6/6/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-23-07-00023-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 directing the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to reallocate a portion of system benefit charge (SBC) funds to fund the study by one or more consultants of new and improved opportunities for energy efficiency in the State of New York under a contract entered into between the consultant and the Department of Public Service.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2, 5 and 66
Subject:
Reallocation of a portion of SBC funds to fund the study by one or more consultants of new and improved opportunities for energy efficiency in the State of New York under a contract entered into between the consultant and the Department of Public Service.
Purpose:
To consider whether the commission should authorize the reallocation of a portion of SBC funds to fund the study by one or more consultants of new and improved opportunities for energy efficiency in the State of New York under a contract entered into between the consultant and the Department of Public Service.
Substance of proposed rule:
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is the Public Service Commission's (Commission) third-party administrator for funding related to the System Benefits Charge program (SBC). The Commission is considering, on its own motion, directing the reallocation of uncommitted SBC funds to be set aside by NYSERDA for use by the Department of Public Service (Department) to contract with one or more consultants for the purpose of studying new and improved opportunities for energy efficiency in the State of New York.
The Commission may approve, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, this proposal and it may also consider other 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:
Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-2500
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
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.
