6/16/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-24-10-00008-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 the Petition to Reopen Proceedings to Consider Recovery of Deferred Balances filed by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (Company).
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66
Subject:
The Company's petition to recover deferred site investigation and remediation (SIR) costs.
Purpose:
To determine whether to grant, in whole or in part, modify or reject the Company's petition.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering a petition, submitted on January 29, 2010 by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (Company) to recover site investigation and remediation (SIR) costs over rolling five-year periods through its existing Delivery Rate Adjustment mechanism. The Company proposes that it be given authority to recover deferred SIR costs incurred through December 31, 2009, offset by existing deferred credits, beginning on January 1, 2011. Additionally, regarding SIR costs incurred in 2010 and subsequent years, the Company proposes that it make an annual filing identifying and justifying these costs on April 15 of the following year and that it be authorized to recover such costs, over rolling five-year periods, beginning on the June 1 immediately following its filing. The Commission may grant, in whole or in part, modify or deny the Company’s petition, and may also consider 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.state.ny.us/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.usData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
Secretary@dps.state.ny.usPublic 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.
