18 C.F.R. §§ 367.9010–367.9310

§367.9010. Account 901, Supervision.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9010

This account must include the cost of labor and expenses incurred in the general direction and supervision of customer accounting and collecting activities. Direct supervision of a specific activity must be charged to account 902, Meter reading expenses (§ 367.9020), or account 903, Customer records and collection expenses (§ 367.9030), as appropriate (See Operating Expense Instructions in § 367.80).

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9020. Account 902, Meter reading expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9020

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred in reading customer meters, and determining consumption when performed by employees engaged in reading meters.

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

Addressing forms for obtaining meter readings by mail.

(2)

Changing and collecting meter charts used for billing purposes.

(3)

Inspecting time clocks, checking seals, and other similar items, when performed by meter readers and the work represents a minor activity incidental to regular meter reading routine.

(4)

Reading meters, including demand meters, and obtaining load information for billing purposes. Exclude and charge to account 586, Meter expenses (§ 367.5000), account 878, Meter and house regulator expenses (§ 367.8000), or to account 903, Customer records and collection expenses (§ 367.9030), as applicable, the cost of obtaining meter readings, first and final, if incidental to the operation of removing or resetting, sealing, or locking, and disconnecting or reconnecting meters.

(5)

Computing consumption from meter reader's book or from reports by mail when done by employees engaged in reading meters.

(6)

Collecting from prepayment meters when incidental to meter reading.

(7)

Maintaining record of customers” keys.

(8)

Computing estimated or average consumption when performed by employees engaged in reading meters.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Badges, lamps, and uniforms.

(2)

Demand charts, meter books and binders and forms for recording readings, but not the cost of preparation.

(3)

Postage and supplies used in obtaining meter readings by mail.

(4)

Transportation, meals, and incidental expenses.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9030. Account 903, Customer records and collection expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9030

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred in work on customer applications, contracts, orders, credit investigations, billing and accounting, collections and complaints.

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

Receiving, preparing, recording and handling routine orders for service, disconnections, transfers or meter tests initiated by the customer, excluding the cost of carrying out the orders, that is chargeable to the account appropriate for the work called for by the orders.

(2)

Investigations of customers” credit and keeping of records pertaining to the investigations, including records of uncollectible accounts written off.

(3)

Receiving, refunding or applying customer deposits and maintaining customer deposit, line extension, and other miscellaneous records.

(4)

Checking consumption shown by meter readers” reports where incidental to preparation of billing data.

(5)

Preparing address plates and addressing bills and delinquent notices.

(6)

Preparing billing data.

(7)

Operating billing and bookkeeping machines.

(8)

Verifying billing records with contracts or rate schedules.

(9)

Preparing bills for delivery, and mailing or delivering bills.

(10)

Collecting revenues, including collection from prepayment meters unless incidental to meter-reading operations.

(11)

Balancing collections, preparing collections for deposit, and preparing cash reports.

(12)

Posting collections and other credits or charges to customer accounts and extending unpaid balances.

(13)

Balancing customer accounts and controls.

(14)

Preparing, mailing, or delivering delinquent notices and preparing reports of delinquent accounts.

(15)

Final meter reading of delinquent accounts when done by collectors incidental to regular activities.

(16)

Disconnecting and reconnecting service because of nonpayment of bills.

(17)

Receiving, recording, and handling of inquiries, complaints, and requests for investigations from customers, including preparation of necessary orders, but excluding the cost of carrying out such orders, which is chargeable to the account appropriate for the work called for by the orders.

(18)

Statistical and tabulating work on customer accounts and revenues, but not including special analyses for sales department, rate department, or other general purposes, unless incidental to regular customer accounting routines.

(19)

Preparing and periodically rewriting meter reading sheets.

(20)

Determining consumption and computing estimated or average consumption when performed by employees other than those engaged in reading meters.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Address plates and supplies.

(2)

Cash overages and shortages.

(3)

Commissions or fees to others for collecting.

(4)

Payments to credit organizations for investigations and reports.

(5)

Postage.

(6)

Transportation expenses (Major only), including transportation of customer bills and meter books under centralized billing procedure.

(7)

Transportation, meals, and incidental expenses.

(8)

Bank charges, exchange, and other fees for cashing and depositing customers' checks.

(9)

Forms for recording orders for services removals, and other similar forms.

(10)

Rent of mechanical equipment.

