PSC-12-07-00011-P Fixed Gas Costs by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

3/21/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-12-07-00011-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXIX, ISSUE 12

March 21, 2007

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-12-07-00011-P

Fixed Gas Costs by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.

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, a proposal filed by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its schedule for gas service, P.S.C. No. 4, to become effective June 1, 2007.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66(12)

Subject:

Fixed gas costs.

Purpose:

To change the methodology for determining the fixed percentages used to allocate fixed and balancing service costs between O&R and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and establish a process to update these fixed percentages on an annual basis.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.'s (O&R's) request to change the methodology for determining the percentages used to allocate the fixed gas costs and balancing service costs between O&R and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and to establish a process to update the percentages on at least an annual basis. The Commission may approve, reject or modify, in whole or in part, O&R's request.

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, [phone]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, [phone]

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.

(07-G-0261SA1)