PSC-02-16-00013-P Tariff Revisions Intended to Clarify HEFPA Requirements Related to Court Orders for Gaining Access to Meters

1/13/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-02-16-00013-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 2

January 13, 2016

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-02-16-00013-P

Tariff Revisions Intended to Clarify HEFPA Requirements Related to Court Orders for Gaining Access to Meters

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The Commission is considering a proposal by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. to modify its gas tariff schedule, P.S.C. No. 4, General Information Section 6, to clarify HEFPA requirements related to court orders for gaining access to meters.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 39, 47 and 66(12)

Subject:

Tariff revisions intended to clarify HEFPA requirements related to court orders for gaining access to meters.

Purpose:

To consider tariff revisions intended to clarify HEFPA requirements related to court orders for gaining access to meters.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering modifications proposed by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R or the Company) to P.S.C. No. 4 – Gas. O&R proposes to revise General Information Section 6 – Metering and Billing, to clarify the Home Energy Fair Practices Act (HEFPA) requirements related to court orders for gaining access to customer meters. O&R proposes to align its language to more closely match the HEFPA language contained in 16 NYCRR § 11.13(e), stating that if the Company intends to obtain a court order, it shall inform the customer by certified or registered letter after the second appointment request. The proposed amendments have an effective date of March 31, 2016. The Commission may adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve related matters.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Public comment will be received until:

45 days after publication of this notice.

Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement

Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.

(15-G-0755SP1)