PSC-08-13-00014-P Uniform System of Accounts—Request for Accounting Authorization

2/20/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-08-13-00014-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 8

February 20, 2013

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-08-13-00014-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 Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve or reject, in whole or in part, the petition of New York American Water Company, Inc. to defer approximately $467,000 of incremental operating expense related to Hurricane Sandy.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 89-c(10)

Subject:

Uniform System of Accounts—Request for Accounting Authorization.

Purpose:

To allow the company to defer an item of expense or capital beyond the end of the year in which it was incurred.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to approve or reject in whole or in part or modify a request sought in a petition filed by New York American Water Company, Inc. for permission to defer and recover approximately $467,000 of incremental operating costs and the related carrying charges associated with Hurricane Sandy that occurred in October 2012. The Commission may take other actions related to the petition and may apply its decision here to other utilities.

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, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jeffrey C. Cohen, Acting 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.

(13-W-0036SP1)