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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-25 - Gas Emergency › Section 4901:5-25-02 - General provisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 rules contained in this chapter prescribe requirements to protect priority use.
(B) The institutional and regulatory
			 relationship between jurisdictional utilities and the commission remains
			 intact. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or commission order during
			 an energy emergency, each gas supplier shall comply with all applicable rules
			 and requirements of the commission.
(C) In order to respond to shortages of gas,
			 each gas supplier with tariffs on file with the commission shall file with the
			 commission its curtailment plan that specifies the order of curtailments for
			 all gas sales and transportation service to its consumers, and the
			 interconnections and related capacities with other gas suppliers.
(D) Each
			 curtailment plan shall be filed in the gas supplier's existing tariff filing
			 docket or other docket, as designated by the commission. Each year after the
			 initial filing, each gas supplier shall file, on or before September first, any
			 revisions it is proposing to make to its curtailment plan
			 or a statement that no revisions were made.
(E)
			 In anticipation of an imminent energy emergency, or during a declared energy
			 emergency, each gas supplier shall submit periodic reports regarding its
			 pipeline supply entitlement, pipeline supply draw, amount of gas in storage,
			 storage withdrawal, other interstate deliveries, estimates of Ohio-produced gas
			 deliveries, estimated gas sendout, and other information that may be required
			 by the commission to administer this chapter.
(F) Each gas supplier may disconnect service,
			 through the use of qualified supplier employees or qualified contractors acting
			 on the supplier's behalf, to nonpriority use consumers who fail immediately to
			 disconnect or curtail consumption after notification by the gas supplier
			 pursuant to this chapter.
(G) In
			 anticipation of an imminent energy emergency or during a declared energy
			 emergency, each gas supplier shall  answer commission staff's questions, as well as to update its
			 company's contact information with the commission.
(H) The commission's fuel source advisory
			 council may notify and advise the chairperson of the commission about gas
			 supply problems and shortages and may make recommendations, including the need
			 for the governor to declare an energy emergency and to implement rule
			 4901:5-25-05 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(I) The
			 chairperson of the commission shall notify the governor when, based on the
			 information available to the chairperson, the chairperson believes that either
			 of the following conditions exists:
(1) An
			 energy emergency may exist with regard to the supply of gas.
(2) An energy emergency no longer exists with
			 regard to the supply of gas.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-25 - Gas Emergency › Section 4901:5-25-03 - Enforcement on governor's instruction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No rule shall be implemented
			  in this chapter, other than paragraphs (A) to (E) and (G) to (K)
			 of rule
			 4901:5-25-02 of the
			 Administrative Code and all of rule
			 4901:5-25-04 of the
			 Administrative Code, until the governor, by executive order, during a declared
			 energy emergency, specifically designates by rule number and title which rule
			 or rules are to be implemented and enforced and fixes the date and time after
			 which the named rule or rules shall be implemented or enforced.
(B) Alternatively, the governor may request,
			 under section 4935.03 of the Revised Code,
			 that the commission issue and enforce orders effecting the implementation of
			 this chapter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-25 - Gas Emergency › Section 4901:5-25-04 - Actions in anticipation of an imminent energy emergency

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In anticipation of an imminent energy
			 emergency, the commission may, by order, require that each regulated gas
			 supplier:
(1) Notify its consumers through
			 reports in the news media, electronic notice, or written notice where
			 appropriate, about an imminent shortage of gas or interruption of gas service
			 and request its consumers to reduce their consumption of gas and to implement
			 energy conservation measures. These measures shall include, but are not limited
			 to, the following:
(a) Curtailing outdoor gas
			 lighting, except for essential safety and security purposes.
(b) Reducing gas water heating
			 temperatures.
(c) Reducing space
			 heating temperatures for buildings, factories, and transportation
			 facilities.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-25 - Gas Emergency › Section 4901:5-25-05 - Actions taken upon declaration of energy emergency

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Voluntary
			 curtailment. Upon declaration of an energy emergency by the governor, the
			 following provisions shall be applicable:
(1)
									Each gas supplier
			 included within paragraphs (G)(4) to (G)(6) of rule
			 4901:5-25-01 of the
			 Administrative Code:
(a)
										Shall contact its consumers and alert them to the
			 declaration of an energy emergency and impending shortage of
			 gas.
(b)
										Shall appeal to its consumers to reduce their
			 consumption of gas on a voluntary basis. The appeals shall, where appropriate,
			 include suggestions for achieving such reductions by all gas
			 consumers.
