6/29/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-26-11-00011-P
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 petition by the Town of Halcott (Greene County), for a waiver of 16 NYCRR sections 894.1 through 894.4 and 894.9 pertaining to the franchising process.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 216(1)
Subject:
Waiver of 16 NYCRR sections 894.1 through 894.4 and 894.9.
Purpose:
To allow the Town of Halcott to waive certain preliminary franchise procedures to expedite the cable franchising process.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or deny in whole or in part, a petition by the Town of Halcott (Greene County), for a waiver of 16 NYCRR sections 894.1 through 894.4 and section 894.9 pertaining to franchising procedures.
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.