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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CUSTOMERS OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS › Section 704.419 - Postponement of termination upon agreement to pay delinquent bill

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the service of a customer is being
			 terminated for nonpayment of a delinquent bill or any installment due on such a
			 bill, the utility may postpone the termination, regardless of whether the
			 customer is qualified to make deferred payments pursuant to NAC 704.413, if the
			 utility determines that the customer is able to pay the amount owed and the
			 customer signs a written agreement to make payment.
2. In determining whether a customer is able
			 to pay the amount owed, the utility shall consider:
(a) The amount owed;
(b) The length of time the bill or
			 installment is past due;
(c) The
			 date the account was established;
(d) The history of payment maintained by the
			 customer with the utility;
(e) The
			 credit history of the customer;
(f)
			 The period for payment;
(g) Any
			 commitment of money made on behalf of the customer by a governmental agency or
			 an organization that assists persons unable to pay their bills, whether or not
			 the money has actually been disbursed;
(h) Whether the customer is elderly or a
			 person with a disability;
(i) Any
			 other extraordinary circumstances of the case; and
(j) Any information presented to the utility
			 by the customer.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CUSTOMERS OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS › Section 704.4195 - Restrictions on termination: Certain delinquent bills; weekends and holidays

Current through June 11, 2024
A utility may not terminate:
1. The service of a customer because of his
			 or her failure to pay a delinquent bill for another class of service.
2. The service of a customer:
(a) On a weekend, a holiday, or on the day
			 before a weekend or a holiday, unless:
(1)
			 Extraordinary circumstances exist; or
(2) The operations of the utility allow it to
			 reestablish service immediately in an emergency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CUSTOMERS OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS › Section 704.4205 - Contesting propriety of termination

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. A customer whose
			 service is terminated or is scheduled to be terminated by a utility may contact
			 the Division to contest the propriety of the termination.
2. A statement of the provisions of
			 subsection 1 must be set forth:
(a) In any
			 notice of termination issued pursuant to NAC 704.4165; or
(b) In a section of each telephone directory
			 issued by a utility. If this method is used, a reference to that section of the
			 directory must be included in the notice of termination.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CUSTOMERS OF CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS › Section 704.421 - Resumption of service

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. A utility shall
			 resume service to a customer:
(a) If he or
			 she has complied with the requirements of the utility set forth in its
			 tariff;
(b) Upon the order of any
			 court of competent jurisdiction or the Commission; or
(c) Immediately upon a determination that
			 failure to resume service would be especially dangerous to the health of the
			 customer or any person who is a permanent resident of the premises where
			 service is being provided.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Interstate Pay-Per-Call Service › Section 704.423 - Adoption by reference of standards of Federal Communications Commission

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Commission hereby adopts by reference:
(a) The interstate pay-per-call standards of
				the Federal Communications Commission,
				47
				C.F.R. §§
											64.1501 to
				64.1515,
				inclusive, and all definitions applicable to those sections; and
(b) Any amendments made to those standards
				and definitions by the Federal Communications Commission.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Intrastate Long-Distance Service › Section 704.424 - Resale of service

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 2 or as otherwise ordered by the Commission,
				no telephone company which provides a customer with intrastate long-distance
				telephone service may prohibit the customer from reselling or sharing that
				service, but the company may require the customer to subscribe to sufficient
				lines to avoid any blockages within the company's system which might adversely
				affect any of its other customers.
2. The provisions of this section do not
				apply to a competitive supplier.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 8-26-83; A 12-19-89; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				  R136-07, 1-30-2008
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Basic Network Service and Business Line Service › Section 704.4244 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of NAC 704.4244 to 704.42478, inclusive, do
				  not apply to a competitive supplier.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Utilities Comm'n by R136-07, eff. 1-30-2008; A by R040-08,
				  9-18-2008
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Basic Network Service and Business Line Service › Section 704.4247 - "Promotional service" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
As used in NAC 704.4244 to 704.42478, inclusive, "promotional
				  service" means a service that is offered by a small-scale provider of last
				  resort to its customers:
1. For a
				limited time only; or
2. At a
				specific price for a limited time only.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 10-25-95; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R136-07,
				  1-30-2008
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Basic Network Service and Business Line Service › Section 704.42472 - Limitations on types of promotional service that may be offered

