Kentucky Public Service Commission

NOTICE OF SATISFACTION

Final Order Entered: 1. Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. be and it is hereby assessed a civil penalty pursuant to KRS 367.4917(1) of $3,000 for violation of KRS 367.4909(6) and an additional civil penalty of $1,000 pursuant to KRS 367.4917(4). 2. Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. shall pay the sum of $4,000 within 30 days of the date of this order by cashier’s check or money order payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer and mailed or delivered to the office of the Kentucky Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602.

Notice of Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel

John Ryan Columbia Gas of Kentucky

20201023_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf

Post Hearing Brief

Brooke Wancheck Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.

20201002_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf

20200917_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Order Entered: 1. The Division of Inspections (DOI) of the Kentucky Public Service Commission shall file its post hearing brief on or before Friday, October 2, 2020. 2. Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. (Columbia) shall file its post hearing brief on or before Friday, October 16, 2020. 3. DOI shall file its post hearing reply brief if any on or before Friday, October 23, 2020. 4. This case shall stand submitted for decision by the commission effective 12:01 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on Saturday, October 24, 2020.

Notice of Witnesses

Brooke E. Wancheck Columbia Gas of Kentucky

20200818_PSC Notice of Filing.pdf

Order Entered: 1. DOI shall, on or before August 25, 2020, file with the Commission and serve upon counsel for Columbia a list of witnesses it intends to call at the hearing together with a short statement setting out the subject matter of the expected testimony of each and also a list of exhibits with copies thereof which it will introduce into the evidentiary record or refer to during the examination and cross examination of witnesses. 2. Columbia, on or before September 2, 2020, shall file with the Commission and serve upon counsel for DOI a list of witnesses it intends to call at the hearing together with a short statement setting out the subject matter of the expected testimony of each and also a list of exhibits with copies thereof that it will introduce into the evidentiary record or refer to during the examination and cross-examination of witnesses.

Order Entered: 1. Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. shall appear on September 9, 2020, at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room (Hearing Room 1) of the Commission's offices at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of presenting evidence concerning the alleged violation of the Underground Facility Damage Prevention Act and showing cause why it should not be subject to the penalties prescribed in KRS 367.4917(1) and (4) for this alleged violation. 2. Any partnership, corporation, or business entity (including a limited liability company) must be represented by an attorney licensed to practice law in Kentucky, and such representation includes the filing of papers with the Commission and appearances at hearings before the Commission. 3. The September 9, 2020 hearing shall be recorded by video only.

20200723_PSC IC Memo.pdf

Response to Staff Incident Report

Brooke Wancheck Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.

Order Entered: 1. Columbia Gas shall electronically file with the Commission a written response to the allegations contained in the Staff Incident Report within 20 days of receipt of this Order, and shall file with the Commission a paper copy of the written response within 30 days of the lifting of the current state of emergency as directed in the Commission's March 16, 2020 and March 24, 2020 Orders in Case No. 2020-00085. 2. Any partnership, corporation, or business entity (including a limited liability company) must be represented by an attorney licensed to practice law in Kentucky, and such representation includes the filing of papers with and appearances at hearings before the Commission. 3. The Staff Incident Report 31976 in the Appendix to this Order is made a part of the record in this case. 4. Please note that notice of a hearing to be held in this matter will be mailed to Columbia Gas once proof of service is received by the Commission. Parties who fail to appear after service will be subject to entry of a default judgment against them.