July 14, 2021 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Ms. Antonia Shonta
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McGuireWoods LLP 201 North Tryon Street Suite 3000 Charlotte, NC 28202-2146 Phone: 704.343.2000 Fax: 704.343.2300 www.mcguirewoods.com James H. Jeffries IV Direct: 704.343.2348 [email protected] July 14, 2021 VIA ELECTRONIC FILING Ms. Antonia Shonta Dunston Interim Chief Clerk North Carolina Utilities Commission 430 N. Salisbury Street, Dobbs Building Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 Re: Docket Nos. G-9, Sub 781; G-9, Sub 786; G-9, Sub 722 Dear Ms. Dunston: Pursuant to the May 17, 2021 Order Scheduling Investigation and Hearings, Establishing Intervention and Testimony Due Dates and Discovery Guidelines, and Requiring Public Notice (“May 17 Order”), Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) hereby submits its Affidavits of Publication for the Company’s Notice of Hearings in the above-referenced proceedings. Pursuant to ordering paragraph 6 of the May 17 Order, Piedmont was required to publish the Notice of Hearings in newspapers in its service area once a week for two consecutive weeks, at least 30 days in advance of the July 14, 2021 hearing, i.e. by June 14, 2021. Piedmont took timely and complete action to publish the Notice of Hearings in compliance with the May 17 Order and published the Notice of Hearings in 42 publications. However, due to circumstances outside of the Company’s control, 15 of the 42 publications were not in strict compliance with the May 17 Order. Specifically, in each of the 15 publications that did not meet the requirements of the May 17 Order, earlier insertion dates were missed by the publisher that caused the Notice of Hearings to be published less than 30 days in advance of the July 14, 2021 hearing. The first insertions of all 15 tardy publications were published between June 9, 2021, and June 13, 2021. The second insertions were published between June 14, 2021, and June 27, 2021. Piedmont notes that 9 of these 15 publications were not in compliance with the May 17 Order’s directive that the publications run once a week for two consecutive weeks. Of these 9 publications, 6 were printed less than one week apart and 3 were printed more than one week apart. Piedmont notes that it began working with each of these 42 publications immediately upon the Commission’s issuance of the May 17 Order. Additionally, upon learning of the issues with each of these 15 publications, the Company worked diligently to ensure that the publisher printed the Notice of Hearings twice, even if the second publication landed less than 30 days Atlanta | Austin | Baltimore | Brussels | Charlotte | Charlottesville | Chicago | Dallas | Houston | Jacksonville | London | Los Angeles - Century City Los Angeles - Downtown | New York | Norfolk | Pittsburgh | Raleigh | Richmond | San Francisco | Tysons | Washington, D.C. | Wilmington Ms. Antonia Shonta Dunston July 14, 2021 in advance of the July 14, 2021 hearing, and/or not two consecutive weeks apart from the first insertion. Piedmont also notes that while it is not required to publish the Notice of Hearings in all 42 publications, it has been the Company’s long-standing practice to print notices of hearings in as many publications in Piedmont’s service territory as possible. Publishing the Notice of Hearings in all 42 publications by June 14, 2021, was a significant undertaking and, ultimately, delays by the publishers led to late insertions for 15 of the 42 publications. Although we do not think these publication issues are material deviations from the directives in the May 17 Order, Piedmont nonetheless wanted to inform the Commission and provide an explanation. If you have any questions regarding this filing, you may reach me at the number shown above. Thank you for your assistance with this matter. Sincerely, /s/ James H. Jeffries IV James H. Jeffries IV JHJ/rkg cc: Elizabeth Culpepper Bruce Barkley Pia Powers Brian Heslin Parties of Record .. AFFP 1/0 728992 Plan 61634 WAD Affidavit of Publication STATE,OF NQRTH SS CAROLINA} COUNTY OF ANSON } Denise Adkins, being duly sworn, says: That she is National Acct. Representative of the Anson Record, a daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in WADESBORO, Anson County, North Carolina; that the publication, a copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the said newspaper on the June 02, 2021 That said newspaper Wf3S regularly issued and'circulated on those dates. ~MJ.Je; QA .P.J~ National Acct. Representative Subscribed to and sworn to me this 3rd day 9f June 2021. Clarissa Jackson, Notary Public, Carolina My commission expires: Juty 23, 2021 22043270 01040115 Gloria Giddings 190-Piedmont Natural Gas/Mediaspace Solutjons 5600 Roland Rd Minnetonka, MN 55343 6 CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Anson Record :EE• &DOO)$;(0$,/*7<621#$16215(&25'&20723/$&(<285$' iG ADVERTISING INFORMATION HOW TO WRITE A GOOD CLASSIFIED AD OUR POLICY 4 Lines, Minimum Charge 1. Start your ad with the merchandise you are selling - making it easier for the reader to CORRECTIONS 1 Day . $ 6.50 locate your item(s) for sale. 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G-9, SUB 781 been submitted to the ABC PRENTICE LITTLE to present Nora Mae Howell Hurley dated DOCKET NO. G-9, SUB 786 Boardandacopyisavailable them to the undersigned on or December 24, 2014 and recor- for public review and comment before August 10, 2021 or this ded on January 13, 2015 in at the ABC Store office, 326 E. notice will be pleaded in bar of Book01082atPage0076in BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION Caswell Street, until Wednes- their recovery. All persons in- the Office of Register of Deeds DOCKET NO. G-9, SUB 722 day, June 11, 2021 at 12:00 debted to said Estate please of Anson County, North Caro- In the Matter of p.m. make immediate payment. lina. As a result of a default in Consolidated Natural Gas Construction the obligations contained with- and Redelivery Services Agreement Between This the 12th day of May, in the Promissory Note and Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., NOTICE OF ADMINISTRA- 2021. Deed of Trust and the failure to and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC TION carry out and perform the stip- Carolyn Marie Williams ulation and agreements con- Having qualified as Adminis- 42 Mount Vernon Road tained therein, the holder of the DOCKET NO. G-9, SUB 781 NOTICE OF HEARINGS tratrix of the Estate of the late, Ansonville, NC 28007 indebtedness secured by said In the Matter of JERRY KEVIN MCGRADY of Deed of Trust made demand to Application of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., Anson County, North Carolina, Scarborough Law, PLLC have the default cured, which for an Adjustment of Rates, Charges, and Tariffs this is to notify all persons hav- Whitney T. Scarborough was not met. Therefore, the Applicable to Service in North Carolina ing claims against the Estate of 107 A East Wade Street undersigned Substitute Trust- JERRY KEVIN MCGRADY to Wadesboro, NC 28170 ee will place for sale that par- DOCKET NO. G-9, SUB 786 present them to the under- cel of land, including improve- In the Matter of signed on or before August 10, ADMINISTRATOR'S--EX- ments thereon, situated, lying Application of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., 2021 or this notice will be ECUTOR'S NOTICE and being in the City of for Modification to Existing Energy Efficiency Program Wadesboro, County of Anson, pleaded in bar of their recov- and Approval of New Energy Efficiency Programs ery. All persons indebted to Having qualified as Executor of State of North Carolina, and said Estate please make im- the Estate of Sarah P. Hyatt of beingmoreparticularlyde- mediate payment. scribed in the heretofore refer- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 22, 2021, Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Piedmont or the Company), filed an Anson County, North Carolina application with the Commission in Docket No. G-9, Sub 781 requesting authority to adjust and increase its rates and charges for natural this is to notify all persons hav- enced Deed of trust.