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Notice: 25132135

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Chapter:

WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY RULES

Overview

RULE:

25-30.025	Official Date of Filing
25-30.4345	Notice of Applications for New or Revised Service Availability Charges or Policies and Notice of Applications for Allowance for Funds Prudently Invested (AFPI) Charges
25-30.445	General Information and Instructions Required of Water and Wastewater Utilities in an Application for a Limited Proceeding
25-30.446	Notice of and Public Information for Application for Limited Proceeding Rate Increase
25-30.455	Staff Assistance in Rate Cases
25-30.456	Staff Assistance in Alternative Rate Setting
25-30.565	Application for Approval of New or Revised Service Availability Policy or Charges

PURPOSE:

To update and clarify rule language and application process; to decrease the number of paper copies required to be filed with the Commission; to address electronic filing of documents and give customers clear access to documents electronically; improve administrative efficiency; decrease regulatory costs; and allow for better comprehension of rule requirements.
Rule 25-30.4345 is referenced in Rules 25-30.434 and 25-30.565.  The amendments to the noticing requirements in Rule 25-30.4345 will apply to water and wastewater utilities’ applications for service availability charges or polices and for allowance for funds prudently incurred filed under Rules 25-30.434 and 25-30.565. 
Rule 25-30.445 is referenced in Rule 25-30.446. The amendments to Rule 25-30.445 have no effect on Rule 25-30.446. 
Rule 25-30.446, concerning notice and public information for limited proceeding rate increase, is referenced in Rules 25-30.444, 25-30.4445, and 25-30.445.  Applications filed under Rules 25-30.444, 25-30.445, and 25-30.4445 will be required to comply with the amended noticing requirements of Rule 25-30.446, as specified in those rules.  
Rule 25-30.455, Staff Assistance in Rate Cases, is referenced in Rules 25-22.0407, 25-30.444, 25-30.4445, 25-30.456, 25-30.457, and 25-30.4575. The amendments to Rule 25-30.455 have no effect on these rules. 
Rule 25-30.456 is referenced in Rule 25-30.457. The amendments to Rule 25-30.456 have no effect on Rule 25-30.457.
Docket No. 20210122-WS

SUMMARY:

Rule 25-30.025, F.A.C., Official Date of Filing, is amended to change the person responsible for determining the date on which the utility has filed a complete application from the Deputy Executive Director, Technical, to the Director of the agency division that has been assigned the primary responsibility for the filing.
Rule 25-30.4345, F.A.C., Notice of Requests for New or Revised Service Availability Charges or Policies and Notice of Requests for Allowance for Funds Prudently Invested (AFPI) Charges, is amended to update and clarify rule language; eliminate the requirement to file paper copies of documents at various locations; and require the utility to include a statement in its notice that the utility’s application can be accessed on the Commission’s website. 
Rule 25-30.445, F.A.C., General Information and Instructions Required of Water and Wastewater Utilities in an Application for a Limited Proceeding, is amended to update and clarify rule language and reduce the number of paper copies of applications filed at the Commission. The rule is amended to provide that a limited proceeding will not be allowed if the utility’s filing includes more than six separate projects for which recovery is sought; the requested rate increase exceeds 30 percent; the utility has not had a rate case within seven years of the date the petition for limited proceeding is filed; or the limited proceeding is filed as the result of the complete elimination of either the water or wastewater treatment process. 
Rule 25-30.446, F.A.C., Notice of and Public Information for Application for Limited Proceeding Rate Increase, is amended to update and clarify rule language; eliminate the requirement to file paper copies of rate case documents at various locations; and require the utility to include a statement in its initial customer notice that the utility’s application can be accessed on the Commission’s website. 
Rule 25-30.455, F.A.C., Staff Assistance in Rate Cases, and Rule 25-30.456, F.A.C., Staff Assistance in Alternative Rate Setting, are amended to update and clarify rule language and add specificity to the criteria making a utility eligible for staff assistance under each rule. 
Rule 25-30.565, F.A.C., Application for Approval of New or Revised Service Availability Policy or Charges, is amended to update and clarify rule language; reduce the number of paper copies of applications filed at the Commission; and eliminate the requirement to file paper copies of the application at its local office.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

350.127(2), 367.0814, 367.101, 367.121, 367.121(1), 367.121(1)(a), 367.121(1)(f) FS

LAW:

367.081, 367.0812, 367.0184, 367.0822, 367.083, 367.091, 367.101, 367.111, 367.121(1)(a), 367.145(2) FS

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

10/14/2021 Vol. 47/200

COMMENTS:

From 10/14/2021 To 11/4/2021 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-04414 PSC/AFD 25 (11/93) (Rev. 06/14)
Ref-04415 PSC/AFD 2-W (11/86) (Rev. 06/14)
Ref-08251 Schedule E-2, "Revenue Schedule at Present and Proposed Rates"
Ref-08252 Schedule E-14, "Billing Analysis Schedules"

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