Certificate Amendments for Changes in Service, in Service Territory, or in Facilities

(a)A utility seeking authority to do the following shall file an application pursuant to this rule: amend a certificate of public convenience and necessity in order to extend, to restrict, to curtail, or to abandon or to discontinue without equivalent replacement any service, service area, or facility. A utility shall not extend, restrict, curtail, or abandon or discontinue without equivalent replacement any service, service area, or facility not in the ordinary course of business without authority from the Commission.#

(b)An application to amend a certificate of public convenience and necessity in order to change, to extend, to restrict, to curtail, to abandon, or to discontinue any service, service area, or facility without equivalent replacement shall include, in the following order and specifically identified, the following information, either in the application or in appropriately identified attachments:#

(I)all information required in paragraphs 4002(b) and 4002(c);#

(II)if the application for amendment pertains to a certificate of public convenience and necessity for facilities, all of the information required in rule 4102;#

(III)if the application for amendment pertains to a certificate of public convenience and necessity for franchise rights, all of the information required in rule 4100;#

(IV)if the application for amendment pertains to a certificate of public convenience and necessity for service territory, all of the information required in rule 4101;#

(V)if the application for amendment pertains to a service, the application shall include:#

(A)the requested effective date for the extension, restriction, curtailment, or abandonment or discontinuance without equivalent replacement of the service; and#

(B)a description of the extension, restriction, curtailment, or abandonment or discontinuance without equivalent replacement sought. This shall include maps, as applicable. This shall also include a description of the applying utility's existing operations and general service area.#

(c)Customer notice of application. In addition to complying with the notice requirements of the Commission's Rules Regulating Practice and Procedure, a utility applying to curtail, restrict, abandon or discontinue service without equivalent replacement shall prepare a written notice as provided in subparagraphs 4002(d)(I) through (XII) and shall mail or deliver the notice at least 30 days before the application's requested effective date to each of the applying utility's affected customers. The customer notice shall include a statement detailing the requested restriction, curtailment, or abandonment or discontinuance without equivalent replacement.#

(d)If no customers will be affected by the grant of the application, the notice must meet the requirements of subparagraphs 4002(d)(I) through (XII) and shall be mailed to the Board of County Commissioners of each affected county, and to the mayor of each affected city, town, or municipality.#