(c)
										May initiate service restrictions, as set forth in rule
			 4901:5-25-06 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(d)
										Shall provide its consumers information regarding
			 actions the gas supplier will take to allocate the available gas supply, the
			 time period(s) these actions will take place, and procedures for how consumers
			 may substantiate a claim for priority use.
(e)
										Shall report to
			 the commission information that the commission determines necessary to manage
			 the energy emergency.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-25 - Gas Emergency › Section 4901:5-25-06 - Service restrictions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 During an energy emergency, each gas supplier, unless otherwise ordered by the
			 commission, may:
(1) Suspend promotional
			 activities to acquire new gas consumers through advertising and mass media,
			 bill inserts or other direct mailings to consumers and telephone calls to
			 obtain or arrange "conversions" to gas space heating or to sell or promote gas
			 appliances. This suspension does not apply to:
(a) Service calls to repair existing gas
			 equipment.
(b) Recommendations and
			 information relating to the replacement of existing gas equipment.
(c) Counseling consumers about heating
			 efficiency and safety measures for existing gas equipment.
(d) Direct contact with existing or potential
			 consumers to promote the installation of dual-fuel equipment.
(e) Responses to consumer-initiated
			 inquiries.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-29 - Heating Oil and Propane Emergency › Section 4901:5-29-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Commission" means the public utilities
			 commission of Ohio.
(B) "Consumer"
			 means a person who consumes heating oil or propane at a specified
			 location.
(C) "Energy emergency"
			 means:
(1) The governor has filed a written
			 declaration of an energy emergency pursuant to section
			 4935.03 of the Revised Code,
			 having found that the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of this state
			 or of one or more counties of this state is so imminently and substantially
			 threatened by an energy shortage with regard to heating oil or propane that
			 immediate action of state government is necessary to prevent loss of life,
			 protect the public health or safety, and prevent unnecessary or avoidable
			 damage to property; and
(2)
			 Such written declaration is in effect and has not been terminated.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-29 - Heating Oil and Propane Emergency › Section 4901:5-29-03 - Enforcement on governor's instruction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No rule shall be implemented
			  in this chapter, other than paragraphs (B) and (I) to (M) of rule
			 4901:5-29-02 of the
			 Administrative Code, until the governor, by executive order, during a declared
			 energy emergency, specifically designates by rule number and title which rule
			 or rules are to be implemented and enforced and fixes the date and time after
			 which the named rule or rules shall be implemented or enforced.
(B) Alternatively, the governor may request,
			 under section 4935.03 of the Revised Code,
			 that the commission issue and enforce orders effecting the implementation of
			 this chapter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-33 - Transportation Fuel Emergency › Section 4901:5-33-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Commission" means the public utilities
			 commission of Ohio.
(B) "Consumer"
			 means a person who consumes transportation fuel.
(C) "Customer" means a person legally
			 responsible to pay for transportation fuel.
(D) "Energy emergency" means:
(1) The governor has filed a written
			 declaration of an energy emergency pursuant to section
			 4935.03 of the Revised Code,
			 having found that the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of this state
			 or of one or more counties of this state is so imminently and substantially
			 threatened by an energy shortage with regard to transportation fuel that
			 immediate action of state government is necessary to prevent loss of life,
			 protect the public health or safety, and prevent unnecessary or avoidable
			 damage to property; and
(2)
			 Such written declaration is in effect and has not been terminated.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-33 - Transportation Fuel Emergency › Section 4901:5-33-03 - Enforcement on governor's instruction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No rule shall be implemented
			  in this chapter, other than paragraphs (A), (C), and (J) to (N)
			 of rule
			 4901:5-33-02 of the
			 Administrative Code, until the governor, by executive order, during a declared
			 energy emergency, specifically designates by rule number and title which rule
			 or rules are to be implemented and enforced and fixes the date and time after
			 which the named rule or rules shall be implemented or enforced.
(B) Alternatively, the governor may request,
			 under section 4935.03 of the Revised Code,
			 that the commission issue and enforce orders effecting the implementation of
			 this chapter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-35 - Application for Assignment Under State Set-Aside System › Section 4901:5-35-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Commission" means the public utilities
			 commission of Ohio.
(B) "Consumer"
			 means a person who consumes heating oil, propane, or transportation
			 fuel.
(C) "Customer" means a person
			 legally responsible to pay for heating oil, propane, or transportation
			 fuel.
