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113th Annual Report

1985

STATE OF GEORGIA Joe Frank Harris, Governor
113TH ANNUAL REPORT
of the
G eorgia Public Service Com m ission
Robert C. Pafford, Chairman William E. Lovett, Vice Chairman
Ford Spinks, Commissioner Jim Hammock, Commissioner Gary B. Andrews, Commissioner Horace F. Hartley, Executive Secretary

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113th Annual Report Table of Contents

I n t r o d u c t io n ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

T h e C o m m is s io n e r s ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

1985: T h e Y e a r in R e v ie w . ...................................................................................... ............................................................................. 6

Nuclear Power and Electric Issues....................................................................................... '.................................................................. 6

Transportation Issues........................................... ......................... , ......................................................................................................

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Telecommunications........................... ........................................................................................................................................

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Changes on the Commission ......................................................................... ..................... ................. . . . . ................................................... 7

H isto r y o f th e P u b lic S e r v ic e C o m m issio n ............................................................... ........ ..................................................... 8

O r g a n iz a tio n o f th e C o m m is s io n ..................................................................................

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D iv isio n s

U tilities..................................................

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Utility Finance ............................................................................................................................................................

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Engineering . . . . . . . ; .....................................................

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Accounting and Auditing...................................

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Prudency Audit Group............................................................. ........................................... ......... ............... . ........................................... 14

Utility Cases........................................................................................ ........................................... ............. ............................... ..

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Transportation ...........................

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Motor Carrier Certificate and Vehicle Registration................................................................................................................

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1985 Commission Actions....................................................................................................................................

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Consumer Affairs, Rail Service and Tariffs..................................................................................................................... .................. 22

Consumer Affairs ...............

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CART Cases...................................................

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The Annual Report of the Georgia Public Service Commission covering the activities for the year ending December 31, 1985 is submitted in compliance with the law.
The officers for the Commission are:
Horace F. Hartley, Executive Secretary Beverly B. Knowles, Director, Utilities Division L. Thomas Doyal, Director, Motor Carrier Transportation Division Robert Ginn, Director, Consumer Affairs, Rail Service and Tariffs Division Philip E. McMullan, Director, Administration Jonathan Grant, Public Information Officer

In trod u ction

The purpose of this annual report is to inform the reader about the the needs of consumers for adequate, reliable service at affordable rates

Public Service Commission -- its background and history as well as its with the needs of utilities to realize an adequate return on investment

current membership and 1985 workload. This report explains the Com mission's regulatojy authority and outlines its duties and responsibili ties, which have changed, as documented in a section of this report

that is dedicated to serving the public. While the PSC has a definite stake in protecting the consumer's
interest, it must also abide by legal standards which call for it to allow

entitled "History of the Georgia Public Service Commission."

utilities to operate normally and set rates that allow the company the

The Commission is a small state agency, but it plays a very impor opportunity to earn a return for its investors that is comparable to the

tant role in Georgia's economy. By successfully balancing the needs of return they could expect on an investment with similar risk. The PSC competing interests -- of consumers for affordable, reliable service, with does not guaranteeprofits, however. It is the company's responsibility to

the interests of investors who require a reasonable return on their investment in public service companies -- the Commission contributes substantially to Georgia's economic health and growth.
Changes on the federal level, in technology, the marketplace, and

make prudent, sound business decisions that will produce earnings. 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,

here in Georgia have all combined to make the regulators'job more just and necessary to fulfill the company's service obligations.

complex. The PSC is committed to meeting all these challenges as

To fulfill its responsibilities, the Commission is empowered to make

Georgia faces a promising, though uncertain future. 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 PSC consists of five Commissioners elected statewide and a
staff of approximately 130. The Commissioners serve staggered six-year

and enforce rules and regulations governing company operations for the protection of the public interest. The Commissioners and staff may conduct hearings, assemble evidence, make investigations, determine costs and valuations, inspect properties, books and papers of all regu lated companies, issue orders giving effect to Commission decisions, and when necessary, institute judicial proceedings to enforce orders, rules

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,

and regulations. The Commission's task of regulating utilities isn't over when it
decides a rate case, but rate cases -- because they affect people's pocket-

inspectors, enforcement officers, experts and various staff support
positions. The Commission has general supervision of all common carriers,

books -- get the lion's share of attention. Routine business includes auditing company expenses regularly,
tracking utility estimates and projections, investigating consumer com

express companies, railroad or street railroad companies, dock or whar fage companies, terminal or terminal station companies, telephone and telegraph companies, and gas or electric light and power companies

plaints and problems, staying up to date on developments in the various regulated industries, and evaluating utilities'financing plans. The Com mission staff is responsible for all these activities, and it functions far

within Georgia. The PSC does not set rates for: publicly owned electric and gas utilities, such as municipal sys

from the spotlight of publicity. During a rate case, the Commission staff is considered separate
from the five elected Commissioners. The staff puts on its own case,

tems and electric membership corporations; water and/or sewerage services; and cable television companies. Electric Membership Corporations and municipally owned electric

usually opposing a company's request, and the staff's attorney (from the State Law Department) cross-examines company witnesses.
During 1985, the Commission conducted 591 public hearings. All matters docketed for public hearing are heard by the entire Commission

systems, while not under the jurisdiction of the Commission, must come or an appointed hearing officer in open session. A majority of the

before the PSC for resolution of territorial disputes because the Com Commission constitutes a quorum. Regular Administrative Sessions

mission has responsibility for enforcing Georgia's Territorial Electric normally are held at the Commission's Atlanta office, 244 Washington

Service Act.

Street SW on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Public

The Commission has exclusive power to determine what are just inquiries about the PSC and its activities may be directed to the Public

and reasonable rates and charges to be made by any person, firm or Information Office.

corporation subject to its jurisdiction. The Commission must balance

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Commissioners

Robert C. (Bobby) Pafford, Chairman

Democrat, Lakeland

Elected to Public Service Commission in 1970; currently serving third consecutive six-year term, which runs through 1988. Elected to two-year post of Chairman by colleagues January 1985. Member of the Georgia House of Representatives for Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Echols and Lanier counties 1963-70. During the Korean conflict, served as a staff sergeant with the Army Security Agency. Received a B.S. in Education from Georgia Southern College in 1951 and named 1973 Alumnus of the Year. Member of Kiwanis. Born June 7, 1930 in Lakeland (Lanier County) and currently resides near Jackson.

William E. (Billy) Lovett, Vice Chairman

Republican, Dublin

Elected to Public Service Commission in 1978; currently serving second consecutive six-year term which expires in 1990. Elected to two-year post of Vice Chairman by colleagues January 1985. Former Chairman Laurens County Commission, vice president of Lovett and Tharpe Hardware Company, and partner of W.H. Lovett and Son Company. Former Director Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce; legislative chairman of the Association of County Commis sioners; Members of National Association of Counties; Leadership Georgia, Georgia Conservancy, Georgia Forestry Association, Georgia Agribusiness Council and Georgia Planning Association. Currently member of the Georgia Business Council, Georgia International Trade Association, Georgia Industrial Research Association and the Capitol Area Kiwanis Club. Attended Georgia State University and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College; author on energy issues. Born October 12, 1945 in Douglas, Georgia and currently resides in Atlanta with his wife, Sandra Kay, and two children.

Ford B. Spinks

Democrat, Tifton

Appointed to Public Service Commission in 1971 to replace deceased Commissioner Walter McDonald. Elected in 1972 to fill the remaining four years of McDonald's term; Re-elected in 1976 and 1982. PSC Chairman, 1981-1982. State senator 1962-1971. Chairman of the board of directors of South Georgia Banking Company, Omega. Served with the U.S. Army occupation forces in Europe in 1945 and 1946; recalled for active duty duringthe Korean conflict. Chairman of the Georgia Agrirama Authority and former member of the Georgia Reciprocity Committee. Currently, member of the NARUC Natural Gas Committee, the SEARUC Executive Committee and the NARUC Advisory Council of the Gas Research Institute. Attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and graduated from Norman College in Norman Park, Georgia. Born April 5, 1927, and currently resides near Tifton with his wife, Ruby Lee. They have three children.

Jim Hammock

Democrat, Dublin

Appointed to Public Service Commission in 1980 to replace deceased Commissioner William Kimbrough. Elected that year to a full six-year term. Vice Chairman 1983-1984. Prior to appointment, Dublin businessman and board member of the Georgia Department of Human Resources, serving as vice chairman for two years. Manager of operations in the Southern United States for the Fertilizer and LP Gas Division of Standard Oil of Indiana/ Amoco for 13 years. Attended N.W. State College in Natchitoches, La. and Mercer University in Macon, Ga. Born December 1, 1933 in Houston County, Ga. Currently lives in Atlanta with his wife, Ramona. They have three daughters.

Gary Blaylock Andrews

Democrat, Chickamauga

Appointed Public Service Commission in 1985 to serve the unexpired term of Commissioner Mac Barber, who resigned. Prior to appointment was Superior Court Judge for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit in Northwest Georgia. From 1976 to 1980, employed in private law practice and as a special assistant attorney general for the State Law Department. Received a BBA in accounting from the University of Georgia in 1968 and a Juris Doctor degree from the UGA College of Law in 1971. A 1981 graduate of the National Judicial College. Member of Phi Delta Phi National Scholastic Honor Society, Beta Alpha Psi National Honor Accounting Fraternity, State Bar of Georgia, Lookout Mountain Bar Association and Council of Superior Court Judges. Born October 30,1946 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Resides in Chickamauga with his wife, Roseann and their three children.

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The Commissioners: (1-r) Ford Spinks, Jim Hammock, Chairman Robert Pafford, William Lovett, Gary Andrews

1985: The Year in Review

Nuclear Power and Electric Energy

authority to issue $550 million in bonds and $100 million in preferred stock to help fund its construction program.

Finance Case. Feasibility Issues

Prudence Reviews

The economic aspects of nuclear power held center stage at the Public Service Commission during 1985. Georgia Power Company's customers enjoy reasonably priced electricity, and consumers also have benefitted from a period of stable electric rates since September, 1983, when Georgia Power last received a general rate increase.
However, Georgia Power Company's construction program, and the cost of Alvin W. Vogtle nuclear power plant, have been continuing matters of concern throughout Georgia, and especially at the Public Service Commission.
Keeping rates affordable and allowing economic growth and expansion are the Commission's key concerns, and the PSC has worked diligently to secure the resources and establish proceedings to accomp

In J une, the Commission retained the services ofO'Brien-Kreitzberg and Associates, Inc. (OKA), Technical Analysis Corporation, and Kennedy and Associates, with OKA as the lead group, to conduct a prudence review. With funds appropriated to the PSC by the General Assembly, the two-year, $2.1 million dollar project will review the costs of Vogtle's construction and management decisions during construction. To ensure the independence of these audits, they are conducted under the auspices of the Attorney General's office.
On July 1, 1985, the Georgia Public Service Commission officially established the Prudency Audit Group. This group assists the consulting groups with the reviews of:
Construction of Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2;

lish these goals. February 1985 marked the release of an independent report on the
feasibility of completing Georgia Power Company's current construc tion program. While it contained some qualifications concerning the

Construction of Plant Scherer Units 3 & 4; Decisions involving the purchase of high-cost, low sulfur coal
purchased by Gebrgia Power for Plant Scherer; and Repair/replacement of recirculation pipes at Nuclear Plant

ultimate cost of Plant Vogtle and need for the plant's capacity early in its operating life, the report concluded that it would be economically advan tageous to complete the plant at a cost of $7.2 billion, with a commercial

Hatch Unit 2 resulting from "intergranular stress corrosion

cracking."

