10/5/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-16-16-00004-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On 9/15/16, the PSC adopted an order regarding the electric utilities' codes of conduct.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2, 3, 8, 65, 66, 69, 69-a and 70
Subject:
Codes of conduct.
Purpose:
To adopt an order regarding the electric utilities' codes of conduct.
Substance of final rule:
The Commission, on September 15, 2016, adopted an order directing Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., New York State Electric and Gas Corporation, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (d/b/a National Grid), Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation to file revised codes of conduct, and to jointly develop procedures, guidelines and training material to ensure employee compliance with the new codes of conduct, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule may be obtained from:
John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, 12223, (518) 486-2655, email:
john.pitucci@dps.ny.gov An IRS employer ID no. or social security no. is required from firms or persons to be billed 25 cents per page. Please use tracking number found on last line of notice in requests.
Assessment of Public Comment
An assessment of public comment is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
