Title 52--PUBLIC UTILITIES PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION [52 PA. CODE CH. 69] Corrective Amendment to 52 Pa. Code § 69.391 [30 Pa.B. 634] The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) has discovered a discrepancy between the agency text of 52 Pa. Code § 69.391 (relating to general), as deposited with the Legislative Reference Bureau, and adopted at 29 Pa.B. 5616 (October 30, 1999) and the official text published and as currently appearing in the Pennsylvania Code. The amendment to this section at 29 Pa.B. 5616 was not codified.
Therefore, under 45 Pa.C.S. § 901: The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has deposited with the Legislative Reference Bureau a corrective amendment to § 69.391. The corrective amendment to § 69.391 is effective as of January 8, 2000, the date the defective official text was announced in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
The correct version of § 69.391 appears in Annex A.
Annex A TITLE 52. PUBLIC UTILITIES PART I. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Subpart C. FIXED SERVICE UTILITIES CHAPTER 69. GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES ON FIXED UTILITIES MEDIATION PROCESS § 69.391. General.
(a) The Commission encourages parties to seek negotiated settlements of contested proceedings in lieu of incurring the time, expense and uncertainty of litigation. To further promote the goal of obtaining negotiated settlements in the public interest, the Commission has adopted guidelines that offer the parties, in certain contested proceedings, the option of mediation.
(b) Mediation is intended to be a flexible program designed to facilitate the amicable resolution of disputes between parties. The Office of Administrative Law Judge (OALJ) manages the mediation program.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-212. Filed for public inspection February 4, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
