application to the commission for a supplier license, applicants shall
notify distribution services providers in accordance with
69-3-1405,
MCA.
(4) All information provided
by the applicant in regard to the application shall be updated by the licensee
each time any change in that information occurs.
(5) Some of the above requirements may not
apply to certain types of suppliers. If an applicant believes that to be the
case in regard to an application, the applicant shall clearly state that and
the reason supporting such determination, in lieu of the information
requested.
Secs.
69-3-103,
69-3-1405,
MCA; IMP, Sec.
69-3-1405,
MCA;
