SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) has scheduled public hearings March 6 and 7 to accept testimony from Questar Gas Co. and to receive comments from Utah residents about recent natural gas rate-increase requests.

The first hearing will be held March 6, 2001, at 5 p.m. at the PSC's main office at the Heber M. Wells Building, 160 E. 300 South, room No. 426 (fourth floor). Individuals who want to attend this hearing must sign up by 6 p.m. that day. To sign up, call the PSC at (801) 530-6713.

The second hearing, to be held Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at 5 p.m., will be broadcast from the University of Utah EDNET facility in order to teleconference with residents who live in other parts of the state. The PSC has arranged for numerous remote locations to be connected so that Questar Gas customers throughout the state will be able to listen or comment. Those who want to participate should contact the remote EDNET site in their area. Hearing sites are as follows:

American Fork High School
510 N. Caveman Drive
Room 44
American Fork, Utah 84003
Site phone No.: (801) 756-8547

Beaver  High School
195 E. Center Street
Library
Beaver, Utah 84713
Site phone No.: (435) 438-2301, ext. 15

Box Elder High School
380 S. 600 West
Brigham City, Utah 84302
Site phone No. (435) 734-4848

Cedar City High School
703 W. 600 South
Cedar City, Utah 84720
Site phone No. (435) 586-2828

Davis High School
325 S. Main
Fourth Floor
Kaysville, Utah 84037
Site phone No: (801) 497-0218 (ask for Mark Burnside)

Dixie College
225 S. 700 East
St. George, Utah 84770
Site phone No.: (435) 652-7896

Dugway High School and Elementary
Dugway, Utah 84022
Site phone No. (435) 831-4142

Millard High School
200 W. Center
Fillmore, Utah 84631
Site phone No: 435.743.5608

Provo High School
1125 N. University Ave.
Provo, Utah 84604
Site phone No.: (801) 373-6550 ext. 306

Snow College
150 E. College Ave.
Lucy Phillips Library (Room 314)
255 East Center Street
Ephraim, Utah 84627
Site phone No.: (435) 283-7080 (ask for Catherine I. Beal)

Snow College South–Richfield
800 W. 200 South
Richfield, Utah 84701
Site phone No.: (435) 896-9777

Rich High School
100 W. 25 South
EDNET Room 2
Randolph, Utah 84064
Site phone No.: (435) 793-2365 (ask for Reed Eborn)

South Summit High School
45 S. 300 East
Room 15
Kamas, Utah 84036
Site phone No.: (435) 783-6471

Tooele High School
240 W. 100 South
Tooele, Utah 84074
Site phone No.: (435) 833-1990

Uintah Basin ATC
1100 E. Lagoon Street
Roosevelt, Utah 84066
Site phone No.: (435) 722-6927

Utah State University–Logan
745 N. 1200 East
Logan, Utah 84322-8500

Utah State University–Tooele
1021 W. Vine
Tooele, Utah 84074
Site phone No.: (435) 797-3606

Weber State University
2903 University Circle
Dept. of Communication Arts & Tech. (Room 59)
Ogden, Utah 84408-2903
Site phone No.: (801) 626-6383 (ask for Damion)

Individuals with disabilities who want to attend and need special accommodations should call Julie Orchard, Public Service Commission secretary, at (801) 530-6713 at least three working days before the hearing.