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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-33 - Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)

Current through July 13, 2024
Each utility serving in Wyoming that files an IRP in another
				  jurisdiction shall file that IRP with the Commission. The Commission may
				  require any utility to file an IRP.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-35 - Arrangements between Electric Utilities and Qualifying Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
All electric utilities shall fully comply with this section;
				  sections 201 and
				  210 of the Public Utilities Regulatory
				  Policies Act of 1978, PL
				  95-617 (PURPA) and Part 292, 18 CFR Ch. I
				  (4-1-13 edition).
(a) Filing of purchase, sale rates and
				contracts.
(i) All regulations, tariffs and
				contracts governing sales and purchases between qualifying facilities and
				utilities shall be filed with the Commission.
(ii) Nothing in these Rules:
(A) Limits any utility and qualifying
				facility from entering into a contract relating to any purchase or sale;
				or
(B) Affects the validity of any
				existing contract between any utility and qualifying facility for any purchase
				or sale.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-36 - Direct Sales

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The direct sale
				of a utility commodity by a person without a certificate of public convenience
				and necessity is prohibited.
(b) A
				direct sale of a utility commodity takes place if a person separately charges
				tenants or other persons for a utility commodity.
(c) This Rule does not apply to:
(i) The provision of utility commodities in
				connection with the leasing or rental of facilities for less than 15 days'
				occupancy; or
(ii) Otherwise exempt
				pursuant to W.S. §
										37-1-101(a)(vi)(H).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-37 - Cooperative Utilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A
				rate-regulated cooperative utility may file an expedited rate change
				application on an emergency basis to maintain minimum cash flow requirements.
(i) The application shall demonstrate that
				cash flow requirements are not being met under current authorized rates. The
				requested revenue increase may be no greater than that necessary to meet its
				minimum cash flow requirements on a normalized basis.
(ii) The application shall, at a minimum,
				include:
(A) Board of Directors' resolution
				authorizing the change in rates;
(B) A copy of RUS Form 7 for the previous
				12-month period;
(C) Comparison of
				existing and proposed rates;
(D)
				Proposed rates and tariff sheets;
(E) Proof of revenue exhibit showing adjusted
				sales;
(F) Proposed
				revenues;
(G) An exhibit
				illustrating the current financial condition, normalizing adjustments, the
				additional revenues anticipated as a result of the proposed rate increase and
				the resulting normalized revenue requirement calculation;
(H) Exhibits which clearly illustrate the
				calculation of applicable financial parameters under both the existing and
				proposed rates and a demonstration of the minimum cash flow requirements;
				and
(J) An exhibit illustrating the
				proposed allocation of rate changes to each customer class.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - ELECTRIC, GAS, WATER AND PIPELINE UTILITIES › Section 3-38 - Low-Carbon Energy Portfolio Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each electric
				utility subject to the provisions of W.S. §
									37-18-102 shall file an initial
				application to establish intermediate standards and requirements by March 31,
				2022. The initial application shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(i) An analysis of carbon capture,
				utilization and storage suitability of a utility's Coal Fired Electric
				Generation Facilities, owned in whole or in part with another utility or
				utilities subject to the provisions of W.S. §
										37-18-102(a),
				that shall include:
(A) A description of the
				potential suitability of each Coal Fired Electric Generation Facility for
				carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies, including space
				requirements for the necessary equipment and other technical considerations
				that would support or limit implementation of any given technology for each
				unit;
(B) The proximity of each
				Coal Fired Electric Generation Facility to known sequestration locations,
				carbon dioxide transport pipelines, and oil fields potentially suitable for
				enhanced oil recovery or any other possible uses of carbon dioxide;
(C) Identification of all relevant
				environmental factors, including potentially applicable pollution control
				requirements, water availability, and a preliminary identification of all
				necessary permits with an estimated timeline for obtaining each
				permit;
(D) An estimate, on a unit
				basis, of the amount of annual electricity generated in megawatt-hours that
				would qualify as dispatchable and reliable low-carbon electricity if carbon
				capture, utilization and storage technology were installed;
(E) A description of the estimated impact, if
				any, on the operation of each unit from the installation of the carbon capture,
				utilization and storage technology identified as appropriate for that
				unit;
(F) The amount of electricity
				generated each year for the past five calendar years and the projected
				generation for the current year and each of the next two subsequent years for
				each unit;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-2 - Quality and Adequacy of Service

