1/4/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PAS-41-11-00029-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
Withdrawal of the proposal to increase the Fixed Costs component of the production rates and make corrections to the tariff provision concerning production minimum billing.
Statutory authority:
Public Authorities Law, section 1005(6)
Subject:
Rates and billing for the sale of power and energy.
Purpose:
To correct the minimum bill provision to provide for recovery of fixed costs based on cost-causation principles.
Substance of final rule:
The Power Authority’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published October 12, 2011 proposed to increase the Fixed Costs component of the production rate for New York City Governmental Customers (“Customers”). The proposal also included corrections to the production minimum billing provision of the Customers’ tariff, effective January 2012.
A public forum was held on November 17, 2011 and comments were received from Customers. Based on customer comments and staff’s analysis, the Authority withdrew the original Fixed Costs increase and approved the tariff corrections to clarify the minimum demand bill provision. The corrections will be effective commencing with the January 2012 billing period.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
Substantial revisions were made in first part.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Karen Delince, Corporate Secretary, Power Authority of the State of New York, 123 Main Street, 11-P, White Plains, New York 10601, (914) 390-8085, email:
karen.delince@nypa.govRevised Regulatory Impact Statement
A revised regulatory impact statement is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
Revised Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
A revised regulatory flexibility analysis is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
Revised Rural Area Flexibility Analysis
A revised rural area flexibility analysis is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
Revised Job Impact Statement
A revised job impact statement is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
Assessment of Public Comment
An assessment of public comment is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
