§ 56.57. Interest rate. The mechanism for determining the interest rate applied to security deposits is being changed to align with the change at Section 1404(c)(6). § 56.82. Timing of Termination. Section 1406(d) now only allows a utility to terminate service (for the grounds found at 1406(a) (relating to authorized termination)) Monday through Thursday. We propose revising § 56.82 to align with this new restriction. § 56.91. General notice provisions and contents of termination notice. We are revising the information directed to customers on written 10-day termination notices in paragraph (b)(11) to include notice to customers that, pursuant to Section 1417, the special protections available for victims under a protection from abuse order are now also available to those customers with a court order providing clear evidence of domestic violence and issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in this Commonwealth. § 56.93. Personal contact. We are revising this section to provide for the optional use of electronic messaging for providing three-day personal notice of termination, per Section 1406(b). We invite comment on the privacy protections and customer consent practices that should be required in the context of electronic messaging. 66 Pa. C.S. § 1406(b)(1)(ii)(C) and See (D). § 56.94. Procedures immediately prior to termination. We are revising paragraph (3), addressing procedures for handling dishonored payments in the context of the termination process, to align with Section 1406(h) (relating to termination of utility service) that termination of service may proceed if a
§ 56.57. Interest rate. The mechanism for determining the interest rate applied to security deposits is being changed to align with the change at Section 1404(c)(6). § 56.82. Timing of Termination. Section 1406(d) now only allows a utility to terminate service (for the grounds found at 1406(a) (relating to authorized termination)) Monday through Thursday. We propose revising § 56.82 to align with this new restriction. § 56.91. General notice provisions and contents of termination notice. We are revising the information directed to customers on written 10-day termination notices in paragraph (b)(11) to include notice to customers that, pursuant to Section 1417, the special protections available for victims under a protection from abuse order are now also available to those customers with a court order providing clear evidence of domestic violence and issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in this Commonwealth. § 56.93. Personal contact. We are revising this section to provide for the optional use of electronic messaging for providing three-day personal notice of termination, per Section 1406(b). We invite comment on the privacy protections and customer consent practices that should be required in the context of electronic messaging. See 66 Pa. C.S. § 1406(b)(1)(ii)(C) and (D). § 56.94. Procedures immediately prior to termination. We are revising paragraph (3), addressing procedures for handling dishonored payments in the context of the termination process, to align with Section 1406(h) (relating to termination of utility service) that termination of service may proceed if a
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