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Company
				shall employ prudent management, engineering and maintenance practices,
				including budgeting and prioritizing resources, to assure that sufficient
				equipment and personnel are available to provide safe, adequate and continuous
				telecommunications service.
(b)
				Acceptable standards for the basic elements of telecommunications service,
				which are technically feasible and economically reasonable to provide safe,
				adequate and continuous service, include at a minimum, the following:
(i) The Company shall construct, operate and
				maintain all local access lines used for individual line telecommunications
				service so that the transmission loss does not exceed 8.5 dB measured at a
				frequency within 2% of 1,000 Hz (1,000+/-20). Loss is measured at the interface
				with the Company's network at the customer's network interface device and must
				account for all losses between the central office and the customer's
				premises;
(ii) All local access
				lines shall receive a minimum of 20 milliamperes of line current into an
				assumed station resistance of 430 ohms. Total line resistance, excluding
				station equipment, shall not exceed the basic operational limits of the central
				office. Range extension equipment shall be applied to customer lines which are
				longer than the basic working limits of the central office;
(iii) Local access lines shall be capable of
				transmission of a bandwidth of 2,700 Hz with a frequency range of 300 Hz to
				3,000 Hz;
(iv) Dual tone
				multi-frequency signaling (DTMF), or its functional equivalent, shall be
				supported for all access lines;
(v)
				Single party telecommunications service shall permit the user to have exclusive
				use of a wireline subscriber loop or local access line channel for each call
				placed or, in the case of wireless telecommunications, a dedicated message path
				for the duration of a user's particular transmission; and
(vi) Local access lines shall be capable of
				accessing operator, directory assistance, toll services and emergency (911 and
				E911 where implemented) telecommunications services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-3 - Provision of Service During Emergencies

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Companies shall
				make reasonable provisions to meet emergencies, including the ability to
				reroute traffic around damaged facilities and manage traffic spikes.
(b) For any central office, toll switching
				facility, tandem switching facility or any facility critical to network
				integrity, permanent auxiliary power generation capable of sustaining
				functionality for a minimum of eight hours shall be installed and operable.
				Quarterly functional tests shall be conducted to assure auxiliary power sources
				correctly activate and continue uninterrupted facility operation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-4 - Service Interruptions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Companies shall
				make all reasonable efforts to avoid interruptions of telecommunications
				service and, when interruptions occur, shall re-establish service in a timely
				and safe manner.
(b) Companies
				shall notify the Commission of all planned major telecommunications service
				interruptions, defined per tariff, at least 48 hours in advance, except in
				emergencies. Companies shall make reasonable efforts to provide affected
				customers two business days' notice of a planned service
				interruption.
(c) Local access line
				telecommunications service interruptions affecting public safety or which
				apparently will result in prolonged and serious loss of service to a
				significant number of a Company's customers shall be reported to the Commission
				by contacting, within two hours of onset of the event, the Commission's Service
				Interruption Reporting Telephone number (SIRT). A Company shall follow up any
				incident reported to the SIRT with an email report within 24 hours of the
				initial SIRT notification or as otherwise directed by the Commission. Reports
				to the Commission shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) Location and geographic extent;
(ii) Damage assessment;
(iii) Date and time the telecommunications
				service interruption began;
(iv)
				Number of customers or individuals affected;
(v) Cause;
(vi) Estimated time of telecommunications
				service restoration and basis for estimate;
(vii) Efforts being undertaken to restore
				telecommunications service;
(viii)
				Efforts being undertaken to assist affected individuals;
(ix) Other governmental agencies
				notified;
(x) Contact information
				for reporting individual(s);
(xi)
				If the event is ongoing, the time interval until the Commission will be
				updated; and
(xii) Any other
				information that may be necessary to assess threats or damage.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-5 - Construction and Maintenance Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Construction
				standards.
(i) Companies shall use the
				following safety standards for construction of new facilities:
(A) NESC approved by ANSI, Standard C2;
				and
(B) Current accepted
				engineering standards for the construction of telecommunications
				plant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-6 - Information to Applicants and Customers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Company
				shall provide access to information relating to its telecommunications services
				and prices, accept and process applications for service, explain charges on
				customers' bills, adjust charges made in error and generally provide assistance
				to its customers.
(b) The Company
				shall provide customers the following information:
(i) Price schedules and terms and conditions
				of telecommunications service applicable to the service being
				requested;
(ii) Maps for each local
				exchange area's price zones and boundaries in sufficient size and detail to
				determine customers' mileage and zone charges;
(iii) Information about the availability of
				telecommunications services at customer-specified locations and public
				information concerning plans for major service changes in the area;
				and
(iv) Information pertaining to
				telecommunications services and prices as proposed in pending price schedule
				filings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-7 - Requests for Telecommunications Service

