PSC-19-12-00032-P LIWC Proposes to Retain a Portion of Property Tax Refunds

5/9/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-19-12-00032-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 19

May 09, 2012

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-19-12-00032-P

LIWC Proposes to Retain a Portion of Property Tax Refunds

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The PSC is considering the petition of Long Island Water Corporation d/b/a Long Island American Water (LIWC) to retain a certain portion from approximately $1,642,839 in property tax refunds.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 113(2)

Subject:

LIWC proposes to retain a portion of property tax refunds.

Purpose:

To allow LIWC to retain a portion of property tax refunds.

Public hearing(s) will be held at:

1:00 p.m., June 26, 2012* at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY.

*On occasion there are requests to reschedule or postpone evidentiary hearing dates. If such a request is granted, notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS website (www.dps.ny.gov) under Case 12-W-0051.

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 Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve or reject, in whole or part, the petition of Long Island Water Corporation d/b/a Long Island American Water (LIWC), pursuant to Public Service Law Section 113(2), for approval of a proposed allocation between shareholders and customers of $1,642,838.95 in property tax refunds resulting from LIWC’s complaint against the Town of Hempstead and various garbage and refuse districts within that Town. LIWC proposes to calculate net refunds by deducting $215,835.63 in expenses incurred to achieve the refunds received to date, and retain for customers 18% of such net refunds.

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.

(12-W-0051SP1)