National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation Compliance Filing Docket No. M : Supplement No.161 to Tariff Gas Pa. P.U.C. No.

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1 @ national fuel May 22, 2015 Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Room B-20, North Office Building Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Re: National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation Compliance Filing Docket No. M : Supplement No.161 to Tariff Gas Pa. P.U.C. No. 9 Dear Secretary Chiavetta: Enclosed, for filing, is Supplement No.161 to National Fuel Gas Distribution's Tariff Gas - Pa. P.U.C. No. 9. Supplement No.161 is being filed in compliance with Docket M Final Order Re Compliance Filing; National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation's Universal Service and Energy Conservation Plan for Submitted in Compliance with 52 Pa. Code Supplement No.161 has an issue date of May 22, 2015 and an effective date of June 21, This filing is being electronically filed. No paper copies will be provided. The Ordering paragraph (Final Order entered April 23, 2015) states "That the National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation's Universal Service Energy and Conservation Plan for , filed on March 31, 2015 is accepted and approved." Since the second revised plan differed from the plan originally filed in Docket M , the Lira section of Tariff Gas Pa. P. U.C. No. 9 needs to reflect the changes accepted by the Final Order. As such. three changes on Page 37C have been made to incorporate the changes to the Plan page 15. The changes are: (1) Remove the sentence "Once a Budget Plan payment is missed, the customer has forfeited the opportunity to have this amount forgiven." (2) Remove the paragraph "After a LIRA customer has failed to make a monthly Budget Payment, they must catch up on all monthly Budget Payments to obtain further forgiveness." (3) Remove the portion of a sentence "and has paid all previous LIRA monthly bill," National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation I 6363 Main Street I Williamsville, NY 14221

2 In reviewing the tariff for compliance, it is also noted that two additional changes need to be made to be consistent with the accepted and approved plan. Page 37 Application Process 2: "A copy of the household's mortgage, deed, or lease will be required." is not a requirement of the current application process and the accepted and approved plan. The Company has removed the sentence. The second change is on Page 37C: Reapplication for Lira at a New Address: "a reconnection charge and". A reconnection charge is not required at a new address only at an address that has been turned off due to non-payment and is turned on for the same responsible parties at the same address with no intervening accounts. For clarity and consistency with the accepted and approved plan, the Company has removed this portion of the sentence. As shown on the enclosed certificate of service, copies have been served on parties in the manner indicated. Please direct any questions concerning this filing to the undersigned at (716) or Ruth Friedrich-Alf at (716) rmfa/ehm Enclosure Respecttully submitted, '( - t{ fl J!kw Eric H. Meinl General Manager, Rates And Regulatory Affairs

3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have this day served a true copy of the foregoing document upon the participants listed below in the manner indicated, in accordance with the requirements of 1.54 (relating to service by a participant). FIRST CLASS MAIL Anthony D. Kanagy, Esquire Post & Schell, P.C. 17 North Second Street 12th Floor Harrisburg, PA Richard Kanaskie, Esquire Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Commonwealth Keystone Building 400 North Street, 2nd Floor West Harrisburg, PA Jerome D. Mierzwa Exeter Associates Suite Little Patuxent Parkway Columbia, MD Robert D. Knecht Industrial Economics Incorporated 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA Christy M. Appleby, Esquire Office of Consumer Advocate 555 Walnut Street Forum Place 5th Floor Harrisburg, PA Steven C. Gray, Esquire Office of Small Business Advocate Suite 1102, Commerce Building 300 North Second Street Harrisburg, PA Dated this 22nd day of May Eric H. Meinl General Manager, Rates And Regulatory Affairs

4 Supplement No. 161 to Gas - Pa. P.U.C. No. 9 NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION BUFFALO, NEW YORK RATES, RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FURNISHING OF NATURAL GAS SERVICE IN TERRITORY DESCRIBED HEREIN Issued: May 22, 2015 Effective: June 21, 2015 A. M. CELLINO, PRESIDENT BUFFALO, NEW YORK This Supplement filed in Compliance with Docket No. M See Page 2

