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Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - PRIVATE WATER COMPANIES RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-6-003 - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01 Any private water company that
				violates any provision of the Water Service Regulation Act or any rule,
				regulation, or official order of the Commission shall be subject to a civil
				penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars
				($1,000) for each act of violation and for each day of violation to be
				recovered as follows:
003.01A Whenever it
				appears that a private water company has violated, is violating, or is
				threatening to violate, any provision of the Water Service Regulation Act or
				any rule, regulation, or official order of the Commission, the Commission may
				institute a civil suit in the District Court of Lancaster County for:
003.01A1 Injunctive relief to restrain the
				private water company from continuing the violation or threat of
				violation.
003.01A2 The assessment
				and recovery of a civil penalty as provided for in Section 003.01 of these
				rules.
003.01A3 Both injunctive
				relief and civil penalty.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 6 - PRIVATE WATER COMPANIES RULES AND REGULATIONS › Exhibit A

Current through June 17, 2024
(Date)
Private Water Company, Nebraska
NOTICE OF RATE INCREASE
All affected customers of the __________________ Water
				  Company are hereby notified that increased rates will be effective
(Date)
. Present and proposed rates by type of service
				  are as follows:
Type of Service
Present Rate
Proposed Rate
All affected customers are hereby notified that said rates
				  are not subject to approval by the Nebraska Public Service Commission unless
				  petitions signed by twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the customers are
				  received by the Commission before the effective date shown above. At the
				  present time, the company serves _______________ affected customers. Petitions
				  must be in the following form:
TO THE NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
The undersigned customers of the _________________ Water
				  Company do hereby petition the Nebraska Public Service Commission to determine
				  rates in lieu of those proposed by the water company:
Date
Printed Name
Subscriber's Signature
Address
Telephone Number
Each signature shall be dated and shall be that of the
				  customer or the customer's spouse. If a business, the name shall be included
				  with the signature of an officer or agent. Each petition may be signed by one
				  or more customers and shall be mailed to the Nebraska Public Service
				  Commission, Post Office Box 94927, Lincoln, NE 68509-4927.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - TRANSMISSION LINES RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-7-001 - GENERAL

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01
Power Lines to Comply with
				National Electrical Safety Code
: For the purposes of implementing
				Chapter 75, Article 7, of the Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943,
				Transmission Lines Rules and Regulations, the 2023 edition of the National
				Electrical Safety Code as modified by the Commission (and incorporated herein
				by reference and available for viewing at the Nebraska Public Service
				Commission, 300 The Atrium, 1200 "N" Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508) shall be
				the official rules of the Commission for the construction, operation, and
				maintenance of overhead and underground electric transmission lines, except
				when such rules and regulations conflict with the laws of Nebraska or the
				special rules and regulations of the Commission.
001.02
New Editions of the
				National Electrical Safety Code
: Upon receipt of a new edition of
				the National Electrical Safety Code, the Commission will hold a hearing to
				consider modifications to the Code before adopting it as the official rules of
				the Commission.
001.03
Relief from Code Requirements
: Applications for relief
				from the National Electrical Safety Code requirements, as adopted, will be
				considered by the Commission.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 7 - TRANSMISSION LINES RULES AND REGULATIONS › COMPLETION NOTICE

Current through June 17, 2024
NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Commission Application No. ___________________________ Date
				  ______________
Applicant's Identification No.
				  _________________________________________
Applicants's Name
				  ______________________________________________________
Applicant's Address
				  ____________________________________________________
Description of Line:
Circuit Length (Miles)
No. of Phases
Number of Wires
Phase Voltage (KV)
Voltage to Neutral
						  or Ground (KV)
County
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Construction completed and ready to be energized, date
				  ________________
Remarks
				  ______________________________________________________________________
				  ______________________________________________________________________
By _________________________________
Title _________________________________
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 8 - GRAIN WAREHOUSE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-8-002 - PUBLIC GRAIN WAREHOUSES