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Company
				shall employ prudent management, engineering, planning and design practices to
				assure that adequate facilities are in place to meet customer requests for
				essential telecommunications service within a reasonable time. All Companies
				shall file or post approved price schedules, standard construction agreements
				or other documents describing the conditions and costs under which
				telecommunications service extensions are available.
(b) Where adequate facilities to and on the
				customer's premises exist, local exchange telecommunications service shall be
				provided 95% of the time within five working days from the customer's
				application date. Companies shall maintain records to demonstrate compliance
				with this section.
(c) Where
				construction is necessary and charges apply, the Company shall provide a
				written good faith cost estimate of the construction charge to the customer
				within 30 days of a request. The estimate shall inform the customer that
				receipt of a signed construction agreement is required before the customer's
				request will be considered an application for telecommunications service. The
				customer shall have no fewer than 30 days to accept and return the signed
				construction agreement. A signed construction agreement and customer payment of
				any required construction advances shall be notice to the Company that the
				customer desires service. The date of receipt by the Company of the signed
				construction agreement, any advance payment and compliance with any other
				advance requirements in the Company's approved price schedules shall be
				considered the application date, unless a later date is mutually agreed upon by
				the customer and the Company.
(d)
				Applicants for local exchange telecommunications service shall be given written
				or verbal notice documenting the expected date of service. The applicant shall
				be notified immediately if the expected date of service changes. The notice
				shall state the reason for the change, the expected date of service and, in
				case of delay, all remedies available to the applicant.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-8 - Held Service Orders

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An application
				to the Company for local exchange telecommunications service shall be
				considered a held service order if not completed within 30 days after the
				application date or a later date mutually agreed upon by the customer and the
				Company.
(b) If the Company can
				reasonably provide initial local exchange telecommunications service without
				major construction and fails to provide it within 30 days of the customer's
				application date, the Company shall provide the customer an alternative form of
				local exchange service or payment for an alternative form of service, at the
				Company's option.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-9 - Customer Deposits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A Company may
				require a deposit to guarantee payment. This deposit shall not be considered
				advance payment of bills, but shall be held as security for payment for
				telecommunications service rendered. The Company may refuse service to an
				applicant or terminate service to a customer for failure to comply with this
				section. Company policies governing deposits shall be applied
				uniformly.
(b) The Company may
				require a customer deposit if:
(i) A prior
				telecommunications service account with the Company remains unpaid and
				undisputed at the time of application for telecommunications service;
(ii) Telecommunications service from the
				Company has been terminated for:
(A)
				Nonpayment of any undisputed delinquent bill;
(B) Failure to reimburse the Company for
				damages due to the customer's negligent or intentional acts; or
(C) Acquisition, diversion or use of service
				without the authorization or knowledge of the Company.
(iii) Information provided upon application
				for telecommunications service is materially false or
				misrepresentative;
(iv) The
				application is for initial telecommunications service with the Company or the
				applicant did not have service with the Company for a period of at least 12
				consecutive months during the past four years;
(v) The applicant or customer is unable to
				pass an objective credit screen;
(vi) The request is for telecommunications
				service at an address where a former customer with an undisputed delinquent
				bill for service still resides or conducts business; or
(vii) The applicant for telecommunications
				service, or the customer, has been brought within the jurisdiction of the
				bankruptcy court or has had a receiver appointed in a state court proceeding,
				within the five-year period immediately preceding the request for
				service.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-10 - Advance Payment for Telecommunications Service, Billing, and Refunds to Customers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A Company may
				require an applicant for telecommunications service to pay, in advance, the
				monthly service charge and fixed charges applicable for the first month of
				service.
(b) All bills shall be
				rendered periodically to customers and shall reflect all call details and other
				factors upon which the bill is based. Each bill shall bear upon its face the
				date of the bill and the latest date on which it may be paid without
				penalty.
(c) Refunds shall be
				provided to customers when:
(i) A customer's
				telephone remains out of service in excess of 48 consecutive hours after report
				thereof by the customer to the Company. The Company shall refund or credit to
				the customer the prorated portion of that month's charges for the period the
				telephone was out of service. Out-of-service credits shall not be available
				when the service interruption is due to conditions identified in section
				2(d) of these
				Rules;
(ii) The amount due to the
				customer is greater than the amount due the Company for telecommunications
				services rendered; or
(iii)
				Telecommunications service is discontinued after payment in advance, either
				upon request of a customer or by the Company for violation of its rules and
				regulations. The Company shall refund to the customer that portion of the
				month's charges for the time the telephone was not used, except where:
(A) Charges for a minimum term of service, as
				provided by the Company's price schedule, are applicable; or
(B) The customer, at the time service is
				discontinued, is indebted to the Company in an amount sufficient to offset the
				amount of refund.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-11 - Discontinuation of Telecommunications Service to Customers and Reconnection After Service Discontinuation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Unless
				otherwise ordered by the Commission, no Company shall terminate service to any
				customer for violating its rules and regulations or for nonpayment of bills for
				service until the Company has given at least seven calendar days' notice to the
				customer.
(b) Notice shall be
				effective when a copy is provided to the customer in person, by telephone after
				customer verification, or received by U.S. mail at the customer's last known
				mailing address. Additional notice may be provided electronically. The notice
				shall contain:
(i) The name of the person
				whose account is delinquent and the service address to be
				discontinued;
(ii) The rule or
				regulation that was violated or the amount of the unpaid delinquent
				bill;
(iii) The effective date of
				the notice and the date on or after which service is to be
				discontinued;
(iv) The Company's
				specific address and phone number for information regarding how to avoid
				service discontinuation; and
(v) A
				statement advising the customer how to contact the Commission if
				discontinuation is disputed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-12 - Complaints

