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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 22 - Service Supplied by Telephone Utilities › Rule 199-22.6 - Alternative Operator Services

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(1)
Tariffs.
Alternative operator service companies must provide
				service pursuant to commission-approved tariffs covering both rates and
				service.
(2)
Blocking.
AOS companies shall not block the completion of
				calls which would allow the caller to reach a long distance telecommunications
				service provider different from the AOS company. All AOS company contracts with
				contracting entities must prohibit call blocking by the contracting entity. The
				contracting entity shall not violate that contract provision.
(3)
Posting.
a. Contracting entities must post on or in
				close proximity to all telephones served by an AOS company the following
				information:
(1) The name and address of the
				AOS company;
(2) A customer service
				number for receipt of further service and billing information; and
(3) Dialing directions to the AOS operator
				for specific rate information.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 22 - Service Supplied by Telephone Utilities › Rule 199-22.7 - Service Territories

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Service territories are defined by the telephone exchange
				  area boundary maps on file with the commission.
(1)
Map availability.
The
				maps are available for viewing at the commission's office during regular
				business hours, and copies are available at the cost of reproduction.
(2)
Map specifications.
All
				ILECs shall have on file with the commission maps which identify their
				exchanges and both the internal exchange boundaries where the
				telecommunications service provider's own exchanges abut and the ultimate
				boundaries where the telecommunications service provider's exchanges abut the
				exchanges of other telecommunications service providers. A CLEC shall either
				file its own exchange boundary map or adopt the exchange boundary map filed by
				the ILEC serving that exchange. Maps shall be filed in electronic format as
				approved by the commission. ILECs and CLECs shall file updated exchange maps
				when the company adds service to an exchange or when the company ceases
				providing service to an exchange.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 22 - Service Supplied by Telephone Utilities › Rule 199-22.8 - Registration of Telecommunications Service Providers

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Each telecommunications service provider required to register
				  with the commission pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.95A shall register with
				  the commission annually thereafter. Registration shall be completed
				  electronically as provided by the commission. If a telecommunications service
				  provider is not required to register, the telecommunications service provider
				  shall file an annual report in compliance with 199-Chapter 23.
(1) The commission shall issue an
				acknowledgment of registration within five business days of receipt of a
				provider's completed application for registration. Such acknowledgment shall
				authorize the applicant to obtain telephone numbers, interconnect with other
				telecommunications service providers, cross railroad rights-of-way pursuant to
				Iowa Code section 476.27, and provide telecommunications services within the
				state.
(2) Registration may be
				transferred to another telecommunications service provider by filing a new or
				updated registration form. The commission shall serve an acknowledgment of the
				new registration within five business days of receipt.
(3) Registration is required even though a
				telecommunications service provider has a certificate of public convenience and
				necessity issued prior to July 1, 2018, and the provider retains the rights
				conferred by that certificate.
(4)
				Telecommunications service providers that have not previously provided
				telecommunications service in Iowa shall register with the commission prior to
				providing telecommunications service in Iowa.
(5) Telecommunications service providers
				shall include with the registration a list of the exchanges where the
				telecommunications service provider offers telecommunications service, if
				applicable. A telecommunications service provider shall file an amended
				registration prior to expanding service to an exchange not listed on the
				registration or when exiting an exchange listed on the registration.
(6) Updated registrations are required when
				the contact information on the registration changes.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 23 - Annual Report › Rule 199-23.1 - General Information

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(1) Every public
				utility shall keep and render its books, accounts, papers, and records
				accurately and faithfully in the manner and form prescribed by the commission
				and comply with all directions of the commission relating to such books,
				accounts, papers, and records.
(2)
				Each public utility subject to Iowa Code chapter 476 shall file an annual
				report with this commission on or before April 1 of each year covering
				operations during the immediately preceding calendar year. This information
				will be used for a number of purposes, including to apportion the costs of the
				utilities commission pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.10 and to determine
				whether rate-regulated utilities' earnings are excessive pursuant to Iowa Code
				section 476.32.
(3) The forms that
				are to be completed by each utility will be made publicly available on the
				commission's website or by other means readily accessible. The commission may
				direct the utilities to file the completed forms through a portal on the
				commission's website or the commission's electronic filing system.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 23 - Annual Report › Rule 199-23.2 - Annual Report Requirements

