1/7/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-01-09-00018-P
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 filed by Corning Natural Gas Corporation to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedules for Gas Service - P.S.C. Nos. 4, 5 (Hammondsport) and 6 (Bath).
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 66(12)
Subject:
Major gas rate filing.
Purpose:
To consider a proposal to increase annual gas revenues by approximately $1.7 million or 7.02 percent.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:00 a.m., March 23, 2009 and continuing from day to day until completed* at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY.
*On occasion there are requests to reschedule or postpone evidentiary hearing dates. If such a request is granted, notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS Web Site (www.dps.state.ny.us) under Case 08-G-1137.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by Corning Natural Gas Corporation (Corning) to increase its annual gas operating revenues by approximately $1,689,911 or 7.02% (increase to delivery rates would be approximately 17.7%). The statutory suspension period for the proposed filing runs through August 19, 2009. Parties may negotiate a proposal for a rate plan to remain in effect for one or more years as an alternative to Corning's proposal. The Commission may adopt in whole or in part or reject terms set forth in any proposal.
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, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.usData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
jaclyn_brilling@dps.state.ny.usPublic 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.
