6/29/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-26-16-00019-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 a proposal filed by Suez Water New York Inc. to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in United Water New York Inc.'s Schedule for Water Service - P.S.C. No. 1 — Water.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 89-c(1) and (10)
Subject:
Major water rate filing.
Purpose:
To consider a proposal to increase annual base rates by approximately $11.6 million or 13.7%.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
9:30 a.m., Aug. 16, 2016 and continuing daily as needed (Evidentiary Hearing)* at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 19th Fl. Board Rm., Albany, NY.
*On occasion, there are requests to reschedule or postpone evidentiary hearing dates. If such a request is granted, notification of any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS website (www.dps.state.ny.gov) under Case 16-W-0130.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by Suez Water New York Inc. (SUEZ) which would increase its annual water base rates by approximately $11.6 million or 13.7% for the rate year ending January 31, 2018. SUEZ estimates that the requested increase in revenues will result in a total annual bill increase of $98.04, or 13.2%, for an average residential customer. The initial suspension period for the proposed filing runs through July 24, 2016. The Commission may 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, (518) 486-2655, email:
john.pitucci@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
secretary@dps.ny.govPublic comment will be received until:
Five days after the last scheduled public hearing.
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.
