PSC-20-09-00015-P Deferral of 2008 Transmission and Distribution Investment Costs

5/20/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-20-09-00015-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 20

May 20, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-20-09-00015-P

Deferral of 2008 Transmission and Distribution Investment Costs

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 approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a petition by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for authorization to defer 50% of the revenue requirement impact associated with its 2008 T&D costs.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1) and 66

Subject:

Deferral of 2008 Transmission and Distribution Investment Costs.

Purpose:

To consider a petition for deferral of certain transmission and distribution investment costs.

Substance of proposed rule:

In a petition dated April 21, 2009, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid requested authority to defer 50% ($8,977,441) of the revenue requirement impact associated with its 2008 Transmission and Distribution Investment Costs pursuant to Clause 1.2.4.16 of the October 11, 2001 Merger Joint Proposal in Case 01-M-0075 and the Commission's September 5, 2008 Order in Case 07-E-1533. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the authority requested.

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, [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-E-1533SP2)