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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Deregulation of Service Provided by Local Exchange Company › Section 704.7594 - Maintenance of separate accounting records

Current through June
				11, 2024
1. A local
				exchange company shall identify and keep separate all accounting records for
				the plant, expenses and all other activities that relate to the provision of a
				service that has been exempted from tariff or totally deregulated pursuant to
				the Uniform System of Accounts,
				47 C.F.R. §
										32.23, from the accounting records for the
				plant, expenses and all other activities relating to the provision of regulated
				service pursuant to the Uniform System of Accounts,
				47 C.F.R. §
										32.14.
2. The Commission will not allow total
				deregulation if the accounting records that relate to the service to be totally
				deregulated are not kept separate from the accounting records that relate to
				the regulated operations of the local exchange company.
3. The Commission will not allow exemption
				from tariff if the accounting records that relate to the service to be exempted
				from tariff are not kept separate from the accounting records that relate to
				the other regulated operations of the local exchange company.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 1-23-87; A 1-11-91
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Deregulation of Service Provided by Local Exchange Company › Section 704.7595 - Factors for determining whether service is discretionary or competitive

Current through June 11, 2024
In determining whether the service proposed to be deregulated
				  is discretionary or competitive, the Commission will consider:
1. Whether a comparable service is
				available;
2. Whether subscribers
				of the service to be deregulated may reasonably choose to obtain that service
				from other than a regulated provider of the service;
3. The ability of the regulated provider to
				determine or control prices;
4. The
				prices, terms, conditions, and availability of competitive and alternative
				services;
5. The need for approval
				by the Commission of the price of the service to be deregulated;
6. The ability of other providers of the
				service to enter the market for the service;
7. The likelihood that other providers of the
				service will enter the market;
8.
				The suitability of substituting a comparable service for the service being
				deregulated;
9. The share of the
				market for the service held by competitors providing alternative
				services;
10. The extent of the
				entry into the market by providers of alternative or competitive
				services;
11. The extent to which
				competition exists in the geographic area for which a certificate of public
				convenience and necessity is issued for the service;
12. Whether the service is reasonably
				necessary to the operations of a subscriber to the service; and
13. Any other matter considered relevant by
				the Commission.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 1-23-87; A 1-11-91
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Deregulation of Service Provided by Local Exchange Company › Section 704.7596 - Factors for determining whether flexibility, exemption or total deregulation is in public interest

Current through June 11,
				2024
In determining whether flexibility of pricing, the exemption
				  from tariff, or the total deregulation of a service provided by a local
				  exchange company is in the public interest the Commission will consider:
1. The effect of exemption from tariff or
				total deregulation on the earnings and revenues of the local exchange
				company;
2. The effect that the
				exemption from tariff or total deregulation will have on the availability and
				price of services provided by the local exchange company that are not exempt
				from tariff or totally deregulated;
3. The degree that the service is essential
				to subscribers of the service;
4.
				Whether continuing to regulate the service would substantially limit the
				ability of the local exchange company to compete;
5. Whether there are safeguards to ensure
				that the local exchange company will not impede competition by its control of
				the local network; and
6. Any other
				matter considered relevant by the Commission.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 1-23-87; A 1-11-91
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Deregulation of Service Provided by Local Exchange Company › Section 704.7597 - Information to be filed with annual report

Current through June
				11, 2024
The following information must be filed with the annual
				  report of a local exchange company providing a service that has been
				  deregulated:
1. If the service has
				been totally deregulated:
(a) The direct cost
				of the service pursuant to the Uniform System of Accounts,
				47 C.F.R. §
											32.23.
(b) The method of determining and the amount
				of the common costs and general overhead expenses allocated, pursuant to the
				apportionment rules of
				47 C.F.R. §
											64.901 (Federal Communications Commission's
				Order in Docket No. 86-111).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Deregulation of Service Provided by Local Exchange Company › Section 704.7598 - Rate charged for service exempted from tariff