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Informal
				complaints may be resolved at the discretion of the Commission.
(b) Formal complaints to the Commission:
(i) A formal complaint to the Commission
				shall contain:
(A) A clear and concise
				statement of the relevant facts;
(B) Reference to the statutes, rules or
				orders that the complainant alleges have been violated;
(C) The name and contact information of the
				complainant;
(D) The name and
				address of attorneys involved, if any; and
(E) The name of the respondent against which
				the complaint is made and whether a hearing is requested. A formal complaint
				requesting a hearing must be in writing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-13 - Requirements for Commission Designation of ETCs Pursuant to the Annual Certification Guidelines and Standards Set Forth in Part 54 of Title 47 of the CFR

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall review the carrier's application for ETC designation for compliance with
				47
				U.S.C. §§
										214(e)
				and
				254(f).
				The Commission shall determine whether any such designation serves the public
				interest, convenience and necessity. The Commission's public interest analysis
				shall consider the carrier's application; the carrier's response to the
				provisions set forth below; any cost-benefit analysis prepared by the carrier
				relating to customer choice; any advantages of the carrier's service offering;
				and evidence produced at hearing, if any hearing is held. The Commission shall
				consider the fundamental goals of preserving and advancing universal service to
				ensure the availability of quality telecommunications at just, reasonable, and
				affordable rates; and to promote the deployment of advanced telecommunications
				and information services to all regions of the state, including rural and
				high-cost areas.
(b) Each carrier
				seeking designation by the Commission as an ETC throughout a specified service
				area in order to receive "high cost support" as defined at
				47 CFR §
										54.5 shall satisfy the following subsections
except
(b)(xi). Each carrier seeking limited designation by
				the Commission as an ETC throughout a specified service area in order to
				receive Lifeline "low income" support as defined at
				47 CFR §
										54.400
et seq.
shall satisfy
				the following subsections
except
(b)(v) and (viii).
(i) Demonstrate the carrier's technical,
				financial and managerial ability to provide to all customers making a
				reasonable request for service, and to advertise using media of general
				distribution, the following supported services throughout the service area for
				which it is requesting ETC designation:
(A)
				Voice grade access to the public switched network or its functional
				equivalent;
(B) Minutes of use for
				local service provided at no additional charge to end users;
(C) Access to the emergency services provided
				by local government or other public safety organizations, such as 911 and
				enhanced 911 to the extent these systems have been implemented; and
(D) Toll limitation services to qualifying
				low income consumers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-14 - Annual Reporting Requirements for All Previously Designated ETCs Pursuant to the Annual Certification Guidelines and Standards Set Forth in Part 54 of Title 47 of the CFR

