LPA-33-10-00002-P Economic Development Program Under the Tariff for Electric Service

8/18/10 N.Y. St. Reg. LPA-33-10-00002-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 33

August 18, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. LPA-33-10-00002-P

Economic Development Program Under the Tariff for Electric Service

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

Proposed Action:

The Long Island Power Authority (“Authority”) is considering a proposal to modify its Tariff for Electric Service relating to LIPA's economic development program to adjust standardized discounts downward and expand eligibility criteria.

Statutory authority:

Public Authorities Law, section 1020-f(z) and (u)

Subject:

Economic development program under the Tariff for Electric Service.

Purpose:

To modify the Tariff for Electric Service with regard to LIPA's economic development program.

Public hearing(s) will be held at:

10:00 a.m., Oct. 7, 2010 at H. Lee Dennison Bldg., 100 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Hauppague, NY; 2:00 p.m., Oct. 7, 2010 at Long Island Power Authority, 333 Earle Ovington Blvd., 2nd Fl., Uniondale, NY.

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 Long Island Power Authority ("Authority") is considering a proposal to adopt modifications to its Tariff for Electric Service relating to LIPA's economic development program, including: (1) to adjust downward the standardized discounts for eligible businesses to reflect LIPA's current cost to serve; and (2) to expand the eligibility criteria to allow existing commercial customers to access modified time of use rates. The Authority may approve, modify, or reject, in whole or part, the proposal.

Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:

Andrew McCabe, Long Island Power Authority, 333 Earle Ovington Blvd., Suite 403, Uniondale, New York 11553, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Same as above.

Public comment will be received until:

Five days after the last scheduled public hearing.

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.