HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(4), and (5) and (b).

Throughout this section, the word "notice" is
used uniformly to describe the required filing
under this section. Unlike the word "request",
in former Article 43, § 568W(a)(l), the word
"notice" accurately implies that a change may
become effective without active Commission
approval. This substitution is based on the word
"notice", which appeared in the second and third
sentences of former Article 43, § 568W(a)(l).

In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the phrase
"defined under § 19-217(b)" is substituted for
the phrase "which can not be changed without
prior approval of the Commission, except in
accordance with the following procedure", for
clarity.

Also in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the
former reference to "{f}rom and after July 1,
1974" is deleted as unnecessary.

In subsection (b)(5)(ii) of this section, the
clause "that relates to the proposed change" is
substituted for the reference to evidence "for
and against the requested change", since there
may be more than a two-sided "for" and "against"
consideration of the merits of a proposed change.

In subsection (c)(2) of this section, the former
phrase "in advance of any review procedure" is
deleted as repetitive.

In subsection (c)(3) of this section, the
reference "consider the reasonableness" is
substituted for the reference to a "review
procedure", for clarity.

In subsection (f) of this section, the phrase
"shall comply with the Administrative Procedure
Act" is substituted for the requirements that the
decision be in writing and state the reasons for
the decision, for brevity.

The only other changes are in style.

Former Article 43, § 568W(a)(2)(i), which enabled
suspension of a proposed rate change, is deleted
because it was repealed by Ch. 387, Acts of 1975,
which amended former Article 43, § 568W(a)(l) to
set out other suspension provisions. Michie
Company, in the codification of former Article
43, § 568W(a)(2) has treated paragraph (i) as
revived by Ch. 831, Acts of 1975, which amended