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For an ETC
				previously designated by the Commission, or previously designated by the FCC,
				to be certified to receive support for the following calendar year, or to
				retain its ETC designation, each ETC shall submit to the Commission the annual
				reporting information listed below on or before July 15.
(b) Each ETC receiving any "high cost
				support" as defined at
				47 CFR §
										54.5, or any Lifeline "low income support" as
				defined at
				47 CFR §
										54.400
et seq.
, shall file
				an unredacted copy of the federal annual ETC report with supporting
				documentation. To the extent the following requirements are not fully satisfied
				by the report, include additional supplemental information.
(i) Detailed information on a local exchange
				area basis of any outage, as that term is defined in
				47
				CFR §
											4.5, of at least 30 minutes in
				duration for each service area in which an ETC is designated for any facilities
				it owns, operates, leases or otherwise utilizes that potentially affect: at
				least 10% of the end users served in a designated service area; or, a 911
				special facility, as defined in
				47
				CFR §
											4.5(e).
				Specifically, the ETC's annual report must include information detailing:
(A) The date and time of onset of the
				outage;
(B) A brief description of
				the outage and its resolution;
(C)
				The particular services affected;
(D) The geographic areas affected by the
				outage;
(E) Steps taken to prevent
				a similar situation in the future; and
(F) The number of customers
				affected.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-15 - Records and Reports

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each Company
				shall file on or before May 1st of each year an
				annual report for the preceding calendar year in the form prescribed by the
				Commission. All annual reports shall be signed by the officer, manager or agent
				of the Company under whose direction the annual report is prepared.
(b) Companies and CPCN holders shall preserve
				the following records for at least three years after the date of entry of the
				record:
(i) Held service orders.
(A) The Company shall keep records, by local
				exchange area, of each instance of a held service order. The record shall
				indicate the name and address of each applicant for telecommunications service,
				the date of application, the class of service applied for, whether the held
				service is for a first line or an additional line, the reason for the delay,
				the expected date of service and whether a construction agreement was
				executed.
(B) The Company shall
				maintain by local exchange area the total number of held service orders
				categorized by reason for delay and by dates of application without regard to
				the length of time the application has been held or the estimated cost of
				fulfilling the order.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-16 - Notices and Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When required,
				an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall
				include, if applicable:
(i) The name and
				address of the applicant;
(ii) The
				type of plant, property or facility proposed to be constructed or
				acquired;
(iii) A description of
				the facilities proposed to be constructed or acquired, including preliminary
				engineering specifications in sufficient detail to properly describe the
				principal systems and components, and final and complete engineering
				specifications when they become available;
(iv) The rates, if any, proposed to be
				charged for the telecommunications service that will be rendered because of the
				proposed construction or acquisition;
(v) The estimated total cost of the proposed
				construction or acquisition;
(vi)
				The manner by which the proposed construction or acquisition will be
				financed;
(vii) Documentation of
				the financial condition of the applicant;
(viii) The estimated annual operating
				revenues and expenses that are expected to accrue from the proposed
				construction or acquisition, including a comparison of the overall effect on
				the applicant's revenues and expenses; and
(ix) The estimated start and completion dates
				of the proposed construction or date of acquisition.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES › Section 4-17 - Price Schedules

