10/1/08 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-40-08-00015-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 whether to approve or reject, in whole or in part, a petition filed by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) regarding the allocation of property tax refunds from the Town of Mount Pleasant, New York.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 113(2)
Subject:
The disposition, pursuant to PSL Section 113(2) of property tax refunds from the Town of Mount Pleasant, New York.
Purpose:
The disposition, pursuant to PSL Section 113(2) of property tax refunds from the Town of Mount Pleasant, New York.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
11:00 a.m., Oct. 15, 2008* at Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY; Various times, October 16-17, 2008; Oct. 20-24, 2008; and Oct. 27-30, 2008, as necessary at Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, 19th Fl. Board Rm., Albany, NY.
*On occasion, there will be requests to postpone or reschedule and scheduling changes will be available on the DPS website (www.dps.state.ny.us) for Case 08-M-0618.
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 Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering whether to approve or reject, in whole or in part, a petition filed by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison or the Company) regarding the allocation of certain property tax refunds in the amount of $434,000 from the Town of Mount Pleasant, New York. Con Edison proposes that 14% of the refunds, or about $59,000, be allocated to the Company in accordance with the Commission's 2005 Rate Order. The remaining balance of approximately $362,000 would be deferred for the benefit of Con Edison customers.
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.
