11/12/08 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-13-08-00014-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On October 15, 2008, the PSC approved amendments to the Uniform Business Practices and granting in part the petition of the New York State Consumer Protection Board and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs regarding customer complaints.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 65 and 66
Subject:
Modification to the Uniform Business Practices.
Purpose:
To approve the amendments to the Uniform Business Practices.
Substance of final rule:
The Commission, on October 15, 2008, adopted an order approving amendments to the Uniform Business Practices, including the addition of Section 10, which establishes mandatory Energy Service Company (ESCOs) marketing standards and provides expanded remedies in case of ESCO noncompliance, and granting in part the petition of the New York State Consumer Protection Board and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs in response to customer complaints that ESCOs have used unfair marketing practices in obtaining new customers, 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:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.us 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.
