Low Income Customer Options for Affordable Water Bills
NY-ADR
11/29/17 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-48-17-00015-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXIX, ISSUE 48
November 29, 2017
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-48-17-00015-P
Low Income Customer Options for Affordable Water Bills
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 Low Income Programs in the Order Establishing Rate Plan for Suez Water New York Inc. (Rate Plan Order), issued on January 24, 2017.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 89-b and 89-c
Subject:
Low Income customer options for affordable water bills.
Purpose:
To consider the Low Income Bill Discount and/or Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering the Low Income Programs in the Order Establishing Rate Plan for Suez Water New York Inc., issued on January 24, 2017 for Suez to assist qualified low income customers in bill payments. The Low Income Programs would be designed to either lower water bills through direct bill discounts or reduce water consumption through discounted high efficiency appliances. The full text of the filing may be reviewed online at the Department of Public Service web page: www.dps.ny.gov. 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.
(16-W-0130SP5)
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