12/17/08 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-51-08-00007-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 (Commission) is considering whether to approve, deny, or modify, in whole or in part, Petitions for rehearing of the Commission's October 27, 2008 Order in Cases 98-M-1343, 07-M-1514 and 08-G-0078.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2, 5 and 22
Subject:
Commission's October 27, 2008 Order in Cases 98-M-1343, 07-M-1514 and 08-G-0078.
Purpose:
To consider Petitions for rehearing of the Commission's October 27, 2008 Order in Cases 98-M-1343, 07-M-1514 and 08-G-0078.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, deny or modify, in whole or in part, petitions for rehearing by Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc. and Constellation Newenergy, Inc., New York State Energy Marketers Coalition, Retail Energy Supply Association, National Energy Marketers Association, and Public Utility Law Project of its October 27, 2008 Order Adopting Amendments to the Uniform Business Practices, Granting in Part Petition on Behalf of Consumers and Rejecting National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation’s Tariff Filing. Among the issues the Commission may consider are the legality of early termination fees imposed on customers of energy services companies (ESCOs), enforcement of the Uniform Business Practices (UBP), propriety of customer complaint information, the effective date for the modifications to the UBP, and the extension of marketing standards to certain types of marketing activity and marketing activity involving non-residential customers. The Commission shall also consider all other 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.state.ny.us/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.usData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
jaclyn_brilling@dps.state.ny.usPublic 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.
