PSC-29-12-00026-P Waiver of 16 NYCRR Sections 894.1 Through 894.4 and 894.9

7/18/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-29-12-00026-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 29

July 18, 2012

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-29-12-00026-P

Waiver of 16 NYCRR Sections 894.1 Through 894.4 and 894.9

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The PSC is considering whether to approve, modify, or deny, in whole or in part a petition by the Town of Howard (Steuben county) for a waiver of 16 NYCRR sections 894.1 through 894.4 and 894.9 to expedite the cable television franchising process.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 216(1)

Subject:

Waiver of 16 NYCRR sections 894.1 through 894.4 and 894.9.

Purpose:

To allow the Town of Howard and Time Warner Cable to waive certain franchising standards to expedite the franchising process.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or deny, in whole or in part, a petition by the Town of Howard (Steuben County) for a waiver of 16 NYCRR sections 894.1 through 894.4 and 894.9 pertaining to franchising procedures.

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:

Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, 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.

(12-V-0287SP1)