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The Commission selected O'Brien-Krietzberg & Associates to be

operation date in March 1987. It is important to note that the Commission does not have rate
jurisdiction over Georgia Power's partners, who own more than half the

the lead consultants for the Prudence Audit of Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2 and Scherer Units 3 & 4. OKA is assisted by Technical Analysis Corpo ration. The Commission also selected Kennedy & Associates to examine

plant. While the consultants found that it would be less costly to complete
Plant Vogtle than it would be to cancel plant construction and build alternative plants, Kennedy and Associates recommended cancellation for another Georgia Power project, the Rocky Mountain pumped stor

the generation expansion planning of Georgia Power Company with respect to the basic decision-making process involved with both Plants
Vogtle and Scherer. The report is expected to be completed and submitted to the
Commission in late 1986. Its findings will be used to help the Commis

age hydroelectric facility near Rome. The Kennedy and Associates report was entered into evidence in
April hearings on Georgia Power Company's 1985 financing program.

sion decide what costs should -- and should not be -- passed on to Georgia Power's customers.

The Commission in May granted the company's financing application, Phase-in Proceedings
but ordered that none of the financing authority granted be used in

connection wjth the Rocky Mountain project. Subsequent to the Com

The Commission is concerned about the economic impact of Plant

mission's decision, Georgia Power revised its estimates to reflect an $8.4 Vogtle on Georgia's economy, and it is looking into ways to avoid "rate

billion cost for Vogtle, and a commercial operation date of June 1987. In shock" -- a term used to describe sudden and dramatic increases in

a separate action, the Company postponed completion of Rocky Moun power bills when a large asset is placed into a utility company's rate base.

tain from 1991 to 1999.

Rate base is the dollar value of a utility's investment, on which it is

In November, Georgia Power filed its 1986 finance case, seeking allowed the opportunity to earn a return.

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Under traditional ratemaking procedures, an asset's total value is placed into rate base when that facility is deemed "used and useful" --that is, providing necessary service. These phase-in proceedings will be used to help the Commission determine the most appropriate method to incorporate Plant Vogtle's costs into the rate base in line with the Commission's responsibility to protect the public interest.
On July 25, 1985 the Commission directed Georgia Power to submit proposals to avoid a sudden increase in electric bills when Plant Vogtle began commercial operation. On September 13, the company submitted its plans.
The Georgia Public Service Commission began hearings December 9 to investigate proposals for phasing in the costs of Georgia Power Company's share of Plant Vogtle.
This proceeding is intended to assist the Commission in determin ing the relative benefits and drawbacks of different phase-in proposals. It is an ongoing investigatory procedure, not a rate case.
There were no rate requests submitted by Georgia Power in 1985. No Vogtle-related rate increases are anticipated before mid-1987 at the earliest, and only after other issues have been satisfactorily resolved.
While issues of prudence and need for the plant may arise during these hearings, those topics are expected to be fully addressed in separate and distinct proceedings.
Company officials expect Unit 1to produce power commercially in June 1987, and Unit 2 to produce power commercially in September 1988. Separate hearings are planned to review the prudence of construc tion and management of Plant Vogtle, in addition to hearings when Georgia Power seeks to increase rates based in whole or in part on Vogtle's costs.
During the December 9 hearing, Georgia Power officials testified concerning the company's phase-in proposals, which were designed to mitigate the dramatic increases in rates that would happen if the plant's full costs were included in the company's investment base at once. The company focused its attention on various options, all of which entailed phasing in the plant's costs over a three-year period. Several consumer interests and business groups intervened in this case. About 30 public witnesses also testified in the December hearings.
Transportation Issues
The Commission also devoted a major amount of attention to transportation issues. Responding to requests by consumer interests, the Commission in 1985 held hearings throughout Georgia to solicit public comment on motor carrier regulation. The Commission sought sugges tions on ways to improve or reform the regulatory system. Hearings were held in Atlanta March 14; Savannah, April 4; Albany, May 30; and Dalton, August 8. Major issues included:

Ease of entry to the marketplace for prospective carriers; Rate flexibility and rate discounting; and Allowing single source leasing for both vehicle and driver. Based on the evidence presented, the Commission staff worked with customer and trucking interests to develop a more flexible program of regulation in Georgia. On September 25, staff prepared a report to the Commission that detailed the changes that would streamline regulation and make Georgia's trucking industry more competitive. Legislative and PSC rulemaking reforms were announced for 1986. The effects of federal deregulation of interstate trucking have made safety issues even more critical for state agencies. The Georgia Commis sion is responsible for trufck safety inspections for nearly all vehicles operating within Georgia, and the PSC has the only active vehicle inspection program in the state. In 1985, the Georgia Public Service Commission's enforcement officers performed more than 14,000 vehicle and driver safety inspec tions, and found 10,655 violations serious enough to warrant placing the vehicle or driver out of service. Approximately one-third of all vehicles inspected were placed "out-of-service" -- that is, shut down until the necessary repairs or corrections were made.
Telecommunications
The Commission continued its policy of setting affordable phone rates in 1985. Southern Bell originally filed a request for $104 million in March. Due to a negotiated settlement between the staff and the com pany, ratified by the Commission, the company was allowed an increase of approximately $27 million on condition that the company not file another request before J uly, 1986. (That moratorium was later extended to July, 1987, which provides a period of stable rates until at least 1988.)
Georgia also has the benefits of competition between long distance companies within the state. In 1985, the Commission granted operating authority to two long distance companies to operate within Georgia, Southern Tel and U.S. Telecom, bringing to six the number of certified interexchange carriers.
Changes on the Commission
The Commission underwent some changes in leadership in 1985. Robert C. Pafford was elected Chairman of the Commission in January for a two-year term, replacing Mac Barber. William E. Lovett was selected as Vice Chairman by his colleagues, replacing Jim Hammock. Commissioner Barber resigned in February and Governor Harris filled the vacancy in May, appointing Walker County Superior Court Judge Gary Andrews to the position. Biographies of all Commissioners are contained in this report in the section entitled "Commissioners."

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History of the Georgia Public Service Commission_______|

1877 Ina landmark decision, Munn vs. Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the authority of state regulation. The Court held that state police powers gave states the authority to regulate the rates and service of privately owned business enterprises which are "affected with a public interest."

1879 The Georgia General Assembly created the Railroad Commission of Georgia. The Railroad Commission was established to regulate railroad freight and passenger rates and was given some authority to regulate service and operations of railways in Georgia. The Railroad Commission consisted of three members, appointed by the Governor with Senate confirmation, serving six-year terms.

1880 The first order of the Georgia Railroad Commission was issued, establishing a scale of rates for railroad companies.

1886 In Wabash Railroad vs. Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court confined the states'ratesettingjurisdiction to intrastate transactions. The Court held that the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution delegated jurisdiction over interstate commerce to the federal government.

1887 Congress adopted the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which established federal regulation over interstate activity through the Interstate Commerce Commission.

1890 Following the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Georgia Railroad Commission was specifically directed to present to the ICC any conditions involving interstate rates that the state Commission believed would be of interest to or have an effect upon the citizens of the state of Georgia.

1891 Some significant events that took place this year broadened and strengthened the Railroad Commission's jurisdiction considerably:

Telegraph and express companies were statutorily placed under the Railroad Commission's jurisdiction. This expansion of authority was the first enlargement of the Commission's jurisdiction to include public utilities other than railroads.

The Georgia Legislature first placed the responsibility of public service on the Railroad Commission by giving it the authority to require construction and location of freight and passenger depots.

The Railroad Commission was first authorized to institute suits for violation of its rules and invoke the penalties provided in the original statute.

The Railroad Commission received authority to inspect railroad tracks and to require that they are safely maintained.

The Railroad Commission'sjurisdiction was extended to cover railroad companies'storage charges and to require railroad companies to trace freight shipments under certain conditions.

The Railroad Commission was empowered with authority to prevent unjust discrimination between railroad companies.

1905 A Legislative Act empowered the Railroad Commission to require prompt and adequate service of freight.

1906 The Georgia Assembly amended the original 1879 Act to provide that membership on the Commission would be filled by statewide general

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election, rather than by appointment, in an effort to ensure that the members would be responsive and accountable to the Georgia

electorate. The term of office remained fixed at six years.

1907 Membership on the Commission was expanded from three to five members. To be a commissioner, one must be at least 30 years old and eligible to vote in Georgia.

The Railroad Commission's powers were broadened to include street railroads; docks and wharves; cotton compresses; telephone, gas and electric light and power companies; and terminal companies.

The Commission's power was expanded, giving it authority to require an extension of the physical properties of the companies under its jurisdiction.

The Commission acquired jurisdiction to control the issuance of stocks and bonds by companies under its regulation.

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1922 The General Assembly changed the Commission's name to the Georgia Public Service Commission to reflect the wider variety of services and companies regulated by the Commission.

Utilities under Commission regulation were required to pay a fixed fee to cover the Commission's expenses. This sum was set at $70,000 per year, divided among the various utilities subject to regulation in proportion to their total taxable assets. In previous years, the Commission's expenses were paid from the general treasury.

1925 The PSC's jurisdiction was extended to include motor buses and trackless trolleys.

1931 Private and contract carriers operating "for hire" and other common carriers were placed under PSC jurisdiction.
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1933 The Legislature amended the Contract Carriers Act of 1931 to exempt from regulation rural mail carriers hauling no more than five
passengers between points upon a route.

1934 In Nebbia vs. New York, the U.S. Supreme Court virtually broke all bars limiting the public utility concept and regulatory objectives. This

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historic decision affirmed the right of the state to declare any type of business sufficiently "affected with the public interest" to be brought

under public regulation, and it upheld the right of regulation designed to protect producers as well as consumers. Henceforth, regulation

would be concerned with protecting the economic health or interests of existing firms in addition to setting reasonable rates for consumers.

1937 Motor Carrier Acts were amended to permit suits to be instituted jointly against insurance companies and motor carriers covered by their insurance.
1938 The General Assembly authorized the Commission to consummate reciprocal agreements with other states for fees and licenses of motor vehicles operated by common and contract carriers.
1939 Section 19-205 of the Georgia Code of 1933, providing the suspension of any Commissioner from office by order of the governor, was repealed.
1943 Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment giving the PSC constitutional status, a status that has been retained in subsequent constitutions. However, the General Assembly retained the power to provide for the Commission's jurisdiction, powers and duties.
1945 The Legislature approved an Act providing that if any party of record in a matter decided by the Commission in a formal proceeding is dissatisfied with the order or decision of the Commission, the party may request a rehearing, reconsideration and/ or oral argument within 10 days after the Commission has issued a decision in writing.
1950 The General Assembly gave the Commission the power to issue Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity to telephone companies. Pursuant to this authority, the PSC was also given the power to require telephone and motor carrier service and gas distribution to areas in need of service. By giving the Commission this authority, the Georgia Legislature clearly stated its intent to require a level of service to the citizens of Georgia.
Code Section 68-609 applicable to motor carriers was amended, prohibiting the Commission from granting a motor carrier a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity over a route already served until the existing certificate holder has been given reasonable time to remedy any service inadequacies.
1957 The General Assembly created the position of Public Service Commissioner Emeritus. This position is available only for members of the Commission who have reached the age of 65, who have been in continuous service for more than 20 years, and who advise the Governor in writing that the commissioner desires to resign from the position of Public Service Commissioner.
1960 The Commission was given police powers and authority to delegate to employees the authority to enforce the Motor Carrier Acts and to arrest persons found in violation of those acts.
The responsibility of water distribution jurisdiction was removed from the Public Service Commission, but the PSC was given authority to issue certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity to radio common carriers and radio utility systems.
1963 Dump trucks and transit mixer vehicles in the transportation of sand, gravel, plant mix road materials, and similar loads were exempted from PSC jurisdiction.
The PSC was granted full authority to provide rates for contract carriers.
The Commission required all "For Hire" carriers operating solely in interstate commerce to register with the state Commission, regardless of exemptions.
1964 Tow trucks were exempted from PSC regulation.
1970 The Public Service Commission began its gas pipeline safety program following enactment of federal legislation which set up standards for gas operators. The federal law allowed state agencies to participate in safety enforcement by entering into an agreement with the federal Department of Transportation.
1972 The Executive Reorganization Act of 1972 transferred responsibility for enforcing the Commission's motor carrier safety rules and regulations to the Department of Public Safety.
1973 The Commission established the position of executive secretary to direct staff activities.
1975 The Legislature expanded the PSC's power by giving it the authority to enact rules and regulations regarding provisions of Title 46 of the Georgia Code. In 1975, the PSC was brought under the Administrative Procedures Act.
1978 The PSC's Motor Carrier Enforcement Division made more than 1,000 arrests, issued over 300 warnings to motor carriers in violation of Commission rules, and collected more than $1.5 million in fees from motor carriers. This money goes to the state's general fund.
1981 Senate Bill 29 was enacted into law, allowing electric utilities to use a fully forecast test year in ratemaking proceedings, as distinguished from the historical test year the Commission normally views. For other utilities, there is no mandate for a particular type of test year. S.B. 29 also created the Utility Finance Section within the Commission's Utility Division.
The Legislature restores the PSC's motor carrier safety authority.
1984 The Legislature passed a law placing private carriers under the PSC'sjurisdiction for safety regulation. Governor Joe Frank Harris issued a resolution proclaiming the PSC the state's lead agency to administer the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. This action was an important step in making the PSC eligible for federal funds which enhanced its safety-related functions. These actions, coupled with the adoption by the PSC of federal hazardous materials transportation regulations, marked a major effort to improve highway safety.
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Georgia Public Service Commission Organizational Structure

