Public Utility Commission
860-001-0000 Applicability and Waiver
860-001-0010 Definitions
860-001-0020 Location, Contact Information, Hours of Operation
860-001-0030 Notice of Commission Proceedings
860-001-0040 Commission Publications
860-001-0050 Late Fees and Penalties
Public Records and Confidential Information
860-001-0060 Public Records Requests
860-001-0070 Confidential Information
860-001-0080 Protective Orders
Administrative Law Judge
860-001-0090 Delegation of Authority to Administrative Law Judge
860-001-0100 Impartiality
860-001-0110 Appeal to the Commission from Ruling of Administrative Law Judge
Intervenor Funding
860-001-0120 Grant Eligibility (Precertification and Case Certification)
860-001-0130 Termination of Eligibility; Decertification
Filing Requirements
860-001-0140 General
860-001-0150 Filing Dates
860-001-0160 Filing Requirements in Rulemaking Proceedings
860-001-0170 Filing Requirements in Contested Case and Declaratory Ruling Proceedings
860-001-0180 Service in Contested Case and Declaratory Ruling Proceedings
Rulemaking Proceedings
860-001-0200 Public Participation
860-001-0210 Permanent Rulemaking Notice
860-001-0220 Conduct of Rulemaking Hearing
860-001-0230 Rulemaking Record
860-001-0240 Rulemaking Action
860-001-0250 Petition to Promulgate, Amend, or Repeal Rule
Contested Case and Declaratory Ruling Proceedings
Practice Before the Commission
860-001-0300 Participation in Contested Case and Declaratory Ruling Proceedings; Intervention
860-001-0310 Representation and Ethical Conduct
860-001-0320 Appearance of Attorneys; Pro Hac Vice
860-001-0330 Former Employees
860-001-0340 Ex Parte Communications
860-001-0350 Settlements
Pleadings and Motions
860-001-0400 Pleadings Requirements
860-001-0410 Default upon Failure to Answer Complaint
860-001-0420 Motions, Responses, and Replies
860-001-0430 Petition for Declaratory Ruling
Evidence
860-001-0450 Evidence
860-001-0460 Official Notice
860-001-0470 Resolutions
860-001-0480 Testimony and Exhibits
860-001-0490 Records in Other Proceedings
Discovery
860-001-0500 Discovery in Contested Case Proceedings
860-001-0510 Subpoenas
860-001-0520 Depositions
860-001-0530 Admissions
860-001-0540 Data Requests
Hearings, Meetings, and Conferences
860-001-0550 Joint Hearings with other Entities
860-001-0560 Public Meetings
860-001-0570 Notice of Contested Case Hearing
860-001-0580 Postponements and Continuances of Hearings
860-001-0590 Conferences
860-001-0600 Consolidation of Proceedings
860-001-0610 Failure to Appear
Legal Argument and Major Proceedings
860-001-0650 Legal Argument
860-001-0660 Major Proceedings
Compliance with and Reconsideration of Orders
860-001-0700 Extension or Postponement of Date to Comply with Rules and Orders
860-001-0710 Notice of Acceptance of Terms of Orders
860-001-0720 Rehearing or Reconsideration
860-013-0075 General Rate Revisions
MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION UNDER THE 1996 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
860-016-0000 Definitions
860-016-0005 Waiver
860-016-0010 Commission Policy
860-016-0015 Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications
860-016-0020 Agreements Arrived at through Negotiation
860-016-0021 Wholesale Promotions
860-016-0025 Adoption of Previously Approved Agreement or Statement of Generally Available Terms
860-016-0030 Arbitration of Disputes
860-016-0040 Statement of Generally Available Terms
860-016-0050 Petitions for Enforcement of Interconnection Agreements
General
860-021-0000 Applicability of Division 021
860-021-0005 Scope of the Rules
860-021-0008 Definitions for Regulation of Utility Services
860-021-0009 Applications for Utility Service from an Energy or Large Telecommunications Utility
860-021-0010 Information for Utility Customers and Applicants
860-021-0011 Multilingual Notices
860-021-0015 Dispute Resolution
860-021-0017 Designation of Third Party to Receive Notices
860-021-0019 Restrictions on Entering a Customer Residence
860-021-0021 Interruption of Utility Service
860-021-0033 Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by an Electric Utility
860-021-0034 Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by Gas Utility or Steam Heat Utility
860-021-0036 Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Large Telecommunications Utility
860-021-0037 Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission
860-021-0045 Installation of Electric Service
860-021-0050 Installation of Gas Service
860-021-0051 Main Extensions for Gas Service
860-021-0055 Temporary Utility Service
860-021-0057 Connection of Residential Energy Utility Service
860-021-0120 Meter Readings and Bill Forms
860-021-0125 Due and Payable Period
860-021-0126 Late-Payment Charge
860-021-0130 Meter Test
860-021-0135 Adjustment of Utility Bills
860-021-0170 Billing Error Reporting
860-021-0200 Establishing Credit for Residential Utility Service
860-021-0205 Deposit Payment Arrangements for Residential Energy Utility Service
860-021-0206 Payment Arrangements for Deposit and Installation Charges for Residential Telecommunications Utility Service
860-021-0210 Interest on Deposits for Residential and Nonresidential Utility Service
860-021-0215 Refund of Deposits for Residential and Nonresidential Utility Service
860-021-0305 Grounds for Disconnecting Utility Service
860-021-0310 Voluntary Disconnection of Utility Service
860-021-0315 Emergency Disconnection of Utility Service
860-021-0320 Disconnection of Service on Weekends and Holidays
860-021-0325 Accounts Not Related to Residential Utility Service
860-021-0326 Disconnection of Gas or Electric Service to Tenants
860-021-0328 Reconnection of Residential Energy Utility Service
860-021-0330 Reconnection Fee for Utility Service
860-021-0334 Transfer Billings
860-021-0335 Refusal of Utility Service
860-021-0405 Notice of Pending Disconnection of Residential Electric or Gas Utility Service
860-021-0410 Emergency Medical Certificate for Residential Electric and Gas Service
860-021-0414 Equal-Payment Plans for Residential Electric and Gas Service
