PSC-39-09-00021-P Whether a Proposed Agreement for the Provision of Water Service by Saratoga Water Services is in the Public Interest

9/30/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-09-00021-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 39

September 30, 2009

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-39-09-00021-P

Whether a Proposed Agreement for the Provision of Water Service by Saratoga Water Services is in the Public Interest

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 approve, deny, or modify, in whole or in part, the petition of Saratoga Water Services, Inc. for a waiver of the company's tariff and approval of the terms of a service agreement.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 20(1) and 89-b

Subject:

Whether a proposed agreement for the provision of water service by Saratoga Water Services is in the public interest.

Purpose:

Whether the Commission should issue an order approving the proposed provision of water service.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering a Petition in which Saratoga Water Services, Inc. (Saratoga) seeks issuance of an Order (a) approving the terms and conditions of a certain “Agreement For The Provision of Water Service”, dated June 10, 2009 (Agreement) between Saratoga and the Luther Forest Technology Campus, Economic Development Corporation as being in the public interest; (b) determining that the provision of water service by Saratoga in accordance with the terms set forth in the Agreement, is in the public interest; (c) waiving Saratoga’s tariff provisions to the extent they are inconsistent with the Agreement and (d) waiving the applicability of the provisions of 16 N.Y.C.R.R. Parts 501 and 502, to the extent they are inconsistent with the Agreement.

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-W-0505SP1)