PSC-07-11-00008-P Dishonored Payments

2/16/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-07-11-00008-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 7

February 16, 2011

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-07-11-00008-P

Dishonored Payments

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 proposed tariff filing by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation to make various changes in its rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedule for Electric Service—PSC No. 15.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66(12)

Subject:

Dishonored Payments.

Purpose:

To revise the dishonored payment fee.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a tariff filing by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Central Hudson or the Company) to revise the Company’s dishonored payment fee for customers who submit negotiable instruments that are subsequently dishonored or deemed uncollectible. The Company proposes to increase the maximum dishonored payment fee from a total of $10.00 per such instrument to a total of $25.00 per such instrument. The proposed filing has an effective date of June 1, 2011.

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.

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