Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 205 - RULES GOVERNING UTILITY RATE APPLICATIONS AND ANNUAL INFORMATIONAL FILINGS OF INVESTOR-OWNED GAS UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-205-10 - General filing instructions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. An applicant
				shall provide a notice of intent to file an application pursuant to
				20VAC5-205-20,
				20VAC5-205-40,
				20VAC5-205-50,
				20VAC5-205-60,
				20VAC5-205-65,
				20VAC5-205-75, and
				20VAC5-205-85 to the State
				Corporation Commission (commission) 60 days prior to the application filing
				date.
B. Applications pursuant to
				20VAC5-205-20,
				20VAC5-205-30,
				20VAC5-205-40,
				20VAC5-205-50,
				20VAC5-205-60,
				20VAC5-205-65,
				20VAC5-205-70,
				20VAC5-205-75, and
				20VAC5-205-85 shall include:
1. The name and post office address of the
				applicant and the name and post office address of the applicant's
				counsel.
2. A full clear statement
				of the facts that the applicant is prepared to prove by competent
				evidence.
3. A statement of details
				of the objectives sought and the legal basis therefore. In addition, the
				application shall reference any open cases or issues that the commission
				directed to be adjudicated in the new proceeding.
4. All direct testimony by which the
				applicant expects to support the objectives sought. Each testimony shall
				include a summary not to exceed one page for applications pursuant to
				20VAC5-205-40,
				20VAC5-205-50,
				20VAC5-205-60,
				20VAC5-205-65,
				20VAC5-205-70,
				20VAC5-205-75, or
				20VAC5-205-85 and not to exceed
				two pages for applications pursuant to
				20VAC5-205-20.
5. Information or documentation conforming to
				the following general instructions:
a. Attach
				a table of contents of the company's application, including exhibits.
b. Each exhibit shall be labeled with the
				name of the applicant and the initials of the sponsoring witness in the upper
				right-hand corner as follows:
Exhibit No. (Leave Blank)
Witness: (Initials)
Statement or
Schedule Number
c. The first page of all exhibits shall
				contain a caption that describes the subject matter of the exhibit.
d. If the accounting and statistical data
				submitted differ from the books of the applicant, then the applicant shall
				include in its filing a reconciliation schedule for each account or subaccount
				that differs, together with an explanation describing the nature of the
				difference.
e. The required
				accounting and statistical data shall include all work papers and other
				information necessary to ensure that the items, statements, and schedules are
				not misleading.
6. An
				itemized summary that demonstrates how the applicant has fulfilled each of the
				filing requirements pursuant to the code section under which the application is
				filed. This summary shall include references and page numbers to each
				supporting item referenced.
7.
				Provide a written narrative describing how the proposals contained in the
				application are consistent with the goals in the Environmental Justice Act (§
										2.2-234 et seq. of the Code of
				Virginia). Provide any documents or workpapers that support the assertions
				contained in the narrative, as applicable. Such documentation may include
				information from any federal, state, regional, or local agency or other source
				related to population, median income, and any other factors that determine
				whether a community impacted by the proposals in the application is an
				"environmental justice community" or "fenceline community," as those terms are
				defined in §
										2.2-234 of the Code of
				Virginia.