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Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part III - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Subpart B - Financial Transaction Reporting Requirements › Section 480-90-245 - Affiliated interests - Contracts or arrangements

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Prior to the effective date of any contract or arrangement
					 described in
					 RCW
					 80.16.020, each gas utility must file a
					 verified copy or a verified summary, if unwritten, of contracts or
					 arrangements, except for transactions provided at tariff rates, with any
					 affiliated interest. Prior to the effective date of any modification or
					 amendment, the utility must file verified copies of the modifications or
					 amendments to the contracts or arrangements. If the contract or arrangement is
					 unwritten, the utility must file a verified summary of any modification or
					 amendment. The commission may institute an investigation and disapprove the
					 contract or arrangement if the commission finds the utility has failed to prove
					 that it is reasonable and consistent with the public
					 interest.
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), § 480-90-245, filed
						2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part III - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Subpart B - Financial Transaction Reporting Requirements › Section 480-90-248 - Transfers of property

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Before selling, leasing, or assigning any of its property
					 or facilities which are necessary or useful in the performance of its duties to
					 the public, or before acquiring property or facilities of another public
					 utility, a gas utility must obtain from the commission an order authorizing
					 such transaction in accordance with chapter 80.12 RCW (Transfers of property)
					 and chapter 480-143 WAC (Commission general -- Transfers of
					 property).
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						80.01.040,
						80.04.160, and
						81.04.160. 05-17-026 (Docket No.
						A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-522), § 480-90-248, filed
						8/5/05, effective 9/5/05. 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), § 480-90-248, filed
						2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part III - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Subpart C - Annual Reporting Requirements › Section 480-90-257 - Commission basis report

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(1) Commission
				  basis reports are due within four months of the end of a utility's fiscal
				  year.
(2) The intent of the
				  commission basis report is to depict the gas operations of a gas utility under
				  normal temperature and power supply conditions during the reporting period. The
				  commission basis report must include:
(a)
				  Booked results of gas operations and rate base, and all the necessary
				  adjustments as accepted by the commission in the utility's most recent general
				  rate case or subsequent orders;
(b)
				  Results of operations adjusted for any material out-of-period, nonoperating,
				  nonrecurring, and extraordinary items or any other item that materially
				  distorts reporting period earnings and rate base; and
(c) Booked revenues and power supply expenses
				  adjusted to reflect operations under normal temperature and power supply
				  conditions before the achieved return on rate base is calculated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part III - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Subpart C - Annual Reporting Requirements › Section 480-90-262 - Securities report

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Each gas utility that has issued securities must file with
					 the commission an annual securities transaction report. The report is due five
					 months from the end of the utility's reporting period, whether a fiscal or
					 calendar year. At a minimum, the report must contain:
(1) A schedule of the securities issued
				  during the reporting period including a detailed description of the final
				  agreements;
(2) A description of
				  the use of proceeds stating the amounts used for each purpose allowed by
				  RCW
				  80.08.030;
(3) The level of expenses for each of the
				  securities transactions for the reporting period;
(4) A schedule of securities retired,
				  refunded, repurchased, or otherwise removed from the utility's capitalization;
				  and
(5) A schedule of securities
				  scheduled to mature in the fiscal or calendar year following the reporting
				  period.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						80.01.040,
						80.04.160, and
						81.04.160. 05-17-026 (Docket No.
						A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-522), § 480-90-262, filed
						8/5/05, effective 9/5/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part III - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Subpart C - Annual Reporting Requirements › Section 480-90-264 - Affiliated interest and subsidiary transactions report

