Electronic Deferred Payment Agreements (DPA)
NY-ADR
3/28/18 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-13-18-00016-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XL, ISSUE 13
March 28, 2018
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-13-18-00016-P
Electronic Deferred Payment Agreements (DPA)
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 filing by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid proposing a program to implement Electronic Deferred Payment Agreements.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 37 and 66(12)
Subject:
Electronic Deferred Payment Agreements (DPA).
Purpose:
To consider a proposal to implement Electronic DPAs.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Commission is considering a proposal, filed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (National Grid) on December 29, 2017, to implement Electronic Deferred Payment Agreements (DPA) within its service territory. Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 37, utilities, such as National Grid, are required to offer residential customers the opportunity to pay off any arrears owed to National Grid over time through a DPA prior to discontinuing service to the customer for non-payment. Under this proposal, National Grid would implement a process to give customers the option of negotiating a DPA over the phone and signing it electronically, as an alternative to signing a paper version. The full text of the proposal 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:
60 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.
(17-E-0238SP2)
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