(D) "Energy emergency" means:
(1) The governor has filed a written
			 declaration of an energy emergency pursuant to section
			 4935.03 of the Revised Code,
			 having found that the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of this state
			 or of one or more counties of this state is so imminently and substantially
			 threatened by an energy shortage with regard to heating oil, propane, or
			 transportation fuel that immediate action of state government is necessary to
			 prevent loss of life, protect the public health or safety, and prevent
			 unnecessary or avoidable damage to property; and
(2) Such written declaration is in effect and
			 has not been terminated.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-35 - Application for Assignment Under State Set-Aside System › Section 4901:5-35-03 - General procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule establishes the procedures that govern application
				for assignment under the program.
(A)
			 Who may apply.
A secondary supplier seeking an assignment from the program to
				meet an emergency requirement may apply for an assignment under the
				program.
(B) What to file.
Application for assignment from the program shall be by a form
				approved by the commission.
(C) Where to file.
All applications shall be filed with the docketing division of
				the commission.
(D) Notice.
The commission may notify any person that it determines may be
				aggrieved by the assignment, that comments regarding the application will be
				accepted.
(E) Contents.
The commission shall require that an applicant provide
				sufficient information so that it may be determined that the proposed
				allocation satisfies the objectives of section
				4935.03 of the Revised Code. At
				a minimum, such information shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) The identification of any previous
			 assignment order from the program that was issued to the applicant or to any
			 person that controls the applicant or is controlled by the applicant.
(2) A statement that the applicant's primary
			 supplier is unable to supply the applicant's requirements or, if the applicant
			 does not have a primary supplier, a statement that the applicant has contacted
			 two primary suppliers that could supply the allocated product and the
			 identification of those suppliers.
(3) For purposes of Chapter 4901:5-29 of the
			 Administrative Code, a description of the consumers that will be supplied and
			 their emergency requirements.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-37 - Emergency Reporting by Electric Utilities › Section 4901:5-37-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used 
								in this chapter:
(A) "Bulk electric system" means facilities
			 and control systems necessary for operating an interconnected electric energy
			 transmission network, one hundred kilovolts or higher, and any underlying
			 transmission system that could limit or supplement the operation of the higher
			 voltage transmission systems.
(B)
			 "Commission" means the public utilities commission of Ohio.
(C) "Critical situation" means an anticipated
			 or existing shortage in the supply of electric energy, or constraint in the
			 transmission, distribution, or generation of electrical energy, which has
			 adversely affected, or is likely to adversely affect, the operation or
			 reliability of transmission, distribution, or generation facilities.
(D) "Electric distribution utility" has the
			 meaning set forth in division (A) of section
			 4928.01 of the Revised Code.
(E) "Electric entity" means any
			 electric light company, supplier subject to certification under section
			 4928.08 of the Revised Code,
			 electric power utility that is owned by a municipal corporation or not for
			 profit, or electric power producer or marketer, as enumerated in division
			 (A)(3) of section 4935.03 of the Revised Code.
(F) "Essential consumers" means
			 the following consumers of an electric distribution
			 utility:
(1) Hospitals and emergency
			 care facilities, each of which provides medical care and performs in-patient
			 procedures.
(2) Prisons and
			 governmental detention institutions.
(3) Fire and police stations, Ohio national
			 guard facilities, military bases, and federal facilities essential to the
			 national defense.
(4) Any consumer
			 on a medical or life-support system who has provided appropriate documentation
			 to the electric 
									distribution utility that an interruption of
			 service would be immediately life-threatening.
(5) Radio and television stations used to
			 transmit emergency messages and public information broadcasts relating to
			 emergencies.
(6) Water pumping
			 plants essential to the supply of potable water to a community.
(7) Sewage plants essential to the
			 collection, treatment, and disposal of a
			 community's sewage, except lift stations.
(8) Emergency management and response
			 facilities and the countywide "911" system.
(9) Blood banks.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-37 - Emergency Reporting by Electric Utilities › Section 4901:5-37-02 - General provisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 rules in this chapter are intended to result in electric entities:
(1) Preventing emergencies.
(2) Initiating and performing system
			 restoration for any electric service that suffered an outage due to a critical
			 situation.
(3) Preserving and
			 protecting electric services whose operations continued or were restored during
			 a critical situation.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-37 - Emergency Reporting by Electric Utilities › Section 4901:5-37-03 - Reporting to the commission during a critical situation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each electric entity shall promptly
			 report to the commission:
(1) Uncontrolled
			 loss in firm system load for fifteen minutes or more of electric power supply
			 to a firm load of three hundred megawatts or more from a single
			 incident.
