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Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-75 - Hazardous liquid pipelinesSafety › REPORTING › Section 480-75-630 - Incident reporting

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(1) Each
				hazardous liquid pipeline company must give telephonic notice to the commission
				within two hours of discovery of an incident involving that company's pipeline,
				such as a release of a hazardous liquid, that results in:
(a) A fatality;
(b) Personal injury requiring
				hospitalization;
(c) Fire or
				explosion not intentionally set by the pipeline company;
(d) Spills of five gallons or more of product
				from the pipeline;
(e) Damage to
				the property of the hazardous liquid pipeline company and others of a combined
				total cost exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars (automobile collisions and
				other equipment accidents not involving hazardous liquid or
				hazardous-liquid-handling equipment need not be reported under this
				rule);
(f) A significant occurrence
				in the judgment of the hazardous liquid pipeline company, even though it does
				not meet the criteria of (a) through (e) of this subsection;
(g) The news media reports the occurrence,
				even though it does not meet the criteria of (a) through (f) of this
				subsection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-75 - Hazardous liquid pipelinesSafety › REPORTING › Section 480-75-640 - Depth-of-cover survey

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For pipelines constructed after April 1, 1970, each pipeline
				  company must conduct a depth-of-cover survey in its pipeline rights of way
				  every five years to ensure the minimum depth-of-cover as required by
				  subsections (1) and (2) of this section has been maintained for the entire
				  pipeline. In areas subject to erosion and subsoiling, the survey must be
				  conducted every three years.
(1)
				Unless specifically exempted in this section, each pipeline company must bury
				all pipe so that it is below the level of cultivation. Except as provided in
				subsection (2) of this section, the pipe must be installed so that the cover
				between the top of the pipe and the ground level, road bed, river bottom, or
				sea bottom, as applicable, complies with the following table:
Location
Cover
(inches)
For normal excavation
Cover
(inches)
For rock excavation
Industrial, commercial, and residential
								areas
36
30
Crossings of inland bodies of water
with a width of at least 100 ft. from high water
								mark to high water mark
48
18
Drainage ditches at public roads and
								railroads
36
36
Deepwater port safety zone
48
24
Any other area
30
18
Note:
Rock excavation is any excavation that requires
								blasting or removal by equivalent means.
(2)
				Cover less than the minimum required by subsection (1) of this section may be
				used if:
(a) It is impracticable for the
				pipeline company to comply with the minimum cover requirements; and
(b) The pipeline company provides additional
				protection equivalent to the minimum required cover.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-75 - Hazardous liquid pipelinesSafety › REPORTING › Section 480-75-650 - Annual reports

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Each pipeline company must file with the commission the
				  following reports no later than June 15 of each year, applicable to the
				  preceding calendar year:
(1) A copy of
				Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) F-7000.1-1
				annual report required by the PHMSA, Office of Pipeline Safety.
(2) A report titled, "Hazardous Liquid Annual
				Report Form" which can be obtained from the Pipeline Safety Section of the
				commission. The annual report must include in detail the following information:
(a) Interstate and intrastate pipeline
				mileage in Washington state; and
(b) A list of reportable and nonreportable
				safety-related conditions as defined in 49 C.F.R. Section 195.55.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-75 - Hazardous liquid pipelinesSafety › REPORTING › Section 480-75-660 - Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies

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(1) Each pipeline
				company must prepare and follow a procedural manual that includes the
				following:
(a) Procedures required in 49
				C.F.R. Section 195.402;
(b)
				Procedures for responding to earthquakes, including a threshold for line
				shutoff, and procedures for integrity monitoring prior to restart;
				and
(c) Procedure for assessing the
				potential for impacts on the pipeline system due to landslides. Pipeline
				companies with facilities located within potential landslide areas must develop
				monitoring and remediation procedures for ensuring that pipeline integrity is
				maintained in these areas.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-75 - Hazardous liquid pipelinesSafety › REPORTING › Section 480-75-999 - Adoption by reference

