Section 480-70-176 - Certificates, discontinuance of operations(1) A company must not discontinue operations authorized under its certificate without prior approval from the commission.(2) A company requesting commission approval to discontinue operations must give at least ten days' written notice to its customers, officials of cities and counties where affected customers reside, and the commission.(3) A request for approval to discontinue operations must contain at least the following: (a) The name, telephone number, mailing address, telefacsimile number (if any) and e-mail address (if any) of a contact person;(b) An explanation of the company's reasons for requesting approval to discontinue operations;(c) A statement of the number of customers, by class of service provided, who will lose service if the commission grants the requested approval to discontinue operations; and(d) An explanation of options available to the customers who will lose service. For example: Names of landfills and/or transfer stations to which the customer may self-haul or the names of companies with overlapping certificates.Wash. Admin. Code § 480-70-176
Statutory Authority: RCW 81.04.160, 81.77.030 and 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No. TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-176, filed 3/23/01, effective 4/23/01.