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(1)
Forms.
The following annual report forms shall be filed by the
				following utilities:
a. Investor-owned,
				rate-regulated electric utilities file Form IE-1 with a copy of that utility's
				Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Annual Report Form No. 1 or 1A as
				applicable.
b. Investor-owned,
				non-rate-regulated electric utilities file Form EC-1.
c. Investor-owned gas utilities file Form
				IG-1 with a copy of that utility's FERC Annual Report Form No. 2 or 2A as
				applicable.
d. Regulated water
				utilities file Form WA-1.
e.
				Cooperative electric utilities file Form EC-1.
f. Municipally owned electric utilities file
				Form ME-1.
g. Municipally owned gas
				utilities file Form MG-1.
h.
				Providers of telecommunications service file Form TC-1.
i. Competitive natural gas providers and
				aggregators file Form CNGP-1.
j.
				Generation and transmission cooperatives file Form EC-1N.
k. Storm water drainage and sanitary sewage
				utilities file Form SW-1.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.1 - Authority, Purpose, and Policy

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(1)
Authority.
The regulations contained herein are prescribed by
				the Iowa utilities commission pursuant to authority granted the commission in
				Iowa Code chapter 476A, relating to the location and construction of electric
				power generating facilities.
(2)
Purpose.
The purpose of these regulations is to provide
				guidelines for proceedings for the determination whether the proposed
				construction of a major electric generation facility or significant alteration
				thereto should be issued a certificate before such construction may commence
				and to state the procedures for determining compliance by the applicant with
				permit and licensing requirements of state regulatory agencies.
(3)
Cooperative agreements.
The commission may enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to Iowa Code
				chapter 28E with the appropriate state agencies that will facilitate thorough
				review of all state issues arising in the certification process and will reduce
				the time and expense in determining, to the extent necessary, the
				environmental, economic, and social effects of the facility's construction and
				use. Under the auspices of these 28E agreements, the commission shall delegate
				to the various state agencies responsibility for the issuance of permits and
				licenses appropriate to the authority of the agency to ensure compliance with
				the steps in the certification process. The commission, where appropriate, may
				use a consolidated hearing process.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.3 - Form of Application, Place of Filing

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(1)
Form of application.
a. The application, associated documents, or
				other papers filed with the commission in a certification proceeding shall be
				capable of being printed or typewritten and reproduced on sheets of 81/2 inches
				by 11 inches (except for foldouts and special exhibits).
b. The information required by these rules
				shall be indexed and arranged in a sequential manner substantially similar to
				the outline form of the rules, with all material submitted categorized into the
				specific areas and sections set forth in the rules.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.5 - Initial Commission Review: Application Acceptance

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(1) Upon the filing of the application or a
				portion of the application, the commission and the appropriate regulatory
				agencies shall make an initial review thereof to determine if it is in
				substantial compliance with the requirements of rule 199-24.4 (476A) which
				pertain thereto. If any significant deficiencies, including those noted by
				applicant, are determined to exist in the application, or such portion of the
				application by either the commission or regulatory agency, the commission shall
				notify the applicant specifying such deficiencies, within 45 days from the date
				of the filing of the application or such portion of the application.
(2) The applicant shall have 30 days from
				notification of deficiencies to amend or request, for good cause, a reasonable
				extension of time to amend. In the event the applicant fails to amend within
				the time allowed or, after amendment, the application or portion thereof filed
				is not in substantial compliance with the requirements of rule 199-24.4 (476A)
				which pertain thereto, the commission may reject the application or such
				portion thereof. Such rejection shall constitute final agency action, but shall
				not preclude reapplication.
(3) If
				the application or portion thereof, after amendment or otherwise, is in
				substantial compliance with the requirements of rule 199-24.4 (476A) which
				pertain thereto, the commission shall, within 45 days of the filing of the
				application or portion thereof or amendment thereto, accept the application or
				portion thereof and set the time and place for hearing as provided in rule
				199-24.6(476A); provided, however, that upon acceptance of a partial
				application, the commission may order separate proceedings on particular phases
				of the application, pursuant to rule 199-24.9 (476A), where such partial
				application permits a finding to be made with regard to any of the facility
				siting criteria contained in subrule 24.10(2).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.6 - Procedural Schedule