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In this chapter, the commission adopts by reference all or
				  portions of regulations and standards identified below. They are available for
				  inspection at the commission library. The publications, effective dates,
				  references within this chapter, and availability of the resources are as
				  follows:
(1)
Title 49 Code of
				Federal Regulations,
cited as
				49 C.F.R., Parts
				190.221,
				190.223,
				195,
				196,
				198, and
				199 including all appendices and
				amendments except for 49
				C.F.R. Sections 195.0,
				195.1,
				199.1,
				199.2, and
				196.1 published by the United
				States Government Printing Office.
(a) The
				commission adopts the version in effect on December 31, 2022.
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC
				480-75-100 (Definitions), WAC
				480-75-370 (Design factor
				(
F
) for steel pipe), WAC
				480-75-250 (Civil penalty for
				violation of chapter 81.88 RCW), WAC
				480-75-650 (Annual reports), and
				WAC 480-75-660 (Procedural manual for
				operations, maintenance, and emergencies).
(c) Copies of Title 49 Code of Federal
				Regulations are available from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore,
https://bookstore.gpo.gov/
.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-75 - Hazardous liquid pipelinesSafety › REPORTING › Section 480-75-999 - Adoption by reference

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In this chapter, the commission adopts by reference all or
				  portions of regulations and standards identified below. They are available for
				  inspection at the commission library. The publications, effective dates,
				  references within this chapter, and availability of the resources are as
				  follows:
(1)
Title 49 Code of
				Federal Regulations,
cited as 49 C.F.R., Parts 190.221, 190.223, 195,
				196, 198, and 199 including all appendices and amendments except for  49 C.F.R. Sections 195.0, 195.1, 199.1, 199.2, and 196.1  published by the United States
				Government Printing Office.
(a) The commission
				adopts the version in effect on December 31, 2023.
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC
				480-75-100 (Definitions), WAC 480-75-370 (Design factor (
F
)
				for steel pipe), WAC 480-75-250 (Civil penalty for violation of chapter 81.88
				RCW), WAC 480-75-650 (Annual reports), and WAC 480-75-660 (Procedural manual
				for operations, maintenance, and emergencies).
(c) Copies of Title 49 Code of Federal
				Regulations are available from the U.S. Government Online Bookstore,
https://bookstore.gpo.gov/
.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › I. GENERAL RULES › Section 480-80-010 - Application of rules

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(1) The rules in
				this chapter apply to any public service company that is subject to the
				jurisdiction of the commission as to rates and services under the provisions of
				Title
				80 RCW.
(2) The tariffs and contracts filed by public
				service companies must conform with these rules. If the commission accepts a
				tariff or contract that conflicts with these rules, the acceptance does not
				constitute a waiver of these rules unless the commission specifically approves
				the variation consistent with WAC
				480-80-015 (Exemptions from rules
				in chapter 480-80 WAC). Tariffs or contracts that conflict with these rules
				without approval are superseded by these rules.
(3) Any affected person may ask the
				commission to review the interpretation of these rules by a public service
				company or customer by posing an informal complaint under WAC
				480-07-910 (Informal complaints),
				or by filing a formal complaint under WAC
				480-07-370 (Pleadings --
				General).
(4) No deviation from
				these rules is permitted without written authorization by the commission.
				Violations will be subject to penalties as provided by law.
(5) Any tariff or contract on file and in
				effect or pending on the effective date of these rules is not required to be
				refiled to comply with these rules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.36.010,
					 80.36.110,
					 80.36.320,
					 80.36.330,
					 80.36.333,
					 80.36.338,
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 07-08-027 (Docket
					 UT-060676, General Order R-540), § 480-80-010, filed 3/27/07, effective
					 4/27/07. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-80-010, filed 11/24/03, effective
					 1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-010, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 01-09-002 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-481), § 480-80-010, filed 4/4/01, effective
					 5/5/01. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040. 85-20-003 (Order R-238, Cause No.
					 U-85-44), § 480-80-010, filed 9/19/85; Order R-5, § 480-80-010, filed
					 6/6/69, effective 10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › I. GENERAL RULES › Section 480-80-015 - Exemptions from rules in chapter 480-80 WAC

