PSC-21-13-00009-P Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies

5/22/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-21-13-00009-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-21-13-00009-P

Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies

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 by Staff of the Department of Public Service regarding reporting requirements for natural gas local distribution companies concerning infrastructure expansion and new customers inquiries and installations.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 5(1), (2), 30 and 31

Subject:

Reporting requirements for natural gas local distribution companies.

Purpose:

To help ensure efficient and economic expansion of the natural gas system as appropriate.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, a proposal by the New York State Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) to establish minimum data collection and reporting requirements related to the expansion of natural gas service throughout New York State. Staff’s proposal indicates that the collection of certain data points regarding inquiries and requests for natural gas service by prospective natural gas customers will allow the natural gas local distribution companies (LDCs) to more effectively manage their natural gas franchises including planning and designing system expansions.

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 C. 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.

(12-G-0297SP1)