5 NATIONAL FUEL GAS Supplement No. 161 to DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION Gas - Pa. P.U.C. No. 9 One-Hundred-Thirty-Sixth Revised Page No. 2 Canceling One-Hundred Thirty-Fifth Revised Page No. 2 LIST OF CHANGES MADE BY THIS TARIFF CHANGE: 1. Changes to be consistent with the accepted and approved plan per Docket No. M Pages 37 and 37C. Issued: May 22, 2015 Effective: June 21, 2015

6 NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION Supplement No. 161 to Gas - Pa. P. U. C. No. 9 One-Hundred-Thirty-Sixth Revised Page No. 4 Canceling One-Hundred-Thirty-Fifth Revised Page No. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Changes A 3B 3C Table of Contents A Description of Territory Rules and Regulations A 16B A A A 35 35A 35B 35C E 35F 35G 35H Residential Service Schedule A Rate Schedule LIRAS Low Income Residential Assistance Service 37 37A Issued: May 22, 2015 One-Hundred-Thirty-Sixth Forty- Fifth Revised One-Hundred-Thirty-Sixth Seventy-Eighth Revised Ninety-Sixth Revised One-Hundred- Eighty-Fourth Revised Sixth Revised Sixth Revised Fourth Revised Fourth Revised Fifth Revised Fourth Revised Seventh Revised Ninth Revised Fifth Revised Eighth Revised Seventy-Fourth Revised Thirteenth Revised Eleventh Revised Seventh- Effective: June 21, 2015

7 NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION Supplement No. 161 to Gas - Pa. P.U.C. No. 9 Seventy-Eighth Revised Page No. 5 Canceling Seventy-Seventh Revised Page No. 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont'd) Rate Schedule LIRAS (Con't) Low Income Residential Assistance Service Commercial and Public Authority Service Rate Schedule.... Commercial Rider BOS - Business Development Service Rider B 37C A 41 41A 42 42A Rate Schedule CPA-LBS Load Balancing Service for Commercial and Public Authority Customers Rate Schedule SVIS Small Volume Industrial Service A Rate Schedule IVIS 54 Intermediate Volume Industrial Service 55 55A Intermediate Volume Industrial Service Rider BOS - Business Development Service Rider Rate Schedule IVI-LBS Load Balancing Service for Intermediate Volume Industrial Customers Rate Schedule LVIS Large Volume Industrial Service Large Volume Industrial Service BOS - Business Development Service Rider Fifty-Ninth Revised Eleventh Revised Fifth Revised Seventy- Twenty-Seventh Revised Seventy- Sixty-Fourth Revised Sixth Revised Seventy- Fourth Revised Seventieth Revised Seventieth Revised Sixty-Fourth Revised Sixty-Seventh Revised Twenty- Seventieth Revised Twenty-Eighth Revised Issued: May 22, 2015 Effective: June 21, 2015

8 NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION Supplement No. 161 to Gas - Pa. P.U.C. No. 9 Eleventh Revised Page No. 37 Canceling Tenth Revised Page No. 37 AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE LIRAS FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE Service under this rate schedule shall be available to residential customers. The residential customers shall be the residential heating customers who have a gross household income less than or equal to 150% of the Federal Poverty level, are payment troubled (i.e. must have an arrearage on the account at the time of application or must have at least one current, canceled, or defaulted arrangement on the account at the time of application) and execute a LIRA Service Agreement with the Company. Customers under the Company's CARES program that meet the income qualifications shall be eligible for this rate. RESPONSIBILITY OF A LIRA CUSTOMER 1. All adult members of the household must become ratepayers, excluding children of the ratepayers who are dependents and dep~ndents over 65 under federal tax rules. 2. All household income must be verified. 3. Monthly payments (budget) are required to avoid termination of service. 4. No extensions or arrangements (to avoid termination of service) will be offered to LIRA customers. 5. The ratepayer must agree to receive weatherization services, if qualified. 6. The ratepayer must agree to apply annually for LIHEAP, if qualified. APPLICATION PROCESS Prospective LIRA customers must complete the application form and agree: 1. To be enrolled in the Budget Plan. 2. To provide satisfactory verification to prove income eligibility. In (C) addition, an applicant must provide the name and social security numbers or other verifiable form of identification of all persons residing with the applicant. Adult residents in the household (over the age of 18), excluding children of the ratepayers who are dependents and dependents over 65 under federal tax rules, will be required to become ratepayers as a condition of participation in LIRA. In addition, applicants must have their income verified periodically and advise the company if their income or household size changes. 3. To receive the services of the Low Income Usage Reduction Program if they meet the eligibility requirements. 4. To apply annually for LIHEAP, if qualified. (C) Indicates Change Issued: May 22, 2015 Effective: June 21, 2015

