Okla. Admin. Code § 165:45-17-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 165:45-17-3 - Application of Subchapter

(a) This Subchapter is applicable to all natural gas utilities operating within the State of Oklahoma.

(b) All services rendered by natural gas utilities shall remain subject to Commission rate regulation pursuant to this Subchapter until or unless the Commission, after notice and hearing, makes an affirmative determination that rate regulation as to a customer, citygate, or aggregation point of natural gas service at a particular location is no longer required and further makes a finding that effective competition exists upstream of each citygate for each individual service. Accordingly, there shall be no presumption of effective competition upstream of any citygate for any service prior to a Commission order reflecting the same.

(c) To the extent that any entity seeks to competitively bid to provide the natural gas services of gas supply, gathering, transmission and storage to natural gas utilities upstream of the citygate, the Commission shall impose reasonable standards of conduct to establish and preserve a fair competitive bid process.

(d)Required Information. Upon request by the Commission, affiliate information shall be provided pursuant to this Subchapter and shall contain records and work papers which provide, at a minimum, the following information and such other information that the Commission shall request:

(1) Consolidated Companies and Subsidiaries Balance Sheet.

(2) Income Statements.

(3) Cost Allocation Basis, if applicable.

(4) Affiliate/Subsidiary General Data: Narrative(s) providing:

(A) The date of establishment of each affiliate and/or subsidiary;

(B) A statement of each affiliate and/or subsidiary's core businesses;

(C) The utility company resources used in establishment of each affiliate and/or subsidiary; and

(D) The utility company resources currently being used by each affiliate and/or subsidiary, either directly or indirectly.

(5) Affiliate/Subsidiary Contracts: Copies of any and all contracts with affiliates and/or subsidiaries.

(6) Assets Sold/Transferred to Affiliates/Subsidiaries: A listing, by asset category and net book value, of assets sold or transferred to any affiliate and/or subsidiary since the utility's last rate case.

(7) Services/Products from Affiliates/Subsidiaries: A listing and description of the services and/or products (and related costs) provided by each affiliated and/or subsidiary company to the utility for the required period.

(8) Services/Products to Affiliates/Subsidiaries: A listing of any significant utility company facilities and/or resources, whether plant, other assets or personnel that were used during the required period, by each affiliate and/or subsidiary. The cost of the resources shall be indicated.

(9) Cost of Debt or Financing: A listing of debt instruments bearing any cost of financing transactions, in part or in full, or any debt, equity, trading activity, or derivative which has a direct or indirect financial or cost impact upon the utility.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:45-17-3

Added at 15 Ok Reg 2177, eff 7-1-98; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2095, eff 7-1-04