NOTICE OF UTILITY APPLICATION
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on September 7, 2016, Northern Waste LLC (Northern Waste) filed an application for a new Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Northern Waste proposes to provide competitive commercial waste removal services in the Municipality of Anchorage and Eagle River communities. Docket No. U-16-077 was opened to address this matter.
The Commission has exempted competitive refuse carriers from economic regulation in certain markets, including Anchorage and Eagle River (see Order U-07-032(6)/U-07-033(5)/U-07-034(5)/U-07-035(5)/
U-07-036(6), issued October 16, 2007). Economic regulation means regulation of matters concerning a utility's rates and charges, quality of service, management practices, and customer complaints. If the application is approved, Northern Waste may be exempt from all or portions of economic regulation by the Commission.
No motions for waiver or petitions for confidentiality were filed with the application. The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the application. The Commission may determine whether the application is complete by September 28, 2016.
You may obtain more information about this application by contacting Anthony French, Northern Waste LLC, 1111 East Dowling Road, Anchorage, AK 99518; phone: (907) 563-3378. 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 No. “U-16-077” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00p.m, October 5, 2016 at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx.
Please reference Docket No. U-16-077 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with Northern Waste 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, or TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by September 27, 2016.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 14th day of September, 2016.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Robert M. Pickett
Chairman