860-021-0415 Time-Payment Agreements for Residential Electric and Gas Service (Nonmedical Certificate Customers)
860-021-0420 Field Visit Charge
860-021-0505 Disconnection Procedures for All Commercial Electric and Gas Utility Customers and All Customers of Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-021-0510 Emergency Medical Certificate for Residential Telecommunications Utility Service
860-021-0550 Termination of Local Exchange Residential Service for Telecommunications Customers at Significant Risk
860-021-0575 Time Payment Agreements for Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-021-0610 Telephone Solicitation Notices by Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-021-0620 Customer Notification and Information Delivery Services for Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-022-0000 Applicability of Division 22
860-022-0001 Definitions for Utility Rates
860-022-0003 Through Service
860-022-0005 Tariff Specifications for Energy Utilities and Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-022-0010 Tariff Contents for Energy Utilities and Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-022-0015 Tariff Changes by Energy Utilities and Large Telecommunications Utilities Require 30 Days' Notice to the Commission
860-022-0017 Announcement of Utility Tariff Changes
860-022-0019 General Rate Revisions
860-022-0020 Applications to Make Tariffs or Rate Schedules Effective on Less Than Statutory Notice
860-022-0025 Requirements for Filing Tariffs or Schedules Changing Rates
860-022-0026 Requests to Abandon, Exempt from Regulation, or Price-List Regulated Telecommunications Services
860-022-0030 Requirements for Filing Tariffs or Schedules Naming Increased Rates
860-022-0032 Tariff Changes Effective With Service Rendered by an Energy or Large Telecommunications Utility
860-022-0035 Special Contracts
860-022-0038 Notice to Interested Persons of Tariffs Filed Under ORS 757.205 or 759.175
860-022-0040 Relating to City Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon Electric Companies, Gas Utilities, and Steam Heat Utilities
860-022-0042 Relating to City Privilege Taxes, Fees, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon a Large Telecommunications Utility
860-022-0045 Relating to Local Government Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon an Energy or Large Telecommunications Utility
860-022-0046 Forced Conversion of Electric and Communication Facilities
860-022-0047 Recovery of Certain Facility Relocation Costs
860-022-0065 Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities
860-022-0070 Procedures and Standards for Reviewing Gas Utility Rates in the Context of the Purchased Gas Adjustment Mechanism
860-022-0075 Ownership of Non-Energy Attributes of Generation from Renewable Energy Facilities
860-023-0000 Applicability of Division 23
860-023-0001 Definitions for Service Standards
860-023-0005 Maintenance of Plant and Equipment by Energy Utilities, Large Telecommunications Utilities, and Intrastate Toll Service Providers
860-023-0010 Use of Gas and Electric Meters
860-023-0015 Testing Gas and Electric Meters
860-023-0020 Quality of Electric Service
860-023-0025 Purity of Gas
860-023-0030 Change in Character of Service
860-023-0035 Pressure Testing and Maintenance
860-023-0040 Testing Equipment and Facilities
860-023-0045 Heating Value
860-023-0050 Heating Value Tests -- Records and Reports
860-023-0054 Retail Intrastate Toll Service Provider Service Standards
860-023-0055 Retail Telecommunications Service Standards for Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-023-0081 Definitions and Terms for Electric Service Reliability
860-023-0084 General Provisions and Applicability of Electric Service Reliability Rules
860-023-0091 Electric Service Continuity
860-023-0101 Electric Interruption Records
860-023-0111 Electric Reliability Calculations
860-023-0131 Customer Inquiries About Electric Reliability
860-023-0151 Annual Report on Electric Reliability
860-023-0161 Major Event Filing by Electric Companies
General
860-024-0000 Applicability of Division 24
860-024-0001 Definitions for Safety Standards
860-024-0005 Maps and Records
860-024-0007 Location of Underground Facilities
860-024-0010 Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Electrical Supply and Communication Lines
860-024-0011 Inspections of Electric Supply and Communication Facilities
860-024-0012 Prioritization of Repairs by Operators of Electric Supply Facilities and Operators of Communication Facilities
860-024-0015 Ground Return
860-024-0016 Minimum Vegetation Clearance Requirements
860-024-0017 Vegetation Pruning Standards
860-024-0020 Gas Pipeline Safety
860-024-0021 Liquefied Natural Gas Safety
860-024-0025 Steam Heat -- Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Steam and Hot Water Transmission and Distribution Systems
860-024-0050 Incident Reports
860-025-0000 Applicability of Division 25
860-025-0001 Definitions for Territory Allocated to Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-025-0005 Applicability and Formal Requirements
860-025-0010 Applications for Approval of Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service for Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-025-0015 Applications for Approval of Amendments to Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service
860-025-0020 Applications for Allocation of Exclusively Served Territory for Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-025-0025 Applications for Allocation of Exclusively Served Territory and Adjacent Unserved Territory for Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-025-0027 Application to Transfer Rights to Allocated Territory for Electric Utilities, Gas Utilities, and Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-025-0030 Petitions for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines
860-025-0050 Application by an Unserved Person for Service from a Large Telecommunications Utility Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines
860-025-0055 Exemption from Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) Obligations
