2/18/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-07-15-00007-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 Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedule for Gas Service, P.S.C. No. 4 — 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. (Evidentiary Hearing)*, May 4, 2015 and continuing daily as needed at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY.
*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 website (www.dps.ny.gov) under Cases 14-E-0493 and 14-G-0494.
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 Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (Orange and Rockland or the Company) to increase the Company’s gas delivery revenues for the rate year ending October 31, 2016 by $40.7 million, which is approximately a 35.1% increase in delivery revenues (or about a 19.1% increase in an average residential customers’ total monthly bill). In its proposed filing, Orange and Rockland states the primary drivers for the rate filing are increased property taxes and additional gas infrastructure investment. The statutory suspension period for the proposed filing runs through October 30, 2015, however, Orange and Rockland requests that the rates become effective on November 1, 2015. The Commission may adopt, in whole or in part, modify or reject terms set forth in Orange and Rockland’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:
Elaine Agresta, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2660, email:
elaine.agresta@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.
