9/24/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-38-14-00013-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Commission is considering a tariff filing by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) to make various changes to the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedule for Gas Service P.S.C. Nos. 87 and 88.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66
Subject:
Communication devices for daily meter reading for gas balancing services.
Purpose:
To allow for the installation of alternative communication devices used for daily meter reading for gas balancing services.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a tariff filing by New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (the Company) to make revisions to its gas tariff schedules, P.S.C. Nos. 87 and 88, to allow for the installation of alternative communication devices used for daily meter reading for gas balancing services that are compatible with the Company’s Metretek equipment. Daily metered customers must currently install a dedicated telephone line to communicate with the Metretek equipment. The Company also proposes to revise the notification requirements of customer enrollment in conformance with the Uniform Business Practices. The amendments have an effective date of January 1, 2015.
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:
Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2659, email:
Deborah.Swatling@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
secretary@dps.ny.govPublic 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.