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(1) The commission may grant an exemption
				from the provisions of any rule in this chapter, if consistent with the public
				interest, the purposes underlying regulation, and applicable
				statutes.
(2) To request a rule
				exemption, a person must file with the commission a written request identifying
				the rule for which an exemption is sought, giving a full explanation of the
				reason for requesting the exemption.
(3) The commission will assign the request a
				docket number, if it does not arise in an existing docket, and will schedule
				the request for consideration at one of its regularly scheduled open meetings
				or, if appropriate under
				chapter
				34.05 RCW, in an
				adjudication. The commission will notify the person requesting the exemption,
				and other affected persons, of the date of the hearing or open meeting when the
				commission will consider the request.
(4) In determining whether to grant the
				request, the commission may consider whether application of the rule would
				impose undue hardship on the petitioner, of a degree or a kind different from
				hardship imposed on other similarly situated persons, and whether the effect of
				applying the rule would be contrary to the purposes of the rule.
(5) The commission will enter an order
				granting or denying the request or setting it for hearing, pursuant to chapter
				480-07 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.36.010,
					 80.36.110,
					 80.36.320,
					 80.36.330,
					 80.36.333,
					 80.36.338,
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 07-08-027 (Docket
					 UT-060676, General Order R-540), § 480-80-015, filed 3/27/07, effective
					 4/27/07. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-80-015, filed 11/24/03, effective
					 1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-015, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › I. GENERAL RULES › Section 480-80-020 - Additional requirements

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(1) These rules
				do not relieve any public service company from any of its duties and
				obligations under the laws of the state of Washington.
(2) The commission retains the authority to
				impose additional or different requirements on any public service company in
				appropriate circumstances, consistent with the requirements of law.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-020, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02; Order R-5, § 480-80-020, filed 6/6/69, effective
					 10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › I. GENERAL RULES › Section 480-80-025 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any
				  person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the
				  application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not
				  affected.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-025, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › I. GENERAL RULES › Section 480-80-030 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout the chapter
				  unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
"Advice number"
means a number assigned by the
				  applicant to a tariff filing or contract filing for internal tracking
				  purposes.
"Banded rate"
means a rate that has a minimum
				  and maximum rate.
"Commission"
means the Washington utilities and
				  transportation commission.
"Competitive telecommunications company"
means a
				  telecommunications company that has been classified as competitive by the
				  commission pursuant to
				  RCW
				  80.36.310.
"Fax"
means the transmittal of electronic
				  signals over telephone lines for conversion into written text.
"Public service company"
means every gas
				  company, electric company, telecommunications company, water company, or
				  irrigation plant that is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission as to
				  rates and service.
"RCW"
means the Revised Code of
				  Washington.
"Tariff"
is a document that sets forth terms and
				  conditions of regulated service, including rates, charges, tolls, rentals,
				  rules, and equipment and facilities, and the manner in which rates and charges
				  are assessed for regulated services provided to customers, and rules and
				  conditions associated with offering service.
"Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number"
means
				  the standard nine-digit sequential number issued by Washington state and used
				  by all state agencies to uniquely identify a business entity. The department of
				  licensing, department of revenue, and secretary of state's office are
				  authorized to issue UBI numbers.
"Utility"
means every public service company
				  that has not been classified as competitive by the commission.
"WAC"
means the Washington Administrative
				  Code.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.36.010,
					 80.36.110,
					 80.36.320,
					 80.36.330,
					 80.36.333,
					 80.36.338,
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 07-08-027 (Docket
					 UT-060676, General Order R-540), § 480-80-030, filed 3/27/07, effective
					 4/27/07. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-030, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040. 85-20-003 (Order R-238, Cause No.
					 U-85-44), § 480-80-030, filed 9/19/85; Order R-5, § 480-80-030, filed
					 6/6/69, effective 10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › I. GENERAL RULES › Section 480-80-031 - Delivery of tariff and contract filings