Engineering Accounting & Auditing Utilities Finance Staff Support

Safety & Compliance Registration & Insurance

Consumer Affairs Rail Service Auditing & Finance

Personnel Fiscal Affairs

EMPLOYMENT BY DIVISIONS - FY 86
TOTAL EMPLOYEES: 1 3 3 36 TRANSPORT. 27X
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Horace F. Hartley Executive Secretary
As executive secretary of the Public Ser vice Commission, Horace Hartley reports directly to Commissioners and has overall responsibility for the Commission staffs daily activities. He also coordinates Commission functions and sets the hearing calendar.
He has been executive secretary since May 1984. Before holding his current posi tion, he was the PSC's Director of Transpor tation for 10 years, and his professional back ground is in the motor carrier industry.

Utilities

Beverly B. Knowles Director

The Utilities Division consists of four sections -- three operating and one support section. These are Accounting and Auditing, Engineering, Utilities Finance, and Staff Sup port. A separate account of each of the operat ing sections follows, including a report on the Prudency Audit Group, which was formed in 1985 under the budgetary auspices of Utilities Administration and Staff Support. At the end of this chapter, there is a listing of cases handled by the division in 1985.

Utility Finance
The Utility Finance Section was created by the General Assembly in 1981, and has been functioning since January 1982. The primary func tion of this section involves preparing and presenting the Commission Staffs position in all utility rate proceedings.
There are also many secondary responsibilities, such as: finance proceedings for all investor utilities as well as rural electric membership corporations, hearings on electric fuel cost recovery rate adjustments, analysis of purchased gas adjustments for regulated natural gas compan ies, and a myriad of both routine and special reports and studies. In addition to these responsibilities, the Utility Finance Section has accepted the responsibility of developing the staffs data processing capabilities.
The statutory duties of this section are as follows: (a) Preparing a budget for the section for submission by the Direc
tor to the Director of Utilities to secure the necessary appropri ations 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 PSC 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 ques tion as the Commission may require. (4) Assist the Commission in any judicial review of a Commis sion 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 regard

ing any utility matter 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. The Utility Finance Section has met these statutory duties set forth above by:
(1) examining company filings and if necessary making an inde pendent forecast of revenues, expenses, and rate base to present in rate cases,
(2) preparing detailed financial forecasts and determining if pro posed financing is the most economical,
(3) examining fuel cost recovery filings and if necessary present ing an independent estimate and forecast of system genera tion, 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 utili
ties 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 esti mates of necessary accounting proforma adjustments such as income taxes, deferrals, capital leases, investment tax credits, accelerated depreciation and other accounting matters. (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 Direc tor of Utilities, (9) providing independent analyses of proposed rates and tariffs in rate case filings, (10) proposing revisions in rate structures to meet developing needs, (11) 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, Atlanta Gas Light 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 tele phone rate cases; fuel adjustment cases for Georgia Power Company and Savannah Electric and Power Company; mergers involving gas and

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telephone companies; financing cases for the major companies as well as smaller investor-owned companies and rural electric utilities; tracking of rates of return for the major utilities, participation injudicial review of the Commission's decisions, and various studies and analyses, as have been assigned by the Director of Utilities, the Executive Secretary, or the Commissioners.

The Utility Finance Section met its workload in 1985 with a modest staff of five professionals:
1 Assistant Director 1 Engineer 1 Separations Consultant 1 General Consultant 1 Analyst

Utility Rate/Finance Cases -- 1985

Docket Number

Company Name

Date Requested

3518-U 3515-U 3523-U 3530-U 3524-U 3532-U 3536-U 3546-U 3538-U 3537-U 3539-U 3532-U 3533-U 3516-U

Southern Bell Continental Tel. Co. Savannah Elec. & Power Co. United Cities Gas. Co. Atlanta Gas Light Co. Alma Telephone Co. Georgia Power Co. Empire Tel./Alltel Ga. Inc. United Cities Gas Co. Continental Tel. Co. Interstate Tel. Co. Hart Co. Tel. Co. Public Service Tel. Co. General Tel. Co.

3-8-85 1-31-85 3-29-85 6-15-85 3-29-85 10-17-85 8-12-85 10-4-85 8-15-85 8-15-85 8-8-85 7-12-85 7-29-85 2-18-85

Date Decided
9-4-85 8-6-85 9-23-85 12-3-85 9-23-85 11-5-85 11-5-85 11-5-85 10-15-85 10-15-85 9-4-85 8-6-85 11-5-85 4-2-85

Amount Requested ( 0 0 0 's)
103,900 2,851 17,517 2,558 36,225
Financing Financing Financing Financing Financing Financing Financing Financing Financing

Amount Awarded
( 0 0 0 's)
27,000 499
11,798 1,741 19,655

Engineering
The purpose of the Engineering Section is to provide the Commis sion with professional guidance, technical assistance and advice neces sary to fulfill its legal duties of regulating utilities in respect to technical engineering resources, system planning and construction and utility operation.
The major objectives of this division are: 1) To determine that adequate system planning exists; 2) To ensure that utility construction conforms 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 determined by the Commission. The Engineering Section consists of four groups: Telephone, Nat ural Gas, Electric and Radio Common Carrier.
Telephone
The Telephone Group's primary objectives are to ensure that the telephone systems in Georgia are adequately planned, properly con structed, rendering proper service quality and meeting certification boundaries. This section is also responsible for depreciation and extended area service studies, and regulation of telephone service observ ing equipment provided by a telephone company.
In 1985, this section answered 1,427 complaint/information calls and handled 44 complaint/ information letters. There were 27 field trips

or outside investigations made in connection with various complaints. The Telephone Engineering staff conducted five engineering audits and six depreciation studies.
Ten office inspections were made to examine telephone service observing equipment and two applications for a license to use telephone service observing equipment were received. Both of them were approved
and licenses issued. Prompted by Federal and State regulation aimed at promoting
competition in telecommunications, the Commission certificated two interexchange carriers to provide interLATA intrastate long distance telecommunications services within Georgia: SouthernTel and U.S.
Telecom. This brings to six the total number of certified facilities-based
interLATA carriers in Georgia at year-end 1985. The Commission also certified 12 resellers (non-facilities-based carriers) to provide interex change intrastate telecommunications services in Georgia.
Federal and State regulatory action also prompted the Commission to certificate Customer-Owned Telephones (COCOTs). During 1985 the Commission issued 2,855 such certificates.
Seven extended area service studies were analyzed during 1985: Lake Sinclair-Haddock to Milledgeville (Baldwin countywide), Griffin to Atlanta metropolitan area, Wilcox countywide, Ray City-Nashville, Oglethorpe-Montezuma-Perry to Marshallville, and Walton countywide.
In addition to the certification of COCOTs and Resellers, the Telephone group also developed rules and regulations governing deregu lation of Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), Shared Tenant Services, Interexchange Carrier Regulation and Access Charges.

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PSC Gas Safety Supervisor Mitchell Ingrain (right) discusses pipeline operations with utility employee.
Natural Gas
The Natural Gas Section has two major functions: 1) system opera tions and planning; and 2) gas safety. The Systems Operations Group monitors the quality of service, certification, system planning and con struction of regulated natural gas utilities. The Gas Safety Group is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the system's construction and maintenance result in safe, reliable service for customers. The Cathodic Protection program is one of the functions monitored by this group.
One little-known but very important function of the Public Service Commission is its active promotion of gas pipeline safety. The PSC's Gas Safety Section is responsible for enforcing safety regulations for natural gas pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and distribution systems within Georgia --stretching from the "take point," or station off the interstate transmission line, to each customer's meter.
The Commission has total jurisdiction over two investor-owned natural gas distribution companies: Atlanta Gas Light Company and United Cities Gas Company. It also has partial jurisdiction over 26 of the 88 municipally owned natural gas systems. Approximately 90 small gas operators (master-metered housing authorities) are voluntarily reviewed for compliance with safety regulations.
The Commission's involvement with pipeline safety began in 1970, following enactment by the U.S. Congress of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, which established safety standards for gas systems.

This law also allowed state agencies to participate in safety enforcement by entering into an agreement with the federal government to operate its Gas Safety Office. In 1985, the PSC received $85,552 in federal matching funds for gas safety. Calendar year 1985 marked the 15th year the Commission has participated in the gas safety program.
Systems under the Commission's jurisdiction consists of three liq uefied natural gas facilities, more than 500 miles of transmission lines and over 18,000 miles of distribution lines --:which transport one-third of Georgia's energy supply to 1.7 million customers.
The Commission's safety program is largely preventive. In 1985, the PSC's three inspectors and one engineer traveled more than 150,000 miles and performed 432 separate inspections. They found 43 safety or technical violations. All have been corrected. (The Commission has authority to fine operators under itsjurisdiction up to $1,000 per day per incident, up to $100,000.)
While inspections are an important part of the Commission's duties, the PSC also investigates natural gas accidents. Training and information programs and activities are also integral parts of the Com mission's commitment to safety. The PSC, in conjunction with the Georgia Municipal Association, sponsored a three-day pipeline safety seminar in Warner Robins July 10-12, 1985. This is a technicallyoriented program conducted for the benefit of all natural gas operators in Georgia, and it provides training in plastic pipe fusion, leak detection, cathodic protection, valve maintenance and other safety topics. Georgia leads the nation in training pipeline operators and more than 175 people attended the 1985 seminar.
Only those portions of a municipal system that are outside the utility's home county are subject to PSC regulation. However, the Commission stands ready to help municipal gas operators by perform ing voluntary inspections and making recommendations in addition to its co-sponsorship of the pipeline safety seminar.
Radio Common Carrier
The Radio Common Carrier Section is responsible for overseeing quality of service, territorial certification and ensuring that radio com mon carrier utilities have adequate planning, construction and equip ment necessary to serve customers' needs. These carriers provide per sonal one-way radio paging services and two-way mobile radio telephone services throughout the state.
There were 31 certificated radio common carriers operating in 40 certificated service areas of Georgia during 1985.
The RCC Section engineer is responsible for administration of requests for Commission authority for radio common carriers. The applicable state law governing this PSC function is found in Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 46-6-1 et seq (Georgia Radio Utility Act Number 973, Ga. Law 1972). Pursuant to a Georgia Attorney General's Opinion, the Georgia Commission does not regulate cellular radio technology or providers of this service.
Department responsibilities include investigation and assessment of all applications for radio utility certificates of public convenience and necessity for the provision of basic radio utility service to a defined geographical service area, as well as requests for authority to acquire, merge, or otherwise change ownership in an RCC operation.
This section conducts engineering audits to determine the general quality of radio utility service rendered throughout certificated service areas.
During 1985, seven formal docketed certificate matters were heard and decided. Ten non-docketed RCC tariff revisions were considered and approved. One non-docketed stock transfer was approved. Over 850 inquiries and requests for technical assistance, information and/ or data were handled by this department in 1985.

