375 North Shore Drive www. peoples-gas.com Suilc 600 $ PEOPLES Pittsburgh PA 15212 April 9,2013 VIA UPS GROUND SERVICE Ms. Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary APR 0 9 2013 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Commonwealth Keystone Building PA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION 2nd Floor, RoomN201 SECRETARY'S BUREAU 400 North Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 RE: Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC Docket No. R-2013-2350914 Dear Secretary Chiavetta: Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's Regulations under 52 PA Code Section 53.68 and 66 PA C.S. Section 1307(f), a gas utility shall provide public notice for the filing of a tariff reflecting an increase or decrease in natural gas costs. Notice to individual customers may be accomplished by bill inserts. Simultaneously, notice shall be published in major newspapers serving the utility's service area, informing the public of the new or revised tariff filing, where the filing can be inspected, and how comments or complaints should be filed. Pursuant to these regulations. Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC ("Peoples") was required to provide proof of mailing of billings containing notice to customers and was also required to provide proof of publication of a customer notice in newspapers of general circulation within its service territory. Accordingly, enclosed herewith for filing, please find an original and three (3) copies of the following: 1) Affidavit of Andrew P. Wachter, stating that customer notices were inserted in billings to retail and wholesale customers commencing in March, 2013, and continued to be inserted in envelopes containing billings to retail and wholesale customers until all notice were included in billings addressed to and mailed to all retail and wholesale customers of Peoples; 2) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Indiana Gazette; 3) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Beaver Countv Times; 4) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Altoona Mirror; 5) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Washington Observer Reporter; SAFETY CUSTOMEIi COMMITMENT TRUST COMMUNITY 6) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Derrick & Franklin Herald papers; 7) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Sharon Herold; 8) Proof of publication of customer notice in the New Castle News; 9) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Butler Eagle; 10) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Daily American; 11) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Johnstown Tribune Democrat; 12) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; 13) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: 14) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Greensburg Tribune Review; 15) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Daily Courier; 16) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Valley Independent; 17) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Daily News; 18) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Leader Times; and 19) Proof of publication of customer notice in the Valley News Dispatch. Please date-stamp the enclosed copy of this letter to indicate receipt of this filing in your office and return the same to me in the self-addressed, stamped envelope provided herein. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. RECEIVED Sincerely, Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC APR 0 9 2013 PA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION SECRETARY'S BUREAU Andrew P. Wachter Manager - Rates and Regulatory Affairs Enclosures AFFIDAVIT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA SS. COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY "Andrew P. Wachter, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is Manager - Rates and Regulatory Affairs of Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC; that he is authorized to and does make this affidavit for it; and that the facts averred in the foregoing letter describing Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC's compliance with the notice requirements under 52 PA Code Section 53.68 are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief. Andrew P. Wachter Manager - Rates and Regulatory Affairs SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this 9st day of April, 2013. RECEIVED Notary Public My commission Expires: APR 0 9 2013 mMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Notarial Seal SECRETARY'S BUREAU Andrew Welsner, Notary Public Hampton Twp., Allegheny County My mmmlsslon Expires Aug. 20, Z013 Member, PBWSWWrtld *ftfe!ttWH bt Notaries Proof of Publication State of Pennsylvania County of Indiana SS Peoples Natural Gas is filing k'Tequest.wih'ihc-Pcrit^l^^iaiPubUc.iJi ''fjK |,'Utility Commission to 'incrcasc'your, natural 'gas rates as of Octobcryl, • m • On this 6th day of March 2013 A.D. ^OlS.-^is filing js designed Lto_ recover the costt6f natural, gas which j,-. nHr ;ihc company uscs:> - ^WJX'i-t, •!C-(ii(Ti .