Pursuant to Section 3 of these Rules and Regulations, all promotional practices of electric and gas utilities are prohibited unless approval has been granted by the Commission. In order to provide an orderly transition from the 1971 rules to these Rules and Regulations, the Commission hereby establishes a transition period for the filing and approval of (a) promotional practices currently engaged in by a utility that are not defined as a promotional practice in the 1971 rules and (b) tariffs and other programs approved by the COMMISSION before May 8, 1992, which meet the definition of promotional practices embodied herein. Such promotional practices must be filed in accordance with Section 5 at least 180 days before the end of the transition period. The transition period will expire January 25, 1995. By the end of the transition period, any utility wishing to continue such practices must have secured Commission approval for such practices pursuant to these Rules and Regulations or cease such practices.

Notwithstanding any provision of these Rules and Regulations, a public utility may perform lawful commitments concerning promotional practices entered into prior to the effective date of these Rules and Regulations, or entered into pursuant to a tariff which was approved prior to the effective date of these Rules and Regulations, if a detailed description of such commitments is filed with the Commission by January 25, 1995, describing the nature of each commitment and the reasons for which the commitment has been incurred; provided that (a) such a commitment may be hereafter terminated by the Commission after notice, opportunity for hearing, and for good cause shown and (b) such a commitment is not prohibited by the 1971 rules. Any determination by the Commission allowing these lawful commitments to be honored by a public utility shall not constitute approval of the promotional practice. Commission approval of any such promotional practice must be sought pursuant to the provisions of these Rules and Regulations.