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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES

111TH A N N U A L REPORT

of the Georgia Public Service Commission

January 1,1983 to January 1,1984

COMMISSIONERS:
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M A C BARBER. CHAIRMAN * JIM HAM MO CK. VICE CHAIRMAN BILLY LOVETT V ROBERT C. (BOBBY) PAFFORD
FO RD B. SPIN KS
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(icorgia Public Jgbririce Commission
2 4 4 WASHINGTON STREET. S. W.
Atlanta,G e o r g ia 30334

HORACE F. HARTLEY. SECRETARY

The Honorable Joe Frank Harris Governor of Georgia Dear Governor Harris: As provided by law, the Georgia Public Service Commission submits herewith the 111th Annual Report of the regulatory activities of the Commission for the year ending December 31, 1983.
Mac Barber, Chairman

JOE FRANK HARRIS, GOVERNOR
111th Report of
GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 244 Washington Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334
January 1, 1983 to January 1, 1984
Mac Barber, Chairman Jim Hammock, Vice Chairman Billy Lovett, Commissioner Bobby Pafford, Commissioner Ford Spinks, Commissioner Hugh Jordan, Executive Secretary

111th Annual Report
The Annual Report of the Georgia Public Service Commission covering the activities for the year ending December 31, 1983, is submitted in compliance with the law.
The members and officers for the Commission as of December 31, were as follows:
Mac Barber, Chairman Jim Hammock, Vice Chairman Billy Lovett, Commissioner Bobby Pafford, Commissioner Ford Spinks, Commissioner
Hugh S. Jordan, Executive Secretary Philip E. McMullan, Administrative Services Manager Jonathan Grant, Public Information Officer L. Thomas Doyal, Director, Motor Carrier Certification
and Enforcement Horace F. Hartley, Director, Transportation Rates and
Services Beverly B. Knowles, Director of Utilities