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(1) Upon
				acceptance of the application, the commission shall establish a schedule for
				the certification proceeding which shall include:
a. A hearing to be commenced in accordance
				with rule 199-24.8 (476A), no earlier than 90 days nor later than 150 days from
				the date of acceptance. This hearing shall be conducted in the county in which
				the construction of the greater portion of the facility is being
				proposed.
b. Provision for the
				publication of notice of the schedule for the hearing held by the commission in
				the form provided in Iowa Code section 17A.12(2), which notice shall be
				published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the
				proposed site is located once each week for two consecutive weeks with the
				second publication being no later than 30 days after acceptance of the
				application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.7 - Informational Meeting

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(1)
Place of meeting.
Not less than 30 days prior to the filing of
				an application the applicant shall hold an informational meeting in the county
				of the proposed site for the facility. In the event the proposed site is in
				more than one county, such meeting shall be in that county containing the
				greatest portion of the proposed facility site.
(2)
Meeting facilities.
The
				applicant shall be responsible for all negotiations and compensation for a
				suitable facility to be used for the informational meeting, including but not
				limited to a building or facility which is in substantial compliance with the
				requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines,
				Chapter 4, where such a building or facility is reasonably available.
(3)
Location.
The location
				of the meeting shall be reasonably accessible to all persons which may be
				affected by the granting of the certificate.
(4)
Commission approval.
Commission approval shall be obtained for the proposed informational meeting
				date, time, and location.
(5)
Personnel.
The prospective applicant shall provide qualified
				personnel to speak for the applicant in matters relating to the following:
a. Utility planning which has resulted in the
				proposed construction.
b. When the
				facility or significant alteration will be constructed.
c. In general terms the physical
				construction, appearance and location of major structures with respect to
				proposed property lines.
d. In
				general terms the property rights which the applicant shall seek including
				purchase, option to buy, and easement.
e. Procedures to be followed in contacting
				affected parties for specific negotiations in acquiring property
				rights.
f. Methods and factors used
				in arriving at offered compensation.
g. Manner in which payments are made
				including discussion of conditional easements, signing fees and time of
				payment.
h. Other factors or
				damages for which compensation is made.
i. If the undertaking is a joint effort,
				other participants shall be represented at the informational meeting by
				qualified personnel designated to speak for them.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.8 - Hearing Procedure

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(1)
General.
The proceedings conducted by the commission pursuant
				to this chapter shall be treated in the same manner as a contested case
				pursuant to the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 17A. Except where contrary to
				express provisions below, the hearing procedure shall conform to the
				commission's rules of practice and procedure, 199-Chapter 7. The proceeding for
				the issuance of certificate may be consolidated with the contested case
				proceeding for determination of applicable ratemaking principles under Iowa
				Code section 476.53. All filings shall be made electronically unless otherwise
				permitted by the commission.
(2)
Intervention.
a.
Notice of intervention.
An agency not receiving notice
				pursuant to 24.6(2)
"b"
may become a party to the contested
				case proceeding by filing a notice of intervention. Such notice shall contain a
				statement of the jurisdiction or interest of the particular agency with respect
				to the proposed facility.
b.
Petition to intervene.
Any other person wishing to become a
				party to the contested case proceeding may request to intervene in the
				proceeding by petition to intervene filed at least 30 days prior to the date of
				the scheduled hearing, but not afterward except for good cause shown. Such
				application shall specify the issues in which petitioner may contest before a
				regulatory agency or otherwise. A petition to intervene shall substantially
				comply with the form prescribed in 199-subrule 2.2. All other parties to the
				proceeding shall have the right to resist or respond to the petition to
				intervene within seven days subsequent to the petitioner's service
				thereof.
c.
Commission
				discretion.
The commission may, in its discretion, grant or deny such
				petition or may permit intervention by the petitioner limited to particular
				issues or to a particular phase or stage of the proceeding. The commission
				shall, in exercising its discretion, consider the substantiality of the
				petitioner's rights allegedly affected by the granting or denial of the
				application and whether granting the intervention will unduly delay the
				proceeding or have no probative value to the proceeding. The granting of any
				petition to intervene shall not have the effect of changing or enlarging the
				issues specified in the commission's notice of hearing or any prehearing order
				of the commission unless the commission shall, on motion, amend the
				same.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.9 - Separate Hearings on Separate Issues

