Annual report of the Georgia public service commission. One hundred and fifteenth report, 1987

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GEORGIA
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COMMISSION

115th Annual Report .

1987

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UGA LIBRARIES

STATE OF GEORGIA Jo e Frank H a rris, Governor
115th Annual R eport o f the
G e o rg ia P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission
Gary B . Andrew s, Chairm an Ford S p in k s , V ic e Chairm an R obert C . P a ffo r d , Com m issioner W illia m E . L o v e tt, Com m issioner Cas R ob in son , Com m issioner W illiam J . Buckner, E xecu tive D ire cto r/ S e cre ta ry

GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

115TH ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS

IN T R O D U C T IO N

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THE COM M ISSIONERS

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THE COMMISSION

H is to r ic a l Developm ent

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1987: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

M ajor H ig h lig h ts in B r ie f

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THE D IVISIO N S

U t ilit ie s D iv isio n O verview

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P rocedings

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T ra n sp o rtatio n D iv isio n O verview

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P roceedings

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Consummer A ffia r s D iv isio n

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A dm in istration D ivisio n

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The Annual Report o f the Georgia Public S e r v ic e Commission fo r th e yea r e n d in g Decem ber 31/ 1987 i s s u b m it t e d in c o m p lia n c e w it h t h e la w .
The o ffic e r s o f th e Commission are: W illia m J . B u ck n e r, E x e c u tiv e Director/Secretary; L. Thomas D oyal, D ire c to r, T ran sp o rtation D iv isio n ; Beverly B. Knowles, D ire cto r, U t i l i t i e s D iv is io n ; and P h ilip E. MeM u ll an, D ire cto r, A d m in istration D iv isio n and A ssista n t E xecu tive D irecto r/Secretary.

INTRODUCTION
The purpose o f t h is annual rep ort i s to inform the reader about the P u b lic Se rv ice Ccnmission -- i t s background and h is to r y as w e ll as i t s 1987 workload. This rep ort e x p la in s the Ccnm ission' s reg u la to ry au th o rity and o u tlin e s i t s d u tie s and r e s p o n s ib ilit ie s , which have evolved over th e y e a r s , as documented in a section e n title d "H istory o f the Georgia P ublic Service Coirmission."
The Commission i s a sm all s ta te agency, bu t i t p la y s a very im portant r o le in G e o rg ia 's economy. By s u c c e s s fu lly b alan cin g the needs o f competing in te r e s ts -- o f consumers fo r a ffo rd a b le , r e lia b le s e r v ic e , w ith the in te r e s ts o f in v esto rs who req u ire a reasonable return on t h e ir investm ent in p u b lic s e rv ic e companies -- the Commission co n trib u te s s u b s ta n tia lly to G e o rg ia 's economic h e alth and growth.
Changes in techn ology, the world and n a tio n a l m arkets, on th e fe d e ra l le v e l and in Georgia have a l l combined to make th e r e g u la to r 's job more complex. The PSC i s committed to meeting a l l these ch a lle n g es as Georgia fa ce s a prem ising, though uncertain future.
The P u b lic S e rv ice Commission i s a c o n s titu tio n a l body e s ta b lis h e d by the L e g is la tu r e , and i t s powers and d u tie s are d escribed in th e Georgia Code, T i t l e 46.
The PSC c o n s is ts o f f iv e Commissioners e le c te d statew ide and a s t a f f o f approxim ately 157. The Commissioners serve staggered s ix -y e a r terms and may succeed them selves. They e le c t a chairman and v ic e chairman every two years from w ithin th e ir ran k s. The s t a f f i s headed by an ex ecu tiv e d ire c to r/ se c re ta ry and c o n s is ts o f en gin eers, a u d ito rs, a n a ly s ts , in sp e c to r s , enforcement o f f i c e r s , experts and various s t a f f support personnel.
The Commission has general supervision o f a l l common c a r r ie r s , express companies, ra ilro a d or s tr e e t ra ilro a d companies, dock or wharfage companies, term inal or term inal s ta tio n companies, telephone and telegrap h companies, and gas or e l e c t r ic l i g h t and power companies w ithin G eorgia.
The PSC does not s e t ra te s fo r :
-- p u b lic ly owned e le c t r ic and gas u t i l i t i e s , such as m unicipal systems and e l e c t r ic membership co rp o ratio n s;
-- water and/or sewerage s e rv ic e s ; and -- cable te le v isio n companies.
E le c t r ic Membership Corporations and m u n icip ally owned e l e c t r i c system s, w hile not under the ju r is d ic tio n o f the Commission, must come befo re the PSC fo r re so lu tio n o f t e r r i t o r i a l d isp u tes because th e Commission has resp o n sib ility for enforcing Georgia's T e rrito ria l E le ctric Service A ct.
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The Commission has e x c lu s iv e pcwer to determine what are ju s t and reasonable ra te s and charges to be made by any person, firm or corporation su b je ct to i t s ju r is d ic t io n . The Commission must balance the needs o f consumers for adequate, r e lia b le service a t afford able rates with the needs o f u t i l i t i e s to r e a liz e an adequate return on investm ent th a t i s dedicated to servin g the p u b lic .
While the PSC has a d e fin ite stake in p ro tectin g the consumer's in te r e s t, i t must a lso abide by le g a l standards which c a l l fo r i t to allow u t i l i t i e s to operate norm ally and s e t ra te s th a t allow the company the opportunity to earn a return fo r i t s in v e sto rs th a t i s comparable to the return they could expect on an investment w ith s im ila r r i s k . The PSC does not guarantee p r o f i t s , however. I t i s the company's r e s p o n s ib ility to make prudent, sound business d e cisio n s th at w ill produce earnings.
The Commission, e ith e r by gen eral r u le s or by s p e c ia l orders in p a r tic u la r c a s e s , req u ire s a l l companies under i t s supervision to e s ta b lis h and m aintain such p u b lic se rv ice s and f a c i l i t i e s as may be reasonable, ju s t and necessary to f u l f i l l the company's serv ice o b lig a tio n s .
To f u l f i l l i t s r e s p o n s ib ilit ie s , the Commission i s empowered to make and en force r u le s and re g u la tio n s governing company operations fo r the p ro tectio n o f the p u b lic in t e r e s t . The Commissioners and s t a f f may conduct h e a rin g s, assemble evid en ce, make in v e s tig a tio n s , determine c o sts and v a lu a tio n s , in sp ect p ro p e rtie s , books and papers o f a l l regu lated companies, is su e orders g iv in g e f f e c t to Commission d e c is io n s , and when necessary, in s t it u t e j u d ic ia l proceedings to enforce o rd ers, r u le s and r e g u la tio n s .
The Commission's ta sk o f r e g u la tin g u t i l i t i e s i s n ' t over when i t decid es a ra te case, but rate cases -- because they a ffe c t people's pocketbooks -- get the lio n 's share o f attention.
Routine business in clu d es au d itin g company expenses r e g u la r ly , tra ck in g u t i l i t y estim ates and p r o je c tio n s , in v e s tig a tin g consumer com plaints and problems, sta y in g up to date on developments in the variou s regu lated in d u s tr ie s , and e v a lu a tin g u t i l i t i e s ' fin a n c in g p la n s . The Commission s t a f f i s responsible for a ll these a c tiv itie s .
During a r a te c a s e , the Commission s t a f f i s considered separate from the f iv e e le c te d Commissioners. The s t a f f puts on i t s own c a s e , u s u a lly opposing a company's req u e st, and the s t a f f ' s attorn ey (from the S ta te law Department) cross-exam ines company w itn esses.
During 1987, the Commission conducted 459 p u b lic h e arin g s. A l l m atters docketed fo r p u b lic hearing are heard by the e n tir e Commission o r an appointed hearing o f f i c e r in open s e ssio n . A m a jo rity o f the Commission c o n s titu te s a quorum. Regular a d m in istra tiv e sessio n s norm ally are held a t the Commission's A tla n ta o f f i c e , 244 Washington S tr e e t SW on th e f i r s t and th ir d Tuesdays o f each month. P u b lic in q u ir ie s about the PSC and i t s a c t iv it i e s may be d ire cte d to the Consumer A f f a ir s O f f ic e .
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GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS
GARY BLAYLOCK ANDREWS, C hairm an D em ocrat, Chickam auga
A p p o in te d P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission in 1985 to s e r v e th e u n e x p ir e d term o f C o m m issio n e r Mac B a r b e r , who r e s ig n e d . P r io r t o appointm ent was S u p e rio r C o u rt Ju d ge fo r th e Lookout M ountain J u d i c i a l C i r c u i t in N o rth w est G e o r g ia . From 1976 t o 1980, em ployed in p r iv a te law p r a c tic e and as a s p e c ia l a s s is t a n t a tto rn e y g e n e ra l f o r th e S t a t e Law D e p a rtm e n t. R e c e iv e d a BBA in a c c o u n tin g from th e U n i v e r s i t y o f G e o r g ia in 1968 and a J u r i s D o c t o r d e g r e e from t h e UGA C o lle g e o f Law in 1971. A 1981 g r a d u a te o f th e N a t io n a l J u d i c i a l C o ll e g e . Member o f P h i D e lt a P h i N a t io n a l S c h o l a s t i c Honor S o c i e t y , B eta A lpha P s i N a tio n a l Honor A cco u n tin g F r a t e r n it y , S ta te Bar o f G e o r g ia , Lookout M ountain Bar A s s o c ia tio n and C o u n c il o f S u p e rio r C o u rt Ju d g e s . Born O cto b e r 3 0 , 1946 in C h a tta n o o g a , T en n. R e s id e s in Chickam auga w ith h is w ife , Roseann and t h e ir th re e c h ild r e n .
FORD B . S P IN K S , V i c e C h a irm an Dem ocrat, T ifto n
A p p o in te d to P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission in 1971 to r e p la c e d e ce a se d C om m issioner W a lte r M cD onald. E le c te d in 1972 to f i l l th e re m a in in g fo u r y e a r s o f M cD o n ald 's te rm ; R e - e le c t e d in 1976 and 1982. PSC Chairm an , 1981-1982. S ta te se n a to r 1962-1971. Chairm an o f th e board o f d ir e c to r s o f South G e o rg ia Banking Company, Omega. S e rv e d w ith th e U .S . Army o c c u p a tio n f o r c e s in E urope in 1945 and 1946; r e c a lle d fo r a c t iv e d u ty d u rin g th e Korean c o n f l i c t . Chairm an o f th e G e o r g ia A g rira m a A u t h o r it y and fo rm e r member o f th e G e o r g ia R e c i p r o c i t y C o m m itte e . C u r r e n t l y , member o f t h e NARUC N a t u r a l G as C o m m itte e , t h e SEARUC E x e c u t iv e C o m m itte e and th e NARUC A d v is o r y C o u n c il o f th e Gas R esearch I n s t i t u t e . A tten d ed Abraham Baldw in A g r i c u l t u r a l C o lle g e and g r a d u a te d from Norman C o lle g e in Norman P a rk , G e o rg ia . Born A p r il 5 , 1927, and c u r r e n tly r e s id e s near T ifto n w ith h is w ife , Ruby L ee . They have th re e c h ild r e n .
ROBERT C . (BOBBY) PAFFORD Dem ocrat, Lakeland
E le c te d to P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission in 1970; c u r r e n tly s e r v in g th ir d c o n se c u tiv e s ix -y e a r term , w hich runs th rough 1988. E le c te d to tw o -y e a r p o s t o f Chairm an by c o lle a g u e s Ja n u a r y 1985. Member o f th e G e o rgia House o f R e p re se n ta tiv e s fo r A tk in so n , B e r r ie n , C lin c h , E ch o ls and L a n ie r c o u n tie s 1963-1970.
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D uring th e Korean c o n f l i c t , served as a s t a f f se rg ean t w ith th e Army S e c u r it y A g e n c y . R e c e iv e d a B .S . in E d u c a tio n from G e o r g ia S o u th e rn C o lle g e in 1951 and named 1973 Alum nus o f th e Y e a r . Member o f K iw a n is . Born Ju n e 7 , 1930 in L a k e la n d (L a n ie r County) and cu rre n tly resid es near Jack so n .

WILLIAM E . (BILLY) LOVETT R ep u b lican , D ublin

E le c te d to P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission in 1978? c u r r e n tly s e r v in g second c o n se c u tiv e s ix -y e a r term w hich e x p ire s in 1990. E le c te d to tw o -ye ar p o s t o f V ic e Chairm an by c o lle a g u e s Ja n u a ry 1985. Former Chairm an Laurens County C om m ission, v ic e p r e s id e n t o f L o v e tt and T harpe Hardw are Com pany, and p a r tn e r o f W .H. L o v e tt and Son Company. Form er D ir e c to r D u b lin -L a u re n s Chamber o f Commerce? l e g i s l a t i v e chairm an o f th e A s s o c ia tio n o f County Com m issioners? member o f N a tio n a l A s s o c ia t io n o f C o u n tie s , L e a d e r s h ip G e o r g ia , G eorgia Conservancy, G eorgia F o restry A s s o c ia tio n , G eorgia A g r ib u s in e s s C o u n c il and G e o rg ia P lan n in g A s s o c ia tio n . C u r r e n tly member o f th e G e o r g ia B u s in e s s C o u n c il, G e o r g ia I n t e r n a t io n a l Trade A s s o c ia t io n , G e o rg ia In d u s t r ia l R esearch A s s o c ia tio n and th e C a p it o l A rea K iw an is C lu b . A tte n d e d G e o rg ia S t a te U n iv e r s it y and Abraham B aldw in A g r i c u l t u r a l C o lle g e ? a u th o r on e n e rg y i s s u e s . Born O c to b e r 12, 1945 in D o u g la s , G e o r g ia and c u r r e n t ly r e s id e s in A t la n t a w ith h is w i f e , San d ra K a y , and two c h i ld r e n .

CAS ROBINSON D em ocrat, Ston e M ountain

A p p o in te d to th e P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission in D ecem ber, 1987 to

f i l l th e u n e x p ir e d term o f Jim Hammock. The c u r r e n t term w i l l

e x p i r e in 1 9 8 8 . P r i o r t o h i s a p p o in tm e n t , s e r v e d 11 y e a r s in t h e

G e o rg ia House o f R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s , r e p re se n tin g th e Ston e M ountain

and C la r k s to n are as o f D eKalb County and s e r v in g as Chairm an o f th e

D eK alb C o u n ty House D e le g a t io n . S e rv e d as a member o f th e R u le s

Com m ittee and th e Ways and Means C o m m ittee, V ic e Chairm an o f th e

House In d u s tr y Com m ittee and as Chairm an o f th e P u b lic S e r v ic e and

U t i l i t i e s Subcom m ittee.

In 1987 c h a ir e d th e s p e c ia l j o i n t House

and Sen a te Com prehensive Energy R esou rces P o lic y Com m ittee. B e fo re

becom ing a Com m issioner was em ployed by D e ca tu r F e d e r a l S a v in g s and

L o an . R e ce iv e d u n d e rgra d u a te d egree from th e U n iv e r s it y o f Alabam a

and a M aster o f D e v in ity from L o u is v ille P re s b y te ria n Sem in ary.

Born A u g u st 3 1 , 1935 in T u s c a lo o s a , Alabam a and r e s id e s in Sto n e

M ountain w ith h is w ife Mary L o u is e . They have fo u r c h ild r e n .

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H ISTO RICAL DEVELOPMENT GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

1877 1879
1880 1886 1887 1890 1891

In a la n d m a rk d e c i s i o n , Munn v s . I l l i n o i s , t h e U . S . Suprem e C o u rt upheld th e a u th o r ity o f s ta t e r e g u la tio n . The C o u rt h e ld th a t s ta te p o lic e powers gave s ta te s th e a u th o r ity to r e g u la t e th e r a t e s and s e r v ic e o f p r iv a t e ly owned b u s in e s s e n te r p r is e s w hich are " a ffe c t e d w ith a p u b lic in t e r e s t ."
The G e o rg ia G en eral Assem bly cre a te d th e R a ilro a d Com m ission o f G e o r g ia . The R a ilr o a d Com m ission was e s ta b lis h e d to r e g u la te r a ilr o a d fr e ig h t and p assen ger r a t e s and was g iv e n some a u t h o r it y to r e g u la t e s e r v ic e and o p e ra tio n s o f r a ilw a y s in G e o r g ia . The R a ilr o a d Com m ission c o n s is te d o f th re e members, ap poin ted by th e Governor w ith Senate co n firm a tio n , servin g s ix -y e a r term s.
The f i r s t o rd er o f th e G e o rg ia R a ilr o a d Com m ission e s t a b lis h in g a s c a le o f r a te s fo r r a ilr o a d com panies was issu ed .
In Wabash e t c . R a ilr o a d v s . I l l i n o i s , th e U .S . Supreme Court co n fin ed the s ta te s ' ra te s e ttin g ju r is d ic tio n to in t r a s t a t e t r a n s a c t io n s . The C o u rt h e ld t h a t th e commerce cla u se o f the C o n stitu tio n d elegated ju r is d ic tio n over in t e r s t a t e commerce to th e fe d e r a l governm ent.
C o n g ress adop ted th e I n t e r s t a t e Commerce A c t o f 1887, w hich e sta b lish e d fe d e ra l reg u la tio n over in te r s ta te a c t iv it y .
The G e o rg ia R a ilr o a d Com m ission was s p e c i f i c a l l y d ir e c te d to p re se n t to th e ICC any c o n d itio n s in v o lv in g in t e r s t a t e r a te s t h a t th e s t a t e Com m ission f e l t w ould be o f in t e r e s t t o o r h av e an e f f e c t upon th e c i t i z e n s o f G e o r g ia .
Some s i g n i f i c a n t e v e n ts t h a t b ro a d en ed th e R a ilr o a d Com m ission's ju r is d ic t io n c o n s id e ra b ly :
-- T elegrap h and exp ress com panies were s t a t u t o r ily p la ce d under th e R a ilro a d Com m ission's ju r is d ic t io n . T h is exp an sion o f a u th o r ity was th e f i r s t en largem en t o f th e Com m ission's ju r is d ic t io n to in c lu d e p u b lic u t i l i t i e s o th e r than r a ilr o a d s . -- The G e o rg ia L e g is la tu r e f i r s t p la ce d th e r e s p o n s ib ilit y o f p u b l i c s e r v i c e on th e R a ilr o a d Com m ission by g i v i n g i t th e a u th o r ity to r e q u ir e c o n s tr u c tio n and lo c a tio n o f fr e ig h t and p assen ger d e p o ts. -- The R a ilr o a d Com m ission was f i r s t a u th o riz e d to i n s t i t u t e s u it s fo r v io la t io n o f i t s r u le s and in vo ke th e p e n a ltie s provided in the o r ig in a l s ta tu te . -- The R a ilr o a d Com m ission r e c e iv e d a u th o r ity to in s p e c t r a ilr o a d tr a c k s and to r e q u ir e th a t th ey are s a fe ly m ain tain ed .

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1905 1906 1907
1922
1925 1931 1933 1934

-- The R a ilr o a d C om m ission 's ju r is d ic t io n was exten d ed to co v er r a ilr o a d com panies' s to ra g e ch a rg es and to re q u ire r a ilr o a d com panies to tr a c e fr e ig h t shipm ents under c e r ta in
co n d itio n s. -- The R a ilr o a d Com m ission was empowered w ith a u th o r ity to p re v en t u n ju s t d is c r im in a tio n between r a ilr o a d com panies.

A L e g is la t iv e A c t empowered th e R a ilr o a d Com m ission to r e q u ire prompt and adequate s e r v ic e o f f r e ig h t .

