PSC-37-09-00016-P Applicability of Electronic Signatures to Deferred Payment Agreements

9/16/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-37-09-00016-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 37

September 16, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-37-09-00016-P

Applicability of Electronic Signatures to Deferred Payment Agreements

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, modify or deny, in whole or in part, the petition of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation requesting a declaratory ruling with respect to the applicability of electronic signatures.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 30, 37 and art. 2

Subject:

Applicability of electronic signatures to Deferred Payment Agreements.

Purpose:

To determine whether electronic signatures can be accepted for Deferred Payment Agreements.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering a petition from National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation requesting a declaratory ruling with respect to the applicability of electronic signatures to deferred payment agreements (DPAs) under the Public Service Law. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed, and may also consider related matters.

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.

(09-G-0636SP1)