(2) Any action to reduce
			 firm customer loads or voltage in order to maintain reliability of the power
			 supply system.
(3) Any appeal for
			 the public to conserve electricity for purposes of maintaining the continuity
			 of the electric power system.
(4)
			 Fuel supply emergencies that could impact electric power system adequacy or
			 reliability.
(5) Any emergency
			 alert issued
			 by an independent system operator or regional transmission organization that
			 relates to or affects an electric entity.
(6) Implementation of any other legally
			 imposed energy emergency alert procedure on behalf of the affected reporting
			 electric entity.
(7) During an
			 emergency, any outage or incident that damages or renders inoperable bulk
			 electric system equipment located in Ohio.
(8) Any action taken pursuant to the rules of
			 this chapter.
Each report shall be made by fax, electronic notification,
				voice mail, personal contact, or other commission-determined means with a
				designated commission representative and shall include a description of the
				situation. The provisions of this paragraph only apply to entities to the
				extent of the commission's statutory authority.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-37 - Emergency Reporting by Electric Utilities › Section 4901:5-37-04 - Sudden or unanticipated critical situation resulting in overloading transmission facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When sudden or unanticipated generation or transmission outages
				cause an overloading of an electric entity's facilities or interconnection
				circuits that operate at a nominal sixty hertz, that electric entity shall
				perform any or all of the following actions, as applicable:
(A) Interrupt service to customers served
			 under interruptible tariffs or contracts.
(B) Interrupt service to firm service
			 customers.
(C) Reduce voltage
			 by not more than five per cent if the
			 transmission system is isolated.
(D) Disconnect the overloaded facility or
			 circuit.
The provisions of this rule do not apply to any municipal or
				cooperative unless the governor has declared an energy emergency under section
				4935.03 of the Revised Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				11/29/2017 and
				11/29/2022
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 4935.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4935.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 09/18/2000, 02/27/2010,
				11/08/2012
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:5 - Division of Forecasting › Chapter 4901:5-37 - Emergency Reporting by Electric Utilities › Section 4901:5-37-05 - Anticipated conditions during a critical situation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When anticipated shortages of electrical energy cannot be
				relieved by automatic reserve sharing and emergency purchases or other sources
				within or outside the interconnected area, each electric entity shall perform
				any or all of the following actions, as applicable:
(A) Interrupt service to customers served
			 under interruptible tariffs or contracts.
(B) Interrupt service to customers with
			 controlled service loads.
(C)
			 Reduce voltage by not more than five per cent on
			 the distribution system.
(D)
			 Request voluntary load reductions of large volume firm customers.
(E) Appeal to the public to conserve
			 electricity.
(F) Initiate manual
			 load shedding of firm customer loads.
(G) Each electric distribution utility shall:
(1) Make reasonable efforts to maintain
			 service to essential consumers.
(2) Select distribution circuits and lines to
			 interrupt service.
The provisions of this rule do not apply to any municipal or
				cooperative unless the governor has declared an energy emergency under section
				4935.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:7 - Public Utilities Nominating Council › Chapter 4901:7-1 - General Provisions › Section 4901:7-1-01 - Meetings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) This chapter is
			 adopted in compliance with, and under the authority of division (B) of section
			  4901.021  and division (F) of
			 section  121.22  of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) All meetings of the
			 nominating council at which official action is taken and deliberation upon
			 official business is conducted shall be opened to the public. For the purpose
			 of this rule, the term "meeting" shall mean any prearranged discussion of the
			 public business of the nominating council by a majority of its members. All
			 resolutions, rules, or formal action of any kind shall be adopted in an open
			 meeting of the nominating council. Consistent with division (C) of section
			  4901.021  of the Revised Code,
			 six members, or their alternates, constitute a quorum.
(C) The nominating council may hold an
			 executive session for the sole purpose of the consideration of a matter
			 contained in division (G) of section
			  121.22  of the Revised Code. Such
			 executive session may be held only at a meeting for which notice has been given
			 in accordance with rule 4901:7-1-03 of  the Administrative Code, and only after a majority of a quorum of the nominating council determines, by a roll call vote, to hold such a session.
(D) Meetings of the nominating council may be
			 recessed for up to three business days.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				02/20/2014 and
				02/20/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 4901.021
Rule
				Amplifies: 4901.021,
				121.22
Prior
				Effective Dates: 6/28/07, 4/9/07
				(Emer.)
