PSC-08-14-00019-P Automated Meter Reading (AMR)

2/26/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-08-14-00019-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 8

February 26, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-08-14-00019-P

Automated Meter Reading (AMR)

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 whether to approve or reject, in whole or in part, a proposal filed by KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid to make changes to its rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in PSC No. 1 — Gas.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66(12)

Subject:

Automated Meter Reading (AMR).

Purpose:

To establish fees for residential customers who choose to opt out of using AMR meters.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a tariff filing by KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (the Company) to its gas tariff schedule P.S.C. No. 1 — Gas. The Company proposes to establish fees to allow residential gas customers to opt out of using Automated Meter Reading (AMR) meters by electing to have the Company (1) install/maintain a non-AMR meter (one that does not use a transmitter to remotely read the meter) at their premises and (2) manually read their meters through in-person, bi-monthly meter reads. The proposed filing has an effective date of June 1, 2014.

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:

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.

(14-M-0039SP3)