PSC-44-15-00027-P To Establish a Surcharge to Recover Costs Due to Unexpected Repairs

11/4/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-44-15-00027-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 44

November 04, 2015

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-44-15-00027-P

To Establish a Surcharge to Recover Costs Due to Unexpected Repairs

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

Proposed Action:

The Commission is considering a petition filed by West Branch Acres, Inc., requesting to establish a surcharge to recover the costs incurred as a result of replacing two well pumps and electrical repairs.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 89-b and 89-c

Subject:

To establish a surcharge to recover costs due to unexpected repairs.

Purpose:

To consider the recovery of expenses incurred as a result of having to replace two well pumps and electrical repairs.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering a petition filed by West Branch Acres, Inc. (The Company), on October 6, 2015, to surcharge its customers $129.25 per customer per quarter for two consecutive quarters, beginning January 1, 2016, to recover the cost of $17,711.42 that was spent to replace two well pumps, repair the electrical panel, and purchase and delivery of potable drinking water. The Proposed recovery includes interest of 8% calculated from September 1, 2015. The Company provides water service to approximately 74 customers in a real estate development known as West Branch Acres, Town of Carmel, Putnam County. Fire protection service is not provided. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve 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:

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

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, 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.

(15-W-0590SP1)