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(1) The commission records center will accept
				a tariff or contract filing delivered in person, by mail, fax, or electronic
				means. The commission records center will stamp a filing received on Saturdays,
				Sundays, and state holidays, or after 5:00 p.m., Pacific time, as received on
				the next business day.
(2) In
				person or by mail.
(a) In order to be deemed
				received on a given day, the commission records center must receive an original
				and two copies of the filing(s) and a transmittal letter by 5:00 p.m., Pacific
				time.
(b) A filing delivered by
				mail must be free from all charges for postage. The commission records center
				will return any postage-due filing to the sender.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-101 - Tariff requirements

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(1) A utility
				that is required to have a tariff on file with the commission must file and
				maintain its tariff(s) as required in the RCW and WAC.
(2)
(a) A
				utility that provides more than one kind of service, such as gas, electric, or
				water, must file a separate tariff for each service type.
(b) Each tariff must have an official
				designation number, printed as WN U-number. Subsequent tariff designations must
				be sequentially numbered in ascending order.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-102 - Tariff content

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The tariff must include:
(1)
Title page.
The first sheet
				of the tariff must contain the following information:
(a) Tariff number;
(b) The canceled tariff number, when
				applicable;
(c) The types of
				services covered by the tariff;
(d)
				An identification of the territory to which the tariff applies;
(e) Effective date of the sheet;
				and
(f) The complete name, address,
				phone number, unified business identifier (UBI) number, and if available, the
				mail address and web page address of the issuing utility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-103 - Tariff format

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(1)
Tariff
				sheet format.
(a) A utility must
				clearly print or type all tariffs on eight and one-half inch by eleven inch
				paper, with at least one-half inch margins on each side.
(b) The tariff sheet must include a blank
				space at least two inches wide and one and one-half inches high in the upper
				right hand corner of the sheet for commission use.
(c) Tariff sheets filed electronically must
				meet the requirements set forth in the applicable commission
				procedures.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-104 - Transmittal letter

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A utility must submit a transmittal letter with all tariff
				  and contract filings. The transmittal letter must:
(1) Identify all new tariffs or contracts, or
				identify the tariff or contract changes;
(2) Explain in understandable terms why the
				tariff or contract filing is being submitted;
(3) Specify the changes requested in clear
				and concise terms and define any acronyms used;
(4) Refer to the commonly used name of the
				service, the advice number, if known, and the docket number, if
				applicable;
(5) Include the advice
				number if the utility uses consecutively numbered advice letters;
(6) Describe the general effect of, and
				reasons for, tariff or contract filings involving only text changes;
(7) Describe which services are affected, and
				the dollar amount and percentage of increase or decrease if the filing is a
				rate change. If a combination of changes is filed (i.e., increases and
				decreases), each change should be described, as well as the net effect on
				company revenues; and
(8) If the
				utility does not include an authorizing signature on the tariff sheets, include
				a statement certifying that the submitting person has authority to issue tariff
				revisions on behalf of the utility.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-104, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-105 - Tariff filing instructions

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(1)
				A tariff filing must:
(a) Comply with
				statutory notice requirements;
(b)
				Specify the requested effective date of the tariff sheet;
(c) Include an original and two copies of
				each tariff sheet unless it is filed electronically; and
(d) Be accompanied by a transmittal letter as
				set forth in WAC
				480-80-104.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-111 - Substitute tariff filings

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(1) A
				utility may file substitute tariff sheets within a pending tariff filing if:
(a) There is no material change to the terms
				and conditions of service contained in the pending tariff sheet. This
				restriction does not apply to changes made to address commission concerns with
				the filing;
(b) The change does not
				increase the rates contained in the pending tariff sheet; or
(c) The change is to make typographical
				corrections to the pending tariff sheet.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-112 - Banded rate tariff filings

