INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION Actions Taken by the Commission [30 Pa.B. 736] The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 20, 2000, and took the following actions:
Regulations Approved:
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission # 57-203: Annual Resource Report Filing Requirements (amends 52 Pa. Code §§ 57.141--57.154).
____ Commissioners voting: John R. McGinley, Jr., Chairperson; Alvin C. Bush, Vice Chairperson; Arthur Coccodrilli; John F. Mizner
Public Meeting held
January 20, 2000Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Annual Resource Report Filing Requirements; Regulation No. 57-203
Order On March 30, 1999, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). This rulemaking amends 52 Pa. Code §§ 57.141--57.154. The authority for this regulation is 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 501, 524, 1501, 1504 and 2809. The proposed regulation was published in the April 17, 1999 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 60-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on December 23, 1999.
The amendments from the PUC reduce the information requirements in Subchapter L, Annual Resource Planning Report. The regulation requires electric distribution companies to reduce from 20 years to 5 years the reporting horizon for energy demand, connected peak load and the number of customers. The regulation also removes requirements for information regarding capital investments and energy costs, and limits reporting of new generating facilities and expansion of existing facilities.
The decreased detail in reporting requirements reflects the change in the marketplace resulting from Act 138 of 1996. This regulation meets the criteria of the Regulatory Review Act.
Therefore, It Is Ordered That:
1. Regulation No. 57-203 from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, as submitted to the Commission on December 23, 1999, is approved; and
2. The Commission will transmit a copy of this Order to the Legislative Reference Bureau.
JOHN R. MCGINLEY, JR.,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-225. Filed for public inspection February 4, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