9 NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION Supplement No. 161 to Gas - Pa. P.U.C. No. 9 Eleventh Revised Page No. 37C Canceling Tenth Revised Page No. 37C The above rates shall be subject to surcharges in accordance with the provisions of Rider B - State Tax Adjustment Surcharge as set forth in this tariff but shall not be subject to Rider D - Transition Costs. The above rates shall be changed to reflect changes to purchased gas cost rates. REAPPLICATION FOR LIRA AT A NEW ADDRESS When one or more LIRA customers move to a new address, it will be necessary for each of them to be identified on a new LIRA application. Reapplication is necessary in order to verify the household income and to determine each adult household member who will become responsible for paying the bills at the new address. If a ratepayer, or any of the adult members of the household, has an overdue balance from a previous account, that balance will be reflected on the first LIRA bill at the new address. If a previous account was terminated for nonpayment, the ratepayer(s) must, in addition, pay a down payment toward an arrangement covering pre-lira Program unforgiven balances. A customer who moves to a new premise can continue with the arrearage forgiveness component of the program for the remaining months not used. (C) ARREARAGE FORGIVENESS Holds are established for the preprogram arrearages. These arrearages (C) will be shown on LIRA customer's bills. Each month the Budget Plan amount is paid on time, one twenty-fourth of the amount eligible for forgiveness is eliminated. (C) When a LIRA customer moves to a new address, the remaining months for arrearage forgiveness can be utilized at the new address. The hold would be placed on the new account indicating the original amount of the arrearage forgiveness and the current amount to be held or considered for forgiveness. (C) LI HEAP All LIHEAP grants will be applied to the customers' LIRA program responsibility in accordance with applicable Department of Public Welfare vendor requirements. (C) Indicates Change Issued: May 22, 2015 Effective: June 21, 2015

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11 NATIONAL FUEL GAS Supplement No..J_B. t_o - -i Deleted: 80 ] DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION Gas - Pa. P.U.C. No. 9..Eleventh ~e_v~~e_d_ ~a_g~_n_o_: _3_7 --{Deleted: Tenth Canceling,;renth Revised Page No. 37 -,- _ -(>=D=e=l=et=ed=:=E=i=g=h=t=h=a=nd=========l] AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE RATE SCHEDULE LI RAS L '' i Deleted: Ninth ~ FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE ---i>=d=e=le=t=ed=:=(=c=)~~~~~~~~ Service under this rate schedule shall be available to residential customers. The residential customers shall be the residential heating customers who have a gross household income less than or equal to 150% of the Federal Poverty level, are payment troubled (i.e. must have an arrearage on the account at the time of application or must have at least one current, canceled, or defaulted arrangement on the account at the time of application} and execute a LIRA Service Agreement with the Company. Customers under the Company's CARES program that meet the income qualifications shall be eligible for this rate. RESPONSIBILITY OF A LIRA CUSTOMER 1. All adult members of the household must become ratepayers, excluding children of the ratepayers who are dependents and dependents over 65 under federal tax rules. 2. All household income must be verified. 3. Monthly payments (budget} are required to avoid termination of service. 4. No extensions or arrangements (to avoid termination of service} will be offered to LIRA customers. 5. The ratepayer must agree to receive weatherization services, if qualified. 6. The ratepayer must agree to apply annually for LIHEAP, if qualified. APPLICATION PROCESS Prospective LIRA customers must complete the application form and agree: To be enrolled in the Budget Plan. To provide satisfactory verification to prove income eligibility. In ~ addition, an applicant must provide the name and social security numbers or other verifiable form of identification of all persons residing with the applicant. Adult residents in the household (over the age of 18), excluding children of the ratepayers who are dependents and dependents over 65 under federal tax rules, will be required to become ratepayers as a condition of participation in LIRA. In addition, applicants must have their income verified periodically and advise the company if their income or household size changes. L Deleted: A copy of the household's mortgage, deed, or lease will be required. 3. To receive the services of the Low Income Usage Reduction Program if they meet the eligibility requirements. 4. To apply annually for LIHEAP, if qualified. (C} Indicates Change Issued: Jvlay 22, 2015 g:ff_e~"t_i_v~;_,june 21, ::_--{Deleted:December 18, ~ - '{Deleted: January 1, 2008 J