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(1)
Telecommunications companies not classified as competitive.
Telecommunications companies not classified as competitive may file banded rate
				tariffs. The filings must, at a minimum, be accompanied with the following:
(a) A statement supporting the use of a
				banded rate tariff rather than a tariff with fixed rates;
(b) A verifiable cost-of-service study
				supporting the contention that the minimum rate in the banded rate tariff
				covers the cost of the service. Costs will be determined under a long-run
				incremental cost analysis, including, as part of the incremental cost, the
				price charged to other telecommunications companies for any essential function
				used to provide the service, or any other commission-approved cost method;
				and
(c) Information detailing the
				potential effect on revenue of the proposed banded rate tariff range, as well
				as the effect on revenue of the current or proposed rate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-121 - Tariff changes with statutory notice

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(1) The statutory notice periods for tariff
				changes are:
(a) The commission must receive
				tariff changes not less than thirty days in advance of the requested effective
				date as required by
				RCW
				80.28.060 and
				80.36.110(1)(a);
(b) The commission must receive
				telecommunications tariff changes that reduce rates with no offsetting rate
				increases not less than ten days in advance of the requested effective date, as
				required by
				RCW
				80.36.110(2)(a). If a
				company makes a filing pursuant to this subsection, it may not file for an
				increase to any rate, charge, rental, or toll to recover the revenue deficit
				that results from the decrease for a period of one year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-122 - Tariff changes with less than statutory notice

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(1) The commission may allow tariff changes
				to become effective with less than the statutory notice (LSN) period specified
				in WAC 480-80-121(1) 
				when the utility provides good cause. A utility filing for LSN treatment may
				use an LSN form provided by the commission, or may submit a letter that
				includes the following:
(a) Utility
				information:
(i) Name and address of
				utility;
(ii) Telephone number,
				e-mail address, and fax number; and
(iii) Name of contact person for the
				filing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-123 - Tariff changes that do not require statutory notice

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(1) A utility must file with the commission
				tariff changes that do not require statutory notice at least one day before the
				effective date.
(2) The filing must
				include a transmittal letter as set forth in WAC
				480-80-104 (Transmittal
				letter).
(3) Tariff changes that do
				not require statutory notice include:
(a)
				Initial tariffs filed by a newly regulated utility;
(b) A filing for a service not previously
				contained within a regulated utility's existing tariff;
(c) A change to a telecommunications tariff
				not affecting the rates or charges paid by customers;
(d) A change to a tariff, other than a
				telecommunications tariff, that does not affect the public; and
(e) A change in a banded rate when notice to
				customers has been or will be given in accordance with tariff rules applicable
				to the service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-124 - Failure to provide statutory notice

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Except as provided under WAC
				  480-80-122, a tariff filing
				  issued without the required statutory notice to the commission and the public
				  has the same status as if the tariff filing had not been issued. A utility must
				  give full statutory notice on any reissued tariff filing. The commission will
				  promptly notify the utility in writing when a tariff filing is rejected for
				  failure to provide statutory notice, but failure to notify the utility will not
				  affect the status of the tariff filing.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-124, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-126 - Telecommunications promotional offering

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(1)
				Any telecommunications tariff filing that makes a promotional offering becomes
				effective on the later of the effective date stated in the tariff or the date
				it is filed with the commission.
(2) For purposes of this section, a
				promotional offering is a telecommunications tariff that, for a period of up to
				ninety days, waives or reduces charges or conditions of service for existing or
				new subscribers for the purpose of retaining or increasing the number of
				customers who subscribe to or use a service.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160, and
					 34.05.353. 03-22-046 (Docket No.
					 A-030832, General Order No. R-509), § 480-80-126, filed 10/29/03,
					 effective 11/29/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-131 - Withdrawing a tariff filing

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When withdrawing a filing, a utility must submit a letter
				  that includes the following:
(1) The
				name and address of the utility;
(2) Docket number;
(3) Advice number, if applicable;
(4) The name of the contact person for the
				withdrawal;
(5) An explanation of
				why it is requesting the withdrawal; and
(6) A statement certifying that the
				submitting person has authority to withdraw the filing on behalf of the
				utility.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-131, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-132 - Rejecting tariff changes