Current through June
				11, 2024
The rate charged by a local exchange company for a service
				  approved for exemption from tariff must recover at least the long-run
				  incremental costs associated with the service.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 1-23-87; A 1-11-91
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Deregulation of Service Provided by Local Exchange Company › Section 704.75983 - Maintenance of quality of deregulated service

Current through June
				11, 2024
A local exchange company providing a service that has been
				  deregulated shall monitor and maintain the quality of the service which exists
				  at the time the Commission authorizes deregulation, unless the company is
				  otherwise directed by the Commission.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 1-11-91
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Deregulation of Service Provided by Local Exchange Company › Section 704.7599 - Adjustment of extent of deregulation

Current through June 11,
				2024
The extent to which a service is deregulated may be adjusted
				  by the Commission upon petition of any person or upon its own
				  motion.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 1-23-87
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.75991 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 704.75991 to 704.75996, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 704.759915 to
				  704.75994, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				  sections.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R010-98, eff. 6-26-98
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.759915 - "All other services" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"All other services" means all telecommunications services
				  that an incumbent local exchange carrier is required to offer for resale
				  pursuant to
				  47 U.S.C. §
										251(c)(4). The term does not
				  include operator and directory assistance services.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R010-98, eff. 6-26-98
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.75992 - "Avoided cost study" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Avoided cost study" means a study to determine wholesale
				  discount factors that an incumbent local exchange carrier is required to
				  conduct pursuant to NAC 704.759945.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R010-98, eff. 6-26-98
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.759925 - "Avoided retail costs" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Avoided retail costs" means the difference between:
1. The level costs that an incumbent local
				exchange carrier incurs currently to provide a given level of service at
				retail; and
2. The level of costs
				that the incumbent local exchange carrier would incur currently if it were to
				provide the same level of service solely through sale at wholesale.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R010-98, eff. 6-26-98
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.75993 - "Incumbent local exchange carrier" defined

Current through June
				11, 2024
"Incumbent local exchange carrier" has the meaning ascribed
				  to it in
				  47 U.S.C. §
										251(h)(1).
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R010-98, eff. 6-26-98
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.759935 - "Wholesale discount factor" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Wholesale discount factor" means the ratio obtained by
				  dividing the avoided retail costs for a particular service or group of services
				  by the total costs incurred by the incumbent local exchange carrier to provide
				  that service or group of services at retail.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R010-98, eff. 6-26-98
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.75994 - "Wholesale rate" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Wholesale rate" means the rate that an incumbent local
				  exchange carrier charges to provide a telecommunications service at retail,
				  less the portion thereof attributable to avoided retail costs. The wholesale
				  rate is determined in accordance with the formula set forth in NAC
				  704.75995.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R010-98, eff. 6-26-98
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.759945 - Determination of wholesale discount factors

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 4, an incumbent local exchange carrier shall
				determine wholesale discount factors on the basis of an avoided cost study that
				meets the requirements of NAC 704.759955 and 704.75996.
2. An incumbent local exchange carrier shall
				determine separate wholesale discount factors:
(a) For operator and directory assistance
				services; and
(b) Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 3, for all other services as a
				group.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.75995 - Formula for determining wholesale rate

Current through June 11,
				2024
An incumbent local exchange carrier shall, in complying with
				  47 U.S.C. §
										251(c)(4), determine the
				  wholesale rate for a telecommunications service that is offered for resale by
				  subtracting from the retail rate for that service the product obtained by
				  multiplying the retail rate by the applicable wholesale discount factor.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R010-98, eff. 6-26-98
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.759955 - Conduct of avoided cost studies

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. An incumbent
				local exchange carrier shall conduct separate avoided cost studies:
(a) For operator and directory assistance
				services; and
(b) Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 2, for all other services as a
				group.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Determination of Wholesale Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers › Section 704.75996 - Requirements for avoided cost study

