5/2/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-18-07-00007-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed action:
By petition in Case 06-E-1547, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (“O&R”) proposes a sharing arrangement between gas and/or electric ratepayers and shareholders of the benefits received from settlement of litigation over property taxes between O&R and the Towns of Haverstraw and Orangetown. The commission will consider O&R's proposal in conjunction with O&R's pending electric rate Case 06-E-1433. The commission may accept, reject or modify O&R's proposal.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 113
Subject:
Disposition of benefits from settlement of property tax litigation.
Purpose:
To determine disposition of benefits from settlement of property tax litigation.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:30 a.m., May 21, 2007 (continuing daily as necessary) at Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY*
*There could be requests to reschedule the hearing. Notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS Web site (
www.dps.state.ny.us) under Case 06-E-1433.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to deaf 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.
Substance of proposed rule:
By petition in Case 06-E-1547, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (“O&R”) proposes a sharing arrangement between gas and/or electric ratepayers and shareholders of the benefits received from settlement of litigation over property taxes between O&R and the Towns of Haverstraw and Orangetown. The Commission will consider O&R's proposal in conjunction with O&R's pending electric rate case, 06-E-1433. The Commission may accept, reject or modify O&R's proposal.
Text of proposed rule may be obtained from:
Elaine Lynch, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 486-2660
Data, views or argument may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
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.