Current through June 11, 2024
A service may only be offered as a promotional service if it
				  is of a type whose rates, terms, and conditions are subject to the approval of
				  the Commission.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 10-25-95
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Basic Network Service and Business Line Service › Section 704.42474 - Restrictions on offers of promotional service

Current through June
				11, 2024
A promotional service may be offered only to a person who is
				  not a customer of the service and must be offered uniformly to all similarly
				  situated persons within the area in which the provider's rates are averaged.
				  Unless otherwise approved by the Commission, a promotional service may be
				  offered for not more than a 3-month period and may only be offered to the same
				  person or persons once in any 12-month period.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 10-25-95
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Basic Network Service and Business Line Service › Section 704.42476 - Written notice of certain offers of promotional service

Current through June 11, 2024
A small-scale provider of last resort may offer and provide a
				  promotional service whose rates, charges, terms and conditions are not
				  reflected in a filed tariff, upon 1-day written notice to the Commission. The
				  notice must give a general description of the service and indicate the rate or
				  charge.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 10-25-95; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R136-07,
				  1-30-2008
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Basic Network Service and Business Line Service › Section 704.42478 - Application for inclusion of promotional service as tariffed service

Current through June 11, 2024
After offering a promotional service, a small-scale provider
				  of last resort may apply to the Commission for inclusion of the promotional
				  service as a tariffed service. The application to the Commission must contain
				  rate schedules and tariff sheets that comply with the requirements of NAC
				  703.375 to 703.410, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				  Service Comm'n, eff. 10-25-95; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R136-07,
				  1-30-2008
NRS
					 703.025,
					 704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › REGULATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES › Change of Preferred Long Distance Carrier › Section 704.426 - Slamming rules and remedies of Federal Communications Commission: Adoption by reference; administration and enforcement

Current through June
				11, 2024
1. For the
				purposes of this section, the Commission hereby adopts by reference:
(a) The slamming rules and remedies of the
				Federal Communications Commission,
				47
				C.F.R. §§
											64.1100 to
				64.1195,
				inclusive, and all definitions applicable to those sections; and
(b) Any amendments made to those rules and
				remedies and definitions by the Federal Communications Commission.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE › Section 704.450 - Adoption by reference of National Electrical Safety Code

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
1.
			 The Commission hereby adopts by reference the
National Electrical
			 Safety Code
in the form most recently approved by the American
			 National Standards Institute and approved and published by the Institute of
			 Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., unless the Commission gives notice
			 that the most recent publication is not suitable for this State pursuant to
			 subsection 3.
2. The
National Electrical Safety
Code is available for the price of
			 $151 per copy for members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
			 Engineers, Inc., and $185 per copy for nonmembers from Techstreet, 3916
			 Ranchero Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, or at the Internet address
http://www.techstreet.com/ieee
.
3. The Commission will review each revision
			 of the publication adopted by reference pursuant to subsection 1 to determine
			 its suitability for this State. If the Commission determines that the revision
			 is not suitable for this State, it will hold a public hearing to review its
			 determination and give notice of that hearing within 6 months after the date of
			 the publication of the revision. If, after the hearing, the Commission does not
			 revise its determination, the Commission will give notice that the revision is
			 not suitable for this State within 30 days after the hearing. If the Commission
			 does not give such notice, the revision becomes part of the publication adopted
			 by reference pursuant to subsection 1.
2.0, eff. 5-5-82-NAC A
				by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R127-99, 11-12-99§Pub. Service Commission,
				Gen. Order 25 ; A by
				R011-15,
				eff. 10/27/2015
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210,
				  704.215
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › INTRASTATE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS › Section 704.455 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of NAC 704.455 to 704.465 inclusive, apply to
				all persons under the jurisdiction of the Commission who are engaged in the
				intrastate transportation of gas, including liquefied petroleum gas.
Pub. Service Comm'n,
				Gen. Order 17 § 1.2, eff. 12-28-81-NAC A 1-31-91; A by Pub. Utilities
				Comm'n by R047-02, 10-24-2002
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › INTRASTATE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS › Section 704.460 - Adoption by reference of certain federal regulations