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On March 28, 1985, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) proposing preemp tion of state regulation of Public Land Mobile Services. This notice created a direct conflict with Georgia Law, and may have lacked neces sary federal statutory authority to initiate such action. The PSC issued its comments in reply to the FCC's NPR on July 12, 1985. The FCC received more than 40 comments in response to this NPR, 24 in opposi tion, and 17 in favor.
Electric
The Electric Engineering Section's activities and objectives relate to (1) territorial certification of ajl electric power distributors in Georgia and (2) technical quality of service matters of regulated utilities.
The Georgia Code Section 46-3-1 and following sections establish the basis of territorial assignments, service rights and obligations of electric utilities, and the Commission is charged by law as the enforcer of the provisions of this law concerning disputes over boundaries and customer service rights.

Overall utility planning and construction programs, along with maintenance scheduling, are evaluated to determine reliability and service-related factors. This section also handles more technically
oriented consumer complaints. These duties include evaluating fossil fuel generating facilities in
relation to outages and preventive maintenance programs, and evaluat ing hydroelectric generating facility maintenance. This section also determines the accuracy of in-service electric meters in specific instances, and audits records to assure billing accuracy for outdoor lighting custo mers of regulated electric companies.
Approximately 47 written complaints and/or information letters were answered, along with 96 telephone responses to similar inquiries. Miscellaneous correspondence consisted of 39 letters. Field trips con sisted of: three territorial investigations (25 inquiries evaluated); two generating facility maintenance evaluations; one construction site inspection; and one engineering investigation of a high bill complaint.
A total of 28 "Transfer of Electric Service" requests were received and processed for Administrative Session, and orders issued in each case. Thirty-two generating unit availability reports were issued, and
seven special studies were made.

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 develop ment of audit and investigatory capabilities to provide the Commission with the information necessary to implement, control, and enforce compliance of Commission regulatory policies. The division's 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 electric utilities; and (4) administration of outside audits by consultants. This section consists of two groups: Prime Energy and Communi cations.

financial audit 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 to provide the Commission with information necessary to successfully determine just and reasonable service and rates and to provide the Commission with the necessary information to implement and enforce regulatory policy for communications companies.
In calendar year 1985, the Communications section performed eight audits. Six audits were routine financial investigations and one was a follow-up audit. A full-scale investigation was performed on a tele phone company which had filed a rate case. This audit was quite lengthy and time consuming, involving a trip out-of-state to the home office. This investigation resulted in a number of adjustments that were made by the staff to the company's rate request.

Prime Energy
The Prime Energy Section's primary duties are: ( 1) timely audits of each Purchased Gas Adjustment and fuel cost recovery filing, (2) reac tive audits of all energy utility rate and finance cases, and (3) nonreactive focused audits of each energy utility annually. The primary goals of the unit are to provide the Commission with the information necessary to successfully determine just and reasonable energy rates and to provide the Commission with the necessary information to implement and enforce regulatory policy for energy companies.
In 1985, this section performed three reactive audits, 20 purchased gas adjustment verifications, six fuel cost recovery audits, one purchased gas adjustment field audit and 11 physical plant audits. There was one special investigation conducted by the Prime Energy staff concerning the coal contracts of Savannah Electric and Power Company.
Communications
The Communications Section's primary duties are: (1) reactive audits of all telecommunications rate and finance cases, (2) non-reactive

Prudency Audit
On July 1, 1985, the Georgia Public Service Commission officially established the Prudency Audit Group. This group was charged with auditing the prudence of the construction of Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2, Scherer Units 3 & 4, the decision to burn low sulfur coal at Plant Scherer, the coal purchasing decisions concerning the volumes of low sulfur coal purchased by Georgia Power Company and the prudence of Georgia Power Company's decisions with respect to the repair and replacement of the recirculation pipes on Hatch Units 1& 2 which resulted in outages connected with intergranular stress corrosion cracking and other prob lems that occurred during this time period.
The Commission selected O'Brien Krietzberg & Associates to be the lead consultants for the audit of Plant Vogtle Units 1 & 2 and Scherer Units 3 & 4. They were assisted by Technical Analysis Corporation. The Commission also selected Kennedy & Associates to examine the genera tion expansion planning of Georgia Power Company with respect to the basic decision-making process involved with both plants Vogtle and Scherer. The audit is ongoing and is expected to be finished in 1986.

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Gas Docketed Proceedings

Docket Number
3467-U
3526-U
3524-U 3531-U

Date D ecid ed 01-15-85
06-18-85
09-23-85 10-01-85

Subject of Application
Reconsideration of Atlanta Gas Light Com pany case based on oral argument heard 1218-84. Original order amended to reflect $1,675,000 increase.
Atlanta Gas Light Company granted a Pipe line Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Application of Atlanta Gas Light Company for authority to increase rates for gas service.
United Cities Gas Company granted a Pipe line Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.

Docket Date Number Decided
3538-U 10-15-85 3530-U 12-03-85
3524-U 11-05-85
3524-U 11-05-85

Subject of Application
United Cities financing. Approval of issuance 50,000 shares of common stock.
Application of United Cities Gas Company for authority to increase rates and charges for natural gas service.
Petition of Atlanta Gas Light Company for Rehearing, Reconsideration and Oral Argu ment of Commission's Decision.
CUC's Petition for Rehearing, Reconsidera tion and Oral Argument of the Commission's Decision in Docket No. 3524-U, Atlanta Gas Light Company.

Gas Non-Docketed Proceedings

Date D ecid ed
07-02-85

Subject of Application
Approval of Atlanta Gas Light Company's request for a Certificate of Public Conven ience and Necessity to extend natural gas ser vice to locations in Gwinnett County.

Date Subject of Application D ecid ed

08-04-85

Approval of Atlanta Gas Light Company's request for a Certificate of Public Conven ience and Necessity to extend natural gas ser vice to locations in Bibb County.

Electric Docketed Proceedings

Docket Date Number Decided
3457-U 02-19-85
3474-U 02-28-85 3549-U 07-25-85

Subject of Application
In the Matter of the Application of Georgia Power Company for Authority to Issue and Sell up to $450,000,000 Principal Amount of First Mortgage Bonds; to Issue and Sell up to $100,000,000 Preferred Stock and to Borrow up to $200,000,000 from the Development Authorities of Various Counties in Georgia to Finance Pollution Control Facilities and, as Security for Such Borrowing, Among Other Alternatives to Issue and Deliver a Related Principal Amount of First Mortgage Bonds.
Complaint of City of College Park, Georgia v. Georgia Power Company and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.
The Commission voted to order the Georgia Power Company to file within sixty days from July 16, 1985, a plan for the phase-in of the costs of Plant Vogtle.

Docket Number
3372-U

Date D ecid ed 09-04-85

^ ^

10-15-85

Subject of Application
Petition of Cobb Electric Membership Cor poration against Marietta Board of Lights and Water for relief of Marietta 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.
Application of Coastal Electric Membership Corporation for approval of Notes of $819,000 to be executed in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Rural Electrifi cation Administration and of $351,000 to be executed in favor of the National Rural Utili ties Cooperative Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common Mortgage.

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Electric Docketed Proceedings (continued)

Docket Date Subject of Application Num ber Decided

3548-U
3523-U 3552-U

11-05-85
11-05-85 11-25-85

Application of Satilla Rural Electric Mem bership Corporation for approval of Notes of $5,094,000 to be executed in favor of the Uni ted States of America, acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $2,250,515 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 for Reconsideration of Decision in Docket No. 3523-U, Savannah Electric and Power Company.
Application of Jackson Electric Membership Corporation for approval of Notes of $21,669,000 to be executed in favor of the United States of America^ acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $9,879,787 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.

Docket Date Subject of Application Number Decided

3555-U 3556-U 3557-U

12-03-85 12-03-85 12-17-85

Application of Flint Electric Membership Corporation for approval of Notes of $5,133,000 to be executed in favor of the Uni ted States of America, acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $2,244,898 at interest rate to be set at the time of the first advance from the CFC portion of the loan.
Application of Altamaha Electric Member ship Corporation for approval of Notes of $2,710,000 to be executed in favor of the Uni ted States of America, acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $1,210,417 at interest rate to be set at the time of the first advance from the CFC portion of the loan.
Application of Walton Electric Membership Corporation for approval ofNotes of$4,788,00 to be executed in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Rural Electrifi cation Administration and of $2,137,500 to be executed in favor of the National Rural Utili ties Cooperative Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common Mortgage.

Electric Non-Docketed Proceedings

Date D ecid ed 03-19-85
04-02-85

Subject of Application
Application of Excelsior Electric Member ship Corporation for approval of Notes of $985,000 to be executed in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $430,612 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 Mitchell Electric Membership Corporation for approval of Notes of $1,679,000 to be executed*in favor of the Uni ted States of America, acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $741,392 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.

Date D ecid ed 09-04-85
09-04-85

Subject of Application
Application of Douglas County Electric Membership Corporation for approval of Notes of $4,447,000 to be executed in favor of the United States of America acting through the Rural Electrification Administration and of $1,964,948 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 Lamar Electric Membership Corporation for approval ofNotes of $623,000 to be executed in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Rural Electrifi cation Administration and of $275,258 to be executed in favor of the National Rural Utili ties Cooperative Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common Mortgage.

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Electric Non-Docketed Proceedings (continued)

Date Subject of Application D ecid ed

10-15-85 11-25-85

Commission has granted the request for trans fer of retail electric service of Mr. Otis H. Tingle from City of Griffin to The Central Georgia EMC.
Commission has granted the request for trans fer of retail electric service of Mr. James H. Patterson from Georgia Power Company to Amicalola EMC.

Date Subject of Application D ecid ed

11-25-85 12-17-85

Commission has granted the request for trans fer of retail electric service of Mr. J.L. Bell from Georgia Power Company to Walton EMC.
Commission has granted the request for trans fer of retail electric service of Mr. Lanny Rampley from Georgia Power Company to Sawnee EMC.