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. An avoided cost
				study required pursuant to NAC 704.759955 must:
(a) Use the most current data pertaining to
				the incumbent local exchange carrier that is available, as reported by the
				Automated Reporting Management Information System (ARMIS) of the Federal
				Communications Commission in report number 43-03.
(b) Be conducted in accordance with the
				Uniform System of Accounts for Class A and B telephone companies ("USOA
				accounts") that is described in 47 C.F.R. Part 32.
(c) Exclude expenses associated with
				telecommunications services that are not offered for resale.
(d) Be based upon avoided retail
				costs.
(e) Include as avoided
				direct costs:
(1) A portion of the costs
				recorded in USOA account 6611 (product management); and
(2) The vast majority of costs recorded in
				USOA accounts 6612 (sales), 6613 (product advertising) and 6623 (customer
				services).
(f) Include
				as avoided indirect costs a portion of the costs recorded in:
(1) USOA accounts 6121 to 6124, inclusive
				(general support expenses);
(2)
				USOA accounts 6711, 6712 and 6721 to 6728, inclusive (corporate operations
				expenses); and
(3) USOA account
				5301 (uncollectible revenue-telecommunications).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.760 - Purpose

Current through June 11, 2024
The purpose of NAC 704.760 to 704.782, inclusive, is to
				establish a requirement and procedure for obtaining an operating permit for the
				sale of energy from geothermal resources to the public.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R047-02,
				10-24-2002
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210,
				  704.669
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.762 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
NAC 704.760 to 704.782, inclusive, has the same applicability
				as
				NRS
				704.669.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R047-02,
				10-24-2002
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210,
				  704.669
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.764 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 704.760 to 704.782, inclusive:
1. "Geothermal resource" has the meaning
			 ascribed to it in
			 NRS
			 534A.010.
2. "Person" has the meaning ascribed to it in
			 NRS
			 704.015.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R047-02,
				10-24-2002
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210,
				  704.669
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.766 - Operating permit required

Current through June 11,
			 2024
Any person who intends to sell energy from geothermal resources
				to the public must obtain an operating permit from the Commission
				before:
1. Commencing the construction
			 of any facility for that purpose except a geothermal well; or
2. Engaging in the sale of geothermal
			 energy.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210,
				  704.669
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.768 - Application for operating permit

Current through June 11,
			 2024
A person who wishes to apply for an operating permit must
				submit an application to the Commission. The application must contain:
1. A general description of the proposed
			 system, including:
(a) The area to be
			 served;
(b) The type of service to
			 be provided; and
(c) The type of
			 system that will be used.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.770 - Description of service area

Current through June 11,
			 2024
The detailed description of the area to be served must
				include:
1. A copy of the map which
			 was submitted to the State Engineer with any application for water
			 rights.
2. A legal description of
			 the area.
3. An explanation of how
			 the geothermal energy will be used. This explanation must specify the uses
			 which will be made of the geothermal energy, for example, heating of spaces,
			 heating of water, heating in industrial processes, and generation of
			 electricity.
4. The number and type
			 of customers whom the utility expects to be serving at the end of the 1st, 5th,
			 and 10th years of operation and their heating requirements expressed in British
			 thermal units. The customers must be identified as residential, commercial,
			 industrial, or other.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210,
				  704.669
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.772 - Description of operating system

Current through June 11,
			 2024
The detailed description of the proposed operating system must
				include:
1. An explanation of the type
			 of system to be used, including:
(a) The
			 number, size, depth and productive capacity of the wells and pumps;
(b) The amount, type and size of the
			 pipelines for transmission and distribution;
(c) The type of system for heat exchange,
			 together with supporting test data;
(d) The type of system for injection or water
			 disposal system which will be incorporated into the system;
(e) The type of facility for water treatment,
			 if any;
(f) The type of metering
			 system, if any; and
(g) The type of
			 backup or standby facilities, if any, which the applicant will provide or will
			 require individual customers to provide.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.774 - Description of geothermal resource