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The commission will reject any tariff change that reflects
				  retroactive rate treatment. The commission may reject any tariff change that
				  does not comply with commission rules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-132, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-133 - Tariff adoption notice

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(1) A
				utility must file a tariff adoption notice with the commission when either of
				the following changes affects an existing tariff:
(a) Transfer of the operating control or
				ownership; or
(b) Utility name
				change.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-134 - Discontinuing a tariffed service or services

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When discontinuing a service or services, a utility must file
				  to cancel the applicable tariff sheets in the same manner as required by tariff
				  filing instructions set forth in WAC
				  480-80-105. The commission will
				  handle discontinuation filings in the same manner and in accordance with the
				  same provisions governing all other tariff filings.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.180. 02-11-081 (Docket No.
					 U-991301, General Order No. R-498), § 480-80-134, filed 5/14/02, effective
					 6/17/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-141 - Service contract

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(1) A utility may
				use service contracts when its tariff requires certain assurances from the
				customer for a specific service level such as a commitment to a minimum period
				of service.
(2) If the utility
				chooses to use service contracts, the utility must provide the commission with
				samples of the service contracts.
(a) Gas,
				electric, and water companies must provide the commission with samples of all
				service contracts currently in use.
(b) Telecommunications companies not
				classified as competitive must provide the commission with samples of current
				service contracts within five days after a request by the commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-142 - Special contracts for telecommunications companies not classified as competitive

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(1) Contracts
				to be filed. Telecommunications companies not classified as competitive must
				file with the commission:
(a) All contracts
				for retail sale to end-use customers of intrastate telecommunications services
				not classified as competitive that:
(i) State
				rates, charges, prices, terms, or conditions that are not consistent with any
				existing tariff; or
(ii) Provide
				for telecommunications services not specifically addressed in the existing
				tariffs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-80 - Utilities general-Tariffs and contracts › II. TARIFFS AND CONTRACTS: UTILITIES › Section 480-80-143 - Special contracts for gas, electric, and water companies

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(1) Contracts to be
				filed. Gas, electric, and water companies must file with the commission all
				contracts for the retail sale of regulated utility services to end-use
				customers that:
(a) State charges or
				conditions that do not conform to the company's existing tariff; or
(b) Provide for utility services not
				specifically addressed in the gas, electric, or water company's existing
				tariffs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-85 - Electric and natural gas cost of service › Section 480-85-010 - Purpose

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(1) The purpose of
			 these rules is to establish minimum filing requirements for any cost of service
			 study filed with the commission. These rules are designed to streamline,
			 improve, and promote efficiency in analyzing rate cases, clarity of
			 presentation, and ease of understanding. The minimum filing requirements will
			 allow for comparisons of cost of service studies.
(2) The cost of service study is one factor
			 among many the commission considers when determining rate spread and rate
			 design. The commission may also consider, as appropriate, such factors as
			 fairness, perceptions of equity, economic conditions in the service territory,
			 gradualism, and rate stability.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-85 - Electric and natural gas cost of service › Section 480-85-030 - Definitions