The G e o rg ia Assem bly amended th e o r ig in a l

1879 a c t to

p r o v id e t h a t m em bership on th e Com m ission w ould be f i l l e d

by statew id e g e n e ra l e le c t io n , ra th e r than by appointm ent.

The term o f o f f i c e rem ained fix e d a t s ix y e a r s .

M em bership on th e Com m ission was expanded from th r e e to
f iv e members. The R a ilro a d Com m ission's powers were broadened to in c lu d e s t r e e t r a ilr o a d s ; docks and w harves; co tto n com presses; te le p h o n e , g a s and e l e c t r i c l i g h t and power co m p an ies; and te rm in al com panies. The C om m ission's power was expanded, g iv in g i t a u th o r ity to r e q u ir e an e x te n s io n o f th e p h y s ic a l p r o p e r t ie s o f th e
com panies under i t s ju r is d ic t io n . The Com m ission a cq u ire d ju r is d ic t io n to c o n tr o l th e issu a n c e o f sto c k s and bonds by com panies under i t s re g u la tio n .

The G e n e r a l A ssem b ly ch an ged th e C o m m issio n 's name to th e
G eo rgia P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission. U t i l i t i e s under Com m ission r e g u la tio n were re q u ire d to pay a f i x e d f e e t o c o v e r t h e C o m m is s io n 's e x p e n s e s . T h is sum was s e t a t $7 0 ,0 0 0 p e r y e a r , d iv id e d among th e v a r io u s u t i l i t i e s s u b je c t to re g u la tio n in p ro p o rtio n to th e ir t o t a l ta x a b le v a lu e s ( a s s e ts ) . In p re v io u s y e a r s , th e C om m ission's expen ses were p a id from th e g e n e ra l tr e a s u r y .

The P S C 's ju r is d ic t io n was extended to in c lu d e m otor buses and tr a c k le s s t r o l l e y s .

P r iv a t e and c o n tr a c t c a r r ie r s o p e r a tin g " fo r h ir e " and o t h e r common c a r r i e r s w ere p l a c e d u n d e r PSC j u r i s d i c t i o n .

The L e g is la t u r e amended th e C o n tr a c t C a r r ie r s A c t o f 1931 to exem pt from r e g u la tio n r u r a l m a il c a r r ie r s h a u lin g no more than f iv e p a sse n g e rs betw een p o in ts upon a r o u te .

In N e b b ia v s . New Y o r k , t h e U . S . Suprem e C o u r t v i r t u a l l y broke a l l b a rs lim it i n g th e p u b lic u t i l i t y co n ce p t and re g u la to ry o b je c tiv e s . T his h is to r ic d e cisio n affirm ed the r ig h t o f th e s ta te to d e c la re any type o f b u sin e ss

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1937 1938 1939 1943 1945 1950
1957

s u ffic ie n t ly "a ffe c te d w ith th e p u b lic in te r e s t" to be b ro u gh t under p u b lic r e g u la tio n , and i t up held th e r ig h t o f re g u la tio n designed to p ro te c t producers as w e ll as consu m ers. H e n c e fo r th , r e g u la tio n w ould be co n cern ed w ith p ro te ctin g the p r o fits or in te r e s ts o f e sta b lish e d concerns in a d d itio n to s e ttin g reaso n ab le ra te s fo r consumers b e c a u s e , le g a l th e o ry h e ld , th e p r o te c tio n o f p r o f i t s w ould le a d to s t a b i l i t y in an in d u s t r y and a s s u r e con su m ers o f
adequate q u a n tity and q u a lit y o f s e r v ic e .

M otor C a r r ie r A c ts were amended to in s titu te d jo in t ly ag a in st in su ran ce
c a r r ie r s covered by th e ir in su ran ce.

perm it s u its to be com panies and m otor

The G en eral Assem bly a u th o rize d th e consummate r e c ip r o c a l agreem ents w ith o th e r and lic e n s e s o f m otor v e h ic le s o p erated
contract ca rrie rs.

Com m ission to sta te s fo r fees
b y common and

S e c tio n 19-205 o f th e G e o rg ia Code o f 1933, p ro v id in g fo r th e su sp en sion o f any Com m issioner from o f f i c e by ord er o f th e g o v e rn o r, was r e p e a le d .

G e o rg ia v o te r s approved a c o n s t it u t io n a l amendment g iv in g th e PSC c o n s t itu tio n a l s t a t u s , a s ta tu s th a t has been re ta in e d in subsequent c o n s titu tio n s . However, th e G eneral Assem bly re ta in e d th e power to p ro v id e fo r th e Com m ission's
j u r i s d i c t i o n , powers and d u t ie s .

The L e g i s l a t u r e ap p ro ved an A c t p r o v id in g t h a t i f any p a r t y o f re co rd in a m atte r d e cid e d by th e Com m ission in a fo rm al proceeding is d is s a tis fie d w ith th e order or d e cisio n o f th e C o m m issio n , th e p a r t y may r e q u e s t a r e h e a r in g , r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n a n d / o r o r a l a rg u m e n t w i t h in 10 d a y s a f t e r
th e Com m ission has is s u e d a d e c is io n in w r it in g .

The G e n e ra l Assem bly gave th e Com m ission th e power to is s u e C e r t i f i c a t e s o f P u b lic C on ven ien ce and N e c e s s ity to te le p h o n e com panies. P u rsu an t to t h is a u th o r ity , th e PSC was a ls o g iv e n th e power to r e q u ir e te le p h o n e and m otor c a r r ie r s e r v ic e and gas d is t r ib u t io n to areas in need o f s e r v ic e . By g iv in g th e Com m ission t h i s a u t h o r it y , th e G eorgia L e g is la tu r e c le a r ly sta te d it s in te n t to req u ire a le v e l o f serv ice to the c itiz e n s o f G eorgia.

Code S e c tio n 68-609 a p p lic a b le to m otor c a r r ie r s was amended, p r o h ib it in g th e Com m ission from g r a n tin g a m otor c a r r ie r a C e r t i f i c a t e o f P u b lic C on ven ien ce and N e c e s s ity over a route alread y served u n t il th e e x is tin g c e r t ific a t e h o ld e r has been g iv en re a so n a b le tim e to remedy any s e r v ic e
in ad eq u acies.

The G e n e ral Assem bly c re a te d th e p o s itio n o f P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m issioner E m e ritu s. T h is p o s itio n i s a v a ila b le o n ly fo r members o f th e C o m m ission who h a v e r e a c h e d t h e age o f 6 5 ,

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1963
1964 1970 1972 1973 1975 1978 1981

who h a v e b e en in c o n t in u o u s s e r v i c e f o r m ore th a n 20 y e a r s , and who a d v is e th e G o v ern o r in w r it in g t h a t h e / sh e d e s ir e s to r e s ig n from th e p o s itio n o f P u b lic S e r v ic e C om m issioner.

The Com m ission was g iv e n p o lic e powers and a u th o r ity to d e le g a te to em ployees th e a u th o r ity to e n fo rc e th e M otor C a r r ie r A cts and to a r r e s t persons found in v io la t io n o f those a c ts .

The r e s p o n s ib ilit y o f w ater d is t r ib u t io n ju r is d ic t io n was removed from th e P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission, b u t th e PSC was given a u th o rity to is s u e c e r t if ic a t e s o f P u b lic Convenience and N e c e s s i t y t o r a d i o common c a r r i e r s and r a d i o u t i l i t y system s.

Dump

tru c k s and t r a n s it m ixer v e h ic le s in th e

tr a n s p o r ta tio n o f sa n d , g r a v e l, p la n t m ix road m a t e r ia ls ,

and s im ila r lo a d s were exem pted from PSC ju r i s d i c t i o n .

The PSC was g ra n te d f u l l a u th o r ity to p ro v id e r a te s fo r con tract ca rrie rs.

The Com m ission re q u ir e d a l l "For H ire " c a r r ie r s o p e r a tin g s o le ly in in t e r s t a t e commerce to r e g is t e r w ith th e s t a t e Com m ission, r e g a r d le s s o f exem p tio n s.

Tow t r u c k s w ere ex em p te d fro m PSC r e g u l a t i o n .

The P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission began i t s gas p ip e lin e s a fe ty program fo llo w in g enactm ent o f fe d e r a l le g is la t io n w hich s e t up sta n d a rd s fo r gas o p e r a to r s . The fe d e r a l law allo w ed s ta te agen cies to p a r tic ip a te in s a fe ty enforcem ent by e n t e r in g in t o an agreem ent w ith th e fe d e r a l D epartm ent o f
T ran sp o rtatio n .

The E xecu tiv e re sp o n sib ility
ca rrie r safety
P u b lic S a fe ty .

R e o r g a n iz a tio n A c t o f 1972 t r a n s fe r r e d fo r e n fo r c in g th e Com m ission's m otor r u le s and r e g u la tio n s to th e Departm ent o f

The Com m ission e s ta b lis h e d th e p o s itio n o f e x e c u tiv e secretary to d ire ct s ta ff a c t iv itie s .

The L e g is la tu r e expanded th e P S C 's power by g iv in g i t th e a u th o r ity to e n a ct r u le s and r e g u la tio n s w ith reg ard to and p r o v i s i o n s o f T i t l e 46 o f t h e G e o r g ia C o d e . In 1 9 7 5 , th e PSC was b ro u gh t under th e A d m in is tr a tiv e P roced u re A c t .

The P S C 's M otor C a r r ie r Endorcem ent D iv is io n made more th an 1 ,0 0 0 a r r e s t s , is s u e d o v e r 300 w a rn in g s to m otor c a r r i e r s in v io la t io n o f Com m ission r u l e s , and c o lle c e d more than $ 1 .5 m illio n in fe e s from m otor c a r r i e r s . T h is money goes to the s ta te 's gen eral fund.

S e n a t e B i l l 29 was e n a c t e d i n t o la w , a l l o w i n g e l e c t r i c u t i l i t i e s to use a f u lly fo r e c a s t t e s t year in ratem aking p ro c e e d in g s , as d is tin g u is h e d from th e h i s t o r ic a l t e s t y ear th e Com m ission n o rm ally v ie w s.

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For o th e r u t i l i t i e s , th e re i s no m andate fo r a p a r t ic u la r t y p e o f t e s t y e a r . S . B . 29 a l s o c r e a t e d t h e U t i l i t y F in a n c e S e c tio n w ith in th e C o m m issio n 's U t i l i t y D iv is io n . UFS fu n c tio n s as a p a rty in r a te and fin a n c e p r o c e e d in g s , p r o v id in g an in d e p e n d e n t re v ie w o f u t i l i t y company f i l i n g s .
The L e g is la tu r e r e s to r e s th e P S C 's m otor c a r r ie r s a fe ty a u th o rity .
The L e g is la tu r e p assed a law p la c in g p r iv a te c a r r ie r s under th e P SC 's ju r is d ic tio n fo r s a fe ty r e g u la tio n . Governor Jo e Frank H a rris issu e d a r e s o lu tio n p ro cla im in g th e PSC th e s t a t e 's le a d agency to a d m in ister th e Motor C a r r ie r S a fe ty A s s is t a n c e P rogram . T h is a c t io n was an im p o rta n t s te p in m aking th e PSC e l i g i b l e fo r fe d e r a l funds w hich enhanced i t s s a fe ty -r e la te d fu n c tio n s . These a c tio n s , coup led w ith the adop tion by th e PSC o f fe d e r a l hazardous m a te r ia ls tr a n s p o r ta tio n r e g u la tio n s , marked a m ajor e f f o r t to im prove highw ay s a fe ty in G e o r g ia .
The Com m ission form ed th e P ru d e n cy A u d it Team w it h in th e U t i l i t i e s D iv is io n t o work w ith c o n s u lt a n t s on p ru d en ce in v e s t ig a t io n s o f th e c o s t o f G e o r g ia Power Com pany's P la n t V o gtle near A ugusta.

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1987

THE YEAR IN REVIEW ENERGY ISSU ES

The major focu s on energy a t th e P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission continued to in v o lv e th e A lvin W. Vogtle Nuclear G e n e r a tin g P la n t, a tw in-unit generating station being con tructed in Burke County, near Waynesboro. Georgia Power i s b u ild in g th e p la n t and s h a r e s ownership with O glethorpe Power C o rp o ra tio n , th e M u n ic ip a l E lectric Authority o f G eorgia, and the C ity o f D alton. Georgia Power owns 45.7 p e r c e n t o f th e p la n t , and th e f i r s t u n it began com m ercial o p era tio n in 1987.
Georgia Power has exp erien ced d elay s and c o s t e s c a la tio n s throughout th e p la n t's c o n s tr u c tio n , and 1986 was m arked by th e release o f an in d e p e n d e n t c o n s u lt in g g r o u p 's e v a lu a tio n o f th e merits o f Georgia Power's construction program. In 1987, Kennedy and A ssociates r e v is it e d th e 1986 s tu d y re v ie w in g th e econom ic fe a s ib ilit y o f com pleting P lan t V o gtle.
G eorgia Power Rate Case and P la n t V o gtle P h a se -In
On A p ril 2, 1987, th e Georgia Power Company ("Company") f i l e d w ith th e G e o rg ia P u b lic S e r v ic e Com m ission an a p p l i c a t i o n t o in crea se rates fo r r e ta il e le c tr ic se rv ice , along with r e v is e d ra te schedules d esig n e d to c o l l e c t an a d d it io n a l $804,659,000 in revenues. A lte rn a tiv e ly , th e Company file d re v ise d r a t e s c h e d u le s designed to c o lle c t an ad d itio n al $804,659,000 u n d e r a " P h a s e -In " plan which phased-in th e amount to be c o lle c t e d o v e r f i v e y e a r s .
The Company's ap p licatio n and th e hearings and proceedings on th is application c o n s titu te th e most com plex ra te case th e Commission has e v e r e n co u n te re d . The p rim ary re a s o n s f o r t h i s com plexity m s th e Company's placem ent in t o com m ercial o p e ra tio n o f i t s f i r s t u n it o f th e A lvin W. V o g tle N u c le a r G e n e r a tin g P la n t ("Plant Vogtle"). As a resu lt, th e Company sou gh t to in c lu d e i t s ownership in P lan t V o gtle in i t s ra te base and th e c o s ts o f i t s obligation to purchase capacity and energy from P la n t V o g tle from th e M u n icip al E le c t r ic A u th o rity o f G e o rg ia ("MEAG") and th e O glethorpe Power C orporation ("OPC").
Hearings were begun on A p r il 21, 1987. Commencing May 11, 1987, th e Commission began hearings on t h e Com pany's d i r e c t c a s e on th e "P ru d en cy Phase" o f th e s e p ro c e e d in g s .
The hearings on the prudence and reasonableness o f th e c o s t s in cu rred to co n stu rct Plan t V o g tle c o n c lu d e d on A u g u s t 17, 1987.
The hearings on th e " t r a d it io n a l" c a s e ph ase o f th e s e proceedings began on Ju n e 26, 1987. The h e a r in g s co n c lu d e d on Septem ber 15, 1987.

