PSC-39-14-00020-P Whether to Permit the Use of the Mueller Systems 400 Series and 500 Series of Water Meters

10/1/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-14-00020-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 39

October 01, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-39-14-00020-P

Whether to Permit the Use of the Mueller Systems 400 Series and 500 Series of Water Meters

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

Proposed Action:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, deny or modify, in whole or in part, a petition filed by New York American Water Company Incorporated for approval to use the Mueller Systems 400 Series, and 500 Series of water meters.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 89-d(1)

Subject:

Whether to permit the use of the Mueller Systems 400 Series and 500 Series of water meters.

Purpose:

Pursuant to 16 NYCRR section 500.3, whether to permit the use of the Mueller Systems 400, and 500 Series of water meters.

Substance of proposed rule:

On September 4, 2014, New York American Water Company, Inc. (NYAW) filed a petition requesting that the Public Service Commission authorize the use of Mueller 400 Series and 500 Series of water meters, under the provisions of 16 NYCRR § 500.3(c). NYAW reports that it has installed over 900 of these meters in its Sea Cliff and Merrick service areas before learning that the models were not approved by the Commission for use in New York State. NYAW reports that the meters in question are used by American Water subsidiaries in 15 other states and states that it estimates the cost of replacing the meters, if the company’s petition is not approved, at $215,000. The Commission will decide whether to grant, deny or modify, in whole or in part, in commercial and domestic water accounts considering whether to grant, deny or modify, in whole or part, NYAW’s petition and may address any 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:

Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 10007, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 10007, [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.

(14-W-0387SP1)