INTRODUCTION
The Public Service Commission is a constitutional body established by the Legislature, and its powers and duties are described in the Georgia Code, Title 46.
The Public Service Commission consists of five Commissioners elected statewide and a staff of approximately 105. The five Commissioners serve staggered six-year terms, and may succeed themselves. They elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman every two years from within their ranks. The staff is headed by an Executive Secretary and consists of engineers, auditors, analysts, inspectors, enforcement officers, experts and various staff support positions.
The Commission has general supervision of all common carriers, express companies, railroad or street railroad companies, dock or wharfage companies, terminal or terminal station companies, telephone and telegraph companies, and gas or electric light and power companies within this state. Electric Member ship Cooperatives and municipalities while not under the complete jurisdiction of the Commission must come before it for the resolution of territorial dis putes as the Commission has the responsibility of enforcing the Territorial Electric Service Act and other matters.
The Commission has exclusive power to determine what are just and ^ reasonable rates and charges to be made by any person, firm or corporation subject to its jurisdiction.
The Commission, either by general rules or by special orders in particular cases, requires all companies under its supervision to establish and maintain such public services and facilities as may be reasonable and just.
In order to fulfill its functions, the Commission is empowered to make and enforce rules and regulations governing company operations for the protection of the public interest. The Commissioners and their staff conduct hearings, assemble evidence, make investigations, determine costs and valuations, inspect properties, books and papers of all regulated companies, issue orders giving effect to Commission decisions, and when necessary, institute court proceedings to enforce orders, rules and regulations.
Durinq the year the Commission conducted 506 pub!ic hearings. All^ matters docketed for public hearing are heard by the entire Commission in open session, a majority of the Commission constituting a quorum.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
The Commission's Public Information Office, created under Senate Bill 29, was staffed in 1982. The Public Information Officer (PIO) functions under the general supervision of the Executive Secretary. The PIO serves as media coordinator and liaison for the Commission, writing news releases and acting as Commission spokesman as assigned.
Other duties include: maintaining public files answering general inquiries about the Commission and its functions handling public relations tasks for the Commission.
In November, 1982, the Public Service Commission's Consumer Services Section was merged with the Public Information Office in order to enhance Consumer Services' effectiveness and aid to the Public.
The Consumer Services Section receives and processes customer inquiries, problems, and complaints concerning regulated utilities. It serves as a mediator in such cases and ensures that utility activities under the Commission's jurisdiction are in accordance with regulations and policies approved by the Commission. In 1983, Consumer Services handled 8,128 complaints and inquiries, an in crease of 1.5 percent over 1982.
This increase came despite the fact that only two consumer specialists were handling complaints and inquiries in 1983. In 1982, three specialists handled consumer problems.
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MOTOR CARRIER CERTIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
The Georgia Public Service Commission has the responsibility of ensuring to the public a viable transportation system to satisfy their needs as shippers and receivers of freight; to maintain a healthy bus transportation system for the convenience of the traveling public; to provide protection to the public by requiring all motor carriers under its jurisdiction to retain on file with the Commission evidence of bodily injury and property damage and cargo insurance coverage in at least the minimum amounts prescribed by the Commission, and to provide protection to the public by requiring motor carriers to maintain their vehicles in accordance with the Commission's vehicle safety standards.
The Certification and Enforcement Division is responsible for receiving and processing all motor carrier applications for Certificates of Public Con venience and Necessity; all applications to register interstate operating author ity in Georgia; maintaining the Commission's motor carrier files; issuance of GPSC vehicle registration tags or identification stamps; and enforcing the laws of Georgia and rules and regulations of the Commission relative to "for-hire" motor transportation. Page 8 of this report contains a summary of certificate and registration permit transactions handled by this division as well as other miscellaneous matters. The Certification and Enforcement Division is composed of a Director, Assistant Director, two Section Supervisors and fifteen employees. In addition, the Enforcement and Safety Compliance Section is composed of a Chief Enforcement Officer, two Area Enforcement Supervisors and fourteen Enforcement Officers.
All applicationsfor certificates are handled by the certification section of the Division whose responsibility it is to insure that applications are properly and accurately completed; that terminology contained therein coincides with authority applicant is seeking; that all vague and ambiguous terms are clarified or deleted; that applicant understands what responsibility he must assume in presenting his case before the Commission; and to assist the applicant wherever possible. Official Commission actions for 1983 involving the Certifi cation and Enforcement Division are shown on page 7 .
Members of the staff attend all public hearings before the Commission involving motor carrier operations to lend technical assistance to the Commis sion when needed. Likewise, members of the staff attend the Commission's admini strative sessions to advise and assist the Commission in reaching its decisions in such cases.
Pursuant to the Commission's decisions in Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity matters, the certification section notifies the applicant of the Commission's decision, and if favorable, the necessary criteria for becoming qualified for issuance of a certificate. Once the carrier qualifies with the Commission, the certificate is issued, citing the authority granted which becomes the official Order of the Commission.
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The Certification and Enforcement Division, in addition to the responsibi lity of processing all motor carrier insurance filings (which number over 100,000 per year) and maintaining all motor carrier files (numbering in excess of 30,000), was responsible for processing 4,563 interstate registration of authority appli cations and amendments thereto and the issuance of all intrastate and interstate Georgia Public Service Commission motor vehicle registrations which resulted in the collection of fees summarized on Page 8 of this report.
The Certification and Enforcement Division continues to function under cooperative agreements between the Public Service Commission and the Federal Department of Transportation relating to motor carrier vehicle safety; and the Interstate Commerce Commission relating to economic enforcement of interstate motor carriers for the furtherance of eliminating illegal transportation practices of certain motor carriers and shippers.
Our officers are highly trained and have developed extensive expertise in the motor carrier vehicle safety inspection field. During 1983, the enforcement unit conducted 9537 driver and vehicle safety inspections resulting in 6169 "out of service" violations being detected which resulted in vehicles and/or drivers being placed "out of service". Where vehicles are placed out of service by our officers, the vehicle defects must be corrected before the vehicle is allowed to proceed. The person responsible for repairs must sign the inspection form certifying that repairs were made. In all instances, a copy of the inspec tion report, signed by the driver, is furnished to the driver with instructions to turn it over to the responsible person with his company. The form provides that all defects, other than out of service defects, must be repaired and attested to by a responsible person in the company and returned to the Commission within 15 days of the inspection. If the carrier fails to do this, the Certification and Enforcement Division transmits another copy of the report direct to the company for their action. If the carrier fails to respond to the second notice, the Commission issues a Rule Nisi for the carrier to show cause why the Commission should not assess a civil penalty against it for failure to comply with the Commission's rules and regulations.
The Commission's enforcement officers are assigned specific territories in the state ranging from two counties (Atlanta area) to as many as nineteen counties in the southwest section of the state. They make detailed inspections of the general operations of motor transportation companies under the Commission's jurisdiction to determine if they are performing operations within the scope of authority granted by the Georgia Public Service Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission, and in accordance with the Commission's rules and regula tions and the laws of Georgia relating to "for-hire" motor carrier operations. This includes the day-to-day examination of the regulated carriers' activities throughout their respective territory; making vehicle safety inspections of carriers' vehicles; conducting investigations relating to carriers' service; examination of the carriers' files, books, etc.; interrogation of carriers' personnel and offering advice to the carriers when needed or requested. In addition, these officers perform other specifically designated assignments related to the functions of the Public Service Commission.
During 1983, a number of concentrated road checks were conducted throughout the state, in addition to many other lesser scale checks made at strategic loca tions. The major road checks ranged from three to five days duration, while the lesser checks lasted from several hours to one or two days. All of the enforce ment officers operate continuously in their assigned territories and continue vigorously to ferret out and eliminate illegal transportation operations; to
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remove unsafe carrier vehicles from the road, and to call carrier's attention to minor safety deficiencies. The nature of the illegal operator precludes the establishment of permanent inspection points since Georgia's maze of highways enables the illegal operator to easily circumvent any permanently established check point, although our officers work periodically at all permanent weight stations throughout the State performing both safety and economic inspections. Our officers patrol the highways, investigate industrial sites and examine all other locations where the truckers are possibly operating.
Illegal trucking operations throughout the United States siphon off millions of dollars annually from legitimate motor carrier operations upon whom the public depends to ship or receive their wares. The Commission's enforce ment officers are highly trained in detecting the illegal operator and filter ing through the quagmire of fictitious leases, freight bills, logs, etc., which usually accompany such operations.
During 1983, in addition to its safety inspections, the sixteen Commission enforcement officers performed thousands of vehicle inspections for operating authority, proper vehicle registration and identification, resulting in detection of 2,305 violations and collection of $57,625 in "late" vehicle registration fees where vehicles had not been properly registered with the Commission by the carriers. Our enforcement officers were responsible for making 1,768 arrests throughout the state stemming from intrastate or interstate "for-hire" opera tions in Georgia without proper authority from either the Georgia Public Service Commission or the Interstate Commerce Commission. These cases resulted in bonds totaling $430,387.85 being posted in the counties where arrests were made. 492 warnings were also issued to carriers operating illegally in Georgia.
Through a cooperative agreement with the Georgia Department of Revenue our officers, in addition to their regular duties, reported to the Revenue Depart ment instances where Georgia based vehicles operating "for-hire" were plated with "private" tags. As a result of our efforts in this area, the Department of Revenue assessed such carriers a total of $65,091.57.
The Commission, who helped pioneer the development of the Uniform Registra tion Standards of Public Law 89-170 applicable to carriers operating solely in interstate commerce under authority granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission, or carriers operating in interstate commerce specifically exempt from the juris diction of the Interstate Commerce Commission, continues to operate subject to the above standards. These standards were promulgated by the Interstate Commerce Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 202(b)(2) of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. Section 302(b)(2)). Georgia was one of the first states to adopt the standards and the Certification and Enforcement Division has actively engaged in assisting other states in effectuating these procedures.
Members of the Certification and Enforcement Division's staff are members of the National Conference of State Transportation Specialists, an organization of staff personnel of Public Service Commission's throughout the United States, who are dedicated to promoting a viable transportation industry and to further the establishment of uniformity of regulations of interstate commerce by the respective states. The Director of the Division is also a member of a national task-force established for the purpose of further developing ways to establish uniformity of truck regulations among the States.
Computer technology was added to the Certification and Enforcement Division during 1983. Computer hardware was purchased and the Staff worked extensively with members of the Department of Administrative Services in the development of programs to assist the Division in its operation. Programs include computerizing
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extensive information from our insurance and vehicle registration records and other pertinent information from our motor carrier files. These programs will aid dramatically in our day-to-day operations. While there are other programs to be developed, these will occur in the future budget permitting.
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1983 COMMISSION ACTIONS

During the year 1983, the following Administrative Session decisions were made by the Commission:

Motor carrier Certificate applications:

Approved................... ...................... 174

Denied........................................

15

Withdrawn.................................

9

Dismissed..................

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Total
Certificate transfer applications: Approved............................... Denied........................................... Withdrawn....................................... Dismissed.... ....................................

198
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Total

96

Certificate amendment applications:

Approved.........................................

109

Denied...........................................

2

Withdrawn.......................

2

Dismissed.........................

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Total

124

Certificate control through transfer of

capital stock.........................................

7

Total

7

Motor Carrier Emergency Permits.......................

31

Total

31

Rules Nisi issued (other than for insurance)....... ... 654

Rules Nisi dismissed (other than insurance)...........

414

Rules Nisi issued which resulted in fines

(other than insurance).......................

240

Total

1,308

Certificates cancelled................... .............

112

Certificates suspended............................... . 292

Certificates reinstated...............................

171

Total

575

Registration Permits Issued...........

3,336

Registration Permits Amended......................... 1,227

Registration Permits Cancelled (Undetermined)..........

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Total

4,563

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TRANSPORTATION CERTIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

During the year 1983, the Commission conducted six hundred and sixty-five public hearings involving the Transportation Certification and Enforcement Division. Public hearings commence on the second and fourth Tuesdays in each month and continue on successive days thereafter until all current applications and petitions have been disposed of. All matters docketed for public hearing are heard by the entire Commission in open session, a majority of the Commis
sion constituting a quorum.