(d)

The cost of work on meter history and meter location records is chargeable to account 586, Meter expenses (§ 367.5000) or account 878, Meter and house regulator expenses (§ 367.8000).

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9040. Account 904, Uncollectible accounts.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9040

This account must be charged with amounts sufficient to provide for losses from uncollectible service company revenues. Concurrent credits must be made to account 144, Accumulated provision for uncollectible accounts—Credit (§ 367.1440). Losses from uncollectible accounts also must be charged to account 144 (§ 367.1440).

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9050. Account 905, Miscellaneous customer accounts expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9050

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred not provided for in other accounts.

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

General clerical and stenographic work.

(2)

Miscellaneous labor.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Communication service.

(2)

Miscellaneous office supplies and expenses and stationery and printing other than those specifically provided for in accounts 902 and 903 (§§ 367.9020 and 367.9030).

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9070. Account 907, Supervision.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9070

This account must include the cost of labor and expenses incurred in the general direction and supervision of customer service activities, the object of which is to encourage safe, efficient and economical use of the associate utility company's service. Direct supervision of a specific activity within customer service and informational expense classification must be charged to the account wherein the costs of such activity are included (See Operating Expense Instructions in § 367.80).

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9080. Account 908, Customer assistance expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9080

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred in providing instructions or assistance to customers, the object of which is to encourage safe, efficient and economical use of the associate utility company's service.

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

Direct supervision of department.

(2)

Processing customer inquiries relating to the proper use of electric equipment, the replacement of such equipment and information related to the equipment.

(3)

Advice directed to customers as to how they may achieve the most efficient and safest use of electric equipment.

(4)

Demonstrations, exhibits, lectures, and other programs designed to instruct customers in the safe, economical or efficient use of electric service, and/or oriented toward conservation of energy.

(5)

Engineering and technical advice to customers, the object of which is to promote safe, efficient and economical use of the associate utility company's service.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Supplies and expenses pertaining to demonstrations, exhibits, lectures, and other programs.

(2)

Loss in value on equipment and appliances used for customer assistance programs.

(3)

Office supplies and expenses.

(4)

Transportation, meals, and incidental expenses.

(d)

Do not include in this account expenses that are provided for elsewhere, such as accounts 416, Costs and expenses of merchandising, jobbing and contract work (§ 367.4160), 587, Customer installations expenses (§ 367.5870), 879, Customer installations expenses (§ 367.8790), and 912, Demonstrating and selling expenses (§ 367.9120).

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9090. Account 909, Informational and instructional advertising expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9090

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred in activities which primarily convey information as to what the associate utility company urges or suggests customers should do in utilizing service to protect health and safety, to encourage environmental protection, to utilize their equipment safely and economically, or to conserve energy.

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

Direct supervision of informational activities.

(2)

Preparing informational materials for newspapers, periodicals, billboards, and other similar forms of advertisement, and preparing and conducting informational motion pictures, radio and television programs.

(3)

Preparing informational booklets, bulletins, and other similar forms of advertisement, used in direct mailings.

(4)

Preparing informational window and other displays.

(5)

Employing agencies, selecting media and conducting negotiations in connection with the placement and subject matter of information programs.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Use of newspapers, periodicals, billboards, radio, and other similar forms of advertisement, for informational purposes.

(2)

Postage on direct mailings to customers exclusive of postage related to billings.

(3)

Printing of informational booklets, dodgers, bulletins, and other similar items.

(4)

Supplies and expenses in preparing informational materials for the associate utility company.

(5)

Office supplies and expenses.

(d)

Exclude from this account and charge to account 930.2, Miscellaneous general expenses, the cost of publication of stockholder reports, dividend notices, bond redemption notices, financial statements, and other notices of a general corporate character. Also exclude all expenses of a promotional, institutional, goodwill or political nature, that are included in accounts 913, Advertising expenses (§ 367.9130), 930.1, General advertising expenses (§ 367.9301), and 426.4, Expenditures for certain civic, political, and related expenses (§ 367.4264).

(e)

Entries relating to informational advertising included in this account must contain or refer to supporting documents that identify the specific advertising message. If references are used, copies of the advertising message must be readily available.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9100. Account 910, Miscellaneous customer service and informational expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9100

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred in connection with customer service and informational activities that are not includible in other customer information expense accounts.

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

General clerical and stenographic work not assigned to specific customer service and informational programs.