Telecommunications Docketed Proceedings

Docket Date Number Decided
3501-U 01-15-85 3496-U 01-15-85 3482-U 02-19-85 3486-U 02-19-85 3497-U 03-05-85
3500-U 03-05-85
3593-U 03-19-85
3516-U 04-02-85

Subject of Application
Application of SouthernTel, Inc. for a Certifi cate of Public Convenience and Necessity.
Application of Hawkinsville Telephone Com pany for Authority to transfer its capital stock to Southern Telesis, Inc.
Petition of Coleman Tidwell, et. al., for relo cation of telephone exchange boundary be tween Macon and Forsyth, Georgia.
Application of Pineland Telephone Coopera tive, Inc. for authority to adjust its schedule of rates and charges for telephone service.
Application of Public Service Telephone Company, Inc., for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide widearea paging in the Macon-Bibb County area.
Application of Georgia Paging Company for authority to purchase the assets of Savannah Radio-Mobile Telephone, Inc., in the Savan nah, Georgia area, and for Authority to do all things required to effectuate ownership, con trol and management of that system as set forth in the Application.
Application of Camden Telephone & Tele graph Company, Inc. for a Certificate of Pub lic Convenience and Necessity to provide wide-area paging service for the Waycross and Brunswick, Georgia area.
Application of General Telephone Company of the Southeast for authority to issue and sell at the par value of $25 per share, six hundred thousand (600,000) shares of its common stock; and to issue and sell up to seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) of first mortgage bonds and to apply the net proceeds thereof to repay short-term loans and to redeem $38,000,000 of its Series Z first mortgage bonds.

Docket Date Subject of Application Number Decided

3520-U

04-16-85

Application of Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority for a telephone service observing equipment License.

3497-U

04-16-85

Application of Public Service Telephone Company, Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide widearea personal paging in the Macon-Bibb County, Georgia area.

3446-U

07-16-85

Application of MCI Telecommunications Corporation for a Certificate of Public Con venience and Necessity to provide intrastate toll service.

3488-U

07-16-85

Generic hearings regarding regulation of re sellers of intrastate interexchange telecom munications services.

3458-U

07-16-85

Application of Microtei, Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to pro vide intrastate toll service.

3451-U

08-16-85

Application of GTE Sprint Communications Corporation for a Certificate of Public Con venience and Necessity to provide intrastate toll service.

3532-U

08-06-85

Application of Hart County Telephone Com pany for authority to transfer its capital stock to Lintel, Inc.

3515-U

08-06-85

Application of Continental Telephone Com pany of the South-Georgia for an increase in rates and charges for telephone service.

3488-U

08-20-85

Generic hearings regarding regulation of re sellers of intrastate interexchange telecom munications services.

3529-U 08-

23-G85eneric hearings with respect to deregulation of customer premises equipment (CPE).

3518-U

09- 04-85

Application of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company for an adjustment in its schedules of rates and charges for intrastate telephone service in the state of Georgia.

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Telecommunications Docketed Proceedings (continued)

Docket Date Subject of Application Number Decided

3488-U 3539-U

09-04-85 09-04-85

Application of Telemarketing Communica tions of Savannah requesting waiver from commission rules and regulations.
Application of Interstate Telephone Com pany for authority to transfer its capital stock to 1TC Holding Company, Inc.

3488-U 3488-U 3488-U 3488-U 3488-U 3537-U 3547-U 3546-U

09-17-85 10-01-85 10-01-85 10-01-85 10-01-85 10-22-85 11-05-85 11-05-85

Application of TDX Systems, Inc. requesting waive/ from Commission rules and regulations.
Application of Telesphere Network, Inc. re questing waiver from commission rules and regulations.
Application of ShareNet, Inc. requesting waiver from commission rules and regulations.
Application of Tel/ Man, Inc. requesting waiver from commission rules and regulations.
Application of Satellite Business Systems requesting waiver from commission rules and regulations.
Application of Continental Telephone Com pany of the South for authority to issue first mortgage bonds.
Application of Alma Telephone Company for authority to transfer its capital stock to Alma Telecom, Inc.
Application of Empire Telephone Company and ALLTEL Georgia, Inc. for authority to merge.

Docket Date Subject of Application Number Decided

3533-U 3544-U
3543-U 3535-U

11-05-85

Application of Public Service Telephone Company for authority to borrow $4,488,000 from the Rural Electrification Administration at 5% per annum and $2,048,550 from the Rural Telephone Bank at 9% per annum.

11-25-85

The Application of Douglas Radio, Inc. for Authority to acquire ownership and control by sale and transfer of assets of the radio common carrier system in the Douglas, Ga. area; for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide radio common car rier service in the Douglas, Ga. area and for authority to do all things required to effectu ate ownership, control, and management of the system as set forth in the Application.

11-25-85

The Matter of the Application of LOM, Inc. for authority to acquire control of Radio Util ity System in and around the Columbus, Georgia area known as Phenix Communica tions Co. of Ga., Inc. and for authority to do all things required to effectuate ownership, control and management of the system as set forth in the application.

12- 17-85

Application of AT&T Communications of the Southern States, Inc. for authority to pro vide custom network services tariff.

Telecommunications Non-Docketed Proceedings

Date D ecid ed 10-01-86
10-01-86

Subject of Application
Request for a change of depreciation rates, by Brantley Telephone Company. Commission approved request. Request for Extended Area Service cost study by Southern Bell. Commission denied request.

Date D ecid ed 12-03-86
12-27-86

Subject of Application
Application of Baxley Radio-Telephone, Inc., for proposed tariff amendment.
Request by Communications Properties Asso ciates to acquire the tangible and intangible operating assets owned by Georgia Paging Company.

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Transportation

The Georgia Public Service Commission
Hhas the responsibility ofensuring that the pub lic has a viable and safe transportation system for shipping and receiving freight; maintain ing a healthy bus transportation system for the convenience of travelers; providing pro tection to the public by requiring all motor carriers under its jurisdiction to retain on file L. Thomas Doyal with the Commission evidence of bodily injury

Director

and property damage and cargo insurance

coverage in at least the minimum amounts prescribed by the Commis

sion, 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 Transportation Division receives and processes all motor car

rier applications for certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity; all

applications to register interstate operating authority in Georgia; main

tains the Commission's motor carrier files; issuance of PSC vehicle

registration tags or identification stamps; and enforces the laws of

Georgia and rules and regulations of the Commission relative to "for-

hire" motor transportation. The Transportation Division is composed of

a Director, Director of Compliance and Safety, Assistant to Director,

three Transportation section supervisors and fourteen employees.

In addition, the Compliance and Safety Section is composed of a

Chief Enforcement Officer, two area enforcement supervisors, and four

teen Law Enforcement Officers.

All applications for certificates are handled by the certification

section, whose responsibility is to insure that applications are properly

and accurately completed; that terminology contained therein coincides

with the authority applicant is seeking; that all vague and/ or ambiguous

terms are clarified or deleted; that the applicant understands what

responsibility he or she must assume in presenting a case before the

Commission; and to assign applications for public hearing. This section

assists the applicant whenever possible. Official Commission actions for

1985 involving the Transportation Division are shown later in this

section, under the heading "1985 Commission Actions."

Hearings on motor carrier applications are conducted by a Hearing

Officer appointed by the Commission, if not by the Commissioners

themselves. Normally, motor carrier applications are heard on the

second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, although cases are heard at

other times, depending on circumstances.

The Hearing Officer makes the initial decision in motor carrier

cases. Any party dissatisfied with the Hearing Officer's decision has the

opportunity to petition the hearing officer for reconsideration of the

decision, or reconsideration and oral argument, or rehearing before the

Hearing Officer. A party not satisfied with a decision on reconsideration

may petition the full Commission for reconsideration in a similar

manner.

Members of the Transportation Division's staff attend all public hearings before the Hearing Officer involving motor carrier operations to lend technical assistance when needed. Likewise, members of the staff attend the Commission's administrative sessions to advise and assist the Commission in reaching its decisions in transportation matters before it.
Pursuant to the Commission's decisions in Certification matters, this division notifies applicants of Commission decisions, and if approved, the necessary criteria for becoming qualified to receive a certificate. Once the carrier qualifies with the Commission, the certificate is issued, citing the authority granted.
The Transportation Division, in addition to processing all motor carrier insurance filings (100,000-plus per year) and maintaining all motor carrier files (30,000-plus), handled 4,304 applications registering or amending interstate authority with the state Commission. This div ision also issued all intrastate and interstate PSC motor vehicle registra tions, resulting in the collection of almost $3 million in fees, which went to the state's general treasury. A summary of those collections appears later in this chapter under the heading "Motor Carrier Registration."
The Transportation Division continues to function under coopera tive agreements between the PSC and the Federal Department of Trans portation regarding motor carrier vehicle safety, and with the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding economic enforcement of interstate motor carrier operations to help eliminate illegal transportation practi ces by certain carriers and shippers.
In addition to the PSC's responsibility for motor carrier vehicle safety and for the transportation of hazardous materials by "for hire" motor carriers, operating both intrastate and interstate in Georgia, legislation was enacted in 1984 empowering the Commission with sim ilar authority over corresponding "private" motor operations in Geor gia. Also, the Commission was named by Governor Harris as the lead agency for participation in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP), whereby federal funds are made available to the agency for the enhancement of the Commission's motor carrier safety program.
PSC officers are highly trained and have developed expertise in motor carrier vehicle and hazardous materials transportation safety inspections. During 1985, the enforcement unit conducted approxi mately 14,400 driver and vehicle safety inspections resulting in 10,655 "out of service" violations being detected, which resulted in vehicles or drivers being placed "out of service."
When vehicles are placed out of service, the defects must be cor rected 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 inspection report, signed by the driver, is furnished to the driver with instructions to turn it over to the responsible person with the carrier firm. The form provides that all defects, other than "out of service" defects must be repaired and attested to and returned to the Commission within 15 days of the inspection. If

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The Public Service Commission is responsible for truck safety, and the PSC has the only working vehicle inspection program in the state. In 1985, 14,400 inspections were performed. At left, PSC Enforcement Officer Roy Price checks the fuel tank on a tractor-trailer rig. At right, he inspects brake lines. Approximately one-third of all vehicle or driver inspections turn up violations so severe that the truck -- or driver -- is placed out of service on the spot.

the carrier fails to do this, the Transportation Division transmits another copy of the report direct to the company for its action. If the carrier fails to do this, 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 terri tories in the state ranging from two counties in the Atlanta area to as many as 19 counties in the more sparsely populated southwest section of the state. In addition to vehicle and driver safety inspections, the officers make detailed inspections of the general operations of companies under the PSC's jurisdiction to determine if they are performing within the scope of authority granted by the PSC and the ICC, and in accordance with the Commission's rules and regulations and the laws of Georgia relating to "for-hire" motor carrier operations. This includes the day-today examination of the regulated carriers' activities throughout their respective territories; conducting investigations of the carriers' service; examination of the carriers' files, books, etc.; inquiries of carriers' per sonnel and advising carriers when needed or upon request.
During 1985; a number of concentrated road checks were con ducted throughout the state, in addition to many other smaller scale checks made at strategic locations. The major road checks ranged from three to five days, while the smaller checks lasted from several hours to one or two days. All of the enforcement officers work continuously in

their assigned territories and work vigorously to ferret out and eliminate illegal transportation operations; to remove unsafe carrier vehicles from the road; and to call carriers' 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 trucker to easily circumvent any such permanent check point, although PSC officers work periodically at all permanent weight sta tions throughout Georgia, performing both safety and economic inspec tions. PSC officers patrol the highways, investigate industrial sites and examine all other locations where trucks could be operating.
Illegal trucking operations throughout the U.S. siphon off millions of dollars each year from legitimate motor carriers -- those carriers that the public depends on to ship or receive their wares. The PSC's enforce ment officers are highly trained in detecting the illegal operator and filtering through fictitous leases, freight bills, logs and other materials that usually go hand-in-hand with such operations.
During 1985, in addition to its safety inspections, the PSC's sixteen enforcement officers performed thousands of vehicle inspections for operating authority, proper vehicle registration and identification, resulting in detection of 1,858 violations and collection of $46,450 in "late" vehicle registration fees when vehicles had not been properly registered with the Commission by carriers. PSC enforcement officers were responsible for making 2,752 arrests throughout the state stemming

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from intrastate or interstate "for-hire" operations in Georgia without proper authority from either the PSC or ICC. These cases resulted in bonds totaling $473,110.50 being posted in the counties where arrests were made. In addition, 473 warnings were issued to carriers operating illegally in Georgia.
Through a cooperative agreement with the Georgia Department of Revenue, PSC officers reported instances where Georgia-based vehicles carried "private" tags, even though they were operating for hire. As a result of the PSC's reports of these improper tags, the Department of Revenue assessed these carriers $33,393.25.
The Transportation Division added computer technology during 1984. Computer hardware was purchased and the staff worked exten

sively with members of the Department of Administrative Services developing programs to assist the Division's operations. Programs include computerizing information from insurance and vehicle registra tion records and other information from motor carrier files. These programs dramatically aid this division's day-to-day operations, and the division plans further improvements in this area.
During the year 1985, the Commission conducted four hundred and ninety-eight public hearings involving the Transportation 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 Hearing Officer in open session.

