Rule 515-7-3-.05 - Prerequisites to the Filing of an Application; Scheduling of Hearings(1) An application for a certificate of authority shall not be filed with the Commission to provide service to a delivery group(s) that is presently being served by a gas company holding a valid certificate of public convenience and necessity until such gas company has filed a notice of election pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 46-4-154.(2) Until fifteen (15) days have expired after the effective date of rates approved by the Commission for an EDC pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 46-4-154, the Commission shall not approve or disapprove any complete application for a certificate of authority covering delivery groups certificated to such EDC which application is filed prior to such expiration date. All complete applications for certificates of authority filed prior to such expiration date shall be considered by the Commission simultaneously.(3) Within sixty (60) days following such expiration date, the Commission shall conduct a public hearing or hearings on all complete applications filed prior to said expiration date. Thereafter, within ninety (90) days following such expiration date, the Commission shall issue its order approving or disapproving each application for a certificate of authority.(4) The Commission shall conduct a public hearing on any application for a certificate of authority filed subsequent to the expiration date within sixty (60) days after the filing of such application. Within ninety (90) days after the filing of the application, the Commission shall issue its order approving or disapproving each application.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-7-3-.05
O.C.G.A. §§ 46-2-3046-4-150 et seq. (See especially, O.C.G.A. §§ 46-4-153, 46-4-153.1, 46-4-160).
Original Rule entitled "Prerequisites to the Filing of an Application; Scheduling of Hearings" adopted. F. Feb. 10, 1998; eff. Mar. 2, 1998.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Feb. 15, 2008; eff. Mar. 6, 2008.Amended: F. June 18, 2018; eff. July 8, 2018.