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A lto geth er, th e hearings took 42 d a y s , and a t o t a l o f 12,329 p ages o f tr a n s c r ip ts were produced fo r th e case re c o r d . 502 e x h ib its were te n d ered in to e v id e n ce .
On October 1, 1987, th is Commission e n te r e d an O rd er in th e referenced matter awarding th e Company in c r e a s e d r e t a i l re v e n u e s in th e amount o f $464,091,000 to be p h a s e d - in p u r s u a n t to a p h ase-in plan. By th a t Order, th e Company m s authorized to begin co le ctin g fo r th e f i r s t p h ase-in y e a r , O c to b e r 2, 1987 to O cto b e r 2, 1988, a p p ro x im a te ly $291,000,000.
N atural Gas Issu es
On March 31, 1987, A t la n t a Gas L ig h t Company f i l e d a r a t e r e q u e s t fo r an a d d itio n a l $9,911,000 in a n n u a l r e v e n u e s . A S tip u la tio n m s entered in to on Ju n e 17, 1987 by th e Com m ission, th e Company and th e In terven o rs to reduce th e Com pany's e x is t in g b ase r a t e s fo r g as s e r v ic e by $4.75 m illio n a n n u a lly .
The Commission continued to s tu d y p ro m o tio n a l p r a c t ic e s by e le ctric and natural gas u tilitie s , and to stu d y th e gas purchase p ractices o f A tlanta Gas L ig h t as well as to monitor th e s a fe ty o f A tlanta Gas L igh t's construction o f a L iq u e fie d N atu ral Gas sto rage f a c ilit y in Cherokee County.
T E LE CO M M U N ICA T IO N S
PSC O rders Refund o f B uried C ab le Charges
Sin ce Ju n e 1, 1986, Southern B e ll had ch a rg e d th e d e v e lo p e r s o f r e s id e n t ia l s u b d iv is io n s and apartm ent com plexes $16 0 p e r se rv ice point fo r the in s ta lla tio n o f b u r ie d c a b le f a c i l i t i e s when such developers re q u e st b u rie d c a b le as opposed to a e r ia l f a c ilit ie s . Issu es in th is case cen tered around: (1) w h ether th e charge were already embedded in S o u th e rn B e ll's e x is t in g r a te s ; (2) w h ether th e r e w ere s u f f i c i e n t a d m is s ib l e , r e l i a b l e an d probative evidence th a t a $160 fix e d n o n -re c u rrin g c h a r g e i s j u s t and reasonable; and (3) w h eth er th e t a r i f f e x is t in g p r io r to th e February 2, 1987 f ilin g , authorized Southern B e ll t o im pose a f l a t $160 fe e .
Based upon th e fin d in g s o f fa c t a t p u b lic h e a r in g s , th e Commission ordered Southern B e ll to refu n d a l l am ounts p a id pursuant to the February 2, 1987 f i l i n g and t o c h a r g e o n ly th o s e am ounts a u th o riz e d by e x is t in g t a r i f f s .
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T ax R eform A c t 1986 D o ck e t No. 3681-
Although a ll o f the major u t i l i t i e s were or w ill be a ffe c te d by TRA-86, SEPCO made a proposal during 1987 to s e t t l e th e is s u e fo r them selves. The Commission approved an ongoing ra te reduction o f $3 m illion e ffe c tiv e on Ja n u ry 1, 1988, and a r a t e r e fu n d o f $2 m illion o f th e revenues co lle cte d between Ju ly to December o f 1987. The refun d was to be a ffe c te d by c r e d itin g on th e F e b ru a ry 1988 b i l l an amount o f $0.0 01653 t im e s t h e n u m b er o f KWH's actually used by those customers during the Ju ly through December 1987 hi l l i n g months. Sales ta x e s co lle cte d on th o se r e v e n u e s were to also be refunded.
The refunds made by Georgia Power Company and A t la n t a Gas L ig h t Company were in c lu d e d in t h e i r r a t e c a s e s d u r in g 19 87, m entioned elsew h ere in th is re p o rt.
Southern B ell reduced t h e ir r a te s by $21.9 m illio n an n u a lly e ffe c tiv e on J u ly 1, 1987. T h is re d u c tio n d e c r e a s e d r e s id e n t ia l b i lls by approxim ately 50 c e n t s p e r month and b u s in e s s b i l l s by a p p r o x im a t e ly 75 c e n t s p e r m onth.
AT&T reduced th e r in t r a s t a t e m essage t o l l r a t e s by $2.7 m illio n a n n u a lly e ffe c t iv e Septem ber 4, 1987.
CONTEL red u ced r a te s by ap p ro xim ately $360,000 a n n u a lly .
ALLTEL did not reduce rates instead takin g a $103,000 ch a rg e again st earn in gs.
GTE re d u c tio n s were to be d ecid ed d u rin g 1988.
976 G e n e r ic I s s u e
The Commission upon i t s own i n i t i a t i v e c o n d u c te d a g e n e r ic proceeding to make in q u ir y in t o th e p r o v is io n o f 976 s e r v ic e in Georgia. I n it ia l d e cisio n by H earing O ffic e r in c lu d e d th e follo w in g:
- $5 c a p f o r b lo c k in g 976 c a l l s - $5 c a p on e a c h c a l l t o 976 - 976 provider m ust p r o v id e c a l l c o s t a t b e g in n in g o f c a l l - liv e vo ice arrangem ents are not perm itted
Upon re c o n sid e ra tio n th e Com m ission made t h e f o llo w in g changes to th e H earing O ffic e r 's d e cisio n :
- $5 cap fo r b lo ckin g 976 c a l l s b u t 90 d ay window p r o v id e d during which blocking w ill be provided at n o-recurrin g charge - $2 c a p on e a c h c a l l t o 976
This Commission order was stayed pending th e outcome o f co u rt case.
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U T ILIT IE S DIVISION
The U tilitie s D ivision con sists o f four sections - - th re e operating and one support section. These section s are A ccoun ting and Auditing, E ngineering, U t ilit ie s F in an ce, and S t a f f Su p p ort. A separate account o f each o f th e op eratin g sectio n s follow s as w ell as in clu d in g a rep ort on th e Prudency A u d it Group, w hich was fo rm e d in 1985 u n d e r t h e b u d g e ta r y a u s p ic e s o f U t i l i t i e s Adm inistration and S t a ff Support. A t th e end o f th is chap ter, th ere is a lis t in g o f cases handled by th e d iv is io n in 1987.
U tility Fin an ce
The U tility Finance Section was c r e a te d by th e G e n e ra l Assembly in 1981, and has been fu n c tio n in g s in c e Ja n u a r y 1982. The prim ary fun ction o f th is section in v o lv e s p r e p a r in g and p re se n tin g th e Commission S t a f f's p o sitio n in a ll u t ilit y r a te p roceed in gs.
T here are a ls o many such se c o n d a ry r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s as finance proceedings fo r a ll in v e sto r u t ilit ie s as w ell as ru ra l e le c tr ic membership c o r p o r a tio n s , h e a r in g s on e l e c t r i c f u e l c o s t recovery rate adjustments, analysis o f purchased gas adjustm ents fo r regulated natural gas companies, and a myriad o f both ro u tin e and s p e c ia l rep o rts and stu d ie s. In ad d itio n to th ese re sp o n sib ilitie s, the U tility Finance Section has accepted th e r e s p o n s ib ility o f d evelop in g th e s t a ff's data p ro cessin g ca p a b ilitie s.
The sta tu to ry d u ties of th is sectio n are as follow s:
(a) Preparing a budget fo r th e sectio n fo r submission by th e D irector to the D irector o f U t ilit ie s to secu re th e necessary appropriations to fin an ce the a c tiv itie s o f the section .
(b) I n v e s t ig a t in g th e r a t e s and a u d it in g t h e b o o k s an d records o f any e le c tr ic u t ilit y oth er than tran sp ortation u t ilitie s , m unicipal e le c tr ic system s, and e le c tr ic membership corporations when so d ire cte d by the D irecto r of U tilitie s .
(c) Appearing in any p ro c e e d in g to d e te rm in e r a t e s o f an electric u t ility . In such cap acity , th e section sh all:
(1) Form an independent evaluation c o n c e r n in g w h ether the electric u tility rates in question are ju s t and reason ab le.
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(2) P r e s e n t te stim o n y by PSC em ployees o r s p e c i a l l y retained experts concerning th e e le c t r ic u t i li t y ra te s in qu estio n .
(3) Provide to th e Com m ission a l l t e c h n ic a l a s s is t a n c e , data and calculations concerning th e e le c t r ic u t ilit y ra te s in qu estio n as th e Commission may r e q u ir e .
(4) A s s is t th e Com m ission in any j u d i c i a l rev ie w o f a Commission determ ination o f th e r a t e s o f an e l e c t r i c u tility .
(5) When i t w i l l n o t i n t e r f e r e w it h t h e s e c t i o n 's p articip atio n in u t ility rate proceedings, perform such other duties regarding any u t ilit y m atter which th e D ir e c to r o f U t i l i t i e s may e s t a b lis h . T h is section has also assumed re s p o n sib ility fo r o th e r investor-owned u tilitie s in the State such as gas and telep h o n e com panies.
The U tility Finance Section has met th e s e s t a t u t o r y d u tie s s e t fo rth above by:
(1) exam in in g company f i l i n g s and, i f n e c e s s a r y , m aking an independent forecast o f revenues, expenses, and ra te base to p resent in rate cases,
(2) preparing detailed fin a n c ia l f o r e c a s t s and d e te rm in in g i f proposed fin a n c in g is th e most econom ical,
(3) exam ining f u e l c o s t r e c o v e r y f i l i n g s and, i f n e c e s s a r y , presentin g an independent estim ate and fo r e c a s t o f system generation, unit fu e l cost, system s a le s, system d isp atch , and o th er elem ents o f fu e l co st recovery p ro c e e d in g s ,
(4) p r e s e n t i n g c o s t o f c a p i t a l t e s t im o n y ,
(5) exam ining s e p a ra tio n and c o s t o f s e r v ic e s t u d ie s o f th e u t ilit ie s to determ ine i f th e y are reaso n ab le,
(6) making an independent d e te rm in a tio n o f f u t u r e fin a n c in g needs, cash flow , e ffe c t s o f bond r a tin g s , coverage, and oth er fin a n c ia l an alyses,
(7) ex am in in g a l l a c c o u n tin g d a ta and m aking in d e p e n d e n t estimates o f n ecessary accounting proform a adjustm ents su ch as incom e ta x e s , d e fe r r a ls , c a p ita l le a s e s , investment tax credits, accelerated depreciation and o th er accou n tin g m atters.
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( 8) managing th e ra te case process by co o rd in atin g w ith Attorney G eneral's S ta ff, Consumers' U tility Counsel, other parties, outside e x p e rts, o th er U tilitie s D ivision U n its, and th e D irecto r of U tilitie s .
(9) Providing in d e p e n d e n t a n a ly s e s o f p ro p o sed r a t e s and t a r if fs in ra te case filin g s ,
(10) proposing rev isio n s in ra te stru ctu re to meet d e v e lo p in g needs,
(11) working with Accounting and A uditing Section t o d e v e lo p auditing and accounting procedures which w ill maximize the effective u tiliza tio n o f U tility D ivisio n S t a ff, and
(12) w o rkin g w ith U t i l i t i e s E n g in e e r in g to d e t e r m in e t h e fin a n c ia l im pact o f a lte rn a te system p la n s.
Since it s beginn in g, th is section has ca rrie d a co n siste n t workload which has included rate cases fo r major u t i l i t i e s such as Georgia Power Company, Southern B e ll T elep h on e Com pany, A t la n t a Gas L ig h t Company, and Savannah E le c tr ic and Power Company? r a t e cases fo r oth er u t ilit ie s such as United C itie s Gas Com pany, General Telephone Company, and C o n tin e n ta l Telephone Company; numerous sm all te le p h o n e r a te cases? fu e l a d ju stm en t c a s e s fo r Georgia Power Company and Savannah E l e c t r ic and Power Company? mergers in vo lvin g gas and telephone companies? fin an cin g c a s e s fo r the major companies as w ell as sm alle r in v e sto r-o w n e d com panies and ru ral e le c tric u t ilitie s ; tr a c k in g o f r a te s o f re tu rn fo r th e m ajor u t i l i t i e s , p a r tic ip a tio n in ju d ic ia l rev ie w o f th e Commission's decisions, and various stu d ies and a n a ly s e s a ssig n e d by the D irector o f U tilitie s , the Executive S e cre ta ry , or th e Com m issioners.
E N G IN E E R IN G
T elecom m unications
The Telephone Group's primary o b je c tiv e s are to e n su re t h a t the telephone systems in Georgia are adequately planned, p ro p e rly con structed , rendering proper se rv ice q u a lity and adhering to certificatio n boundaries. This section is also respon sible fo r d ep reciatio n and extended area se rv ice s tu d ie s, re g u la tio n o f telep h o n e s e rv ic e o b se rv in g equipm ent, c e r t ific a tio n and enforcement o f custo m er-ow n ed co in phones (COCOT) s e r v ic e and ru le s, c e r tific a tio n and enforcem ent o f Autom atic D ia lin g and Announcem ent D evices s e rv ic e (ADADs).
In 1987, th is section answsred over 1,600 c o m p la in t/ in fo r m a ti
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on c a lls and le tt e r s and made 43 f ie l d t r i p s o r o u t s id e in v e s t ig a tion s. The Telephone Engineering s t a ff conducted fiv e e n g in e e rin g au d its and eleven d ep re cia tio n stu d ie s.
Four o ffic e in sp ectio n s were made to exam ine te le p h o n e s e r v ic e observing equipm ent and nine ap p lica tio n s were received fo r a license to use telephone s e rv ice ob servin g equipment. A ll nine a p p lic a tio n s were approved and lic e n s e s issu e d .
The Commission adapted new r e g u la t io n s c o n c e r n in g th e c e r tific a tio n o f COCOT providers in M arch o f t h i s y e a r . The new ce rtifica tio n procedures require th at a sin gle c e r t ific a te be issued fo r a company or in d iv id u a l and t h is c e r t ific a t e would authorize th a t c e r t ific a te holder to provide COCOTs th ro u g h o u t th e Sta te . During 1987, th e Commission is s u e d 351 su ch c e r t i f i c a t e s and made many in v e s tig a tio n s to in s u r e th a t th e C om m ission's re g u la tio n s were b ein g fo llo w ed .
In addition to th e c e r tific a tio n o f COCOTs, th e Telephone Group also review ed fift e e n a p p lic a tio n s fo r th e use o f ADADs. A ll fifte e n were found to be s a tis fa c to r y and a ll were is s u e d permits to provide such s e rv ic e . In ad d itio n , fu r th e r stu d y i s underway to ascertain i f the c u r r e n t r e g u la tio n s should be strengthened and/or p o ssib le law s enacted to govern th e use o f th is equipm ent.
Also during the year th e Commission re ce iv e d and approved nine a p p lica tio n s fo r th e R esale o f Long D istan ce Telecom m unication S e rv ice s. A ll o f th e s e a p p lic a tio n s were processed by th e E n gin eerin g S ta ff.
The Telephone E n g in e e r in g s e c tio n met i t s w orkload w ith a modest s t a ff o f only two e n g in e e rs fo r th e f i r s t n in e months o f 1987 and two a d d itio n a l e n g in e e r s h ir e d on Sep tem ber 1, 1987.
N atural Gas
The N atural Gas Section has twc major fu n ctio n s: (1) system s o p e r a tio n s an d p l a n n i n g , an d (2) g a s s a f e t y . The s y s te m operations group is responsible fo r reviewing the ap p licatio n s fo r C e r tific a te s o f P u b lic Convenience and N ecessity , q u a lity o f s e rv ic e , and co n stru ctio n a c tiv itie s o f a ll n atu ral gas distribution systems under th e Com m ission's ju r is d ic tio n . A lso, the group investigates the fe a sib ility of providing n atu ral gas in new se rv ice areas o f G e o rg ia as w e ll as r e v ie w in g c o n tr a c t s f o r new or c u r r e n t g a s s u p p lie s .
A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Company, in 1987, f i l e d an a p p lic a tio n f o r Public Convenience and N ecessity in Walton C o u n ty . The ap p ro v a l o f th is c e rtific a te allowed A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Company to extend
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n a tu r a l gas s e r v ic e to grow th are a s o f W alton C o u n ty.
On September 26, 1986, th e group, in Docket No. 3619-U, began an in v e s t ig a t io n o f A t la n t a Gas L ig h t Com pany's p u rc h a se d g a s practices and procedures from th e ir suppliers -- Southern N atu ra l Gas Company, T ra n sco n tin e n ta l, and So u th G e o r g ia N a tu r a l. T h is in v e stig a tio n continued u n til th e s p r in g o f 1987 when i t was p u t on h o ld u n t i l th e new A t la n t a G as L i g h t r a t e c a s e c o u ld be decided. The Commission w ill con tin ue to in s u r e t h a t a l l n a t u r a l gas customers receive th e b e st q u a lity o f s e r v ic e a t th e low est p o ssib le co st.
The Gas Safety group i s ch arged w ith th e r e s p o n s ib ility o f en surin g th a t th e gas d istrib u tio n system 's co n stru ctio n and maintenance a c tiv itie s re su lt in s a fe , r e lia b le s e r v ic e fo r customers. The construction and operation programs o f a liq u e fie d n atu ral gas f a c il it y are some o f th e many fu n c t io n s m on itored by th is group.
One little -k n o w n b u t v e r y im p o rta n t fu n c tio n o f th e P u b lic S e rv ic e Commission i s i t s a c t iv e p ro m o tio n o f g a s p ip e lin e safety. The PSC's Gas Safety Section is responsib le fo r e n fo r c in g safety regu lations for n atural gas p ip elin es, liq u e fie d natural gas f a c ilit ie s , and d is tr ib u tio n system s w ith in G e o rg ia stretching from th e "tak e p o in t", or sta tio n o f f th e in te r s ta te tra n sm issio n lin e , to each custom er's m eter.
The Commission has to t a l ju ris d ic tio n over two in v e sto r-o w n e d n atu ral gas d is trib u tio n companies: A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Company and United C itie s Gas Company. I t also h a s p a r t i a l ju r i s d i c t i o n o v e r 26 o f th e 88 m unicipally owned n atu ral gas system s. A pp roxim ately 90 sm all o p e r a to r s (m aste r-m etered h o u s in g a u t h o r i t i e s ) a r e v o lu n ta rily review ed fo r com pliance with s a fe t y r e g u la tio n s .
The Commission's in vo lvem en t w ith p ip e lin e s a fe ty began in 1970 follow ing enactment by th e U .S. C o n g r e s s o f th e N a tu r a l Gas P ip e lin e S a fe ty A ct o f 1968. T his A ct e s ta b lis h e d s a fe ty stan d ard s fo r gas system s and allow ed s ta te agen cie s to p a rticip a te in s a fe ty e n fo rce m e n t by e n t e r in g in t o an agreem en t with the federal government to operate i t s Gas S a fe ty O ffic e . In 1987, th e PSC rece iv ed $110,852.32 in fe d e ra l matching fu n d s f o r g a s s a f e t y .
Systems under th e Commission's ju r is d ic tio n c o n s is t o f th r e e e x is t in g liq u e f ie d n a t u r a l g a s (LNG) f a c i l i t i e s and o n e u n d e r co n struction , more th an 500 m iles o f tr a n s m is s io n l i n e and o v e r 18,000 m iles o f d is tr ib u t io n lin e t r a n s p o r t i n g o n e - t h i r d o f G e o r g ia 's e n e r g y s u p p ly to 1.7 m illio n c u s to m e rs.
In 1987, th e Commission continued a c o n tr a c t w ith an o u ts id e consultant firm , Energy A nalysts, In c ., to work w ith th e gas s a fe ty s t a f f in monitoring th e co n struction o f th e new A t la n t a Gas L ig h t Company LNG in Cherokee County. The LNG f a c i l i t y lo c a te d north o f A tla n ta, w ill h a v e one s to r a g e ta n k w hich w ill h o ld 25 m illio n g a llo n g when co m p leted in 1988.
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The m onitoring o f s itin g req uirem en ts, therm al rad iatio n protection, and vapor-gas dispersion are on ly a few o f th e areas being reviewed. Since the Commission's s a fe ty program i s la r g e ly preventive, a ll safety aspects w ill co n tin u e to be review ed. During 1987, th e PSC's th ree in sp ecto rs and two en gin eers t r a v e le d more than 125,000 m ile s and p erfo rm ed 290 s e p a r a te in s p e c t io n s . They fou n d 99 s a f e t y o r t e c h n ic a l v io la t io n s . A l l h a v e b een corrected. (The Commission has au th o rity to f i n e o p e r a to r s u n d er i t s j u r i s d i c t i o n up t o $1 ,0 00 p e r d a y p e r i n c i d e n t , up t o $100, 000.)
While in sp ectio n s are an im p o r ta n t p a r t o f th e Com m ission's duties, the PSC also investigates natural gas accid en ts. Training and information programs and a c tiv itie s are also in te g r a l p a rts o f th e Commission's commitment to s a fe ty . The P SC , in co n ju n ctio n w ith th e G e o r g ia M u n icip a l A s s o c ia t io n , sp o n so red a t h r e e --day p ip elin e sa fe ty seminar in Macon, Ju ly 7-9, 1987. The te c h n ic a lly o p erato rs in G eorgia and i t p rovid ed tr a in in g in pi aS t ic p ip e fusion, leak detection, cathodic protection, v a lv e m aintenance and other safety to p ics. G eorgia lead s th e nation in tr a in in g p ip e lin e o p e r a to r s w ith more th an 60 c i t i e s s e n d in g p e o p le to attend th e 1987 sem in ar m aking a t o t a l a tte n d a n c e o f o v e r 200 p e o p le .
Only those portions o f a m u nicip al system th a t are o u tsid e th e u t ilit y 's home county are su b je ct to PSC r e g u la tio n . However, the Commission stands read y to h e lp m u n icip al g as o p e ra to rs by performing voluntary in sp e c tio n s and making recommendations in addition to it s co -sp on so rsh ip o f th e p ip e lin e s a fe ty seminar.
R a d io Common C a r r ie r
The R a d io Common C a r r ie r S e c t io n i s r e s p o n s ib le f o r overseeing q u ality o f service, t e r r it o r ia l c e r tific a tio n and e n s u r in g t h a t ra d io common c a r r i e r u t i l i t i e s h a v e a d e q u a te planning, construction and equipment necessary to serve custom ers' needs. These ca rrie rs provide personal one-way radio p a gin g services and two-way mobile ra d io te le p h o n e s e r v ic e s th ro u g h o u t the state.
There were 34 c e r tific a te d rad io common c a r r ie r s o p e r a tin g in 43 c e r t i f i c a t e d s e r v i c e a r e a s o f G e o r g ia d u r i n g 1987.
The RCC Section engineer is responsible fo r adm inistration o f req uests fo r Commission au th o rity fo r rad io common c a r r i e r s . The a p p licab le s ta te law governing th is PSC fu n ctio n is fo u n d in O ffic ia l Code o f Georgia Annotated Section 4 6 -6 -1 e t seq (Georgia Radio U t ilit y A ct Number 973, Ga. Law 1972). P u r s u a n t to a Georgia Attorney General's O pinion, th e G eorgia Commission does not regu late ce llu la r radio tech n o lo gy or p ro v id e rs o f th is serv ice.
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Department r e s p o n s ib ilitie s in c lu d e in v e s tig a tio n and assessment o f a ll a p p licatio n s fo r rad io u t ilit y c e r tific a te s o f public convenience and necessity for the p ro visio n o f b a s ic rad io u tility service to a defined geographical se rv ice area, as w ell as requests fo r au th ority to acquire, merge, or otherw ise change ow nership in an RCC o p e ra tio n .
This section conducts en g in eerin g au d its to determ ine th e general q u ality o f radio u tility service rendered th ro u g h o u t c e rtific a te d service areas.
During 1987, n in e fo rm a l d o ck e te d c e r t i f i c a t e m a tte rs were heard and decided. Five non-docketed RCC t a r i f f re v is io n s were considered and approved. More than 450 in q u irie s and req u ests f o r te ch n ica l assistan ce and in fo rm a tio n were h an d led in 1987.
E le ctric
The E le c tric Engineering S e ctio n 's a c t iv it i e s and o b je c tiv e s relate to:
(1) A d m in is t r a t io n o f e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e t e r r i t o r i e s : (2) Providing t e c h n ic a l e x p e r t is e in e l e c t r i c u t i l i t y r a t e
req u est p roceed in gs; and (3) M onitoring th e te c h n ic a l q u a lity o f s e r v ic e o f r e g u la te d
u tilitie s
The G eorgia T e r r ito r ia l E le c tr ic S e rv ic e A ct o f 1973, O .C .G .A . Chapter 4 6 -3 , e s ta b lis h e s th e b a s is o f t e r r i t o r i a l assign m en ts, se rv ice r ig h ts and o b lig a tio n s o f e le c tr ic u t ilitie s . The PSC is charged w ith th e en forcem en t o f th e above A ct regard in g d isp u tes over boundaries and custom er s e r v ic e r ig h ts . The E le c tio n S e c tio n in v e s t ig a t e d 21 t e r r i t o r i a l c a s e s and held 16 hearings in th e p ast y e a r . T h i r t y - f i v e " T r a n s fe r o f E le c tr ic S e rv ic e " re q u e sts were r e c e iv e d and p ro cesse d .
This Section also observes o v e ra ll u t i l i t y p la n n in g and construction program s, alon g w ith m aintenance sch e d u lin g , e v a lu atin g them to determ ine r e lia b ilit y and s e r v ic e - r e la t e d factors. These duties include m onitoring outage ra te s o f u t ilit y generating fa c ilitie s to ensure th a t unnecessary outages do not result in the pass-through of additional fu e l co sts to consumers, as well as providing techn ical expertise to other Commission S t a f f d uring rate proceed in gs.
The E le c tric S ectio n is also re s p o n sib le fo r h a n d lin g te c h n ic a lly orien ted consumer co m p la in ts, w hich may in c lu d e determining the accuracy of in -se rv ice e le ctric m eters in s p e c ific instances, and the auditing o f records to assu re b illin g accu racy for outdoor lig h tin g custom ers o f reg u la ted e le c t r ic com panies.
A p p ro x im a te ly 35 w ritte n c o m p la in t s a n d / o r in f o r m a t io n le tte rs
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w ere answ ered, a lo n g w ith 153 te le p h o n e r e s p o n s e s t o s i m i l a r in q u irie s . M iscellaneous co rresp o n d en ce c o n s is te d o f 23 l e t t e r s .
ACCOUNTING AND AUDITIN G
This division is supervised by the Director o f Accounting and Auditing and consists o f two s e c tio n s w ith a Sectio n S u p e rv iso r (Audit Manager I) over each. The primary o b jective o f th e u n it i s th e development o f audit and in vestigato ry c a p a b ilitie s to p ro v id e th e Commission with th e in form ation n e c e s s a r y to im p lem en t, c o n tr o l, and e n fo r c e co m p lian ce o f Com m ission r e g u la to r y p o licies.
The d iv is io n 's prim ary g o als are:
(1) n o n -reactiv e fin a n c ia l a u d it s o f each r e g u la te d u t i l i t y a t le a s t on ce e v e r y two y e a r s ;
(2) im m ediate fo llo w -u p o f a u d it e x c e p t io n s an d a n n u a l a u d its o f problem u t i l i t i e s ;
(3) f o l l o w - u p f o c u s e d o p e r a t i o n s a u d i t s o f e l e c t r i c u tilitie s;
(4) a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f o u t s i d e a u d i t s b y c o n s u l t a n t s .
T h is sectio n c o n s is ts o f two g ro u p s: Prim e E n e rg y and Com m unications.
Prim e E n ergy
The Prim e E n e rg y S e c t io n 's p rim ary d u t ie s are: (1) tim e ly audits o f each Purchased Gas Adjustm ent and fu e l co st recovery f ili n g , (2) re a c tiv e audits o f a l l e n e r g y u t i l i t y r a t e and fin a n c e cases, and (3) n o n -reactiv e focused a u d it s o f each e n e rg y u t i l i t y an n ually. The prim ary goals o f the u n it are to p ro v id e th e Commission w ith th e in fo r m a tio n n e c e s s a r y to s u c c e s s f u lly determine ju s t and reason ab le energy ra te s and to provid e th e Commission w ith th e necessary inform ation to implement and e n fo r c e re g u la to r y p o lic y fo r en ergy com panies.
In 1987, t h i s s e c tio n p erfo rm ed th r e e r e a c t iv e a u d it s , two fu e l cost recovery au d its, one purchased gas adjustm ent fie ld a u d it , and 18 p u rch a se d g a s a d ju s tm e n t v e r i f i c a t i o n s . T h is section is also involved in a sp e cia l in v e s tig a tio n in to th e prom otional p ra c tic e s o f e le c tr ic and gas companies under the Commission's ju ris d ic tio n . T h is in v e s tig a tio n w ill co n tin u e in to 1988. A n o th e r s p e c ia l p r o je c t t h a t was begu n in 1986 and w ill continue in to 1988 i s a budget review o f Georgia Power Company. A co n sid e ra b le amount
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o f tim e was spent on th e G e o rg ia Power R ate c a s e a n a ly s is encom passing com plex is s u e s and volum inous d ata.
C ommun i c a t i o n s
The Communications Section 's primary d u tie s are: (1) r e a c t iv e a u d its o f a l l te le co m m u n ica tio n s r a t e an d f i n a n c e c a s e s , (2) non-reactive fin a n cia l audits o f communications com panies a t le a s t once every two years, (3) annual audits o f "problem com panies" and (4) tim ely fo llo w -u p audits o f a l l a u d it e x c e p tio n s . The p rim ary o b jectives o f th e u n it are to p ro v id e th e Com m ission w ith in form atio n n ecessa ry to s u c c e s s fu lly determ ine ju s t and reasonable service and rates and to p ro vid e th e Commission w ith the n ecessary inform ation to implement and en fo rce re g u la to ry p o lic y fo r com m unications com panies.
In 1987, th e Com m unications se ctio n perform ed s ix a u d its . Four audits were ro u tin e fin a n c ia l in v e s tig a tio n s and two were reactive to companies' r a te case f i l i n g s . A d d itio n a lly , r a te s o f return fo r a l l 34 telephone companies were com puted and r e p o r te d to th e Commission. The ra te o f retu rn s tu d y was s u b s t it u t e d f o r fie ld au d its because of lack o f tra v e l fun d s.
This d ivisio n is cu rre n tly se ttin g up p o r ta b le com puter c a p a b ility to generate and record fie ld work. When im p lem en tation and train in g is complete, i t is a n tic ip a te d th a t tw ice th e number o f a u d its can be com pleted in th e same amount o f tim e.
Prudence A udit
On J u l y 1, 1985, th e G e o r g ia P u b l i c S e r v i c e C o m m issio n o ffic ia lly established the Prudency A u d it Group. T his group was charged with auditing the prudence o f th e co n stru ctio n o f P la n t Vogtle Units 1 & 2 and Scherer U nits 3 & 4, th e d e cisio n to burn low su lfu r coal a t P la n t S ch e re r, th e co a l p u rch a sin g d e c is io n s concerning the volumes o f low s u lfu r c o a l p u rch ased by G e o rg ia Power Company and th e prudence o f G e o rg ia Power Com pany's d ecisio n s with resp e ct to th e re p a ir and re p la ce m e n t o f th e recircu latio n pipes on H atch U n its 1 & 2. The problem a t P la n t Hatch resu lted in outages connected with in te rg ra n u la r s tre s s corrosion cracking and other problem s th a t occu rred d u rin g t h is tim e.
The Commission selected O 'B rien -K rietzb erg & A sso ciates to b e the lead consultants for the audit of Plant Vogtle U nits 1 & 2 and Scherer Units 3 & 4. They were a ssiste d by T e ch n ical A n a ly sis Corporation. The Commission also selecte d Kennedy & A s s o c ia te s to examine th e generation expansion planning o f Georgia Power Company with respect to the basic d ecisio n -m ak in g p ro cess in v o lv e d with both plants Vogtle and Scherer. The audit was com pleted in 1987.
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As a r e s u lt o f th e s e a u d its , th e Com m ission fo u n d an imprudence disallow ance o f 951 m illion d o lla r s b a se d on th e t o t a l co st o f Vogtle Unit 1. T h is d e c is io n was a p p ea led to th e F u lto n County Su p erio r Court and upheld. L itig a tio n i s e x p e c te d to co n tin u e at th e appeals le v e l.
The fallo w in g pages c o n ta in a l i s t i n g o f 1987 d o c k e te d and n o n -d o ck ete d p ro ce e d in g s o f th e Com m ission.
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UTILITY DIVISION D OCK ETED /N O N -D O CKETED PR O C E ED IN G S - 1987
GAS DOCKETES

