Waiver of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's Electric Tariff PSC No. 220, Rule 16.8.1
NY-ADR
9/30/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-15-00009-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 39
September 30, 2015
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-39-15-00009-P
Waiver of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's Electric Tariff PSC No. 220, Rule 16.8.1
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 petition for a waiver from Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's electric Tariff PSC No. 220, Rule 16.8.1 related to the five-year limit on refunds for utility line extension work in subdivisions.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66
Subject:
Waiver of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's electric Tariff PSC No. 220, Rule 16.8.1.
Purpose:
To determine whether a five-year limit on deposit refunds for utility subdivision work should be extended via waiver.
Substance of proposed rule:
On May 1, 2015, Dorothy Bedor submitted a letter petition seeking a waiver from a provision of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid electric tariff, PSC No. 220 Tariff Rule 16, related to the establishment of a letter of credit for subdivision line extension work related to underground electric lines. In her letter petition, the petitioner states that she and her husband financed subdivision work in 2010 in the Village of Adams, Jefferson County, New York. During the construction, petitioner, pursuant to the National Grid Tariff, submitted a letter of credit and a deposit of approximately $30,000 to cover trenching and utility work for gas and electric service lines. The deposit is refundable over a five-year period as the new subdivision’s buildings connect to National Grid’s utility service. The petitioner notes that one building has yet to be connected and the remaining non-refunded portion of $3,986.58 becomes forfeited to the utility after five years pursuant to the Tariff provision. The petitioner seeks a waiver due to hardship that would extend the deposit and refund dates by at least three additional years so that the final subdivision lot may be connected for utility service. The Commission can approve, deny or modify, in whole or in part Dorothy Bedor’s petition, as well as any other 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:
Elaine Agresta, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2660, 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.
(15-M-0272SP1)
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