MOTOR CARRIER CERTIFICATE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION

The Commission is charged with the responsibility of collecting and accounting for motor carrier certificate, permit and vehicle registration fees. The total certificate, permit and vehicle registration fees collected and remitted to the Fiscal Division, Department of Administrative Services, during
the year 1983 are as follows:

January 1, 1983 to January 1, 1984

Certificate fees at $75.00 each (134 - $10,050)

certificate fees at $150.00 each (16 - $2,400)

certificate fees at $200.00 each (44 - $8,800)

certificate amendment fees at $75.00 each (18 - $1,350)

certificate amendment fees at $150.00 each (9 - $1,350)

certificate amendment fees at $200.00 each (86 - $17,200)

certificate transfer fees at $75.00 each (94 - $7,050)

$

48,200.00

Emergency Temporary Authority Application Fees at $50.00 each (31 - $1,550)

$

1,550.00

Registration Permit Fees at $25.00 each (3,519 - $87,975) and amendment fees at $5.00 each (640 - $3,200)

$ 91,175.00

Regular License Fees at $5.00 each (22,542 - $112,710) and penalty license fees at
$25.00 each (1,177 - $29,425)

$ 142,135.00

Regular Identification Stamp Fees at $5.00 each (448,167 - $2,240,835.00)
Penalty Stamp Fees at $25.00 each (1,128 - $28,200.00) Emergency Wire Permits at $8.00 each (1,617 - $12,936) Civil Penalties (72 - $5,600.00)
Safety Tractor Stickers at $5.00 each (611 - $3,055.00) Safety Trailer Stickers at $5.00 each (485 - $2,425.00)

$ 2,269,035.00

12,936.00

$

5,600.00

$

3,055.00

$

2,425.00

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TRANSPORTATION RATES AND SERVICES DIVISION

During 1983 the Commission and its Transportation Rates and Services staff officially disposed of 40 formal proceedings involving transportation rates and services matters, a considerable number of which required lengthy studies and investigations in the field. Included in these formal proceedings, 10 Rule Nisis were issued resulting in fines of $3,500. The Commission has disposed of a vast amount of business for the year just ended, and covering almost every phase of the service. The scope of the work intrusted to the Commission and its staff is constantly broadening and increasing until it requires prompt action and unremitting attention to keep up with the details of the work in this office, to say nothing of the weightier matters pressing
for solution and determination. No decision of the Commission involving this division during the past year has been held up by injunction from the courts, or otherwise. It is gratifying to report that most parties involved in formal proceedings have accepted the decisions of the Commission as final, and what is better, as fair.

MOBILE RAIL AGENCY SERVICE

At the close of calendar year 1983, there were 41 Mobile Agency operations in existence within the State of Georgia with base stations located at the following points:

Army Depot Athens Atlanta Bainbridge Bremen
Carrollton Chattanooga Cochran Columbus Cordele (East)

Cordele (West)
Cordele (South) Dawson
Estill, S.C. (Clyo, Ga.) Fernandina Beach Fitzgerlad Fort Valley Fulco Gainesville (North)

Gainesville (South) Gordon
Griffin Macon (3) Manchester Millen Moultrie Richland Savannah (2)

Tate (North
Tate (South) Thomasville Tifton Toccoa Tucker Valdosta Vidalia //I Vidalia if2 Waycross

During the year, inspections were made on the mobile agency operation at:

Army Depot Atlanta Bainbridge Bremen
Carrollton Chattanooga

Cochran Fulco Griffin
Macon Manchester

Millen
Thomasville Tifton
Valdosta Vidalia #1 Vidalia #2

The inspections were made by personnel from the Transportation Rates and Services Division to determine if service to the shipping and receiving public was being satisfactorily rendered.

The mobile agency concept of providing service to stations under which on agent can perform the needed service at a savings to the railroad while adequately handling the needs of the shipping and receiving public at involved points continues to be operated with success.

