7/13/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-28-16-00015-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by New York American Water Company, Inc. to increase its revenues and make changes to rates, charges, rules and regulations as contained in its Schedule PSC No. 5 — Water, superseding PSC Nos. 1-4 — Water.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 89-c(1) and (10)
Subject:
Major water rate filing.
Purpose:
To consider a proposal to increase revenues by approximately $8.49 million or 8.3% and consolidate tariffs and rates.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:30 a.m., October 13, 2016 and continuing daily as needed at Department of Public Service, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY (Evidentiary Hearing)*.
*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.ny.gov) under Case 16-W-0259.
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 New York American Water Company, Inc. (NYAW) to increase its annual revenues by approximately $8.49 million or 8.49% beginning April 1, 2017 and to consolidate its tariff schedules and rates, charges, rules and regulations. NYAW currently has four tariffs applicable to 12 districts. It proposes to utilize one set of general terms and conditions for all water districts in its service territory and to consolidate its rate tariffs into two service areas. Water districts within NYAW’s service territory will not be uniformly impacted by the proposed changes. Some ratepayers would see bill increases while others would see bill reductions. 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.