1985 Commission Actions Motor Carrier Registration

During the year 1985, the following Administrative Session deci sions were made by the Commission:

Motor carrier Certificate applications:

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

212

D enied....................................................................................... 19

Withdrawn ............................................................................... 5

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

2

Total 238

Certificate transfer applications:

Approved ................................................................................. 97

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

0

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

1

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

0

Total

98

Certificate amendment applications:

Approved ................................................................................. 104

D enied.....................................................

8

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

3

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

0

Total 115

Certificate control through transfer of

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

16

Motor Carrier Emergency Permits .............................................. 21

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 1985 are as follows:

Certificate fees at $75.00 each (176-$ 13,200) certificate fees at $150.00 each (20-$3,000) certificate fees at $200.00 each (46-$9,200) certificate amendment fees at $75.00 each (27-$2,025) certificate amendment fees at $150.00 each (17-$2,550) certificate amendment fees at $200.00 each (67-$ 13,400) certificate transfer fees at $75.00 each (101-$7,575) .. $

50,950.00

Emergency Temporary Authority Application Fees at $50.00 each (21-$1,050).......................................... $ 1,050.00

Registration Permit Fees at $25.00 each (3,704-$92,600) and amendment fees at $5.00 each (600-$3,000).......................................... $

95,600.00

Regular License Fees at $5.00 each (25,304-$126,520) and penalty license fees at $25.00 (l,262-$31,550)............................................ $ 158,070.00

Regular Identification Stamp Fees at $5.00 each (456,042-$2,280,210.00)

Rules Nisi issued (other than for insurance) .............................. Rules Nisi dismissed (other than insurance) ................... Rules Nisi issued which resulted in fines
(other than insurance) .................................
Total

27 Penalty Stamp Fees at $25.00 each

17

(596-$ 14,900.00).......................................................... $2,295,110.00

10 Emergency Wire Permits at $8.00 each

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(1,965-$15,720).......... ................................................. $ 15,720.00

Certificate cancelled................................................. Certificates suspended ................... Certificates reinstated .........................

Ill 832 387
Total 1330

Registration Permits Issued ................................................. 7,751

Registration PermitsA m ended............................................

1,184

Registration PermitsCancelled (Undetermined)........................... 0

Total 8,935

Hazardous Materials Trip Permits at $25.00 each (57-$ 1,425.00)
Hazardous Materials Annual Permits at $100.00 each (85-$8,500.00).............................................................. $ 9,925.00
Civil Penalties (118-$11,125.00).............. ....................... $ 11,125.00
$ 2,637,550.00

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Consumer Affairs, Rail Service and Tariffs

In 1984, there was a reorganization within

the Georgia Public Service Commission, result

ing in the redesignation of the Rates and

Tariffs Division as Consumer Affairs, Rail

Service and Tariffs Division. This division

processes all telephone, electric, gas, rail,

motor carrier and bus tariffs, in addition to

Robert Ginn Director

the vast majority of consumer complaints. The size of the division has increased from 11 to 20 employees.

During 1985, the Commission and CART officially disposed of 47

formal proceedings, many of which required lengthy studies and investi

gations in the field. There were 30 cases which were docketed but

subsequently withdrawn prior to formal hearing. In addition, there were

397 non-docket decisions. Included in the formal proceedings, 22 Rule

Nisis were issued, and 17 of those resulted in fines totaling $9,620.

During 1985, approximately 1,260 rate proposals by motor carri

ers, telephone, natural gas and electric companies were received and

processed by this division. In utility cases requiring hearings, these filings

were also processed by the Utilities Division.

In each case, the Commission required the carriers involved to

support all proposed rate revisions by proper and adequate justification,

generally with cost data. Additionally, about 3,500 rail rate proposals

were received.

Railroad Abandonments
Through CART, the Commission continues its commitment to preserving rail service for Georgia's smaller cities and towns by provid ing its assistance and expertise to local government officials and busi nessmen who oppose attempts to abandon rail service to a community. The existence of rail service is a key selling point when communities attempt to attract industry. Consequently, the loss of rail service can permanently damage a town's plans for future growth. Generally, the threat of a proposed abandonment is greatest when it involves small towns in rural areas with an agricultural economic base.
Many towns face the threat of losing rail service, and the Commis sion will continue its cooperative efforts with local leaders and other state agencies to preserve Georgia's valuable rail system. Commission officials have adopted a position of "doing whatever it takes" to keep needed service to these towns, and 1985 was a busy year.
On December 5, 1984, Seaboard System filed an application to abandon 20.18 miles of track from Dawson, Ga. to North Albany. This proposed abandonment would leave the towns of Dawson and Sasser without rail service. The PSC filed its protest on January 2, 1985. Subsequently, Seaboard withdrew its application prior to a hearing and has made provisions to upgrade the track on this line.

Commission officials have adopted aposition of "doing whatever it takes" to keep needed rail service to these towns.
In 1983, the PSC helped the town of Alma in Bacon County score a major victory when the Interstate Commerce Commission denied Sea board's proposal to abandon service to this Southeast Georgia town. On August 15,1985, the railroad filed another abandonment application for the 7.6 miles of line serving Alma. That case is pending.
Seaboard System filed an application to abandon 31.28 miles of track between Dillon and Kingwood, in Thomas and Colquitt counties, November 8,1985. Following large-scale opposition to its proposal, the railroad withdrew its application.
On June 21, Seaboard filed an application to abandon 6.62 miles of track between Fitzgerald and Ocilla, which would leave Ocilla without rail service. Later, Seaboard withdrew its application to abandon this line due to the large public interest in the case.
On December 12, Seaboard filed an application to abandon 59.27 miles of track between Sylvester and Pearson. PSC officials met with local leaders to discuss the abandonment proposals in December. That application was pending at year's end.
Bus Fares and Charges
At the end of 1985, there were 87 certified intrastate passenger carriers operating in the State of Georgia. Five of these were granted certificates during calendar year 1985.
On March 28, 1985, a hearing was held on application of Grey hound Lines, Inc. to increase their Georgia intrastate passenger fares by changing their basis for determining Georgia intrastate rates from a point-to-point system to a mileage rate scale. This same mileage rate scale was approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission and was implemented by Greyhound for interstate purposes effective June 29, 1984.
Greyhound proposed to increase Georgia intrastate passenger fares so these could be determined the same way as intrastate fares. The applicant presented testimony and exhibits substantiating the request for the increase. The Commission, after considering all evidence and testimony, granted the request to increase Georgia intrastate fares in various amounts. However, Greyhound modified the increase in com muter fares for the 10-ride multi-ride fare book not to exceed $22.00 and to provide the 10-ride book for service between Atlanta and Cartersville.
A detailed list of other CART proceedings follows the description of Consumer Affairs section activities.

Consumer Affairs: (1-r) Chantry Heard, Supervisor Albert Bush, Gerry Gossett, deLancey Thornton, Bernard Cameron, Mark Heaton

Consumer Affairs
The Consumer Affairs Section receives and processes customer inquiries, problems and complaints concerning regulated utilities. Con sumer Affairs specialists serve as mediators in such cases and ensure that utility activities under the Commission's jurisdiction are in accordance with regulations and policies approved by the Commission. Consumer problems cover a range of areas, from quality of service concerns to disputed bill amounts and service disconnections. Consumer Affairs

operates the PSC's statewide toll-free number (1-800-282-5813) and serves as the Commission's general information number also.
With its extensive public contact, Consumer Affairs helps the Commission keep up with what's right -- and wrong -- with utility service in Georgia. In 1985, Consumer Affairs handled 8,720 complaints and inquiries, an increase of 357 (4.2 percent) over 1984 totals. A summary of these cases is listed below.

Consumer Affairs Section -- 1985 Statistics

Inquiries Complaints Total Contacts
By Company T elecommunications Southern Bell AT&T General Telephone Independents Total
Electric Companies Georgia Power Savannah Electric Total
Natural Gas Companies Atlanta Gas Light

4,277 4,443 8,720
1,740 243 371 650
3,004
530 52 582
857

49% of total contacts 51% of total contacts
39.2 % of all complaints 5.5 8.3 14.6 67.6
11.9 % of all complaints 1.2 13.1
19.3 % of all complaints

Total Complaints

4,443

100.0%

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Docketed Motor Carrier Cases

Docket Date Subject of Application Number Decided

11647-M

03-15-85 (Hearing) 05-02-84

Consider the filing of contracts containing schedules of rates, charges and other provi sions in lieu of tariffs by motor carriers operat ing under Class "E" Certificates..Approved (With Provisions).

11875-M

02-19-85 (Hearing) 10-25-84

Application of Southern Motor Carriers'Rate Conference to increase Georgia intrastate rates and charges. Approved in Part.

11876-M

01-08-85 (Hearing) 10-25-84

Application of Greyhound Lines, Inc. to eliminate Run 3896, the 5:00 P.M. Atlanta to Athens schedule. Approved.

11886-M

01-08-85 (Hearing) 10-25-84

Application of Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. to publish a new rule in Item 183 of Supplement 1 to Tariff GPSC-MF No. 8. Approved.

11887-M

01-08-85 (Hearing) 10-25-84

Application of Weaver Transportation Com pany to revise Items 500-B and 900-B of Supplement 13 to Tariff GPSC-MF No. 5. Approved.

11960-M

01-24-85

Application of Greyhound Lines, Inc., to eliminate Run 3897/the 5:45 A.M. Athens to Atlanta schedule. Approved.

11962-M

01-24-85

Application of Georgia Motor Trucking Asso ciation to increase rates and charges as pub lished in Supplement 4 to GPSC-MF No. 38. Approved.

11964-M

01-24-85

Application of TSC Express Company and Benton Brothers Film Express, Inc., to pro vide a non-application provision as published in Item 24 of Supplement 3 to Tariff P-1, GPSC-MF No. 8-B. Denied.

11969-M

01-24-85

Application of Ferguson Kwik Delivery, Inc., to revise rates as published in Items 100 and 110 to Tariff GPSC-MF 11. Denied.

11973-M

01-24-85

Rule Nisi was issued against Omni Express, Inc., for failure to settle claims filed by Ellman's. Fined $1,200.

12023-M

01-28-85

Rule Nisi was issued against Seacoast Trans portation Corp. for failure to file a 1983 Annual Revenue and Expense Report and to pay the civil penalty of $100 for such viola tion. Certificate Revoked.

12024-M

02-28-85

Rule Nisi was issued against Southern Furni ture Transport, Inc. for failure to have on file with the Commission a tariff of rates and charges. Dismissed (Due to filing of tariff).

12025-M

02-28-85

Application of Greyhound Lines, Inc. to increase its Georgia Local Passenger Fares. Approved.