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All price
				schedules shall:
(i) Be accompanied by a cover
				page stating the Company's name and the location of the Company's principal
				office;
(ii) Include a table of
				contents;
(iii) Describe the
				territory the Company serves;
(iv)
				Include the applicable price schedules, showing all prices and charges for the
				various separate classes of telecommunications service and the Company's rules
				and regulations. All prices shall be clearly and explicitly stated in cents or
				dollars and cents per defined unit;
(v) Separately identify each price schedule
				where more than one price schedule is available for various classes of
				telecommunications service;
(vi)
				State the area, city or other district in which the price schedules and charges
				apply;
(vii) Be available for
				public inspection during the regular office hours;
(viii) Identify the P.S.C. Wyo. Number of the
				price schedule. Subsequent price schedules filed shall continue such
				designation in consecutive numerical order. Companies shall file an entire set
				of price schedules that includes prices, rules and regulations, designating a
				subsequent P.S.C. Wyo. Number with each general price increase case. Further
				designation, such as "Original Sheet No. 1," "Original Sheet No. 2," "First
				Revision of Original Sheet No. 1, canceling Original Sheet No. 1" etc., shall
				also be included when applicable. At the bottom of the page shall be shown the
				date of issue, the effective date of each page, the name and title of the
				issuing officer, agent or employee; and
(ix) Include a summary sheet of all
				authorized rates for each class of telecommunications service. The summary
				sheet shall provide references to each detail sheet.
(x) Include an explanation of any symbols,
				reference marks and abbreviations used in the price schedule. The following
				shall be used for the purpose indicated and shall not be used for any other
				purpose:
(A) [C] to denote changed
				regulations;
(B) [D] to denote
				discontinued rate or regulation;
(C) [I] to denote increase to a rate or
				charge;
(D) [M] to denote mater
				relocated without change;
(E) [N]
				to denote new rate or regulation;
(F) [R] to denote reduction to a rate or
				charge;
(G) [S] to denote matter
				reissued without change;
(H) [T] to
				denote a change in test but no change in rate or regulation; and
(I) [Z] to denote a correction.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - WYOMING UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Section 5-1 - Authority, Scope and Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These Rules are
				promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statutes §§
									
										37-15-501 et seq.;
(b) All telecommunications companies which
				provide telecommunications services, and providers of VoIP and internet
				protocol enabled services as defined by Wyoming Statute §
									
										37-15-105, (Companies) are subject to this
				Chapter.
(c) All definitions
				contained within Wyoming Statute §§
									
										37-15-103
				through 105, and Chapter 4 of these Rules apply to Chapter 5. In addition:
(i)
Contributions from the Federal
				Universal Service Fund (FUSF Contributions):
funds received from the
				FUSF as reported to the Commission for high cost support mechanisms that will
				assist customers located in areas with relatively high rates for noncompetitive
				essential local exchange service;
(ii)
Embedded Support Price:
the
				Commission-approved price paid for telecommunications service that includes a
				FUSF credit without explicitly stating the amount of the credit on the
				customer's bill;
(iii)
Essential local exchange service line:
a line providing essential
				local exchange services as defined by Wyoming Statute §
										
											37-15-103(a)(iv);
(iv)
Essential local exchange service
				price:
those prices charged for the provision of essential local
				exchange services as defined by Wyoming Statute §
										
											37-15-103(a)(iv), including
				when bundled with unregulated services;
(v)
Fund:
Wyoming Universal
				Service Fund;
(vi)
Incremental Federal High Cost Support Adjustment:
the difference
				between the amounts of Federal High Cost Support received in the most recent
				calendar year and the amount of Federal High Cost Support in the Embedded
				Support Price;
(vii)
Most
				recent annual filing of unseparated loop costs filed with USAC:
those
				costs found in a company's annual October 1 submittal made by the National
				Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) pursuant to
				47
				CFR §
											54.1307;
(viii)
Most recent annual FUSF
				receipts:
the total of all high cost receipts disbursed to a company
				during the last completed calendar year, including all high cost support
				mechanisms except intercarrier compensation (ICC);
(ix)
Most recent annual local
				revenues:
local revenues as calculated using the statutory $30 imputed
				price benchmark and all subscriber line charge revenue; and
(x)
Non-Embedded Support Price:
the Commission-approved price paid for telecommunications service that includes
				a FUSF credit that is explicitly stated on the customer's bill.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - WYOMING UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Section 5-2 - General Administration of the Fund

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In
				administering the Fund pursuant to Wyoming Statute §
									
										37-15-501 et seq., the Commission may arrange
				for the services of a Fund Manager who shall perform routine collection,
				distribution and other activities related to the Fund, subject to the oversight
				and direction of the Commission. The Fund Manager's compensation and expenses
				directly related to the administration of the Fund shall be incorporated into
				the required Fund contributions and paid from the Fund;
(b) The Fund shall be audited by an
				independent accountant not affiliated with the Fund Manager at least once every
				three years. Expenses related to audits shall be included in the administrative
				cost of the Fund and shall be incorporated in the required contributions and
				paid from the Fund. The independent accountant shall be selected by the
				Commission under all applicable procurement rules. No accountant shall be
				eligible to perform more than three consecutive audits;
(c) No later than October
				1st of each year, the Commission shall issue a
				public report that summarizes the preceding year's activity and includes:
(i) A statement of collected assessments and
				distributions from the Fund;
(ii) A
				record of total cost of Fund administration; and
(iii) Non-confidential audit reports and
				recommendations provided by the independent accountant referenced in subsection
				(b).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - WYOMING UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Section 5-4 - Annual Reports and Record Keeping