860-025-0060 Reinstatement of Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) Obligations
860-025-0065 Allocation of Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) Reinstatement Costs
860-026-0000 Applicability of Division 26
860-026-0005 Definitions for Utility Sales Promotion
860-026-0010 "Promotional Activity" Defined
860-026-0015 "Promotional Concession" Defined
860-026-0020 Standards Governing Promotional Activities and Concessions
860-026-0022 Presumptions of Reasonableness of Advertising Expenses in Utility Rate Cases
860-026-0025 Filing of Proposed Promotional Concessions
860-026-0030 Notice and Effective Date of Promotional Concessions for Energy Utilities
860-026-0035 Reports of Promotional Activities and Concessions for Energy Utilities
860-026-0040 Investigations of Promotional Activities and Concessions
860-026-0045 Promotional Concessions Offered or Granted on the Effective Date of These Rules
BUDGETS, FINANCE, ACCOUNTING AND ANNUAL REPORTS
Budget Filings
860-027-0000 Applicability of Division 27
860-027-0001 Definitions for Utility Budgets, Finance, Accounting, and Annual Reports
860-027-0005 Utilities Required to File Reports
860-027-0015 New Construction Budget
860-027-0016 Accounting for Director's Fees
Formal Applications for Authority to Sell, Lease, Merge, Assign, and
Mortgage Public Utility Property; Issue Securities, Guarantee Indebtedness, Purchase Securities
and Property of Utilities and Enter into Transactions with Affiliated Interests
860-027-0020 Form and Filing of Applications
860-027-0025 Applications for Authority to Sell, Lease, Assign, Mortgage, Merge, Consolidate or Otherwise Dispose of or Encumber its Property, or to Acquire Stock, Bonds, or Property of Another Utility
860-027-0030 Application by an Energy or Large Telecommunications Utility for Authority to Issue Stocks, Bonds, Notes, or Other Securities
860-027-0031 When the Commission May Reregulate Financings of Exempt Telecommunications Utilities
860-027-0032 Information Required Concerning Financings of Exempt Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-027-0035 Applications by a Utility for Authority to Guarantee Indebtedness
860-027-0040 Applications for Approval of Transactions Between Affiliated Interests
860-027-0041 Information Required for Utility Goods or Services Provided to Affiliated Interests
860-027-0042 Timeliness of Application Made Under OAR 860-027-0040 and Filings Made Under OAR 860-027-0041
860-027-0043 Application for Waiver of Requirements Under OARs 860-027-0040 and 860-027-0041
860-027-0044 Application for Waiver Requirements by Large Telecommunications Utilities Under OARs 860-027-0040 and 860-027-0041
860-027-0045 Uniform System of Accounts for Electric Utilities -- Major and Nonmajor
860-027-0048 Allocation of Costs by an Energy Utility
860-027-0050 Uniform System of Accounts for Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-027-0052 Allocation of Costs by a Large Telecommunications Utility
860-027-0055 Uniform System of Accounts for Gas Utilities -- Major and Nonmajor
860-027-0065 Uniform System of Accounts for Steam Heat Utilities -- Class A, B, and C
860-027-0070 Annual Report Requirements for Electric, Large Telecommunications, Gas, and Steam Heat Utilities
860-027-0100 Reporting of Affiliated Transactions
860-027-0120 Preservation and Destruction of Records
860-027-0175 Energy Utility Reporting Requirements Relating to Major Shareholders
860-027-0200 Energy Utility Acquisition
860-027-0300 Use of Deferred Accounting by Energy and Large Telecommunications Utilities
860-027-0310 Cost-Effective Conservation Resources
Integrated Resource Planning Guidelines for Energy Utilities
860-027-0400 Integrated Resource Plan Filing, Review, and Update
860-028-0000 Applicability
860-028-0020 Definitions for Pole and Conduit Attachment Rules
860-028-0050 General
860-028-0060 Attachment Contracts
860-028-0070 Resolution of Disputes for Proposed New or Amended Contractual Provisions
860-028-0080 Costs of Hearing in Attachment Contract Disputes
860-028-0100 Application Process for New or Modified Attachments
860-028-0110 Rental Rates and Charges for Attachments by Licensees to Poles Owned by Public Utilities, Telecommunications Utilities, and Consumer-Owned Utilities
860-028-0115 Duties of Structure Owners
860-028-0120 Duties of Pole Occupants
860-028-0130 Sanctions for Having No Contract
860-028-0140 Sanctions for Having No Permit
860-028-0150 Sanctions for Violation of Other Duties
860-028-0160 Choice of Sanctions
860-028-0170 Plans of Correction
860-028-0180 Removal of Occupant Pole Attachments
860-028-0190 Notice of Violation
860-028-0195 Time Frame for Final Action by Commission
860-028-0200 Joint-Use Association
860-028-0210 Resolution of Disputes over Plans of Correction
860-028-0220 Resolution of Factual Disputes
860-028-0230 Pole Attachment Rental Reductions
860-028-0310 Rental Rates and Charges for Attachments by Licensees to Conduits Owned by Public Utilities, Telecommunications Utilities, and Consumer-Owned Utilities
ELECTRIC UTILITIES INTERCONNECTION WITH ELECTRIC COGENERATION
AND SMALL POWER PRODUCTION FACILITIES
860-029-0001 Purpose
860-029-0005 Applicability of Rules
860-029-0010 Definitions for Electric Interconnection
860-029-0020 Obligations of Qualifying Facilities to the Electric Utility
860-029-0030 Obligations of the Public Utility to Qualifying Facilities
860-029-0040 Rates for Purchases
860-029-0050 Rates for Sales
860-029-0060 Interconnection Costs
860-029-0070 System Emergencies
860-029-0080 Electric Utility System Cost Data
860-029-0090 Qualifying Cogeneration and Small Power Production Facilities
860-029-0100 Resolution of Disputes for Proposed Negotiated Power Purchase Agreements
860-030-0000 Exemptions
860-030-0005 Energy Information and Audit Services
860-030-0007 Gas Utility Avoided Costs
860-030-0010 Cost-Effectiveness
860-030-0015 Residential Energy Conservation Financing
860-030-0018 Rental Unit Additional Financing
860-030-0020 Certain Energy Conservation Measures Excluded from Financing
