N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 3006.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Puc 3006.01 - Information Required for Initial and Renewal Registration of CNGS

The registration application required by Puc 3003.01(a) and Puc 3003.02(a) shall include the following information and signature:

(a) The legal name of the applicant as well as the trade name, if any, under which it intends to operate in this state;
(b) The applicant's business address, telephone number, e-mail address, and website address;
(c) The applicant's state or jurisdiction of organization, if anything other than an individual;
(d) The name(s), title(s), business address(es), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es) of the applicant, if an individual, or of the applicant's principal(s), if the applicant is anything other than an individual;
(e) The following regarding any affiliate or subsidiary of the applicant that is conducting business in New Hampshire:
(1) The name, business address, and telephone number of the entity;
(2) A description of the business purpose of the entity; and
(3) A description of any agreement(s) with any affiliated New Hampshire LDC(s), and the docket number relative to the filing of such agreement(s) with the commission;
(f) The telephone number of the applicant's customer service department or the name, title, telephone number, and e-mail address of the customer service representative of the applicant, including toll free telephone numbers, if available;
(g) The name, title, business address, telephone number, and e-mail address of each individual responsible for responding to commission inquiries regarding:
(1) Customer complaints;
(2) Regulatory compliance matters; and
(3) Commission assessment payments;
(h) Evidence of the applicant's authorization to do business in New Hampshire from the New Hampshire secretary of state, if anything other than an individual;
(i) Evidence of the applicant's registration of the trade name, if any, to be used by the applicant in New Hampshire from the New Hampshire secretary of state;
(j) A list of LDCs in New Hampshire through which the applicant intends to provide service, and, to the extent the applicant does not intend to provide service in the entire franchise area of an LDC, a list of the cities and towns in which the applicant intends to provide service within such LDC franchise area;
(k) A description of the types of customers the applicant intends to serve;
(l) A list of other states or jurisdictions in which the applicant currently conducts business relating to the sale of natural gas;
(m) A list disclosing the number and type of customer complaints concerning the applicant or its principals and affiliates filed with or by any commission or regulatory agency, attorney general's office, or other governmental consumer protection regulatory authority, for the most recent 2 calendar years in every state or other jurisdiction in which the applicant or any such principal or affiliate has conducted business relating to the sale of natural gas;
(n) A statement as to whether the applicant or any of the applicant's principals:
(1) Has ever been convicted of any felony that has not been annulled by a court;
(2) Has, within the 10 years immediately prior to application, had any civil, criminal, or regulatory sanctions or penalties imposed against it, him, or her pursuant to any state or federal consumer protection law or regulation;
(3) Has, within the 10 years immediately prior to application, settled any civil, criminal, or regulatory investigation or complaint involving any state or federal consumer protection law or regulation;
(4) Is currently the subject of any pending civil, criminal, or regulatory investigation or complaint involving any state or federal consumer protection law or regulation; or
(5) Has been denied authorization to provide competitive natural gas supply service or natural gas aggregation service in any other state or jurisdiction;
(o) If an affirmative answer is given to any item in (n) above, a detailed explanation of the occurrence and the related circumstances;
(p) For those applicants intending to telemarket, a statement that the applicant shall:
(1) Maintain a list of consumers who request being placed on the applicant's do-not-call list for the purposes of telemarketing;
(2) Obtain monthly updated do-not-call lists from the National Do Not Call Registry; and
(3) Not initiate calls to New Hampshire customers who have either requested being placed on the applicant's do-not-call list(s) or customers who are listed on the National Do Not Call Registry;
(q) For those applicants not intending to telemarket, a statement to that effect;
(r) A sample of the bill form(s) the applicant intends to use if the applicant does not intend to use the LDC's billing service or a statement that the applicant intends to use the LDC's billing service;
(s) A copy of any customer contract forms or representative samples of contracts the applicant intends to use, including any schedules or other documentation attached to, incorporated into, or referenced in such contracts;
(t) A statement that the applicant has verified the registration of any aggregator with which it has any agreements to provide service to New Hampshire customers, prior to entering into such agreements;
(u) The date upon which the applicant expects to commence marketing its natural gas supply services to customers in New Hampshire;
(v) A statement certifying that the applicant has the authority to file the application on behalf of the CNGS and an attestation that its contents are truthful, accurate, and complete; and
(w) The signature of the applicant or its authorized representative.

N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 3006.01

#9796-B, eff 9-25-10

Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 16, Filed April 18, 2019, Proposed by #12757, Effective 6/1/2019, Expires 6/1/2029.