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(1) Each gas utility must file an annual
				  report summarizing all transactions, except transactions provided at tariff
				  rates, that occurred between the utility and its affiliated interests, and the
				  utility and its subsidiaries. The report is due one hundred twenty days from
				  the end of the utility's fiscal or calendar year (reporting period). The report
				  must include a corporate organization chart of the utility and its affiliated
				  interests and subsidiaries.
(2)
				  When total transactions with an affiliated interest or a subsidiary are less
				  than one hundred thousand dollars for the reporting period, the utility must
				  provide the name of the affiliated interest or subsidiary participating in the
				  transactions and the total dollar amounts of the transactions. When total
				  transactions with an affiliated interest or subsidiary equal or exceed one
				  hundred thousand dollars for the reporting period, the utility must provide:
(a) A balance sheet and income statement for
				  such affiliated interest;
(b) A
				  description of the products or services provided to or from the utility and
				  each such affiliated interest or subsidiary;
(c) A description of the pricing basis or
				  costing method, and procedures for allocating costs for such products or
				  services, and the amount and accounts charged during the year;
(d) A description of the terms of any loans
				  between the utility and each such affiliated interest or subsidiary and a
				  listing of the year-end loan amounts and maximum loan amounts outstanding
				  during the year;
(e) A description
				  of the terms and total amount of any obligation or liability assumed by the
				  utility for each such affiliated interest or subsidiary;
(f) A description of the activities of each
				  such affiliated interest or subsidiary with which the utility has transactions;
				  and
(g) A list of all common
				  officers and directors between the gas utility and each such affiliated
				  interest or subsidiary, along with their titles in each organization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part III - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Subpart C - Annual Reporting Requirements › Section 480-90-268 - Essential utilities services contracts report

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(1) When the annual value to a vendor exceeds
				  one and one-half percent of total company sales to ultimate customers as
				  reported in the utility's most recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
				  (FERC) Form No. 2 (or combined Forms No. 1 and No. 2 for combined utilities),
				  each gas utility must report the total contracts with that vendor for essential
				  utility services specifying the relevant terms of the contract or contracts,
				  along with anticipated associated charges. Information about the FERC Form No.
				  2 regarding the version adopted and where to obtain it is set out in WAC
				  480-90-999 (Adoption by
				  reference).
(2) The report of
				  essential service vendors is due one hundred twenty days from the end of each
				  reporting period, whether a fiscal or calendar year.
(3) For each vendor the report must include:
(a) The parties to the contract;
(b) The type of contract;
(c) The essential obligations of each party
				  to the contract;
(d) The length of
				  the contract;
(e) The budgeted
				  annual dollar value of the contract during the reporting period; and
(f) The actual payments for services rendered
				  under the contract during the reporting period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part III - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Subpart D - Quarterly Reporting Requirement › Section 480-90-275 - Actual results for Washington operations report

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Within forty-five days of the end of each quarter, each gas
					 utility must file a report of actual results for Washington operations. The
					 results of operations report must contain each of the three monthly balances
					 and the latest twelve months' ending balance for all accounts of the uniform
					 system of accounts. The report must include the average customer count and
					 total unit sales per customer class for each reported period.
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), § 480-90-275, filed
						2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-303 - Heating value of gas

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(1) A gas
				utility must state in its tariff the minimum heating value of gas delivered to
				customers. The minimum heating value of the gas must be sufficient to operate
				an appliance uniformly.
(2)
Testing equipment.
If a gas utility provides and maintains its own
				gas calorimeter, the calorimeter and accessories must be installed in a
				suitable area. The calorimeter and its location and accuracy must be approved
				by the commission.
(3) If a gas
				utility does not maintain its own gas calorimeter, the utility's supplier must
				provide the calorimetric results to the commission on request.
(4) A gas utility may use a caloroptic
				indicator to determine the heat value when a mixture of liquified petroleum gas
				and air is used.
(5)
Testing
				requirements.
Each gas utility must take at least one daily heat value
				test of the gas supplied to its customers.
(6) The total heating value must be stated in
				British thermal units per cubic foot.
(7) The average daily heating values must be
				determined by taking the average of all daily heating values measured
				throughout the day. The average monthly heating value must be the average of
				all daily average values for the calendar month.
(8) For billing purposes, the gas utility may
				apply the average heating value for a given month to the following month
				provided the procedure is written in the utility's tariff.
(9)
Testing records.
Each gas
				utility must keep complete records of each heat value test. These records must
				be accessible to the commission and its authorized representatives.
(10) The utility must adopt standard forms
				that record the heating value, gas analysis, and specific gravity results. The
				forms are subject to commission approval. Each form must be retained as a
				record for at least two years at the station where the tests were
				made.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-003 (Docket No.
					 UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-303, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-308 - Meter readings