DOCKET NUMBER

DATE D E C ID E D

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION

3647-U

02-17-87

Approved a p p lic a tio n o f U nited C itie s Gas Company fo r an o rd e r au th o rizin g th e issu a n ce and sale o f $20,000,000 o f F i r s t M o rtg a g e Bonds, S e r ie s N, 8.69%, due M arch 1, 2002, and o f $1,635,987 F i r s t M o rtgage B onds, S e r i e s 0 , 8 .7 5%, due Novem ber 1, 1991, and to execu te and d e liv e r re sp e ctiv e supplem ental In den tures s e cu rin g s ame.

3641-U

03-24-87

Approved request o f A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Company fo r a L iq u e fie d N a tu ra l Gas (LNG) P u rc h a s e R id e r .

3660-U

05-07-87

Approved application o f A tla n ta Gas

L ig h t Company fo r a D istrib u tio n

System C e r tific a te o f P u b lic

C onven ience and N e c e ssity in

W h itfield

C o u n ty ,

G eorgia.

D istrib u tion System C e r t i f i c a t e No.

135.

3659-U

05-07-87

Approved application of A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Company f o r Amendment No. 3
to Pipe Lin e C e r t ific a t e o f P u b lic Convenience and N e c e s s ity No. 1. P ip e L in e C e r t ific a t e No. 1.

3658-U

05-07-87

Approved application o f A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Company f o r Amendment No. 4 to D istribution System C e r tific a te o f Public Convenience and N ecessity No. 11 in Bartow C o u n ty , G e o r g ia .
. D istrib u tio n System C e r t i f i c a t e No.
11

3657-U

05-07-87

Approved application of A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Company f o r Amendment No. 2 to Pipe Lin e C e r t ific a t e o f P u b lic Convenience and N e c e s s ity No. 1. P ip e L in e C e r t i f ic a t e No. 1.
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DOCKET NUMBER 3670-U
3669-U
3676-U 3689-U 3681-U
3582-U 3715-U

GAS DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DATE D E C ID E D 05-22-87
05-22-87
06-25-87 08-17-87 09-15-87
09-23-87 10-17-87


SU B JECT OF APPLICATION

Application o f Atlanta Gas Ligh t Company
fo r Amendment No. 4 to P ip e L in e
C e r tific a te o f P ub lic Convenience and N ecessity No. 1. Pipe L in e C e r t ific a t e No. 1.

Approved ap p lica tio n o f A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Company fo r a D is tr ib u tio n System C e r tific a te o f Public Convenience and N e c e s s ity in Walton C o u n ty , G e o r g ia . D is tr ib u tio n C e r t ific a t e No. 136.

Application by A tlanta Gas L ig h t Company for A uthority to In cre a se Rates and Charges fo r Gas Service. G ranted under s tip u la te d agreem ent.

Approved application o f United C it ie s Gas Company fo r A u th o r ity t o Is s u e and S e l l S h a r e s o f Common S t o c k .

Tax Reform Act - '86 -The Com m ission in Adm inistrative Session decided to extend
the filin g date in th is docket and also decided th a t no fu rth er extensions o f tim e w ill be approved.

Approved a p p lica tio n o f A tla n ta Gas

L ig h t Company fo r A u th o rity t o In c r e a s e

Rates fo r Gas Serv ice .

F irst

Supplem ental Order.

Approved application o f United C it ie s Gas Company fo r A u th o r ity to : a) is s u e and s e ll $25,000,000 o f F ir s t M ortgage Bonds, Series P, 10.43% due 2017, and to execu te and d e liv e r a Supplem ental Indenture s e c u r in g same, and b) is s u e and s e l l 3,1000,000 S h a r e s o f Common Stock pursuant to a sto ck s p lit and to co n vert a l l Common Shares from h a v in g a par v a lu e o f $3,33-1/3 per sh a re to h a v in g no par v a lu e .
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DOCKET NUMBER
3727-U

GAS DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DATE D E C ID E D
12-10-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Approved a p p lica tio n o f A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Company fo r A u thority to Issu e and S e ll Secu rities.

GAS NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

DATE D E C ID E D

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION

01-06-8 7 L etter Order

Commission in A d m in is tra tiv e S e s s io n approved A tla n ta Gas L ig h t Com pany's proposed method to o ffs e t l i a b i l i t i e s , arisin g from a se rie s o f orders o f th e F ed eral Energy R egulatory Commission allow ing p ip elin e su p p liers to recover certain p ro d u ctio n -related co sts.

03-24-87

Request o f United C ities Gas Company to C o n so lid ate th e Purchased Gas A djustm ents fo r G a in e s v ille and Colum bus, G e o rg ia .

03-24-87

Proposal by th e Commission fo r Amendment to U tility Rules o f th e Georgia Public S e rv ice Com m ission by a d d in g a new Chapter 515-9-3, Enforcement Procedures G overning Gas P ip e lin e S a fe ty , and U t ilit ie s R ules 5 1 5 -9 -3 -.0 1 th ro u g h 5 1 5 -9 -3 -.1 3 to en sure enforcem ent procedures are estab lish ed w hich th e Federal O ffice of P ip elin e Sa fety requires as th e y r e la t e to th e Minimum Federal Safety Standards.

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GAS NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DATE D E C ID E D
06-16-8 7

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Amendment o f U tility R ule 5 1 5 -3 -2 -.0 2 (2 ) Lim itations on D isc o n n e c tio n . Amended. To d efin e how "g o o d -fa ith e f f o r t t o make personal co n ta ct" can be perform ed.

DOCKET NUMBER 3649-U
3634-U

ELECTR IC DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

DATE D E C ID E D 01-20-87
01-20-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Approved ap p licatio n o f P lan ters E le c tr ic Membership C o rp o ra tio n fo r ap proval o f Notes o f $2,045,000 t o be executed in favo r o f th e United S tate s o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ra l E le ctrifica tio n A dm inistration and o f $904,124 to be e x e c u te d in fa v o r o f th e N ational R u ral U t ilit ie s C o o p erativ e Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each o f said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .
Approved ap p licatio n o f Canoochee E le c tr ic Mem bership C o rp o ratio n fo r ap p roval o f Notes o f $2,853,000 to be executed in fav o r o f th e United S ta te s o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ral E le ctrifica tio n A dm inistration and o f $1,273,958 to be execu ted in f a v o r o f the National Rural U t ilit ie s C oop erative Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .

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ELECTRIC DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DOCKET NUMBER 3656-U
3655-U
3663-U
3610-U

DATE D E C ID E D 02-03-87
0 2 -03-87
0 3 -03-87
03-03-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Approved ap p licatio n of Je ffe rso n E le c tric M em bership C o rp o ratio n fo r a p p r o v a l o f N o tes o f $3,6 8 0 ,0 00 t o be executed in fav o r o f th e United State s o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ra l E le ctrifica tio n A dm inistration and o f $1, 660,000 to be execu ted in fa v o r o f the National Rural U tilitie s Coop erative Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .
Approved application o f Cow eta-F aye tte E le c tr ic Mem bership C o rp o ratio n fo r ap proval o f Notes o f $7,175,00 0 to be executed in fav o r o f th e United S tate s o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ral E le ctrifica tio n A dm inistration and o f $3,271,277 to be execu ted in f a v o r o f the National Rural U t ilit ie s Coop erative Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .
Approved application o f North Georgia E le c tric M em bership C o rp o ra tio n fo r a p p r o v a l o f N o tes o f $3,6 9 6 ,0 00 t o be executed in favo r o f th e United S tate s o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ra l E le ctrificatio n Adm inistration and o f $1,584,000 to be execu ted in fa v o r o f the National Rural U t ilit ie s C oop erative Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each o f said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .
Com plaint and P e titio n o f Jack so n E le c tr ic M em bership C o rp o ratio n fo r Declaratory Order. Jack so n E le c tr ic d ism issed p e titio n .

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ELECTR IC DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DOCKET NUMBER 3663-U
3675-U
3668-U E le ctric
3 672-U

DATE D E C ID E D 03-24-87
04-07-87
04-07-87 C o rre cte d Order
04-07-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION

Approved application o f North Georgia
E le c tric M em bership C o rp o ra tio n fo r a p p r o v a l o f N o tes o f $3,6 9 6 ,0 00 t o be executed in fav o r o f th e United S tate s o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ra l E le ctrifica tio n A dm inistration and o f $1,584,000 to be execu ted in fa v o r o f the Columbia Bank for C o op eratives w ith a separate Note to each o f s a id le n d e r s to be secu red by a common M o rtg a g e .

Approved a p p lica tio n o f Okefenoke
E le c tric M em bership C o rp o ra tio n fo r ap proval o f N otes o f $5,3 41,00 to be executed in fav o r o f the United S tate s o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ra l E le ctrifica tio n A dm inistration and o f $2,409,474 to be execu ted in fa v o r o f the National Rural U tilitie s Cooprative Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .

A pproved a p p lic a tio n o f Ocm ulgee

Membership Corporation fo r ap p ro val o f

N otes o f $1,677,000 to be e x e c u t e d in

favor o f th e United S ta te s o f America,

acting through the Rural E le c tr ific a tio n

A d m in istration and o f $747,917 to be

executed in favor o f the N ational Rural

U tilitie s

C oop erative

F in a n c e

Corporation with a separate Note to each

o f said len d ers to be secured by a

common M o rtg a g e .

Approved ap p licatio n of E xcelsio r
E le c tric M em bership C o rp o ratio n fo r a p p r o v a l o f N o tes o f $1,421,0 00 t o be executed in fav o r o f th e United States o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ral E le ctrifica tio n

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ELECTRIC DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DOCKET NUMBER

DATE D E C ID E D

. SU BJECT OF APPLICATION

(3672-U c o n t.)

A d m in is tr a tio n and o f $6 2 7 ,8 35 t o be

executed in favor o f the N ational Rural

U tilitie s

C oop erative

F in a n c e

Corporation with a separate Note to each

o f said len d ers to be secured by a

common M o r tg a g e .

3667-U

04-09-8 7

Approved ap p licatio n o f Georgia Power
Company fo r A u th o rity to is s u e f i r s t m ortgage bonds, p re fe rre d sto ck , pollution co n tro l o b lig a tio n s , and term n o te s in any co m b in a tio n up to an a g g r e g a te o f $850,000,000.

3678-U

05-05-87

Approved application o f C oastal E le c tr ic
Membership C orporation fo r ap p ro val o f N otes o f $1,995,000 to be e x e c u te d in favor o f th e United S tate s o f America, acting through the Rural E le c tr ific a tio n A dm in istration and o f $855,00 0 to be executed in fav o r o f th e Colum bia Bank o f Cooperatives with a separate Note to each o f said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .