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TRUCK RATES AND SERVICES
During 1983 over 3,500 proposals were received by this division and handled informally. The Commission in each case required the involved carriers to support all revisions in rates by proper and adequate justification, generally with cost data.
Due to the complexity of the rate scales now being proposed by carriers, it will be necessary that in the immediate future this Commission avail itself of computer services and cost oriented staff.
BUS FARES AND CHARGES
At the end of 1983, there were 86 certified intrastate passenger carriers operating in the State of Georgia. Fourteen of these companies were granted certificates during Calendar Year 1983.
On March 1, 1983, a hearing was held on application of Trailways Tamiami, Inc., Service Coach Lines, Trailways Tennessee Lines, Inc. and Trailways Southeastern Lines, Inc. to increase their Georgia intrastate passenger fares by 20% and their express rates by 28.9%. The applicants presented testimony and exhibits substantiating the need for such increase. After due consideration of all the evidence presented, the Commission granted the full amount sought by these carriers under Docket 11102-M.
On March 1, 1983, a hearing was held on the application of Greyhound Lines, Inc. to increase their Georgia intrastate passenger fares by 20% and their express rates by 11.14%. The Commission gave consideration to the testimony and exhibits submitted and found that the financial data was inconclusive since it was based on a level of operations which no longer existed in the State of Georgia. The Commission also felt that Greyhound failed to establish that these increases were just and reasonable to the public, and therefore voted to deny the application. Greyhound Lines, Inc. appealed the Georgia Commission1s decision to the Interstate Commerce Commission under the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982, and were granted the full amount of increase sought.
There were 23 applications filed by smaller bus lines in 1983 in which rate increases were granted.
Applications for proposed changes in bus service in Georgia were received from eleven (11) lines; namely, American Coach Lines, Arnel Tours, Cobb Commuter & Charter Service, Greyhound Lines, Jet-A-Way Limousine Shuttle, Service Coach Lines, Southeastern Stages, Trailways Southeastern Lines, Trailways Tamiami, Trailways Tennessee Lines and Jack Yancev.
The proposed changes affected points in all parts of the State and were* requested in the majority of cases as result of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act which became effective in November of 1982.
Some changes resulted in reduction of the number of runs through some points that at one time had numerous schedules providing service throughout the state. Service was also added to other points.
Inspections were also made to determine the level of service being provided.
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RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES & CHARGES
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire track at Bragg, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on January 18, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company for authority to abandon the terminal 783 feet of Industrial Track No. 5 at Cairo, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on January 18, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire track at Nashville, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on January 18, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire track at Douglas, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on January 18, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire track at Albany, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on January 18, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company authority to remove tracks at Ellaville, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on January 18, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire Track No. 200-3 near Jackson, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on February 1, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire tracks at Wrens, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on February 22, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company for authority to dispose of the depot building at Lumber City, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on February 22, 1983.
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Georgia Intrastate Application No. S-1527 requesting authority to amend Tariff SFA 4512-A by establishing reduced rate of $2,970.00 per car, at the ICC RCCR X082 Level, applying on chlorine, from Macon, Georgia to Brunswick, Georgia, via Southern Railway System direct and subject to an expiration date of June 1, 1983. The Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on May 17, 1983.
Petition for rehearing and relief in the nature of supersedeas and opposition to applicant's motion to nullify supersedeas rule involving Docket 812-R - Application of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. for authority to discontinue all passenger service on the former Georgia Railroad Lines. The Commission ruled that the petition is generally beyond the scope of Docket 812-R, and for that reason, no action was taken, May 17, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company for authority to retire and remove Track No. 5-1 at Rome, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on June 7, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire Track No. 130--2 at Powder Springs, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on June 7, 1983.
Letter filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company seeking authority to amend the existing mobile agency based at Chattanooga, Tennessee by adding the additional point of LaFayette, Georgia. The Commission approved the application as filed on June 7, 1983.
Petition filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad to publish in Tariff SBD 8031-D and intra-terminal switching charge to apply between the warehouses of Brinks, Inc., at Fulco, Georgia, on short notice. The Commission approved the application as filed on June 21, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire Track No. 153-47 at Atlanta, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on July 12, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire track at East Point, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on July 12, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company for authority to remove Track Nos. 154-23, 154-24 and 153-44 at Atlanta, Georiga. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on July 12, 1983.
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Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire track at Dover, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on February 22, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad to extend for ninety (90) days the authority to provide substitute passenger service between Athens, Georgia and Union Point, Georgia. The Commission approved the application as filed on February 22, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company for authority to remove Findlay and Richwood, Georgia from the Open and Prepay Tariff. The Commission approved the application as filed on March 15, 1983.
Motion filed on behalf of ''Family Intervenors" to reopen hearings and hold open the record in connection with the application of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. for authority to discontinue all passenger service on the former Georgia Railroad. The Commission voted unanimously to deny the motion on March 15, 1983. This matter was under Docket 812-R.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company seeking authority to remove and retire Tracks 336-1 and 336-2 located at Arlington, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on April 5, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire track at Jackson, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on April 19, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire portions of Tracks 98-4 and 98-5 at Columbus, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on April 19, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove the switch to Track 77-M-l located at Waverly Hall, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on April 19, 1983.
Petition filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad for authority to waive that part of the Commission's Rule 1-2-1-.07 involving "supersedeas" with reference to the application of the Seaboard System Railroad for authority to discontinue all passenger service on the former Georgia Railroad Lines. The Commission approved the petition as filed on April 19, 1983.
Letter/application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company seeking authority to waive collection of $3,811.25 in demurrage charges legally due from Humphries Concrete Block Company, Norcross, Georgia. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the letter/application, subject to complaint and further order, on May 17, 1983.
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Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire Track No. 152-55 at Atlanta, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on July 12, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company to waive collection of $38,639.84 in undercharges due from Georgia Pacific Corporation in connection with nineteen (19) shipments of woodchips moved from Thomaston and Woodbury, Georgia to Vienna, Georgia during the period from September 29, 1981 through November 24, 1981. The Commission approved the application as filed on July 12, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire track at Thomaston, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on August 2, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire track at Griffin, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on August 2, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove/and retire a track formerly serving the William Carter Company at Echols, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on August 2, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Norfolk Southern Corporation seeking authority from the Commission to waive collection of $24,224.48 in legal undercharges due from Continental Forest Industries, in connection with seventeen (17) shipments of sodium hydrosulfide between Savannah and Nixon, Georgia during the period from October 9, 1981 to November 30, 1981. The Commission approved the application as filed on August 2, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire Track No. 288-6 and a portion of Track No. 287-2 at Athens, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on August 30, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire a track and a switch at Lithia SpringsGeorgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on September 20, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad for authority to abandon the public team track at Woodstock, Georgia and to remove that point from the Open and Prepay Station List. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on September 20, 1983.
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Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire track formerly serving R. F. Taylor Plastering Company, Milepost 39-H, at Dalton, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved your application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on September 20, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to retire and remove track at Milepost 41-H, formerly serving Dalton Carpet Finishing Company, Inc., Dalton, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on September 20, 1983.
Application seeking authority on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad for that railroad to modify its existing Vidalia No. 1 Mobile Agency and the Vidalia No. 2 Mobile Agency. The Commission, after granting authority that the above mobile agencies would operate on a six month trial basis and, after making an investigation during this trial period, approved the above mobile agencies to operate on a permanent basis, on September 20, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company seeking authority to discontinue its agency station at Baxley, Georgia, dismantle and otherwise dispose of the station building, and to make Baxley a non--agency station covered by Hazelhurst, Georgia. The Commission, in consideration of the complaints received against this application, declined to approve the application without justification at public hearing, September 20, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to dispose of the depot building at Norcross, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, October 4, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad for authority to eliminate Howell Stock Yards, Georgia from the Open and Prepay Station List. The Commission approved the application as filed on October 4, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad requesting authority to establish a new mobile agency route in Georgia based at Cedartown, Georgia. The route would cover the agency station of Rockmart, Georgia together with the non-agency stations of Dallas, Taylorsville and Aragon, Georgia. The Commission, in consideration of the complaints received against this proposed mobile agency route, declined to approve the application without justification at public hearing, October 4, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad to dualize its two agency stations of Calhoun and Chatsworth, Georgia, with the dualized agent being based at Dalton, Georgia. The Commission, in consideration of the complaints received against the proposed dualization of Calhoun and Chatsworth, Georgia and their request for a public hearing, declined to approve the application without justification at public hearing, October 4, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company for authority to remove Pabst, Georgia from the Open and Prepay Tariff. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on October 18, 1983.

Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company for authority to waive collection of $317.46 in legal undercharges due from Alimenta Processing Corporation, in connection with six cars of peanuts from Camilla, Georgia to Arles, Georgia, during the period of November 20, 1982 through December 1, 1982. The Commission approved the application as filed on October 18, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire Track 635-37 at Atlanta, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on November 1, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire Track No. 635--38 at Atlanta, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on November 1, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire Track No. 217-6 and a portion of Track No. 217-5 at Juliette, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on November 1, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company seeking authority to amend the operation of the Mobile Agency Route Ga-6 based at Austell, Georgia. The application had the effect of moving the base station from Austell to Atlanta, Georgia and eliminating Shannon and Plainville from the route and have them become non-agency stations governed by Rome, Georgia. The freight agent at Austell would be closed and Austell would be added to the route of the mobile agency based at Atlanta, Georgia. The matter went to Hearing and was assigned Docket No. 813-R. The protests against this application were withdrawn. After due consideration, the Commission voted unanimously to approve the application on November 1, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to remove and retire Track No. P 8-1 at Eastanollee, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on November 17, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad for authority to abandon Track No. 702 at Brookfield, Georgia and to remove that point from the Open and Prepay Station List. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on November 17, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad for authority to abandon Track No. 8 located at Tifton, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on November 17, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company, for authority to remove and retire track at Rex, Georgia and elimination of Rex, Georgia from the Open and Prepay Tariff. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on November 17, 1983.
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Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad requesting authority to modify the existing Thomasville mobile agency by the addition of the agency station at Camilla, Georgia together with the addition of the non-agency stations of Baconton, Flint and Woodacre, Georgia. The proposed route would cover the agency stations of Meigs, Moultrie, Pelham, Quitman and Camilla, Georgia along with the non-agency stations of Ochlocknee, Quality, Kingwood, Dixie, Boston, Neward, Dawesville, Baconton, Woodacre and Flint, Georgia. The Commission, in consideration of the complaints received against the proposed modification of the Thomasville mobile agency, declined to approve the above application without justification at public hearing, November 17, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad for authority to retire Track Nos. SV--6 and SV-8, located at Lyons, Georgia. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on December 20, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad for authority to remove and retire the House Track at Minter, Georgia and to remove that point from the Open and Prepay Station List. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved the application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on December 20, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad requesting authority to retire the terminal 1,000 feet of maintenance Track No. 226 located at Augusta, Georgia. The Commission, in consideration of the complaint received against this application, declined to approve the application without justification at public hearing, December 20, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad to modify its existing mobile agency based at Waycross, Georgia. This modified mobile agency would serve the following agency stations of Folkston, Homervilie, DuPont, Nahunta, Blackshear and Patterson-Hoboken and the non-agency stations of Poletree, Vogel, Manor, Argyle, Cutting, Homestead, Largain and Lavely, with the control or base station for the operation to be at Waycross, Georgia. Thie application also seeks to transfer Offerman's service from the Waycross agency to the resident agency station at Jesup, Georgia. The Commission further considered the proposed modification of this mobile agency operation, subject to complaint and further order, on a six-month trial basis with the full understanding that the existing type of agency service will be restored if the Commission, following the trial period, finds the mobile agency service to be inadequate. The approval was also subject to the provision that the Commission, will, during the trial period, conduct a full investigation of the services being rendered and, at the end of such period, take such action as circumstances warrant, March 15, 1983.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to establish a new mobile agency to be based at Cordele, Georgia, This route would cover the open station of Ashburn and Tifton, Georgia and the non-agency stations of Sycamore, Chula, South Tifton and Eldorado, Georgia. The Commission considered this proposed new agency route, subject to complaint and further order, on a six month trial basis with the full understanding that the existing type of agency service will be restored if the Commission, following the trial period, finds the mobile agency service to be inadequate. The approval is also subject to the provision that the Commission will, during the trial period, conduct a full investigation of the services being rendered and, at the end of such period, take such action as circumstances warrant, April 19, 1983.
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Application of Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. for authority to discontinue all passenger service on the former Georgia Railroad Lines. The matter was assigned Docket 812-R. The Commission authorized the Seaboard System Railroad to discontinue all passenger service on the former Georgia Railroad Lines. The involved passenger service is provided between Atlanta and Augusta, Athens and Union Point, Washington and Barnett and Camak and Macon. The service between Camak and Macon is provided by two separate trains operating between Camak and Milledgeville and between Milledgeville and Macon. The discontinuance of the passenger service as provided between Athens and Union Point, Washington and Barnett and Camak and Macon became effective April 29, 1983. The discontinuance of passenger service between Atlanta and Augusta became effective May 6, 1983.
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UTILITIES DIVISION
The Utilities Division consists of four sections, three operating and one support section. These sections are: Accounting and Auditing, Utilities Finance, Engineering, and Staff Support.
ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING
This division is supervised by the Director of Accounting and Auditing and consists of two sections with a Section Supervisor (Audit Manager I) over each. The primary objective of the unit^ is the development of an audit and investigatory capability to provide the Commission with the information necessary to implement, control, and enforce compliance of Commission regulatory policies. The divisions primary goals are: (1) non-reactive financial audits of each regulated utility at least once every two years, (2) immediate follow-up of audit exceptions and annual audits of problem utilities, (3) follow-up focused operations audits of electrics, and (4) administration of outside audits by Consultants. This division consists of two sections: (1) Prime Energy and (2) Communications.
Prime Energy
The Prime Energy Section's primary goals are: (1) timely audits of each PGA and fuel cost recovery filing, (2) reactive audits of all energy utility rate and finance cases, and (3) non-reactive focused audits of each energy utility annually. The primary objectives of the unit are: (1) to provide the Commission with the information necessary to successfully determine just and reasonable energy rates and (2) to provide the Commission with the necessary information to implement and enforce regulatory policy for energy companies.
In 1983, this section performed three reactive audits, three PGA field audits, eight fuel cost recovery audits, and eleven physical plant audits. There were four special investigations conducted by the Prime Energy Staff. These concerned coal conversion recovery, coal contracts, and plant procurement procedures. In addition, the staff participated in a joint effort with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission auditors in an annual audit of Georgia Power Company.
Comm unications
The Communications Section's primary goals are: (1) reactive audits of all communications rate and finance cases, (2) non-reactive financial audits of communications companies at least once every two years, (3) annual audits of ''problem companies", and (4) timely follow-up audits of all audit exceptions. The primary objectives of the unit are: (1) to provide the Commission with information necessary to successfully determine just and reasonable service rates, and (2) to provide the Commission with the necessary information to implement and enforce regulatory policy for communications companies.
In calendar year 1983, the Communications section performed 22 audits. Four audits were non-reactive financial investigations, five were reactive to rate cases that were filed by five telephone companies, and 13 were follow-ups to previous audits to ensure that audit findings and exceptions were properly acted upon. The number
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of audits that this section is capable of performing was cut back substantially by the decreased manpower created by a vacant position (which was not filled because of budget cutbacks) and the necessity of assigning two people temporarily to assist the Finance Section with their heavy rate case load.
UTILITY FINANCE
The Utility Finance Section is a relatively new area which was created by the General Assembly in 1981, and has been functioning since January, 1982. The primary function of this section is that of preparing and presenting the Commission Staff's position in all utility rate proceedings. There are additionally a number of secondary responsibilities such as: finance proceedings for all investor utilities as well as rural electric membership corporations, hearings on electric fuel adjustments, analysis of purchased gas adjustments for regulated natural gas companies, and a myriad of both routine and special reports or studies. In addition to these responsiblities, the Utility Finance Section has accepted the responsibility of developing the sta ff's data processing activities.
The statutory duties of this section are as follows:
(a) Preparing a budget for the section for submission by the Director to the Director of Utilities to secure the necessary appropriations to finance the activities of the section.
(b) Investigating the rates and auditing the books and records of any electric utility other than transportation utilities, municipal electric systems, and electric membership corporations, when so directed by the Director of Utilities.
(c) Appearing in any proceeding to determine rates of an electric utility. In such capacity, the section shall:
(1) Form an independent evaluation concerning whether the electric utility rates in question are just and reasonable.
(2) Present testimony by its employees or specially retained experts concerning the electric utility rates in question.
(3) Provide to the Commission all technical assistance, data and calculations concerning the electric utility rates in question as the Commission may require.
(4) Assist the Commission in any judicial review of a Commission determination of the rates of an electric utility.
(5) When it will not interfere with the section's participation in utility rate proceedings, perform such other duties regarding any utility m atter which the Director of Utilities may establish. This section has also assumed responsibility for other investor owned utilities in the State such as gas and telephone companies.
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The Utility Finance Section has met these statutory duties set forth above by:
(1) examining company filings and if necessary making an independent forecast of revenues, expenses, and rate base to present in rate cases,
(2) preparing detailed financial forecast and determining if proposed financing is the most economical,
(3) examining fuel cost recovery filings and if necessary presenting an independent estimate and forecast of system generation, unit fuel cost, system sales, system dispatch, and other elements of fuel cost recovery proceedings,
(4) presenting cost of capital testimony.
(5) examining separation and cost of service studies of the utilities to determine if they are reasonable,
(6) making an independent determination of future financing needs, cash flow, effects of bond ratings, coverage, and other financial analyses,
(7) examining all accounting data and making independent estim ates of necessary accounting proforma adjustments such as income taxes, deferrals,^ capital leases, investment tax credits, accelerated depreciation and other accounting m atters.
(8) managing the rate case process by coordinating with Attorney General's Staff, Consumers' Utility Counsel, other parties, outside experts, other Utilities Division Units, and the Director of Utilities.
(9) providing independent analyses of proposed rates and tariffs in rate case filings,
(10) proposing needed revisions in rate structures to meet developing needs,
(ID working with Accounting and Auditing Section to develop auditing
and accounting procedures which will maximize the effective utilization of Utility Division Staff, and
(12) working with Utilities Engineering to determine financial impact of alternate system plans.
Since its beginning, this section has carried a consistent workload which has included, rate cases for major utilities such as Georgia Power Company, Southern Bell Telephone Company, and Savannah Electric and Power Company; rate cases for other utilities such as United Cities Gas Company, General Telephone Company, and Continental Telephone Company; numerous small telephone rate cases; fuel adjustment cases for Georgia Power Company and Savannah Electric and Power Company Company; mergers involving gas and telephone companies; financing cases for the major companies as well as smaller investor owned companies and rural electric utilities; tracking of revenues and expenses for the major utilities, participation in judicial review of the Commission's decisions, and various studies and analyses, as have been assigned by the
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Director of Utilities, the Executive Secretary, or the Commissioners. In addition, tracking of revenues and expenses for Georgia Power Company, Savannah Electric and Power Company, Southern Bell Telephone Company, General Telephone Company, and Continental Telephone Company are being produced for quarterly, semi-annual and annual comparisons. These include graphical representations of the data presented.
The Utility Finance Section met its workload in 1983 with a modest staff of ten individuals. These are professionals including:
1 Director
1 Assistant Director
2 Engineers
1 Economist
1 Separations Consultant
1 General Consultant
3 Analysts
ENGINEERING
The purpose of the Engineering Section is to provide the Commission with professional guidance, technical assistance, and advice necessary to fulfill its statutory and constitutional duty of regulating utilities with respect to technical engineering resources, system planning, and construction and utility operation.
The major objectives of this section are: , ?
1. to determine that adequate system planning exists,
2. to ensure that construction is conforming to plans,
3. to determine that plant in service is providing adequate and reliable utility service to consumers, and
4. to ensure that utilities are operating within the confines of the territorial assignment as may be determined by the Commission.
This section is composed of four groups - Natural Gas, Telephone, Electric, and Radio Common Carriers.
Natural Gas
The Natural Gas Group has two major functions; system operations and planning, and gas safety. The Systems Operations group monitors the quality of service, certification, system planning and construction. The Gas Safety Group is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the system's construction and maintenance are conducted so as to provide safe service for its consumers. The Cathodic Protection Program is one of the programs monitored by the Natural Gas Safety Group.
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The Natural Gas Group answered a total of 77 complaints and/or information letters and 561 telephone information or complaint calls. Fourteen field trips were made due to consumer complaints. Also, 15 trips were made to review and inspect Atlanta Gas Light Company's construction and pressure improvement in Ellijay, Clermont, Gillsville, Marietta, Roswell and the Atlanta area. The LNG facility of Atlanta Gas Light Company located in Riverdale was also inspected.
There were three tariff revisions filed by Atlanta Gas Light Company, and one tariff revision filed by United Cities Gas Company during 1983. Atlanta Gas Light Company made three amendments to its Certificated Area Maps.
The Gas Safety Inspectors made 465 inspections for compliance with the Minimum Federal Safety Standards. Of these inspections, 358 were found in compliance, and 107 were found in noncompliance. There was one gas explosion during the year, which resulted in damage costs of approximately $70,000.
Several training programs and seminars were attended by various Gas Safety personnel, such as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers Basic Course I given in Atlanta, The Pressure Regulation and Over Pressure Protection Course given at the Transportaion Safety Institute in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and a Gas Safety Seminar given in Albany, Georgia.
Telephone
The Telephone Group's primary objectives are to ensure that the telephone systems in Georgia are adequately planned, properly constructed, rendering proper service quality, and meeting the certification boundaries. This group is also responsibile for service observing, depreciation, and extended area service studies.
The Telephone Group answered a total of 886 complaint and/or information calls and 142 written complaints and/or information letters. There were 27 field trips or investigations made in connection with various complaints including four audits and one inspection of continuing property records. The Telephone Engineering Staff conducted 14 Depreciation Studies during 1983.
Six office inspections were made to examine telephone observing equipment. Nine applications fo r,a license to use telephone observing equipment were received. Of these, eight were approved and a license issued, and one was denied.
During the year, three Extended Area Service Studies were anlayzed. A Post Card Survey" was conducted for Villa Rica to the Atlanta Metro area resulting in a rejection by the subscribers and a denial by the Commission. There were 617 tariff revisions filed and analyzed by the Telephone Engineering Group.
Electric
The Electric Group's major objective is to examine the system planning and construction programs of the major electric utilities to determine economic feasibility and construction with the necessary equipment to adequately serve its consumers needs.
Approximately 40 written complaints and/or information letters were answered by the Electric Group. Also, this group answered 74 information and/or complaints over the telephone. There were 82 field trips made. Of these, 19 were made to test meters, 12 were made to have low voltage gloves tested, one was made for the purpose

