PSC-43-12-00005-P Grant Authority for Additional Expenditures in New York State Electric and Gas Corporation Emergency Economic Program

10/24/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-43-12-00005-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 43

October 24, 2012

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-43-12-00005-P

Grant Authority for Additional Expenditures in New York State Electric and Gas Corporation Emergency Economic Program

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 petition by New York State Electric and Gas Corporation requesting authorization for additional expenditures in its Emergency Economic Programs.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 2, 4(1), 30, 32-48, 52, 53, 65(1), 66(1), (2), (3), (4), (12) and (14)

Subject:

Grant authority for additional expenditures in New York State Electric and Gas Corporation Emergency Economic Programs.

Purpose:

Provide emergency economic program assistance for qualified applicants that exceed the previously approved $7 million program.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service is reviewing the petition of New York State Electric and Gas Corporation (NYSEG) for the authorization to spend up to an additional $1 million on its Emergency Economic Development Programs in order to provide assistance to all qualifying customers in its service area recovering from the effects of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The Commission may adopt permanently, reject or modify the previsions of the order.

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:

Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [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.

(11-E-0559SP2)