6/1/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-22-16-00013-P
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 request by Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. proposing the disposition of certain property tax refunds.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 113(2)
Subject:
Disposition of tax refunds and other related matters.
Purpose:
To consider the disposition of tax refunds and other related matters.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:30 a.m., Aug. 3, 2016 and continuing as needed at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY (Evidentiary Hearing)*
*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 16-M-0231.
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 an April 20, 2016 Petition by Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. (Utility) for the disposition, pursuant under PSL Section 113(2), of a property tax refund that will be paid to the Utility pursuant to a settlement agreement that has resolved a series of lawsuits against the City of Middletown challenging the tax assessments made for certain Utility property in the City of Middletown. The petition seeks a reimbursement to the Utility of the costs it has incurred to achieve these refunds and, thereafter, a sharing of the net proceeds from the settlement between the Utility and its gas customers. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve 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:
John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email:
john.pitucci@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
secretary@dps.ny.govPublic 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.