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:7 - Public Utilities Nominating Council › Chapter 4901:7-1 - General Provisions › Section 4901:7-1-02 - Types of meetings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A
			 regularly scheduled meeting is one in which members of the nominating council
			 are informed of the meeting at least seven days prior to the start of the
			 meeting.
(B) A special meeting is
			 one in which members are informed less than seven days but more than
			 forty-eight hours prior to the start of the meeting.
(C) An emergency meeting is one in which
			 members are informed less than forty-eight hours prior to the start of the
			 meeting.
(D) The chairperson must
			 call a regularly scheduled meeting upon receipt of a written request for a
			 meeting signed by two or more members of the council.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				02/20/2014 and
				02/20/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 4901.021
Rule
				Amplifies: 4901.021,
				121.22
Prior
				Effective Dates: 6/28/07, 4/9/07
				(Emer.)
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:7 - Public Utilities Nominating Council › Chapter 4901:7-1 - General Provisions › Section 4901:7-1-05 - Notices

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Unless directed otherwise by the chairperson, the
			 coordinator shall cause the publication of the notice, as shown in the appendix
			 to this rule, to appear in the Akron Beacon Journal, the Cincinnati Enquirer,
			 the Plain Dealer (Cleveland), the Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News, the
			 Blade (Toledo), and the Vindicator (Youngstown) once a week for two consecutive
			 weeks, beginning not sooner than December ten nor later than December
			 thirty-one.
(B)
								 The first publication of the notice (appendix A to
			 this rule) shall be made in its entirety and may be made in a preprinted insert
			 in the newspaper. The notice shall contain a statement of the website posting
			 and instructions for accessing the posting. The second publication may be
			 abbreviated if all of the following apply:
(1)
									 The abbreviated
			 notice is at least half the size of the notice in the first
			 publication.
(2)
									 At the same time the abbreviated notice is published,
			 the notice in the first publication is posted in its entirety on the public
			 utilities commission of Ohio's website.
(3)
									 The abbreviated
			 notice contains a statement of the website posting and instructions for
			 accessing the posting.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:7 - Public Utilities Nominating Council › Chapter 4901:7-1 - General Provisions › Section 4901:7-1-06 - Schedule following the death of, resignation of, or termination of service by a commissioner of the public utilities commission

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Following the death of, resignation of, or termination of
				service by a commissioner of the public utilities commission, the nominating
				council coordinator shall consult with the chairperson of the nominating
				council to establish an expedited schedule for soliciting applications and for
				evaluating applicants for the vacated position.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				02/20/2014 and
				02/20/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 4901.021
Rule
				Amplifies: 4901.021
Prior
				Effective Dates: 6/28/07, 4/9/07
				(Emer.)
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:7 - Public Utilities Nominating Council › Chapter 4901:7-1 - General Provisions › Section 4901:7-1-07 - Multiple vacancies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
If multiple vacancies exist or are anticipated on the public
				utilities commission that could result in the lack of a quorum necessary to
				conduct business, the nominating council shall act with the utmost expediency
				to identify the four most fully qualified individuals to accede to the office
				of commissioner for each vacant position and forward their names to the
				governor. The chairperson is empowered to take the necessary actions to enable
				the members of the nominating council to perform their duties. Without limiting
				those who may be considered, the nominating council may consider persons who
				have applied for a commissioner position in the previous five years.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				02/20/2014 and
				02/20/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 4901.021
Rule
				Amplifies: 4901.021
Prior
				Effective Dates: 6/28/07, 4/9/07
				(Emer.)
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4901:7 - Public Utilities Nominating Council › Chapter 4901:7-1 - General Provisions › Section 4901:7-1-08 - Notice of meetings when multiple vacancies exist

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Notwithstanding rule 4901:7-1-03 of  the Administrative Code, when multiple vacancies exist or are anticipated on the public utilities commission that could result in the lack of a quorum necessary to conduct business, notice of meetings of the nominating council shall be deemed sufficient if the notice given substantially complies with the notice requirements of rule 4901:7-1-03 of  the Administrative Code or if the notice complies with the requirements of section 121.22  of the Revised
				Code.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				02/20/2014 and
				02/20/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 4901.021
Rule
				Amplifies: 4901.021
Prior
				Effective Dates: 6/28/07, 4/9/07
				(Emer.)
