PSC-23-14-00007-P To Establish a Temporary Surcharge to Recover Costs

6/11/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-23-14-00007-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 23

June 11, 2014

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-23-14-00007-P

To Establish a Temporary Surcharge to Recover 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 or reject in whole or in part, a petition filed by Greentree Water Company requesting a temporary surcharge to recover costs incurred as a result of wells' equipment replacement and repairs.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 89-c(1) and (10)

Subject:

To establish a temporary surcharge to recover costs.

Purpose:

For approval to recover expenses incurred as a result of having to replace the main well pump due to failure.

Substance of proposed rule:

On May 5, 2014, Greentree Water Company (Greentree or the Company) filed a petition requesting the Public Service Commission’s approval to surcharge its customers $37.01 per customer per quarter for three quarters to recover costs in the amount of $9,663.25 incurred due to the replacement of the main well pump and repairs done to the sump pump of the secondary well pit. Proposed recovery includes interest from January 1, 2014 of 8%.

Greentree provides water service to approximately 94 customers in the Town of Thompson, Sullivan County. Public fire protection service is not provided. The Commission may approve or reject, in whole or in part, or modify the Company’s request.

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:

Kathleen H. Burgess, 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.

(14-W-0155SP1)