8/12/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-16-09-00019-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On 7/24/09, the PSC adopted an order approving certain utility stimulus project proposals, with conditions, and directing future filings.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4, 5, 65 and 66
Subject:
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Purpose:
To approve certain utility stimulus projects and recovery by utilities of eligible project cost through surcharges.
Substance of final rule:
The Commission, on July 24, 2009, adopted an order approving certain utility stimulus project proposals, authorizing the recovery by utilities of eligible project costs through the imposition of a surcharge, directing utilities to file tariff leaves to conduct rate design trials and implement the surcharge, requiring utility submission of periodic project status reports and reserving the Commission's ability to judge prudence of final project expenditures, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule may be obtained from:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.us An IRS employer ID no. or social security no. is required from firms or persons to be billed 25 cents per page. Please use tracking number found on last line of notice in requests.
Assessment of Public Comment
An assessment of public comment is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