3674-U

05-05-87

Approved ap p licatio n of Savannah
E le c tr ic and Power Company fo r a u th o rity to reorganize in to a Holding Company S tru ctu re .

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ELECTR IC DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DOCKET NUMBER 3680-U
3701-U
3695-U
3699-U

DATE D E C ID E D 05-19-87
07-07-87
07-17-87
07-17-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION

Approved a p p lica tio n o f Am icatola
E le c tric M em bership C o rp o ratio n fo r a p p r o v a l o f N o tes o f $6,608,0 00 t o be executed in fav o r o f th e United State s
o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ra l E le ctrifica tio n A dm inistration and o f $3,012,766 to be execu ted in fa v o r o f the National Rural U tilitie s C oop erative Finance Corporation with a separate Note to each o f said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .

Approved ap p licatio n o f T ri-S ta te E le c tr ic Mem bership C o rp o ratio n fo r ap proval o f Notes o f $1,091,000 to be executed in favo r o f th e United S tates o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ral E le c tr ific a tio n A d m in istratio n (REA) and o f $486,458 to be execu ted in fa v o r o f the National Rural U t ilit ie s C oop erative F in an ce C o rp o ratio n (CFC) w ith a separate Note to each o f said le n d e r s to be s e c u r e d by a common M o rtg a g e .

Approved application o f Douglas County
E le c tric Mem bership C o rp o ratio n fo r a p p r o v a l o f N o tes o f $9,039,0 00 t o be executed in fav o r o f th e United State s o f America, actin g th ro u g h th e R u ra l E le c tr ific a tio n A d m in istra tio n (REA) and o f $4,077,895 to be e x e c u te d in fa v o r o f the National Rural U tilitie s C oop erative F in a n ce C o rp o ratio n (CFC) w ith a separate Note to each o f said le n d e rs to be s e c u r e d b y a common M o rtg a g e .

Approved application o f Troup C oun ty

E le c tr ic Mem bership C o rp o ratio n fo r

ap proval o f Notes o f $4,620,00 0 to be

e x e c u te d

in

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ELECTRIC DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DOCKET NUMBER

DATE D E C ID E D

(3699-U co n t. )

3697-U

07-17-87

3714-U

08-26-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
favor o f th e United S ta te s o f America, acting through the Rural E le c tr ific a tio n A d m in is tr a tio n (REA) and o f $2,062,500 to be executed in fa v o r o f th e N ational Rural U tilitie s C oop erative Finance Corporation (CFC) w ith a se p a ra te Note to each o f said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .
Approved application o f Walton E le c t r ic Membership Corporation fo r ap p ro v al o f N otes o f $9,730,000 to be e x e c u t e d in favor o f th e United S tate s o f America, acting through the Rural E le c tr ific a tio n A d m in is tr a tio n (REA) and o f $4,389,474 to be executed in fa v o r o f th e N ational Rural U tilitie s C oop erative Finance Corporation (CFC) w ith a sep a rate Note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .
Approved a p p lica tio n o f Upson E le c t r ic Membership C orporation fo r ap p ro v al o f Notes o f $931,000 to be e x e c u te d in favor o f th e United S ta te s o f America, acting through the Rural E le c trific a tio n A dm inistration (REA) and o f $407,143 t o be executed in favo r o f th e N a tio n a l Rural U tilitie s C oop erative Finance Corporation (CFC) w ith a sep a rate Note to each of said lenders to be secured by a common M o rtg a g e .

3709-U

10-01-87

Approved ap plication o f Georgia Power Company fo r a Fu el Cost R ecovery Allowance Pursuant to O ffic ia l Code o f G eorgia Annotated Sectio n 46-2-26.

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ELECTRIC DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DOCKET ... NUMBER 3673-U 3673-U
3673-U 3673-U 3673-U 3673-U
3673-U

DATE D E C ID E D 10-01-87
10-21-87
10-21-87 L ette r Order
10-21-87 L etter Order
10-21-87 L etter Order
10-21-87 L etter Order
11-12-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Approved ap plication o f Georgia Power Company fo r A uthority to In cre a se R e t a il E le c tr ic Serv ice Rates.
The Commission in Adm inistrative S e s s io n considered the p etitio n o f W illiam R. K ing (A tto rn ey fo r th e Am erican A ssociation of R etired Persons) fo r re co n sid e ra tio n and denied same.
The Com m ission in Admin S e s s io n considered th e p e titio n o f Tim Johnson (Campaign fo r a Prosperous Georgia) fo r re co n sid e ra tio n and denied same.
The Com m ission in Admin S e s s io n co n sid e re d th e p e titio n o f D eppish K irk lan d (CUC) f o r r e c o n s id e r a tio n and d en ied same.
The Com m ission in Admin S e s s io n considered the p etitio n o f Jam es Jo in e r (Troutman, Sanders, Lockerman & Ashmore) fo r reconsideration and d en ied same.
The Com m ission in Admin S e s s io n considered the petition o f Wayne Phears (Building Owners & Managers A ssoc, o f Atlanta) fo r re co n sid e ra tio n and denied sam e.
Approved ap p lication o f Georgia Power Company fo r A uthority to In cre a se R e t a il E le c tr ic Serv ice Rates.

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ELECTRIC DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DOCKET NUMBER 3681-U
3681-U 3732-U

DATE D E C ID E D 10-21-87 L e tte r Order
12-29-87
12-10-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
The Com m ission in Admin S e s s io n voted to have Savannah E le c tr ic and Power C o ., CUC, and th e S t a f f f i l e b rie fs concerning the SEPCO proposed resolution o f th e im pact o f th e Tax Reform A ct o f 1986, and CUC's p e titio n fo r a show cause p r o c e e d in g c o n c e r n in g SEPCO.
The M atter o f th e Com m ission's consideration o f th e Tax Reform A ct o f 1986 f o r Savan n ah E l e c t r i c and Pow er Company. Approved ra te s .
Approved ap p licatio n of Savannah E le ctric and Power Company fo r a Fuel Cost Recovery Allow ance p u rsu an t to O ffic ia l Code o f Georgia Ann. S ectio n 4 6 -2 -2 6 .

ELECTR IC NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

DATE D E C ID E D 02-17-87
02-17-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f D im en sio n -B roo ks C o rp o ratio n from G eorgia Power Company to Cobb EMC
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service of Senior Corporation from G eorgia Power Company to Cobb EMC.

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ELECTR IC NON-DOCKETED PROC E EDINGS (continued)

DATE D E C ID E D 02-17-87
02-17-87 02-17-87 02-17-87 02-17-87 02-17-87 02-17-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Senior Corporation from G eorgia Power Company to M arietta Board o f L ig h t s and W ater.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il ele ctric service of Senior Corporation from G eorgia Power Co. to Cobb EMC.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il ele ctric service o f Senior Corporation from G eorgia Power Co. to Cobb EMC.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il ele ctric service o f Sen ior Corporation from Cobb EMC to G eorgia Power Co.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Sen io r Corporation from Cobb EMC to M arietta Board o f L ig h ts and W ater.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Senior Corporation from M arietta Board o f L ig h ts and Water to Georgia Power Co.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Senior Corporation from M arietta Board o f L ig h ts and W ater to Cobb EMC.

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ELECTR IC NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (con tin ued )

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DATE D E C ID E D
02-17-87 02-17-87 02-17-87 02-17-87 02-17-87

SUBJECT OF APPLICATION
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Jo se Manuel Lom elin, Dean S a n d ite n , Brian E. O 'B rien and Tesoro F in a n c ia l Group, Inc. from G e o rg ia Power to Cobb EMC.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service of Jo se Manuel Lom elin, Dean S a n d ite n , Brian E. O 'Brien and Tesoro F in a n c ia l Group, In c. from G eorgia Power Co. to M arietta Board o f L ig h ts and W ater
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Jo se Manuel Lom elin, Dean S a n d ite n , B rian E. O 'B rie n from Cobb EMC to G eorgia Power Co.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Jo se Manuel Lom elin, Dean S a n d ite n , Brian E. O 'Brien and Tesoro F in a n c ia l Group, In c . from Cobb EMC t o M a r ie tta Board o f L ig h ts and W ater.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer of retail e le ctric service o f Jo se Manuel Lom elin, Dean S a n d ite n , Brian E. O 'Brien and Tesoro F in a n c ia l Group, In c . from M a rietta Board o f L ig h ts and Water to G eorgia Power Co.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service of Jo se Manuel Lom elin, Dean S a n d ite n , Brian e. O 'Brien and Tesoro F in a n c ia l Group, In c . from M a rie tta Board o f L ig h ts and W ater to Cobb EMC.

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E L E C T R IC NON-DOCKET ED PRO C E EDIN GS (co n tin u e d )

DATE D E C ID E D 02-17-87 02-17-87
02-17-87 02-17-87
02-17-87
02-17-87

SU B JECT OF APPLICATION
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Cobb R e ta il A s s o c ia te s , In c. from G eo rgia Power to Cobb EMC.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f retail e le ctric service o f Cobb R e ta il A s s o c ia te s , In c. from G eorgia Power to M arietta Board o f L ig h ts and W ater.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f retail ele ctric service of Cobb R e ta il A s so c ia te s , In c . from Cobb EMC to G e o rg ia Power Co.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f retail e le ctric service of Cobb R e ta il A s so c ia te s , In c . from Cobb EMC t o M a r ie tta B o a rd o f L i g h t s an d W ater.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e re q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il ele ctric service o f Cobb R e ta il A s so c ia te s , In c . from M a rietta Board o f L ig h ts and Water to G e o rg ia Power Co.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f retail e le ctric service o f Cobb R e ta il A sso cia te s, In c . from M arietta Board o f L igh ts & Water to Cobb EMC.

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ELECTR IC NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (continued)

DATE D E C ID E D 04-21-87
04-21-87
05-19-87
07-21-87 08-13-87 L etter Order 08-13-87 L etter Order

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Addition o f new U t ilit y R u le 5 1 5 - 3 - l - . i l E le c tr ic and N atu ral Gas Custom er B illin g . To add a new r u le to e x p la in and a ssist customer to s e le c t th e low est co st se rv ice a v a ila b le and also to provide th at the customers b i ll s h a ll be item ized .
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Sew ell M ill R obinsion, In c. d/b/a Sen tin el Lake S/D from Georgia Power Co. to Cobb EMC.
Com m ission g ra n te d th e r e q u e s t fo r tran sfer o f re ta il e le ctric service o f Mr. Jo sep h M. A b e ll from G e o r g ia Power Company to W alton EMC.
The Commission in Adm inistrative S e s s io n voted to deny th e p e titio n o f CUC fo r reh earing, re co n sid e ra tio n and o ra l argument r e g a r d in g Doc. No. 3674-U.
The Commission in Adm inistrative S e s s io n voted to approve the request o f SEPCO to extend filin g date of data request re sp o n se s on Doc. No. 3681-U.
The Commission in Adm inistrative S e s s io n voted to deny th e p e titio n of Lynn W estergaard, fo r in terven tio n in Doc. No. 3673-U, G e o rg ia Power R ate R e q u e st.
The Commission in Adm inistrative S e s s io n v o ted to ap p rove th e M otion fo r P roced u ral O rd e r r e g a r d in g Doc. No. 3709-U and Doc. No. 3673-U.

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ELECTR IC NON-DOCKETED PROC E EDINGS (continued)

DATE D E C ID E D 08-18-87 L etter Order
09-15-87 L ette r Order
09-15-87 L etter Order
09-15-87 L ette r Order

S U B JE C T .O F APPLICATION

A p p lic a tio n o f S la s h P in e EMC fo r

authority to refin an ce th e CFC portion

o f a p re v io u sly approved loan o f

$532,000 from th e R u ra l E le c t r i f i c a t i o n

A d m in istra tio n (the "REA") and a

con curren t loan (the "CFC" loan) o f

$240,000 from th e N a tio n a l R u ra l

U tilitie s

C o o p e ra tiv e

F in a n c e

Corporation (the "CFC").

A p p lic a tio n o f E x c e ls io r EMC fo r

authority to refinance th e CFC portions

o f two p r e v io u s ly a p p ro v ed lo a n s o f

$92,000 from th e R u ral E le c t r if ic a t io n

A d m in istra tio n (the "REA") and a

con cu rren t loan (th e "CFC" loan) o f

$415,000 from th e N a tio n a l R u ra l

U tilitie s

C ooperative

F in a n c e

C orporation (the "C F C ") and $668,00 0

from th e R ural E le c tr ific a tio n

A d m in istra tio n (the "REA") and a

co n cu rren t loan (th e "C FC " loan) o f

$287,000 from th e N a tio n a l R u ra l

U tilitie s

C o o p e ra tiv e

F in a n c e

C orporation.

A pplication o f Walton EMC f o r a u th o r ity

to re fin a n ce th e CFC portion o f a

p re v io u sly approved loan o f $7,312,000

from th e R ural E le c tr ific a tio n

A d m in istra tio n (the "REA") and a

con cu rren t loan (the "CFC" loan) o f

$3,298,000 from th e N a tio n a l R u ra l

U tilitie s

C ooperative

F in a n c e

C orporation (the "CFC").

A p p lic a tio n o f E x c e ls io r EMC fo r

authority to refinance th e CFC portions

o f two p r e v io u s ly a p p ro v ed lo a n s o f

$920,000 from th e R u ra l E le c t r i f i c a t i o n

A d m in istra tio n (the "REA") and

concurrent loan th e (the "CFC" loan) o f

$415,000 from th e N a tio n a l R u ra l

U tilitie s

C o o p e ra tiv e

F in a n c e

C o rp o ra tio n .

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ELECTR IC NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (con tin ued )

DATE D E C ID E D
9-15-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
A pplication o f Walton EMC f o r a u th o r ity to re fin a n ce th e CFC portion o f a p re v io u sly approved loan o f $7,312,000 from th e R ural E le c tr ific a tio n A d m in istra tio n (the "REA") and a con cu rren t loan (th e "C FC " loan) o f $3,298,000 from th e N a tio n a l R u ra l U tilities Coopertive Finance Corporation (the "CFC").

TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

DOCKET NUMBER 3645-U
3646-U
3651-U
3662-U T e le p h o n e

DATE D E C ID E D 01-06-87
01-06-87
03-24-87
04-07-87 L etter Order

SU B JECT OF APPLICATION
Approved ap plication o f United S ta te s Transm ission System s, In c. fo r a C e r tific a te o f P u b lic Convenience and N e c e s s ity . C e r t if ic a t e No. 818.
Approved application o f Cable & W ireless Management S e rv ice s, In c. fo r a C e r tific a te o f P u b lic Convenience and N e c e s s ity . C e r t ific a t e 819.
Approved a p p lic a tio n o f H olt Lloyd Corporation fo r a Telephone S e rv ic e O b se rv in g Equipm ent L ic e n se .
Approved ap p licatio n of Standard
Company fo r a u th o rity to borrow $15,422,000 from th e R u r a l T e le p h o n e B a n k a t 7.5% p e r annum .

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOCKETED PROCEED IN GS (co n tin u ed )

DOCKET NUMBER 3588-U
3635-U 3662-U
3642-U 3 643-U
* 3664-U 3648-U

DATE D E C ID E D 04-07-87 L etter Order
04-07-87
04-07-87 C o rre cte d L etter Order 04-07-87
04-21-87
04-21-87 04-21-87

SU B JECT OF APPLICATION

Approved ap p licatio n o f Gen. Telephone

Company o f th e South fo r A u th o rity to

Is su e and S e ll up to One Hundred and

S ev e n ty -fiv e

M illion

D ollars

($175,000,000) o f F i r s t M ortgage Bonds

and/or Promissory Notes and to apply th e

proceeds thereof to repay sh o rt-term

obligations and to redeem i t s P re fe rre d

S to c k , $52,800,000 o f i t s S e r ie s AA

F ir s t Mortgage Bonds, and $21,900,000 o f

i t s 13-3/4% F i r s t M o rtg a g e Bonds.

A pp roved a p p lic a tio n o f AT&T Communications o f th e Southern S ta te s , Inc. for Authority to R evise Channel Services T a riff.

Approved ap p licatio n o f Standard T e le p h o n e Company fo r a u th o rity to borrow $15,422,400 from th e R u r a l T e le p h o n e B a n k a t 7.5% p e r annum .

A p p ro ved a p p lic a tio n o f AT&T Communications o f th e Southern S ta te s , Inc. fo r a u th o rity to P ro vid e MEGACOM Services T a riff.

A pp roved A p p lic a tio n o f MCI
T elecom m unications C o rp oration fo r au th o rity to p ro v id e PRISM S e r v ic e s T a riff.

Approved a p p lic a tio n o f U .S. S p r in t Communications Company fo r a u th o r ity to p r o v id e ULTRA WATS S e r v i c e s T a r i f f .

Approved a p p lica tio n o f Fairm ount T e le p h o n e Com pany, I n c . f o r a New C e r tific a te o f Pub lic Convenience and N ecessity fo r it s Fairm ount, G eorgia exchange evidencing a change in stock o w n e rsh ip . C e r t i f i c a t e No. 820.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOCKETED PROCEED IN GS (co n tin u ed )

DOCKET NUMBER 3648-U
3648-U
3677-U 3661-U
3655-U 3653-U 3681-U

DATE D E C ID E D 04-21-87
04-21-87
05-05-87 05-19-87
06-0 2-8 7 06-16-87
06-16-87 A ccounting Order

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Approved a p p lica tio n o f Fairm ount T e le p h o n e C o ., I n c . f o r a New C e r tific a te o f P u b lic Convenience and Necessity for T oll Lines throughout it s service area e v id e n cin g a change in sto ck ow nership. C e r t ific a t e No. 822.
Approved a p p lic a tio n o f Fairm ount T e le p h o n e C o ., I n c . f o r a New C e r tific a te o f P u b lic Convenience and N ecessity fo r it s Ranger, G eorgia Exchange evidencing a change in stock o w n ersh ip . C e r t if ic a t e No. 821.
Approved ap plication o f th e Emory C l i n i c fo r a Telephone S e rv ic e O b servin g Equipm ent L ice n se .
R ule N is i was is s u e d a g a in s t Alma Telephone Company, In c. fo r a lle g e d ly en terin g in to loan agreem ents w ithout h a v in g f i r s t o b ta in e d Com m ission approval. Company was fin e d $500.00 fo r v io la tio n o f O .C.G .A . Section 46 -2 -2 8 .
Approved application o f Southern B e ll Telephone and T e le g r a p h Co. (B u rie d C ab le).
Approved ap p licatio n o f P u b lic S e rv ice Telephone Company fo r In crea se d Rates fo r Telephone se rv ice in th e S ta te o f G eorgia.
Com m ission's co n sid eration o f th e Tax Reform A ct o f 1986.