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01
Licensing Requirement
:
No person shall operate a warehouse or act as a warehouseman
				  without a license issued pursuant to the Grain Warehouse Act and these
				  regulations. Warehouses, except warehouses licensed under the United States
				  Warehouse Act, shall be licensed and regulated by the Commission.
002.02
Eligibility
				Requirements
:
002.02A
Eligible Warehouses
: The following warehouses are
				eligible for a Public Grain Warehouse License, upon compliance with the
				statutory provisions of the Grain Warehouse Act and Rules and Regulations of
				the Commission:
002.02A1 Warehouses which are
				under the control of the applicant and are permanently equipped for receiving,
				weighing, storing, conditioning, handling, and loading out grain. A section
				which is under control of an applicant, but is not by itself eligible for
				license, may, at the Commission's discretion, be licensed in conjunction with
				an eligible warehouse.
002.02A2 At
				the Commission's discretion, a hearing may be set to determine eligibility for
				license. Upon review by the Commission of all documents submitted, licenses may
				be issued for such warehouses where the evidence establishes the same to be
				necessary for the welfare of and service to the public.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 8 - GRAIN WAREHOUSE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-8-005 - GRAIN PROBES

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01
Scope
:
Every mechanical probe in Nebraska, used to collect a sample
				  from a load of grain to determine foreign material content, must be one which
				  has been tested and inspected by the Commission and is listed on the
				  Commission's approved list of mechanical probes.
005.02
Procedures
:
Every person shall notify the Commission at once upon the
				  purchase of a mechanical probe or upon the modification of any mechanical
				  probe, now in its possession, to be used in collecting a sample from a load of
				  grain to determine foreign material content, in order that the Commission may
				  check and inspect the probe to determine approval or disapproval. Any
				  mechanical probe for use in collecting a sample from a load of grain to
				  determine foreign material content, which does not appear on either the
				  Commission's approved or disapproved list of mechanical probes, will be
				  reported to the Commission at once.
005.03
Inspections and
				Approval
:
The Commission shall place an appropriate seal or tag on all
				  mechanical probes being used under Subsection 005.01 to indicate the probe is
				  approved or disapproved by the Commission. The Commission may inspect or
				  re-inspect any mechanical probe being used for the purpose of
				  verification.
005.04
Hand Trier
:
The hand trier is an approved probe.
005.05
End Intake Air
				Probes
:
The use of end intake air probes, which use a vacuum to
				  collect a sample to determine foreign material content from a load of grain, is
				  prohibited.
005.06
Approved or Disapproved Mechanical Probes
:
The Commission shall maintain a separate current and
				  complete listing of all manufacturers' approved and disapproved
				  probes.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-001 - GENERAL

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01
Definitions
:
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				  requires, the following definitions shall be used
001.01A
Affiliate
: A
				person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more
				intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a
				jurisdictional utility or competitive natural gas provider. A voting interest
				of 10 percent or more creates a rebuttable presumption of control.
001.01A1
Shared Resources
				Affiliate
: A person or entity whose primary purpose is to share
				employees, departments or other physical assets used by the jurisdictional
				utility.
001.01A2
Affiliate Transaction
: The purchase, sale, trade or
				lease of a good, service, or tangible or intangible asset from the regulated
				utility to an affiliate, regulated or unregulated other than a shared resources
				affiliate, or from an affiliate other than a shared resources affiliate to the
				regulated utility.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-002 - MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR PIPELINES

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01 Minimum Safety Standards
Unless otherwise specified by the Commission, carriers shall
				  use the applicable provisions of the procedures established by the United
				  States Department of Transportation as codified at 49 CFR 192 (revised October
				  1, 1998). These incorporated materials are available for inspection at the
				  offices of the State Fire Marshal at either of the following locations: 246
				  South 14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508-1804; 438 West
				  Market Street, Albion, NE 68620; or, Craft State Office Building, 200 South
				  Silber, North Platte, NE, 69101-4298.
002.02 Scope
These provisions shall apply to all intrastate carriers
				  operating within the state.
002.03 Facilities, Inspection and Repairs
All facilities shall be cleaned when necessary and inspected
				  at such intervals as the Commission shall determine. Any facilities known to be
				  defective so as to endanger life or property shall be promptly repaired,
				  permanently disconnected or isolated until repairs can be made.
002.04 Waiving of Rules
The rules may be modified or waived by the Commission
				  wherever shown to be impractical or where the advantage of uniformity with
				  existing construction is greater than construction in compliance with the rules
				  providing that the existing construction is equivalently safe to the existing
				  rules.
002.05 Waiver of
				Temporary Installations
These rules may be waived by the Commission in cases of
				  temporary installations for a reasonable length of time provided that such
				  construction is under competent supervision and has been made reasonably
				  safe.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-003 - DISPUTES BETWEEN JURISDICTIONAL UTILITIES AND METROPOLITAN UTILITIES DISTRICTS