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
1.
			 The Commission hereby adopts by reference the regulations contained in 49
			 C.F.R. Parts 191, 192, 193 and 199, in the form most recently published by the
			 United States Government Printing Office, unless the Commission gives notice
			 that the most recent publication is not suitable for this State pursuant to
			 subsection 2. Copies of those parts are available at no charge from the United
			 States Government Printing Office at the Internet address
http://www.gpoaccess.gov
.
2. If any publication adopted by reference
			 pursuant to subsection 1 is revised, the Commission may review the revision to
			 ensure its suitability for this State. If the Commission determines that the
			 revision is not suitable for this State, the Commission will hold a public
			 hearing to review its determination within 6 months after the date of
			 publication of the revision and give notice of that hearing. If, after the
			 hearing, the Commission does not revise its determination, the Commission will
			 give notice within 30 days after the hearing that the revision is not suitable
			 for this State. If the Commission does not give such notice, the revision
			 becomes part of the publication adopted by reference pursuant to subsection
			 1.
Pub. Service Comm'n,
				Gen. Order 17 § 2.0, eff. 12-28-81-NAC A 3-7-86; 12-15-86; 6-29-88;
				12-19-89; 9-7-90; 10-6-93; 9-13-94; 5-23-96; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				R053-98, 6-26-98; R018-00, 4-3-2000; R083-02, 7-15-2002; R030-04, 5-25-2004;
				R085-05, 10-31-2005; R016-06, 6-1-2006; R095-10,
				10-15-2010
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › INTRASTATE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS › Section 704.461 - Adoption by reference of certain standards of National Fire Protection Association

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. The Commission
			 hereby adopts by reference Standard No. 58, NFPA 58: Liquefied Petroleum Gas
			 Code, and Standard No. 59, NFPA 59: Utility LP-Gas Plant Code, in the form most
			 recently published by the National Fire Protection Association, unless the
			 Commission gives notice that the most recent publication is not suitable for
			 this State pursuant to subsection 3.
2. Copies of these standards are available
			 from the National Fire Protection Association, 11 Tracy Drive, Avon,
			 Massachusetts 02322, or at the Internet address
http://catalog.nfpa.org
. The cost
			 of a copy of Standard No. 58 is $58.00, and the cost of a copy of Standard No.
			 59 is $44.50.
3. The Commission
			 will review each revision of the publications adopted by reference pursuant to
			 subsection 1 to determine its suitability for this State. If the Commission
			 determines that the revision is not suitable for this State, it will hold a
			 public hearing to review its determination and give notice of that hearing
			 within 6 months after the date of the publication of the revision. If, after
			 the hearing, the Commission does not revise its determination, the Commission
			 will give notice that the revision is not suitable for this State within 30
			 days after the hearing. If the Commission does not give such notice, the
			 revision becomes part of the publication adopted by reference pursuant to
			 subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 1-31-91; A 5-23-96; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R053-98,
				6-26-98; A by
				R011-15,
				eff. 10/27/2015
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › INTRASTATE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS › Section 704.465 - Certain reports and notifications required to be made concurrently to United States Department of Transportation and Commission

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
Any report or notification made to the United States Department
				of Transportation pursuant to the federal regulations adopted by reference in
				NAC 704.460 must be filed concurrently with the Commission.
Pub. Service Comm'n,
				Gen. Order 17 § 3.0, eff. 12-28-81-NAC A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				R107-07, 12-4-2007; R084-10, 12-16-2010
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.471 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 704.471 to 704.511, inclusive, unless the
				context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 704.473 to
				704.493, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.473 - "Boiler fuel" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Boiler fuel" means natural gas which is used as a fuel for the
				generation of steam or electric power other than by combustion turbines.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.477 - "Capability of using an alternative fuel" defined

Current through
			 June 11, 2024
"Capability of using an alternative fuel" means the capability
				of using an alternative fuel whether or not the facilities which are necessary
				for that use have been installed.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.479 - "Commercial use" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Commercial use" means the use of natural gas by persons,
				institutions, and governmental entities, primarily for the sale of goods or the
				provision of services. The term does not include the manufacture of goods or
				the generation of electric power.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.481 - "Correctional facility" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Correctional facility" means a facility used primarily to
				house, confine, or otherwise limit the activities of persons who have been
				assigned to the facility pursuant to a sentence of a court of law.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.483 - "Firm requirement" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Firm requirement" means a customer's requirement for natural
				gas where the gas is to be provided pursuant to a schedule or contract under
				which:
1. The utility is expressly
			 obligated to deliver specific volumes of gas within a given period;
			 and
2. The parties anticipate no
			 interruption of service but the utility is permitted to interrupt the service
			 in any situation where its ability to supply customers having a higher priority
			 is threatened.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.487 - "Hospital" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Hospital" means a facility primarily used for medical care of
				patients who remain at the facility, but the term does not include an
				outpatient clinic.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.489 - "Industrial use" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Industrial use" means the use of natural gas by persons
				engaged primarily in a process which creates or changes raw or unfinished
				materials into another form or product or which generates electric
				power.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.491 - "Interruptible requirement" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"Interruptible requirement" means a customer's requirement for
				natural gas where the gas is to be provided pursuant to a schedule or contract
				under which:
1. The utility is not
			 expressly obligated to deliver specific volumes within a given period;
			 and
2. The parties anticipate
			 interruption of service and the utility is permitted to interrupt the service
			 on short notice.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.493 - "School" defined

