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• Florida Public Service Commission's Request for Proposals for the Telecommunications Access System Act
  The Request for Proposals for the TASA has been posted on the Vendor bid system on November 29, 2011 located here. Proposals are due December 22, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
• Addressing the Level of Florida's Electricity Prices
• Notice of Emergency Variance or Waiver filed by Progress Energy Florida, Inc.

  Notice of Emergency Variance or Waiver

  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) has received an emergency petition from Progress Energy Florida, Inc., filed on July 1, 2011, in Docket No. 110009-EI, seeking a variance from or partial waiver of Rule 25-6.0423(5)(c)(2) and (5), Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). Rule 25-6.0423, F.A.C., establishes alternative cost recovery mechanisms for the recovery of prudently incurred nuclear power plant costs consistent with Section 366.93, Florida Statutes. Rule 25-6.0423(5)(c)(2), F.A.C., requires the FPSC to conduct a hearing each year and determine the reasonableness of projected construction expenditures and associated carrying costs and to make an annual prudence determination of the utility’s prior year’s actual construction costs and associated carrying costs. Rule 25-6.0423(5)(c)(5), F.A.C., provides that a utility shall submit each year for FPSC review and approval a detailed analysis of the long-term feasibility of completing the power plant. Comments on the emergency petition should be filed with the Florida Public Service Commission, Office of the Commission Clerk and Administrative Services, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850, within 5 days after publication of this notice. A copy of the emergency petition can be obtained from the Office of the Commission Clerk, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850, (850) 413-6770, the Commission’s Homepage at http://www.floridapsc.com, or by clicking the link below. For additional information, please contact Keino Young, Office of the General Counsel, at the above address or (850) 413-6226.
  Links to:
  Commission Notice (Document No. 04647-11 in Docket 110009-EI)
  Petition for Variance (Document No. 04582-11 in Docket No. 110009-EI)
• Check out the PSC's new Consumer Connection Newsletter
  Consumers can subscribe to the newsletter to receive information on a wide variety of subjects such as energy conservation, utility facts, and consumer tips.
• Home Energy Assistance
  Low-income households in Florida can get help paying energy bills through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). To find out about qualifications, residents should contact their county's local LIHEAP agency, or by calling the state's information line at 2-1-1.
  
  Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly (EHEAP), is a program which provides assistance for home-energy emergencies to qualified, low-income households with at least one person 60 years of age or older. To find out about qualifications, residents should contact their county's local EHEAP agency, or by calling 1-800-963-5337.
• Electric Utilities' Ten-Year Site Plans
• Apply for Link-Up Florida and Lifeline On-line
  Customers of participating telecommunications providers can now apply for Link-Up and Lifeline Florida benefits on-line using the Public Service Commission Secure On-line Application form (Version en Español esta disponible; Dokiman sa a an Kreyòl tou).

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