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 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedule for Gas Service, P.S.C. No. 9—Gas.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5, 65 and 66
Subject:
Major gas rate increase filing.
Purpose:
To establish rates and practices for gas service.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:30 a.m., July 22, 2013 and continuing daily as needed at Department of Public Service, 90 Church St., 4th Fl. Boardroom, New York, 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 Cases 13-E-0030, 13-G-0031 and 13-S-0032.
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 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) to increase the Con Edison gas delivery base revenues for the rate year ending December 31, 2014 by approximately $25 million, which is a 2.6% increase in delivery revenues (or about a 1.3% increase in customers’ total bill). In its proposed filing, Con Edison states the need for, among other things, continuing capital investments related to maintaining the safety and reliability of the gas system, and implementing enhanced storm hardening. In addition, Con Edison states that its natural gas infrastructure is expected to grow significantly in the coming years due to the rapidly increasing gas usage resulting from oil-to-gas conversions. The filing also proposes concurrent changes in revenue allocation, rate design, and utility policy matters affecting the gas services and practices of Con Edison. The statutory suspension period for the proposed filing runs through December 23, 2013. The Commission may adopt, in whole or in part, modify or reject terms set forth in Con Edison’s proposal or other negotiated proposals.
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:
Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2659, email: deborah.swatling@dps.ny.gov
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jeffrey C. Cohen, Acting Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: secretary@dps.ny.gov
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.
