Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities
Chapter 62 - NATURAL GAS SUPPLY CUSTOMER CHOICE
Subchapter D - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS SUPPLIERS
Section 62.104 - Application form
Universal Citation: 52 PA Code ยง 62.104
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) The application form includes information that will be used in the evaluation of the financial fitness and technical fitness to render service. Information includes:
(1) Identification of the
geographic area that the applicant proposes to serve.
(2) Identification of the type of service
that the applicant proposes to furnish.
(3) Identification of the class of customers
to which the applicant proposes to provide these services.
(4) Identification of the applicant's utility
affiliates.
(5) Description of the
applicant's business structure.
(6)
Financial information sufficient to demonstrate financial fitness. This
information may include credit ratings and history, audited financial
statements, and insurance pertinent to the conduct of the applicant's business
as an NGS.
(7) Evidence of
competency and experience in providing the scope and nature of the applicant's
proposed services. This evidence may include:
(i) Descriptions of the applicant's prior
experience.
(ii) Proposed staffing
and employee training commitments.
(iii) Business plans.
(iv) Agreements, arrangements and contracts
for natural gas supply procurement, transmission and related
services.
(8) Evidence
demonstrating the applicant's ability to comply with applicable Commission
requirements concerning customer billing, customer education, billing and terms
of service, and customer information. This evidence may include:
(i) Prior regulatory experience of the
applicant.
(ii) Prior business
experience in energy or other service-oriented industries.
(iii) Staffing and staff training
commitments.
(iv) Agreements,
arrangements and contracts for customer education and information
service.
(v) Customer satisfaction
survey results.
(vi) Government
agency reports.
(vii) Complaint
statistics compiled by the Better Business Bureau or similar business
organizations.
(9)
Certification that notice of the application was published in accordance with
§
54.35 (relating to publication of
notice of filing) shall be filed with the Commission's Secretary. The
certification shall be notarized and include a photostatic copy of the notices
as published. An application will not be considered complete for Commission
review without this certification.
(b) Additional information that shall be submitted in support of the application includes:
(1) The name, address, telephone number,
electronic numbers and addresses used to transmit tax and related information
of the persons responsible for preparing and filing the applicant's
Pennsylvania tax returns.
(2) The
trade names or fictitious names used by the applicant.
(3) The type of business association (for
example, sole proprietor, partnership or corporation).
(4) The names of the owners, general partners
or corporate officers.
(5) The
number of the applicant's current and anticipated employees working in this
Commonwealth.
(6) An identification
of the applicant's assets in this Commonwealth.
(7) The principal office in this Commonwealth
or of its registered agent.
(8) The
applicant's Department of Revenue tax identification numbers including Sales
Tax license number, employer identification number and corporate box
number.
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