Illinois Administrative Code

Section 305.80 Interchange Data To assist in promoting conformity with these rules, a procedure or plan should be instituted between all utilities whose facilities may occupy the same territory so that it will provide for the exchange of pertinent data and information, including …

Section 305.90 Coordinated Locations of Lines a) General Location. Utilization of highways is essential to the economical and efficient extension, operation and maintenance of power and communication services. To avoid unduly increasing the number or difficulty of proximity situa…

Section 305.TABLE A Vertical Separation of Crossarms Carrying Conductors 1. BASIC SEPARATION. The separations given in the following table are for crossarms carrying conductors of 0 to 50,000 volts attached to fixed supports. 2. INCREASED SEPARATION FOR VOLTAGES EXCEEDING 50,000 …

Section 310.10 Routine Banking Transactions The opening of bank accounts, deposit of monies in those accounts, the withdrawal of monies from those accounts by checks, drafts, bills of exchange or otherwise, the making of time deposits with banks, the purchase from banks, at not t…

Section 310.20 Revolving Loan Fund for Employees Any utility may set aside and maintain a fund in an amount to be approved by the Commission to be used as a revolving fund, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Commission, for loans to employees.

Section 310.30 Compromises or Settlements with Customers in Financial Difficulties Consent and approval by the Commission shall not be required for a utility in compromising or settling a claim for unpaid utility service against a customer in financial difficulties whose affairs …

Section 310.40 Transactions Under Contracts in Existence on July 10, 1933 Approval by the Commission of particular transactions under any contract or arrangement of the character described in Section 7-101(3) of the Act shall not be required when the contract or arrangement was i…

Section 310.50 Service Agreements with Affiliated Natural Gas Companies for Natural Gas Service at Filed Rates Approval by the Commission shall not be required for the execution and performance by an Illinois utility of a service agreement with an affiliated natural gas company (…

Section 310.60 Contracts with Affiliated Interests Which Need Not be Filed or Approved Pursuant to Section 7-101 of the Act and subject to the other provisions of this Part, the Commission hereby waives, as to all public utilities, the filing and necessity for approval of contrac…

Section 310.70 Rules Governing Competitive Bidding a) Whenever any public utility desires to enter into contracts or arrangements pursuant to competitive bidding, the public utility shall prepare specifications, forms of proposals or contracts setting forth clearly, and so far as…

Section 310.80 Applicability a) The above and foregoing provisions of this Part shall apply alike to all public utilities under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission subject however, to the power of the Commission, either upon complaint or upon its own motion, to r…

Section 315.10 Statement of Purpose and Commission Policy a) The purpose of this Part is to designate a presumptive methodology for computation of annual rental rates to be paid by cable television ("CATV") companies to electric utilities and local exchange telecommunications car…

Section 315.20 Presumptive Pole Attachment Rental Rate Formula Subject to the provisions of Section 315.30 below, an annual pole attachment rental rate included in a pole attachment agreement between a CATV company and a regulated entity which is presented to the Commission for c…

Section 315.30 Procedure a) Where consent and approval of the Commission to a pole attachment or conduit agreement is required by Section 7-102 of the Act and the parties thereto have agreed to the annual rate specified in such agreement, the regulated entity's petition for conse…

Section 315.40 Pole Inspections After the "post-construction" inspection, further inspection of CATV pole plant, at CATV's cost, is prohibited except when the regulated entity submits to the CATV operator a statistically reliable survey evidencing the fact that the CATV operator …

Section 315.50 Make-Ready Work Detailed itemization for make-ready work shall be provided to each CATV operator with each billing for make-ready work. This itemization shall be provided for each pole. At a minimum, this itemization shall include: a) dates of work; b) location of …

Section 315.60 Indemnification CATV operators cannot be required in any pole attachment agreements to indemnify the electric utilities or telecommunications carriers from the negligence of electric utilities or telecommunications carriers. (Source: Added at 18 Ill. Reg. 676, effe…

Section 315.70 Prospective Application Contracts concerning the subject matter of this Part approved by the Commission before February 1, 1994 need not be amended to comply with the requirements of this Part. (Source: Added at 18 Ill. Reg. 676, effective February 1, 1994)

Section 325.10 Scope, Construction and Application of this Part This Part establishes requirements applicable to public utilities that, pursuant to the Act, seek recovery of the costs of donations as operating expenses through rates or other charges or classifications. The inform…

Section 325.20 Definitions The following terms, as used in this Part, shall have the following meanings: "Act" means the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5]. "Charitable contribution" means a donation proposed to be an operating expense pursuant to the Act or any applicable order o…

Section 325.30 Supplemental Information to be Provided Regarding Charitable Contributions a) To assist the Commission in evaluating the prudence and reasonableness of any charitable contribution, for all charitable contributions to a single entity or organization that total $1,00…

Section 325.40 Information to be Made Available Regarding Charitable Contributions In any rate case proceeding involving a charitable contribution, the utility seeking recovery shall make the following materials available electronically to Commission Staff upon request: a) Writte…

Section 325.50 Future Test Year Rate Filings If a utility uses a future test year in a rate case, the utility shall provide the information required by Section 325.30 for each of the three consecutive calendar years immediately preceding the test year for which actual data are av…

Section 325.60 Disclosures Regarding Donations or Charitable Contributions Made to Energy Low-Income and Support Programs Under Section 16-108.5(b-10) For any donation by a participating utility to the energy low-income and support programs required by Section 16-108.5(b-10) of t…