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-1 - General Provisions › Section 4906-1-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in Chapters 4906-1 to 4906-7 of the Administrative
				Code:
(A) "Accelerated certificate
			 application" means a letter of notification or construction notice filed with
			 the board under the requirements of Chapter 4906-6 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B) "Accepted, complete
			 application" means a standard certificate application which the
			 chairperson or individual designated by the
			 chairperson declares in writing to be accepted and in
			 compliance with the content requirements of section
			 4906.06 of the Revised Code,
			 pursuant to section 4906.07 of the Revised Code and
			 rule 4906-3-06 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(C) "Administrative law
			 judge" means an attorney examiner of the public utilities commission.
(D) "Agricultural district" means any
			 agricultural district established pursuant to Chapter 929. of the Revised
			 Code.
(E) "Applicant" means any
			 person filing an accelerated or standard application under Chapter 4906. of the
			 Revised Code.
(F) "Associated
			 facility" or "associated facilities" is defined as follows:
(1) For a gas pipeline: rights-of way, land,
			 structures, mains, valves, meters, compressors, regulators, tanks, overpressure
			 protection equipment, and other transportation items and equipment used for the
			 transportation of gas from or to a gas pipeline.
(2) For an electric power transmission line:
(a) Where poles or towers support both
			 transmission and distribution conductors, the poles, towers, anchors, guys and
			 rights-of-way shall be classified as associated facilities of the transmission
			 line, while the conductors, crossarms, braces, grounds, tiewires, insulators,
			 etc., shall be classified as associated facilities of transmission lines or
			 distribution lines according to the purposes for which they are used.
(b)
										Transmission voltage switching substations and
			 substations that change line
			 voltage from one transmission voltage to another transmission voltage
			  are considered associated facilities of transmission lines.
			  Those 
										substations that change electricity from
			 transmission voltage to distribution voltage shall be classified as
			 distribution substations, and are not considered associated facilities of
			 transmission lines.
(c)
			 Rights-of-way, land, permanent access roads, structures, breakers, switches,
			 transformers, and other transmission items and equipment used for the
			 transmission of electricity at voltages of one hundred
			  kilovolts or greater shall
			 be classified as associated facilities of transmission
			 lines.
(3) For an
			 electric power generation plant or wind farm: rights-of-way, land, permanent
			 access roads, structures, tanks, distribution lines and substations necessary
			 to interconnect the facility to the electric grid, water lines, pollution
			 control equipment, and other equipment used for the generation of
			 electricity.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-1 - General Provisions › Section 4906-1-02 - Purpose and scope

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 purpose of this chapter is to provide for just, efficient, and inexpensive
			 determination of the issues presented in matters under Chapter 4906. of the
			 Revised Code.
(B) The board may,
			 upon its own motion, or upon an application or
			 motion filed by a party, waive any requirement of this chapter other than a
			 requirement mandated by statute.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-1 - General Provisions › Section 4906-1-03 - Board meetings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All
			 meetings of the board at which official action is taken and deliberation upon
			 official business is conducted shall be open to the public. For the purpose of
			 this rule, the term "meeting" shall mean any prearranged discussion of the
			 public business of the board by a majority of its members. All resolutions,
			 rules, regulations or formal action of any kind shall be adopted in an open
			 meeting of the board.
(B) The
			 chairperson shall cause to be made and preserve such
			 records as are necessary for the adequate and proper documentation of the
			 organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures and essential
			 transactions of the board and for the protection of the legal and financial
			 rights of the state and persons directly affected by the board's activities
			 under Chapter 4906. of the Revised Code.
(C) The minutes of a regular or special
			 meeting of the board shall be promptly recorded and such records shall be open
			 to public inspection. The minutes need only reflect the general subject matter
			 of discussions in executive sessions authorized under division (G) of section
			 121.22 of the Revised
			 Code.
(D) Following a majority vote
			 of its members, the board may hold an executive session only at a regular or
			 special meeting for the sole purpose of the consideration of the matters
			 contained in division (G) of section
			 121.22 of the Revised Code. Such
			 executive session may be held only at a meeting for which notice has been given
			 in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (E) of this rule.
(E) Notice of board meetings
(1) Any person may ascertain the time and
			 place of each regularly scheduled meeting and the time, place and purpose of
			 each special meeting in the following manner:
(a) Writing to the board's principal
			 office.
(b) Calling the board
			 between eight a.m. and five-thirty p.m. except on Saturdays, Sundays, or legal
			 holidays.
