PSC-30-15-00002-P Whether to Approve the Transfer of Street Lighting Facilities

7/29/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-30-15-00002-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 30

July 29, 2015

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-30-15-00002-P

Whether to Approve the Transfer of Street Lighting Facilities

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 whether to approve, deny or modify, in whole or in part, a petition filed by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. for approval of the transfer of street lighting facilities to the town of Clarkstown.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 65, 66 and 70

Subject:

Whether to approve the transfer of street lighting facilities.

Purpose:

Approval of the transfer of street lighting facilities from Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. to the town of Clarkstown.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering whether to grant, deny or modify, in whole or part, the petition filed by Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (Company) on June 17, 2015. In that petition, the Company seeks the Commission’s approval to transfer to the Town of Clarkstown (Town) the overhead street lighting facilities (Facilities) that are presently owned by the Company and attached to utility poles located within the geographical boundaries of the Town. The Facilities include luminaires, lamps, mast arms, their associated wiring, electrical connections and appurtenances, including In-Line Fused Disconnects. The purchase price for these Facilities is $691,619, plus any accrued taxes as set forth in the agreement provided with the petition. The Company proposes to defer 100% of the net after-tax proceeds from the sale of the facilities, plus accrued interest at the Commission-approved Other Customer Provided Capital rate, for the future benefit of the Company’s electric customers, upon closing of the transaction. The Company also seeks a waiver of any required newspaper publication pursuant to Section 66(12)(b) of the Public Service Law and 16 NYCRR § 720-8. The Commission 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.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

Elaine Agresta, 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.

(15-M-0330SP1)