of evaluating a fossil fuel generating facility as to outage and preventative maintenance programs, three were made to evaluate a hydrogenerating facility, 28 for m eter audit verification, and one for an outdoor lighting audit. Radio Common Carrier
The Radio Common Carrier Engineer's responsibility is to adminster quality of service, territorial certification, and to ensure that the carriers have adequate planning and construction with the necessary equipment to adequately serve its consumers' needs.
During the calendar year of 1983, six engineering audits were conducted of radio utility systems in Georgia to determine the general quality of communications service provided in the respective areas.
Five formal docketed matters were heard and decided. One ease is on appeal to the Superior Court of Fulton County. Three formal docketed m atters were scheduled for hearing and later withdrawn by the applicants. Seven form al non-docketed tariff m atters were decided. One formal request for consent to remand case from Superior Court of Fulton county was denied. Over 600 inquiries and responses to same for information, assistance or data were processed by this department.
STAFF SUPPORT The Staff Support Section is responsible for the clerical and secretarial support of the Utilities Division by ensuring the proper processing of all work products of approximately 50 professionals within the Division and by ensuring that all deadlines are met. This section consists of eight positions reporting to an Office Supervisor. These positions have been pooled into a central location to improve the operating efficiency of the Division by allowing for more effective use of personnel and more efficient utilization of the word processor.
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Docket Number 3288-U 3333-U
3401- U 3402- U 3402-U 3409-U 3416- U 3417- U
3418- U
3419- U