Docket Date Subject of Application Number Decided

12065- M 03-28-85 12066- M 06-20-85

12070-M 06-20-85

12100-M 06-20-85

12101-M &
12398-M

06-20-85

12136-M 06-20-85

12137-M 06-20-85

12164-M 06-20-85

Application of Phoenix Trucking, Inc. to establish rates on new authority as published in Tariff. Denied.
Application of Georgia Motor Trucking Asso ciation, Inc. to increase rates and charges on household goods as published in Supplement 22 to Tariff 3-C. Approved.
Rule Nisi was issued against C & H Couriers, Inc. for operating outside the scope of author ity granted to them in Certificate No. 4486. Fined $5,000.
Rule Nisi was issued against National Courier Systems, Inc. for operating outside the scope of authority granted to them in Certifcate No. 4319. Fined $2,000 ($1,000 of fine suspended)
Rule Nisi was issued against Robert M. Den son, d / b / a Albany Moving and Storage for charging rates other than those in Georgia Movers Tariff No. GPSC-MF No. 11 and effective supplements. Fined $1,000 ($500 of fine suspended)
Application of Arthur H. Fulton, Inc. to revise rates as published in Tariff GPSC-MF No. 1-A and Supplement 2 to Tariff GPSCMF No. 2. Approved.
Application of Atlanta Carriers, Inc., to can cel rates as published in Item 2200 on 3rd Revised Page 18-A to Tariff GPSC-MF 3. Denied.
Rule Nisi was issued against TSC Express Co. for failure to comply with requirements of a Class "P" certificate wherein each package is considered a separate shipment. Fined $2,500 (Fine suspended).

12184-M 12233-M 12234-M 12235-M

06-20-85 07-26-85 07-26-85 07-26-85

Application of North Atlanta Coach and Transportation Co., Inc., d/ b/ a Northside Airport Express to adjust schedules between various satellite terminals to and from the Atlanta Airport. Approved (With Provisions).
Rule Nisi was issued against Arnel Lines for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $200 ($100 of fine suspended).
Rule Nisi was issued against Atlanta Limou sine Airport Services, Inc. for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $100 ($50 of fine suspended).
Rule Nisi was issued against Atlanta United Transportation, Inc. for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $50.

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Docketed Motor Carrier Cases (continued)

Docket Date Subject of Application Num ber Decided

12236- M 07-26-85 12237- M 07-26-85 12238- M 07-26-85 12239- M 07-26-85 12241- M 07-26-85 12242- M 07-26-85 12243- M 07-26-85 12244- M 07-26-85 12245- M 07-26-85 12246- M 07-26-85

Rule Nisi was issued against Byromville Bus Company for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $25.
Rule Nisi was issued against Coastal Tours, Inc. for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $50 (Fine suspended).
Rule Nisi was issued against Colonial Lines for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $200 ($100 of fine suspended).
Rule Nisi was issued against Crawford Coach Company for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $200 ($100 of fine suspended).
Rule Nisi was issued against Fun Run, Inc. for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $50.
Rule Nisi was issued against Liahona Bus Lines for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $50.
Rule Nisi was issued against Sampson Tours, Inc. for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $50.
Rule Nisi was issued against Leisure Tours for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $50.
Rule Nisi was issued against The Box, Inc. for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $50 (Fined sus pended).
Rule Nisi was issued against Williamson Transportation, Inc. for failure to timely file 1984 Annual Revenue and Expense Report. Fined $50.

Docket Date Subject of Application Num ber Decided

12253-M 12254-M 12326-M
12327-M 12330-M 12397-M 12400- M 12401- M

07-26-85 07-26-85 10-10-85
10-10-85 10-10-85 11-14-85 11-14-85 11-14-85

Application of North Atlanta Coach & Transportation, Inc., d/ b /a Northside Airport Ex press to increase their regular passenger fares by 10% and their commuter fares by approx imately 31%. Approved.
Rule Nisi was issued against Bulldog Movers, Inc. for failure to settle claim of Phillip McDonald for loss or damage within 90 days after claim was filed. Fined $1,500 ($750 of fine suspended).
Application of J & M Tank Lines, Inc. to amend the GPSC Maximum Rate Tariff No. 1-A, GPSC-MF No. 15 by increasing all max imum rates and charges by 20% and establish the present rates and charges therein as min imum rates and charges. Approved the 20% increase, denied establishment of a minimum level of rates and charges.
Application of Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference to provide a new rule in Item 753-10 as published in Supplement 47 to SMCRCTariffGPSC-SMC301-D. Partially approved.
Application of Georgia Movers Association, Inc. to revise rates as published in Supplement No. 16 to Tariff GPSC-MF No. 11 for account of participating carriers. Denied.
Rule Nisi was issued against Carroll's Moving & Storage Co., Inc. for charging rates other than those published in Georgia Movers Tariff No. GPSC-MF No. 11 and effective supplements. Fined $1,000 ($500 of fine sus pended).
Application of Statesboro Transfer and Stor age, to increase rates and charges by 15% as published in Tariff GPSC-MF No. 2. Denied.
Application of Arnel Coach Lines, Inc., to revise rates as published in Supplement No. 1 to Tariff GPSC-MF No. 5 and Tariff ICC ANL 200-A Ga. PSC No. 6. Denied.

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Docketed Rail Carrier Cases

Docket Number
820-R
821-R
822-R

Date Decided 01-24-85
02-28-85
03-28-85

Subject of Application
Application of the Central of Georgia Rail road Company for authority to amend the present Mobile Agency operation designated as Route CGA-6 based at Gordon, Georgia. This proposed amendment would add the Agency Station of Dublin, Georgia, and the Non-agency Station of Harrison, Donovan, Wrightsville, Lovett, Brewton and East Dub lin to the present Mobile Agency. Approved on a six-months trial basis on 2/5/85.
Application of the Central of Georgia Rail road Company to remove and retire track formerly serving Georgia Limerock Company at Perry, Georgia. Approved with the under standing that the Central of Ga. retain tracks in place for a period of six months on 4/9/85.
Application of Southern Railway Company for authority to close the Open Agency Sta tion at Woodbury, Ga. This proposed amend ment would include Woodbury and its gov erned Non-agency Stations of Westbrook Spur, Rover, Williamson, Concord, Neal, Molena, Warm Springs, Shiloh, Waverly Hall, Hart and Howe, Georgia. Approved on a 90-day trial period on 5/31/85.

Docket Date Subject of Application Number Decided

815-R 817-R

12-15-84 (H earing)
01-26-84 (Hearing)
5-7-85 Decided

Application filed on behalf of Seaboard Systern Railroad requesting authority to establish a new mobile agent route based at Cedartown, Georgia. The route would serve the agency stations of Dallas, Taylorsville and Aragon, Georgia. Pending (1986).
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard Sys tem Railroad requesting authority to modify the existing Thomasville mobile agency by the#addition of the agency stations at Baconton, Flint and Woodacre, Georgia. The pro posed 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, Newart, Dawesville, Baconton, Woodacre and Flint, Georgia. Approved.

Mobile Rail Agency Service

At the close of calendar year 1985, there were 52 M obile Agency operations in existence within the State of Georgia with base stations located at the following points:

Army Depot Athens Atlanta Atlanta (Inman Yard) Bainbridge Bremen Calhoun Camak #1 Camak #2 Carrollton Cedartown Chatsworth

Chattanooga Cochran Columbus Cordele (East) Cordele (West) Cordele (South) Dalton Dawson Estille, S.C. (Clyo, Ga.) Fernandina Beach Fitzgerald Fort Valley

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

Tate (North) Tate (South) Thomasville Tifton Toccoa Tucker Valdosta (2) Vidalia #1 Vidalia #2 Waycross #1 Waycross #2

During the year, various inspections were made on the mobile agency operations. The inspections were made by personnel from the Consumer Affairs, Rail Service and Tariffs Division to determine if service to the shipping and receiving public was being satisfactorily rendered.

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Railroad Freight Rates and Charges

Application filed on behalf of Georgia Northern Railway Company for authority to remove Brest (Mitchell County), Georgia, from the Open and Prepay Tariff. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on January 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of Georgia Northern Railway Company for authority to remove Adelaide, Georgia, from the Open and Prepay Tariff. Due to no protests being received after proper posting of notice, the Commission approved application as filed, subject to complaint and further order, on January 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of The Seaboard Systems Railroad for authority to retire Team Track No. 1 at Milan, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commis sion staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on January 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard Systems Railroad for authority to relocate its 375-foot team track in Athens, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on January 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard Systems Railroad requesting authority to establish a new Mobile Agency No. 1 based at Camak, (Warren County) Georgia. The Commission voted unanim ously to deny the request for reconsideration on January 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard Systems Railroad requesting authority to establish a new Mobile Agency No. 2 based at Camak, (Warren County) Georgia. The Commission voted unanim ously to deny the request for reconsideration on January 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to dispose of the depot building at Wadley, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on February 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire the Tearn Track at Warm Springs, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commis sion staff made site inspection, the Commission approved the applica tion as filed on February 6, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad for authority to retire the Tracks SV-16 and SV-18 at Vidalia, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on February 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad , Inc. for authority to retire the Track No. 404 at Meigs, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commis

sion staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on February 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad to retire its track Nos. 2,4 and 5 at Tifton, Georgia. After careful considera tion and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on February 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire the Track No. 104-4, including turnout at Madi son, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on February 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire the spur track at Milepost A-178.5 at Stevens Pottery, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on February 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company to amend the present mobile agency operation based at Conley, Georgia (Route SOU-GA-7) by adding the agency station of Woodbury, Georgia, and the non-agency stations of Westbrook, Spur, Rover, Williamson, Concord, Neal, Molena, Warm Springs, Shiloh, Waverly Hall, Hart and Howe, Georgia. The present Mobile Agency based at Conley, Georgia, serves Stockbridge, McDonough, Jackson and the non-agency stations of Westbrook, Spur, Rover, Williamson, Concord, Neal, Molena, Warm Springs, Shiloh, Waverly Hall, Hart and Howe, Georgia. The present Mobile Agency based at Conley, Georgia, serves Stockbridge, McDonough, Jackson and the non-agency stations of Constitution, Conley, Rex, Mahers, Quarry, Locust Grove, Jenkinsburg and Floville, Georgia. The Commission, in consideration of the complaints received against the proposed modifications of this mobile agency, declined to approve the application on February 5, 1985, with out justification for the modification of this mobile agency at public hearing. Such public hearing was to be assigned as soon as the Commis sion's calendar would permit.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway System to amend mobile agency route CGA-6 and CGA-12, both based at Gordon, Georgia, by removing Eatonton, Georgia, from the mobile agency route CGA-12 and placing it under jurisdiction of the mobile agency route CGA-6. The Commission approved the application as filed on February 5, 1985.
Application and petition for reconsideration filed on behalf of the Seaboard Systems Railroad requesting authority to modify the existing mobile agency based at Tifton, Georgia, by relocating the base station to Waycross, and to add Tifton as a former agency station to be served out of the Waycross, Georgia, base station. The Commission further consi-

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dered and approved the proposed modification of this mobile agency operation, subject to complaint and further order on a six-month trial basis with the understanding that the existing type of mobile agency service would be restored if the Commission, following the trial period, found this mobile agency service to be inadequate. Approval was granted on February 19, 1985, by the Commission but was also subject to the provision that the Commission would 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 warranted.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company seeking authority to establish a new mobile agency route CGA GA-13 to be based at Millen, Georgia. This mobile agency to serve the open stations of Camak, Waynesboro, and Swainsboro, Georgia, along with the non-agency stations of S&A Junction, East Waynesboro, McBean, Torbit, Green's Cut, Mnnerlyn, Kirby, Modoc and Summertown, Georgia. The Commission considered and approved on February 19, 1985, the establishment of the 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 would be restored if the Commision, following the trial period, found this mobile agency service to be inadequate. The approval was also subject to the provision that the Commission would, during the trial period, conduct full investi gation of the services being rendered and, at the end of such period, take such action as circumstances warranted.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company to close the open agency station at Blakely, Georgia, and to include Blakely and its governed prepay station of Hilton, Georgia, in Mobile Agency Route CGA-GA4 based at Dawson, Georgia. Presently, Mobile Agency Route CGA-GA 4 based at Dawson, Georgia, serves the agency stations of Culbreth, Leary, Singletary, and Arlington along with the non-agency points of Holt, Williamsburg, Shellman, Springvale and Morris, Georgia. The Commission considered and approved on Febru ary 19, 1985. The 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 would be restored if the Commission, following the trial period, found this mobile agency service to be inadequate. The approval was also subject to the provision that the Commission would, during the trial period, conduct full investi gation of the services being rendered and, at the end of such period, take such action as circumstances warranted.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway System for authority to retire and remove spur track at Milepost H270.9, Sumter, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on March 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to remove and retire Track No. 232-3 at Perry, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire the team track at Cass Station, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list after careful consideration and after proper posting of notice?and after the Commis sion staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 19, 1986.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway System for authority to remove and retire track No. 999-1 at Aragon, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 19, 1985.

Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire the team track at Resaca, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 19, 1985.
Petition of Norfolk Southern Corporation on behalf of Southern Railway Company to waive collection of $3,455.10 due from Humphries Concrete Block Company representing demurrage charges on shipments from December 24, 1983, through January 5, 1985. The Commission approved the application as filed on March 19, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard Systems Railroad requesting authority to establish a new mobile agency No. 1 based at Camak (Warren County), Georgia. This proposed mobile agency would serve the following agency stations of Thomson-Harlem (Dualized), Sparta, Milledgeville-Haddock (Dualized), and Washington, Georgia, and the non-agency stations of Dearing, Warrenton, Bonesville, Granite Hill, Devereux, Carrs, Mayfield, Culverton, Hancock, Oconee Siding, Harlee, Blandy, Browns, Postell, Sharon, Ficklin, and Little River, Georgia. The Commission further considered and authorized on March 19, 1985, the establishment of a new mobile agency No. 1 based at Camak, Georgia, subject to complaint and further order, on a six-month trial basis with the full understanding that the existing type of agency service would be restored if the Commission, following the trial period, found this mobile agency service to be inadequate. The approval was also subject to provision that the Commission, would, 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 warranted.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard Systems Railroad requesting authority to establish a new mobile agency No. 2 based at Camak (Warren County), Georgia. This proposed mobile agency would serve the following agency stations of Union Point-Crawfordville, (Dualized), Greensboro-Madison (Dualized), Social Circle-Monroe (Dualized), and the non-agency stations of Bairdstown, Stephens, Buckhead, Swords, Rutledge and Cleaton, Georgia. The Commission further considered and authorized on March 19,1985, the establishment of a new mobile agency No. 2 based at Camak, Georgia, subject to complaint and further order, on a six-month trial basis with the under standing that the existing type of agency service would be restored if the Commission, following the trial period, found this mobile agency service to be inadequate. This approval was also subject to provision that the Commission would, during the trial period, conduct a full investigation of the service being rendered and, at the end of such period, take such action as circumstances warrant.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire the House Track of Eton, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful considera tion and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on April 2, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to dispose of the Freight Depot at Thomaston, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on April 2, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Com pany for authority to dispose of the depot building at Toomsboro, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on April 16, 1985.
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authority to retire Team Track No. 2 at Haralson, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commis sion staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on April 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track N o. 1 at Waycross, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commis sion staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on April 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire the House Track No. 1 at Reka, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commis sion staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on April 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track N o. 1, including turnout at Ochwalkee, Georgia, and to amend that point in the open and prepay station list to a private siding. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on April 16, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc. for authority to retire the No. VT-2, including turnout at Huntington, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on May 7, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire track No. 1433, including turnout at Fleming, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on May 7, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire spur track serving Pacolet and 518 feet of Track VT-15 at New Holland, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on May 7, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Com pany for authority to dispose of the depot building at Porterdale, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on May 7, 1985.
Petition of Norfolk Southern Corporation on behalf of the South ern Railway System to waive collection of $19,854.60 in legal under charges due from Continental Forest Industries in connection with 37 shipments of White Liquor, STCC 26-112-23, from Rosser, Georgia, to Nixon, Georgia, during May and June, 1984, routed Southern direct. The Commission approved the above petition as filed on May 7, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad requesting authority to modify the existing Thomasville mobile agency by the addition of the agency stations at Baconton, Flint and Woodacre, Georgia. The proposed route to 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, Dawsonville, Baconton, Woodacre and Flint, Georgia. The six-month trial period authorized for this mobile agency operation expired some time ago, and an investigation of the operation was

performed by a representative of the Commission. The Commission concluded on May 7, 1985, that this mobile agency operation, in the manner being performed and with the present personnel and volume of agency duties is adequate to the needs of the public and the affected stations and, accordingly, may be continued on a permanent basis.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire track No. 2, including turnout, at Glenwood, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commision approved the application as filed on May 21, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 2 and 4 at Alamo, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on May 21, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authoritty to retire Track No. 1, including turnout, at Smithsonia, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commi sion approved the application as filed on May 21, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire the Track SV-35 at Vidalia, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commis sion staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on May 21, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Tracks 3, 4 and 16 at Dublin, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on May 21, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 1040 at Homerville, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on June 4, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad to amend the Bainbridge Mobile Agency by adding the dualized agency of Cairo-Climax, Georgia, and the nonagency stations of Brownlee and Whigham, Georgia, into the Bainbridge Mobile Agency, the Bainbridge Mobile Agency serving Arlington, Colquitt, Damascus, Edison and Dawsonville, along with the nonagency stations of Lynn, Iron City, Eldorado, Ownes, Rowena and Carnegie. The Commission approved on June 4, 1985, the amendment of the Bainbridge Mobile Agency, subject to complaint and further order, on a six-month trial basis with the full understanding that the existing type of agency service would be restored if the Commission, following the trial period, found this mobile agency service to be inadequate. This approval was also subject to the provision that the Commission would, 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 warranted.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard Systems Railroad, Inc., to include Agency Station of Chatsworth, Georgia, to be served under the "Dualization Concept" with the Agency Stations of Calhoun and Dalton, Georgia. On June 4, 1985, the Commission further considered and authorized the amendment to include the Agency Station of Chats worth, Georgia, to be served unde the "Dualization Concept" with the Agency Stations of Calhoun and Dalton, Georgia, 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 Commis sion, following the trial period, finds the Mobile Agency service to be

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inadequate. This approval was also subject to the provision that the Commission would, 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 warranted.
Petition filed on behalf of Norfolk Southern Corporation for authority to waive collection of undercharges of $310,805.55 legally due from Medusa Cement Company. After careful consideration, the Commission approved the petition as filed on July 2, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway for authority to dispose of the depot building at Griffin, Georgia. After careful consider ation and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as
filed on July 16, 1985. Application of Southern Railway Company to remove and retire
track No. 319-2 at McRae, Telfair County, Georgia. After careful con sideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the applica tion as filed on August 6, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 5, including turnout, at Atlanta, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on August 6, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire the Tracks 84-1, 84-3, and 84-5 at Greensboro, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on August 6, 1985.
Petition filed on behalf of Norfolk Southern Corporation seeking authority to waive collection of demurrage undercharges of $2,864.32 legally due from Espy Materials, Inc. After careful consideration, the Commission approved the petition as filed on August 6, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire track Nos. 1 and 4 at Elberton, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on September 17, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 21, including turnout, at Macon, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on September 17, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track SV-3, including turnout at Groveland, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on September 17, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire the House Track No. 1at Ellabelle, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on September 17, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 2, including turnouts, at South Pooler, Georgia, and to remove point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on October 1, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 1408 at Patterson, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful

consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commis sion staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on October 1, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. I-B, including turnout, at Fitzgerald, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on October 1, 1985.
Application of Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., to retire Track No. 4, including turnout, at Fitzpatrick, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on October 1, 1985.
Application of Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., to retire Track No. 1 at Folkston, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on October 15, 1985.
Application of Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., to retire Track No. 1251, including the turnouts, at Naylor, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on October 15, 1985.
Application of Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., to retire Track No. 341 at Hortense, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on October 15, 1985.
Application of Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., to retire Track Nos. 10, 18, 20, SV-28 and SV-30, including three turnouts at Vidalia, Georgia. After careful cpnsideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on October 15, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to establish a new Mobile Agency Route CGA12 to be based at Gordon, Ga. This route would cover the open stations of Covington, Milledgeville, and Eatonton, Ga., and the non-agency stations of Porterdale, Starrsville, Mansfield, Farrar, Kelly, Newborn, Pancras, State Sanitarium, North Milledgeville, Roberson and Harlee, Georgia. Since the six-month trial period had expired and an investiga tion of the operation had been performed by a representative of the Commission, the Commission concluded on October 15,1985, that this mobile agency operation, in the manner being performed and with the present personnel and volume of agency duties, is adequate to the needs of the public and the affected stations and, accordingly, could be con tinued on a permanent basis.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to amend the present Mobile Agency operation designated as Route CGA-6 based at Gordon, Georgia. This proposed amendment would add the Agency Station of Dublin, Georgia, and the Non-agency Stations of Harrison, Donovan, Wrightsville, Lovett, Brewton and East Dublin to the present Mobile Agency. Since the six-month trial period had expired and an investigation of the operation had been performed by a representative of the Commission, the Com mission concluded on October 15, 1985, that this mobile agency opera tion, in the manner being performed and with the present personnel and volume of agency duties, is adequate to the needs of the public and the affected stations and, accordingly, could be continued on a permanent basis.

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Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 13-1, including two turnouts, at Mayfield, Georgia, and to remove that point from the open and prepay station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on November 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 17 at Macon, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commis sion staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on November 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. VT-2, including two turnouts, at Pendergrass, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper post ing of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on November 5,1985.
Petition filed on behalf of Chessie/ Seaboard for authority to waive collection of $8,331.00 in switching charges assessed The Loef Com pany, Inc., of Athens, Georgia. After careful consideration, the Com mission approved the petition as filed on November 5, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company to remove and retire the tracks formerly serving Pacolet Manufacturing Company and New Holland Mills at Gainesville, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commis sion staff made an on-site inspection the Commission approved the application filed on November 25, 1985.
Application of Southern Railway Company to remove house track at MP 282.7 at Whitehall, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on
November 25, 1985. Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc.,
for authority to retire Track No. 4, including turnout, at Augusta (Richmond County), Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on
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Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. SV-142 at Macon (Bibb County), Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on December 3, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company to retire and remove tracks 636-11 and 636-12 in Atlanta (Fulton County), Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on December 3, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Central of Georgia Railroad Company to close the Open Agency Station at Woodbury, Georgia, and include Woodbury and its governed Non-Agency Stations in Mobile Agency Route SOU-G A-7 at Conley, Georgia. After the trial period had expired, and an investigation of the operation had been performed by a representative of the Commission, the Commission approved on December 17,1985, that this Mobile Agency operation, in the manner in which it was being performed and with the present personnel and volume of agency duties, was adequate to the needs of the public and the affected stations, and, accordingly, could continue on a permanent basis.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Com pany to close the open agency station at McIntyre, Georgia, and make McIntyre, Georgia, a non-agency station governed by Gordon, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on December 17, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 1, including turnout, at Jefferson, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on December 17, 1985.
Application filed on behalf of the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 57, including turnout, at Atlanta, Georgia. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff made an on-site inspection, the Commis sion approved the application as filed on December 17, 1985.

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