Current through June 11,
			 2024
"School" means a facility used primarily for instruction of
				regularly enrolled students in attendance at the facility. The term does not
				include a facility used for both educational and noneducational activities
				unless the noneducational activities are incidental to the instruction.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.497 - Purpose; applicability

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. The purpose of
			 NAC 704.471 to 704.511, inclusive, is to establish priorities and procedures
			 for curtailment of the distribution of natural gas in Nevada.
2. NAC 704.471 to 704.511, inclusive, apply
			 to all utilities which are under the jurisdiction of the Commission and which
			 distribute natural gas in this State.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.499 - Duty to deliver continuous supply and avoid shortages, interruptions

Current through June 11, 2024
Each utility shall:
1.
			 Exercise reasonable diligence and care to obtain and deliver a continuous and
			 sufficient supply of natural gas to its customers; and
2. To the extent possible, avoid any shortage
			 or interruption in its delivery of natural gas.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.501 - Priorities in curtailment of service

Current through June 11,
			 2024
During periods of reduced availability of natural gas, each
				utility shall supply natural gas to its customers (whether they are being
				served directly or indirectly) in the following order of priorities:
1. First priority (P-1) must be given,
			 without relative priority among the classes, for use in:
(a) Commercial establishments using less than
			 50 Mcf of natural gas on a peak day.
(b) Hospitals, nursing homes, and
			 convalescent homes, but not for the offices of practitioners of the healing
			 arts.
(c) Police and correctional
			 facilities.
(d)
			 Residences.
(e) Sanitary facilities
			 which use natural gas for disposing of refuse or otherwise protecting the
			 health of the community.
(f)
			 Schools.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.503 - Lower level of priority to be fully curtailed before higher level; partial curtailments

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. Before a utility
			 may curtail in full its supply of natural gas to a customer who is entitled to
			 a particular level of priority, the utility must curtail in full its supply to
			 all its customers in lower levels of priority.
2. Any partial curtailment of supply within a
			 priority must be made in proportion to the stated daily requirements for
			 natural gas of each customer entitled to that priority.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.507 - Curtailment in emergencies

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. If a utility
			 determines that an emergency is threatened which would cause an immediate
			 forced termination of service to a major portion of its customers, it may
			 curtail service to any customer, regardless of his or her assigned priority.
			 Any customer who does not comply with the curtailment is subject to termination
			 of service by the utility.
2.
			 During such an emergency the utility shall first make every practicable effort
			 to curtail service to those customers having the capability of using an
			 alternative fuel.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.509 - Distribution of new supply made available by customer

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
If a customer has made available to a utility a new supply of
				natural gas which would not otherwise be available to the utility, it shall
				distribute the new supply as follows:
1. On any day when the utility is having to
			 curtail its distribution of natural gas to customers whose requirements are
			 entitled to the first priority, the utility shall use the new supply to meet
			 those requirements.
2. On any day
			 when the utility is having to curtail its distribution to customers with firm
			 requirements inferior to the first priority, the utility shall maintain the
			 highest level of service to the customer who made available the new supply but
			 only to the extent of the utility's obligation for daily delivery to that
			 customer, as set forth in the applicable agreement between the customer and the
			 utility.
3. On any day when the
			 utility has fulfilled its obligation for daily delivery to the customer who
			 made the new supply available, any additional volumes of gas must be used to
			 augment the utility's base supply.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › CURTAILMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS › Section 704.511 - Information to be furnished to suppliers and obtained from customers

