PSC-09-15-00007-P Late Payment Charge

3/4/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-09-15-00007-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 9

March 04, 2015

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-09-15-00007-P

Late Payment Charge

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 a proposal filed by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. to make changes to the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedule for Electric Service P.S.C. No. 3.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66(12)

Subject:

Late Payment Charge.

Purpose:

To modify Section 7.6 – Late Payment Charge to designate a specific time for when a late payment charge is due.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a tariff filing by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) to modify its tariff for electric service. Specifically, O&R proposes to modify General Information Section 7.6 - Late Payment Charge, to designate a specific time for when the late payment charge is due. O&R proposes to revise its tariff and bill message to state that a late payment charge will begin to be assessed if payment is not received on or before 11:59 pm local time of the past due date indicated on the bill. The amendments have an effective date of May 18, 2015. The Commission may also consider other related matters.

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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