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General Order No.

Attachment A

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
OF WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON

GENERAL ORDER NO. 261
In the Matter of Adopting and Implementing Rules Governing Pole Attachments and Assumption of Commission Jurisdiction Over Pole Attachments

NOTICE OF RULEMAKING AND
COMMENT PERIOD

By Order issued on October 15, 2019, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued proposed Rules for the Government of Pole Attachments, (Pole Attachment Rules) 150 C.S.R. 38. The proposed Pole Attachment Rules govern the regulation of pole attachments which will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission pursuant to W. Va. Code 31G-4-4, and subject to regulation under 47 U.S.C. 224, commonly referred to as the Pole Attachment Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 47 C.F.R. 1.1401-1.1415. The October 15, 2019 Order fixed 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 30, 2019, as the deadline for written initial comment and 4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 14, 2019, as the deadline for written reply comments.

By Order of October 24, 2019, the Commission revised the deadline for written initial comments until 4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 7, 2019.

Anyone interested may obtain a copy of the Commission Order and the proposed Pole Attachment Rules on the Commission’s website (www.psc.state.wv.us) or by request to Connie Graley, Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, PO Box 812, Charleston, WV 25323. Please reference General Order No. 261.

Written comments on the proposed Pole Attachment Rules may be filed with the Commission Executive Secretary at the above address.

PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION OF
WEST VIRGINIA

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