Current through June 11,
			 2024
The detailed description of the geothermal resource
				must:
1. Be accompanied by a copy of
			 the permit for appropriation, issued by the State Water Engineer, for each well
			 which the applicant intends to utilize as a source of supply for the proposed
			 system. If the applicant intends to purchase geothermal energy from another
			 person, the applicant must include a copy of the agreement under which he or
			 she will obtain that energy, together with evidence that the person from whom
			 he or she will be obtaining the energy has perfected rights to the geothermal
			 resources from which the energy will be drawn.
2. Contain the information needed to define
			 the capacity of the resource, including:
(a)
			 The results of a pumping test performed on each well, including:
(1) The flow rate;
(2) The recorded temperatures;
(3) The recorded drawdown;
(4) The date of each pumping test;
			 and
(5) The duration of each
			 pumping test.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.776 - Confidentiality of exploration and subsurface information

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
If any exploratory or subsurface information concerning a
				project to obtain geothermal energy for use in a process which changes raw or
				unfinished materials into another form or generates electric power is filed
				with the Commission, the Commission will keep that information confidential for
				5 years after the date on which it was first filed with the State Engineer and
				will not disclose it during that period without the express written consent of
				the operator of the project.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210,
				  704.669
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.778 - Statement of economic feasibility

Current through June 11,
			 2024
The statement of economic feasibility must include or be
				accompanied by:
1. A detailed
			 statement of the estimated cost of constructing the proposed system, the
			 estimated annual fixed and operating costs of the system, and supporting
			 statements or exhibits showing that the proposed system and its construction
			 are economically feasible.
2. A
			 statement or exhibit showing the applicant's financial ability to render the
			 proposed service, and information regarding the manner in which the applicant
			 proposes to finance the construction and operation of the proposed system. This
			 requirement may be met by a copy of the applicant's most recent balance sheet
			 and statement of income.
3. A
			 statement or exhibit showing the applicant's managerial and technical
			 qualifications to render the proposed service.
4. A statement identifying any federal,
			 state, or local franchise, any water, health, or safety permit, and any permit
			 for construction and operation, which the applicant must obtain before
			 operating the proposed system. This statement must also describe the status of
			 the applicant's efforts to obtain any such required franchise or
			 permit.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210,
				  704.669
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.780 - Additional information to be submitted with application

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
In addition to the information required by NAC 704.768 to
				704.778, inclusive, an applicant must submit:
1. A description in tariff format of the
			 provisions for:
(a) Rendering
			 bills;
(b) Acting on applications
			 for service;
(c) Handling
			 customers' complaints;
(d) Acting
			 on requests for binding arbitration; and
(e) Operating during an emergency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SALE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY › Section 704.782 - Addendum to contract between utility and customer

Current through
			 June 11, 2024
The information described in subsection 1 of NAC 704.780 must
				be included as an addendum to the contract required by paragraph (d) of
				subsection 3 of
				NRS
				704.669, and the addendum must be attached to
				the contract document provided to each customer of the
				utility.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210,
				  704.669
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › PROVIDERS OF COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE › Section 704.786 - Commercial mobile radio service" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
As used in this section and NAC 704.7862 and 704.7864, unless
				the context otherwise requires, "commercial mobile radio service" has the
				meaning ascribed to it in
				47
				C.F.R. §
									20.3 as that section existed on
				January 1, 1998.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Utilities Comm'n by R048-98, eff. 6-5-98
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › PROVIDERS OF COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE › Section 704.7862 - Information to be filed with Commission

Current through June 11,
			 2024
A provider of commercial mobile radio service who offers such
				service or who intends to offer such service within this State shall file a
				form provided by the Commission that contains information about the provider
				which includes:
1. The legal
			 name;
2. Any other name under which
			 commercial mobile radio service will be offered;
3. The local business address, if
			 any;
4. The business address of the
			 home office, if different from subsection 3;
5. The name and address of the designated
			 agent for service of process;
6.
			 The name, title, address and telephone number of the person to be contacted
			 concerning complaints of customers;
7. The name, title, address and telephone
			 number of each director and principal officer;
8. If the provider is affiliated with a
			 business organization that operates in this State, including, without
			 limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated
			 organization:
(a) The name of the affiliated
			 business organization; and
(b) A
			 description of the relationship between the provider and the affiliated
			 business organization, including, without limitation, whether the affiliated
			 business organization is a regulated public utility;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › PROVIDERS OF COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE › Section 704.7864 - Requirement to file information before initiating service; notification of changes