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(1)
By motion.
The
				commission, upon its own motion or on the motion of the applicant, may order
				separate phases on particular issues of the proceeding. Each phase shall be
				addressed to issues involved in applying one or more of the facility siting
				criteria set forth in subrule 24.10(2) and shall result in commission findings
				with respect thereto.
(2)
By agreement.
In accordance with agreements made pursuant to
				Iowa Code chapter 28E, with regulatory agencies, the commission shall establish
				separate phases of the hearing process to determine whether the proposed
				facility will conform to the permit and licensing requirements of the
				regulatory agencies.
(3)
Procedure.
Each such hearing phase shall be conducted in
				conformance with the requirements of rule 199-24.8 (476A) or other rules of
				practice and procedure designated in the applicable chapter 28E
				agreement.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.10 - Certification Decision

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(1)
Issuance of decision.
Upon the close of the record in the
				proceeding, the commission shall expeditiously render a written decision with
				complete determinations as to the facility siting criteria or portion thereof
				under consideration, other necessary findings of fact or conclusions of law
				necessary to support the commission's decision.
(2)
Facility siting
				criteria.
In rendering its certification decision, the commission
				shall consider the following criteria:
a.
				Whether the service and operations resulting from the construction of the
				facility are consistent with the legislative intent as expressed in Iowa Code
				section 476.53 and the economic development policy of the state as expressed in
				Iowa Code Title I, Subtitle 5, and will not be detrimental to the provision of
				adequate and reliable electric service. Such determination shall include
				whether the existing transmission network has the capability to reliably
				support the proposed additional generation interconnection to the
				network.
b. Whether the
				construction, maintenance, and operation of the proposed facility will be
				consistent with reasonable land use and environmental policies, and consonant
				with reasonable utilization of air, land, and water resources, considering
				available technology and the economics of available alternatives. Such
				determination shall include:
(1) Whether all
				adverse impacts attendant the construction, maintenance and operation of the
				facility have been reduced to a reasonably acceptable level;
(2) Whether the proposed site represents a
				reasonable choice among available alternatives;
(3) Whether the proposed facility complies
				with applicable city, county or airport zoning requirements and, if not,
				whether the location of the proposed facility at the proposed site is
				reasonably justified from an economic, technical, and social
				standpoint.
c. Whether
				the applicant is willing to construct, maintain, and operate the facility
				pursuant to the provisions of the certificate and the Act.
d. Whether the proposed facility meets the
				permit and licensing requirements of regulatory agencies.
e. Requirement for good engineering practice.
				The applicant shall use the applicable provisions in the publications listed
				below as standards of accepted good practice unless otherwise ordered by the
				commission:
(1) Iowa Electrical Safety Code,
				as defined in 199-Chapter 25.
(2)
				National Electrical Code, as defined in 199-Chapter 25.
(3) Power Piping-ANSI standard B31.1-2004.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.11 - Site Preparation

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(1) In the
				event no certificate has been issued after 90 days from the commencement of the
				hearing, the commission may permit the applicant to begin work to prepare the
				site for construction of the facility. Any activities conducted pursuant to
				this rule shall have no probative value to the commission's decision concerning
				the actual issuance of a certificate.
(2) In the event the commission denies an
				application for a certificate or an amendment to a certificate, applicants who
				have received permission to begin site preparation, pursuant to 24.11(1), shall
				restore the site, in accordance with the commission order denying the
				application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.12 - Issuance of a Certificate