(c) Accessing the board's
			 website at
www.opsb.ohio.gov
.
(d) Emailing the board at
			 contactopsb@puco.ohio.gov.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-1 - General Provisions › Section 4906-1-04 - Fees and payments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All duplication fees used to defray the cost of copying
			 documents shall be charged by the board in accordance with applicable
			 provisions of the Revised Code, including section
			 4903.23 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B)
								All application fees shall be determined pursuant to
			 rule 4906-3-12 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(C)
								All payments of application fees may be paid by credit
			 card, debit card, personal check, cashier's check, certified check, money
			 order, wire or electronic funds transfer. Cash payments are not permitted.
			 Payment remittance instructions shall be provided on the invoice and shall be
			 due upon receipt of an invoice unless otherwise indicated. Payment shall
			 contain the identifying case or invoice number for which payment is tendered.
			 Invoices determined uncollectible will be certified to the attorney general of
			 Ohio for further collection actions in accordance with section
			 131.02 of the Revised
			 Code.
(D)
								All payments of forfeitures, compromise forfeitures,
			 and other payments made pursuant to stipulation shall be made in accordance
			 with rule
			 4906-7-03 of the Administrative
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-1 - General Provisions › Section 4906-1-05 - Site visits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Persons proposing, owning or operating major utility facilities
				or economically significant wind farms shall
				allow
								 the board, its representatives
				(including, but not limited to contractors and
				inspectors), or staff to make visits, subject to
				advance notice when reasonably appropriate, to proposed or alternative
				sites or routes of a major utility facility or economically significant wind
				farm or a substantial addition in order to carry out board responsibilities
				pursuant to Chapter 4906. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-2 - Procedure in Cases before the Board › Section 4906-2-01 - Purpose and scope

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) This
			 chapter sets forth the procedural standards which apply to all persons or
			 entities participating in cases before the board.
(B) The board may, upon its own motion, or upon an application or motion
			 filed by a party, waive any requirement of this chapter other than a
			 requirement mandated by statute.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-2 - Procedure in Cases before the Board › Section 4906-2-02 - Filing of pleadings and other documents

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) General provisions
(1) The principal office of the board is
			 located within the office of the public utilities commission of Ohio. The
			 official address of the board is: 180 East Broad street, Columbus, Ohio
			 43215-3793.
(2) Filings for the
			 board shall be addressed to: "Ohio Power Siting Board, Docketing Division, 180
			 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-3797."
(3) The internet address of the docketing
			 division is
http://dis.puc.state.oh.us
.
(4) The docketing division is open from
			 seven-thirty a.m. to five-thirty p.m., Monday through Friday, except on state
			 holidays.
(5) Except as discussed
			 in paragraph (D) of this rule, no document shall be considered filed with the
			 board until it is received and date-stamped by the docketing
			 division.
(6) The board reserves
			 the right to redact any material from a filed document prior to posting the
			 document on the docketing information system if the board finds the material to
			 be confidential personal information, a trade secret, or inappropriate for
			 posting to its website.
(7) A party
			 seeking to consolidate a new case with one or more previously filed cases, or
			 with cases being concurrently filed, shall file a motion to consolidate the
			 cases.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-2 - Procedure in Cases before the Board › Section 4906-2-03 - Form of pleadings and other papers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Except as
			 provided by rule
			 4906-2-04
			 of the Administrative Code, all pleadings or other papers to be filed with the
			 board shall contain a caption or cover sheet setting forth the name of the
			 board, the title of the proceeding, and the nature of the pleading or paper.
			 All pleadings or papers filed subsequently to the original filing or board
			 entry initiating the proceeding shall contain the case name and docket number
			 of the proceeding. Such pleadings or other papers shall also contain the name,
			 address, and telephone number of the person filing the paper, or the name,
			 address, telephone number, and attorney registration number of his or her
			 attorney, if such person is represented by counsel. The party making a filing
			 should include a fax number and/or an email address if the party is willing to
			 accept service of pleadings by fax or email. An attorney or party who is
			 willing to accept service of filed documents by fax shall include the following
			 phrase next to or below its fax number: (willing to accept service by fax). An
			 attorney or party who is willing to accept service of filed documents by email
			 shall include the following phrase next to or below its email address: (willing
			 to accept service by email).
