OFFICIAL COPY Piedmont r^ii Natural Gas September 21y 2018 FILE Ms. Martha Lynn Jarvis Chief Clerk SEP 2 8 2018 North Carolina Utilities Commission 430 North Salisbury Street, Dobbs Building Clerk's Office Raleigh, NC 27603-5918 N.C. Utilities Commission Re: Docket No. G-9, Sub 727 Dear Ms. Jarvis: I am enclosing for filing proof of publication for the required newspaper notice in the above referenced docket. Sincerely, Laura Hager ^ Senior Regulatory Analyst Enclosures P.O. 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G-9, SUB 727 BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION, PUBLIC NOTICE In the Matter of Application of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., for Annual Review of Gas Costs Pursuant to Tammy Oxendine, being duly sworn, says: G.S. 62-133.4(0) and Commission Rule R1-17(k)(6) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has That she Is a Customer Service Representative of the scheduled a public hearing to conduct an annual review of the cost of natural gas supply, storage and transportation forPiedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. AnsMR^rar^a dally newspaper of general circulation, (Piedmont). The public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 2,2018, prlnt^-anS published i^^^e^^o^i^^County, North at 10:00 a.m., in Commission Hearing Room 2115, Dobbs Building, 430 North Carolina; that the publication, a copy of which Is attached Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. The hearing is being held pursuant to the hereto, was published In the said newspaper on the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-133.4(c) and Commission Rule R1-17(k)(6) for the purpose of comparing Piedmont's prudently-incurred gas costs with costs recovered from ail of the utility's customers served during the test period. Public witness August 21, 201 SM^^'S^B^SlWVugust 28, 2018, testimony will be received in accordance with Commission Rule R1-21(g). Piedmont filed testimony relating to the subject matter of this hearing on August 1, 2018. Further information may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of Piedmont's testimony is available for review by the public. Also, documents can be viewed on the Commission's website at www.ncuc.net. The Public Staff is authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Correspondence regarding the annual review proceeding and the hearing thereon should be directed to the Public Staff and should include any That said newspaper was regularly Issued and circulated Information which the writer wishes to be considered by the Public Staff In its on those dates. investigation of the matter. Such statements should be addressed to Mr. Christopher SIGNED; J. Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. The Attomey General is also authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Attomey General should be addressed to The Honorable Josh Stein, Attorney General, c/o Consumer a Customer Service Representative Protection- Utilities, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001. Subscribed to and sWorn to me this 30th day of August Written statements are not evidence unless the writers appear at |a public hearing and testify concerning the information contained in their written stiatements. Persons 2018. desiring to intervene in this proceeding as formal parties should file a petition to intervene pursuant to Commission Rules R1-5 and R1-19 on or before Monday, September 17, 2018. Such petitions should be filed with the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. O/uo^lJ The direct testimony and exhibits of expert witnesses to be presented by intervenors Clarissa Jackson, Notary Pubiy, Robeson County, North should also be filed with the Commission on or before Monday, Carolina September 17, 2018. My commission expires: July 23, 2021 This the 7th day of August, 2018. NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION Janice H. 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" I' 509 I ° Ii'o o cs , ga sllir E'iri^l- pi|5 'S i A-FFP'^ 18085MPO BJ PNG Affidavit of Publication STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE OF NORTH SS CAROLINA} UTILITIES COMMISSION RALEIGH DOCKET NO. G-9, SUB 727 BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION. PUBLIC NOTICE In the Matter of Application of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.. for Annual Review of Gas Costs Pursuant to Tammy Oxendine, being duly sworn, says: G.S. 62-133.4(0) and Commission Rule R1-17(k)(6) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled a public hearing to conduct an annual review of the cost of natural gas That she is Legal Advertising Clerk of supply, storage and transportation for Piedmont Natural Gas Company, inc. a dally newspaper of general circulation, and (Piedmont). The public hearing has Ipeen scheduled for Tuesday, October 2, 2018, published in at 10:00 a.m., in Commission HearinglRoom 2115, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. The hearing is being held pursuant to the Carolina; thaTThe puHication, a" copy ofv^ich is attached provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-133.4(c) and Commission Rule R1-17(k)(6) for the hereto, was published In the said newspaper on the purpose of comparing Piedmont's prudently-incurred gas costs with costs recovered from all of the utility's customers served during the test period. Publio witness .-^ias^FAugust22, 2018, testimony will be received in accordance with Commission Rule R1-21(g). Piedmont August 29, 2018 filed testimony relating to the subject rnatter of this hearing on August 1, 2018. Further information may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of Piedmont's testimony is available for review by the public. Also, documents can be viewed on the Commission's website at www.iicuc.net.