SS 011-19 Notice of Preliminary Hearing

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN

Revisions to Wis. Admin. Code ch. PSC 160

1-AC-251

NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT PERIOD

Hearing Date

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 – 10:00 a.m.

Hearing Location:

PSC Hearing Room (S105) – 1st Floor Public Service Commission 4822 Madison Yards Way Madison, Wisconsin

Comments Due: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 – Noon

Address Comments To: Steffany Powell Coker, Secretary to the Commission Public Service Commission P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854

  NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin will hold a preliminary public hearing on the statement of scope in this docket on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., in the Public Service Commission Hearing Room located on the first floor in Room S105 at the Hill Farms State Office Building, 4822 Madison Yards Way, Madison, Wisconsin. Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.136(2), the Commission is considering the promulgation of administrative rules to amend Wis. Admin. Code ch. PSC 160, relating to the Universal Service Fund.

  Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.135(1), a statement of scope is prepared in advance of any rule that the Commission plans to promulgate. The Commission (PSC REF#: 356988) and Governor (PSC REF#: 356989) have approved the statement of scope, a copy of which was published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register (PSC REF#: 358110). The Commission has been directed by the co-chairperson of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) to hold a preliminary public hearing and comment period on the statement of scope in this docket. Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.136(7), a preliminary public hearing and comment period on a statement of scope does not relieve the agency of its obligation to hold an agency hearing on proposed rules under Wis. Stat. § 227.16, after proposed rules are available for review.

The Commission intends to webcast any hearing sessions held in the Public Service Commission Hearing Room live on the Commission’s web site at http://psc.wi.gov under the “Live Broadcast” button.

DOCUMENTS. All documents in this docket are to be filed on the Commission’s Electronic Records Filing (ERF) system. To view these documents: (1) go to the Commission’s E-Services Portal at http://apps.psc.wi.gov, (2) enter “1-AC-251” in the box labeled “Quick Single Docket Search,” and (3) select “Documents.” To receive electronic notifications when new documents are filed in this docket, go to ERF - EZ Subscriptions and follow the instructions to subscribe to this docket.

PUBLIC COMMENTS. A person may testify in this rulemaking without becoming a party and without attorney representation. A person may submit this testimony in only one of the following ways:

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Web Comment. Go to the Commission’s web site at http://psc.wi.gov, click on “File a Comment” button. On the next page, select the “File a comment” link that appears for docket number 1-AC-251. Web comments shall be received no later than Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

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Oral Comment. Spoken testimony at the public session.

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Written Comment. Instead of speaking at the hearing, write out a comment and submit it at the public session.

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Mail Comment. All comments submitted by U.S. mail shall be received no later than Tuesday, June 4, 2019. A mail comment shall include the phrase “Docket 1-AC-251 Comments” in the heading, and shall be addressed to:

Docket 1-AC-251 Comments
Public Service Commission
P.O. Box 7854
Madison WI 53707-7854

The Commission will not accept comments submitted via e-mail or facsimile (fax).

Any material submitted to the Commission is a public record and may appear on the Commission web site. Only one comment may be submitted per person during a comment period. The Commission may reject a comment that does not comply with the requirements described in this notice.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. The Commission does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the provision of programs, services, or employment. Any person with a disability who needs accommodations to participate in this docket or who needs to obtain this document in a different format should contact the docket coordinator listed below. Any hearing location is physically accessible to individuals with disabilities. The Public Service Commission is located in the Hill Farms State Office Building that is also physically accessible to individuals with disabilities through the entrances on the first floor. Parking for people with disabilities is available on the ground floor of the parking garage. There is also limited, free handicap visitor parking at the front of the Hill Farms State Office Building.

CONTACT. Please direct questions about this docket or requests for additional accommodations for the disabled to the Commission’s docket coordinator, Holly O’Higgins, at [phone] or [e-mail].

Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, the 15th day of May, 2019.

By the Commission:

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Steffany Powell Coker

Secretary to the Commission

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