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. A provider of
			 commercial mobile radio service shall file the information required pursuant to
			 NAC 704.7862 before initiating service in this State.
2. If any of the information required in NAC
			 704.7862 changes, the provider of commercial mobile radio service shall notify
			 the Commission, in writing, of the new information within 30 days.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Utilities Comm'n by R048-98, eff. 6-5-98
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.789 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 704.789 to 704.792, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 704.7891 to
				  704.7895, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				  sections.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7891 - "Affiliate" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Affiliate" means a company that:
1. Is a branch, division or subsidiary of a
				distribution company; and
2.
				Provides a potentially competitive or discretionary natural gas
				service.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99; A by R005-04,
				  6-21-2004
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7892 - "Customer" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Customer" means the retail purchaser of natural gas
				  service.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99; A by R047-02,
				  10-24-2002
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7893 - "Distribution company" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Distribution company" includes, without limitation, a seller
				  of any noncompetitive component of natural gas service.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99; A by R047-02,
				  10-24-2002
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7894 - "Noncompetitive service" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Noncompetitive service" means any natural gas service
				  determined by statute or by the Commission to be unsuitable for purchase by
				  customers from alternative sellers.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99; A by R047-02,
				  10-24-2002
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7895 - "Potentially competitive service" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Potentially competitive service" means a component of
				  natural gas service determined by the Commission to be suitable for purchase by
				  customers from alternative sellers.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99; A by R047-02,
				  10-24-2002
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7896 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
NAC 704.789 to 704.792, inclusive:
1. Apply to the provision of services as set
				forth in
				NRS 704.993 to
				704.999,
				inclusive.
2. Do not apply to a
				public utility that supplies natural gas which is not regulated under an
				alternative plan established pursuant to
				NRS
				704.997.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99; A by R047-02, 10-24-2002; R043-12,
				  11-1-2012
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7897 - Provision of potentially competitive service or discretionary service

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A distribution company may not provide any
				potentially competitive or discretionary natural gas service.
2. An affiliate of a distribution company may
				provide a potentially competitive or discretionary natural gas service upon
				approval by the Commission and in accordance with NAC 704.789 to 704.792,
				inclusive.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99; A by R047-02,
				  10-24-2002
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7898 - Business relationship between distribution company and affiliate: Requirements; restrictions

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. An affiliate
				shall:
(a) Be a separate corporate entity
				from the distribution company;
(b)
				Operate independently from the distribution company;
(c) Maintain books, records and accounts in
				the manner prescribed by the Commission;
(d) Keep its books, records and accounts
				separate from the books, records and accounts kept by the distribution
				company;
(e) Not have officers,
				directors or employees in common with the distribution company, except that the
				chair of the distribution company or of the holding company of the distribution
				company may serve on the board of directors of the affiliate;
(f) Not have any member on its board of
				directors who is also an employee or officer of the distribution company,
				except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e);
(g) Not obtain credit pursuant to an
				arrangement that would allow a creditor, upon default, to have recourse to the
				assets of the distribution company; and
(h) Not use office space, office equipment or
				office services provided by the distribution company, unless the affiliate
				executes with the distribution company a contract that is approved by the
				Commission. The affiliate and the distribution company must:
(1) File the contract with the Commission as
				a joint application not later than 6 months before the effective date of the
				contract; and
(2) Demonstrate to
				the Commission that the contract:
(I) Does
				not circumvent the provisions of NAC 704.789 to 704.792, inclusive;
(II) Preserves an arm's length business
				relationship between the affiliate and the distribution company;
(III) Does not interfere with the development
				of effective competition;
(IV) Will
				result in minimal risk of anticompetitive behavior by the affiliate or
				distribution company; and
(V) Will
				result in minimal regulatory expenses to prevent anticompetitive behavior.
The contract must not become effective until the Commission
				  approves the contract. Unless the Commission determines otherwise, all office
				  space, office equipment and office services provided by the distribution
				  company pursuant to the contract are subject to the provisions of NAC
				  704.7901.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7899 - Distribution company: Designation of officer to evaluate and certify compliance with certain provisions