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01
Commission
				Jurisdiction
:
No jurisdictional utility or metropolitan utilities district
				  proposing to extend or enlarge its natural gas service area or extend or
				  enlarge its natural gas mains or natural gas services shall undertake or pursue
				  such extension or enlargement until the proposal has been submitted to the
				  Commission for its determination that the proposed extension or enlargement is
				  in the public interest. Any enlargement or extension by a metropolitan
				  utilities district within the boundaries of a city of the metropolitan class
				  involving the exercise of the power of eminent domain pursuant to Neb. Rev.
				  Stat. §
										14-2116(2)
				   shall, by reason of such exercise, be
				  conclusively determined to be in the public interest.
003.01A
Filing and Contents of
				Proposal
: Any proposal for extension or enlargement shall be filed
				with the Commission, and the Commission shall promptly make such application
				public in such manner as the Commission deems appropriate. Proposals for
				multiple extensions or enlargements may be filed in a single document at the
				discretion of the utility.
003.01A1 The
				proposal shall contain sufficient information so as to provide reasonable
				notice to any interested party of the location and nature of the proposed
				extension or enlargement. Such information shall contain, but not necessarily
				be limited to
003.01A1a A description of the
				location of the extension or enlargement including any cross streets and a
				statement as to whether the proposed extensions are entirely or partially
				within a particular zoning jurisdiction;
003.01A1b The municipality and subdivision or
				development, if any, proposed to be served by the proposed extension or
				enlargement;
003.01A1c The plat
				and/or map for the prosed service area depicting the location of known mains of
				all natural gas utility service within a one-quarter (1/4) mile radius of the
				area to be served;
003.01A1d A
				description of the nature of the extension or enlargement including size and
				length of the main; and
003.01A2e
				The anticipated date the jurisictional utility or metropolitan utilities
				district intends to undertake or pursue such extension or enlargement.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-004 - GENERAL RATE FILINGS

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 Application
004.01A Parties filing an application for a
				general rate increase shall file with the Commission eight copies, plus an
				electronic copy in PDF format, as well as a copy of all text documents in
				Microsoft Word and all spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel. Applications must be
				filed with the Executive Director at the Nebraska Public Service Commission,
				1200 "N" Street, Suite 300, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508.
004.01B The application shall include the
				information and be organized as set forth below in Sections 004.02 through and
				including Section 004.08. The application shall also be verified by a statement
				under oath by an officer of the jurisdictional utility.
004.01C Applicant shall provide all
				workpapers used to prepare the analysis and data submitted in support of
				application and any source documents referenced in the application, prefiled
				direct testimony, or exhibits including but not limited to contracts, internal
				reports, summaries of billing and FERC account data. Such workpapers and source
				documents should also be made available in electronic format. Applicant is not
				required to provide in its filing documents cited in curriculum
				vitae.
004.01D A jurisdictional
				utility shall, beginning on the date the application is filed, provide the
				Commission and its designees and Formal Intervenors reasonable and convenient
				access to electronic copies of any documents detailing calculations in support
				of the rate filing.
004.01E An
				application fee as established by the Commission on an annual basis must be
				included with the application to cover the administrative costs of accepting
				and processing a filing. In addition, pursuant to §
										66-1840,
				each applicant or other participant in the proceeding will be billed costs and
				expenses reasonably attributable to certification and dispute resolution,
				including Commission time, billed on an hourly basis, spent reviewing,
				analyzing and considering the application.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-005 - RATE PRINCIPLES