GAS DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

Date Decided 02-22-83 02-22-83
04-28-83 09- 29-83 10- 18-83 11- 29-83 08-11-83 08-11-83
08-11-83
08-11-83

Subject of Application
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for an adjustment in rate and schedules for service in the State of Georgia - Purchased Gas Adjustment.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for authority to adjust the schedules, rates and charges for gas service in Georgia. Order on Request for Stay of Order.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for authority to issue and sell securities.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for authority to increase rates for gas service.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for authority to increase rates for gas service. Order on Reconsideration.
Filing of United Cities Cas Company to increase rates for natural gas service in Georgia.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for requisite authority to purchase, own and operate gas facilities of Chattanooga Gas Company.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for Amendment No. 1 to Distribution C ertificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 95 in Dade County, Georgia. C ertificate No. 95.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for Amendment No. 2 to Distribution System Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 93 in Walker County, Georgia. C ertificate No. 93.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for Amendment No. 1 to Distribution System Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 96 in Catoosa Countv, Georgia. C ertificate No. 96.

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Date Decided 01-05-83
01-24-83 03-15-83 05-03-83
05- 26-83 06- 07-83
Docket Number 3312-U 3315-U

GAS NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

Subject of Application
Southeast Georgia Industrial Rates of Atlanta Gas Light Company. These sheets contain new provisions authorizing the Company monthly on a county by county basis to prescribe the base rate for interruptible service under the Southeast Georgia rates, provided that such rate is not lower than the CompanyTs N-5 rate nor higher than the applicable Southeast Georgia rate.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company to file Original Sheet No. 8B.17 of the Company's schedule of rates for natural gas service. This schedule is for motor vehicle use provision of natural gas.
Application of United Cities Gas Company for authority to issue and sell 120,000 shares of common stock.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company: Third Revised Sheet No. 8B of the Company's Schedule of Rates for natural gas service. This is a new provision imposing a charge of $10.00 for each returned check.
Atlanta Gas Light Company Industrial Sales Maintenance Rider Tariff.
Application of United Cities Gas Company for authority to issue and sell 300,000 shares of its common stock to the public at the par value of $3.33 1/3 per share and for other relief.

ELECTRIC DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

Date Decided 06-13-83
03-15-83

Subject of Application
Petition of the City of Thomaston alleging violations of the Georgia Territorial Service Act by Upson County Electric Membership Corporation.
Petition of Georgia Power Company for a CeaSe and Desist Order against the City of M arietta Board of Lights and Water for alleged violations of the Georgia Territorial Electric Services Act. Reinstatement of Original Order.

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Docket Number 3315-U 3352-U
3360-U 3360-U 3361-U 3372-U
3374-U 3374-U 3374-U 3375-U 3381-U 3382-U

Date Decided 04-15-83 02-03-83
02-03-83 04-15-83 02-03-83 03-15-83
03-01-83 08-02-83 09-14-83 09-20-83 02-03-83 02-22-83

Subject of Application
Georgia Power Company v. City of M arietta Board of Lights and Water. Stay of Order.
Application of Savannah Electric and Power Company for authority to issue $23,500,000 in unsecured sinking fund notes and $4,000,000 in first mortgage bonds.
Application of Savannah Electric and Power Company for authority to increase rates for retail electric service. Supplemental Order.
Application of Savannah Electric and Power Company for authority to increase rates for retail electric service.
Application of Savannah Electric and Power Company to recover costs of conversion pursuant to O.C.G.A. 46-2-26.3 (Effingham Coal).
Petition of Cobb Electric Membership Corporation against Marietta Board of Lights and Water for Relief of M arietta Board of Lights and Water's alleged incursion into a geographic area reserved to Cobb Electric Membership Corporation by operation of the Georgia Territorial Electric Service Act.
Complaint of Carroll Electric Membership Corporation v. Georgia Power Company.
Complaint of Carroll Electric Membership Corporation Company v. Georgia Power Company. Reconsideration.
Complaint of Carroll Electric Membership Corporation v. Georgia Power Company.
City of Varnell v. North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation.
Application of Savannah Electric and Power Company for Fuel Cost Recovery Allowance pursuant to O.C.G.A. 48-2-26.
Application of Georgia Power Company for a Fuel Cost Recovery Allowance pursuant to O.C.G.A. 46-2-26.

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Docket Number 3382-U 3397-U 3397-U 3397-U 3397-U 3407-U 3413-U
Date Decided 01-04-83
02-22-83

Date Decided 03-17-83
04-28-83
09-02-83 09-20-83
09-29-83
06-21-83 07-26-83

Subject of Application
Application of Georgia Power Company for a Fuel Cost Recovery Allowance pursuant to O.C.G.A. 46-2-26. Amended.
Filing of Georgia Power Company for authority to increase retail electric service rates. Interim Order.
Application of Georgia Power Company for authority to increase retail electric service rates. Rate Level.
Application of Georgia Power Company for authority to increase retail electric service rates. Reconsideration Rate Level.
Application of Georgia Power Company for authority to increase retail electric service rates. Rate Design.
Application of Savannah Electric and Power Company for a Fuel Cost Recovery allowance pursuant to O.C.G.A 46-2-26.
Application of Savannah Electric and Power Company for authority to issue common stock.

ELECTRIC NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

Subject of Application
Application of Slash Pine Electric Membership Corporation for approval of notes of $532,000 to be executed in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $240,000 to be executed in favor of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation with a separate note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common mortgage.
Application of Satilla Rural Electric Membership Corporation for approval of notes of $3,676,000 to be executed in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $1,658,000 to be executed in favor of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation with a separate note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common mortgage.

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Date Decided 02-22-83
02-22-83
03-01-83 03-01-83 03-15-83
06-21-83 06-21-83 07-09-83
Docket Number 3249-U

Subject of Application
Application of Irwin County Electric Membership Corporation for approval of notes of $1,196,000 to be executed in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $539,000 to be executed in favor of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation with a separate note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common mortgage.
Application of Tri-State Electric Membership Corporation for approval of notes of $830,000 to be executed in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $374,000 to be executed in favor of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation with a separate note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common mortgage.
Application of Pataula Electric Membership Corporation for authority to borrow $407,000 from REA at 596 interest and $183,000 from CFC at 12 interest over a period of thirty-five (35) years.
Application of Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation for authority to borrow $5,425,000 from REA at 5% interest and $2,447,000 from CFC at 13% interest over a period of thirty-five (35) years.
Application of Flint Electric Membership Corporation for approval of notes of $2,567,000 to be executed in favor of the Unied States of America acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $1,158,000 to be executed in favor of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation with a separate note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common mortgage.
Petition dated June 10, 1983, of fifteen (15) Electric Membership Corporation's to change to variable interest rates.
Savannah Electric and Power Company's request dated June 14, 1983, for authority to privately negotiate with prospective underwriters for the issue and sale of common stock.
Petition, dated June 24, 1983, of Mitchell Electric Membership Corporation to change to variable interest rates.

