2/7/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-06-07-00021-P
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 accept or to reject, in whole or in part, a proposal by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Central Hudson), made pursuant to its approved gas rate plan in a filing dated Dec. 28, 2006, to undertake a pilot program to implement Automated Meter Reading (AMR) using a fixed network for up to 5,000 of its customers.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 65(1), 66(1) and (2) and 67
Subject:
Central Hudson's meter installation and reading practices.
Purpose:
To undertake an AMR Pilot Program in its service territory.
Substance of proposed rule:
The New York State Public Service Commission is considering whether to accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, a proposal by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, made pursuant to its approved gas rate plan, to undertake a pilot program to implement Automated Meter Reading (AMR) using a fixed network for up to 5,000 of its customers. The proposed pilot program is intended to provide experience with the operations, functionality and costs of fix-network AMR in the utility's service territory, and a basis for determining the costs and feasibility of potential future expansion of AMR beyond the pilot program.
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:
Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-2500
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
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.