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01
Rule
				Provisions
:
The provisions of Rule 005 apply only to general rate filings
				  governed by §
										66-1838.
				  No provision included in Rule 005 shall be construed as prohibiting the
				  Commission from approving a settlement agreement that the Commission finds to
				  be just and reasonable and in the public interest.
005.02
Cost of Service
:
Except as provided for in any section of the State Natural
				  Gas Regulation Act or these rules dealing with fuel expenses, rates are to be
				  based upon a utility's cost of rendering service to the public during a test
				  year.
005.03
Components of Cost of Service
:
The two components of cost of service are allowable expenses
				  and return on invested capital.
005.04
Allowable
				Expenses
:
Only those expenses which are prudent may be included in
				  allowable expenses. Expenses incurred by a jurisdictional utility or a shared
				  resources affiliate shall be presumed to be prudent, unless the contrary is
				  shown.
005.05
Return on Rate Base
:
The return on rate base is the rate of return multiplied by
				  rate base.
005.05A
Rate of
				Return
: The Commission must allow each utility a reasonable
				opportunity to earn a reasonable rate of return, which is expressed as a
				percentage of invested capital, and must fix the rate of return in accordance
				with Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
										66-1825(3) and
				(5) including:
005.05A1 The rate of return in one rate case
				shall not be precedential in future rate cases.
005.05A2 In each case, the Commission must
				consider the utility's cost of capital, which is the weighted average of the
				cost of the various classes of capital used by the utility:
005.05A2(a)
Debt
				Capital
: The cost of debt capital is the actual cost of
				debt.
005.05A2(b)
Equity Capital
: The cost of equity capital must be
				based upon a fair return on its value. For companies with ownership expressed
				in terms of shares of stock, equity capital commonly consists of the following
				classes of stock.
005.05A2(b)(1)
Common Stock Capital
: The cost of common stock capital
				must be based upon a fair return on its value.
005.05A2(b)(2)
Preferred Stock
				Capital
: The cost of preferred stock capital is its annual
				dividend requirement, if any, plus an adjustment for premiums, discounts, and
				cost of issuance.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-006 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01 Confidential Information Filed with
				Applications
The party filing documents must indicate any information
				  which is claimed to be confidential and must state the grounds with specificity
				  and cite the legal authority for the claim of confidentiality in a motion for
				  protective order. If the motion for protective order is not filed with the
				  application, any claim of confidentiality of information filed in the
				  application or as prefiled testimony and exhibits shall be deemed
				  waived.
006.01A If an applicant
				contends any portion of the application, prefiled testimony, or exhibits is
				confidential, it must file eight copies of the application, prefiled testimony
				and exhibits without the asserted confidential information, together with the
				motion for protective order. The applicant must also file under seal and on
				yellow paper marked "CONFIDENTIAL" six copies of the complete application,
				prefiled testimony, and exhibits claimed to be confidential and the subject of
				a motion for protective order. The motion for protective order must be decided
				within ten calendar days from the date the application is filed. Parties
				opposing the motion may file a resistance to the motion within five (5)
				calendar days. If the motion is granted, a protective order shall be
				issued.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-007 - RATE AREA MAPS

Current through June 17, 2024
Each jurisdictional utility shall keep on file with the
				  Commission a map of its rate area(s), showing the boundaries of such areas and
				  intervening and adjacent rural territories served within such rate area (s).
				  Each jurisdictional utility operating in Nebraska as of May 30, 2003, shall
				  file a map showing the rate area(s) it served as of May 30, 2003. Each
				  jurisdictional utility must file revised maps of rate area(s) reflecting
				  changes in boundaries. Such changes shall become effective upon filing with the
				  Commission.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-008 - TARIFF FILINGS

Current through June 17, 2024
008.01
Applicability
:
This section applies to all jurisdictional utilities.
008.02
Effective
				Tariff
:
No utility shall directly or indirectly offer a service,
				  collect any rate or charge, give a compensation or discount to a ratepayer, or
				  impose any classification practice, or regulation different from that which is
				  prescribed in its effective tariff filed with the Commission. The tariff may
				  include mathematical formulas that express the pricing terms for
				  service.
008.03
Tariff Filings
:
Every jurisdictional utility must publish and file with the
				  Commission copies of a tariff showing all schedules of rates and terms and
				  conditions of jurisdictional service to ratepayers, and must furnish the
				  Commission copies of all terms and conditions of service and contracts between
				  jurisdictional utilities pertaining to any and all jurisdictional services to
				  be rendered by such jurisdictional utilities. The provisions of such tariff
				  must be definite and so worded as to minimize the ambiguity or the possibility
				  of misinterpretation.
008.03A
Authority
: If a tariff sheet is issued under specific
				authority or decision of this Commission, each sheet so affected must show the
				appropriate citation.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-009 - SERVICE TO HIGH VOLUME, AGRICULTURAL AND INTERRUPTIBLE RATEPAYERS

