PSC-26-07-00019-P Approval of New Types of Water Meters, and Auxiliary Devices by Aqua New York

6/27/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-26-07-00019-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXIX, ISSUE 26

June 27, 2007

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-26-07-00019-P

Approval of New Types of Water Meters, and Auxiliary Devices by Aqua New York

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

Proposed action:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve or reject, in whole or in part, a request filed by Aqua New York for the approval to use the Neptune Encoder R900i solid state register.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 89(d)(1)

Subject:

Approval of new types of water meters, and auxiliary devices.

Purpose:

To permit water utilities in New York State to use the Neptune Encoder R900i for customer billing process.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission will consider a request from Aqua New York for approval to use the Neptune Encoder R900i Module. The Neptune R900i is a multi-function solid state encoder meter register that is designed to provide rate of water flow, diagnostic testing, and leak and tamper indicator functions. The applicant claims that the Neptune R900i can be mounted to existing New York- approved water metering equipment to provide automatic meter readings that can to be read from a hand-held unit, a fixed network or a utility vehicle.

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:

Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, [phone]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, [phone]

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.

(07-W-0625SA1)