Florida Public Service Commission native order document 00742-2024

FILED 2/16/2024
DOCUMENT NO. 00742-2024
FPSC - COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Proposed amendment of Rule 25-6.0131,
F.A.C., Regulatory Assessment Fees; Investor-
owned Electric Companies, Municipal Electric
Utilities, Rural Electric Coo eratives.
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ISSUED: February 16 , 2024
The following Commissioners participated in the disposition of this matter:
BY THE COMMISSION:
MIKE LA ROSA, Chairman
ART GRAHAM
GARY F. CLARK
ANDREW GILES FAY
GABRIELLA PASSIDOMO
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RULE
NOTICE is hereby given that the Florida Public Service Commission, pursuant to Section
120.54, Florida Statutes, has adopted without changes Rule 25-6.0131, Florida Administrative
Code.
The rule was filed with the Department of State on February 16, 2024, and will be
effective on April 1, 2024. 	A copy of the rule as filed with the Department is attached to this
Notice.
This docket is closed upon issuance of this Notice.

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By ORDER of the Florida Public Service Commission this 16th day of February. 2024.
JHR
ADAM J.
Commission Cl rk
Florida Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 413-6770
www.floridapsc.com
Copies furnished: 	A copy of this document is
provided to the parties of record at the time of
issuance and, if applicable, interested persons.

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25-6. 01 3 1 Reg ul atory Assessment Fe es; In v es tor-owned El ec tric Co mp a ni es, Municip al Elec tri c Ut il ities,
Rural Electric Cooperatives.
(I) As applicable and as provided in Section 350.113, F.S., and Section 366.14, F.S .• each company, utility, or
cooperative shall remit to the Commission a fee based upon its gross operating revenue. This fee shall be referred to
as a regulatory assessment fee. Regardless of the gross operating revenue of a company, utility. or cooperative. a
minimum annual regulatory assessment fee of$25 shall be imposed.
(a) Each investor-owned electric company shall pay a regulatory assessment fee in the amount of 0.000848
~ of its gross operating revenues derived from intrastate business, excluding sales for resale between investor-
owned electric companies 131:1blie utilities, municipal electric utilities, and rural electric cooperatives or any
combination thereof.
(b) Each municipal electric utility and rural electric cooperative shall pay a regulatory assessment fee in the
amount of 0.00009905 0 .0 0015625 of its gross operating revenues derived from intrastate business, excluding sales
for resale between investor-owned electric companies 131:1blie 1:1tilities, municipal electric utilities, and rural electric
cooperatives or any combination thereof.
(2) Regulatory assessment fees are due each January 30 for the preceding period or any part of the period from
July I until December 31, and on July 30 for the preceding period or any part of the period from January I until June
30.
(3) If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, the due date is extended to the next business day. If
the fees are sent by registered mail , the date of the registration is the United States Postal Service's postmark date. If
the fees are sent by certified mail and the receipt is postmarked by a postal employee, the date on the receipt is the
United States Postal Service's postmark date. The postmarked certified mail receipt is evidence that the fees were
delivered. Regulatory assessment fees are considered paid on the date they are postmarked by the United States
Postal Service or received and logged in by the Commission's Division of Administrative and Information

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Technology Services in Tallahassee. Fees are considered timely paid if properly addressed, with sufficient postage
and postmarked no later than the due date.
(4) Commission Fonn PSC/ECO PSC/AFD 68 (01 /24) ~. entitled "Investor-Owned Electric Utility
Regulatory Assessment Fee Retum."t is available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-l 6449
lmp: ,l/ www.flrules.oeyGatewa~·lrefereAee.ast3?No Ref026l0; Commission Form PSC/ECO PSC/AFD 69 (01 /24)
~. 	entitled 	"Municipal 	Electric 	Utility 	Regulatory 	Assessment 	Fee 	Return," 	is 	avai lable 	at
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No= Ref- I 6450
l:ittt3: /,A,,.,ww.flrules.oeyGateway,'referenee.asp?No Ref 02611; and Commission Fonn PSC/ ECO PSC/AFD 70
(01 /24) ~. entitled "Rural Electric Cooperative Regulatory Assessment Fee Return,'' is available at
http://www.llrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16448
l:ittf): // 1,'IWw. flrules.org/Gatewa~·lreference.ast3?1'Jo Ref 02612. These fonns are incorporated into this rule by
reference and may be also be obtained from the Commission's Division of Administrative and Information
Technology Services. The failure of a company. utility, or cooperative to receive a return fonn shall not excuse the
company, utility. or cooperative from its obligation to timely remit the regulatory assessment fees.
(5) Each company, utility, or cooperative shall have up 10 and including the due date in which to:
(a) Remit the total amount of its fee; or
(b) Remit an amount which the company, utility, or cooperative estimates is its full fee.
(6) Where the company, utility, or cooperative remits less than its full fee, the remainder of the full fee shall be
due on or before the 30th day from the due date and shall, where the amount remitted was less than 90 percent of the
total regulatory assessment fee , include interest as provided by paragraph (8)(b) of this rule.
(7) A company, utility. or cooperative may request either a 15-day or a 30-day extension of its due date for
payment of regulatory assessment fees or for filing its return fonn by submitting to the Division of Administrative
and Information Technology Services Co mmission Form PSC/AIT 124 (12/ 11). entitled "Regulatory Assessment

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Fee 	Extension 	Request," 	which 	is 	incorporated 	into 	this 	rule 	by 	reference 	and 	is 	available 	at:
http: //www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02620. 	This 	fom1 	may 	also 	be 	obtained 	from 	the
Commission's Division of Administrative and Information Technology Services.
(a) The request for extension must be received by the Division of Administrative and lnfomiation Technology
Services at least two weeks before the due date.
(b) The request for extension will not be granted if the company, utility. or cooperative has any unpaid
regulatory assessment fees, penalties, or interest due from a prior period.
(c) Where a company, utility, or cooperative receives an extension of its due date pursuant to this rule, the entity
shall remit a charge as set out in Section 350.113(5), F.S., in addition to the regulatory assessment fee.
(8) The delinquency of any amount due to the Commission from the company, utility, or cooperative pursuant
to the provisions of Section 350.1 13, F.S. , and this rule, begins with the first calendar day after any date established
as the due date either by operation of this rule or by an extension pursuant to this rule.
(a) A penalty, as set out in Section 350. I I 3{i}, F.S., shall apply to any such delinquent amounts.
(b) Interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum shall apply to any such delinquent amounts.
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE: April I, 2024
Rulemaking Authority 350.127(2), 366.05 FS. law Implemented 350. JI 3, 366.14 FS. History-New 5-18-83,
Amended 2-9-84, Formerly 25-6. 131, Amended 6-18-86, 10-16-86, 3-7-89, 2-19-92, 7-7-96, 1-1-99, 5-7-13L