9/30/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-09-00016-P
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 proposals submitted by all New York State utilities for austerity measures made in response to the PSC's Notice Requiring the Filing of Utility Austerity Plans, issued 5/15/09.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5(2) and 65(1)
Subject:
To review utility austerity filings.
Purpose:
To respond to the current economic environment and assist ratepayers, where possible, with utility cost reductions.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering whether to approve, reject or modify, in whole or in part, proposals submitted by all New York State utilities for austerity measures made in response to the Public Service Commission’s Notice Requiring The Filing Of Utility Austerity Plans (issued May 15, 2009).
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, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.usData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
jaclyn_brilling@dps.state.ny.usPublic 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.
