Section 982 Of Chapter 4.7. Core Transport Agent From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4.7.
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. (a) The registration shall be deemed approved and a
registration number issued no later than 45 days after the required
information has been submitted, unless the commission's executive
director finds, upon review of the information submitted by the core
transport agent or available to the commission, that there is
evidence to support a finding that the core transport agent has
committed an act constituting grounds for denial of registration as
specifically set forth in the operative provisions of this chapter,
including, but not limited to, subdivision (c).
(b) Upon a finding by the commission's executive director that
there is evidence to support a finding that the core transport agent
has committed an act constituting grounds for denial of registration
as set forth in this section, the commission shall notify the core
transport agent in writing, cause the documents submitted by the core
transport agent to be filed as a formal application for
registration, and notice an expedited hearing on the registration of
the core transport agent to be held within 30 days of the
notification to the core transport agent of the executive director's
finding of evidence to support denial of registration. The commission
shall, within 45 days after holding the hearing, issue a decision on
the registration request which shall be based on the findings of
fact and conclusions of law based on the evidence presented at the
hearing. The decision shall include the findings of fact and the
conclusions of law relied upon.
(c) (1) The commission may deny an application for registration in
accordance with subdivision (b) on the grounds that the core
transport agent or any officer or director of the core transport
agent has one or more of the following:
(A) Been convicted of a crime as described in paragraph (8) of
subdivision (a) of Section 981.
(B) Failure to make a sufficient showing with respect to
paragraphs (1) to (10), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 981.
(C) Knowingly made a false statement of fact in the application
for registration.
(2) The commission may deny registration pursuant to this
subdivision only if the crime or act is substantially related to the
qualifications, functions, or duties required to provide gas service
to end use customers of gas or the false statement is material to the
registration application. For purposes of this subdivision,
conviction of a crime shall be established in the same manner as that
set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 480 of the
Business and Professions Code.
(d) The commission shall require core transport agents registered
under this section to update their registration information set forth
in paragraphs (1) to (10), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section
981 within 60 days of any material change in the information
provided. Material changes to any other information required pursuant
to this article shall be updated annually.