860-030-0025 Assurance of Work Quality
860-030-0035 Accounting Rules
860-030-0040 Commercial Energy Conservation
860-030-0045 Definitions for Energy Conservation
860-030-0050 Commercial Energy Audit Programs
860-030-0055 Coordination of Utilities
860-030-0060 Fees
860-030-0070 Reporting Requirements
860-030-0075 Accounting
INSPECTION OF GAS PIPELINE OPERATORS AND WAIVER
OF SAFETY STANDARDS
860-031-0001 Applicability
860-031-0005 Inspection of Gas Pipeline Operator Facilities
860-031-0010 Verbal Notice of Probable Violation to a Gas Pipeline Operator
860-031-0015 Written Notice of Probable Violation to a Gas Pipeline Operator
860-031-0020 Responses Open to the Gas Pipeline Operator
860-031-0025 Informal Conference for a Probable Violation by a Gas Pipeline Operator
860-031-0030 Referral to the Commission of a Probable Violation by a Gas Pipeline Operator
860-031-0035 Civil Penalties for Gas Pipeline Operator Violations
860-031-0040 Waivers of Gas Pipeline Safety Standards
860-032-0000 Waiver
860-032-0001 Definitions for Telecommunications
860-032-0002 Notice and Procedures for a Proceeding Initiated Under Division 032
860-032-0005 Application for New or Amended Certificate of Authority, or to Transfer Authority
860-032-0007 Conditions of Certificates of Authority
860-032-0008 Failure to File Information or Pay the Annual Fee
860-032-0010 Classification of Applicants as Telecommunications Providers
860-032-0011 Advertisements by Competitive Providers
860-032-0012 Retail Telecommunications Service Standards for Competitive Telecommunications Providers
860-032-0013 Uncertified Telecommunications Providers
860-032-0015 Cancellation or Suspension of a Telecommunications Provider's Certificate
860-032-0020 Abandonment of Service
860-032-0023 Price List Petitions
860-032-0025 Petition to Exempt Services from Regulation
860-032-0035 Petition to Price List Telecommunications Utility Services
860-032-0040 Subsidies for Telecommunications Service
860-032-0045 Petitions for Alternative Access by Customers of Shared Telecommunications Service Providers
860-032-0050 Petition for a Declaratory Ruling that a Service Is Not Subject to Regulation
860-032-0055 Regulation of Interexchange Telecommunications Utilities
860-032-0060 Reporting Requirements for Telecommunications Providers
860-032-0070 Confidential Information Submitted by Local Exchange Telecommunications Utilities and Cooperatives
860-032-0080 Definition of Gross Retail Intrastate Revenue for Purposes of Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Telecommunications Provider
860-032-0090 Allocation of Revenues by a Telecommunications Provider
860-032-0095 Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Competitive Provider
860-032-0097 Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission
860-032-0100 Collective Consideration of Oregon Intrastate Rate, Tariff, or Service Proposals
860-032-0190 Definition of Basic Telephone Service
860-032-0200 Essential Services
860-032-0220 Application for Service by Unserved Person
860-032-0230 Pay Telephones
860-032-0410 Location of Underground Facilities
860-032-0420 Construction, Safety, and Reporting Standards for Telecommunications Providers
860-032-0430 Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities
860-032-0510 Customer Proprietary Network Information
860-032-0520 Customer Service Records (CSRs)
860-032-0610 General Provisions
860-032-0620 Quarterly OUS Report: Filing and Payment
860-032-0630 Estimated Report
860-032-0640 Commission Audit and Proposed Assessment
860-032-0650 `Notice and Hearing on Proposed Orders and Assessments
860-032-0660 OUS Record-keeping Requirements
860-032-0670 Refund of Oregon Universal Service Surcharge
860-033-0001 Applicability
860-033-0005 Definitions
860-033-0006 Monthly RSPF Surcharge: General Provisions, Remittance Reports and Payment
860-033-0007 Estimated Report
860-033-0008 Commission Audit and Proposed Assessment
860-033-0009 Notice of Proposed Assessment and Hearing
860-033-0010 OTAP Applicability
860-033-0030 OTAP Eligibility
860-033-0035 OTAP Benefits
860-033-0040 OTAP Alternatives
860-033-0045 OTAP Compensable Expenses
860-033-0046 OTAP Accounting, Reporting and Auditing
860-033-0050 Link-Up Amercia Eligibility
860-033-0055 Link-Up America Benefits
860-033-0100 Toll Limitation Service
860-033-0505 TDAP Definitions
860-033-0506 Telecommunication Devices Access Program Advisory Committee (TDAPAC)
860-033-0530 TDAP Eligibility
860-033-0535 Ownership of and Conditions for Use of Assistive Telecommunication Devices or Adaptive Equipment
860-033-0536 TDAP Recipients' Liability
860-033-0537 Holding Recipients Financially Responsible for Damaged, Lost, or Otherwise Not Returned Assistive Telecommunication Devices or Adaptive Equipment
860-033-0540 Distribution Procedures for Assistive Telecommunication Devices or Adaptive Equipment
860-033-0545 TDAP Compensable Expense
860-033-0560 Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service (OTRS)
860-034-0010 Scope of the Rules
860-034-0015 Through Service
860-034-0020 Definitions for OAR 860-034-0030 through 860-034-0290
860-034-0030 Applications for Service from a Small Telecommunications Utility
860-034-0040 Information for Utility Customers and Applicants
860-034-0050 Multilingual Notices
860-034-0060 Dispute Resolution
860-034-0070 Designation of Third Party to Receive Notice
860-034-0080 Restrictions on Entering a Customer Residence
860-034-0090 Interruption of Utility Service
860-034-0095 Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Small Telecommunications Utility
860-034-0097 Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission
860-034-0100 Temporary Utility Service
860-034-0110 Due and Payable Period
860-034-0120 Late-Payment Charge
860-034-0130 Adjustment of Utility Bills
860-034-0140 Establishing Credit for Residential Utility Service
860-034-0150 Payment Arrangements for Deposit and Installation Charges for Residential Telecommunications Service
860-034-0160 Interest on Deposits for Residential and Non-residential Service
860-034-0170 Refund of Utility Deposits for Residential and Nonresidential Service
