Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. The Richardsville system is declared abandoned. 2. Richardsville shall continue operating through October 31, 2015. 3. Effective November 1, 2015, Richardsville shall cease distributing natural gas to the public. 4. Within ten days of the date of this Order, Richardsville shall mail a written notice to each customer of the October 31, 2015 shut-down date and shall file a copy of this notice with the Commission. 5. Within 20 days of the date of this Order, Richardsville shall file a detailed written plan with the Commission outlining the process and procedures it will follow to abandon its facilities and ensure the abandoned pipelines are safe. The plan shall be in accordance with 807 KAR 5:022, Section 14(15), and 49 CFR 192.727 and shall include a description of Richardsville's proposed abandonment process, along with the procedures to be followed, personnel roles and responsibilities, schedule of when the abandonment will commence, and when it will be completed. 6. No later than November 20, 2015, Richardsville shall file a report with the Commission certifying that it has abandoned its facilities in accordance with 807 KAR 5:022, Section 14(15), and 49 CFR 192.727. 7. No later than January 1, 2016, Richardsville shall submit separate Gross Reports and Annual Reports for the calendar years 2013, 2014, and the period spanning of January 1, 2015, through October 31, 2015.

Notice of Filing Hearing Documents

Richardsville Gas Co. Inc. Notice of Inability to Comply and Notice to Customers

Order Entered: Richardsville shall submit to the Commission, within ten days of the date of this Order, a written response to the above allegation as to whether the system should be declared abandoned. 2. A formal hearing shall be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, in hearing room 1 of the Commission's offices at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of hearing evidence in this case. 3. At the hearing in this matter, Richardsville shall be represented by an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky if it plans to present a defense. 4. Richardsville shall serve notice of the hearing's date and time to its customers no later than July 17, 2015. Richardsville shall provide a copy of the notice to the Commission on or before the date of the hearing. In addition, the notice of hearing shall include the following statement: "This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov."

Richardsville Gas Company, Inc. Response to First Request for Information

Commission Staff's First Request for Information to Richardsville Gas Company, Inc.

Order Entered: 1. This case is established pursuant to KRS 278.250 to investigate the adequacy of Richardsville Gas's service. 2. The Executive Director shall serve a copy of this Order upon the Attorney General.