Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 38 - PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION › Chapter 38.5 - UTILITY DIVISION › Subchapter 38.5.70 - Natural Gas Utility Restructuring Provider Conduct, Supplier Licensing, Universal System Benefits Program › Rule 38.5.7010 - GAS SUPPLIERS - APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				application to the commission for a natural gas supplier license shall include
				the following provisions, complete and in detail (except as provided in (5)) :
(a) the business name of the
				applicant;
(b) the street address
				and the mailing address of the applicant;
(c) the telephone number of the
				applicant;
(d) a description of the
				applicant's business organization (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership,
				corporation), including a diagram of organization, an identification of the
				state in which organized, and a statement as to whether the applicant owns or
				operates gas distribution, transmission, or storage facilities, where those
				facilities are located, and whether those facilities are open and accessible on
				a nondiscriminatory basis to all gas suppliers, a list of the applicant's
				affiliates, a description of each affiliate's business activities and purposes,
				a statement as to whether any affiliate owns or operates gas distribution,
				transmission, or storage facilities, and an explanation of where those
				facilities are located and whether the facilities are open and accessible on a
				nondiscriminatory basis to all gas suppliers;
(e) the name, address, and telephone number
				of the supplier representative to be contacted regarding the
				application;
(f) the name, address,
				and toll-free telephone number of the supplier representative or office that
				may be contacted by consumers in regard to supply;
(g) the name, mailing address, street
				address, and telephone number of the applicant's agent for service of process
				in Montana, if required by law to designate such agent;
(h) information demonstrating the gas supply
				offered or to be offered by the applicant will be provided as
				offered;
(i) information
				demonstrating the gas supply offered or to be offered by the applicant will be
				adequate in terms of quality, safety, and reliability;
(j) information demonstrating the applicant's
				financial integrity as a gas supplier, including a current and detailed balance
				sheet, income and profit and loss statement, statement of cash flows, and the
				most recent of the applicant's annual reports to owners (e.g., stockholders)
				;
(k) information demonstrating
				adequate firm deliverability (including supply, pipeline capacity, and
				interconnection agreements) to meet load requirements;
(l) a brief description of all federal and
				state judicial and administrative actions pending against the applicant
				(including on appeal) in which judgment is sought in an amount of 10 percent or
				more of the applicant's net worth; and
(m) identification of all federal and state
				judicial and administrative actions, if any, whether pending at the time of
				application (including on appeal) or concluded within 5 years prior to the time
				of application, which involve the applicant's authority to supply, market, and
				broker natural gas.