PSC-28-16-00013-P Initial Tariff Schedule Which Includes Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations for Water Service

7/13/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-28-16-00013-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 28

July 13, 2016

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-28-16-00013-P

Initial Tariff Schedule Which Includes Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations for Water Service

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 tariff filing by Deans Corners Water Works, Inc. for its Initial Tariff Schedule, P.S.C. No. 1 — Water, to become effective October 1, 2016.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 89-e(2)

Subject:

Initial Tariff Schedule which includes rates, charges, rules and regulations for water service.

Purpose:

To consider the proposed Initial Tariff Schedule and initial rate for water service.

Text of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering a proposal filed by Deans Corners Water Works, Inc., (Deans Corners or the Company), for its Initial Tariff Schedule, P.S.C. No. 1 – Water, to become effective October 1, 2016, which sets forth the rates, charges, rules and regulations under which the Company will operate. Deans Corners currently has no customers but at full development will have 100 customers in portions of the Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York. Deans Corners proposes a metered rate of $2.51 per thousand gallons with quarterly billing in arrears. The tariff defines when a bill will be considered delinquent and establishes a late payment charge of 1 1/2 percent per month, compounded monthly, and a returned check charge equal to the bank charge plus a handling fee of $5. The Company is proposing restoration of service charges of $25 during normal business hours Monday through Friday; $37.50 outside of normal business hours Monday through Friday; and $50 on weekends and public holidays. Details of the filing are available via the internet on the Commission’s website at www.dps.ny.gov located under Water, Tariffs, Pending. 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, [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.

(16-W-0374SP1)