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOCKETED PROCEED IN GS (co n tin u ed )

DOCKET NUMBER 3687-U 3681-U 3681-U 3700-U
3706-U
3706-U

DATE D E C ID E D 07-21-87 08-18-87 L etter Order 09-15-87 L etter Order
09-30-87
09-15-87
09-15-87

SU B JECT OF APPLICATION
Approved ap p licatio n o f B rigade Quartermasters fo r a Telephone S e rv ice O b se rv in g Equipm ent L ic e n s e .
The m atter o f th e Com m ission's consideration o f the Tax Reform A ct o f 1986. T h is was sig n e d in to law by P r e s id e n t Regan on O c to b e r 22, 1986.
The Commission in Adm inistrative S e s s io n d e cid e d to e x te n d to O c to b e r 15, 1987, th e f i li n g d ate in Doc. 3681-U to O c to b e r 15, 1987 and t h a t no f u r t h e r extensions o f tim e w ill be approved.
Approved ap p licatio n of General Telephone Company o f th e Sou th fo r A u th o rity to Issu e and S e ll up to $150,000,000 o f F ir s t M o rtg a g e Bonds and/or Prom issory N otes and $1,000,000 s h a r e s o f i t s Common S t o c k t o GTE Corporation. A p p lication was approved in A d m in istra tiv e Session .
Approved a p p lica tio n o f C o n tin e n ta l Telephone Company o f th e South fo r a C e r tific a te o f P u b lic Convenience and N ecessity to provide Toll Service and r o u tin g th ro u g h o u t W alker C oun ty, G eorgia. A p p licatio n was approved in Adm inistrative S e ssio n . C e r t i f ic a t e No. 715.
Approved a p p lica tio n o f C o n tin e n ta l Telephone Company o f th e South fo r a C e r tific a te o f P u b lic Convenience and N ecessity for its L aF ay ette, G eorgia Exchange. A p p lication was approved in Adm inistrative S e s s io n . C e r t i f ic a t e No. 826.

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOCKETED PROCEED IN GS (co n tin u ed )

DOCKET NUMBER 3706-U
3706-U
3706-U 3693-U 3703-U 3717-U 3665-U

DATE D E C ID E D 09-15-87
09-15-87
09-15-87 L e tte r Order 10-06-87
10-06-87 10-20-87
10-20-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION

A pplication o f C o n tin en ta l Telephone

Company o f th e So u th f o r a C e r t i f i c a t e

o f Public Convenience and N e ce ssity fo r

it s K ensington, G eorgia Exchange.

A p p lication

was ap p roved in

Adm inistrative S essio n . C e r t ific a t e No.

823.

Application o f C o n tin e n ta l Telephone Company o f th e South f o r a C e r t i f ic a t e o f Public Convenience and N e ce ssity fo r it s V illan ow , G eorgia Exchange. Application approved in A d m in istrative S e s s io n . C e r t i f i c a t e No. 824.

A pplication o f C o n tin e n ta l Telephone Company o f th e South and W alker C o u n ty Telephone Company fo r A uthority to Merge in to and with C o n tin en ta l. A p p licatio n approved in A d m in istra tiv e S essio n .

A pplication o f Hume P u b lis h in g , In c . f o r a Telephone Service Observing Equipm ent L ice n se . A p p lica tio n approved in A d m in istra tiv e S e s s io n . L ic e n s e No. 231.

Approved ap p lication o f TeleM ark, In c. fo r a Telephone S e rv ic e O b servin g Equipment L ice n se . L ic e n s e No. 230.

Approved application o f General E le c tr ic Com puter S e rv ic e s fo r a Telephone S e rv ic e O bserving Equipment L ic e n s e . Application approved in A d m in istrative S e s s io n . L ic e n s e No. 232.

Application o f Southern B e ll Telephone and Telegraph Company fo r a u th o rity to in stitu te a non-recurring charge fo r construction o f buried cab le fa c ilit ie s .

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOCKETED PROCEED IN GS (co n tin u ed )

DOCKET NUMBER

DATE D E C ID E D

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION

3586-U
3702-U 3728-U 3702-U

10-29-87
12-2-87 12-10-87 L e tte r O rd er 12-29-87

Application fo r approval o f th e sale o f telephone service area by Southern B e ll to Public Service Telephone Company and rate change fo r su b scrib e rs in th a t area.
Public hearings regarding Generic is s u e s fo r "976" telep h o n e s e r v ic e .
A p p lic a tio n o f Stan d ard Telephone Company fo r au th o rity to tr a n s fe r i t s cap ital stock to Standard Group, In c. Approved
Public hearings regarding Generic is s u e s fo r "976" telep h o n e s e rv ic e .

TELECOMM UNICATIONS NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS

DATE D E C ID E D
02-17-87 L e tte r O rd er
03-24-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
The Commission in A dm inistrative S e s s io n approved request for a change of depreciation ra te s fo r P lan t Telephone Com pany.
The Commission in A dm inistrative S e s s io n a p p ro v e d an EAS s u r v e y o f M onroe s u b s c r ib e r s . (G en eral Telephone)

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (co n tin u e d )

DATE D E C ID E D 03-24-87 03-24-87 04-07-87 04-07-87
04-07-87
04-07-87
04-07-87
04-07-87 L etter Order

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION

The Commission in Adm inistrative S e s s io n approved an EAS survey o f S o c ia l C ir c l e s u b s c r ib e r s . (Southern Bell)

The Commission in Adm inistrative S e s s io n

approved an EAS s u r v e y o f H am ilton

su b scrib ers.

(Southern Bell)

The Commission in Adm inistrative S e ssio n a p p ro v e d an EAS s u r v e y o f F o r s y th s u b s c r ib e r s . (Southern B ell)

Approved a p p lica tio n o f Southland System s, In c. fo r a C e r tific a te of P ublic Convenience and N e c e s sity to Resale Interexchange Telecom m unications S e r v ic e s . L ice n se No. 029.

Approved application o f M arvin Y iz a r A sso c., In c . fo r a perm it to use Automatic D ialing and Announcing Devices (ADADs). Perm it No. 025.

Approved application o f M aria L. M orris
fo r a perm it to use Autom atic D ia lin g and Announcing Devices (ADADs). Perm it No. 026.

Approved application o f Secu rities Group o f North America, In c. fo r a perm it to use Autom atic D ia lin g and A n n ou n cin g D e v ice s (ADADs). Perm it No. 024.

The Commission in A dm inistrative S e s s io n gave approval to C ontel Service C o r p o r a tio n to e s t a b lis h th r e e new accounts s u b je c t to Com m ission Rule 5 1 5 -3 -1 - .10 [ r e f. p a ra g ra p h (b )l.(l)(IV ]

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS NON-DOCKET ED PR O C E E D IN G S ( c o n tin u e d )

DATE D E C ID E D 04-21-87
04-23-87 05-19-87 L e tte r Order
06-16-87
07-07-87
07-22-87 L etter Order

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Amendment o f U t ilit y R ule 5 1 5 -1 2 -1 -.0 4 Customer Relations . Amended to r e q u ir e th e lo c a l exchange company to p o s itiv e ly and e x p lic it ly in fo rm a cu sto m e r o r applicant o f the lo w e s t-c o s t s e rv ic e available for sin gle party se rv ice at the tim e o f application by adding th is r e q u ire m e n t to p a ra g ra p h (1) R ate and S p e cia l Charges Inform ation.
A lso amended t o r e q u ir e l o c a l e x c h a n g e com panies to ite m ize lo c a l s e rv ic e charges on b i lls by ch a n g in g P ara gra p h (4) c u s to m e r B i l l i n g .
The Commission ap proved a d e p r e c ia tio n re p re scrip tio n fo r P u b lic Service Telephone Company recommended by th e th e Com m ission s t a f f .
The Commission in Adm inistrative S e s s io n approved a req u est from S ta te sb o ro Telephone Company fo r a change in th e proposed date o f Custom er Prem ise Equipment Deregulation from Ju n e 1, 1987 to A u gu st 1, 1987.
Approved a p p lica tio n o f ALL-NET Com m unications, In c. fo r a C e r tific a te o f Public Convenience and N ecessity to Resale Interexchange Telecom m unications S e r v ic e s . L ice n se No. 032.
Approved ap p licatio n o f Ivan A llen Company fo r a Telephone S e rv ic e O bserving Equipment L icen se. L icen se No. 228.
Denial o f EAS from Ham ilton-Columbus in a cco rd a n ce w ith Com m ission Rule 5 1 5 -1 2 -1 -. 29.

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (co n tin u e d )

DATE D E C ID E D 08-18-87
09-15-87 09-15-87 09-15-87 09-15-87 09-15-87 09-15-87 09-15-87

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
Approved ap p licatio n o f A llsta te Telecom , In c . fo r a C e r t ific a t e o f Public Convenience and N e c e s sity to Resale Interexchange Telecom m unications S e r v ic e s . C e r t i f i c a t e No. 033.
Approved a p p lica tio n Y iz a r and Associates fo r a permit to use Autom atic D ialing and Announcing D evices (ADADs). P erm it No. 002G.
Approved a p p licatio n o f T ru st Company Mortgage fo r a Perm it to use Autom atic D ialing and Announcing D evices (ADADs). P e rm it No. 004G.
Approved ap p licatio n o f Standard Telephone Company to u se A u tom atic
D ia lin g and Announcing D e v ic e s (AD AD s).
P e rm it No. 005G.
Approved ap p licatio n of Standard Telephone Company to u se A u to m atic D ialing and Announcing D ev ices (ADADs). P erm it No. 006G.
Approved application o f Secu rities Group o f N orth Am erica to use A utom atic D ialing and Announcing D ev ices (ADADs). P erm it No. 001G.
Approved application o f Sears Roebuck and Company to use Automatic D ialin g and Announcing Devices (ADADs). Perm it No. 00 3G.
Approved application o f Sears Roebuck and Company to use Automatic D ialin g and Announcing Devices (ADADs). Perm it No. 034.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS NON-DOCKETED PROCEEDINGS (co n tin u e d )

DATE D E C ID E D 09-15-87
10-06-87 L e tte r Order
10-06-87 10-19-87
10-20-87 L ette r Order

SU BJECT OF APPLICATION
A pproved a p p lic a tio n o f Am erican Netw ork, In c. fo r a C e r tific a te o f P ub lic Convenience and N e c e s sity to Resale Interexchange Telecom m unications S e r v ic e s . L ic e n s e No. 034.
S t a f f a d v ise d th e Com m ission in Administrative Session o f th e r e s u lts o f the t r a ffic study of the T attn al County-wide area. The r e s u lts did not m eet th e minimum q u a lif ic a t io n s in a cco rd a n ce w ith Com m ission R ule 515-12-l-.2 9 -5(b ) 1 and th e re q u e st fo r EAS was d en ie d .
Approved a p p lic a tio n o f Am erican Network, In c. to use Autom atic D ialin g and Announcing Devices (ADADs). Perm it No. 007G.
Approved application of Asset Management & Financial Planning Serv ices, In c. fo r a Perm it to use Autom atic D ialin g and Announcing Devices (ADADs). Perm it No. 00 8G.
A pproved a p p lic a tio n o f Telephone Express, In c. for C e rtific a te o f Public Convenience and N e c e s sity to R esale In te re x ch a n g e Telecom m unications S e r v ic e s . L ic e n s e No. 0 35.
A p p lication by Southern B e ll fo r Cellular M obile In tercon n ection T a r iff. This agreement between Southern B ell and P a c te l was approved by th e Commission in A d m in istrative Session .

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TRANSPORTATION D IV ISIO N
The Georgia Public Service Commission h a s t h e r e s p o n s ib ilit y o f ensuring that the p u b lic has a v ia b le and sa fe tra n sp o rta tio n system for shipping and re c e iv in g fr e ig h t; m aintain in g a h ealth y bus tran sp ortation system fo r th e co n v e n ien ce o f tr a v e le r s ; providing protection to the public by req u irin g a ll motor c a r r ie r s under it s ju ris d ic tio n to retain on f i l e w ith th e Com m ission evidence o f b odily in ju r y and property damage and c a r g o in s u r a n c e coverage in a t le a s t th e minimum am ounts p r e s c r ib e d by th e Commission, and to provide p ro te c tio n to th e p u b lic by r e q u ir in g motor ca rrie rs to maintain and operate th e ir v e h icle s in a cco rd a n ce with th e Commission's v e h icle sa fe ty and h a za rd o u s m a te r ia ls sta n d a rd s.
The Transportation D iv isio n re c e iv e s and p ro ce sse s a l l motor c a rrie r a p p lica tio n s fo r c e r tific a te s o f P u b lic Convenience and N ecessity; a ll applications to r e g is te r in te r s ta te o p e ra tin g au th o rity in Georgia; m aintains the Com m ission's motor c a r r ie r file s; issuance of PSC vehicle re g istra tio n ta g s or id e n tific a tio n stamps; and enforces the laws o f Georgia and ru le s and r e g u la tio n s o f th e Com m ission r e la t iv e to " fo r - h ir e " and p r iv a te m otor tran sp ortation . The Transportation D ivision is com posed o f a D ire cto r, D ire cto r o f Com pliance and S a fe ty , two A s s is ta n ts to Director, th ree Transportation section su p erviso rs and fourteen em ployees.
In addition, the Compliance and Safety Section is composed o f a Chief Enforcement O fficer, three area enforcem ent s u p e rv iso rs, and tw e n ty -o n e Law E nforcem en t O ffic e r s .
A ll a p p lic a tio n s fo r c e r t ific a te s are handled by th e c e rtific a tio n sectio n , whose re sp o n sib ility i t is to ensure th a t a p p lic a tio n s are p ro p e rly and a c c u ra te ly com pleted; th a t term inology co n tain e d th e r e in c o in c id e s w ith th e a u th o r ity applicant is seeking; th a t a ll vague and/or ambiguous term s are c la r ifie d or d eleted ; th a t th e a p p lica n t un d erstan d s what resp o n sib ility he or she must assume in p re s e n tin g a c a se b e fo r e th e Commission; and to assign ap p lica tio n s fo r p u b lic h e a r in g . This section a ssists the ap plican t whenever po ssib le. O ffic ia l Commission action s fo r 1987 in v o lv in g th e T r a n s p o r ta tio n D iv is io n a re shown l a t e r in t h i s s e c t io n , u n d e r t h e h e a d in g "198 7" Com m ission A c tio n s ".
H e a rin g s on m otor c a r r i e r a p p lic a t io n s a re c o n d u c t e d b y a Hearing O ffic e r ap p o in te d by th e Com m ission, i f n ot by th e Commissioners them selves. Normally, motor c a r r ie r a p p lic a t io n s a re heard on th e second and fo u r th T u esd ays o f each month, a lth o u g h cases are heard a t other tim e s , d ep en d in g on c ir c u m s ta n c e s . The Hearing O ffic e r makes th e i n i t i a l d e c is io n in m otor c a r r i e r c a s e s , and any party d issa tisfie d with the Hearing O ffic e r 's d e cisio n has th e opportunity to p etitio n th e f u l l Colranission fo r r e c o n s id e r a tio n of the decision, or reconsideration and oral argument, or reh earin g
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before th e Commission. Members o f th e T r a n s p o r ta tio n D iv is io n 's s ta ff attend a ll p u b lic h earin gs b efo re th e H earing O ffic e r in volvin g motor c a r r ie r o p eratio n s to lend, te c h n ic a l a ssista n ce when n eed ed . L ik e w is e , members o f th e s t a f f a tte n d th e Com m ission's ad m in istrativ e sessio n s to ad v ise and a s s i s t th e Commission in reach in g i t s d e cisio n s in tra n sp o rta tio n m atters before i t .
Pursuant to th e Com m ission's d e c is io n s in C e r tific a tio n matters, th is division n o tifies ap p lican ts o f Commission d e cisio n s, and i f approved, the necessary c r it e r ia fo r becom ing q u a lifie d to receive a c e r t ific a te . Once th e c a r r ie r q u a lifie s w ith th e Commission, th e c e r tif i c ate is issu ed c it in g th e a u th o r ity g ra n te d .
The Transportation D ivision, in addition to p ro ce ssin g a ll m otor c a r r i e r in s u r a n c e f i l i n g s (1 0 0 0 ,0 0 0 --p l u s p e r y e a r ) an d m ain tain in g a l l motor c a r r ie r f i l e s (3 0 ,0 00 -p lu s), handled 4,672 applications re g iste rin g or amending in t e r s t a t e a u th o r ity w ith th e s ta te Com m ission a lo n g w ith 974 i n t r a s t a t e exem pt a p p lic a t io n s . This division also issued a ll in tr a s ta te and in te r s ta te PSC motor v e h ic le r e g is t r a t io n s , r e s u l t i n g in th e c o lle c t io n o f a lm o s t $3 million in fe e s , which accru e to th e s ta te ' gen eral tre a s u ry . A summary o f those c o lle c tio n s a p p e a rs l a t e r in t h i s c h a p te r u n d e r th e h ead in g "M otor C a rrie r R e g is tr a tio n ".
The Transportation D iv isio n co n tin u e s to fu n c tio n under cooperative agreements between th e PSC and th e Federal Departm ent o f Transportation regard ing motor c a r r ie r v e h ic le s a fe t y , and w ith th e In te r s ta te Commerce Commission reg ard in g econom ic en fo rce m e n t o f in terstate motor c a r r ie r o p eratio n s, to help elim in ate ille g a l transportation p ra c tic e s by ce rta in c a r r ie r s and sh ip p ers.
In addition to the P SC's r e s p o n s ib ility fo r motor c a r r ie r vehicle safety and fo r the transportation o f hazardous m ateria ls by fo r -h ir e " motor c a r r ie r s o p e r a tin g b o th i n t r a s t a t e and in t e r s t a t e in G eorgia, le g is la t io n was e n a c te d in 1984 em pow ering th e Commission w ith co rresp o n d in g a u th o rity over " p r iv a t e " m otor operations in Georgia. Also, th e Commission was named by G o v ern o r H am s as the lead agency fo r p a rtic ip a tio n in th e Federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP), whereby fe d e ra l fun ds are made a v a ila b le to th e agency f o r t h e e n h a n ce m e n t o f th e Com m ission's m otor c a r r ie r s a fe ty program .
PSC o fficers are highly tra in ed and have developed exten sive e x p e rtise in perform ing motor c a r r i e r v e h ic le and h a zard o u s m aterials tran sp ortation safety in sp ectio n s. D uring 1987, th e enforcement u n it conducted approxim ately 20,285 d riv e r, v e h ic le and hazardous m aterials s a fe ty in sp e ctio n s r e s u lt in g in 24,375 "o u t o f s e r v ic e " v io la tio n s b e in g d e te c te d , o f w hich 14,366 v e h ic le s o r d riv e rs were placed "out o f se rv ice " u n til com pliance with our s a fe t y r e g u la tio n s was a c h ie v e d .
When v e h ic le s a re p la c e d o u t s e r v ic e , th e d e f e c t s m u st b e corrected before th e v e h icle is allowed to proceed. The person
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responsible for rep airs must sign th e in sp e ctio n form c e r tify in g th a t rep airs were made. In a ll in stan ces, a copy o f th e in s p e c t io n report, signed by the d riv er is fu rn ish ed to th e d riv e r w ith instructions to turn i t over to th e resp o n sib le person with th e c a r r ie r firm . The form provides t h a t a l l d e f e c t s , o th e r th an "o u t o f service" d efects must be repaired and atte sted to th e Commission w ithin 15 days o f th e in sp ection . I f th e c a r r i e r f a i l s t o do t h i s , th e T ra n sp o rta tio n D iv is io n tr a n s m its an a d d itio n a l co p y o f th e report d ire ct to the company fo r i t s a c tio n . I f th e c a r r ie r f a i l s to comply, th e Commission is s u e s a Rule N isi fo r th e c a r r ie r to show cause why th e Commission sh o u ld n o t a s s e s s a c i v i l p e n a lty against i t for fa ilu r e to comply with th e Com m ission's ru le s and regu la tio n s.
The Com m ission's en forcem en t o f f i c e r s are a s s ig n e d s p e c if ic te rrito rie s in the state ran gin g from two co u n tie s in th e A tla n ta a re a to as many as 10 c o u n tie s in th e more s p a r s e ly p o p u la t e d southwest section of the state. In ad d ition to v e h ic le and d riv e r sa fe ty and hazardous m aterials in sp e c tio n s, th e o f f i c e r s make detailed inspections of the general op eration s o f companies under the PSC's jurisd iction to determ ine i f th ey are perform ing w ithin th e scope o f au th o rity granted by th e PSC and th e IC C , and in accordance with the Commission's rules and regu lation s and th e law s of Georgia relatin g to "fo r h ire " motor c a r r ie r o p era tio n s. This in clu d es the d ay -to -d ay exam ination o f th e regu lated c a rrie rs' a c tiv itie s throughout th e ir resp ective te rrito rie s ; co n d u ctin g in vestigation s o f th e c a r r ie r s ' s e rv ic e ; exam ination o f th e carriers' f ile s , books, e tc; in q u ir ie s o f c a r r ie r s ; person n el and a d v is in g c a r r ie r s when n eeded o r upon r e q u e s t.
During 1987 a number o f concentrated road checks were conducted th ro u g h o u t th e s ta te , in ad d itio n to many o th e r s m a lle r s c a le checks made at s tra te g ic locatio n s. The m ajor road c h e c k s ran g ed from th ree to fiv e days, w hile th e sm aller ch ecks la s t e d from se v e ra l hours to one or two days. A ll o f t h e e n fo rc e m e n t o f f i c e r s work e x c lu s iv e ly , u n less o th erw ise d ire c te d , in th e ir a s s ig n e d te r r ito r ie s and work v ig o ro u sly to fe r r e t out and e lim in a te i l l e g a l transportation operations; to remove u n safe c a r r ie r v e h ic le s from th e ro ad ; and to c a ll c a r r ie r s ' a tte n tio n to m inor s a fe ty d eficie n cie s.
The nature o f the ille g a l operator or one operating u n safe equipm ent precludes the establishm en t o f perm anent in s p e c tio n points since Georgia's maze o f highways enables th e i l l e g a l t r u c k e r to ea sily circumvent any such permanent check p o in t, alth o u g h PSC o ffic e r s work p e r io d ic a lly a t a l l p erm an en t w e ig h t s ta t io n s th ro u g h o u t G eo rgia, p erfo rm in g both s a fe ty and econom ic insp ection s. PSC o ffic e r s p a tro l th e h igh w ays, in v e s tig a te in d u s tr ia l s ite s , and examine a ll o th er lo ca tio n s where tr u c k s could be o p era tin g.
I lle g a l tru ck in g operation s th roughout th e U .S. sip h o n o f f m illio n s o f d o lla rs each year from le g itim a te motor c a r r ie r s -- those carriers th e p u b lic depends upon to ship or receiv e th e ir
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wares. The P SC's enforcem ent o ffic e r s are h ig h ly tr a in e d in d etectin g th e ille g a l operator and filt e r in g through f ic t it io u s le a se s, fr e ig h t b ill, lo g s and o th er m aterials t h a t u s u a lly go h a n d -in -h a n d w ith such o p era tio n s.
During 1987, in a d d itio n t o i t s s a f e t y in s p e c t io n s , th e P S C 's twenty-one enforcem ent-o ffic e r s perform ed thousands o f v e h icle inspections fo r op eratin g au th o rity , proper v e h icle re g istra tio n and id en tificatio n , r e s u ltin g in d e te c tio n o f 1,715 v io la tio n s and c o lle c tio n o f $28,625 in " la te " v e h ic le r e g is t r a t io n f e e s when vehicles had not been properly r e g is te r e d w ith th e Commission by carriers. PSC enforcem ent o ffic e r s were resp o n sib le fo r making 3,522 a r r e s ts th ro u g h o u t th e s ta t e stem m ing from in t r a s t a t e o r in te rstate "fo r -h ir e " o p eratio n s in G eorgia w ithout proper authority from either the PSC or ICC and cases against drivers w ith hours o f duty s ta tu s v io la tio n s . These cases re su lte d in bonds to ta lin g $523,942.40 b e in g p o sted in th e c o u n tie s where a r r e s ts w sre made. In a d d itio n , 616 w a rn in g s w ere is s u e d t o c a r r i e r s o p era tin g ille g a lly in G eorgia.
Through a cooperative agreement with the Georgia Department o f Revenue, PSC o ffic e r s reported in stan ces where G e o r g ia -b a s e s vehicles carried "private" ta g s, even though th ey were op eratin g fo r hire. As a re su lt o f the PSC's reports o f th e s e im proper ta g s , th e Departm ent o f Revenue assessed th ese c a r r ie r s $28,790.00
The Transportation Division added com puter te ch n o lo g y d u rin g 1984. Com puter hardw are was p u rch a ses and th e s t a f f w orked e x te n s iv e ly w ith members o f th e Departm ent o f A d m in is tr a tiv e Services developing programs to a s s is t th e D iv isio n 's o p eratio n s. Programs in clu d e com puterizing inform ation from in su ran ce and v e h ic le re g is tr a tio n reco rd s and o th e r in form ation from m otor carrier file s . These programs dram atically aid th e d iv is io n 's Day-to-day operations, and the division plans fu rth e r im provem ents in th is area.
During th e year 1987, th e Commission conducted fiv e hundred and twenty-nine public hearings involving the T ransportation D iv isio n . P u b lic hearings commence on th e second and fo u rth Tuesdays in each month and continue on su ccessive days th e r e a fte r u n t i l a l l c u r r e n t a p p lica tio n s and p e titio n s have been d isp osed o f.
The fo llo w in g is a breakdown o f 1987 Com m ission a c t io n s :
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1987 COMMISSION ACTIONS TRANSPORTATION

