Kentucky Public Service Commission

Order Entered: 1. LG&E's Petition for confidential protection for designated material contained in its response to Staff's First Request, Item 2, is granted. 2. The designated material set forth in LG&E's response to Staff's First Request, Item 2, shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years from the date of filing, or until further Orders of the Commission. 3. Use of the designated material in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. LG&E shall inform the Commission if the material in question becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment. 5. If a non-party to this proceeding requests to inspect material granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the material has been granted confidential treatment has not expired, then LG&E shall have 20 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the material still falls within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878(1 )(m)(1 ). If LG&E is unable to make such demonstration, the requested material shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection. 6. The Commission shall not make requested material available for inspection for 20 days following an Order finding the material no longer qualifies for confidential treatment in order to allow LG&E to seek a remedy afforded by law.

Order Entered: 1. LG&E's Petition for confidential protection for designated material contained in the HCA Map is granted. 2. The designated material set forth in the HCA Map shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period of time, or until further Orders of the Commission. 3. Use of the designated material in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. LG&E shall inform the Commission if the material in question becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment. 5. If a non-party to this proceeding requests to inspect material granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the material has been granted confidential treatment has not expired, then LG&E shall have 20 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the material still falls within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878{1 )(m)(1 ). If LG&E is unable to make such demonstration, the requested material shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection. 6. The Commission shall not make the requested material available for inspection for 20 days following an Order finding that the material no longer qualifies for confidential treatment in order to allow LG&E to seek a remedy afforded by law.

Order Entered: 1. LG&E's petition for confidential protection for the Ballardsville West pipeline map filed on January 30, 2017, is granted. 2. LG&E's Ballardsville West pipeline map shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for an indefinite period of time, or until further Orders of this Commission. 3. Use of the materials in question in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001 , Section 13(9). 4. LG&E shall inform the Commission if the materials in question become publicly available or no longer qualify for confidential treatment. 5. If a non-party to this proceeding requests to inspect materials granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the materials have been granted confidential treatment has not run, then LG&E shall have 20 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the materials still fall within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61 .878. If LG&E is unable to make such demonstration, the requested materials shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection. 6. The Commission shall not make the requested materials available for inspection for 20 days following an Order finding that the materials no longer qualify for confidential treatment in order to allow LG&E to seek a remedy afforded by law.

Order Entered: 1. LG&E's petition for confidential protection for its response to Item 2 of Staff's First Request is granted. 2. The materials set forth in LG&E's response to Item 2 of Staff's First Request shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years from the date of filing of same, or until further Orders of this Commission. 3. Use of the materials in question in any Commission proceeding shall be in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001 , Section 13(9). 4. LG&E shall inform the Commission if the materials in question become publicly available or no longer qualify for confidential treatment. 5. If a non-party to this proceeding requests to inspect materials granted confidential treatment by this Order and the period during which the materials have been granted confidential treatment has not run, then LG&E shall have 20 days from receipt of written notice of the request to demonstrate that the materials still fall within the exclusions from disclosure requirements established in KRS 61.878. If LG&E is unable to make such demonstration, the requested materials shall be made available for inspection. Otherwise, the Commission shall deny the request for inspection. 6. The Commission shall not make the requested materials available for inspection for 20 days following an Order finding that the materials no longer qualify for confidential treatment in order to allow LG&E to seek a remedy afforded by law.

Final Order Entered: 1. LG&E's request for an extension of the reassessment interval required by 49 C.F.R. § 192.939 for those segments of the Ballardsville West pipeline in HCA locations until August 31 , 2018, is denied. 2. LG&E is granted until September 30, 2017, to complete the reassessment of those segments of the Ballardsville West pipeline located in HCAs as required by 49 C.F.R. § 192.939. 3. LG&E shall inform the Commission in writing within 30 days of the completion of the required reassessment of the Ballardsville West pipeline, but no later than October 30, 2017, as extended by this Order. 4. Pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.9(d), a copy of this Order and recommendation shall be provided to PHMSA for its approval. 5. Any documents filed in the future pursuant to ordering paragraphs 3 and 4 shall reference this case number and shall be retained in the post-case correspondence file.

LGE final comments regarding its application

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Order Entered: 1. LG&E shall have ten days from the date of this Order to present any comments or to request a hearing. 2. If LG&E requests a hearing in this matter, in its request, it shall identify the issues it wishes to raise at the hearing, the witness or witnesses it intends to present, and an explanation of why a hearing on these issues is necessary. 4. If no requests for hearing or comments are received, this matter shall stand submitted on the record.

LGE Responses to the Commission Staffs First Request for Information and a Petition for Confidential Protection

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Data Request

LGE Response to Commission Staffs Informal Conference Request for Information

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company

20170127_PSC IC Memo.pdf

Notice of Informal Conference

LGE Application

Rick E. Lovekamp Louisville Gas and Electric Company

Order Entered: 1. All future correspondence or filings in connection with this case shall reference the above case number. 2. All documents submitted in this proceeding shall comply with the Commission’s rules of procedure as set forth in 807 KAR 5:001 and any deviation from these rules shall be submitted in writing to the Commission for consideration. 3. Any party filing a paper shall upload an electronic version using the Commission's E-Filing System and shall file an original and six copies in paper medium, except that only two copies in paper medium shall be filed of maps, plans, specifications, and drawings pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 15(2)(d). 4. Any request for confidential treatment of material submitted shall conform to the requirements in 807 KAR 5:001(13). 5. Materials submitted to the Commission which do not comply with the rules of procedure or that do not have an approved deviation are subject to rejection pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 3.

Louisville Gas and Electric Company Notice of Intent to File Application for Approval of State Waiver of the Reassessment Interval Required by 49 C.F.R. §192.939 Using Electronic Filing Procedures