(B)
								 All pleadings or
			 other papers to be filed with the board shall be printed, typewritten, or
			 legibly handwritten on eight and one-half by eleven-inch paper. Widths of the
			 margins shall be no less than one inch. The impression may be printed on both
			 sides of the page, and shall have at least one and a half line spacing, except
			 that quotations in excess of five typewritten lines shall be single spaced and
			 indented. This requirement does not apply to:
(1)
									 Original
			 documents to be offered as exhibits.
(2)
									 Copies of
			 original documents to be offered as exhibits, where compliance with this
			 requirement would be impracticable.
(3)
									 Forms approved
			 or supplied by the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-2 - Procedure in Cases before the Board › Section 4906-2-04 - Form and general content requirements for certificate applications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In addition to
			 the requirements of rule
			 4906-2-03 of the Administrative
			 Code, the following conditions apply to certificate applications:
(1) Each page of the certificate application
			 shall be numbered.
(2) Copies of
			 the standard certificate application shall be submitted in hard-cover,
			 loose-leaf binders labeled with the following information:
(a) Name of applicant.
(b) Name of the proposed facility.
(c) Year of submittal of the certificate
			 application.
(d) Case
			 number.
(3) Each
			 certificate application shall be accompanied by a cover letter containing the
			 following information:
(a) Name and address of
			 the applicant.
(b) Name and
			 location of the proposed facility.
(c) Name and address of the applicant's
			 authorized representative.
(d) An
			 explanation of any information that was presented by the applicant in the
			 preapplication notification letter that has been revised by the applicant since
			 the issuance of the letter.
(e)
			 Notarized statement that the information contained in the certificate
			 application is complete and correct to the best knowledge, information and
			 belief of the applicant.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-2 - Procedure in Cases before the Board › Section 4906-2-06 - Computation of time

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Unless otherwise provided by law or by
				the board:
(A)
								 In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed
			 by the board, the date of the event from which the period of time begins to run
			 shall not be included. Going forward, the last day of the period so computed
			 shall be included, unless it falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in
			 which case the period of time shall run until the end of the next day which is
			 not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Going backwards (e.g., expert
			 testimony shall be filed five days before the start of the hearing), the last
			 day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it falls on a Saturday,
			 Sunday, or holiday, in which case the period of time shall move forward (e.g.,
			 toward the start of the hearing) to a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or
			 legal holiday. Unless otherwise noted, time is measured in calendar, not
			 business days.
(B)
								 If the board office is closed to the public for the
			 entire day that constitutes the last day for doing an act or closes before its
			 usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding
			 day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
Replaces: 4906-1-04
Effective: 12/11/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 11/30/2020
Promulgated Under:
				111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 4906.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4906.03,
				4906.06,
				4906.07,
				4906.08
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/27/76, 6/10/89,
				8/28/98
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4906 - Power Siting Board › Chapter 4906-2 - Procedure in Cases before the Board › Section 4906-2-07 - Continuances and extensions of time

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Except as
			 otherwise provided by law, and notwithstanding any other provision in this
			 chapter, continuances of public hearings and extensions of time to file
			 pleadings or other papers may be granted upon motion of any party for good
			 cause shown, or upon motion of the board or the administrative law
			 judge.
(B)
								 A motion for an extension of time to file a document
			 must be timely filed so as to permit the board or administrative law judge
			 sufficient time to consider the request and to make a ruling prior to the
			 established filing date. If two or more parties have similar documents due the
			 same day and a party intends to seek an extension of the filing date, the
			 moving party must file its motion for an extension sufficiently in advance of
			 the existing filing date so that other parties who might be disadvantaged by
			 submitting their filing prior to the movant submitting its filing will not be
			 disadvantaged. If two or more parties have similar documents due the same day
			 and the motion for an extension is filed fewer than five business days before
			 the document is scheduled to be filed, then the moving party, in addition to
			 regular service of the motion for an extension, must provide a brief summary of
			 the request to all other parties orally, by facsimile transmission, or by
			 electronic message by no later than five-thirty p.m. on the day the motion is
			 filed.
(C)
								 A copy of any written ruling granting or denying a
			 request for a continuance or extension of time shall be served upon all parties
			 to the proceeding.
(D)
								 Nothing in this rule restricts or limits the authority
			 of the administrative law judge to issue oral rulings during public hearings or
			 transcribed prehearing conferences.
Replaces: 4906-7-13
Effective: 12/11/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 11/30/2020
Promulgated Under:
				111.15
Statutory
				Authority: 4906.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4906.03,
				4906.07,
				4906.12,
				4903.22
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/27/76, 6/10/89, 8/28/98, 12/15/03,
				1/25/09