Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on October 25, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. EDT, at the PNC Center, 101 West Washington Street, IURC Conference Center, Judicial Courtroom 222, Indianapolis, Indiana, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed rule (RM #12-06) to add 170 IAC 1-7, which establishes procedures by which a municipality or users of the works whose property is located outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality may file a petition regarding certain rates and charges.

The proposed rule will affect nonregulated water and wastewater municipal utilities and customers who live outside the municipality if the municipal utility imposes higher utility rates and charges on those customers. The proposed rule implements IC 8-1.5-3-8.3 by setting a procedural timeline and the form and manner in which the petitions are to be filed. The proposed rule includes sample petitions for both customers and the municipalities, which should save time and money for the Commission and the petitioners who elect to file under this section.

Copies of any justification data (referenced data, studies, or analyses) are now on file with the Commission and available to be inspected and copied at the PNC Center, 101 West Washington Street, Suite 1500 East, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Copies of these rules are now on file at the PNC Center, 101 West Washington Street, Suite 1500 East and Legislative Services Agency, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N201, Indianapolis, Indiana and are open for public inspection.