Notice of Utility Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Alaska Pacific Environmental Services Ketchikan, LLC d/b/a Pacific Waste (APES-Ketch) filed tariff revision TA25-656, proposing to clarify, modify, or correct certain definitions and rules in its tariff. Some examples of the proposed tariff revisions are listed below:
- Deposit provisions at Rule 200.20.3 have been revised from requiring the utility to refund deposit after one year to requiring a refund after twelve consecutive months of timely payments.
- A new provision allowing APES-Ketch to render make-up bills within six months of service has been introduced as Rule 200.50.17.
- A provision specifying that it is the customer’s responsibility to verify the utility billing, and that charges are binding unless objected to within six months of billing, has been introduced as Rule 200.50.18.
- Rule 200.70.1 governing Customer Provided Equipment (CPE), has been revised to add that the utility will bear any repair or replacement costs of CPE for failure of the utility to exercise reasonable care.
- The mailing address for the receipt of written informal customer complaints (stated at Rule 200.80.1) has been changed to 3301 C Street, Suite 209, Anchorage, AK from 7446 North Tongass Hwy, Ketchikan, AK.
- The provision related to Termination of Service by the Utility (See Rule 200.140.1) was modified to add two additional grounds for termination: (1) failure on the part of the customer to observe the rules and regulations of the company; and (2) the use of profane or obscene language, reasonably to be expected to frighten, abuse, torment or harass utility personnel.
This notice does not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies from that proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Chelsea Crawley, consultant for APES-Ketch, at 800 East Dimond Boulevard, #3-670, Anchorage, AK 99515; phone: (907) 522-2130. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket “TA25-656” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., May 11, 2015, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TA25-656 and include a statement that you’ve filed a copy of the comments with APES-Ketch the address given above or by email to ccrawley@aktcpa.com. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by May 4, 2015.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 14th day of April, 2015.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
James A. Keen
Engineering Section Manager