PSC-02-09-00010-P Competitive Classification of Independent Local Exchange Company, and Regulatory Relief Appropriate Thereto

1/14/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-02-09-00010-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 02

January 14, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-02-09-00010-P

Competitive Classification of Independent Local Exchange Company, and Regulatory Relief Appropriate Thereto

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

Proposed Action:

The PSC is considering a petition filed by Chazy & Westport Telephone Corporation seeking reclassification from scenario 2 to scenario 1 as determined in Case 07-C-0349, the Framework for Regulatory Relief case.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 92

Subject:

Competitive classification of independent local exchange company, and regulatory relief appropriate thereto.

Purpose:

To determine if Chazy & Westport Telephone Corporation more appropriately belongs in scenario 1 rather than scenario 2.

Substance of proposed rule:

By petition dated December 17, 2008, Chazy & Wesport Telephone Corporation (company) sought reclassification from scenario 2 to scenario 1 pursuant to the criteria used in the Framework for Regulatory Relief, Case 07-C-0349. The company claims that it corrected errors in its initial calculation of its return on equity, and now qualifies as a scenario 1 company. The Commission is considering whether to grant or deny, in whole or in part, the reclassification of the company.

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.state.ny.us/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

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

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, 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.

(08-C-1497SA1)