D u rin g th e y e a r 1987, th e fo llo w in g A d m in is tr a tiv e S e s s io n d e c is io n s were made by th e Com m ission:

Motor C a r r ie r Approved D enied W ithdraw n D ism issed

C e rtific a te ap p licatio n s: ............................ . ..............................................
............................................................................. .............................................................................
T o ta l

123 6
10 ............. 3 _
142

C e rtific a te tra n sfe r ap p licatio n s:

Approved

.............................................................................

87

D e n ie d

1

W ith d ra w n .............................................................................

0

D ism issed

.............................................................................

1

T o ta l

89

C e r t i f ic a t e amendmen t a p p lic a tio n s :

Approved

.............................................................................

D enied

W ith d ra w n .....................................

D ism issed

....................................................

T o ta l

125 4 2 0 131

C e r t i f i c a t e c o n t r o l t h r o u g h t r a n s f e r o f c a p i t a l s t o c k . . . . 15

M o to r C a r r i e r E m e r g e n c y P e r m it s ...................................................... 24

R u le s N i s i i s s u e d ( o th e r t h a n f o r in s u r a n c e ) ........................ R u le s N i s i d is m is s e d ( o th e r t h a n i n s u r a n c e ) ........................... R ules N is i is s u e d w hich r e s u lte d in fin e s
( o th e r t h a n i n s u r a n c e ) ............................................................... T o ta l

7 6 42
0 118

C e rtifica te s C e rtifica te s C e rtifica te s

c a n c e l l e d .......................................................................
s u s p e n d e d ...................................................................... r e i n s t a t e d .....................................................................
T o ta l

223
646 330 1,199

R egistratio n R egistratio n R egistratio n

Perm its Perm its Perm its

I s s u e d .......................................................

5,476

Am ended..........................................................

802

C a n c e l l e d ( U n d e te r m in e d )...................... ............ 0

T o ta l

6,278

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MOTOR CA R R IE R R EG IST R A T IO N

The Commission is charged with re s p o n s ib ility o f c o lle c t in g and accou ntin g fo r motor c a r r ie r c e r t i f i c a t e , p e rm it and v e h ic le registratio n fees. The to ta l c e r t ific a t e , perm it and v e h ic le registration fees co lle cte d and rem itted to th e F is c a l D ivisio n ,
Department o f A dm inistrative S erv ice s, du ring th e y e a r 1987 a re as follow s:

C e rtifica te C e rtifica te C e rtifica te C e rtifica te C e rtifica te C e rtifica te C e rtifica te

fe e s a t $75.00 e a c h (80-$6,000) fe e s a t $150.00 e a ch (17-$2,550) fe e s a t $200.00 e a c h (42-$84,000) amendment fe e s a t $75.00 ea ch (45-$3,375) am endm ent fe e s a t $150.00 e a c h (18-$2,700) am endment fe e s a t $200.00 e a ch (73-$14,600) t r a n s f e r f e e s a t $7 5 .0 0 e a c h (88 --$ 6 ,6 0 0 )............

$ 44,225.00

Em ergency Tem porary A u th o rity A p p licatio n Fees a t $5 0 .0 0 e a c h ( 2 4 - $ l,2 0 0 ) ..........................................................

1,200.00

I n t e r s t a t e R e g is t r a t io n P erm it F ees a t $25.00 each (4,020-$100,500.00) and amendment fe e s a t $ 5 .0 0 e a c h (6 5 2 -$ 3 ,2 6 0 )..........................................................

103,760.00

I n t r a s t a t e R e g is t r a t io n P erm it F ees a t $25.00 e a ch (968-$24,200.00) and amendment fe e s a t $5 .0 0 e a c h ( 6 -$ 3 0 .0 0 ) ...............................................................

2 4 ,2 3 0 .0 0

R e g u la r L ic e n s e F ees a t $5.00 ea ch (1 0 ,4 4 7 -$ 5 2 ,055) and p e n a lt y l i c e n s e f e e s a t $25.00 (l,1 4 5 -$ 2 8 ,6 2 5 )

80,680.00

I n t e r s t a t e R e g u la r I d e n t if ic a t io n Stam p F ee s a t $5.0 0 e a ch (478,57 5 - $ 2 ,392,8 75.00)

P e n a lty Stam p F ees a t $25.00 e a ch (5 7 0 -$ 1 4 ,2 8 0 .0 0 )................................................................................

2 ,4 0 7 ,1 2 5 .0 0

I n t r a s t a t e I d e n t if ic a t io n Stam ps a t $5.00 each (7, 4 8 3 - $ 3 7 ,415)..................................................................................

37,415.00

E m ergen cy W ire P e rm its a t $8.0 0 e a ch (3 9 9 1 -$ 3 1 ,9 2 8 )................................................................................

31,928.00

H azard o u s M a te r ia ls T r ip P e rm its a t $25.0 0 ea ch (3 9 4 -$ 9 ,850.00)

H azard o u s M a te r ia ls A n n u a l P e rm its a t $100.00 e a ch (3 9 0 -$ 3 9 ,0 0 0 .0 0 ) ...............................................................................

48,850.00

C i v i l P e n a l t i e s ( 2 9 5 -$ 1 5 ,6 5 0 .0 0 ) ................................................

15,650.00

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$ 2,795,063.00

TRANSPORTATION C A SE S FOR YEAR 1987 (MOTOR C A R R IE R AND BUS)

DOCKET NO.

date

SU B JE C T

D ISPOSITION

12844-M

12-11-86 (D ecision in 1987)

A p p lic a t i o n o f Wee H a u l o f A t l a n t a Approved on an

d/b/a/ Apartm ent Movers to e sta b lish e x p e rim e n ta l

ra te s as p u b lish ed in T a r iff G P SC -M Fbasis fo r one

No. 2.

year.

12845-M l_2 9 -8 7

Rule N is i was is s u e d a g a in s t In t e r - F in e d sta te C a rrie rs, In c. fo r ch argin g ra te s oth er than th o se in th e ir T a r i f f G P S C -M F No. 11 an d e f f e c t i v e
supplem ents.

$2,000

12846-M 5 -8 -8 7

R u le N is i was is s u e d a g a in s t M o v e rsF in e d $2,500 W orld, I n c . f o r c h a r g in g r a t e s o t h e r ($1,500 o f f i n e th an th o se in G e o rg ia M overs A sso c.su sp en d ed )
T a r i f f G P S C -M F No. 13 an d e f f e c t i v e supplem ents. A lso , fo r fa ilu r e to p rop erly issu e b ills o f la d in g .

12848-M 1 -2 9 -8 7

A p p licatio n o f G eorgia Movers A sso-A pproved
cia tio n , In c ., to re v ise rates as p u b lis h e d in Su p p lem en t No. 2 to T a r i f f G P S C -M F No. 13 f o r a c c o u n t o f p a rticip atin g ca rrie rs.

12890-M

12-18-86 (D ecision in 1987)

In v e s tig a tio n o f ro u tes and sch ed u les p re se n tly bein g observed and proposed by C ity C o u n cil o f A u gu sta, G eorgia T ra n sit Departm ent.

12953-M 1 -2 9 -8 7

A p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e G e o r g ia M o to r 9% i n c r e a s e T r u c k in g A s s o c i a t i o n , on b e h a l f o f a p p r o v e d , 10% B u lldog M overs, In c. seek in g au th o r-d e n ie d ,
t o i n c r e a s e , b y 10% on G e o r g ia i n t r a s ta te shipm ents o f household goods, a ll lin e -h a u l shipm ents, lab o r ra te s
and equipm ent r a te s .

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DOCKET

NO.

DATE

SUBJECT

D ISP O SIT IO N

12954-M 1 -2 9 -8 7

A p p licatio n o f FEE T ran sp ortation S e rv ice s, In c. to in crease rates p u b lis h e d in Ite m s 2000 (A), 2200 (A) a n d 2250 o f T a r i f f GPS C - MF No. 1.

Approved

13062-M 5 -8 -8 7

A p p lica tio n o f C en tu ry C artag e Co. Approved to in cre a se it s c la s s ra te s as p u b lis h e d in T a r if f G PSC -M F No. 3.

13063-M 5 -8 -8 7

A p p lica tio n o f Southern Motor

Approved

C a rrie rs Rate Conference to in cre a se

G e o r g ia in t r a s t a t e minimum c h a r g e s as

p u b lish ed in T a r iff GPSC 301-E.

13064-M 5 -8 -8 7

A p p lica tio n o f G eorgia Motor T ru ckin gA p p roved A s so c ia tio n on b e h a lf o f C la s s "C" C a r r ie r s p a r tic ip a t in g in GMTA T a r iff to in cre a se ra te s and ch arges as p u b lis h e d in GMTA T a r iff 1 0 -F , G PSC-M F No. 41.

13065-M 5 -8 -8 7

R u le N is i was is s u e d a g a in s t A .M .S . F in e d $1,500
M o vers f o r c h a r g in g r a t e s o th e r th a n ($1,000 o f f i n e th o se in t h e ir T a r iff G PSC-M F No. lsu sp en d ed ) and e ffe c tiv e supplem ents. A lso , fo r fa ilu r e to p ro p erly issu e b ills o f lad in g.

13180-M 8 -2 7 -8 7

A p p licatio n o f G eorgia Southern T rans-A pproved p o rta tio n , In c . to in cre a se C la ss "C" ra te s as p u b lish ed in T a r iff GPSC-M F No. 1.

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DOCKET

NO.

DATE

S U B JE C T

D ISPOSITION

13182

8-27-87

A p p lic a tio n o f G eo rgia Motor TruckingDenied, however A s s o c ia tio n , on b e h a lf o f W ansley o th e r low er M oving and S to ra g e Company and p e rcen ta g e and Lan gley T ra n sfer and Sto rage in cre a se s Company, d/b/a Lan gley R elocationap proved
S e r v i c e s , t o i n c r e a s e b y 10%, a l l lin e hau l shipm ents, la b o r ra te s and equipm ent r a te s on G e o rg ia in t r a s t a t e shipm ents o f household goods.

13185-M 8 -2 7 -8 7

R ule N is i was is s u e d a g a in s t W est C e r t ific a t e G eorgia Bus L in es, In c. fo r failu reR evo k ed and to op erate and fa ilu r e to p rovid e C an celled t h i r t y (30) d a y 's n o t i c e when d i s co n tin u in g o p eration s. A lso, fo r f a i l u r e to tim e ly f i l e 1986 A n n u a l
R ep o rt.

13278-M

12-17-87

A p p licatio n o f G eorgia Movers

18% i n c r e a s e

A s s o c i a t i o n , I n c . t o r e v i s e r a t e s a p p r o v e d , 9%

and ch arges as p u b lish ed in

Supplem ent No. 9 to G e o rg ia T a r if f

B u r e a u T a r i f f G P S C -M F N o .13 f o r

p a r tic ip a tin g c a r r ie r s , w hich

w o u ld b e an i n c r e a s e o f 18% on a l l

packin g co n tain er ch arges and

p ap erin g and padding ra te s and

9% on a l l p a c k in g an d u n p a c k in g r a t e s .

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A p p licatio n o f G eorgia M overs

Approved

A sso cia tio n , In c . on b e h a lf o f

A tla n tic M oving & S to ra g e C o ., In c .

to in c r e a s e la b o r c h a rg e s on com m ercial

moves fo r Sundays and N a tio n a l h o ld ay s,

and e s t a b lis h fo u r h o u r minimum on

th e se moves.

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A p p lic a tio n o f P u ro la to r C o u rier C o rp .P en d in g to provid e lia b ilit y lim ita tio n s as p u b lis h e d in T a r if f G P SC -M F No. 15.

13284-M

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A p p lica tio n o f Pony E xpress C o u rier Pending Corporation to provide lia b ilit y lim ita tio n s as p u b lish ed in T a r iff G PSC-M F No. 5.

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R A IL CA R R IE R C A SE S FOR 1987

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A p p licatio n o f C en tra l o f G eorgia Approved R a ilro a d Company to a b o lis h M obile A gency Route C G A -G A -2 based a t Chattagooga, Tennessee.

