PSC-34-15-00018-P Tariff Filing by Fillmore Gas Co., Inc. to Modify the SIP Mechanism

8/26/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-34-15-00018-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 34

August 26, 2015

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-34-15-00018-P

Tariff Filing by Fillmore Gas Co., Inc. to Modify the SIP Mechanism

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 grant, deny or modify a tariff filing by Fillmore Gas Co., Inc. to modify the System Improvement Plan (SIP) to allow for recovery of costs associated with gas expansion.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 65, 66(1), (2) and (e)

Subject:

Tariff filing by Fillmore Gas Co., Inc. to modify the SIP Mechanism.

Purpose:

To consider the tariff filing by Fillmore Gas Co., Inc. to modify the SIP Mechanism.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to grant, modify or deny, in whole or in part, a tariff amendment filed on July 14, 2015 by Fillmore Gas Company, Inc. (Fillmore or the Company) which would modify the existing System Improvement Plan (SIP) Mechanism, which addresses the costs associated with the replacement of bare steel pipe, back-lot mains and services utilizing a risk-based approach. The SIP was established by Commission Order in Case 13-G-0039, issued November 18, 2013. The Company proposes to modify the SIP Mechanism to address gas expansion by allowing the recovery in the SIP of fixed costs (depreciation and pre-tax return) of distribution system expansion costs, including the costs of all gas mains, services and meters installed for new customers.

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:

John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, 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.

(15-G-0404SP1)