4/28/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-17-10-00014-P
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 United Water New Rochelle Inc. (UWNR) to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedule for Water Service—P.S.C. No. 1.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 89-c(1) and (10)
Subject:
Major water rate filing.
Purpose:
To consider a proposal to increase annual base rate revenues for UWNR by about $20.9 million or 55 percent.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
11:00 a.m., (Evidentiary Hearing*), May 12-14, 2010 at Three Empire State Plaza, Third Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY. *There could be requests to reschedule the hearings. Notification of the start of the hearing or any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS website (www.dps.state.ny.us) under Case 09-W-0824.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by United Water New Rochelle Inc. (UWNR or company) which would increase its annual revenues by about $20.9 million or 55% for the rate year ending October 31, 2011. In addition, the company is proposing changes to the rate structure it uses to bill its customers for water service. The statutory suspension period for the proposed filing runs through October 20, 2010. The Commission may adopt in whole or in part or reject terms set forth in United Water New Rochelle Inc.’s. proposal.
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.state.ny.usData, 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.state.ny.usPublic 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.
