Proposed Modifications to Gas Safety Violations Metric Adopted in Case 12-G-0202
NY-ADR
7/20/16 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-29-16-00025-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 29
July 20, 2016
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-29-16-00025-P
Proposed Modifications to Gas Safety Violations Metric Adopted in Case 12-G-0202
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 a Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (NMPC) petition to modify the gas safety metric in the Joint Proposal in Case 12-G-0202.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5(1), 65 and 66
Subject:
Proposed modifications to gas safety violations metric adopted in Case 12-G-0202.
Purpose:
To consider NMPC's petition to modify gas safety violations metric.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is considering a petition filed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC) seeking to modify the existing gas safety violations Metric (Metric) adopted by the PSC in Case 12-G-0202 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for Gas Service, Order Approving Electric and Gas Rate Plans in Accord With Joint Proposal (issued March 15, 2013). The modifications NMPC seeks include: (1) that the number of violations found in the audit results for calendar years 2013 and 2014 would be subject to the maximum negative revenue adjustment only if NMPC does not meet specific (NMPC proposed) levels of improvement in the calendar year 2015 audits; (2) that the Metric be modified so that for calendar year 2015 and all future audit years, the maximum number of High Risk and Other Risk violations will be capped at 10 per regulation; and (3) that any NRAs stemming from audits be directed solely to gas safety programs and improvements, with $400,000 of the NRAs for 2013 and 2014 being assigned to a third party consultant who will advise NMPC on regulatory compliance improvements. 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.
(12-G-0202SP6)
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