Current through September 18, 2024
A. Contents. All applications shall be in
writing and under oath, shall state clearly and concisely the authorization or
permission sought, shall cite by appropriate reference the statutory provision
or other authority under which Commission authorization or permission is
sought, and shall set forth in the order indicated the following (unless
otherwise provided by Commission rules or regulations for the specific type of
application involved):
1. The exact legal name
of the applicant, if the applicant is a corporation, trust, association or
other organized group, the State or Territory under the laws of which the
applicant was created or organized, the location of applicant's principal place
of business, and the names of all states where applicant is authorized to do
business.
2. The name, title and
post office address of the person to whom correspondence and communications in
regard to the application are to be addressed. The Commission will serve, where
required, all notices, orders and other papers upon the person so named and
such service shall be deemed to be service upon applicant.
B. Rate Change Filings. In addition to the
requirements of §
1.10(A) of this Part, any filings for a general change
in rate schedules pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §39-311 shall be accompanied
by the documents and information required by Part 5 of this Subchapter,
Additional Requirements for Filings of General Rate Schedule Changes.
C. Tariff Advices.
1. Public utilities may file tariffs adding
new services, providing for new rules, or otherwise adding to their tariff
schedules without amending existing tariffs by tariff advice. Public utilities
may also file minor changes to existing schedules by tariff advice. The tariff
advice must include a letter of transmittal from the utility listing all tariff
pages changed or added by the tariff advice and stating briefly the reason for
filing the tariff advice. If existing tariffs are changed, the advice must
contain two legible copies of each changed page, one showing all the changes
with appropriate symbols for deletions or additions (see "Public Utilities
Commission's Guidance on Formatting Tariffs"), and one showing the pages after
the changes as they will appear in the new tariffs.
2. No tariff advice can be effective unless
thirty (30) days' notice is given to the public, the Division, the Attorney
General, and any other known parties, by the utility. The utility must provide
proof of notice to the Clerk.
3. In
the absence of an order approving or suspending the tariff advice, the tariff
advice not suspended or approved goes into effect thirty (30) days after notice
or on the proposed effective date, whichever is later. If a tariff advice is
suspended, the Commission will open a formal proceeding and treat the tariff
advice as an application.
D. Terms and Conditions.
1. Public utilities may file terms and
conditions, or changes thereto, through a letter of transmittal listing all
terms and conditions changed or added, and stating briefly the reason for the
filing. If existing terms and conditions are changed, the filing must contain
two legible copies of each changed page, one showing all the changes with
appropriate symbols for deletions or additions (see "Public Utilities
Commission's Guidance on Formatting Tariffs"), and one showing the pages after
the changes as they will appear in the new terms and conditions.
2. No term or condition can be effective
unless thirty (30) days' notice is given to the public, the Division, the
Attorney General, and any other known parties, by the utility. The utility must
provide proof of notice to the Clerk.
3. In the absence of an order approving or
suspending the terms and conditions, the filing not suspended or approved goes
into effect thirty (30) days after notice or on the proposed effective date,
whichever is later.