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(1)
General.
The certificate shall authorize construction,
				maintenance, and operation of the facility on the site designated in the
				certificate according to the following:
a.
				Those terms and conditions imposed by the commission and stated in the
				certificate.
b. Those terms and
				conditions in licenses and permits issued by regulatory agencies before and
				during the proceeding.
c. Those
				terms and conditions which have been specifically recommended by regulatory
				agencies in the proceeding and declared by those regulatory agencies or the
				commission as being necessary for the applicant to comply with requirements of
				licenses or permits then sought but not yet issued.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.13 - Exemptions From Certification Application; Application for Amendment for Certificate: Contents

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(1) Application
				for amendment.
a. Each person or group of
				persons proposing a significant alteration to any facility which was
				constructed pursuant to a certificate issued by the commission shall file an
				application for an amendment to a certificate in lieu of an application for a
				certificate.
b. Each person or
				group of persons proposing a significant alteration to any facility which was
				not constructed pursuant to a certificate issued by the commission must file an
				application for such certificate unless:
(1)
				The facility has not attained full commercial rating and has not operated in
				excess of 80 percent of its maximum nameplate megawatt rating for ten hours
				daily for 45 consecutive days; and
(2) The significant alteration requires no
				more land than was required for the facility, is within the scope of publicly
				announced plans for the facility's construction, and entails no additional
				contracts for major components than those let for the facility.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.14 - Assessment of Costs

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The applicant for a certificate, or an amendment to a
				  certificate, shall pay all the costs and expenses incurred by the commission in
				  reaching a decision on the application including the costs of examinations of
				  the site, the hearing, publishing of notice, commission staff salaries, the
				  cost of consultants employed by the commission, and other expenses reasonably
				  attributable to the proceeding.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code chapter 476A and
				  sections 17A.3, 474.5, 476.1, and 476.2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 24 - Location and Construction of Electric Power Generating Facilities › Rule 199-24.15 - Waiver

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The commission, if it determines that the public interest
				  would not be adversely affected, may waive any of the requirements of this
				  chapter. In determining whether the public interest would not be adversely
				  affected, the commission will consider the following factors:
1. The purpose of the facility.
2. The type of facility.
3. If the facility is for the applicant's own
				needs.
4. The effect of the
				facility on existing transmission systems.
5. Any other relevant factors.
In addition to other service requirements, the applicant must
				  serve a copy of the waiver request on all owners of record of real property
				  that adjoins the proposed facility site. A request for a waiver shall also
				  comply with rule 199-1.3 (17A,474,476).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 476A.1,
				  476A.2, 476A.4, 476A.6, 476A.7 and 476A.15.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 25 - Iowa Electrical Safety Code › Rule 199-25.1 - General Information

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(1)
Authority.
The standards relating to electric and
				communication facilities in this chapter are prescribed by the Iowa utilities
				commission pursuant to Iowa Code sections 476.1, 476.1B, 476.2, 476A.12,
				478.19, and 478.20.
(2)
Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to promote safe and
				adequate service to the public, to provide standards for uniform and reasonable
				practices by utilities, and to establish a basis for determining the
				reasonableness of such demands as may be made by the public upon the utilities.
				The rules apply to electric and communication utility facilities located in the
				state of Iowa and shall supersede all conflicting rules of any such utility.
				This rule shall in no way relieve any utility from any of its duties under the
				laws of this state.
(3)
Definition of utility.
For the purpose of this chapter, a
				utility is any owner or operator of electric or communications facilities
				subject to the safety jurisdiction of the commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 25 - Iowa Electrical Safety Code › Rule 199-25.2 - Iowa Electrical Safety Code Defined