Current through June 17, 2024
009.01 Written Notice of Any Changes
For purposes of Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec.
				  66-1810,
				  a written notice of any change shall be sent to the Commission and affected
				  agricultural and interruptible ratepayers and published in a legal newspaper
				  prior to the effective date of the change.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-010 - CERTIFICATION OF JURISDICTIONAL UTILITIES

Current through June 17, 2024
010.01 Certification of Public Convenience
Except as otherwise provided herein, no jurisdictional
				  utility shall transact business in Nebraska until it has obtained a certificate
				  from the Commission that public convenience will be promoted by the transaction
				  of the business and permitting the applicants to transact the business of a
				  jurisdictional utility in the state. By operation of Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec.
				  66-1853(3),
				  all jurisdictional utilities transacting business in this state as of May 31,
				  2003 were issued a certificate of public convenience based upon its natural gas
				  service as of that date.
010.01A Every
				jurisdictional utility shall be required to furnish reasonably adequate and
				sufficient service and facilities for the use of any and all products or
				services rendered, furnished, supplied, or produced by such utility.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-012 - COMPLAINT HANDLING PROCEDURES

Current through June 17, 2024
Customers' complaints about natural gas service or billing
				  issues should first be made to the jurisdictional utility. The jurisdictional
				  utility must allow complaints to be accepted and processed in a simple manner
				  and form. Every complaint shall be promptly investigated in a fair manner and
				  the results reported to the complainant. If the report of the investigation is
				  made orally, the jurisdictional utility must provide the complainant, upon
				  request, a report in writing. If a jurisdictional utility fails to resolve a
				  complaint to the satisfaction of the complainant, the jurisdictional utility
				  must, upon request, inform same of the availability of the Commission to review
				  the jurisdictional utility's investigation, including the Commission's address
				  and telephone number.
012.01
				Suspension or Termination of Service
A jurisdictional utility must refrain from suspending or
				  terminating service for non-payment during the pendency of a complaint before
				  the jurisdictional utility or this Commission, unless otherwise provided by the
				  Commission; provided however, that as a condition of continued service during
				  the pendency of such dispute, a customer must pay the undisputed portions of
				  any bill for service.
012.02 Complaints of High-Volume Ratepayers
Subject to Neb. Rev. Stat. §
										66-1810,
				  the Commission will take informal complaints and inquiries from high-volume
				  ratepayers, and the jurisdictional utility is required to address the complaint
				  and report to the Commission the form of the resolution applied to the
				  dispute.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-014 - INFORMATION ON ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Current through June 17, 2024
Jurisdictional utilities shall compile and make available to
				  customers a list with the names, addresses, and phone numbers of known payment
				  assistance programs, including information regarding any bilingual services
				  offered, that are applicable to each service area within the utility's areas of
				  operation. The list should include but is not limited to: local, state,
				  federal, and other energy assistance programs and public/private charitable
				  organizations offering or known to offer energy payment assistance, which have
				  given prior consent to their inclusion on this list.
014.01 Availability
The jurisdictional utility shall inform any customer who
				  asserts inability to pay his or her bill of the availability of this list and
				  give a copy of this list to any customer who asks for such assistance. The
				  jurisdictional utility shall also provide the Commission with this
				  list.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-015 - ASSESSMENT-RELATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
015.01
Filings
:
Each jurisdictional utility must file with the
				  Commission:
015.01A
Annual
				Report
: An annual report for the previous year upon issuance of
				the annual report. Any jurisdictional utility that fails, neglects or refuses
				to file with the Commission its annual report shall be subject to a civil
				penalty of not more than five hundred dollars.
015.01B
Net
				Revenues
: A statement of the difference between the jurisdictional
				utility's gross operating jurisdictional revenue less gas cost derived from
				intrastate natural gas public utility business as reflected in the annual
				report filed pursuant to Rule 013, together with an explanation of this
				computation and any supporting documentation of the computation. This statement
				must be filed with the Commission on or before April
				30th each year.
015.01C
Meters
				Served
: A statement of the number of meters served by each
				jurisdictional utility, together with verified documentation to support the
				statement. This statement must be filed with the Commission on or before April
				30th each year.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-018 - CONSUMER CHOICE PROGRAMS

Current through June 17, 2024
018.01 Code of Conduct
Any jurisdictional utility offering consumer choice programs
				  shall in its tariff approved by the Commission, adopt a code of conduct for
				  jurisdictional utilities, suppliers and aggregators participating in the
				  consumer choice programs.
018.01A
				Jurisdictional Utility Code of Conduct: Any code of conduct for jurisdictional
				utilities adopted by a jurisdictional utility offering consumer choice programs
				shall at a minimum include the following principles
018.01A1 Separate accounting records for
				revenue and costs.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-019 - AFFILIATES

