12/3/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-48-14-00010-P
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 proposal filed by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedule for Gas Service, P.S.C. No. 12—Gas.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5, 65 and 66
Subject:
Major gas rate increase filing.
Purpose:
To establish rates and practices for gas service.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:00 a.m., Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 and continuing daily as needed at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY (Evidentiary Hearing Schedule*)
*On occasion, there are requests to reschedule or postpone evidentiary hearing dates. If such a request is granted, notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS Web Site (www.dps.ny.gov) under Cases 14-E-0318 and 14-G-0319.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation (Central Hudson or the Company) to increase the Company’s gas delivery base revenues for the rate year ending June 30, 2016 by approximately $5.9 million, which is a 7.4% increase in delivery revenues (or about a 2.69% increase in an average residential customers’ total bill). In its proposed filing, Central Hudson states the primary driver for the rate filing is property tax expense along with increased operating expenses and rate base. The statutory suspension period for the proposed filing runs through June 21, 2014. The Commission may adopt, in whole or in part, modify or reject terms set forth in Central Hudson’s proposal or other negotiated proposals.
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:
Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2659, email:
deborah.swatling@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
secretary@dps.ny.govPublic 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.
