PSC-33-12-00010-P Include Provisions That Were Omitted from a Previous SC 19 Filing, and Addition of the Definition of "Force Majeure" to SC 19

8/15/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-33-12-00010-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 33

August 15, 2012

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-33-12-00010-P

Include Provisions That Were Omitted from a Previous SC 19 Filing, and Addition of the Definition of "Force Majeure" to SC 19

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 tariff filing by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY to to revise its rules and regulations contained in P.S.C. No. 12—Gas, to become effective November 1, 2012.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 66(12)

Subject:

Include provisions that were omitted from a previous SC 19 filing, and addition of the definition of "Force Majeure" to SC 19.

Purpose:

To make various changes to the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in P.S.C. No. 12—Gas.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a tariff filing by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY to revise its rules and regulations contained in P.S.C. No. 12—Gas. The filing proposes to add a definition of “Force Majeure” regarding an ESCO’s delivery responsibility and to include more detail on capacity release services already available to ESCOs. The proposed filing has an effective date of November 1, 2012. The Commission may resolve related matters, and may take this action for other utilities.

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-G-0342SP1)