(1)
Location and retention of records. Unless otherwise specified
in this chapter, all records required by these rules shall be kept and
preserved in accordance with the applicable provisions of 199-Chapter
18.
(2)
Tariffs.
The utility shall maintain its tariff filing in a current status.
The rates and rules of all utilities subject to the rules in
this chapter shall be filed with the board.
The form, identification and content of tariffs shall be in
accordance with these rules.
a.
Form and identification.
(1)
The tariff shall be on 8½
x 11-inch pages so
as to result in a clear and permanent record. Tariffs shall be filed
electronically in compliance with 199-Chapter 14.
(2) The tariff shall conform to the following
requirements:
1. The first page shall be the
title page, which will show the name of the utility, the type of utility
service being provided, and the words "Iowa Utilities Board."
2. When a tariff is to be superseded or
replaced in its entirety, the replacing tariff shall show on the upper right
corner of its title page that it is a revision of a tariff on file and the
number being superseded or replaced; for example:
Tariff No.________________
Supersedes Tariff No.________________
3. When a tariff sheet in a tariff is
revised, amended, or eliminated, the tariff sheet shall indicate in the top
right corner the number of the revision to that tariff sheet.
4. Any tariff sheet modifications shall be
marked in the right margin with symbols as described below to indicate the
place, nature, and extent of the change in text. The marked version shall show
all added language marked with underlined text and all deleted language with
strike-through.
* (C)-Change in regulation.
* (D)-Discontinued rate or regulation.
* (I)-Increase in rate or new treatment resulting in
increased rate.
* (N)-New rate, treatment, or regulation.
* (R)-Reduction in rate or new treatment resulting in
reduction in rate.
* (T)-Change in text only.
5. All sheets except the title page shall
have the following information located at the top left of the tariff sheet:
* Company name.
* Type of utility tariff.
* The words "Filed with board."
6. All sheets except the title page shall
have the following information located at the top right of the tariff sheet:
* Tariff part identification, if any.
* Tariff sheet number, original or revised.
* Canceled tariff sheet number, original or revised.
7. All sheets except the title
page shall have the following information located at the bottom left of the
tariff sheet:
* The issued date.
* The name of the person responsible for the issuance.
8. All sheets except the title
page shall have the following information located at the bottom right of the
tariff sheet:
* An effective date field.
* Proposed effective date for the tariff sheet.
(3) The issued date is
the date the tariff or the revised sheet content was filed by the utility in
the board's electronic filing system.
(4) The effective date may be left blank by
the utility and shall be determined by the board. The utility may propose an
effective date.
b.
Content of tariffs. A tariff filed with the board shall
contain a table of contents and rates, including all rates of utilities for
service with indication for each rate of the type of service and the class of
customers to which each rate applies as approved by the board. There shall also
be shown the prices per unit of service, the number of units per billing period
to which the prices apply, the period of billing, the minimum bill, the method
of measuring demands and consumptions, including method of calculating or
estimating loads or minimums, and any special terms and conditions applicable.
Any discount for prompt payment or penalty for late payment and the period
during which the net amount may be paid shall be specified and shall be in
accordance with subrule 21.4(4).
(3)
List of persons authorized to
receive board inquiries. Each utility shall file with the board in the
annual report required by 199-subrule 23.1(2) a list of names, titles,
addresses, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to receive, act upon,
and respond to communications from the board in connection with:
(1) general management duties;
(2) customer relations
(complaints);
(3) engineering
operations; and
(4) meter tests and
repairs, if meters are used. Each utility shall file with the board a telephone
contact number where the board can obtain current information 24 hours a day
about interruptions of service from a knowledgeable person. The contact
information required by this subrule shall be kept current.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code r.
199-21.2
Amended by
IAB
January 15, 2020/Volume XLII, Number 15, effective
2/19/2020