PSC-36-08-00026-P Use Unspent Funds from the Low Income (EPOP) Program by Providing Bill Credits to EPOP and HEAP Customers

9/3/08 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-36-08-00026-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXX, ISSUE 36

September 03, 2008

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-36-08-00026-P

Use Unspent Funds from the Low Income (EPOP) Program by Providing Bill Credits to EPOP and HEAP Customers

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 a petition from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. requesting approval to utilize unspent funds from the low income (EPOP) program by providing bill credits to EPOP and HEAP customers.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66

Subject:

Use unspent funds from the low income (EPOP) program by providing bill credits to EPOP and HEAP customers.

Purpose:

Consideration of approval to utilize unspent funds from the low income (EPOP) program by providing bill credits.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering a petition from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. requesting approval to utilize unspent funds from the low income Enhanced Powerful Opportunity Program (EPOP) by providing bill credits to EPOP and Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) customers for the 2008/2009 winter heating season. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed.

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.

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