PSC-32-12-00014-P Notification Concerning Tax Refunds

8/8/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-32-12-00014-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 32

August 08, 2012

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-32-12-00014-P

Notification Concerning Tax Refunds

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

Proposed Action:

The PSC is considering Verizon New York Inc.'s petition seeking retention of a portion of a property tax refund related to its regulated, intrastate New York operations.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 113(2)

Subject:

Notification concerning tax refunds.

Purpose:

To consider Verizon New York Inc.'s request to retain a portion of a property tax refund.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to approve or reject, in whole or in part, Verizon New York Inc.’s request to retain the portion of a property tax refund received that is allocable to Verizon’s regulated, intrastate New York operations. Verizon proposes to retain such tax refund in accordance with earlier Commission Orders involving previous Verizon tax refunds.

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:

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.

(12-C-0318SP1)