Notices are published each Wednesday to alert the public regarding state agency rulemaking. You may obtain a copy of any rule by notifying the agency contact person. You may also comment on the rule, and/or attend the public hearing. If no hearing is scheduled, you may request one — the agency may then schedule a hearing, and must do so if 5 or more persons request it. If you are disabled or need special services to attend a hearing, please notify the agency contact person at least 7 days prior to it. Petitions: you can petition an agency to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule; the agency must provide you with petition forms, and must respond to your petition within 60 days. The agency must enter rulemaking if the petition is signed by 150 or more registered voters, and may begin rulemaking if there are fewer. You can also petition the Legislature to review a rule; the Executive Director of the Legislative Council (115 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, phone (207) 287-1615) will provide you with the necessary petition forms. The appropriate legislative committee will review a rule upon receipt of a petition from 100 or more registered voters, or from “…any person who may be directly, substantially and adversely affected by the application of a rule…” (Title 5 Section 11112). World-Wide Web: Copies of the weekly notices and the full texts of adopted rule chapters may be found on the internet at: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules. There is also a list of rulemaking liaisons, who are single points of contact for each agency.
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ADOPTIONS
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AGENCY: 65-407 – Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 311, Portfolio Requirement
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2019-216
CONCISE SUMMARY: The Public Utilities Commission adopts amendments to Ch. 311, the PUC portfolio requirement rule, to implement recently enacted legislation (Public Law 2019 ch. 477 – An Act to Reform Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard). The Commission provisionally adopts amendment to Section 4(B).
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 7, 2019
MPUC CONTACT PERSON: Jamie Waterbury, Public Utilities Commission, 18 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-1360. Email: Jamie.A.Waterbury@Maine.gov .
MPUC WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/mpuc/.
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AGENCY: 65-407 – Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC)
CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 313, Customer Net Energy Billing
ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2019-217
CONCISE SUMMARY: The Public Utilities Commission adopts amendments to its net energy billing (NEB) rules (Ch. 313). These amendments implement changes to NEB contained by recently enacted legislation
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 7, 2019
MPUC CONTACT PERSON: Jamie Waterbury, Public Utilities Commission, 18 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333. Telephone: (207) 287-1360. Email: Jamie.A.Waterbury@Maine.gov .
MPUC WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/mpuc/.
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