House subcommittee reviews Public Service Commission rule changes for motor carriers, telecommunications and discovery rules

The House Regulations and Administrative Procedures subcommittee on education considered three rulemaking documents from the South Carolina Public Service Commission on administrative changes to motor-carrier filings, telecommunications regulations and discovery protections, and voted to move the regulations or related requests to the full committee.

Jocelyn Boyd, regulatory counsel with the Public Service Commission, told the subcommittee the motor-carrier updates in document 5242 are intended to conform commission rules with Act 214 of 2022. "When a motor carrier now files an application, that application information about the application is posted on a specific site on the commission's website," Boyd said, describing a process that posts applications, gives the public 15 days to object, and allows the commission to issue a directive that can be effective 30 days after issuance if the carrier meets insurance and other requirements. Boyd said the changes…