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The standard minimum requirements for the installation and
				  maintenance of electric substations, generating stations, and overhead and
				  underground electric supply or communications lines adopted below, collectively
				  constitute the "Iowa Electrical Safety Code."
(1)
National Electrical Safety
				Code.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) C2-2017,
				"National Electrical Safety Code" (NESC), including issued Correction Sheets,
				is adopted as part of the Iowa electrical safety code, except Part 4, "Rules
				for Operation of Electric Supply and Communications Lines and Equipment," which
				is not adopted by the commission.
(2)
Modifications and qualifications
				to the NESC.
The standards set forth in the NESC are modified or
				qualified as follows:
a. Introduction to the
				National Electrical Safety Code. NESC 013A2 is modified to read as follows:
				"Types of construction and methods of installation other than those specified
				in the rules may be used experimentally to obtain information, if done where:
"1. Qualified supervision is
				provided,
"2. Equivalent safety is
				provided,
"3. On joint-use
				facilities, all joint users are notified in a timely manner, and
"4. Prior approval is obtained from the Iowa
				utilities commission."
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 25 - Iowa Electrical Safety Code › Rule 199-25.5 - Accident Reports

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This rule applies to all owners or operators of electrical
				  facilities subject to the safety jurisdiction of the commission under this
				  chapter.
(1) All owners and operators
				of electrical facilities subject to the safety jurisdiction of the commission
				shall provide the commission with a 24-hour contact number where the commission
				can obtain immediate access to a person knowledgeable about any incidents
				involving contact with energized electrical facilities.
(2) All owners and operators of electrical
				facilities subject to the safety jurisdiction of the commission shall notify
				the commission of any incident or accident involving contact with energized
				electrical facilities that meets the following conditions:
a. An employee or other person coming in
				contact with energized electrical facilities which results in death or personal
				injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization.
b. Estimated property damage of $15,000 or
				more to the property of the utility and others.
c. Any other incident considered significant
				by the company.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.1 - Scope

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(1) This chapter
				contains utilities commission procedural rules and filing requirements for
				utility rate cases, other rate tariff filings, and rate regulation election of
				electric cooperatives. The general contested case procedural rules in
				199-Chapter 7 apply to these types of proceedings where the rules in this
				chapter do not provide specific guidance.
(2) The provisions of this chapter do not
				apply to municipal utilities.
(3)
				The provisions of this chapter do not apply to electric utilities with fewer
				than 10,000 customers or to electric cooperatives or associations subject to
				the provisions of Iowa Code section 476.1A that have not elected to be
				rate-regulated by the commission. Electric utilities with fewer than 10,000
				customers shall be subject to the same regulatory requirements as electric
				cooperatives prescribed in 199-Chapter 27.
(4) The provisions of this chapter do not
				apply to natural gas utilities with fewer than 2,000 customers pursuant to Iowa
				Code section 476.1C unless a valid petition is filed with the commission
				pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.1C(1)
"e"
(1).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.2 - Definitions

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Terms not otherwise defined in these rules shall be
				  understood to have their usual meanings.
"Bridge period"
means the period between the
				  most recent calendar year and the beginning of the proposed future test
				  year.
"Commission"
means the Iowa utilities
				  commission or a majority of its members.
"Commission staff"
means the staff employed
				  by the commission.
"Commodity"
or
"commodities"
means water, sanitary sewage disposal, storm
				  water drainage, electricity, or natural gas.
"Effective date"
means the date, approved by
				  the commission, on which the utility may begin charging a new rate or charge or
				  implementing tariff changes approved by the commission.
"Future test year"
means any 12-month period
				  beginning no later than the date on which a proposed rate change is expected to
				  take effect.
"Historic test year"
means a 12-month period
				  preceding when the application for a general rate increase is filed for which
				  verifiable data exists concerning the utility's costs and revenues.
"Rates"
means the per-unit or per-occurrence
				  amounts billed to customers for a recurring or nonrecurring service or
				  commodity rendered or offered by the utility, and any charge, schedule, or
				  regulation which a utility includes in a tariff approved by the
				  commission.
"Subsequent proceeding"
means the proceeding
				  the commission is required to conduct subsequent to the effective date of the
				  rates approved by the commission based upon a future test year.
"Utility"
means an investor-owned public
				  utility subject to rate regulation by the commission pursuant to Iowa Code
				  chapter 476.
"Verification period"
means the 12-month
				  period of data required to be filed as part of the subsequent proceeding. The
				  12-month period begins the first day of the month following the month in which
				  the rates approved by the commission become effective.
"Written notice"
means any form of written
				  communication, including first-class mail or electronic mail if a customer has
				  agreed to receive electronic notices from the utility for matters other than
				  billing.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.3 - Tariffs Required

