10/24/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-43-07-00020-P
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 or reject, in whole or in part, a proposal filed by Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its schedule for electric service, P.S.C. No. 18—Street Lighting and P.S.C. No. 19—Electric to become effective Jan. 1, 2008.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 66(12)
Subject:
Outdoor and street lighting.
Purpose:
To revise outdoor and street lighting tariffs to comply with the requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and to provide a new option to customers as mercury vapor fixtures are replaced and to provide a high pressure sodium option for its arc lighting in lieu of incandescent arc lighting.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation's (RG&E) request to revise outdoor and street lighting tariffs to comply with the requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and to provide a new option as an alternative to mercury vapor fixtures; and to provide a high pressure sodium option for its arc lighting in lieu of incandescent arc lighting. The proposed filing has an effective date of January 1, 2008. The Commission may approve, reject or modify, in whole or in part, RG&E's request.
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:
Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-2500
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
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.
