PSC-21-13-00003-P To Consider Policies That May Impact Consumer Acceptance and Use of Electric Vehicles

5/22/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-21-13-00003-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 21

May 22, 2013

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-21-13-00003-P

To Consider Policies That May Impact Consumer Acceptance and Use of Electric Vehicles

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 policies that may impact consumer acceptance and use of electric vehicles.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 5(1)(b), 64, 65 and 66

Subject:

To consider policies that may impact consumer acceptance and use of electric vehicles.

Purpose:

To consider and further develop policies that may impact consumer acceptance and use of electric vehicles.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Secretary to the Public Service Commission issued a “Notice of New Proceeding and Seeking Comments” (Notice) in Case 13-E-0199 regarding Commission policies that may impact consumer acceptance and use of electric vehicles. The Notice provides information related to electric vehicles in New York State, including an explanation of a possible Commission determination of whether it has jurisdiction over publicly available electric vehicle charging stations. Further, the Notice seeks comments from interested parties regarding the impact of a determination on jurisdiction and other policies on consumer acceptance and use of electric vehicles. The Commission is considering whether to revise existing policies and/or implement new policies that may impact consumer acceptance and use of electric vehicles. The Commission may also address 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:

Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jeffrey Cohen, Acting 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.

(13-E-0199SP1)