Consideration of Comments Made by NFG Regarding the Audit Process and the Use of Guidance Docum...

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11/2/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-44-16-00016-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 44
November 02, 2016
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. PSC-44-16-00016-P
Consideration of Comments Made by NFG Regarding the Audit Process and the Use of Guidance Documents in Regulation
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 comments by National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation regarding the audit process, rulemaking and guidance documents.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 66(19)
Subject:
Consideration of comments made by NFG regarding the audit process and the use of guidance documents in regulation.
Purpose:
To consider NFG's arguments and if the Commission should modify its practices.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering comments by National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (NFG), filed on September 16, 2016, regarding the Commission’s current audit of the gas utility industry in New York State. NFG argues that the current audit improperly focuses on all gas utilities in New York State, rather than on an individual company, that the Commission is avoiding the statutory rule making process by imposing practices on the gas utility through the audit process and through the use of guidance documents. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve related matters.
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:
John Pitucci, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, 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-M-0314SP7)
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