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A meter is required to record or indicate the volume of gas
				  taken, measured in units of cubic feet or other volumetric unit. The gas
				  utility, upon request, must supply the customer with all variables and formulas
				  to enable the customer to compute billable units, typically
				  therms.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-003 (Docket No.
					 UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-308, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-313 - Meter charges

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(1) A gas utility
				will make no charge for furnishing and installing a meter required to determine
				the customer's usage for billing of gas service in accordance with the
				utility's filed tariff. The utility may charge for additional meters or
				metering equipment requested by the customer or required by the utility's
				tariff for services beyond determining the customer's bill.
(2) A meter will not be required on flat-rate
				service.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-003 (Docket No.
					 UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-313, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-323 - Meter set assembly location

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(1) The
				customer must furnish a convenient and unobstructed location to install the
				meter set assembly that is acceptable to the gas utility.
(2) A meter set assembly may include a meter,
				regulator, valve, and adjacent components. The meter set assembly must be
				accessible to the utility to read, inspect, repair, test, and make
				changes.
(3) Residential and
				commercial meter set assemblies should be installed outside at the building
				wall. All meter set assemblies should be placed, whenever possible, away from
				doors, windows, building overhangs, intake ducts, and other outside areas where
				gas can accumulate and migrate into buildings. When it becomes necessary to
				locate meters away from the building wall or inside buildings, the gas utility
				must keep a record of these meter set assemblies, including in such record the
				location, installation date, and leak history. Utilities must submit copies of
				such records to the commission upon request.
(4) The meter set assembly must be protected
				with a protective barrier whenever damage by vehicles or marine traffic is
				likely to occur.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-003 (Docket No.
					 UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-323, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-328 - Meter identification

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Gas utilities must identify each meter by a unique series of
				  serial numbers, letters, or combination of both, placed in a conspicuous
				  position on the meter, along with the utility's name or initials. Utilities
				  must update the name or initials on its meters within three years of a name
				  change.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-003 (Docket No.
					 UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-328, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-333 - Initial accuracy of meters

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(1)
				Each meter must be in good mechanical shape and adjusted to read as accurately
				as practical before being placed in service. Meters are required to be free of
				leaks and deliver gas without noticeable fluctuation due to mechanical
				operation of the meter.
(2) The gas
				utility must seal all meters in service or use a sealing method acceptable to
				the commission.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-003 (Docket No.
					 UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-333, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-338 - Metering tolerance

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A meter must not deviate more than two percent fast or slow
				  at each test rate.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 01-11-003 (Docket No.
					 UG-990294, General Order No. R-484), § 480-90-338, filed 5/3/01, effective
					 6/3/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-343 - Statement of meter test procedures

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(1)
				The gas utility must include a statement in its tariff describing its practice
				under these rules covering:
(a) The
				description of test methods used and frequency of tests for determining the
				meter accuracy. The description must include, but is not limited to:
(i) Test group detail and selection
				procedures;
(ii) Performance
				standard details for meters that exceed the maximum allowable tolerance for
				slow as well as fast meters;
(iii)
				The corrective action and time period that will be implemented; and
(iv) Reference to an industry standard such
				as ANSI C12.1 or ANSI/[isrt]ASQC-Z1.9 that will establish acceptable criteria
				for numerical analysis.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-348 - Frequency of periodic meter tests

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(1)
				The minimum periodic test interval for gas meters, other than orifice meters,
				is as follows:
(a) Meters with capacity up to
				three thousand cubic feet per hour - Every ten years;
(b) Meters with capacity three thousand cubic
				feet per hour and over - Every five years.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part IV - GAS METERING AND STANDARDS RULES › Section 480-90-353 - Meter history records