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(1) "Allocation
			 factor" means a mathematical expression of the specific cost relationship among
			 revenue requirement and customer classes.
(2) "Common function" means costs that can be
			 func-tionalized to both electric and natural gas operations.
(3) "Cost of service study" means a study
			 that identifies and calculates, using regulatory accounting rules and
			 principles, the extent to which customers in various customer classes cause
			 costs to a utility. This study correlates a utility's costs and revenues with
			 the service provided to customers in each customer class.
(4) "Electric distribution system peak" means
			 the maximum load of the Washington portion of a utility's distribution system
			 within an identified time frame.
(5) "Load study" means a statistical analysis
			 of load data collected from sampled customers to estimate the load profiles of
			 customer classes over a minimum twelve-month period. Load profile estimates of
			 customer classes shall be hourly (or subhourly) for electric, and daily for
			 natural gas. A load forecast or load projection model is not a substitute for a
			 load study.
(6) "Parity ratio"
			 means a customer class's revenue-to-cost ratio divided by the system's
			 revenue-to-cost ratio. This ratio shall only be presented to the commission as
			 either a percentage or a decimal.
(7) "Revenue-to-cost ratio" means revenue at
			 current rates divided by the revenue requirement. This ratio shall only be
			 presented to the commission as either a percentage or a decimal.
(8) "Special contract" means a negotiated
			 service agreement between a utility and a customer approved pursuant to WAC
			 480-80-143.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-85 - Electric and natural gas cost of service › Section 480-85-040 - Minimum filing requirements

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(1) All
			 cost of service study results must be filed in the following forms, available
			 from the commission: Electric cost of service template; and, gas cost of
			 service template. In addition, the following must be provided contemporaneously
			 with all cost of service studies:
(a)
			 Supporting testimony. All cost of service studies must be filed with supporting
			 testimony and exhibits. If supporting testimony or exhibits reference, discuss,
			 or specifically rely on data, models, calculations, or associated information
			 found only in the supporting work papers, the supporting testimony or exhibit
			 must cite to the work papers.
(b)
			 Supporting work papers. In addition to complying with WAC
			 480-07-140(6)(a)(ii),
			 all supporting models, calculations, data, and associated information must be
			 provided to the parties in a manner that allows for the verification and
			 modification of all of the model's inputs and assumptions. This includes:
(i) All models must be fully functional,
			 which requires, at a minimum, that cells are linked where possible and all
			 formulas are calculable. Wherever practical, all associated calculations
			 necessary to support the results of the study must be consolidated in the same
			 electronic workbook file.
(ii) Any
			 macros in a model must be explained in a narrative. The narrative must also
			 identify where each macro is found in the model.
(iii) Each electronic cost of service
			 workbook must have an index identifying links to any external
			 spreadsheet.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-85 - Electric and natural gas cost of service › Section 480-85-050 - Cost of service study inputs

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(1)
			 The rate schedule usage data for any cost of service study must come from the
			 best available source: Advanced metering technology, including advanced
			 metering infrastructure (AMI) and advanced meter reading (AMR); or, a load
			 study.
(a) For utilities with AMI, the use of
			 data from a load study must be explicitly justified.
(b) For utilities with AMR, data from AMR may
			 be used if granularity of the data meets or exceeds hourly for electric and
			 daily for natural gas. For utilities with AMR with the data granularity
			 required by this subsection, the use of data from a load study must be
			 explicitly justified.
(c) For
			 utilities with other advanced metering technology, data from that metering
			 technology may be used if granularity of the data meets or exceeds hourly for
			 electric and daily for natural gas. For utilities with other advanced metering
			 technology with the data granularity required by this subsection, the use of
			 data from a load study must be explicitly justified.
(d) For utilities that do not have advanced
			 metering technology described in subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section, a
			 load study must be used. Data from special contracts may be used in a load
			 study.
(e) Street lighting
			 schedules may be estimated and, if so, the estimation method must be explicitly
			 presented in testimony and exhibits.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-85 - Electric and natural gas cost of service › Section 480-85-060 - Cost of service methodology

