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