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) By February
				15th of each year, all Companies shall provide the
				information required by the Commission to perform the computations necessary
				for collection and distribution of the Fund, along with any petition for
				confidential treatment of submitted data;
(b) Each Company shall report its number of
				essential local exchange service lines and calendar year-end essential local
				exchange service price(s) separately for each distinct geographic area, zone,
				mileage or other customer grouping to which different essential local exchange
				service prices apply;
(i) The price reported
				shall include all standard charges associated with each Company's essential
				local exchange service or each wireless Company's supported wireless service.
				Such charges include: the essential local exchange service price, whether flat
				or measured, zone and mileage charges;
(ii) The price reported shall exclude: bill
				credits related to prior period Fund receipts; federally mandated customer
				service line charges; mandatory extended area service charges; surcharges for
				911; franchise taxes; and other similar charges or taxes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - WYOMING UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Section 5-5 - Determining the Weighted Statewide Average Price and 130% Price Benchmark

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Fund
				Manager shall compute the weighted statewide average essential local exchange
				service price in a consistent manner based on end of calendar year essential
				local exchange service line counts and on prices authorized by Wyoming Statute
				§§
									
										37-15-203 and 204, taking into account the
				customer grouping options used by the Companies described in section
				4(b) of this Chapter. The
				Fund Manager's computation of the weighted statewide average essential local
				exchange service price shall also include the reported prices for supported
				wireless services;
(b) The weighted
				statewide average essential local exchange service price shall be calculated as
				follows:
(i) Multiply the number of essential
				local exchange services lines by the price(s) applicable to each line reported
				pursuant to section
				4(b) to determine the total
				revenue for each Company;
(ii) Add
				all reporting Companies' revenues to determine the statewide total
				revenues;
(iii) Add all reporting
				Companies' essential local exchange service lines to determine the statewide
				total number of service lines;
(iv)
				For those reporting Companies with Embedded Support Prices, determine the total
				embedded Federal High Cost Support as follows:
(A) Multiply each Company's Embedded Support
				Price by the number of its essential local exchange service lines reported in
				section 4(b)
				and multiply by 12 to annualize;
(B) Subtract the total embedded FUSF support
				from the Company's reported FUSF Contributions to determine its Incremental
				Federal High Cost Support Adjustment; and
(C) Add all reporting Companies' annual
				Incremental Federal High Cost Support Adjustments and divide by 12 to determine
				a statewide monthly Incremental Federal High Cost Support Adjustment.
(v) Subtract the statewide monthly
				Incremental Federal High Cost Support Adjustment from the statewide total
				revenues to determine the adjusted statewide total revenues; and
(vi) Divide the adjusted statewide total
				revenues by the statewide total number of essential local exchange service
				lines to determine the weighted statewide average price.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 023 - Public Service Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Public Service Commission Rules › Chapter 5 - WYOMING UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND › Section 5-6 - Distributions from the Fund

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Fund
				Manager shall use the imputed price benchmark of $30 to determine required Fund
				distributions pursuant to Wyoming Statute §
									
										37-15-501(d), unless the
				Commission determines it does not approximate 130% of the weighted statewide
				average essential local exchange service price and that it should be adjusted
				by 10% or more pursuant to Wyoming Statute §
									
										37-15-501(h);
(b) Companies providing non-competitive
				essential local exchange service that elect to receive distributions pursuant
				to Wyoming Statute §
									
										37-15-501(d) shall receive
				funds only to the extent that their essential local exchange service prices or
				supported wireless service price(s), after consideration of FUSF Contributions,
				exceed the $30 imputed price benchmark, or if determined by the Commission, the
				130% price benchmark as calculated above. FUSF Contributions shall be credited
				monthly on a per-line basis. Each Company's incremental FUSF receipts resulting
				from changes in the Company's FUSF Contribution shall also be credited monthly
				to the bills of the customers on a per-line basis. The amount of the credit for
				each of the customers shall be computed and authorized by the Commission in a
				manner consistent with federal receipt of such funds and must be greater than
				zero to qualify for distribution from the Fund;
(c) Monthly total distributions to Companies
				that elect to receive distributions pursuant to Wyoming Statute §
									
