PSC-08-15-00010-P Request Pertaining to the Lawfulness of National Grid USA Continuing Its Summary Billing Program

2/25/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-08-15-00010-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 8

February 25, 2015

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-08-15-00010-P

Request Pertaining to the Lawfulness of National Grid USA Continuing Its Summary Billing Program

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 the request filed by URAC Rate Consultants that National Grid USA cease its allegedly unlawful summary billing program.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 30-53

Subject:

Request pertaining to the lawfulness of National Grid USA continuing its summary billing program.

Purpose:

To grant, deny, or modify URAC Rate Consultants' request that National Grid cease its summary billing program.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to grant or deny a request from URAC Rate Consultants (URAC) that National Grid USA cease its summary billing program. URAC audits customer bills to identify discrepancies, if any, in the terms, conditions or rates related to a customer’s service and its bills. URAC believes National Grid USA has violated 16 NYCRR § 13.11 in failing to provide to customers in hard copy bills all of the information required in 16 NYCRR § 13.11. The Commission shall consider all related matters contained in the filing.

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, [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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