PSC-49-15-00010-P Proposed Revisions to Rule 34—Economic Development Programs and SC No. 12—Special Contract Rates

12/9/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-49-15-00010-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 49

December 09, 2015

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-49-15-00010-P

Proposed Revisions to Rule 34—Economic Development Programs and SC No. 12—Special Contract Rates

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 by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid to revise Rule 34—Economic Development Programs and Service Classification No. 12 - Special Contract Rates, P.S.C. No. 220—Electricity.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66(12)

Subject:

Proposed revisions to Rule 34—Economic Development Programs and SC No. 12—Special Contract Rates.

Purpose:

To consider revisions to Rule 34—Economic Development Programs and SC No. 12—Special Contract Rates.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering modifications proposed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (NMPC) to P.S.C. No. 220 – Electricity. NMPC proposes to revise Rule 34 – Economic Development Programs to (1) describe how notification from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) is received by NMPC when a customer account received Recharge New York (RNY) service, (2) eliminate language that states the Company will revert the customer back to the billing period of the appropriate service classification from calendar month billing when the customer loses its RNY allocation, and (3) eliminate references to contractual supply obligations between NYPA and its customers. NMPC also proposes revisions to Service Classification No. 12 – Special Contract Rates to update the filing procedures for Standardized and Individually Negotiated Contracts. The proposed amendments have an effective date of February 13, 2016. The Commission may adopt, modify, or reject, 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.

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