										37-15-501(d) shall be
				calculated as follows:
(i) For those
				reporting Companies with Embedded Support Prices:
(A) Divide each Company's Incremental Federal
				High Cost Support Adjustment as calculated in section
				5(b)(iv)(B) by its total
				number of essential local exchange service lines and divide by 12 to determine
				its monthly per-line Incremental Federal High Cost Support
				Adjustment;
(B) Subtract the
				per-line Incremental Federal High Cost Support Adjustment from the net price(s)
				reported in section
				4(b) to determine the total
				per line incremental adjusted net price.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 017 - Radiologic Technologist Examiners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Radiologic Technologist Examiners, Board of › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules and regulations are promulgated by the Wyoming
				  Board of Radiologic Technologist Examiners pursuant to their authority under
				  the Radiologic Technologist Licensing Act, Wyoming Statute
										33-37-101 through
				  33-37-113.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 017 - Radiologic Technologist Examiners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Radiologic Technologist Examiners, Board of › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-2 - Terms Defined by Statute

Current through July 13, 2024
Terms defined in W.S. §
									
										33-37-101
				  through
				  33-37-113
				  shall have the same meaning when used in these regulations unless the context
				  or subject matter clearly requires a different
				  interpretation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 017 - Radiologic Technologist Examiners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Radiologic Technologist Examiners, Board of › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-3 - Terms Defined Herein

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in these regulations, the following terms shall have
				  the meanings set forth unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a
				  different interpretation.
(a) "ARRT"
				means the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
(b) "Body Area" means a specific portion of
				the human anatomy.
(c) "Contrast
				Media" means material intentionally administered to the human body to define
				parts which are not normally visualized radiographically.
(d) "CBRPA" means the Certification Board for
				Radiology Practitioner Assistant.
(e) "DEXA" means Dual Energy X-ray
				Absorptiometry (Bone Densitometry)
(f) "Direct Supervision" means the licensed
				physician must be present on the premises and immediately available to furnish
				assistance and direction throughout the performance of the procedure.
(g) "Fluoroscopic procedures" means
				continuous or real time x-ray imaging.
(h) "JRCERT" means Joint Review Committee on
				Education in Radiologic Technology.
(i) "Limited Scope Examination" means an
				examination administered by ARRT.
(j) "NMTCB" means the Nuclear Medicine
				Technology Certification Board.
(k)
				"Nuclear Medicine" means the specialized use of radioisotopes for diagnostic or
				therapeutic purposes.
(l) "Nuclear
				Medicine Technologist" means an individual, who may or may not be a radiologic
				technologist, with specialized training in the application of ionizing
				radiation and radiopharmaceuticals for therapeutic and/or diagnostic
				purposes.
(m) "Proficiency" means
				performing a given art, skill or branch of learning with expert correctness and
				facility.
(n) "Radiation Therapy"
				means the specialized use of ionizing radiation for therapeutic
				purposes.
(o) "Radiologic
				Technician" means a person who has met minimum requirements for a restricted
				license and works under the direct supervision of a licensed
				practitioner.
(p) "Radiologic
				Technologist" means a person who has met minimum requirements for a general
				license to apply ionizing radiation or radiopharmaceutical agents to humans for
				diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
(q) "Radiologist" means a medical
				practitioner licensed in the State of Wyoming specializing in the practice of
				radiology, nuclear medicine or radiation therapy.
(r) "Special Procedures" means a minimally
				invasive image guided procedure for diagnosis and treatment.
(s) "Technique" means any adjustment of
				radiation producing equipment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 017 - Radiologic Technologist Examiners, Board of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Radiologic Technologist Examiners, Board of › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-4 - Incorporation by Reference

Current through July 13, 2024
The Board hereby incorporates by reference the
				  following:
(a) Each rule and code
				incorporated by reference is further identified as follows:
(i) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspection, Copying, and Producing Public Records,
				adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on
				September 6, 2016, available at
http://rules.wyo.gov
.
(ii) Chapter 2 - Uniform Rules for Contested
				Case Practice and Procedure, adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings
				and effective on July 20, 2017, available at
http://rules.wyo.gov
.
(iii) The American Registry of Radiologic
				Technologists Rules of Ethics as published by ARRT and effective on September
				1, 2021, available at
https://radiology.wyo.gov/
.