8/6/08 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-32-08-00009-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed action:
To approve, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the recommended ESCO referral program for Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a KeySpan Energy Delivery New York (KEDNY) contained in the June 20, 2008 report filed in Case 06-G-1185.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66
Subject:
The ESCO referral program for KEDNY to be implemented by October 1, 2008.
Purpose:
To approve, reject or modify, in whole or in part, KEDNY's recommended ESCO referral program.
Substance of proposed rule:
By order dated December 21, 2007 in Case 06-G-1185, the Commission directed The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a KeySpan Energy Delivery New York (KEDNY) to conduct a collaborative process with Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) and interested parties to discuss implementation of an Energy Service Company (ESCO) referral program in the KEDNY service territory. The December 21 Order deferred decision on whether and to what extent to implement an ESCO referral program in the KEDNY service territory until receiving sufficient information from the collaborative. The Commission directed the KEDNY to report on the results of the collaborative efforts within 90 days after the issuance of the December 21 Order, which was extended to June 22, 2008 at the Company's request. On June 20, 2008, the Company filed the required report for the Commission's approval, rejection or modification, in whole or in part, of the proposed ESCO referral program for the KEDNY service territory.
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, NY 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, e-mail:
leanne_ayer@dps.state.ny.usData, 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.