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(1) Gas
				utilities must establish records showing the history of each meter purchased
				and installed. Each record must be maintained for the life of the meter, plus
				three months. The forms of such records are subject to commission approval and
				must contain the following information, at a minimum:
(a) The date of purchase;
(b) Gas utility's identification
				number;
(c) Type, model, or series
				of meter; and
(d) Current meter
				location.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part V - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE › Section 480-90-999 - 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 date,
				  references within this chapter, and availability of the resources are as
				  follows:
(1)
Title 18 Code of
				Federal Regulations,
cited as 18 C.F.R., including all appendices and
				amendments is published by the United States Government Publishing Office.
(a) The commission adopts the version in
				effect on April 1, 2023.
(b) The
				accounting and reporting for the types of transactions and events covered by
				the amendment should not be construed as indicative of their treatment by this
				commission for ratemaking purposes.
(c) This publication is referenced in WAC
				480-90-203 (Accounting system
				requirements), WAC
				480-90-244 (Transferring cash or
				assuming obligations), WAC
				480-90-252 (Federal Energy
				Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form No. 2), and WAC
				480-90-268 (Essential utilities
				services contracts report).
(d)
				Copies of Title 18 Code of Federal Regulations are available from the U.S.
				Government Publishing Office in Washington, D.C., or online at
https://www.gpo.gov/
, and from
				various third-party vendors. It is also available for inspection at the
				commission branch of the state library.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-90 - Gas companies-Operations › Part V - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE › Section 480-90-999 - 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 date,
				  references within this chapter, and availability of the resources are as
				  follows:
(1)
Title 18 Code of
				Federal Regulations,
cited as 18 C.F.R., including all appendices and
				amendments is published by the United States Government Publishing Office.
(a) The commission adopts the version in
				effect on March 8, 2024.
(b) The
				accounting and reporting for the types of transactions and events covered by
				the amendment should not be construed as indicative of their treatment by this
				commission for ratemaking purposes.
(c) This publication is referenced in WAC
				480-90-203 (Accounting system requirements), WAC 480-90-244 (Transferring cash
				or assuming obligations), WAC 480-90-252 (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
				(FERC) Form No. 2), and WAC 480-90-268 (Essential utilities services contracts
				report).
(d) Copies of Title 18
				Code of Federal Regulations are available from the U.S. Government Publishing
				Office in Washington, D.C., or online at
https://www.gpo.gov/
, and from various
				third-party vendors. It is also available for inspection at the commission
				branch of the state library.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-011 - Application of this chapter

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The rules in this chapter apply to any low-level radioactive
				waste site operating company, as defined in
				RCW
				81.04.010, operating within the state of
				Washington, that is not exempt from commission regulation under
				RCW
				81.108.100 and
				81.108.110.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 99-05-016 (Order R-458, Docket No.
				  UR-980080), § 480-92-011, filed 2/5/99, effective 3/8/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and 1991 c 272. 92-03-050 (Order
				  R-366, Docket No. T-910676), § 480-92-011, filed 1/10/92, effective
				  2/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-016 - Exemptions from rules in chapter 480-92 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), § 480-92-016, filed
				  2/28/05, effective 3/31/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 99-05-016 (Order R-458, Docket No.
				  UR-980080), § 480-92-016, filed 2/5/99, effective
				  3/8/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-031 - Customer records

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A site operator must maintain, at a minimum, the following
				records, by generator, at the disposal site for at least three years:
Customer name and address;
Type of service provided;
Current rates;
Billed amount;
Amount collected; and
Balance due.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 99-05-016 (Order R-458, Docket No.
				  UR-980080), § 480-92-031, filed 2/5/99, effective 3/8/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and 1991 c 272. 92-03-050 (Order
				  R-366, Docket No. T-910676), § 480-92-031, filed 1/10/92, effective
				  2/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-041 - Uniform system of accounts

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				81.108.030(4) commission
				staff may require a site operator to use a uniform system of accounts to ensure
				that the commission can effectively audit the company's
				operations.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 99-05-016 (Order R-458, Docket No.
				  UR-980080), § 480-92-041, filed 2/5/99, effective
				  3/8/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-050 - Reporting requirements - Annual report

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An annual report is an end-of-the-year summary of financial and
				operational activity that each site operator is required to file with the
				commission.
(1) Each year the
			 commission provides an annual report form and instructions to each site
			 operator at its address of record. Failure to receive the form does not relieve
			 a company of its obligation to complete and file its annual report. A site
			 operator that does not receive an annual report form must contact the
			 commission to request a copy of the form.
(2) A site operator must file a complete,
			 accurate annual report showing all requested information by May 1 of the
			 succeeding year. Information provided on the annual report must agree with
			 source documents maintained at site operator offices.
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), § 480-92-050, filed
				  2/28/05, effective 3/31/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 99-05-016 (Order R-458, Docket No.
				  UR-980080), § 480-92-050, filed 2/5/99, effective 3/8/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and 1991 c 272. 92-03-050 (Order
				  R-366, Docket No. T-910676), § 480-92-050, filed 1/10/92, effective
				  2/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-055 - Reporting requirements - Special reports