Current through June 11,
				2024
A distribution company shall designate an officer to evaluate
				  and certify compliance with NAC 704.789 to 704.792, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7901 - Distribution company: Standards of conduct when dealing with affiliate

Current through June 11, 2024
When dealing with an affiliate, a distribution
				  company:
1. Shall not discriminate
				between the affiliate and another entity that competes with the affiliate in
				the provision or procurement of goods, services, facilities and information, or
				in the establishment of standards.
2. Shall not refuse to provide an entity that
				is in competition with an affiliate with goods, services, facilities or
				information which the Commission determines the distribution company is
				reasonably capable of providing to its affiliate, regardless of whether the
				distribution company currently offers such goods, services, facilities or
				information to an affiliate.
3.
				Shall not, when providing or procuring, or declining to provide or procure,
				goods, services, facilities or information, or when establishing standards,
				provide, attempt to provide or conspire with another person, including, without
				limitation, an affiliate, to provide:
(a) A
				competitive advantage to an affiliate; or
(b) A competitive disadvantage to a
				competitor of an affiliate.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7902 - Distribution company: Conditions for provision of information concerning specific customers to affiliate and nonaffiliated entity

Current through
				June 11, 2024
A distribution company shall provide information about
				  specific customers to its affiliates and to nonaffiliated entities:
1. On a strictly nondiscriminatory
				basis;
2. Only with the consent of
				a customer; and
3. In accordance
				with the rules or standards required by the Commission.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7903 - Distribution company: Conditions for provision of general information to affiliate

Current through June 11,
				2024
Information that is not specific to a customer, including,
				  without limitation, information concerning the goods, services, purchases,
				  sales or operations of the distribution company, may be made available to an
				  affiliate only if the distribution company:
1. Makes such information contemporaneously
				available to all alternative sellers at the same price, terms and conditions;
				and
2. Keeps the information open
				to public inspection.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7904 - Distribution company: Restriction on providing list of alternative sellers

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise authorized by the Commission, a
				  distribution company shall not provide a person with a list of alternative
				  sellers.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7905 - Distribution company: Restriction on offering or providing advice or assistance to customer concerning affiliate or other service provider

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in NAC 704.789 to 704.792,
				  inclusive, a distribution company shall not offer or provide a customer with
				  advice or assistance of any kind regarding an affiliate or another service
				  provider.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7906 - Distribution company: Maintenance of certain records; availability for review by third parties

Current through June 11,
				2024
A distribution company shall:
1. Keep for at least 3 years a record
				documenting a transaction with an affiliate, including, without limitation, a
				record documenting:
(a) A waiver of a
				tariff;
(b) A waiver of a contract
				provision;
(c) A discount given by
				the distribution company to the affiliate; and
(d) Contracts or related bids for the
				provision of work, products or services for or from an affiliate.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7907 - Distribution company: Duties related to provision of services to affiliate or nonaffiliated entity

Current through June 11,
				2024
Except as otherwise stated in its approved tariff, a
				  distribution company:
1. Shall fulfill
				a request from a nonaffiliated entity for service within a period no longer
				than the period in which it fulfills such a request for itself or for an
				affiliate;
2. Shall charge each
				affiliate an amount for service that is no less than the amount charged to any
				nonaffiliated entity for the same service;
3. May, in accordance with the provisions of
				paragraph (h) of subsection 1 of NAC 704.7898, provide an affiliate with
				facilities, services and information if the distribution company makes such
				facilities, services and information available to all nonaffiliated entities at
				the same rates and on the same terms and conditions and the costs are allocated
				in a manner acceptable to the Commission;
4. May not market or sell services that are
				provided by an affiliate; and
5.
				May not state that it is an affiliate of a potentially competitive or
				discretionary service unless the statement complies with the requirements set
				forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NAC 704.7913.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7908 - Provision of discount, rebate or other waiver of charge or fee to affiliate by distribution company: Notice; contents