(2)

Miscellaneous labor.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Communication service.

(2)

Printing, postage and office supplies expenses.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9110. Account 911, Supervision.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9110

This account must include the cost of labor and expenses incurred in the general direction and supervision of sales activities, except merchandising. Direct supervision of a specific activity, such as demonstrating, selling, or advertising, must be charged to the account wherein the costs of such activity are included (See Operating Expense Instructions in § 367.80).

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9120. Account 912, Demonstrating and selling expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9120

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred in promotional, demonstrating, and selling activities, except by merchandising, the object of which is to promote or retain the business of present and prospective customers of the service company and the companies within the holding company system that is not recorded in Accounts 416, Costs and expenses of merchandising, jobbing and contract work (§ 367.4160), or 930.1, General advertising expenses for associated companies (§ 367.9301).

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

Demonstrating uses of services provided by companies within the holding company system.

(2)

Conducting cooking schools, preparing recipes, and related home service activities.

(3)

Exhibitions, displays, lectures, and other programs to promote the services provided by the service company or the companies within the holding company system.

(4)

Experimental and development work in connection with new and improved appliances and equipment, prior to general public acceptance.

(5)

Solicitation of new customers or of additional business from old customers, including commissions paid employees.

(6)

Engineering and technical advice to present or prospective customers in connection with promoting or retaining the use of services.

(7)

Special customer canvasses when their primary purpose is the retention of business or the promotion of new business.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Supplies and expenses pertaining to demonstration and experimental and development activities.

(2)

Booth and temporary space rental.

(3)

Loss in value on equipment and appliances used for demonstration purposes.

(4)

Transportation, meals, and incidental expenses.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9130. Account 913, Advertising expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9130

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred in advertising designed to promote or retain the use of services provided by the service company or the companies within the holding company system, except advertising the sale of merchandise.

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

Direct supervision of department.

(2)

Preparing advertising material for newspapers, periodicals, billboards, and other similar forms of advertisement, and preparing and conducting motion pictures, radio and television programs.

(3)

Preparing booklets, bulletins, and other similar forms of advertisement, used in direct mail advertising.

(4)

Preparing window and other displays.

(5)

Clerical and stenographic work.

(6)

Investigating advertising agencies and media and conducting negotiations in connection with the placement and subject matter of sales advertising.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Advertising in newspapers, periodicals, billboards, radio, and other similar forms of advertisement, for sales promotion purposes, but not including institutional or goodwill advertising included in account 930.1, General advertising expenses (§ 367.9301).

(2)

Materials and services given as prizes or otherwise in connection with civic lighting contests, canning, or cooking contests, bazaars, and other similar materials and services, in order to publicize and promote the use of utility services.

(3)

Fees and expenses of advertising agencies and commercial artists.

(4)

Novelties for general distribution.

(5)

Postage on direct mail advertising.

(6)

Premiums distributed generally, such as recipe books, and other similar items, when not offered as inducement to purchase appliances.

(7)

Printing booklets, dodgers, bulletins, and other similar forms of advertisement.

(8)

Supplies and expenses in preparing advertising material.

(9)

Office supplies and expenses.

(d)

The cost of advertisements which set forth the value or advantages of offered services without reference to specific appliances or the promotion of appliances must be considered sales promotion advertising and charged to this account. However, advertisements that are limited to specific makes of appliances sold by any company and prices, terms, and other similar items, without referring to the value or advantages of offered services, must be considered as merchandise advertising and the cost must be charged to account 416, Costs and expenses of merchandising, jobbing and contract work (§ 367.4160).

(e)

Advertisements that substantially mention or refer to the value or advantages of offered services, together with specific reference to makes of appliances sold by any company and the price, terms, and other similar items, and designed for the joint purpose of increasing the use of offered services and the sales of appliances, must be considered as a combination advertisement and the costs must be distributed between this account and account 416 (§ 367.4160) on the basis of space, time, or other proportional factors.

(f)

Exclude from this account and charge to account 930.2, Miscellaneous general expenses (§ 367.9302), the cost of publication of stockholder reports, dividend notices, bond redemption notices, financial statements, and other notices of a general corporate character. Exclude also all institutional or goodwill advertising (See account 930.1, General advertising expenses (§ 367.9301)).

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9160. Account 916, Miscellaneous sales expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9160

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used and expenses incurred in connection with sales activities, except merchandising, which are not includible in other sales expense accounts.

