3/14/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-11-12-00009-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The PSC is considering a Petition of The Heart of the Catskills Communication, Inc. d/b/a MTC Cable to waive 16 NYCRR sections 894.1 through 894.4(b)(2) pertaining to the franchising process for the Town of Hardenburgh, NY.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 216(1)
Subject:
Waiver of 16 NYCRR sections 894.1 through 894.4(b)(2).
Purpose:
To allow the Town of Hardenburgh to waive certain preliminary franchising procedures to expedite the franchising process.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject the Petition of Time Warner NY Cable LLC, d/b/a Time Warner, to waive sections 894.1, 894.2, 894.3, and 894.4 regarding franchising procedures for the Town of Hardenburgh, Ulster County, New York.
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:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, 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.