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. If a
				distribution company provides an affiliate with a discount, rebate or other
				waiver of a charge or fee, the distribution company shall, at the time the
				service for which the distribution company is giving the discount, rebate or
				other waiver of a charge or fee is first provided, post on the electronic
				bulletin board of the distribution company a notice which includes, without
				limitation:
(a) The name of the affiliate
				involved in the transaction;
(b)
				The actual rate charged by the distribution company;
(c) The maximum rate that the distribution
				company may charge pursuant to its tariff;
(d) The period during which the discount or
				waiver applies;
(e) The quantities
				involved in the transaction;
(f)
				The delivery points involved in the transaction;
(g) Any conditions or requirements applicable
				to the discount or waiver; and
(h)
				The procedures through which a nonaffiliated entity may request and receive a
				comparable discount, rebate or other waiver of a charge or fee.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7909 - Provision of discount, rebate or other waiver of charge or fee to affiliate by distribution company: Requirements for maintenance of records

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A distribution company that provides an
				affiliate with a discounted rate, rebate or other waiver of a charge or fee for
				a service shall, for each billing period, maintain in its records:
(a) The name of the affiliate to which the
				distribution company is providing services pursuant to the
				transaction;
(b) A description of
				the role of the affiliate in the transaction, including, without limitation,
				whether the affiliate will act as a transporter, marketer, supplier or
				seller;
(c) The duration of the
				discount or waiver;
(d) The maximum
				rate that the distribution company may charge pursuant to its tariff;
(e) The rate or fee that the distribution
				company charges during the billing period; and
(f) The quantity of products or services
				scheduled at the discounted rate during the billing period for each delivery
				point.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.791 - Audit of distribution company with affiliate: Requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Unless the Commission specifies otherwise,
				a distribution company with an affiliate shall obtain and pay for an audit 6
				months after the affiliate first provides service to customers and once every
				year thereafter.
2. The audit
				required pursuant to subsection 1 must be conducted by an independent auditor
				selected by the Commission.
3. The
				auditor shall determine whether a distribution company has complied with all
				pertinent regulations, including, without limitation, whether the distribution
				company has:
(a) Complied with the separate
				accounting requirements set forth in NAC 704.7898; and
(b) Provided information or services to
				affiliated and nonaffiliated entities on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7911 - Audit of distribution company with affiliate: Access to certain records

Current through June 11, 2024
For purposes of conducting an audit pursuant to NAC 704.791,
				  the distribution company and its affiliates shall provide the independent
				  auditor, the Commission staff, the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office
				  of the Attorney General and the Commission access to:
1. Financial accounts and records which:
(a) Verify that the transactions conducted
				between the distribution company and its affiliates are authorized by and
				conducted in accordance with the provisions of
				NRS 704.993 to
				704.999,
				inclusive, and NAC 704.789 to 704.792, inclusive; and
(b) Relate to the regulation of
				rates;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › COMPETITIVE NATURAL GAS SERVICE › Distribution Companies and Affiliates › Section 704.7912 - Requirements for pricing goods or services transferred by distribution company or affiliate

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. If a
				distribution company transfers goods or services to an affiliate, the
				distribution company must price the goods or services at fair market value or
				fully loaded cost, whichever is higher.
2. If an affiliate transfers goods or
				services to the distribution company, the affiliate shall price the goods or
				services at fair market value or fully loaded cost, whichever is
				less.
3. As used in this section,
				"fully loaded cost" means the direct costs of goods and services plus all
				applicable indirect charges and overhead costs, including, without limitation,
				a reasonable rate of return.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R087-98, eff. 2-3-99
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210,
					 704.997,
					 704.998