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(1)
Affiliated interests -- Contracts
			 or arrangements.
Prior to the effective date of any contract or
			 arrangement described in
			 RCW
			 81.16.020, each site operator must file a
			 verified copy or a verified summary, if unwritten, of contracts or
			 arrangements, except transactions provided at tariff rates, with any affiliated
			 interest. Prior to the effective date of any modification or amendment, the
			 site operator must file verified copies of the modifications or amendments to
			 the contracts or arrangements. If the contract or arrangement is unwritten, the
			 site operator must file a verified summary of any modification or amendment.
			 The commission may institute an investigation and disapprove the contract or
			 arrangement if the commission finds the site operator has failed to prove that
			 it is reasonable and consistent with the public interest.
(2)
Transferring cash or assuming
			 obligations.
(a) At least five business
			 days, as defined in WAC
			 480-07-120 (Office hours), before
			 a site operator, whose corporate credit/issuer rating is not in one of the four
			 highest rating categories of either Standard & Poor's L.L.C. or Moody's
			 Investors Service, Inc., or its subsidiary transfers cash to any of its
			 affiliated interests or subsidiaries or assumes an obligation or liability of
			 any of its affiliated interests or any of its subsidiaries, the company must
			 report to the commission an estimate of the amount to be transferred and the
			 terms of the transaction when the transaction will exceed thresholds as
			 described in (a)(i) or (ii) of this subsection.
(i) The company must report if the cumulative
			 transactions to a subsidiary or affiliated interest for the prior twelve months
			 exceed a threshold of five percent, which is based on the prior calendar year
			 gross operating revenue from Washington intrastate operations subject to
			 commission jurisdiction.
(ii) When
			 the threshold in (a)(i) of this subsection has been reached, the company must
			 report each subsequent transaction exceeding a threshold of one percent for the
			 prior twelve-month period, which is based on the prior calendar year gross
			 operating revenue from Washington intrastate operations subject to commission
			 jurisdiction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-060 - Minimum filing requirements

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(1)
			 When a site operator files for a general rate increase, it must follow the
			 minimum filing requirements set forth in WAC
			 480-07-520.
(2) A site operator filing a request with the
			 commission for a general rate increase must concurrently notify all generators
			 who have disposed of low-level radioactive waste in the three years prior to
			 the request for the proposed rate increases or service changes. The notice must
			 include at minimum; a clear, brief explanation the generators can easily
			 understand of the proposed rates, conditions and changes; the requested
			 effective date; the commission's address, with a statement that generators may
			 obtain more detailed information by writing to the commission; and a phone
			 number for generators to call a company representative if they have
			 questions.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
				  Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-92-060, filed 11/24/03, effective
				  1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 99-05-016 (Order R-458, Docket No.
				  UR-980080), § 480-92-060, filed 2/5/99, effective 3/8/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and 1991 c 272. 92-03-050 (Order
				  R-366, Docket No. T-910676), § 480-92-060, filed 1/10/92, effective
				  2/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-070 - Annual rate adjustment

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(1) A site
			 operator may file each year for rate adjustments, as set forth in
			 RCW
			 81.108.050(3), to become
			 effective January 1 of the following year. Rate adjustments will be effective
			 thirty days after filing with the commission, unless suspended. Upon proper
			 request the commission may allow filings to become effective in less than
			 thirty days.
(2) A site operator
			 may also file for rate adjustments at any time for reasons set forth in
			 RCW
			 81.108.050(4).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 99-05-016 (Order R-458, Docket No.
				  UR-980080), § 480-92-070, filed 2/5/99, effective 3/8/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and 1991 c 272. 92-03-050 (Order
				  R-366, Docket No. T-910676), § 480-92-070, filed 1/10/92, effective
				  2/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-080 - Contracts