TELECOMMUNICATION DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

Date Decided
09-29-83

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Subject of Application
Consent to remand the case now pending in the Fulton Superior Court regarding the application of Airsignal International, Inc. for authority to amend its radio utility Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide two-way radio communication service in the Atlanta area.
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Docket Number 3369-U 3373-U
3378-U 3379-U 3380-U
3383-U
3383-U
3385-U 3386-U 3388-U

Date Decided 01-04-83 01-04-83
04-28-83 03-15-83 01-04-83
01-04-83
01-04-83
06-07-83 04-28-83 03-29-93

Subject of Application
Application of Southern Bell Telephone And Telegraph Company for authority to restructure WATS rates and certain long distance rates.
Application of Standard Telephone Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide wide-area personal paging service in the Atlanta Metropolitan and surrounding area.
Application of Thomaston Telephone Company for authority to adjust the schedules of rates and charges for intrastate telephone service.
Application of Ellijay Telephone Company for authority to issue $4,467,750 of first mortgage notes to Rural Telephone Bank.
Application of Winter Park Telephone Company and Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS), for approval of the sale of the capital stock of Qunicy Telephone Company by Winter Park to TDS.
Application of Qunicy Telephone Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for its Attapulgus, Georgia exchange. C ertificate No. 783.
Application of Qunicy Telephone Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for toll lines in Decatur County, Georgia. C ertificate No. 784.
Application of Hart County Telephone Company for authority to adjust the schedules of rates and charges for its intrastate telephone service.
Application of Citizens Telephone Company for authority to transfer its capital stock to TCS Enterprises, Inc.
Application of Empire Telephone Company for authority to issue $8,149,000 of first mortgage notes to Rural Electrification Administration.

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Docket Number 3391- U 3392- U
3393- U 3393-U 3393- U 3394- U 3395- U
3395- U
3396- U

Date Decided 04-28-83 04-05-83
08-30-83 09-29-83 10-31-83 07-12-83 07-12-83
09-20-83
07-12-83

Subject of Application
Application of Barclays American Business Credit, Inc. for a Telephone Service Observing Equipment License.
Application of Standard Telephone Company for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide toll service and routing between Standard Telephone Company's Cornelia Toll Center and General Telephone Company of the Southeast's Toccoa Toll Center. C ertificate No. 744.
Application of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company for adjustment of intrastate rates and charges for telephone services in the State of Georgia.
Application of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company for adjustment of intrastate rates and charges for telephone services in the State of Georgia. First Supplemental Order.
Application of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company for adjustment of intrastate rates and charges for telephone services in the State of Georgia. Amended.
Application of Megaplex A tlanta, Inc. for leave to amend Section A15.1.1D.1 of the General Subscriber Services Tariff of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Application of Continental Telephone Company of the South and Thomaston Telephone Company for authority for Thomaston Telephone Company to merge into and with Continental Telephone Company of the South and to effect a recapitalization in connection with such merger.
Application of Continental Telephone Company of the South and Thomaston Telephone Company for authority for Thomaston Telephone Company to merge into and with Continental Telephone Company of the South and to effect a recapitalization in connection with such merger. First Amendatory Order.
Application of Continental Telephone Company of the South for a C ertificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Yatesville, Georgia exchange. Certificate No. 786.
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Docket Number 3396-U 3396-U
3398-U 3399-U
3405-U 3406-U 3408-U
3415-U 3421-U
3424-U
3426-U

Date Decided 07-12-83 07-12-83
04-28-83 06-21-83
04-28-83 06-07-83 07-12-83
10-04-83 10-18-83
10-04-83
09-20-83

Subject of Application
Application of Continental Telephone Company of the South for a C ertificate of Necessity for its Thomaston, Georgia exchange. C ertificate No. 785.
Application of Continental Telephone Company of the South for a C ertificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for its Upson County, Exchange. C ertificate No. 715.
Marketing and Sales Department of American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Inc. for a Telephone Service Observing Equipment License.
Application of General Telephone Company of the Southeast for adjustment of intrastate rates and charges for telephone services in the State of Georgia.
Application of Pineland Telephone Cooperative, Inc. for financing authority.
Application of Pembroke Telephone Company, Inc. for financing authority.
Application of Great Southern Communications Company for authority to acquire control of a radio utility system in Albany, Georgia and for authority to do all things required to effectuate ownership, control and management of that system as set forth in the application. C ertificate No. 29.
Application of Master Collectors, Inc. for a Telephone Service Observing Equipment License.
Application of Plant Telephone and Power Company, Inc. for authority to borrow $6,032,000 from the Rural Electrification Administration at the rate of 5% per annum for a period of thirty-five (35) years.
Application of Ellijay Telephone Company for amendment to its C ertificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide additional toll service and routing throughout its service area. Certificate No. 744.
Application of West Georgia Paging, a subsidiary of Valley Communications, Inc. for a C ertificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a Radio Utility One-Way Paging Service in the LaGrange, Georgia area. C ertificate No. 50.

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Docket Number 3427-U
3427-U
3430-U 3431-U 3433-U
3439-U
3440-U

Date Decided 10-04-83
11-22-83
12-06-83 12-20-83 12-20-83
12-20-83
12-20-83

Subject of Application
Application of B & W Fashion Merchandise Company for a Telephone Service Observing Equipment License.
Application of B & W Fashion Merchandise Company for a Telephone Service Observing Equipment License. Reconsideration.
Intrastate Access Charges.
Application of Air Atlanta for a Telephone Service Observing License.
Application of Chickamauga Telephone Corporation for authority to transfer its capital stock to BVS Communications Service Company, Inc.
Application of AT&T Communications of the Southern States, Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. C ertificate No. 787.
Application of AT&T Communications of the Southern States, Inc. for approval of initial tariffs.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

Date Decided 03-01-83 04-28-83 09-20-83
11-01-83

Subject of Application
All Telephone Companies: written notice of prices and price changes on sale of embedded terminal equipment.
Application of Wilkinson County Telephone, Inc. for approval to modify its loan agreement with REA to extend repayment period on the unadvanced portion of its 1977 loan.
Application of Intelex for authority to operate as a regulated public telecommunications guided light-wave intrastate common carrier utility, providing intergrated services digital point switched networking, utilizing one hundred percent wideband fiberoptic transmission technologies, through the customer loop termination, and for a C ertificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide said networking services in Georgia
Gencom, Inc. Tariff PSC No. 1, Optional New Service Offering.'

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MISCELLANEOUS DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

Docket Number
3210-U

Date Decided
12-06-83

Subject
Purpa Ratemaking Standards, Lifeline Rates, Intervenor Reimbursement and related m atters.
RULE CHANGES

Chapter 515-9-2, entitled ''Safety Standard For Liquified N atural Gas Facilities," containing Rule 515-9-2-0.1, was adopted. Filed July 14, 1983; effective August 3, 1983.
Rule 151-2-1-.04 has been amended by the repeal of paragraph (3) and by the adoption of a new paragraph (3). Filed September 12, 1983; effective October 13, 1983.

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