NOTICES
PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC
UTILITY COMMISSION
Agreements and Plans of Mergers; Telephonic Prehearing Conference
[53 Pa.B. 1615]
[Saturday, March 18, 2023]A-2023-3038771, A-2023-3038792, A-2023-3038793, A-2023-3038794, A-2023-3038795, A-2023-3038807, A-2023-3038808, G-2023-3038818, G-2023-3038819, G-2023-3038820, G-2023-3038821 and G-00020956. Metropolitan Edison Company (Med-Ed), Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power), West Penn Power Company (West Penn), Keystone Appalachian Transmission Company (KATCo), Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC (MAIT) and FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company (FE PA) (collectively joint applicants). Joint application of Metropolitan Edison Company (Med-Ed), Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power), West Penn Power Company (West Penn), Keystone Appalachian Transmission Company (KATCo), Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC (MAIT) and FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company (FE PA) (collectively joint applicants).
Through the joint application, the joint applicants request all of the necessary authority, approvals and certificates of public convenience for: 1. Agreements and plans of merger; 2. The establishment of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Holding Company, LLC as an intermediate holding company in the chain of ownership of FE PA; 3. The merger of Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn with and into FE PA; 4. The initiation by FE PA of electric service in all territories in this Commonwealth where Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn do or may provide electric service; 5. The abandonment by Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn of all electric service in this Commonwealth; 6. The adoption by FE PA of Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn's existing tariffs and their application within new service and rate districts of FE PA corresponding to their existing service territories as the Met-Ed Rate District, Penelec Rate District, Penn Power Rate District, West Penn Rate District and The Pennsylvania State University Rate District, respectively; 7. The sale of Class B membership interests in MAIT held by Met-Ed and Penelec to FirstEnergy Corp.; 8. The transfer of West Penn's transmission assets to KATCo; 9. A certificate of public convenience conferring upon KATCo the status of a Pennsylvania public utility under 66 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions); and 10. Where necessary, associated affiliated interest agreements.
Formal protests and petitions to intervene must be filed in accordance with 52 Pa. Code (relating to public utilities) on or before April 17, 2023. Filings must be made with the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 400 North Street, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120, with a copy served on the applicant. The documents filed in support of the joint application are available only online for inspection and copying on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's (Commission) web site at www.puc.pa.gov, and at the applicant's business address. Parties to proceedings pending before the Commission must open and use an e-filing account through the Commission's web site at www.puc.pa.gov or individuals may submit the filing by overnight delivery to the Secretary, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120. If a filing contains confidential or proprietary material, the filing is required to be submitted by overnight delivery. Large filings containing confidential or proprietary material may be submitted through the Commission's Share Point File system with advanced notice to the Commission prior to submittal.
Joint Applicant: FirstEnergy Service Company, 2800 Pottsville Pike, P.O. Box 16001, Reading, PA 19612-6001
Through and By Counsel for: Tori L. Giesler, Esquire, Darshana Singh, Esquire, FirstEnergy Service Company, Phone: (610) 921-6658, tgiesler@firstenergycorp.com, singhd@firstenergycorp.com; David B. MacGregor, Esquire, Devin T. Ryan, Esquire, Garrett P. Lent, Esquire, Megan E. Rulli, Esquire, Post & Schell, PC, 17 North Second Street, 12th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1601, Phone: (717) 731-1970, Fax: (717) 731-1985, dmacgregor@ postschell.com, dryan@postschell.com, glent@postschell.com, mrulli@postschell.com
Telephonic Prehearing Conference An initial telephonic prehearing conference on the captioned case will be held as follows:
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Time: 1:30 p.m. Presiding Officers: Administrative Law Judges
Conrad A. Johnson and Emily I. DeVoe
Phone: (412) 565-3550
Fax: (412) 565-5692At the previously listed date and time, individuals must call into the telephonic prehearing conference. Individuals will not be called by the Presiding Officers.
To participate in the telephonic prehearing conference, individuals must:
• Dial the following toll-free number.
• Enter the PIN number when instructed to do so, listed as follows.
• Speak the individual's name when prompted.
The telephone system will connect individuals to the telephonic prehearing conference.
Toll-free Conference Number: (866) 566-0826
PIN Number: 76982683
Individuals who require an interpreter to participate in the telephonic prehearing conference, the Commission will make every reasonable effort to have an interpreter present. Call the Scheduling Office at the Commission at least 10 business days prior to the prehearing conference to submit a request.
• Scheduling Office: (717) 787-1399
• Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service number for persons who are deaf or hearing-impaired: (800) 654-5988
The Commission offers a free eFiling subscription service, which allows users to automatically receive an e-mail notification whenever a document is added, removed or changed on the Commission web site regarding a specific case. Instructions for subscribing to this service are on the Commission's web site at http://www.puc.pa.gov/ Documentation/eFiling_Subscriptions.pdf.
ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-379. Filed for public inspection March 17, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]
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