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

General clerical and stenographic work not assigned to specific functions.

(2)

Special analysis of customer accounts and other statistical work for sales purposes not a part of the regular customer accounting and billing routine.

(3)

Miscellaneous labor.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Communication service.

(2)

Printing, postage, and office supplies and expenses applicable to sales activities, except those chargeable to account 913, Advertising expenses (§ 367.9130).

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9200. Account 920, Administrative and general salaries.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9200

(a)

This account must include salaries, wages, bonuses and other consideration for services, with the exception of director's fees paid directly to officers and employees of the service company.

(b)

This account must be supported by time records and appropriately referenced to detailed records subdividing salaries and wages by departments or other functional organization units.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9210. Account 921, Office supplies and expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9210

(a)

This account must include office supplies and expenses incurred in connection with the general administration of service company operations assignable to specific administrative or general departments and not specifically provided for in other accounts. This includes the expenses of the various administrative and general departments, the salaries and wages of which are included in account 920, Administrative and general salaries (§ 367.9200).

(b)

This account may be subdivided in accordance with a classification appropriate to the departmental or other functional organization of the service company. The following items must be included in this account:

(1)

Automobile service, including charges through clearing account.

(2)

Bank messenger and service charges.

(3)

Books, periodicals, bulletins and subscriptions to newspapers, newsletters, tax service, and other similar items.

(4)

Building service expenses for customer accounts, sales, and administrative and general purposes.

(5)

Communication service expenses to include telephone, telegraph, wire transfer, micro-wave, and other similar items.

(6)

Cost of individual items of office equipment used by general departments which are of small value or short life.

(7)

Membership fees and dues in trade, technical, and professional associations paid by a utility for employees. (Company memberships must be included in account 930.2 in § 367.9302.)

(8)

Office supplies and expenses.

(9)

Payment of court costs, witness fees, and other expenses of legal department.

(10)

Postage, printing and stationery.

(11)

Meals, traveling, entertainment and incidental expenses.

(c)

Records must be so maintained to permit ready analysis by item showing the nature of the expense and identity of the person furnishing the service.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9230. Account 923, Outside services employed.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9230

(a)

This account must include the fees and expenses of professional consultants and others for general services with the exception of fees and expenses for outside services of account 928, Regulatory commission expenses (§ 367.9280), and account 930.1, General advertising expenses (§ 367.9301). Separate subaccounts must be provided for auditing, legal, engineering, management consulting fees and any other fees for professional or outside services.

(b)

Records must be maintained so as to permit ready analysis showing the nature of service, identity of the person furnishing the service, affiliation to the service company, and, if allocated to more than one company, the specific method of allocation.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9240. Account 924, Property insurance.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9240

(a)

This account must include the cost of insurance or reserve accruals to protect the service company against losses and damages to owned or leased property used in service company operations. It also must include the cost of labor and related supplies and expenses incurred in property insurance activities.

(b)

Recoveries from insurance companies or others for property damages must be credited to the account charged with the cost of the damage. If the damaged property has been retired, the credit must be to the appropriate account for accumulated provision for depreciation.

(c)

Records must be kept so as to show the amount of coverage for each class of insurance carried, the property covered, and the applicable premiums. Any dividends distributed by mutual insurance companies must be credited to the accounts to which the insurance premiums were charged. The following items must be included in this account:

(1)

Premiums payable to insurance companies for fire, storm, burglary, boiler explosion, lightning, fidelity, riot, and similar insurance.

(2)

Special costs incurred in procuring insurance.

(3)

Insurance inspection service.

(4)

Insurance counsel, brokerage fees, and expenses.

(d)

The cost of insurance or reserve accruals capitalized must be charged to construction either directly or by transfer to construction projects from this account.

(e)

The cost of insurance or reserve accruals for the following classes of property must be charged as indicated.

(1)

Materials and supplies and stores equipment, to account 163, Stores expense undistributed (§ 367.1630), or appropriate materials account.

(2)

Transportation and other general equipment to appropriate clearing accounts that may be maintained.

(3)

Merchandise and jobbing property, to account 416, Costs and expenses of merchandising, jobbing and contract work (§ 367.4160).

