Mrs. Abate began with Regulatory Economics Group in January 2007. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Virginia. As a senior consultant with REG, Abby supports experts in rate proceedings and performs a broad range of accounting and analytical tasks for regulated oil pipelines. Mrs. Abate received her Masters in Accounting at George Mason University.
Relevant Experience
Regulatory Accounting-
Assisted in the development of several topics for an industry accounting guideline for AOPL, designed to resolve ambiguities in regulatory accounting standards.
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Prepared Form No. 6 Annual Reports for several oil pipeline companies.
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Prepared Page 700 calculations for various oil pipeline companies.
- Assisted in the preparation of expert testimony and filed exhibits on behalf of Mid-America Pipeline Co. Docket No. IS05-216-003, SFPP, L.P. Docket No. OR03-5-000, and SFPP, L.P., Docket No. IS05-390-002.
- Assisted in the preparation of discovery to be filed on behalf of an oil pipeline company.
- Supported legal counsel in the cross-examination of the expert depreciation witness in a rate proceeding for a major products pipeline.
- Recorded and verified accuracy of accounting evidence to support the cost allocation witness in a rate proceeding for a major products pipeline.
- Examined and documented archived accounting records to support the accounting expert in a rate proceeding for a major products pipeline.
- Verified accuracy of calculations performed by the expert cost-of-capital witness in a rate proceeding for a major products pipeline.
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Obtained, processed, and analyzed accounting data for several cost-of-service filings.
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Assisted in a cost-of-service analysis exploring the implications of a line-reversal and new service for an interstate common carrier pipeline.
Market-Based Rate-of-Return Regulation
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Prepared an updated market concentration analysis as a component of a major products pipeline company’s risk analysis.
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Assisted in the development of a competitive pricing analysis to complement the market-based rate filing of a major products pipeline company.
Credentials and Professional Affiliations
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Commonwealth of Virginia (License No. 42294)
- Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
- Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Member of Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Education
- George Mason University, M.S. Accounting (2011), B.S. Accounting (2008)