Section 330.10 Definitions "Permanent rates" are established by the Commission at the conclusion of a rate case conducted under Section 9-201 of The Public Utilities Act ("Act") (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111⅔, par. 9-201). "Temporary rates" are established by the Commission afte…

Section 330.20 Applicability This Part applies to every public utility, as defined in Section 3-105 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111⅔, par. 3-105), under the jurisdiction of the Commission, and every telecommunications carrier subject to Article IX of the Act (Ill. Rev. …

Section 330.30 Necessary Conditions for a Temporary Rate Increase a) Any utility requesting a temporary rate increase must file a motion, testimony and exhibits supporting the request for a temporary rate increase, including the information required by Section 330.40, within 90 d…

Section 330.40 Filing Requirements a) Any utility requesting a temporary rate increase pursuant to Section 9-202(b) of the Act must satisfy the filing requirements specified in this Section in addition to the testimony, exhibits, and information required by 83 Ill. Adm. Code 285,…

Section 330.45 Standard for Decision in Granting a Temporary Rate Increase The Commission shall grant a temporary rate increase if the Commission determines that the utility has met the requirements of Section 330.30 and if the Commission deems it to be in the public interest.

Section 330.50 Refunds a) All temporary rate increases granted will be subject to refund, pending the order issued in the permanent rate case. If the temporary rate increase granted exceeds the permanent rate increase granted, the difference will be refunded. The Commission shall…

Section 340.10 Applicability a) This Part shall apply to public utilities as defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act (Act) [220 ILCS 5/3-105], incumbent local exchange carriers that provide noncompetitive services as defined in Section 13-202.5 of the Act [220 ILCS 5…

Section 340.20 Definitions "Affiliate" has the same meaning as the phrase affiliated interests as defined in Section 7-101(2)(ii) [220 ILCS 5/7-101(2)(ii)]. "Cash management" means aggregating customer receipts and paying all vendors and other operating requirements. "Credit rati…

Section 340.30 Minimum Requirements for Short-Term Loans from Affiliates to Utilities Incumbent local exchange carriers shall not be subject to the requirements of this Section pursuant to Section 13-601 of the Act [220 ILCS 5/13-601]. Electing providers shall not be subject to t…

Section 340.40 Minimum Requirements for Short-Term Loans from Utilities to Affiliates a) A utility may borrow from outside the money pool agreement in order to make loans to an affiliate that is a public utility under applicable State law. A utility may not borrow from outside th…

Section 340.50 Investment of Money Pool Funds a) Investment of money pool funds not lent to affiliates that meet the eligibility requirements of Section 340.40(b) shall be restricted to one or more of the following short-term investments: 1) Interest-bearing accounts with banks; …

Section 340.60 Required Filings and Procedures a) This Section does not apply to small utilities or electing providers. b) All filings required by this Section shall be signed and verified under oath by an executive officer having knowledge of the facts and filed with the Office …

Section 416.10 Maintenance of Books and Records and Commission Access a) Electric utilities shall maintain all accounts, irrespective of whether the activity, transaction, or other matter being accounted for constitutes public utility business, in accordance with 83 Ill. Adm. Cod…

Section 416.20 Cost Allocation Guidelines a) Written guidelines for allocating revenues and charges between the public utility business and the business other than public utility business shall be submitted to the Director of Accounting of the Commission for approval by February …

Section 416.30 Internal Audits a) Public utilities shall conduct biennial internal audits, or internal audits conducted by independent public accountants, of the accounting for the business other than public utility business. These audits shall test compliance with this Part, wit…

Section 420.10 Scope of This Part a) This Part applies to all books of account and other records prepared by or on behalf of the public utility. See Item 73 of Appendix A for those records which come into possession of the public utility in connection with the acquisition of prop…

Section 420.100 "Commission" "Commission," as used hereafter in Appendix A, refers to the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Section 420.20 Designation of Supervisory Official Each public utility subject to this Part shall designate one or more persons with official responsibility to supervise the utility's program for the preservation and the authorized destruction of its records.

Section 420.30 Protection and Storage of Records The public utility shall provide reasonable protection for records subject to this Part from damage by fires, floods and other hazards; and, in the selection of storage spaces, safeguard the records from unnecessary exposure to det…

Section 420.40 Index of Records All records which are herein required to be preserved shall be so arranged, filed and currently indexed by the utility that they may readily be identified and made available to representatives of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Section 420.50 Preservation of Records on Microfilm a) Certain records indicated in Appendix A may be microfilmed and such film retained in lieu of the original records, provided the procedures prescribed herein are followed. b) Indicators are used in Appendix A to designate thos…

Section 420.60 Destruction of Records The destruction of the records permitted to be destroyed under the provisions of this Part may be performed in any manner elected by the public utility concerned. Precautions should be taken, however, to macerate or otherwise destroy the legi…

Section 420.70 Premature Destruction or Loss of Records When any records are destroyed before the expiration of the prescribed period of retention, a certified statement listing, as far as may be determined, the records destroyed and describing the circumstances of accidental or …

Section 420.80 Retention Periods Designated "Destroy at Option" Use of the retention period "Destroy at option" in this Part constitutes authorization for such optional destruction under the conditions specified for the particular types of records, unless such records are necessa…

Section 420.90 Schedule of Records and Periods of Retention Appendix A annexed hereto shows the periods of time that designated records shall be preserved, and the records for which microfilms may be substituted therefor, in accordance with the foregoing instructions. It is not i…

Section 420.APPENDIX A Schedule of Records and Periods of Retention Description of Records Period to be Retained CORPORATE AND GENERAL 1. Capital stock records: (a) Capital stock ledgers or other records showing the same information. 7 years after the stockholder's account is clo…