N.J. Admin. Code § 14:3-6.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 14:3-6.1 - General provisions for records and reporting

(a) Each public utility shall notify the Board, upon request, of the office or offices at which the records required by this chapter are kept. These records shall be open for examination by the Board's inspectors upon reasonable notice during normal business hours.

(b) Each utility shall keep a record of each customer's account in a manner that will permit computation of the customer's bill for any billing period occurring within six years, except that telephone utilities shall keep customer account records in accordance with the Board's telecommunications rules at N.J.A.C. 14:10. A utility may choose to keep records longer than six years in order to facilitate compliance with the rules regarding adjustment of charges for meter error at 14:3-4.3.

(c) The following provisions in this chapter require a utility to report to the Board or another entity:

1.14:3-3.7 requires reporting to the Board regarding service interruptions;

2.14:3-3A.7 requires reporting to the Board regarding notice to municipalities of residential service discontinuances;

3.14:3-4.5 requires reporting to the customer;

4.14:3-4.6 requires reporting to the Board regarding meter testing and results;

5.14:3-6.3 requires reporting to the Board regarding finances and operations;

6.14:3-6.4 and 6.5 require reporting to the Board regarding accidents;

7.14:3-6.6 requires reporting to the Board regarding the telephone systems operated by the utility;

8.14:3-6.7 requires reporting to the Board regarding suspicious actions relating to utility functions and equipment;

9.14:3-7.8 requires reporting to tenant-customers, landlords, beneficiaries and the Board regarding diversions of service; and

10.14:3-10.1 requires reporting to the Board regarding expenditures under a Targeted Revitalization Incentive Program (TRIP).

(d) In accordance with N.J.A.C. 14:3-1.4, all reports and records required under this subchapter shall be provided in the format provided by Board staff or posted on the Board's website at http://nj.gov/bpu/, unless otherwise specifically stated in this chapter, or unless format requirements are waived in accordance with N.J.A.C. 14:3-1.4.

N.J. Admin. Code § 14:3-6.1

Amended by R.2006 d.342, effective 9/18/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4188(a), 38 N.J.R. 3908(a).
Substituted "regulated entity" for "utility".
Amended by R.2008 d.119, effective 5/19/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 4077(b), 40 N.J.R. 2481(a).
Section was "Location and examination". Inserted designation (a); rewrote (a); and added (b) through (d).