(f)

The cost of labor and related supplies and expenses of administrative and general employees who are only incidentally engaged in property insurance work may be included in accounts 920 and 921 (§§ 367.9200 and 367.9210), as appropriate.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9250. Account 925, Injuries and damages.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9250

(a)

This account must include the cost of insurance or reserve accruals to protect the service company against injuries and damages claims of employees or others, losses of such character not covered by insurance, and expenses incurred in settlement of injuries and damages claims. It also must include the cost of labor and related supplies and expenses incurred in injuries and damages activities.

(b)

Reimbursements from insurance companies or others for expenses charged to this account because of injuries and damages and insurance dividends or refunds must be credited to this account. The following items must be included in this account:

(1)

Premiums payable to insurance companies for protection against claims from injuries and damages by employees or others, such as public liability, property damages, casualty, employee liability, and other similar items.

(2)

Losses not covered by insurance or reserve accruals on account of injuries or deaths to employees or others and damages to the property of others.

(3)

Fees and expenses of claim investigators.

(4)

Payment of awards to claimants for court costs and attorneys' services.

(5)

Medical and hospital service and expenses for employees as the result of occupational injuries, or resulting from claims of others.

(6)

Compensation payments under workmen's compensation laws.

(7)

Compensation paid while incapacitated as the result of occupational injuries (See paragraph (c) of this section).

(8)

Cost of safety, accident prevention and similar educational activities.

(c)

Payments to or on behalf of employees for accident or death benefits, hospital expenses, medical supplies or for salaries while incapacitated for service or on leave of absence beyond periods normally allowed, when not the result of occupational injuries, must be charged to account 926, Employee pensions and benefits (§ 367.9260) (See also paragraph (e) of account 926 (§ 367.9260)).

(d)

The cost of injuries and damages or reserve accruals capitalized must be charged to construction directly or by transfer to construction projects from this account.

(e)

Exclude the time and expenses of employees (except those engaged in injuries and damages activities) spent in attendance at safety and accident prevention educational meetings, if occurring during the regular work period.

(f)

The cost of labor and related supplies and expenses of administrative and general employees who are only incidentally engaged in injuries and damages activities may be included in accounts 920 and 921 (§§ 367.9200 and 367.9210), as appropriate.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9260. Account 926, Employee pensions and benefits.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9260

(a)

This account must include pensions paid to, or on behalf of, retired employees, or accruals to provide for pensions, or payments for the purchase of annuities for this purpose, when the service company has definitely, by contract, committed itself to a pension plan under which the pension funds are irrevocably devoted to pension purposes, and payments for employee accident, sickness, hospital, and death benefits, or insurance related to this account. Include, also, expenses incurred in medical, educational or recreational activities for the benefit of employees, and administrative expenses in connection with employee pensions and benefits.

(b)

The service company must maintain a complete record of accruals or payments for pensions and be prepared to furnish full information to the Commission of the plan under which it has created or proposes to create a pension fund and a copy of the declaration of trust or resolution under which the pension plan is established.

(c)

Records in support of this account must be kept so that the total pensions expense, the total benefits expense, the administrative expenses included in this account, and the amounts of pensions and benefits expenses transferred to construction or other accounts will be readily available. The following items must be included in this account:

(1)

Payment of pensions under a non-accrual or non-funded basis.

(2)

Accruals for or payments to pension funds or to insurance companies for pension purposes.

(3)

Group and life insurance premiums (credit dividends received).

(4)

Payments for medical and hospital services and expenses of employees when not the result of occupational injuries.

(5)

Payments for accident, sickness, hospital, and death benefits or insurance.

(6)

Payments to employees incapacitated for service or on leave of absence beyond periods normally allowed, when not the result of occupational injuries, or in excess of statutory awards.

(7)

Expenses in connection with educational and recreational activities for the benefit of employees.

(d)

The cost of labor and related supplies and expenses of administrative and general employees who are only incidentally engaged in employee pension and benefit activities may be included in accounts 920 and 921 (§§ 367.9200 and 367.9210), as appropriate.

(e)

Salaries paid to employees during periods of non-occupational sickness may be charged to the appropriate labor account rather than to employee benefits.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9280. Account 928, Regulatory commission expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9280

(a)

This account must include all expenses, properly included in service company operating expenses, incurred by the service company in connection with formal cases before regulatory commissions, or other regulatory bodies, on its own behalf or on behalf of associate companies, including payments made to a regulatory commission for fees assessed to the service company for pay and expenses of such commission, its officers, agents and employees, and for filings or reports made under regulations of regulatory commissions. The service company must be prepared to show the cost of each formal case. The following items must be included in this account:

(1)

Salaries, fees, retainers, and expenses of counsel, solicitors, attorneys, accountants, engineers, clerks, attendants, witnesses, and others engaged in the prosecution of, or defense against petitions or complaints presented to regulatory bodies.