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(1) Contract rates
			 - Generally. A site operator may contract with any person to provide a disposal
			 rate lower than the current tariff rate. Once the commission approves a
			 contract, the site operator may not collect a disposal fee greater than the
			 lowest contract rate plus an administrative fee.
(2) Contract requirements. A contract between
			 a site operator and a generator must be limited to a definite time period.
A contract between a site operator and a generator must contain
				a provision that the contract is entered into subject to the power and
				authority of the commission to set just, fair, reasonable and sufficient rates
				for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. The contract must provide for
				recovery of all costs associated with providing the service.
(3) Approval by the commission.
(a) The commission may approve the terms and
			 conditions of a contract, and the rate or rates to be applied during the time
			 period, if it finds the rates to be fair, just, reasonable and sufficient. The
			 commission may not include revenues and expenses generated and incurred under
			 contract for subsequent ratemaking purposes.
(b) Each contract must be filed with the
			 commission at least thirty days before the proposed effective date of the
			 contract. Contracts will become effective on the thirty-first day after filing
			 with the commission unless:
(i) The site
			 operator request, and the commission allows, for the contract to become
			 effective in less than thirty days;
(ii) The commission rejects the contract;
			 or
(iii) The commission suspends
			 the contract and sets the matter for hearing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-090 - Site operator responsibility for complaints and disputes

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(1) If a site
			 operator receives complaints or disputes regarding its operations, it must:
(a) Acknowledge the complaint;
(b) Investigate promptly;
(c) Report the results of the investigation
			 to the complainant;
(d) Take
			 corrective action, if warranted, as soon as appropriate under the
			 circumstances;
(e) Tell the
			 complainant the decision may be appealed to a higher level representative of
			 the company, if any;
(f) Tell the
			 complainant, if still dissatisfied after speaking with the higher level
			 representative, of the commission's availability to review the complaint;
			 and
(g) Provide the complainant
			 with the commission's address and toll-free telephone number.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-100 - Tariffs

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(1) A site operator
			 must file with the commission a tariff showing all rates for the disposal of
			 low-level radioactive waste. The site operator must post the tariff at their
			 office at the disposal site.
(2)
			 The tariff must include the following:
(a) A
			 title page with the company name, date of issue, effective date, and name and
			 title of the officer.
(b) Pages
			 containing all rates and the rules for assessing rates.
(c) A page listing the abbreviations and
			 symbols used in the tariff, and an explanation of each abbreviation and
			 symbol.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-92 - Low-level radioactive waste › Section 480-92-110 - Penalty assessments

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Pursuant to
				RCW
				81.108.030(4)(d) and chapter
				81.04 RCW, the commission may assess penalties of up to one thousand dollars
				for each violation per occurrence if a site operator violates any provisions of
				Title
				81 RCW, commission rule, or
				decision.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 99-05-016 (Order R-458, Docket No.
				  UR-980080), § 480-92-110, filed 2/5/99, effective 3/8/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and 1991 c 272. 92-03-050 (Order
				  R-366, Docket No. T-910676), § 480-92-110, filed 1/10/92, effective
				  2/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-007 - Application of rules - Responsibility for contractors

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(1) This chapter applies to the following
			 activities of each gas pipeline company: The construction, operation,
			 maintenance, and safety of gas facilities used in the gathering, storage,
			 distribution, and transmission of gas in this state.
(2) This chapter, with the exception of WAC
			 480-93-240, does not apply to gas
			 pipeline systems exclusively under federal jurisdiction for compliance with
			 pipeline safety regulations.
(3)
			 While the commission's gas pipeline safety statutes and rules impose
			 obligations on each gas pipeline company, a gas pipeline company may contract
			 with a person to do tasks that are subject to these rules, such as excavation,
			 construction, and maintenance. If the gas pipeline company's contractor (or any
			 of its subcontractors) engages in conduct that violates commission rules
			 applicable to the gas pipeline company, the gas pipeline company is subject to
			 penalties and all other applicable remedies, as if the gas pipeline company
			 itself engaged in that conduct.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-007, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-007, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-008 - Additional requirements

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(1) These rules
			 do not relieve any gas pipeline 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 gas pipeline company in
			 appropriate circumstances, consistent with the requirements of law.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-008, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-008, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-009 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any
				entity 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
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-009, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-012 - Computation of time