860-034-0180 Grounds for Disconnecting Utility Service
860-034-0190 Voluntary Disconnection of Utility Service
860-034-0200 Emergency Disconnection of Utility Service
860-034-0210 Disconnection of Service on Weekends and Holidays
860-034-0220 Accounts Not Related to Residential Utility Service
860-034-0230 Reconnection Fee for Utility Service
860-034-0240 Transfer Billings
860-034-0250 Refusal of Utility Service
860-034-0260 Disconnection Procedures for Commercial and Residential Utility Customers
860-034-0270 Emergency Medical Certificate for Residential Utility Service
860-034-0275 Termination of Local Exchange Residential Service for Telecommunications Customers at Significant Risk
860-034-0276 Time Payment Agreements for Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0280 Telephone Solicitation Notices by Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0290 Customer Notification and Information Delivery Services for Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0300 Tariffs of Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0310 Announcement of Rate Increases by Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0320 Notice to Interested Persons of Tariffs Filed Under ORS 759.175 by Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0325 Requests to Abandon, Exempt from Regulation, or Price-List Regulated Telecommunications Services
860-034-0330 Relating to City Privilege Taxes, Fees, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon a Small Telecommunications Utility or Type 2 Cooperative
860-034-0340 Relating to Local Government Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon a Small Telecommunications Utility or Type 2 Cooperative
860-034-0350 Forced Conversion of Communication Facilities for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Type 2 Cooperatives
860-034-0380 Maintenance of Plant and Equipment by Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0390 Retail Telecommunications Service Standards for Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0392 Accounting for Directors' Fees by Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0393 Uniform System of Accounts for Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0394 Allocation of Costs by Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0395 Annual Report Requirements for Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0396 Reporting of Affiliated Transactions by Small Telecommunications Utilities
860-034-0397 Use of Deferred Accounting by Small Telecommunications Utilities
Telecommunications Cooperatives, General
860-034-0400 Maps and Records of Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives
860-034-0420 Location of Underground Facilities
860-034-0430 Construction, Safety, and Reporting Standards for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives
and Telecommunications Cooperatives
860-034-0440 Applicability and Formal Requirements for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives
860-034-0450 Applications for Approval of Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives
860-034-0460 Applications for Approval of Amendments to Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives
860-034-0470 Applications for Allocation of Exclusively Served Territory by Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives
860-034-0480 Applications for Allocation of Unserved Territory for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives
860-034-0490 Applications to Transfer Rights to Allocated Territory for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives
860-034-0495 Application by an Unserved Person for Service from a Small Telecommunications Utility
860-034-0505 Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities
860-034-0580 Preservation and Destruction of Records for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Type 2 Cooperatives
for Utilities and Type 2 Cooperatives
860-034-0600 Definitions for Depreciation Guidelines for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Type 2 Cooperatives
860-034-0610 Revision of Depreciation Guidelines
860-034-0620 Filing Deadlines for a Request for an Exception by a Small Telecommunications Utility or Type 2 Cooperatives
860-034-0630 Information to be Included With a Request for an Exception Filed Under OAR 860-034-0620
860-034-0640 Review by Staff of a Request for an Exception Filed Under OAR 860-034-0620
860-034-0650 Petition to Open Depreciation Docket
860-034-0660 Review Procedure and Schedule for a Request for an Exception Filed Under OAR 860-034-0650
860-034-0670 Extension of Time for a Request for an Exception
860-034-0710 Tariffs for Joint Rates or Rates Charged for Through Services of Type 2 Cooperatives
860-034-0720 Announcement of Rate Increases for Joint Rates or Rates Charged for Through Services by Type 2 Cooperatives
860-034-0725 Telephone Solicitation Notices by Telecommunications Cooperatives
860-034-0730 Uniform System of Accounts for Type 2 Cooperatives
860-034-0740 Allocation of Costs by Type 2 Cooperatives
860-034-0750 Annual Report Requirements for Type 2 Cooperatives
WATER UTILITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
General
860-036-0001 Scope and Aplicability of Rules
860-036-0005 Applicability and Formal Requirements
860-036-0010 Definitions
860-036-0015 Information for Customers and Applicants
860-036-0020 Designation of Third Party to Receive Notices
860-036-0025 Dispute Resolution
860-036-0030 Threshold Levels of Rates and Charges for Water Utility Serving Fewer than 500 Customers
860-036-0035 Applications for Water Utility Service
860-036-0040 Establishing Credit for Residential Service
860-036-0045 Deposit Payment Arrangements for Residential Water Service
860-036-0050 Interest on Deposits for Residential and Nonresidential Service by Rate-Regulated Utilities
860-036-0055 Refund of Water Utility Deposits for Residential and Nonresidential Service
860-036-0060 Installation of Water Service Connection
860-036-0065 Installation of Main Line Extension
860-036-0070 Temporary Service
