PSC-17-11-00020-P Modifications to Required Filing Dates for Program and Evaluation Reports, Monthly Scorecard Reports, and O&E/Marketing Reports

4/27/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-17-11-00020-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 17

April 27, 2011

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-17-11-00020-P

Modifications to Required Filing Dates for Program and Evaluation Reports, Monthly Scorecard Reports, and O&E/Marketing Reports

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 adopt, in whole or in part, Department of Public Service Staff proposals regarding the deadlines for the filing of certain reports for the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) programs.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)

Subject:

Modifications to required filing dates for program and evaluation reports, monthly scorecard reports, and O&E/marketing reports.

Purpose:

To encourage energy conservation and facilitate cost-effective programs under the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to adopt, in whole or in part, to reject, or to take any other action with respect to the following proposals of the Staff of the Department of Public Service regarding the deadlines for the filing of certain reports for the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) programs:

1. Each EEPS Program Administrator is currently required to file annual program and evaluation reports no later than 60 days after the conclusion of the calendar year being reported. Staff is proposing that the deadline be changed such that each EEPS Program Administrator will be required to file annual program and evaluation reports no later than 90 days after the conclusion of the calendar year being reported.

2. Each EEPS Program Administrator is currently required to file quarterly program and evaluation reports no later than 45 days after the conclusion of the calendar quarter being reported. Staff is not proposing any change in that deadline.

3. Each EEPS Program Administrator is currently required to file monthly scorecard reports no later than 14 days after the conclusion of the calendar month being reported. Staff is proposing that the deadline be changed such that each EEPS Program Administrator will be required to file monthly scorecard reports no later than 30 days after the conclusion of the calendar month being reported.

4. Each EEPS Program Administrator is currently required to file annual reports of each calendar year's Outreach&Education/Marketing program achievements, as available to date, and updated plans for the coming calendar year, with the third quarter status reports (due November 14th of each year) so that they can be reviewed prior to the end of each program year. Staff is proposing that the deadline be changed such that each EEPS Program Administrator will be required to file annual reports of each calendar year's Outreach&Education/Marketing program achievements, and updated plans for the remainder of the calendar year, with the annual program and evaluation reports filed no later than 90 days after the conclusion of the calendar year being reported.

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, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, 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.

(07-M-0548SP37)