9/25/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-13-00019-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 proposal filed by United Water New York Inc. to make various changes in the rates, charges, rules and regulations contained in its Schedule for Water Service — P.S.C. 1.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 89-c(1) and (10)
Subject:
Major water rate filing.
Purpose:
To consider a proposal to increase annual operating revenues by about $21.3 million or 28.9%.
Public hearing(s) will be held at:
10:00 a.m., December 11, 2013 at Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, 3rd Fl. Hearing Rm., Albany, NY. (Evidentiary Hearing)*
*There could be requests to reschedule the hearings. Notification of the start of the hearing or any subsequent scheduling changes will be available at the DPS Web Site (www.dps.state.ny.us) under Case 13-W-0295.
Interpreter Service:
Interpreter services will be made available to hearing impaired persons, at no charge, upon written request submitted within reasonable time prior to the scheduled public hearing. The written request must be addressed to the agency representative designated in the paragraph below.
Accessibility:
All public hearings have been scheduled at places reasonably accessible to persons with a mobility impairment.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal filed by United Water New York Inc. (UWNY or the Company) which would increase its annual operating revenues by about $21.3 million or 28.9% for the rate year ending May 31, 2015. Under the Company’s proposal a typical residential annual bill would increase 19.8%, to $863 from $720. In addition, the Company is proposing a facility charge by meter size, a change from quarterly to monthly billing, and other tariff changes. The statutory suspension period for the proposed filing runs through May 28, 2014. The Commission may accept or reject the UWNY proposal in whole or in part and may resolve 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.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) 474-4535, 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.