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(1)
Tariffs to be filed.
a. A
				utility shall not make effective any new or changed rate, charge, schedule, or
				regulation until it has been approved by the commission and the commission has
				determined an effective date, except as provided in Iowa Code sections 476.6(8)
				 and 476.6(9). A proposed tariff consistent with this rule shall be filed with
				an application for a new or changed rate, charge, schedule, or
				regulation.
b. If the proposed new
				or changed rate, charge, schedule, or regulation is neither rejected nor
				approved by the commission, the commission will docket the tariff filing as a
				formal proceeding within 30 days after the filing date.
c. Proposed new or changed rates, charges,
				schedules, or regulations which contain energy efficiency expenditures and
				related costs for demand-side programs shall not be included in a utility's
				proposed tariff which relates to a general increase in revenue. A utility may
				propose to recover the costs of process-oriented industrial assessments not
				related to energy efficiency as defined in rule 199-35.2 (476).
d. The consumer advocate or any customer
				affected by the filing may submit within 20 days after the filing date a
				written objection to the filing and a written request that the commission
				docket the filing. The commission may grant the request at its discretion. The
				written objections and requests for docketing shall set forth specific grounds
				relied upon in making the objection or request.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.4 - General Rate Increase Applications Filed Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 476.6

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(1)
Customer notification procedures.
When a utility intends to
				file an application for a general rate increase pursuant to Iowa Code section
				476.6, the utility shall provide notice of the application as described below.
a.
Notification of rate increase to
				customers.
(1) All utilities which
				propose to increase rates shall provide written notice of the proposed increase
				to all customers in all affected rate classifications. The written notice shall
				be mailed or delivered before the application for increase is filed, but not
				more than 62 days prior to filing the application for increase with the
				commission. The utility may send one notice to customers who receive service
				from a utility for two different types of service.
(2) A utility may use the standard notice
				form found on the commission's website for notification to customers without
				seeking prior commission approval. If the standard notice is used to provide
				notice to customers of a general rate increase, the utility shall file the
				standard notice, with the rates that are being proposed, with the commission at
				least five days prior to sending the notice to customers. A utility that uses
				the standard customer notice form shall issue a press release and post notice
				on the utility's website of the application for a general rate increase when
				the utility sends the notice to customers. A utility that uses the standard
				customer notice form shall be required to send separate notice to customers
				with the dates, times, and locations of any consumer comment meetings scheduled
				by the commission. The second notice may be sent to customers as a bill insert
				if the customers receive at least 20 days of notice prior to the first consumer
				comment meeting. The utility shall issue a press release about the consumer
				comment meetings and put the dates, times, and locations of the meetings on the
				utility's website.
(3) A utility
				which proposes to increase rates and to provide notice to customers by a method
				that is not in substantial compliance with the standard customer notice on the
				commission's website shall file its proposed notice for approval of the
				commission not less than 45 days before the utility proposes to deliver the
				notice to its customers. A utility that uses a nonstandard customer notice
				shall issue a press release and post notice on the utility's website of the
				application for a general rate increase when the utility sends the notice to
				customers.
(4) The notice
				requirements in this paragraph are not applicable to rate increases for
				telecommunications services. Notice requirements for intrastate access service
				rates are subject to the requirements of rule 199-22.4 (476).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.5 - Compliance Filings and Tariffs

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(1)
				A utility may file compliance filings and compliance tariffs at any time after
				the commission issues the final order in a rate proceeding, unless otherwise
				ordered by the commission.
(2) The
				consumer advocate and other parties shall file responses, comments, or
				objections to the compliance filings and tariffs within 20 days of the date the
				compliance filings or tariffs are filed with the commission, unless otherwise
				ordered by the commission.
(3)
				Compliance tariffs shall become effective on the date approved by the
				commission or on a date set by the commission.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.7 - Rate Case Expense