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(1)
			 A cost of service study filed with the commission must be calculated using an
			 embedded cost method.
(a) Electric studies
			 shall use the FERC accounts outlined in Table 1 in subsection (3) of this
			 section to functionalize the cost of service. Costs shall be directly
			 functionalized where information is available. Functionalized costs will be
			 classified and allocated by the methods outlined in Table 2 in subsection (3)
			 of this section.
(b) Natural gas
			 studies shall use the FERC accounts outlined in Table 3 in subsection (3) of
			 this section to functionalize the cost of service. Costs shall be directly
			 functionalized where information is available. Functionalized costs will be
			 classified and allocated by the methods outlined in Table 4 in subsection (3)
			 of this section.
(c) FERC accounts
			 not included in Table 1 or Table 3 in subsection (3) of this section but
			 identified in a cost of service study must be accompanied by a rationale for
			 the functional method chosen in the supporting testimony.
(d) If an allocation method in Table 2 or
			 Table 4 in subsection (3) of this section requires direct assignment, any
			 similar remaining costs in the account may not be allocated to the classes
			 included in the direct assignment; except in circumstances where that class
			 derives a direct benefit from the nondirect assigned costs. If a particular
			 account contains several cost items, of which only certain items in the FERC
			 account are directly assigned, the cost items that are not directly assigned
			 will be allocated as appropriate.
(e) The abbreviations for the functionalized
			 costs are:
"Comm" is an abbreviation meaning the common function;
"Cust" is an abbreviation meaning the customer
				function;
"Dist" is an abbreviation meaning the distribution
				function;
"Gen" is an abbreviation meaning the generation function, for
				electric;
"Prod" is an abbreviation meaning the production function, for
				natural gas;
"Stor" is an abbreviation meaning the storage function, for
				natural gas; and
"Tran" is an abbreviation meaning the transmission
				function.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-85 - Electric and natural gas cost of service › Section 480-85-070 - Exemptions from rules in chapter 480-85 WAC

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The commission may grant an exemption from the provisions of
				any rule in this chapter in the same manner and consistent with the standards
				and according to the procedures set forth in WAC
				480-07-110
				(exceptions from and modifications to the rules in this chapter; special
				rules).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-90-001 - Purpose

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The legislature has declared that operating as a gas utility
				  in the state of Washington is a business affected with the public interest and
				  that such utilities should be regulated. The purpose of these rules is to
				  administer and enforce
				  chapter
				  80.28 RCW by establishing
				  rules of general applicability and requirements for:
Consumer protection;
Financial records and reporting;
Gas standards and metering.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-003 (Docket No.
					 UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-001, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-90-003 - Application of rules

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(1) The rules in
				this chapter apply to any gas utility that is subject to the jurisdiction of
				the commission under
				RCW
				80.04.010 and
				chapter
				80.28 RCW. These rules
				also include various requirements of the utility's customers and
				applicants.
(2) The tariff
				provisions filed by utilities must conform with these rules. If the commission
				accepts a tariff that conflicts with these rules, the acceptance does not
				constitute a waiver of these rules unless the commission specifically approves
				the variation consistent with WAC
				480-90-008, Exemption from rules
				in chapter 480-90 WAC. Tariffs that conflict with these rules without approval
				are superseded by these rules.
(3)
				Any affected person may ask the commission to review the interpretation of
				these rules by a utility or customer by posing an informal complaint under WAC
				480-07-910, Informal complaints,
				or by filing a formal complaint under WAC
				480-07-370, Pleadings and briefs
				-- Application for authority -- Protests.
(4) No deviation from these rules is
				permitted without written authorization by the commission. Violations will be
				subject to penalties as provided by law.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-90-003, filed 11/24/03, effective
					 1/1/04; 01-11-003 (Docket No. UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), §
					 480-90-003, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-90-008 - Exemptions from rules in chapter 480-90 WAC

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The commission may grant an exemption from the provisions of
				  any rule in this chapter in the same manner and consistent with the standards
				  and according to the procedures set forth in WAC
				  480-07-110 (Exceptions from and
				  modifications to the rules in this chapter; special rules).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-90-008, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-90-008, filed 11/24/03, effective
					 1/1/04; 01-11-003 (Docket No. UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), §
					 480-90-008, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-90-013 - Additional requirements

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(1) These rules
				do not relieve any gas utility from any of its duties and obligations under the
				laws of the state of Washington.
(2) The commission retains the authority to
				impose additional or different requirements on any gas utility in appropriate
				circumstances, consistent with the requirements of law.
Statutory Authority: RCW 80.10.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-003 (Docket No.
					 UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-013, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.