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RAILROAD FREIGHT RATES AND CHARGES
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to consolidate the Cordele No. 1 Mobile Agency and the Fitzgerald Mobile Agency into a Mobile Agency based at Fitzgerald, GA. , and also to transfer Leslie-Desoto from the Cordele No. 2 Mobile Agency to Cordele No. 1 Mobile Agency and eliminate Alma and Guysie from the list of stations presently served by the Fitzgerald Mobile Agency. The proposed Fitzgerald Mobile Agency route would serve the former agency stations at Abbeville, Pitts, Rhine, Rochelle, Douglas and Rebecca, GA, and the non-agency stations at Ambrose, Nichols, Ocilla, Osierfield, Penia, Ross, Shoptow, Seville and Wiggins, GA. The amended Cordele No. 1 Mobile Agency would serve the former agency stations at Vienna, Montezuma, Oglethorpe, Ideal and Leslie-Desoto, GA, and the non-agency stations at Lilly, Byromville, Fields and Flint River, GA. The foregoing was denied by the Commission in Administrative Session on Jan. 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Compamy to retire and remove Track No. 154-14, formerly serving Southern
Inc., Atlanta, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Jan. 23, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., to retire Track No. 15, including turnout, at Atlanta, GA. After
consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Jan. 23, 1987.
Application on behalf of Central of Georgia to retire and remove the old house track at Sargent, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Jan. 23, 1987.
Application on behalf of Southern Railway Company to retire and remove the track serving Pyrofax (now known as Petrolane) Gas Corp. at Flowery Branch, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Jan. 23, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation for authority to establish a new mobile agency route based at Atlanta which would serve the agency station of Covington, GA., and the non--agency station of Alcovy, Conyers, Decatur, Lithonia, Scottsdale and Stone Mountain. After a six-month trial period and an investigation of the operation by representatives of the Commission, the Commission concluded the operation was adequate to the needs of the public
t the affected stations and could be continued on a permanent basis. This decision was made on Jan. 23, 1987.
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Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to include the Agency Station of Americus and the Non-Agency Stations of East Americus, Foster and Shipp's Spur into the Richland, GA., Mobile Agency. This amended route serves the Agency Stations of Cuthbert, Lumpkin, Plains, Preston and Americus, GA., and the Non-Agency Stations of Benevolence, Cusseta, Dumas, New Point, Omaha, Huntington, East Americus, Foster, Randall and Shipp's Spur, GA. After a six-month trial period and an investigation of the operation by representatives of the Commission, the Commission concluded the operation was adeguate to the needs of the public and the affected station and could be continued on a permanent basis. This decision was made on Jan. 23, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to dispose of the passenger depot building at Athens, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on--site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Feb. 20, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to retire and remove an unused track formerly serving Bryant's Lumber Company, Inc., Albany, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Feb. 20, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company to retire and remove the railway-owned portion of Track 639-10 formerly serving Beeman's Laboratory, Inc., and Abbott Laboratories, Atlanta, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Feb. 20, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Company to retire and remove two industrial tracks serving Atlanta Aggregates Company, Inc., Atlanta, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff, making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Feb. 20, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company to retire and remove a track formerly serving National Fruit Product Company, Inc., at 725 Humphries Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Feb. 20, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company to retire and remove the old house track at Stockbridge, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission
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approved the application as filed on Feb 20, 1987.
Application of Southern Railway Company to retire and remove team track at Concord, GA., and abandon and remove the non-agency station of Concord from the Open and Prepay Station list. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on--site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company to abandon the non-agency station of Brentwood (Wayne County), Ga., and the removal of Brentwood from the Open and Prepay Station List. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway to retire and remove Track No. 237-1 serving Macon Water Works Company near M i l e p o s t 237-H, Macon, Bibb County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff making an on--site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to retire and remove tracks serving Georgia Kraft Company at Carrollton, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 24, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company to retire and remove track formerly serving Stringfellow Lumber Company and Southern Sales & Warehouse Company, Atlanta, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 24, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company to retire and remove the non-agency stations of Gresston (Dodge County) , GA., and Rush (Telfair County) , GA., from the Open and Prepay Station List. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on March 24, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to retire and remove track and coal trestle formerly serving Summerville Manufacturing Company, Summerville, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad
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Company to abolish mobile agency route CGA-GA-2 based at Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Commission declined to approve the above application without a public hearing. Such hearing was to be assigned as soon as the Commission's calendar would permit. Such decision was made by the Commission in Administrative Session on April 17, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad for retirement and removal of a track formerly serving Transeastern Corporation at Griffin, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on June 16, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to dispose of depot building at Swainsboro, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to retire and remove the railroad-owned portion of track serving Southern Foods, Inc., Columbus (Muscogee County), GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on June 16, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company to retire unused tracks in 6th Ave. and tracks springing therefrom in Columbus (Muscogee County), GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on June 16, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to retire and remove Track No. 96-3 formerly serving Archer Hosery Company (MP 95-M) at Columbus (Muscogee County), GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on June 16, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Lines Railway Company to retire and remove team track (Track No. 634-3) at Tenth Street in Atlanta, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on June 16, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to retire certain tracks formerly serving Estech, Inc., Albany, GA. , for development of a facility to serve Network Publications, Albany, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as
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filed on June 16, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to retire and remove track formerly serving Atlanta Brick & Tile Company, Bone (Floyd County), GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application on June 16, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company to retire and remove a track formerly serving Bagby Transfer Company at Forrestville (Floyd County), GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application on June 16, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company for authority to retire and remove the old house track at Eldorado, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on June 16, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to retire track No. SV-12, including two turnouts, at Riceboro, GA., and to amend Open and Prepay Station List to change Riceboro, Liberty County, GA. , from public to private siding basis. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 7, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway for authority to retire and remove the railroad-owned portion of a track serving Atlanta Gas Light Company at Macon, Bibb County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 7, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company for authority to retire and remove the old house "track at Mineola, Lowndes County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 7, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to retire and remove the railway-owned portion of track serving Bibb Manufacturing Company at Forsyth, Monroe County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 7, 1987.
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Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 2, including turnout, at Braganza, GA., and to amend Open and Prepay Station List to delete the point of Braganza, Ware County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 7, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to retire and remove an unused spur track at Milepost S-50, Halcyondale, (Screven County), GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 21, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the CSX Transportation, Inc. for authority to retire Track No. XV-4, at Pembroke, GA., and to amend Open and Prepay Station List to delete the point of Pembroke, Bryan County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 21, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the Southern Railway Company to retire and remove a track formerly serving Great Southern Paper at Waverly Hall, Harris County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 21, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to retire and remove public delivery track (Track No. 75-1) at Waverly Hall, Harris County, GA., and removal of the non-agency station of Waverly Hall, GA., from the Open and Prepay Station List. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 21, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to retire and remove a track formerly serving Hiawassee Land Company (Bowater), Waverly Hall, Harris County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on July 21, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to retire the track No. 1, including two (2) turnouts at Dublin, Laurens County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on September 1, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad
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Company for authority to retire and remove track formerly serving Farmer Mutual Exchange, LaFayette, Walker County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on September 1, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to retire and remove track serving Georgia Kraft Company at LaFayette, Walker County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on September 1, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to retire and remove the railway-owned portion of a track formerly serving Crutchfield and Company (also formerly Hammond Industries), currently Astro-Yarns at LaFayette, Walker County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on September 1, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to retire the Track No. 67 at Americus, Sumter County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on September 1, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to retire and remove the old house track (Milepost 232-H) at Arkwright, Jones County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on September 1, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to retire and remove Track No. 40-9 formerly serving Willad E. Strain, T/A A. L. Edwards Company, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to retire and remove the old house at Dublin, Laurens County, GA. After careful consideration and after proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on September 1, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to retire and remove switch to the track serving McDonough Power Equipment (Snapper Power Equipment) at McDonough, Henry County, GA. After careful consideration and subsequent
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proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on October 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to retire and remove an industrial track formerly serving Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., Inc. Lyerly, Chattooga County, GA. After careful consideration, and subsequent proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Octobet 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the CSX Transportation, Inc., to abandon the existing side track and remove sidings from Leland's Open and Prepay Station List in the City of Montezuma, Macon County, GA. After careful consideration, and subsequent proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on October 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the CSX Transportation, Inc. for authority to consolidate Waycross, GA., Mobile Agency No. 1 and Waycross, GA., Mobile Agency No. 2, and to make Sylvester, GA., a Non-Agency Station under Albany, GA. , jurisdiction. This consolidation would have the effect of adding Pearson, GA., to the remaining Waycross, GA., Mobile Agency and would make Sylvester, GA., a Non-Agency Station under Albany, GA., jurisdiction. After a six-month trial period and an investigation of this operation by the Commission staff, the Commission concluded that this mobile agency operation, in the manner being performed and with the present personnel and volume of agency duties, was adequate to meet the needs of the public and the affected stations and, could be continued on a permanent basis. The above was decided by the Commission in Administrative Session on October 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to include the stations of Dublin, East Dublin and West Dublin, GA. , into the Vidalia, GA., No. 1 Mobile Agency. After a six-month trial period and an investigation of this operation by the Commission staff, the Commission concluded that this mobile agency operation, in the manner being performed and with the present personnel and volume of agency duties, was adequate to meet the needs of the public and the affected stations, and could be continued on a permanent basis. The above was decided by the Commission in Administrative Session on October 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Georgia Northern Railway System to close the Open Agency station at Camilla, GA., and place Camilla and the Non-Agency station of West Camilla, GA. , under the jurisdiction and control of the Agency station in Moultrie, GA. After a six month trial period and an investigation of this agency operation, in the manner being performed and with the present personnel and volume of agency duties, was adequate to meet the needs of the public and the affected station, and could be
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continued on a permanent basis. The above was decided by the Commission in Administrative Session on October 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to abolish Mobile Agency Route CGA-GA-7 and have the base agency in Carrollton, GA., governing all stations on the route. The Commission approved the foregoing application as filed on October 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to change the status of Gainesville, GA., to a Non-Agency Station under the Atlanta, GA. , Terminal Service Center. The Commission considered and authorized the above application only on a six-months trial basis with the full understanding that following the trial period if the Commission found the Mobile Agency service to be inadequate such action as circumstances warranted would be taken. The above was decided by the Commission on October 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the CSX Transportation, Inc. for authority to relocate the Columbus, GA. , Mobile Agency from Columbus, GA., to Richland, GA., and to include the Station of Columbus, GA., into the relocated Richland, GA., Mobile Agency, identifying the new Agency as Richland Agency No. 2. The Commission considered and authorized the above application only on a six-months trial basis with the full understanding that following the trial period if the Commission found the Mobile Agency service to be inadequate such action as circumstances warranted would be taken. The above was decided by the Commission on October 6, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the CSX Transportation, Inc. for authority to retire tracks No. 259, 1780, 2638, 2106, 103A, 1138 and 1134, including several turnouts at Savannah (Chatham County), GA. After careful consideration, and subsequent proper posting of notice and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Oct. 20, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of the CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to relocate the Fulco, GA. , Mobile Agency Base Station to Atlanta, GA. The amended mobile agency would serve the former agency station of Tyrone and the non-agency stations of Ackerman, Ben Hill, Peachtree City, Stratford and Union City, GA. The Commission considered and authorized the above application only on a six-months trial basis with the full understanding that following the trial period if the Commission found the Mobile Agency service to be inadequate such action as circumstances warranted would be taken. The above was decided by the Commission on October 20, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to relocate the Tucker, GA., Mobile Agency Station to Atlanta, GA., and to close the open agency station at Tucker, GA., and to add Tucker, GA., to the mobile agency concept. The amended mobile agency would serve the former agency stations at Tucker,
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Lawrenceville and Winder and the non-agency stations of Auburn and Closter, GA. The Commission declined to approve the above application without a public hearing which would be assigned as soon as the Commission's calendar would permit. The above was decided by the Commission on October 20, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Georgia Northern Railway Company for authority to retire and remove a coal track and trestle at Milepost 28.3-B), Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA. After careful consideration, and subsequent proper posting of notice, and after the Commission Staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on November 24, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Southern Railway Company for authority to retire and remove track No. 635-22 formerly serving Southeastern Metal Products Company at Howell, Atlanta, (Fulton County) Georgia. After careful consideration and subsequent proper posting of notice, and after the Commission staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Nov. 24, 1987.
Application of Central of Georgia Railroad for authority to retire and remove the east end switch and about 2,400 feet of the old house track at Wrightsville, Johnson County, GA. After careful consideration, and subsequent proper posting of notice, and after the Commission Staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Nov. 24, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to retire Track No. 86 at Savannah, Hutchinson Island (Chatham County), GA. After careful consideration and subsequent proper posting of notice, and after the Commission Staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Nov. 24, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company for authority to retire and remove the old gin track (MP SA-24.4) at Springfield, Effingham County, GA. After careful consideration, and subsequent proper posting of notice, and after the Commission Staff making an on-site inspection, the Commission approved the application as filed on Nov. 24, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to consolidate the Cordele No. 2 Mobile Agency and the Fitzgerald Mobile Agency into a Mobile Agency based at Fitzgerald, GA. Also, the transfer of Leslie-DeSoto from the Cordele No. 2 Mobile Agency to the Cordele No. 1 Mobile Agency, the transfer of Penia and Ross to the Cordele, Ga. , agency jurisdiction, and eliminate Alma and Guysie from the list of stations presently served by the Fitzgerald Mobile Agency. The Fitzgerald Mobile Agency would serve the former agency stations at Abbeville, Rhine, Pitts, Rochelle, Douglas and Rebecca, GA., and the Non-Agency stations at Ambrose, Nicholas, Ocilla, Osierfield, Shoptow, Seville and Wiggins, GA. The Cordele No. 1 Mobile Agency would serve the former agency stations at Vienna, Montezuma, Oglethorpe, Ideal and
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L e s l i e - D e s o t o , G a . and the Non-Agency stations at Lilly, Byromville, Fields and Flint River, GA. The Commission considered and authorized the above application only on a six-months trial basis with the full understanding that following the trial period if the Commission found the Mobile Agency service to be inadequate such action as circumstances warranted would be taken. The above was decided by the Commission on Nov. 24, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc. for authority to relocate the Tucker, Georgia Mobile Agency Base Station to Atlanta, GA., and to close the open agency station at Tucker, GA., and to add Tucker, GA., to the Mobile Agency concept. The amended mobile agency would serve the former agency stations at Tucker, Lawrenceville and Winder and the Non-Agency stations of Auburn and Gloster. The Commission considered and authorized the above application on a six-month's trial basis with the 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 an investigation of the services being rendered and at the end of such period, take such action as circumstances warranted. The above was decided on Dec. 10, 1987.
Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc., for authority to consolidate the two Tate, GA., Mobile Agencies and to close the open agency station at Tate, GA., and transfer the Base Station from Tate, GA., to Cartersville, GA. Tate, Ga., Mobile Agency No. 1 presently serves former open agencies at Blue Ridge, Ellijay and Whitestone, GA., and the Non-Agency stations at C a m s Mill, Jasper, Mineral Bluff, Murphy Jet., Lucius, Gennett, Kiker, Talking Rock, Westbrook and Ruden, GA. Tate, GA., Mobile Agency No. 2 presently serves former open agencies at Ball Ground, Canton and Tate, GA, and the Non-Agency stations at Nelson, Gober, Keithsburg, Univeter, Toonigh, Holly springs, Woodstock, Teague and Blackwells, GA. The proposed consolidated mobile agency based at Cartersville, GA., would serve former open agency stations at Blue Ridge, Ellijay, Whitestone, Ball Ground, Canton and Tate, GA., and Non-Agency stations at C a m s Mill, Jasper, Mineral Bluff, Murphy Jet., Lucius, Gennett, Kiker, Talking Rock, Westborrk, Ruden, Nelson, Gober, Keithsburg, Univeter, Toonigh, Holly Springs, Woodstock, Teague and Blackwells, GA. The Commission considerted and authorized the above application on a six-month's trial basis with the 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 an investigation of the services being rendered and, at the end of such period, take such action as curcumstances warranted. The above was decided on Dec. 10, 1987.
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MOBILE AGENCIES

At the close of calendar year 1987, there were 47 Mobile Agency Operations in existence within the State of Georgia with base stations located at the following points:

Army Depot Athens Atlanta/Covington Atlanta (Inman Yard) Bainbridge Calhoun Camak #1 Camak #2 Cedartown Chatsworth Chattanooga Cochran Colunmbus 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 Hazlehurst Macon (3) Manchester Millen (2) Moultrie Richland Savannah Tate (North) Tate (South) Thomasville Toccoa Tucker Valdosta Vidalia #1 Vidalia #2 Waycross

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There were 28 application filed in 1987, 10 were handled to a conclusion and there are 18 applications pending at the close of the calendar year.
They are as follows:

APPROVED

PENDING

1 New Mobile Agency
Atlanta/Covington
4 Amendments
Vidalia #1 Moultrie Waycross #2 Richland
2 Abolished
Waycross #1 Carrollton
DISAPPROVED
3 Amendments Cordele #1 Cordele #2 Fitzgerald

5 New Mobile Agencies
Atlanta (CSX) Atlanta (NS) Chattanooga, TN (CSX) LaGrange (CSX) Richland (CSX)
7 Amendments
Atlanta (NS) GA-6 Cartersville (CSX) Chamblee (NS) Cordele #1 (CSX) 2nd filing Fitzgerald (CSX) 2nd filing Gainesville (NS)
Hazlehurst (NS)
6 Abolishments
Cedartown (CSX) Dalton (CSX) Conley (Army Depot) Chattanooga, TN (NS) GA-2 Cordele #2 (CSX) 2nd filing Tate #1 & #2 (CSX)

During the year, personnel from the Rail Service and Tariffs Division made inspections of the mobile agency operations to determine if service to the shipping and receiving public was being satisfactorily rendered.
The mobile agency concept of providing service to stations under which an agent can perform the needed service at a savings to the railroad while adequately handling the needs of the shipping and receiving public at involved points continues to be operated with success.

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Application filed on Behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc. to retire Track No. 1 at Byromville (Dooly County), GA. CSXT requested application be withdrawn. Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Compamy to retire and remove a track serving Paccar Part, Inc., and U.S. Gypsum Company, Morrow, GA. Central of Georgia Railroad Company Requested application be withdrawn. Application filed on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc. to abandon Track No. 15 at Atlanta, Georgia. CSXT requested tract application be withdrawn. Application filed on behalf of Central of Georgia Railroad Company to retire and remove a track serving Lester Laboratories, East Point, Georgia. The Central of Georgia Railroad Company requested application be withdrawn.
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CONSUMER A F F A IR S D IV ISIO N
The Consumer A ffa ir s D ivision re ce iv e s and p ro cesses customer in q u iries, problems and co m p la in ts co n ce rn in g r e g u la te d u tilitie s. Dvision s p e c ia lis ts serve as m ediators in such cases and en su re t h a t u t i l i t y a c t iv it i e s u n d er th e Com m issionis ju r is d ic tio n are in accordance with r e g u la tio n s and p o lic ie s approved by th e Commission. Consumer p ro b lem s c o v e r a ra n g e o f areas, from qu ality of service co n cern s to d isp u te d b i l l amounts and se rv ice d isco n n ectio n s.
! Consumer A ffa irs operates th e P SC 's sta te w id e t o l l - f r e e number (1-800-282-5813) and s e r v e s as th e Com m issionis g e n e r a l in form ation source.
With it s extensive public contact, Consumer A f f a ir s h e lp s th e Commission keep up with w h at's r i g h t -- and wrong -- w ith u t ilit y se rv ice in G eorgia.

CONSUMER A F F A IR S D IV ISIO N 1987 S t a t i s t i c s

C on cern s/In qu ires

T elecom m unications

2,305

E le c tr ic Com panies

453

N a tu ra l Gas Com panies

382

R e q u e s t f o r G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t io n 2 ,3 65

No J u r i s d i c t i o n I n q u ir e s

1,182

Correspondence

820

In addition, th e Conum ers D iv is io n resp o n d ed t o 522 c o m p la in ts concerning the "97S" telephone controversy, and d u rin g th e s e r ie s of G eo rg ia Power r a te in c r e a s e h e a rin g s , 4,932 te le p h o n e c a lls registering votes for or against the rate req u est were processed.
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
The A dm inistrative D ivision is re s p o n sib le fo r th e fis c a l, and in te r n a l su p p o rt fu n c tio n s o f th e a g e n cy . The division prepares the revenue needs, supervises th e preparation and constantly m onitors th e d ep artm en tal b u d g e ts, p a y r o lls and payroll reports, perform s th e d u ties o f record s management and approves the purchase of m aterials and su p p lies fo r th e agency.
The f is c a l year 1988 b u d g e t, w hich began in J u l y , 1987, was th e la r g e s t in Com m ission h is t o r y . I t t o t a le d $7,969,051 o f which $928,743 was fe d e ra l m onies. The Com m ission was b u d g e te d 153 f u l l tim e p o s itio n s , w hich in c lu d e d th e a d d itio n o f s ix te e n new e n fo r c e m e n t o f f i c e r s , an d 45 v e h i c l e s .
A l i t t l e o v e r $5 m illio n o f th e b u d g e t i s d e v o t e d t o personal services with the remainder used fo r o p e ra tin g expen ses in clu d in g $294,150 fo r th e purchase o f com puters and $1.3 f o r p e r diem, fees and co n tracts used to employ o u t s id e e x p e r t s to a s s i s t in rate cases, co u rt rep o rters, hearin g o ffic e r s and tem porary help .
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