Current through June 11, 2024
Each utility shall:
1.
			 Provide its suppliers the information necessary to carry out NAC 704.471 to
			 704.511, inclusive; and
2. As a
			 condition precedent to the delivery of natural gas to a customer, require from
			 him or her the information that is necessary to determine the customer's
			 priority.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-16-82
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.516 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 704.516 to
				704.528,
				inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, unless the context otherwise
				requires:
1. "Alternative fuel capable
			 customer" means a generating customer, industrial customer or large commercial
			 customer, as defined in
			 NRS
			 704.075, of a natural gas utility who obtains
			 natural gas from the natural gas utility but has the capability of using a fuel
			 other than natural gas.
2. "Bona
			 fide alternative" means an option available to a customer to utilize facilities
			 other than those of the utility that transports natural gas:
(a) Which is economically, physically and
			 operationally feasible and imminent; and
(b) For which the comparable cost to the
			 customer to bypass the system of the utility is less than the utility's
			 otherwise applicable rate to serve that customer over a specified primary
			 contractual period at issue in an application for approval filed with the
			 Commission.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.517 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
NAC
				704.516 to
				704.528,
				inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive apply only to rates for natural gas
				transported for transportation customers or supplied to alternative fuel
				capable customers.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-15-86; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R053-97, 11-14-97;
				A by
				R075-20A,
				eff. 12/22/2021
NRS
				703.025,
				704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.518 - Rates and charges: Schedule; contract for special services; customer subject to schedule or contract; establishment by utility; exemption from certain provisions

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. A utility which
			 transports natural gas may file for approval by the Commission a schedule to be
			 applied to transportation customers served by the utility. The schedule may
			 authorize the utility and a transportation customer to enter into a discounted
			 rate contract. The schedule:
(a) Must set
			 forth the terms and conditions of service including, without limitation, the
			 following terms governing any discounted rate contract between the utility and
			 a transportation customer:
(1) That the
			 utility and transportation customer shall jointly file a discounted rate
			 contract with the Commission at least 60 days prior to the customer taking
			 service from the utility pursuant to the discounted rate contract;
(2) That the discounted rate contract will be
			 limited to an initial term of not more than 10 years and must not include any
			 contract provision that permits the discounted rate contract to be renewed or
			 otherwise extended beyond the initial term without first filing and obtaining
			 Commission approval of a new discounted rate contract pursuant to this section
			 and section 4;
(3) That the
			 discounted rate contract must conform to the rate design and discount terms as
			 specified in the schedule in accordance with paragraphs (b) to (g), inclusive,
			 of this subsection; and
(4) That
			 the discounted rate contract must include a provision that permits the
			 Commission to assess additional charges on the transportation customer at any
			 time during the contract term as determined in an appropriate proceeding before
			 the Commission.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.519 - Schedule of rates and charges: Effective date

Current through June
			 11, 2024
A schedule becomes effective the date specified in the schedule
				except it may not take effect before it is filed with and approved by the
				Commission.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-15-86; A by
				R075-20A,
				eff. 12/22/2021
NRS
				703.025,
				704.075,
				704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.521 - Schedule of rates and charges: Written justification

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
A schedule filed by a utility pursuant to NAC
				704.518
				must include or be accompanied by a written justification for each element
				required by NAC
				704.518.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-15-86; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R053-97, 11-14-97;
				A by
				R075-20A,
				eff. 12/22/2021
NRS
				703.025,
				704.050,
				704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.522 - Procedure for changing level of rate (Repealed)

Current through June
			 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-15-86; A by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by R053-97, 11-14-97;
				R by
				R075-20A,
				eff. 12/22/2021
NRS
				703.025,
				704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.524 - Notification of customers of change in rates and charges

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
A utility supplying natural gas to an alternative fuel capable
				customer or transporting natural gas for a transportation customer shall notify
				each customer covered by a schedule filed pursuant to NAC
				704.518
				or section 5 of this regulation of any change in the rates and charges at least
				1 day before the effective date of the change.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-15-86; A by
				R075-20A,
				eff. 12/22/2021
NRS
				703.025,
				704.075,
				704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.526 - Filing of list identifying schedule and affected customers; notice to customers

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. Before
			 submitting a bill to a customer affected by a schedule, a utility shall file a
			 list with the Commission identifying:
(a) The
			 customers covered by the schedule; and
(b) The schedule applicable to each customer
			 or group of customers.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.527 - Filing copy of lists with Consumer's Advocate