12 NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION Supplement No. ~t_o - -{Deleted: 116 -~ Gas - Pa. P.U.C. No. 9 ~ j:leventh R~v_i~~d?~g_e_~o_._ ~7_C --{Deleted: Tenth J Canceling,;renth Revised Page No. 37C ~~D==l==ed====.=================_J====~ = ', l~et : Ninth The above rates shall be subject to surcharges in accordance with the provisions of Rider B - State Tax Adjustment Surcharge as set forth in this tariff but shall not be subject to Rider D - Transition Costs. The above rates shall be changed to reflect changes to purchased gas cost rates. REAPPLICATION FOR LIRA AT A NEW ADDRESS ~---============-==~ When one or more LIRA customers move to a new address, it will be ill necessary for each of them to be identified on a new LIRA application. Reapplication is necessary in order to verify the household income and to determine each adult household member who will become responsible for paying the bills at the new address. If a ratepayer, or any of the adult members of the household, has an overdue balance from a previous account, that balance will be reflected on the first LIRA bill at the new address. If a previous account was terminated for nonpayment, the ratepayer(s} must, in addition, pay.p d9"'._n_ p~y_m~i:i_t_.!=<2"'...a_!.'g _a!l _ ~r_!.' l!_g~f!_l~n_!: _ ~O..Y ~i_ng _p_r :_L}~ _P_!.'<2g_r.~u~ _U!lfo_r9~ ~e!l - -{Deleted: a reconnection charg~ balances. A customer who moves to a new premise can continue with the arrearage forgiveness component of the program for the remaining months not used. ARREARAGE FORGIVENESS Holds are established for the preprogram arrearages. These arrearages will be shown on LIRA customer's bills. Each month the Budget Plan amount is paid on time, one twenty-fourth of the amount eligible for forgiveness is eliminated. " ' _ill_ - - Deleted: Once a Budget Plan payment is missed, the customer has forfeited the opportunity to have rt=h=i=s==a=mo=u=n=t==f=o=r~g=i=v=en=.==============<) When a LIRA customer moves to a new address..ti.i=ti~ _r~f!_la_i.!_l~~g_ f!_lo_n_!:.l}s_ f<:?~ (C), Deleted: After a LIRA customer has arrearage forgiveness can be utilized at the new address. The hold would be " failed to make a monthly Budget placed on the new account indicating the original amount of the arrearage " payment, they must catch up on all forgiveness and the current amount to be held or considered for forgiveness. \\ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~;e~=~~nts to obtain LIHEAP All LIHEAP grants will be applied to the customers' LIRA program responsibility in accordance with applicable Department of Public Welfare vendor requirements., I '.f===============================:d ' ' Deleted: and has paid all previous lj LIRA monthly bills, 1 ', l Deleted: ~I 'i Deleted: (C) =J l (C} Indicates Change Issued: ~ay 22, 2015 gf_e~t_i_v!:._ y!une 21, ;,-_ Deleted: Voluntarily Suspended to June 4, 2011 '~,- i Deleted: February 3, ' ' r-===========================l \ i Deleted: April 4, 2011 l i Formatted: Not Strikethrough ~~~~~~~~- J

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Supplement No.181 provides for an increase from (0.38%) to (0.36%). r:~ \(~ national fuel January 2, 217 Rosemary Chiavetta, Secretary Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Room B-2, North Office Building Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1712 Re: National Fuel Gas Distribution