8/22/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-34-07-00023-P
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 or reject, in whole or in part, a proposal filed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its schedule for electric service—P.S.C. No. 207 to become effective Oct. 22, 2007.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 66(12)
Subject:
Standby contract demand charge—S.C. No. 7.
Purpose:
To extend the waiver of the competitive transition charge (CTC) contained in special provision L of S.C. No. 7 through Dec. 31, 2009.
Substance of proposed rule:
On August 1, 2007, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Niagara Mohawk) filed proposed tariff amendments to extend through December 31, 2009, Special Provision L of Niagara Mohawk's tariff which permits waiver of the Competitive Transition Charge (CTC) associated with standby demand charges for qualifying combined heat and power distributed generation projects installed on or after July 1, 2002. The proposed effective date of Niagara Mohawk's filing is October 22, 2007. The Commission may approve, reject or modify, in whole or in part, Niagara Mohawk's proposed tariff revisions.
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.state.ny.us/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-2500
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
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.