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The time frames identified in this chapter are calculated as
				follows:
(1) "Monthly" means any time
			 within the calendar month.
(2)
			 "Annually" means any time within the calendar year.
(3) "Six months" means the same calendar date
			 of the sixth consecutive month (e.g., January 1, to July 1, would be six
			 months).
(4) "Seven and one-half
			 months" means the same calendar date of the seventh consecutive month plus an
			 additional fifteen days.
(5)
			 "Fifteen months" means the same calendar date of the fifteenth consecutive
			 month.
(6) "Three years" means the
			 same calendar date of the third consecutive year.
(7) "Thirty-nine months" means the same
			 calendar date of the thirty-ninth consecutive month.
(8) "Five years" means the same calendar date
			 of the fifth consecutive year.
(9)
			 "Ten years" means the same calendar date of the tenth consecutive
			 year.
(10) "Calendar year" means
			 twelve consecutive months beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
(11) For calendar dates that end on a weekend
			 or holiday, the next business day shall be considered the time frame end
			 date.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-012, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-013 - Covered tasks

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(1) Background. 49
			 C.F.R. §§ 192.803 through 192.809 prescribe the requirements
			 associated with qualifications for gas pipeline company personnel to perform
			 "covered tasks." 49 C.F.R. § 192.801 contains a definition of "covered
			 task." In WAC
			 480-93-999, the commission adopts
			 49 C.F.R. §§ 192.801 through 192.809. However, in this section, the
			 commission includes "new construction" in the definition of "covered
			 task."
(2) Accordingly, for the
			 purpose of this chapter, the commission defines a covered task that will be
			 subject to the requirements of 49 C.F.R. §§ 192.803 through 192.809
			 as an activity, identified by the gas pipeline company, that:
(a) Is performed on a gas pipeline;
(b) Is an operations, maintenance, or new
			 construction task;
(c) Is performed
			 as a requirement of Part 192 C.F.R.; and
(d) Affects the operation or integrity of the
			 gas pipeline.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-93 - Gas companiesSafety › Section 480-93-015 - Odorization of gas

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(1) Each gas
			 pipeline company must odorize the gas in its pipeline at a concentration in air
			 of at least one-fifth of the lower explosive limit, so that the gas is readily
			 detectable by a person with a normal sense of smell.
(2) Each gas pipeline company must use an
			 odorant testing instrument when conducting sniff tests. Sniff tests must be
			 performed at least once monthly. Master meter systems that comply with  49 C.F.R. §
									192.625(f)  are exempt from this requirement.
(3) Each gas pipeline company must take
			 prompt action to investigate and remediate odorant concentrations that do not
			 meet the minimum requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
(4) Each gas pipeline company must follow the
			 odorant testing instrument manufacturer's recommendations for maintaining,
			 testing for accuracy, calibrating and operating such instruments. When the
			 manufacturer does not provide a recommendation, each gas pipeline company must
			 conduct accuracy checks and calibrate such instruments at least once annually,
			 if the instrument is outside specified tolerances.
(5) Each gas pipeline company must keep all
			 records of odorant usage, sniff tests performed, and odorant testing instrument
			 calibration for five years.
(6)
			 Exceptions. This rule does not apply to gas pipelines where the odorant would
			 make the gas unfit for its intended purpose or where sniff tests would be
			 hazardous to human health due to impurities in the gas stream such as hydrogen
			 sulfide. Operators must be able to demonstrate the level of impurity through
			 tests or records. Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the
			 application of federal regulatory requirements applicable to any
			 facility.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.060 and
				  81.88.040. 08-12-046 (Docket
				  PG-070975, General Order R-549), § 480-93-015, filed 5/30/08, effective
				  6/30/08. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  81.01.010, and
				  81.88.060. 07-18-010 (Docket
				  PG-061027, General Order R-544), § 480-93-015, filed 8/23/07, effective
				  9/23/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.04.160, 80.28.210, and
				  80.01.040. 05-10-055 (Docket No.
				  UG-011073, General Order No. R-520), § 480-93-015, filed 5/2/05, effective
				  6/2/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040,
				  80.04.160,
				  81.04.160, and
				  34.05.310. 01-20-061 (Docket No.
				  A-010827, General Order No. R-491), § 480-93-015, filed 9/28/01, effective
				  10/29/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040. 92-16-100 (Order R-375, Docket No.
				  UG-911261), § 480-93-015, filed 8/5/92, effective
				  9/5/92.