PSC-36-13-00005-P Utility Refund Disposition

9/4/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-36-13-00005-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 36

September 04, 2013

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-36-13-00005-P

Utility Refund Disposition

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 the petition of New York American Water Company regarding the disposition of a property tax refund received from the Village of Malverne for $722,612.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 113(2)

Subject:

Utility Refund Disposition.

Purpose:

To approve the petition of New York American Water in the distribution of a property tax refund.

Public hearing(s) will be held at:

10:00 a.m., Feb. 11, 2014 at Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY.

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 Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve, deny, or modify, in whole or in part, a petition by New York American Water Company, Inc. f/k/a Long Island Water Corporation in the disposition of a property tax refund for $722,612 from the Village Malverne.

The proposed action would allow New York American Water Company to share the refund, in a manner to be determined, between the Company and ratepayers.

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, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, 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.

(13-W-0297SP1)