Underground Distribution Provisions

NY-ADR

12/4/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-49-13-00007-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXV, ISSUE 49
December 04, 2013
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. PSC-49-13-00007-P
Underground Distribution Provisions
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 tariff filing by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid to add clarifying language to the underground residential distribution provisions in its electric tariff schedule P.S.C. No. 220 — Electricity.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66(12)
Subject:
Underground Distribution Provisions.
Purpose:
To clarify the process to be used to reimburse developers who choose to perform certain trench work.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a tariff filing by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (the Company) to add clarifying language to the underground residential distribution provisions as to the process to be used going forward to reimburse developers who choose to perform certain trench work. The Company also intends to revise its URD Statement to reflect a per foot rate for developers that elect to perform trench work. The filing has an effective date of March 1, 2014.
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: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: [email protected]
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-E-0516SP1)
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