Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4901:1 - Utilities
Chapter 4901:1-43 - Recovery of Infrastructure Development Costs
Section 4901:1-43-03 - Project information and approval process

(A) Pursuant to division (A) of section 4929.163 of the Revised Code, a natural gas company may file, prior to beginning construction, for approval of an economic development project through an economic development project notice with the commission's docketing division. This notice may contain any information the commission deems relevant, for example, any or all of the following:

(B) Following its review of the information set forth in paragraph (A) of this rule, and any other information consistent with section 4929.163 of the Revised Code, the commission may approve a project if the infrastructure development costs for the project are projected to generate a return on the company's investment that is less than the most recently authorized rate of return.

(C) A notice filed pursuant to division (A) of section 4929.163 of the Revised Code is deemed automatically approved on the thirtieth day after the date of the notice filing unless the notice filing is suspended by the commission for good cause shown. If the notice filing is suspended, the commission will approve, deny, modify, or hold a hearing on the notice filing not later than forty-five days after the date that the suspension begins.