Current through June 17, 2024
019.01 Scope
The following rules must apply to affiliates that sell
				  natural gas purchased from a producer or other seller. A division of a
				  jurisdictional utility that operates as a functional unit within the
				  jurisdictional utility shall also be treated as an affiliate for purposes of
				  the Natural Gas and Pipeline Rules and Regulations. This section does not apply
				  to affiliates conducting non-regulated private enterprise business activity or
				  shared resources affiliates.
019.02 Affiliate Rules
All affiliates must comply with the following
019.02A The affiliate must either employ
				separate personnel and not share any personnel with the utility or allocate
				shared employee time between the utility and the affiliate.
019.02B The affiliate's and jurisdictional
				utilities' employee incentives must not create a conflict of interest.
019.02C The affiliate must own or
				lease its own office space that is reasonably separate from the utility. Such
				office . space cannot be acquired from the utility except at market-based
				rates.
019.02D If the affiliate
				seeks to provide service over the system of the jurisdictional utility with
				which it is affiliated, the jurisdictional utility must have adopted a code of
				conduct approved by the Commission.
019.02E The affiliate must purchase its own
				ancillary services related to the delivery of natural gas including, but not
				limited to, natural gas commodity, pipeline transportation, and pipeline
				storage. Such assets must not be acquired from the utility except at market
				based rates. An affiliate must not secure transportation, storage, or commodity
				from the utility on a prearranged, non-posted basis except as otherwise
				provided in a nondiscriminatory fashion.
019.02F The affiliate must receive no unduly
				preferential treatment through a tariff provision or otherwise from the
				utility.
019.02G The affiliate must
				receive no jurisdictional services from the utility except those that are
				available per the utility's tariff.
019.02H The affiliate must be responsible for
				its own bad debt and the collection of such debts.
019.02I The affiliate must not represent
				itself as the utility.
019.02J The
				affiliate must keep separate records from that of the utility.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-020 - EMERGENCY CURTAILMENT PLANS

Current through June 17, 2024
A jurisdictional utility's tariff shall identify the manner
				  of curtailing or limiting natural gas consumption in the event of an
				  emergency.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-021 - SEASONAL DISCONNECTIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
021.01 Seasonal Disconnection Charges
				Prohibited
Seasonal disconnection charges shall not be permitted. A
				  jurisdictional utility may charge reconnection fees equal to those charged to
				  any other rate-payer receiving service.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-9-022 - PUBLIC ADVOCATE

Current through June 17, 2024
022.01 Location of Commission
For purposes of Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec.
				  66-1832,
				  the location of the Commission means Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 9 - NATURAL GAS AND PIPELINE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Municipal Rate Negotiations Revolving Loan Fund

Current through June 17, 2024
Application Form
Date:
Applicant City/Cities:
Primary Contact Person:
Please include: Name, Title, Address, Telephone Number, Fax
				  Number and Email address.
Jurisdictional Utility Name and Rate Case Docket
				  Number:
Loan Amount Requested:
Budget Statement:
Please include or attach a budget statement identifying all
				  costs for which loan funds will be used, if the loan application is approved.
				  If any consultants, attorneys or other service providers have been selected,
				  please identify them and describe how they were selected. If the applicant has
				  not yet selected any consultants, attorneys or other service providers, please
				  provide a description of the manner in which a selection would be made.
At minimum, please provide the amounts budgeted for the
				  following categories of costs:
* Attorney Fees
* Consultant Fees
* Travel Expenses
* Other Expenses
Timeline for Negotiations:
Please provide a proposed timeline for negotiations, within
				  the parameters of the State Natural Gas Regulation Act.
NOTE: Only one loan may be made for each rate filing made by
				  a jurisdictional utility, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §
									66-1839.
				  If more than one loan application is filed on a given rate case, all applicants
				  for funds will be notified of the identity and contact information of other
				  applicants and will be given a limited number of days to coordinate and
				  determine whether to make a joint application.
If all applicants do not reach a mutual agreement, the
				  Commission will use the following criteria to determine which application will
				  be granted:
Total points possible: 25
Budget Statement (15 points total):
Thoroughness (10 points)
Reasonableness ( 5 points)
Timeline (10 points total):
Thoroughness ( 5 points)
Reasonableness ( 5 points)
BEFORE THE NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AFFIDAVIT OF
				  APPLICANT
________________________________________________ being duly
				  sworn deposes and says:
1. Affiant's
				full name and address is:
______________________________________________________________________
Full name of Applicant
______________________________________________________________________
Address: Street, P.O. Box, City, State, Zip Code
2. Affiant holds the title of
				____________________________________________
3. Affiant is familiar with and will conform
				with the Nebraska statutes governing natural gas and with the Commission's
				rules and regulations there under.
I certify that all statements made and matters set forth in
				  the application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information
				  and belief.
__________________________________
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this _____ day of
				  ___________, 20___.
__________________________________
Notary Public
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - NEBRASKA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-10-001 - GENERAL