Current through June
			 11, 2024
A copy of any schedule or list filed pursuant to NAC 704.518 or
				704.526 must be filed with the Consumer's Advocate on the same date the
				schedule or list is filed with the Commission.
Added to NAC by Pub.
				Service Comm'n, eff. 12-15-86
NRS
				  703.025,
				  704.075,
				  704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.528 - Violations: Action by Commission

Current through June 11,
			 2024
1. The Regulatory
			 Operations Staff and the Bureau of Consumer Protection may audit any filings
			 with the Commission made by the utility which supplies natural gas or any
			 conduct undertaken by the utility which transports natural gas in accordance
			 with NAC
			 704.516 to 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive. If the Regulatory Operations Staff
			 or the Bureau of Consumer Protection determines that any provision of NAC
			 704.516 to 704.528,
			 inclusive, or sections 2 to 5, inclusive, or a schedule approved by the
			 Commission has been violated, the Regulatory Operations Staff or the Bureau of
			 Consumer Protection may file a complaint with the Commission at any
			 time.
2. An investigation and
			 public hearing to determine whether a utility has violated a provision of NAC
			 704.516 to 704.528,
			 inclusive, or sections 2 to 5, inclusive, or the schedule approved for the
			 utility by the Commission may be ordered by the Commission, either upon its own
			 motion or upon receipt of a complaint. If the Commission finds that any of the
			 provisions of NAC
			 704.516 to 704.528,
			 inclusive, or sections 2 to 5, inclusive, or the schedule approved by the
			 Commission have not been followed, it will:
(a) Notify the utility that the schedule or
			 list is no longer in effect because of its failure to follow the requirements
			 of NAC
			 704.516 to 704.528,
			 inclusive, or sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this regulation or the
			 schedule;
(b) Require the utility
			 to modify the schedule or list to comply with NAC
			 704.516 to 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this regulation or the schedule;
			 or
(c) Take any other appropriate
			 action.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.Sec. 2-5 - NEW

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
The Commission will open a new docket annually to receive
				notice of all filings relating to NAC
				704.516 to
				704.528,
				inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive . Any filings by the utility which
				transports natural gas made pursuant to section 4 or NAC
				704.518
				must be made in a new docket, but the utility shall provide notice in the
				docket opened annually by the Commission pursuant to this
				section.
Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm'n by
				R075-20A,
				eff. 12/22/2021
NRS
				703.025,
				704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.Sec. 3-5 - NEW

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
1.
			 In the docket opened annually by the Commission pursuant to section 2 , a
			 utility which supplies natural gas to an alternative fuel capable customer must
			 file a memorandum at least 30 days prior to the customer taking service from
			 the utility pursuant to a schedule approved by the Commission or before making
			 any changes to rates pursuant to the schedule approved by the Commission. The
			 utility shall simultaneously serve the Regulatory Operations Staff and the
			 Bureau of Consumer Protection with the memorandum filed with the Commission and
			 all supporting documents required by regulation and the schedule approved by
			 the Commission.
2. The Regulatory
			 Operations Staff, Bureau of Consumer Protection or any interested and affected
			 person may, not later than 25 days after the memorandum is filed with the
			 Commission pursuant to subsection 1, file with the Commission a protest
			 alleging that the rates in the memorandum do not comply with NAC
			 704.516 to
			 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, or the schedule approved by the
			 Commission. The Commission will not consider protests that are untimely. A
			 protest must include:
(a) A statement
			 describing the manner in which the memorandum fails to comply with the
			 requirements of NAC
			 704.516 to
			 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, or the schedule;
(b) If applicable, any proposed changes to
			 the memorandum which would bring it into compliance with NAC
			 704.516 to
			 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, and the schedule; and
(c) Any other relevant material to support
			 the protest that the memorandum does not satisfy the requirements of NAC
			 704.516 to
			 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, or the schedule.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.Sec. 4.4 - NEW