860-036-0075 Interruption of Service
860-036-0080 Refusal of Water Utility Service
860-036-0085 Restrictions on Entering a Customer Residence
860-036-0095 Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Water Utility
860-036-0097 Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Water Utility
Water Meters and Billing
860-036-0105 Use of Water Meters
860-036-0110 Testing Water Meters
860-036-0115 Customer Requested Meter Test
860-036-0120 Meter Readings and Bill Forms
860-036-0125 Due and Payable Period; Time-Payment Agreements for Residential Servie
860-036-0130 Late-Payment Charge
860-036-0135 Adjustment of Bills
860-036-0140 Transfer Billings
Disconnection of Water Service
860-036-0205 Grounds for Disconnecting Water Utility Service
860-036-0210 Voluntary Disconnection
860-036-0215 Emergency Disconnection
860-036-0220 Disconnection of Service on Weekends and Holidays
860-036-0225 Accounts Not Related to Residential Service
860-036-0230 Disconnection of Water Service to Tenants
860-036-0235 Multilingual Disconnection Notice
860-036-0240 Reconnection Fee
860-036-0245 Disconnection Procedures for All Customers of Water Utility Services
860-036-0250 Unapproved Diversion of Irrigation Water by Tampering with or Damaging Water Utility Equipment
Service Quality
860-036-0301 Quality of Water Service
860-036-0305 Maintenance and Repair of Plant and Equipment
860-036-0310 Purity of Water Supply for Domestic Purposes
860-036-0315 Adequate Water Pressure Required
860-036-0320 Pressure Surveys
860-036-0325 Water Supply
860-036-0335 Maps and Records
860-036-0340 Master Plan
860-036-0345 Location of Underground Facilities
860-036-0350 Construction, Safety, and Reporting Standards for Water Utilities
860-036-0360 Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities
860-036-0365 Compliance Enforcement by Commission Appointment of Regent(s) to Operate and Manage a Water System
860-036-0370 Expenditure of Fees Collected Under ORS 756.310 to Make Emergency Repairs
860-036-0380 Commission-Assessed Civil Penalties for Noncompliance
Changes in Regulatory Status
860-036-0405 Notice of Customer’s Right to Petition for Full Rate Regulation
860-036-0410 Relating to Rate Regulation of Water Quality by Customer Petition
860-036-0412 Request for Rate Regulation of an Association by Members
860-036-0415 Relating to Rate Regulation of Water Company by Customer Count
860-036-0420 Request for Rate Regulation by a Water Utility
860-036-0425 Removal of Rate Regulation
New Water Utilities
860-036-0505 Relating to New Water Utilities
Tariffs
860-036-0605 Tariff Specifications
860-036-0610 Tariff Contents
860-036-0615 Tariff Changes Require 30-Calendar Day Notice to the Commission
860-036-0616 Applications to Make Tariffs or Rate Schedules Effective on Less than Statutory Notice
860-036-0620 Announcement to Customers of Tariff Changes
860-036-0625 Applications to Make Tariffs or Rate Schedules Effective on Less than Statutory Notice
860-036-0630 Requirements for Filing Tariffs or Schedules Changing Rates
860-036-0635 Requirements for Filing Tariffs or Schedules Increasing Rates
860-036-0640 Tariff Changes Effective with Service Rendered
860-036-0645 Notice to Interested Persons of Tariffs Filed Under ORS 757.205
Financial Transactions
860-036-0705 Form and Filing of Applications
860-036-0708 Approval Requirements for the Termination of Water Service, Abandonment, or Disposal of a Water Utility
860-036-0710 Notice and Approval Requirements Relating to the Sale, Transfer, or Merger of a Water Utility
860-036-0715 Applications for Authority to Sell, Lease, Assign, Mortgage, Merge, Consolidate, or Encumber its Property, or to Acquire Stock, Bonds, or Property of Another Public Utility
860-036-0716 Acquisition Adjustments
860-036-0720 Application by a Water Utility for Authority to Issue Stocks, Bonds, Notes, or Other Securities
860-036-0725 Applications for Authority to Guarantee Indebtedness
860-036-0730 Applications for Approval of Transactions Between Affiliated Interests
860-036-0735 Information Required for Water Utility Goods or Services Provided to Affiliated Interests
860-036-0737 Timeliness of Applications Made Under OAR 860-036-0730 and Filings Made Under 860-036-0735
860-036-0738 Applications for Waiver of Requirements Under OARs 860-036-0730 and 860-036-0735
860-036-0739 Allocation of Costs by a Water Utility
Special Contracts
860-036-0740 Special Contracts
Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments
860-036-0745 Relating to City Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments
860-036-0750 Relating to Local Government Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments
Accounting Records
860-036-0755 Accounting for Director’s Fees
860-036-0756 Accounting for Contributions in Aid of Construction (CIAC)
860-036-0757 Accounting for Construction Work In Progress (CWIP)
860-036-0760 Preservation and Destruction of Records
860-036-0765 Uniform System of Accounts for Water Utilities — Class A, B, and C
Annual Reports
860-036-0805 Budget of Expenditures
860-036-0810 New Construction Budget
860-036-0815 Annual Results of Operations Reports
860-036-0816 Annual Affiliated Interest Report
860-036-0820 Use of Deferred Accounting as It Applies to Rate-Regulated Water Utilities
Service Territory Allocation
860-036-0900 Service Territory Allocation
860-036-0905 Original Application Requirements
860-036-0910 Commission Notice and Procedure
860-036-0915 Filing an Application to Expand Exclusive Service Territory
860-036-0920 Reduction of Approved Service Territory Boundaries Procedure
860-036-0925 Transfer of Approved Service Territory
860-036-0930 Exclusive Obligation
WASTEWATER SERVICE REGULATION FOR JOINT
WATER/WASTEWATER UTILITIES
General
860-037-0001 Scope and Applicability of Rules
860-037-0005 Applicability and Formal Requirements
860-037-0010 Definitions
860-037-0015 Information for Customers and Applicants
860-037-0020 Designation of Third Party to Receive Notices
860-037-0025 Dispute Resolution
860-037-0030 Applications for Water/Wastewater Utility Service
