Water Rates, Charges and Regulations
NY-ADR
7/8/09 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-27-09-00020-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXI, ISSUE 27
July 08, 2009
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-27-09-00020-P
Water Rates, Charges and Regulations
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 an investigation instituted by staff of the New York State Department of Public Service as to the rates, charges, rules and regulations of Birch Hill Water Company.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(f), 89-c(1), (10) and 89-i
Subject:
Water rates, charges and regulations.
Purpose:
To approve findings with respect to the rates, charges, rules and regulation of Birch Hill Water Company.
Text of proposed rule:
On May 9, 2009, a letter was received from 11 customers of Birch Hill Water Company (BHWC or company) complaining of several rate increases beginning in 2003, which they believe were not approved by the Commission. Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) reviewed Commission records and found no evidence of Commission approval of a rate increase for the company in the period in question. As a result, Staff initiated an investigation of the rates, charges, rules and regulations of BHWC. The company provides flat rate water service to approximately 17 residential customers in the Town of Brewster, Putnam County.
The Commission may approve or reject, in whole or in part, or modify the BHWC's rates and charges.
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, NY 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 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.
(09-W-0402SP1)
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