PSC-48-09-00013-P Uniform System of Accounts - Request for Accounting Authorization

12/2/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-48-09-00013-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 48

December 02, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-48-09-00013-P

Uniform System of Accounts - Request for Accounting Authorization

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 the petition of United Water Westchester Inc. for approval to defer increased purchased water costs and additional expenses from Westchester Joint Water Works.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 89-c(10)

Subject:

Uniform System of Accounts - Request for Accounting Authorization.

Purpose:

To allow United Water Westchester Inc. to defer items of expense beyond the end of the year in which it was incurred.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, deny or modify, in whole or in part, a petition by United Water Westchester Inc. (company) for permission to defer (1) $226,186 of incurred costs related to the 2008 and 2009 Westchester Joint Water Works (WJWW) rate increases; (2) $73,340 of costs relating to the 2009 WJWW increase which are being protested by the company; (3) $57,119 of costs relating to 2007 and 2008 retro-active adjustments for power and chemicals; and (4) fees paid to consultants for required analysis.

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, [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.

(09-W-0778SP1)