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(1) A utility
				making an application pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.6 shall file, within
				one week of the docketing of the rate case, the estimated or, if available,
				actual expenses incurred to date or to be incurred by the utility in litigating
				the rate case. Except for expenses incurred in preparation of the rate filing
				and notification of customers, the expenses shall be limited to expenses
				incurred in the time period from the date the initial application is filed
				through the filing of the utility's briefs unless the time period is extended
				by the commission on a case-by-case basis. Each expense shall be designated as
				either estimated or actual.
(2)
				Estimated or, if available, actual expenses shall identify specifically:
a. Printing costs for the following:
(1) Rate notification letters.
(2) Initial filing.
(3) Testimony.
(4) Briefs.
(5) Other (specify).
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.8 - Procedural Schedule in Iowa Code Section 476.6 Proceedings

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(1) In any
				proceeding initiated by a utility filing for new or changed rates, charges,
				schedules, or regulations pursuant to Iowa Code section 476.6, the commission
				or presiding officer shall set a procedural schedule. The procedural schedule
				for an application for a general rate increase and associated revised tariffs
				shall be as follows unless otherwise ordered by the commission:
a. Direct testimony and exhibits from the
				consumer advocate and other parties filed within five months from the date the
				application for a general rate increase is filed.
b. The consumer advocate's and other parties'
				cross-rebuttal testimony and exhibits filed 15 days after responsive
				testimony.
c. Rebuttal testimony
				and exhibits from the utility filed not later than six months from the date the
				application for a general rate increase is filed.
d. Hearing completed not later than seven and
				one-half months from the date the application for a general rate increase is
				filed.
e. Briefs of all parties
				filed not later than eight and one-half months after the date the application
				for a general rate increase is filed.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.9 - Consumer Comment Meetings in Iowa Code Section 476.6 General Rate Case Proceedings

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(1) The
				commission may hold consumer comment meetings to provide an opportunity for
				members of the general public who are customers of a utility involved in a
				general rate case to express their views regarding the case before the
				commission as well as the general quality of service provided by the utility.
				However, specific service complaints must follow the procedure prescribed in
				rule 199-6.2 (476). Nothing shall prohibit the commission from holding consumer
				comment meetings in any other docketed case.
(2) The location of consumer comment meetings
				shall be approved by the commission and included in a notice to customers. A
				member of the commission shall be assigned to preside over a consumer comment
				meeting. Representatives from the utility shall be present to explain, in a
				concise manner, the pertinent points of the utility's proposal and the utility
				may be required to present a graphic presentation at the consumer comment
				meeting that can also be provided to attendees. The utility's representatives
				shall also reasonably respond to any questions directed to the utility either
				at the consumer comment meeting or in a subsequent filing in the
				docket.
(3) The consumer comment
				meeting shall be held in a major population center served by the utility at a
				time of day convenient to the largest number of customers. The commission may
				schedule consumer comment meetings at multiple locations. Each meeting shall be
				conducted in a facility large enough to accommodate all who wish to attend.
				Notice of the consumer comment meeting shall be sent by the commission to
				appropriate media outlets.
(4)
				Individuals may submit written comments to the commission. Written comments
				shall become part of the permanent case file but shall not constitute evidence
				in the rate proceeding.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 199 - Utilities Division › Utilities and Transportation Divisions › Chapter 26 - Rate Cases, Tariffs, and Rate Regulation Election Practice and Procedure › Rule 199-26.10 - Switching From a Future Test Year to a Historic Test Year

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Consistent with Iowa Code section 476.33, a utility may file
				  an application for a rate-regulatory proceeding under Iowa Code section 476.6
				  using either a historic test year or future test year. A utility shall not file
				  an application for a general rate increase using a historic test year until
				  after the commission issues a final order in the future test year subsequent
				  proceeding.