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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-276

NOTICES

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC
UTILITY COMMISSION

Establishment of the Pole Attachment Working Group under 52 Pa. Code Chapter 77; Doc. No. L-2018-3002672

[50 Pa.B. 1204]
[Saturday, February 22, 2020]

 On September 3, 2019, at Doc. No. L-2018-3002672, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) entered its Final Rulemaking Order regarding the Assumption of Commission Jurisdiction Over Pole Attachments from the Federal Communications Commission. The Final Rulemaking Order was published at 50 Pa.B. 469 (January 18, 2020), with the Commission's regulatory authority over the rates, terms and conditions of access to and use of utility poles to become effective, under 52 Pa. Code Chapter 77 (relating to pole attachments), on March 18, 2020.

 Section 77.7 (relating to working group) of the Commission's regulation requires the creation of a pole attachment working group to ensure that the Commission remains apprised of industry and public concerns, that Federal amendments are properly vetted before becoming effective in this Commonwealth and that dispute resolution processes are efficient and effective. This notice hereby invites any parties who are interested in participating in the pole attachment working group to inform the Commission of their interest within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The Commission will ultimately manage the size and composition of this working group to ensure that its regulatory purposes are fulfilled. Failure to respond to this notice is not intended to foreclose participation.

 This pole attachment working group is hereby established with an initial membership of representatives from the following: (1) within the Commission: the Law Bureau, the Office of Special Assistants, the Bureau of Technical Utility Services, the Bureau of Consumer Services, the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement and the Office of Administrative Law Judge—Mediation Office; (2) the Office of Consumer Advocate and the Office of Small Business Advocate; and (3) the Governor's Office of Broadband Initiatives. Among industry participants, also invited to participate are the Broadband Cable Association of Pennsylvania; CTIA—the Wireless Association; the Energy Association of Pennsylvania; and the Pennsylvania Telephone Association.

 The contact person for this notice is Colin W. Scott, Assistant Counsel, Law Bureau. Parties interested in becoming members of the pole attachment working group should e-mail colinscott@pa.gov, with the subject line ''Pole Attachment Working Group Membership'' within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-276. Filed for public inspection February 21, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]


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