Section Puc 1107.06 - E-22 Report of Proposed Expenditures for Additions, Extensions and Capital Improvements to Fixed Capital(a) Every utility shall report to the commission when the probable cost of any addition, extension or capital improvement to its utility plant will exceed reportable amounts set forth in Table 5.9.1, as follows: Table 5.9.1 Reportable Amounts by Utility Plant Range
| UTILITY PLANT RANGE | REPORTABLE AMOUNT |
| |
| $ 400,000 and under | $5,000 |
| 400,001 to $ 1,000,000 | 10,000 |
| 1,000,001 to 2,000,000 | 15,000 |
| 2,000,001 to 3,000,000 | 22,500 |
| 3,000,001 to 50,000,000 | 30,000 |
| 50,000,001 to 100,000,000 | 50,000 |
| 100,000,001 and over | 100,000 |
(b) The reportable amount shall be based on the gross fixed capital, as of December 31st of the calendar year immediately preceding, of each stand-alone or satellite system with an independent source of supply.(c) Companies with more than $10,000,000 in fixed capital may use the next higher reporting limit for their satellite systems.(d) The reporting limits shall apply to total project cost including contributions in aid of construction.(e) For purposes of paragraph (a), filing with the commission shall consist of: (1) A completed E-22 form; or(2) With written approval of the commission, a construction budget.(f) The commission shall accept a construction budget in place of individual E-22 forms if the proposed budget meets the following criteria: (1) It highlights all projects above the utility's reporting limit;(2) It contains a level of detail appropriate to the expenditures anticipated and to identification of potential project-specific issues; and(3) It covers a period of no longer than one year.(g) The commission shall state whether the approval is for one year or a longer or indefinite period, based on the utility's prior operation and reporting history and projected level of expenditures.(h) A utility shall file an original and duplicate copy with the commission engineering department as follows:(1) An individual E-22 form no fewer than 30 days before starting actual construction or expenditure of funds; or(2) A construction budget no fewer than 60 days before starting actual construction or expenditure of funds.(i) A utility may provide an additional copy of its filing and request that it be date-stamped and returned to confirm filing.(j) Investigation of or comment on a construction budget or E-22 by the commission or failure of the staff to identify prudence review issues as described in paragraph (l) below, shall not constitute a final prudence review and the commission shall not be precluded from analyzing the merit of any expenditure in a future rate case.(k) An E-22 shall be a vehicle by which the commission, pursuant to RSA 374:5, obtains information on proposed utility expenditures and as such the commission shall not be obligated to respond to the E-22.(l) Commission staff shall make a best effort to initially identify potential prudence review issues which it could raise as part of a rate case within the time periods as follows: (1) 20 days of receipt of an E-22;(2) For construction budgets, the later of: a. 60 days of receipt of the budget; orb. 30 days prior to a stated project start date.(m) If the cost of a project is anticipated to fall below the applicable reporting limit but later exceeds it, the utility shall immediately file an E-22 form at whatever time or phase of the project it becomes apparent the limit will be exceeded. This requirement shall include projects listed in a construction budget but not highlighted in accordance with paragraph (f)(1).N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 1107.06
(See Revision Note at Chapter heading Puc 1100) #6445, eff 1-28-97; ss and moved by #8244, eff 12-31-04 (from Puc 1107.08 ); ss by #10307, eff 4-9-13