PSC-34-09-00016-P Recommendations Made in the Management Audit Final Report

8/26/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-34-09-00016-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 34

August 26, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-34-09-00016-P

Recommendations Made in the Management Audit Final Report

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 taking action on the Management Audit of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Final Report.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 2, 5, 65 and 66

Subject:

Recommendations made in the Management Audit Final Report.

Purpose:

To consider whether to take action or recommendations contained in the Management Audit Final Report.

Substance of proposed rule:

Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 66(19), the Commission directed Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) to cooperate with The Liberty Consulting Group (Liberty) for a management audit. Liberty's final report concerning Con Edison's management of its electric, natural gas and steam businesses was released by the Department on August 7, 2009. The final report provides a detailed evaluation of Con Edison management and makes numerous recommendations to Con Edison for improvement.

The Commission is seeking comment regarding taking action with respect to the final report in general, and as to the recommendations contained therein.

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:

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.

(08-M-0152SP1)