-w/W • ' ^^iSSii^X^|i before me, the subscriber, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared: Theresa Palmer I • percentage depending on usagc anil appIicaBie^ratc scheduie."If Pebp^cs'"- enti re request is^appfrived;' the total bill'for a Tesidential'*customcr|usihg -; •{90'Wtf wliiaihcrease from'$76.34;tof$81:8i;pcr mon^^y ja^^ who being duly sworn according to laws, deposes and says, that (s)he is the '-Hie'toSl1 bill'for a'rommc'rdal'^scomcr ustrig'S 53'Wcf would-inifftase",1V Solicitor of the Indiana Gazette, that the said Indiana Gazette is a daily newspaper of general circulation, published in the borough of Indiana, in the County of Indiana, State of Pennsylvania, by the Indiana Printing & Upon^requesc.Peoples wjll inform .you ofthe:effcct_uLpo'rijyqu ; ; Publishing Company, and was established in said Borough on the second You may examine^acPcoples' officM,'a copy^of the material filcd'with; X f day of July 1890, since which date, said daily newspaper has been regularly the Pen'nsylv'ama Public,Utili ty'Cdm'mission.v/' •'• ~- w: •- ! ; ';'>i t ';i::iv •J.yasr.'j •i:J\, WJVi , . * ^ ;- j issued in said Borough and County, that annexed hereto is a true copy of a . THe prdposed^incrcase'is subject to «arnination' by the Pennsylvania i'Ptiblic Urilitj' GonimiMibS;'which'1 will Khediilc'hearings to'determine'--; notice in the above matter exactly as the same was printed in the regular • •ithc'pro per, rate 'level "to be"cha*rged.i-"Ibe coin pan y. will have, the burden y.H editions and issues of the said daily newspaper on the following dates, viz: '• to provc thai;tKe'proposed!change.is reasonable..;!' ' ' ni;^^*^ f>HVvi 03/01/13 t .Forms for.the fijing'ofja form'djcomplain^mayjbc obtaincd'by xou^-', c ' 3 .upon request to' the.Pennsylvania jPublic,Utility,Gommission, RO.'' ^,-; Affiant further deposes and says that (s)he is an employee of the publisher VBox 32^57 HaKi^u^PAJ'lzfW " complaint cntitles.you to participate in a hearing at which you may, _ . of the said daily newspaper and has been authorized to verify the foregoing -.i .•s <.-fi i.:\r,-< r-i-.K-.lt'... >: ^ nZtTufr unrTiv-i-' i(t',r.-*',iiiJirriiv mtH present testimony,and question witnesscs tor me company, „• i ... statement and the (s)he is not interested in the subject matter of the !>y. .r^a1 tr. t!?w ^.-ni' j.jni?|.j'-^'' 'im&Z'O ;m nt$v .,.>J^ aforesaid notice or publication and that all allegations in the foregoing statement as to time, place, and character of publication are true. Indiana Printingji Publishing Company .By:_L Sworfhto and subscribed before methe day and year aforesaid. COMMONWEALiH Oi PCNNJTWANIA NOTARIAL SEAL BARBARA J SUILINGER Notary Public INDIANA BORO.. INDIANA COUNTY My Commission Expires Dec 3.2016 RECEIVED For publishing notice attached hereto on above stated dates _ Proof of Publication APR 0 9 2013 Proof of Intent. PA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION Total $0.00 SECRETARY'S BUREAU Indiana Printing & Publishing Company, publishers of tho Indiana Gazette, a dally newspaper, hereby acknowledges receipt ol the aforesaid publication costs, and certifies the same have been fully paid. Indiana Printing and Publishing Co. P.O. Box 10,899 Water Street, Indiana, PA 15701 By. PROOF OF PUBLICATION The^Scaijer Count? Gftmetf, ^tHeg^enp tKtmesf, dEUtooob Citp Hebser, a daily newspaper of general circulation, published by BEAVER NEWSPAPERS, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, 400 Fair Avenue, West Bridgewater, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, was established in 1946, and has been issued regularly, except legal holidays since said date. The attached advertisement, which is exactly as printed and published, appeared in the regular Issue on 3/01/13 BEAVER NEWSPAPERS, INC. By STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF BEAVER, } SS: B^rNOTICE OF PROPOSED^ Before me, a Notary Public in and for such county and state, personally appeared TINA BEQUEATH , who being duly sworn according to law says that she is CONTROLLER of BEAVER NEWSPAPERS, INC.; that neither affiant nor said corporation is interested in the subject matter of the attached advertisement; and that all of the allegations of the foregoing statement including those as to the time, place and character of publication are true. Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of March 4, 2013 ,t'ryndei t^|)ti» N^turaKtM jprupa. .... ^ _ --l... f. The costs of advertisin ^li*appro5imatel^7.2%, but'ihe change In )^)'ur'bill imj^vaiy from ^ ihii_p'erccniage dcpefnUng ori'liiage'and applicable rate schedule.'! \ has been paid. ..If Peoples',entire requcii Is approved.'ihe lolal bill for a'raidcnital'^ tj. BEAVER NEWSPAI ''custonier^iiiing i)0 Mcf wonid increase from S7<J.^M 10 i81.fl1l"j>er''/ ^monllior by 7.2%Ti'Tlic ideal bill for a wmmcraAl'ai«onierfiiiingi3-.7i COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVAMTA , 1'253 Mcf would ineieaic from_Sl(i7. l3 10 % 182.158 "per mon'ih oF: '.'.J Notarial Seal by S-l^-Riiei for an indifiiriil cimomcr ujing 4,463 Mcf_would:"i;<i[ Debbie I.