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01 Definitions
001.02 Procedures involving the
				administration of the NUSF shall be governed by the Nebraska Universal Service
				Fund Rules and the Rules of Commission Procedure unless otherwise prescribed by
				order of the Commission.
001.03 The
				Commission will specify, by order, the manner in which information shall be
				filed with the Department. Upon a showing of good cause, the Director may
				accept information filed in a manner other than prescribed in a Commission
				order.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - NEBRASKA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-10-003 - REMITTANCE

Current through June 17, 2024
003.01
Filing
				Options
:
003.01A
Monthly
: Telecommunications companies shall remit the
				NUSF surcharge on a monthly basis to the NUSF except as provided in Rule
				003.01B.
003.01B
Quarterly
: A
				telecommunications company whose assessable revenue is less than $20,000 for a
				given calendar year may remit on a quarterly basis to the NUSF. A company who
				elects to file on a quarterly basis pursuant to this rule shall notify the
				Commission in writing prior to switching from a monthly remittance filing basis
				to a quarterly remittance filing basis.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - NEBRASKA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-10-004 - PAYMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01
Nebraska Eligible
				Telecommunications Carrier
:
004.01A
Designation of
				Eligibility
: Only a telecommunications company explicitly
				designated as an NETC by the Commission for the expressly stated purpose of
				receiving funding from the NUSF by Commission order shall be eligible to
				receive NUSF funding.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - NEBRASKA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-10-005 - ACCESS PASS-THROUGH

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01
Required
				Pass-Through
:
A telecommunications company that receives a reduction in
				  charges for access services ordered by the Commission pursuant to Neb. Rev.
				  Stat. Section
				  86-140
				  shall pass on said reductions fully to its users. This reduction shall be
				  passed through to users in a fair and reasonable manner.
005.02
Companies Required to
				Demonstrate Pass-Through
:
The Commission, at its discretion, may require a
				  telecommunications company to demonstrate that reductions in access charges
				  have been passed through pursuant to Rule 005.01.
005.03
Demonstration of
				Pass-Through
:
A telecommunications company that is required to demonstrate
				  compliance with Rule 005.01 pursuant to Rule 005.02 shall demonstrate such
				  compliance in accordance with a consistent set of data in a manner acceptable
				  to the Commission.
005.03A
Submission of Information
: Information to demonstrate
				compliance with Rule 005.01 shall be submitted within 60 days of receiving
				notice from the Commission or by the date specified by the Commission,
				whichever is later.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - NEBRASKA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-10-006 - NEBRASKA TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NTAP)

Current through June 17, 2024
006.01
General
:
006.01A
NTAP Number
:
				NTAP Number shall mean the numeral assigned to an NTAP applicant filed by the
				Department.
006.01B
NTAP Number Requirement
: A telecommunications company
				shall only provide Lifeline and Linkup discounts to those users that have an
				assigned NTAP Number.
006.01C
Monthly Reporting
: A telecommunications company
				offering discounts shall report to the Department on a monthly basis
				information regarding Lifeline discount recipients in the manner set forth by
				the Department.
006.01D
Audit Requirements
: Any company receiving NTAP support
				shall comply with any audit requirements set forth by the Commission .
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 10 - NEBRASKA UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-10-007 - ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