860-037-0035 Establishing Credit for Residential Service
860-037-0040 Deposit Payment Arrangements for Residential Wastewater Service
860-037-0045 Interest on Deposits for Residential and Nonresidential Service
860-037-0050 Refund of Wastewater Utility Deposits
860-037-0055 Installation of Wastewater Service Connection
860-037-0060 Installation of Main Line Extension
860-037-0065 Design, Construction, and Operation
860-037-0067 Wastewater Disposal
860-037-0070 Interruption of Service
860-037-0075 Refusal of Service
860-037-0080 Restrictions on Entering a Customer Residence
860-037-0095 Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Wastewater Utility
860-037-0097 Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Wastewater Utility
860-037-0101 Wastewater Service Charges
860-037-0105 Bill Forms
860-037-0110 Due and Payable Period; Time-Payment Agreements for Residential Service
860-037-0115 Late-Payment Charge
860-037-0120 Adjustment of Bills
860-037-0125 Transfer Billings
of Customer's Water Service
860-037-0205 Grounds for Terminating Customer Wastewater Service by Disconnecting Water Service
860-037-0210 Voluntary Water Disconnection for Wastewater Service
860-037-0215 Emergency Water Disconnection for Wastewater Service
860-037-0220 Disconnection of Water Service on Weekends and Holidays
860-037-0225 Accounts Not Related to Residential Service
860-037-0230 Disconnection of Wastewater Service to Tenants
860-037-0235 Multilingual Disconnection Notice
860-037-0240 Reconnection Fee
860-037-0245 Disconnection Procedures for All Customers of Wastewater Utility Services
860-037-0307 Wastewater Utility Compliance Enforcement by Commission Appointment of Regent to Operate and Manage a Wastewater System
860-037-0308 Expenditure of Fees Collected Under ORS 756.310 to Make Emergency Repairs
860-037-0309 Commission-Assessed Civil Penalties for Noncompliance
860-037-0310 Maps and Records
860-037-0320 Location of Underground Facilities
860-037-0325 Construction, Safety, and Reporting Standards for Wastewater Utilities
860-037-0330 Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities
860-037-0405 Relating to New Wastewater Utilities
860-037-0407 Request for Rate Regulation of an Association within the Boundaries of a City
860-037-0410 Tariff Specifications
860-037-0415 Tariff Contents
860-037-0420 Tariff Changes Require 30 Days' Notice to the Commission
860-037-0425 Announcement of Tariff Changes
860-037-0430 Applications to Make Tariffs or Rate Schedules Effective on Less Than Statutory Notice
860-037-0435 Requirements for Filing Tariffs or Schedules Changing Rates
860-037-0440 Requirements for Filing Tariffs or Schedules Naming Increased Rates
860-037-0445 Tariff Changes Effective with Service Rendered
860-037-0450 Notice to Interested Persons
860-037-0505 Form and Filing of Applications
860-037-0510 Notice and Approval Requirements Relating to the Sale, Transfer, Merger, Termination, Abandonment, or Disposal of a Wastewater Utility
860-037-0515 Applications for Authority to Sell, Lease, Assign, Mortgage, Merge, Consolidate, or Otherwise Dispose of or Encumber its Property, or to Acquire Stock, Bonds, or Property of Another Public Utility
860-037-0517 Acquisition Adjustment
860-037-0520 Application by a Wastewater Utility for Authority to Issue Wastewater Stocks, Bonds, Notes, or Other Securities
860-037-0525 Applications for Authority to Guarantee Indebtedness
860-037-0530 Applications for Approval of Transactions Between Affiliated Interests
860-037-0535 Information Required Regarding Wastewater Utility Goods or Services Provided to Affiliated Interests
860-037-0540 Timeliness of Applications Made Under OAR 860-037-0530 and Filings Made Under OAR 860-037-0535
860-037-0545 Applications for Waiver of Requirements Under OARs 860-037-0530 and 860-037-0535
860-037-0547 Allocation of Costs by a Wastewater Utility
860-037-0550 Special Contracts
860-037-0555 Relating to City Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments
860-037-0560 Relating to Local Government Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments
860-037-0565 Accounting for Director's Fees
860-037-0567 Accounting for Contributions in Aid of Construction (CIAC)
860-037-0570 Accounting for Construction Work In Progress (CWIP)
860-037-0605 Preservation and Destruction of Records
860-037-0610 Uniform System of Accounts for Wastewater Utilities
860-037-0615 Budget of Expenditures
860-037-0620 New Construction Budget
860-037-0625 Annual Reports
860-037-0630 Use of Deferred Accounting as it Applies to Wastewater Operations by Wastewater Utilities
860-038-0001 Scope and Applicability of Rules
860-038-0005 Definitions for Direct Access Regulation
860-038-0080 Resource Policies and Plans
860-038-0100 Auction Process
860-038-0140 Ongoing Valuation
860-038-0160 Transition Costs and Credits
860-038-0200 Unbundling
860-038-0220 Portfolio Options
860-038-0240 Cost-of-Service Rate
860-038-0250 Nonresidential Standard Offer
860-038-0260 Direct Access
860-038-0275 Direct Access Annual Announcement and Election Period
860-038-0280 Default Supply
860-038-0300 Electric Company and Electricity Service Suppliers Labeling Requirements
860-038-0340 Electric Company Ancillary Services
860-038-0360 Electric Company Customer Metering Requirements
860-038-0380 Aggregation
860-038-0400 Electricity Service Supplier Certification Requirements
860-038-0410 Scheduling
860-038-0420 Electricity Service Supplier Consumer Protection
860-038-0445 Coordination of Supplier Changes and Billing
860-038-0450 Location of Underground Facilities
860-038-0460 Construction, Safety, and Reporting Standards for Electricity Service Suppliers
860-038-0470 Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities
860-038-0480 Public Purposes
860-038-0500 Code of Conduct Purpose
860-038-0520 Electric Company Name and Logo
860-038-0560 Treatment of Competitors
860-038-0580 Prevention of Cross-subsidization Between Competitive Operations and Regulated Operations
860-038-0590 Transmission and Distribution Access
860-038-0600 Joint Marketing and Referral Arrangements
