Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 56 - STANDARDS AND BILLING PRACTICES FOR RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE
Subchapter E - TERMINATION OF SERVICE
EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
Section 56.118 - Right of public utility to petition the Commission
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) A public utility may petition the Commission for waiver from the medical certification procedures for the following purposes:
(b) A public utility shall continue to provide service while a final Commission adjudication on the petition is pending. A petition under this section shall be accompanied by a public utility report described in § 56.152 (relating to contents of the public utility company report) and shall be filed with the Secretary of the Commission with a copy served to the customer.
(c) Upon the filing of a petition for waiver of medical certification, Commission staff will review the facts and issue an informal written decision.
(d) A party to the proceeding may, within 20 days of mailing of the informal decision, and not thereafter except for good cause shown, appeal by filing with the Secretary of the Commission a letter stating the basis for appeal. An appeal from the informal decision will be assigned to the Office of Administrative Law Judge for hearing and decision.
The provisions of this §56.118 issued under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 331, 501, 504, 1301, 1305, 1501 and 1504; amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 331-335, 501, 701-703, 1301, 1401-1419 and 1501-1511.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 56.114 (relating to length of postponement; renewals); and 52 Pa. Code § 56.115 (relating to restoration of service).