Current through June 17, 2024
007.01
Violation of
				Rules
:
A company not in compliance with Neb. Rev. Stat. Sections
				  86-316
				  to
				  86-329
				  or the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated thereunder may be subject
				  to civil penalties as provided in Title 291, Chapter 1, Section 027 of the
				  Rules of Commission Procedure.
007.02
Refusal to Pay an
				Administrative Fine
:
A company that refuses or fails to pay an administrative fine
				  within sixty (60) days from the date the fine is imposed shall be subject to
				  Rule 007.04.
007.03
Repeat Violations
:
A telecommunications company that repeatedly violates the
				  NUSF Rules shall be subject to Rule 007.04.
007.04
Show Cause
				Order
:
A telecommunications company that is in violation of Rule
				  007.02 or 007.03 shall be subject to a Show Cause Order filed pursuant to the
				  Rules of Commission Procedure and the following penalties may be imposed on
				  such company:
007.04A
Certificated or Permitted Telecommunications Company
:
				A telecommunications company that holds a Certificate of Public Convenience
				and, Necessity or at permit granted by the Commission may have such certificate
				or permit revoked.
007.04B
Non-Certificated or Permitted Telecommunications
				company
: A telecommunications company that does not hold a
				Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity or a permit form the Commission
				may be ordered to cease and desist from providing telecommunications services
				in Nebraska intrastate commerce.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 11 - AUTOMATIC DIALING-ANNOUNCING DEVICES RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-11-001 - SCOPE

Current through June 17, 2024
001.01
General
:
These rules and regulations govern the use of automatic
				  dialing-announcing devices as set forth in the Automatic Dialing-Announcing
				  Devices Act.
001.02
Definitions
:
As set forth in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
				  requires
001.02A
Automatic
				Dialing-Announcing Device
: A device which selects and dials
				telephone numbers and automatically plays a recorded message.
001.02B
Commission
:
				The Nebraska Public Service Commission.
001.02C
Emergency
				Purposes
; Any situation affecting the health and safety of a
				consumer.
001.02D
Established Business Relationship
: A prior or existing
				relationship formed by a voluntary two-way communication between a person and a
				residential or business telephone subscriber, with or without an exchange of
				consideration, on the basis of an inquiry, application, purchase, or
				transaction by the subscriber regarding products or services offered by the
				person, which relationship has not been previously terminated by either
				party.
001.02E
Person
: Any individual, firm, organization,
				corporation, company, association, partnership, joint stock association, body
				politic, common carrier, society, legal representative, trustee, receiver,
				assignee, guardian, executor or administrator.
001.02F
Telephone
				Solicitation
: A telephone call or message using an automatic
				dialing-announcing device for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental
				of, or investment in, property, goods, or services, which call or message is
				transmitted to any person. The term shall not include a call or message:
001.02F1 Made to any person with the person's
				prior express invitation or permission;
001.02F2 Made to any person with whom the
				caller has an established business relationship;
001.02F3 Made by a tax-exempt nonprofit
				organization;
001.02F4 Not made for
				commercial purposes;
001.02F5 Made
				for a commercial purpose but which does not include the transmission of
				unsolicited advertisement; or,
001.02F6 Placed by a live operator and a
				prerecorded message is not utilized.
001.02G
Unsolicited
				Advertisement
: Any material advertising the commercial
				availability or quality of any property, goods, or services which is
				transmitted to any person without that person's express invitation or
				permission.
Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Title 291 - NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Chapter 11 - AUTOMATIC DIALING-ANNOUNCING DEVICES RULES AND REGULATIONS › Section 291-11-002 - PERNITS AND REGISTRATIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01
Permit or Registration
				Required
:
No person shall operate or connect any automatic
				  dialing-announcing device for the purpose of making telephone solicitations or
				  unsolicited advertisements on any telephone line unless the person has a
				  current permit from the Commission for the device. Any person using an
				  automatic dialing-announcing device other than for telephone solicitations or
				  unsolicited advertisements shall register the device with the Commission. A
				  separate permit or registration is required for each device connected or
				  operated.
002.02
Application Forms
:
002.02A
Permit
				Applications
: An applicant seeking a permit shall file a written
				application with the Commission and remit a fee of five hundred dollars ($500)
				for each device. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the
				Commission.
002.02B
Registration Applications
: An applicant seeking a
				registration shall file a written application with the Commission, no filing
				fee is required for a registration. The application shall be on a form
				prescribed by the Commission.
002.02C
Review of
				Applications
: Upon review of an application, the Commission shall
				determine if a permit or registration is required.