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
1.
			 A utility which transports natural gas to a transportation customer and the
			 transportation customer shall jointly file with the Commission an application
			 for approval of any discounted rate contract at least 60 days prior to the
			 transportation customer taking service from the utility pursuant to the
			 discounted rate contract.
2. The
			 utility shall simultaneously serve the Regulatory Operations Staff and the
			 Bureau of Consumer Protection with a copy of the application for approval of
			 the discounted rate contract and all supporting documents required by
			 regulation and the schedule approved by the Commission.
3. The Regulatory Operations Staff, the
			 Bureau of Consumer Protection or any interested and affected person may, not
			 later than 60 days after the application for approval of the discounted rate
			 contract is filed with the Commission, file with the Commission a protest
			 alleging that the contract fails to comply with NAC
			 704.516 to
			 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, or the schedule approved by the
			 Commission. The Commission will not consider protests that are untimely. A
			 protest must include:
(a) A statement
			 describing the manner in which the discounted rate contract fails to comply
			 with the requirements of NAC
			 704.516 to
			 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, or the schedule;
(b) If applicable, any proposed amendments to
			 the discounted rate contract to bring it into compliance with NAC
			 704.516 to
			 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, and the schedule; and
(c) Any other relevant material to support
			 the protest that the discounted rate contract does not satisfy the requirements
			 of NAC
			 704.516 to
			 704.528,
			 inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, or the schedule.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › NATURAL GAS SUPPLIED TO GENERATING, INDUSTRIAL AND LARGE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS › Section 704.Sec. 5.4 - NEW

Current
			 through June 11, 2024
A utility which supplies natural gas may file for approval by
				the Commission a schedule to be applied to alternative fuel capable customers
				served by the utility. The schedule:
1. Must set forth the terms and conditions of
			 service provided to alternative fuel capable customers.
2. May include a standard for setting a
			 discount to the gas cost rate components for the alternative fuel capable
			 customer on less than 30 days' notice and authorize the establishment of
			 different classes of customers or the charging of different rates for customers
			 of the same class.
Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm'n by
				R075-20A,
				eff. 12/22/2021
NRS
				703.025,
				704.075,
				704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Section 704.531 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 704.531 to
				704.537, inclusive, and sections
				2, 3 and 4 of this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Alternative method" means a method used
			 by an operator to determine the margin rates in lieu of filing a general rate
			 application pursuant to
			 NRS
			 704.110.
2. "Captive customers" means customers who:
(a) Purchase liquefied petroleum gas for
			 consumption in this State from an operator who operates a system for the
			 distribution of liquefied petroleum gas to 10 or more users at rates that are
			 regulated by the Commission; and
(b) Do not have an economically feasible and
			 practical alternative for bypassing the system.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Section 704.5315 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of NAC
				704.531 to
				704.537, inclusive, and sections
				2, 3 and 4 apply to each public utility whose rates are subject to the
				jurisdiction of the Commission pursuant to
				NRS
				704.097.
Added to NAC
				by Pub. Service Comm'n by
				R058-17A,
				eff. 12/19/2017;
				Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm'n by
				R031-19A,
				eff. 10/30/2019
NRS
				703.025,
				704.097,
				704.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 704 - Regulation of Public Utilities Generally › SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS › Section 704.532 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity

Current through June
			 11, 2024
1. An operator
			 of a system must apply for and receive a certificate of public convenience and
			 necessity from the Commission to operate the system.
2. In the case of a system in operation
			 before January 31, 1991, the application for a certificate of public
			 convenience and necessity must include:
(a)
			 The name, principal business address, and telephone number of the
			 operator;
(b) The location of the
			 system;
(c) The size and number of
			 liquefied petroleum gas containers serving the system;
(d) The number of services, both active and
			 inactive, connected to each container or group of containers;
(e) The year the system was installed and the
			 date of each subsequent expansion or modification of the system, as closely as
			 is known;
(f) The current number of
			 customers served by the system;
(g)
			 The name and address of the current supplier of bulk liquefied petroleum gas to
			 the system;
(h) The current price
			 charged by the operator for liquefied petroleum gas service, including the
			 price of liquefied petroleum gas delivered per unit volume and the amount of
			 any other charges assessed to a customer;
(i) The current price per unit volume paid by
			 the operator for delivery of bulk liquefied petroleum gas to the
			 system;
(j) The quantity of
			 liquefied petroleum gas currently on hand, as closely as is known;
(k) A copy of any contract entered into with
			 the supplier of bulk liquefied petroleum gas to the system;
(l) A copy of the written explanation of the
			 procedure described in NAC 704.535; and
(m) A copy of the plans and procedures
			 required by the regulations adopted pursuant to NAC 704.460.