(2)

Office supplies and expenses, payments to public service or other regulatory commissions, stationery and printing, traveling expenses, and other expenses incurred directly in connection with formal cases before regulatory commissions.

(b)

Exclude from this account and include in other appropriate operating expense accounts, expenses incurred in the improvement of service, additional inspection, or rendering reports, which are made necessary by the rules and regulations, or orders, of regulatory bodies.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9301. Account 930.1, General advertising expenses for associated companies.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9301

(a)

This account must include the cost of labor, materials used, and expenses incurred in advertising and related activities, the cost of which by their content and purpose are not provided for elsewhere.

(b)

This account must include the following labor items:

(1)

Supervision.

(2)

Preparing advertising material for newspapers, periodicals, billboards, and other similar items, and preparing or conducting motion pictures, radio and television programs.

(3)

Preparing booklets, bulletins, and other similar forms of advertisement, used in direct mail advertising.

(4)

Preparing window and other displays.

(5)

Clerical and stenographic work.

(6)

Investigating and employing advertising agencies, selecting media and conducting negotiations in connection with the placement and subject matter of advertising.

(c)

This account must include the following materials and expenses items:

(1)

Advertising in newspapers, periodicals, billboards, radio, and other similar forms of advertisement.

(2)

Advertising matter such as posters, bulletins, booklets, and related items.

(3)

Fees and expenses of advertising agencies and commercial artists.

(4)

Postage and direct mail advertising.

(5)

Printing of booklets, dodgers, bulletins, and other related items.

(6)

Supplies and expenses in preparing advertising materials.

(7)

Office supplies and expenses.

(d)

Properly includible in this account is the cost of advertising activities on a local or national basis of a good will or institutional nature, which is primarily designed to improve the image of the associate utility company or the industry, including advertisements which inform the public concerning matters affecting the associate utility company's operations, such as, the cost of providing service, the associate utility company's efforts to improve the quality of service, the company's efforts to improve and protect the environment, and other similar forms of advertisement. Entries relating to advertising included in this account must contain or refer to supporting documents which identify the specific advertising message. If references are used, copies of the advertising message must be readily available.

(e)

Exclude from this account and include in account 426.4, Expenditures for certain civic, political and related activities (§ 367.4264), expenses for advertising activities that are designed to solicit public support or the support of public officials in matters of a political nature.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9302. Account 930.2, Miscellaneous general expenses.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9302

(a)

This account must include the cost of expenses incurred in connection with the general management of the service company not provided for elsewhere.

(b)

This account must include labor items including miscellaneous labor not elsewhere provided for.

(c)

This account must include the following expenses items:

(1)

Industry association dues for company memberships.

(2)

Contributions for conventions and meetings of the industry.

(3)

Research, development, and demonstration expenses not charged to other operation and maintenance expense accounts on a functional basis.

(4)

Communication service not chargeable to other accounts.

(5)

Trustee, registrar, and transfer agent fees and expenses.

(6)

Stockholders meeting expenses.

(7)

Dividend and other financial notices.

(8)

Printing and mailing dividend checks.

(9)

Directors' fees and expenses.

(10)

Publishing and distributing annual reports to stockholders.

(11)

Public notices of financial, operating and other data required by regulatory statutes, not including, however, notices required in connection with security issues or acquisitions of property.

(d)

Records must be maintained so as to permit ready analysis by item showing the nature of the expense and identity of the person furnishing the service.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.

§367.9310. Account 931, Rents.

18 C.F.R. § 367.9310

This account must include rents, including taxes, paid for the property of others used, occupied or operated in connection with service company functions. Provide subaccounts for major groupings such as office space, warehouses, other structure, office furniture, fixtures, computers, data processing equipment, microwave and telecommunication equipment, airplanes, automobiles, and other similar groupings of property. The cost, when incurred by the lessee, of operating and maintaining leased property, must be charged to the accounts appropriate for the expense as if the property were owned.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 16451-16463.

Source

Source: Order 684, 71 FR 65226, Nov. 7, 2006, unless otherwise noted.