860-038-0620 Access to Books and Records
860-038-0640 Compliance Filings
860-039-0005 Scope and Applicability of Net Metering Facility Rules
860-039-0010 Net Metering Kilowatt Limit
860-039-0015 Installation, Operation, Maintenance, and Testing of Net Metering Facilities
860-039-0020 Net Metering Facility Requirements
860-039-0025 Application for Net Metering Interconnection
860-039-0030 Level 1 Net Metering Interconnection Review
860-039-0035 Level 2 Net Metering Interconnection Review
860-039-0040 Level 3 Net Metering Interconnection Review
860-039-0045 Net Metering Interconnection Fees and Costs
860-039-0050 Requirements After Approval of a Net Metering Interconnection
860-039-0055 Net Metering Billing
860-039-0060 Excess Energy from Net Metering Facilities
860-039-0065 Aggregation of Meters for Net Metering
860-039-0070 Public Utility Maps, Records and Reports
860-039-0075 Public Utility Not to Limit Net Metering Systems
860-039-0080 Net Metering Insurance
SMALL GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION RULES
860-082-0005 Scope and Applicability
860-082-0010 Waiver
860-082-0015 Definitions
860-082-0020 Pre-Application Process
860-082-0025 Applications to Interconnect a Small Generator Facility
860-082-0030 Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and Testing of Small Generator Facilities
860-082-0035 Cost Responsibility
860-082-0040 Insurance
860-082-0045 Tier 1 Interconnection Review
860-082-0050 Tier 2 Interconnection Review
860-082-0055 Tier 3 Interconnection Review
860-082-0060 Tier 4 Interconnection Review
860-082-0065 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
860-082-0070 Metering and Monitoring
860-082-0075 Temporary Disconnection
860-082-0080 Arbitration of Disputes
860-082-0085 Complaints for Enforcement
860-083-0005 Scope and Applicability of Renewable Portfolio Standards Rules
860-083-0010 Definitions
860-083-0050 Renewable Energy Certificates Eligible for Compliance With a Renewable Portfolio Standard
860-083-0100 Incremental Costs
860-083-0200 Electric Company Revenue Requirements
860-083-0300 Compliance Standards
860-083-0350 Compliance Reports by Electric Companies and Electricity Service Suppliers
860-083-0400 Implementation Plans by Electric Companies
860-083-0500 Alternative Compliance Payments
860-084-0000 Scope and Applicability of Solar Photovoltaic Programs
860-084-0010 Definitions for Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Standard and Pilot Programs
Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Standard
860-084-0020 Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Standard
860-084-0030 Qualifying Systems under the Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Standard
860-084-0040 Measurement of Capacity under the Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Standard
860-084-0050 Compliance Report
860-084-0060 Cost Recovery
860-084-0070 Renewable Energy Certificates and Compliance with the Renewable Portfolio Standards
860-084-0080 Implementation Plans
Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Programs
860-084-0100 Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Programs
860-084-0120 Systems Eligible for Enrollment in Pilot Programs
860-084-0130 Ownership and Installation
860-084-0140 Assignment of Payments
860-084-0150 Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Capacity Limit
860-084-0160 Measurement of Capacity under the Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program
860-084-0170 Distributing Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Capacity by Electric Company
860-084-0180 Distributing Electric Company Capacity Limit by Allocation Period
860-084-0190 Distributing Capacity by System Size
860-084-0195 Mechanisms for Reserving Capacity
860-084-0200 Capacity Reservation, Timing, and Volumetric Incentive Rates
860-084-0210 Capacity Reservation, Timing, and Duration
860-084-0220 Capacity Availability
860-084-0230 Application for Capacity Reservation
860-084-0240 Standard Contracts
860-084-0250 Billing and Payment Requirements
Interconnection: Application And Agreements
860-084-0260 Interconnection Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Pilot Program
860-084-0270 Authorization to Interconnect
860-084-0280 Interconnection Cost Responsibility
860-084-0300 Insurance
860-084-0310 Level 1 System Interconnection Review
Level 1 System Interconnection Review
860-084-0320 Level 2 System Interconnection Review
860-084-0330 Level 3 System Interconnection Review
860-084-0340 Installation, Operation, Maintenance, and Testing of Contracted Systems
860-084-0350 Requirements after Approval of a Solar Photovoltaic Interconnection
Rates and Cost Recovery
860-084-0360 Volumetric Incentive Rates and Payments -- Net Metering Option
860-084-0365 Volumetric Incentive Rate Bidding Option
860-084-0370 Resource Value
860-084-0380 Cost Recovery and Rate Impacts
860-084-0390 Cost Recovery Mechanism
Data Collection and Reporting
860-084-0400 Data Collection
860-084-0420 Compliance with Pilot Program Requirements
860-084-0430 Data Availability
860-084-0440 Pilot Program Overhead
860-084-0450 Reports to the Legislature
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
860-085-0005 Scope and Applicability of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Requirements
860-085-0010 Definitions
860-085-0020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard Applicable to Electric Companies and Electricity Service Suppliers
860-085-0030 Emissions Standard-Based Restrictions on Long-Term Financial Commitments by Electric Companies or Electricity Service Suppliers
860-085-0040 Commission Review of Plans and Rates to Ensure Compliance with Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard Rules
860-085-0050 Rate Impact Estimating and Reports
860-086-0000 Scope and Applicability of Customer Information Rules
860-086-0010 Definitions
860-086-0020 Electric Company Customer Information
860-086-0030 Electric Company Transfer of Data
860-086-0040 Gas Utility Customer Information and Transfer of Data
Notes
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