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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF NEVADA

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND NOTICE OF

PREHEARING CONFERENCE

On January 2, 2025, Southwest Gas Corporation (“Southwest Gas”)

filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (“Commission”) an

application, designated as Docket No. 25-01017, for authority to establish

regulatory accounting treatment for Line Locate Activity Expenses

and to establish the Damage Prevention Cost Mechanism.

This Notice serves only to notify the public that the Commission has

received the above-referenced filing. It is the responsibility of interested

persons to review the filing and monitor the proceedings to determine

their desired levels of involvement based on how this matter may affect

their unique situations. The details provided within this Notice are for

informational purposes only and are not meant to be an all-inclusive

overview of the filing. The Commission may consider and adopt alternative

proposals not contained within the application but which are related

to the subject matter of the filing and supported by substantial evidence.

The Commission will accept or modify the application or specify any

portions of the application it deems inadequate.

Southwest Gas filed the application pursuant to the Nevada Revised

Statutes (“NRS”) and the Nevada Administrative Code (“NAC”) Chapters

703 and 704, including, but not limited to, NAC 703.015 and 703.535,

and NRS 704.185(2).

Interested and affected persons may file comments or petitions for

leave to intervene pursuant to NAC 703.578 through 703.600 electronically

through the Electronic Filing System on the Commission’s website

or at either of the Commission’s offices on or before WEDNESDAY,

FEBRUARY 5, 2025.

A person who wishes to participate as a commenter may file written

comments pursuant to NAC 703.491. A commenter is not a party of

record and shall not take any action that only a party of record may take.

Pursuant to NAC 703.500, only parties of record are entitled to enter an

appearance, introduce relevant evidence, examine and cross-examine

witnesses, make arguments, make and argue motions and generally

participate in the proceeding.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to NAC 703.655, the

Commission has scheduled a PREHEARING CONFERENCE in this

docket to be held as follows:

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025

11:00 a.m.

Hearing Room A

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

1150 East William Street

Carson City, Nevada 89701

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE TO

Hearing Room A

Public Utilities Commission of Nevada

9075 West Diablo Drive, Suite 250

Las Vegas, Nevada 89148

And VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS

The parties will appear and otherwise participate in the prehearing

conference either in person or remotely via Microsoft Teams. Members

of the public can access the prehearing conference at the time noticed

herein either in person or via the Commission’s live stream link on its

website at https://puc.nv.gov.

The parties should provide the email address, title/role in associated

business or organization, and business address for each person who

intends to participate via Microsoft Teams to Administrative Attorney

James Newcomb at jnewcomb@puc.nv.gov no later than FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

7, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

The purpose of the prehearing conference is to formulate and

simplify the issues involved in this proceeding and set a hearing and

procedural schedule. At the prehearing conference, the Commission

may take any action authorized by NAC 703.655.

The Commission is not responsible for providing clerical or administrative

assistance or materials to parties during Commission proceedings.

If such assistance is necessary, parties must make other

arrangements for this type of assistance.

The Application is available for public viewing at the Commission’s

website: https://puc.nv.gov and at the offices of the Commission: 1150

East William Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701 and 9075 West Diablo

Drive, Suite 250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148.

A person must request in writing to be placed on the service list for

this proceeding to receive any further notices in this matter.

By the Commission,

__/s/_____________

TRISHA OSBORNE,

Assistant Commission Secretary

Dated: Carson City, Nevada

01/13/25

(SEAL)

Pub Date: January 22, 2025 Ad # 49433