PSC-25-16-00015-P Consideration of the National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation Implementation Plan and Audit Recommendations

6/22/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-25-16-00015-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 25

June 22, 2016

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-25-16-00015-P

Consideration of the National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation Implementation Plan and Audit Recommendations

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 Audit Implementation Plan submitted by the National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation and whether to order the implementation of audit recommendations.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66(19)

Subject:

Consideration of the National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation Implementation Plan and audit recommendations.

Purpose:

To consider National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation's Implementation Plan.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering an Operations Audit Implementation Plan filed by National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation on May 20, 2016 in Case 13-M-0314. National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation’s Implementation Plan addresses the 49 actionable recommendations contained in the Final Audit Report prepared by Overland Consulting Group as a result of its operations audit to review the accuracy and effectiveness of certain reliability and customer service systems at all gas and combination gas and electric utilities in New York State. The Commission is considering whether to 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, [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.

(13-M-0314SP5)