NOTICE OF UTILITY APPLICATIONS TO DISCONTINUE SERVICE
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on April 11, 2016, Alaska Power Company (APC) filed an application seeking authority to permanently discontinue electric service in Healy Lake, and the approval for related amendments to its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (Certificate) No. 2. The application also seeks approval to transfer ownership of its operating assets in Healy Lake to the Healy Lake Village Council. Docket No. U-16-043 was opened to address APC’s application.
In addition, the Commission gives notice that on April 11, 2016, Alaska Telephone Company (ATC) filed an application seeking authority to permanently discontinue local exchange telephone service in Healy Lake, and the approval for related amendments to Certificate No. 31. Docket No. U-16-044 was opened to address ATC’s application.
According to the companies, neither APC nor ATC have any electric or wireline telephone service customers in their Healy Lake service areas, nor have they had any requests for service for over a year. The companies state that electric service and telephone service have been temporarily suspended to the community since April 14, 2015.
AS 42.05.261(a) provides that a public utility may not discontinue or abandon service unless, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, the Commission finds that continued service is not required by the public convenience and necessity. A hearing may be scheduled by the Commission in a future order to allow interested persons to voice their support for or opposition to APC’s and ATC’s proposed discontinuance of electric and wireline telephone service in Healy Lake.
No motion for waiver or petition for confidentiality was filed with the applications. The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the applications. The Commission may determine whether the applications are complete by April 29, 2016.
You may obtain information about either application by contacting Anthony S. Guerriero, with Brena, Bell & Clarkson, P.C., Attorney for APC and ATC, at 810 N Street, Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 258-2000. The complete applications are 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 No. “U-16-043” or “U-16-044” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on either application, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m. May 9, 2016, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx.
Please reference the docket number and include a statement that you’ve filed a copy of the comments with the attorney for APC and ATC at its address given above.
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 2, 2016.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 13th day of April, 2016.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Robert M. Pickett
Chairman