PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN
In the Matter of the Proposed Revision of Wis. Admin. Code ch. PSC 114 as Wisconsin State Electrical Code, Volume I 1-AC-250
NOTICE OF HEARING
Hearing Date:
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 – 10:00 a.m.
Hearing Location:
Amnicon Falls Hearing Room – 1st Floor
Public Service Commission
610 North Whitney Way
Madison, Wisconsin
Comments Due:
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 – Noon
Address Comments To:
Sandra J. Paske, Secretary to the Commission
Public Service Commission
P.O. Box 7854
Madison, WI 53707-7854
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin proposes an order to repeal PSC 114.215, 114.234 (7), 114.261, 114.320, and 114.323; amend 114.001 (3), 114.002 (2) (d), 114.006 (1) and (2), 114.007 (intro.) and Notes, 114.010, 114.02 (intro.), (1) and (2), 114.092 (title), (1) (intro.) and (2) (intro.), 114.094, 114.096 (intro.) and Exception 2, 114.097 (intro.), (1) (intro.) and (2) (intro.), 114.099 (intro.), (1) (intro.), (2) and (3) (intro.), 114.202, 114.210 (intro.), 114.219, 114.230 (title), (1) and (2) (intro.), 114.232 (1) (intro.), (1) (a) (intro.), (1) (b) (intro.) (1) (c), (1) (d), (1) (e) (intro.), (1) (f), (2) (intro.) and (3) (intro.), 114.234 (1) (intro.), (2) (intro.), (3) (intro.), (4) (intro.), (5) (intro.) and (6) (intro.), (8) (intro.), and (9) (intro.), 114.235 (intro.), 114.242 (intro.), 114.250 (1) and (2) (intro.), 114.253 (intro.), 114.302 (intro.), 114.310 (intro.), 114.317, 114.350 (intro.), 114.352 (intro.), 114.353 (intro.), 114.381 (intro.), 114.402 (intro.), and 114.410; repeal and recreate 114.215, 114.234 (10), and 114.354; and create 114.102, 114.103, 114.114, 114.231, and 114.234 (11), (12), and (13) regarding the adoption of the 2017 edition of the National Electrical Safety Code into Volume 1 of the State Electrical Code.
ANALYSIS PREPARED BY THE
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN
The analysis is set forth as Attachment A.
TEXT OF PROPOSED RULE
The text of the proposed rule is set forth as Attachment B.
INITIAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS
This rule will not affect small businesses. The Wis. Stat. § 227.114(1) definition of “small business” states that to be considered a small business, the business must not be dominant in its field. Since electric utilities are monopolies in their service territories, they are dominant in their fields and are not small businesses. FISCAL ESTIMATE AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS
The Fiscal Estimate and Economic Impact Analysis are included as Attachment C.
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS GIVEN that pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 227.16(2)(b), Stats., the Commission will hold a public hearing on these proposed rule changes in the Amnicon Falls Hearing Room at the Public Service Commission Building, 610 North Whitney Way, Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. This building is accessible to people in wheelchairs through the Whitney Way (lobby) entrance. Handicapped parking is available on the south side of the building.
The Commission intends to webcast any hearing sessions held in the Amnicon Falls 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 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-250” in the box labeled “Quick Single Docket Search,” and (3) select “Documents.” WRITTEN COMMENTS
Any person may submit written comments on these proposed rules. The hearing record will be open for written comments from the public, effective immediately, and until Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at noon. All written comments must include a reference on the filing to docket 1-AC-250. File by one mode only.1
1As an alternative to submitting your comment directly to the Commission, state law allows anyone to file a web comment on the Legislative Rules Clearinghouse website, https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/comment. This site forwards the comment to the Commission. A person may provide comments in this proceeding without becoming a party and without attorney representation. A person may submit comments in only one of the following ways:
