Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission § PSC 134.01 - General

(1) Chapter of the public service commission's departmental rules is part of the Wis. Adm. Code and constitutes a general order of the public service commission, the issuance of which is authorized by ss. 196.02, 196.06, 196.10, 196.12, 196.15, 196.16, 196.17, 196.19, and 227.11, Stats.

(2) The rules making up ch. PSC 134 are designed to effectuate and implement ss. 196.02, 196.03, 196.06, 196.10, 196.12, 196.15, 196.16, 196.17, 196.19, 196.22, 196.60, Stats., and parts of other sections of the Wisconsin statutes.

(3) Nothing in this chapter of the Wisconsin Administrative Code shall preclude the commission's giving special and individual consideration to exceptional or unusual situations or, upon investigation of the facts and circumstances involved, adopting requirements as to individual utilities or services which may be lesser, greater, other than or different from those provided in these rules.

(4) The requirements of ch. PSC 134 shall be observed by all public utilities, both privately and publicly owned, engaged in the manufacture, mixing, purchasing, storage, transmission and/or distribution of gaseous fuel.

(5) The manner of enforcing the rules in ch. PSC 134 is prescribed in s. 196.66, Stats., and such other means as provided in statutory sections administered by the public service commission.

(6) In case of emergency, where public interest requires immediate action without waiting for compliance with the specific terms of these rules, immediate corrective action shall be taken by the utility, which action, however, shall be subject to review by the public service commission.

(7) Periodic reports to the public service commission are required by ss. PSC 134.14(6), 134.17, 134.18(3), 134.19(3) and 134.25(4). Individual reports are required by s. PSC 134.18(4) and (5).

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Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission § PSC 134.01

1-2-56; r. and recr Register, February, 1959, No. 38. eff. 3-1-59; am. (5). Register, January, 1965, No 109, eff. 2-1-65; renum. (3) to (6) to be (4) to (7), Register, November, 1980, No. 299, eff. 12-1-80; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register, September, 1997, No. 501; correction in (2) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register April 2007 No. 616; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register July 2014 No. 703.