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Law Department ConsolidatedID Edisoncensor Company of New York, 4 Irving Place New York NY 10003-0987 conEdison www.conEd.com a conEdison, inc. company John L. Carley Assistant General Counsel (212)460-2097 FAX: (212) 677-5850 Email: [email protected] Q O June 13,2006 CK. 9t'm Honorable Jaclyn A. Brilling p|?-00 Secretary o State of New York Eo<P Public Service Commission OJ Three Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350 hO Re: Case 05-G-1494 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. for Gas Service Dear Secretary Brilling: I submit for filing with the Commission the attached affidavits of publication from both The Journal News and The Times Herald Record for the Notice of Public Statement Hearings relating to the public hearings that were held on April 25, 2006 (in the Town of Clarkstown) and April 26, 2006 (in the Town of Middletown) in the above- referenced proceeding. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this matter. Respectfully submitted. L. Carley / sistant General Coimiel c: Hon. Elizabeth H. Liebschutz AFEgAVIT OF PUBLICATION V from 9 £he Journal Ncuis Erick Murph being duly sworn says that he/she is the principal clerk of The Journal News, a newspaper published in the County of Westchester and State of New York, and the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy, was published in the newspaper area(s) on the date(s) below; Note: The two-character code to the left of the run dates indicates the zone(s) that the ad was published. (See Legend below) Zone Dates _B4C iU sp-Zo* bL^&Ai Signed Sworn to before me LOLA M. HALL NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF NEW YORK This Sj-2 dayo or.AM^ NO-01HA6112693 Y K QUALIFIED IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY TERM EXPIRES JULY 6. 2008 Notary Public, Westchester County Legend: Northern Area (AN): Amawalk, Armonk, Baldwin Place, Bedford, Bedford Hills, Briarcliff Manor, Buchanan, Chappaqua, Crompond, Cross River, Croton Falls, Croton on Hudson, Goldens Bridge, Granite Springs, Jefferson Valley, Katonah, Lincolndale, Millwood, Mohegan Lake, Montrose, Mount Kisco, North Salem, OssiningrPeekskill, Pound Ridge, Purdys, Shenorock, Shrub Oak, Somers, South Salem, Verplanck, Waccabuc, Yorktown Heights, Brewster, Carmel, Cold Spring, Garrison, Lake Peeksklll, Mahopac, Mahopac Falls, Putnam Valley, Patterson Central Area (AC): Ardsley, Ardsley on Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Greenburg, Harrison, Hartsdale, Hastings, Hastings on Hudson, Hawthorne, Irvington, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Purchase, Rye, Scarsdale, Tanytown, Thomwood, Valhalla, White Plains Southern Area (AS): Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vemon, New Rochelle, Pelham, Tuckahoe, Yonkers Rockland Area (JN or RK): Blauvelt, Congers, Gamerville, Haverstraw, Hillbum, Monsey, Nanuet, New City, Nyack, Orangeburg, Palisades, Pearl River, Piermont, Pomona, Sloatsburg, Sparkill, Spring Valley, Stony Point, Suffem, Tallman, Tappan, Thiells, Tomkins Cove, Valley Cottage, West Haverstraw, West Nyack Patent Trader (PT): Amawalk, Armonk, Baldwin Place, Bedford, Bedford Hills, Briarcliff, Chappaqua, Cortlandt Manor, Cross River, Croton Falls, Goldens Bridge, Granite Springs, Jefferson Valley, Katonah, Lincolndale, Millwood, Mohegan Lake, Mount Kisco, North Salem, Pleasantville, Pound Ridge, Pudrys, Shrub Oak, Somers, South Salem, Thomwood, Verplanck, Waccabuc, Yorktown Heights Review Press (BVW): Bronxville, Eastchester, Scarsdale, Tuckahoe TIMES HERALD-RECORD 40 Mulberry Street, Middletown, NY 10940 Slate ol New York 1 County ol Oange J ss: Ruth Matos being duly sworn deposes and says that ORANGE COUNTY PUBLICATIONS Division of Ottaway Newspapers-Radio, Inc. is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York and is, at all the times hereinafter mentioned, was the printer and publisher of The Times Herald-Record, a daily newspaper distributed in the Orange, Ulster, Rockland, Dutchess, Pike. Pa.. Delaware and Sullivan Counties, pub- lished in the English language in the City of Middletown, County of Orange, State of New York, that deoonent is the Classified Advertising Clerk of said The Times Herald-Record acquainted with the facts hereinafter stated, and duly authorized by said Corporation to make Ihis alfidavit: that the Classified Advertising a true printed copy of which is hereunto annexed, has been duly and regularly published in the manner required by law in said The Times Herald-Record in each of its issues published upoti each ol the following datesTvtQ.w,il: Injts issues of mil mrom:h YLi&^rMh Sworn in before me this.. ( day of M-CXM 2o..0.. P Notary Public, Orange County C R0L M.U 'i M. MONTANA Notary Public. State o New Vb* Sull-van County CJerk's #2041 commission Expires D^gfjj Q New York State Public Service Cony^ -<jon Notice of public statement L^fings (Issued March 14,2006) The New York State Public Service Commission seeks public comments regarding the request of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. to increase its rates for gas delivery service annually by $20.6 million. This amount represents an increase of approximately 4.8% of annual gas revenues and an increase on delivery rates of approximately 22%. The Company's request may be approved, modified, or rejected by the Commission, in whole or in part.' Interested members of the public may provide their comments regarding these matters at public statement hearings, to be held as follows: Town of Clarkstown - Tuesday, April 25, 2006 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Town Hall Auditorium 10 Maple Avenue New City, New York Town of Middletown - Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Common Council Chambers - 2nd Floor City Hall 16 James Street Middletown, New York It is not necessary to make an appointment in advance or present written material to speak at a public statement hearing. Persons will be called to speak after completing a request card. All comments at the hearings will be transcribed and become part of the Commission's formal record. Each hearing session will remain open and will continue until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements are made. Disabled persons requiring special accommodations may place a collect call to the Department of Public Service's Human Resource Management Office at (518) 474-2520 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711 to reach the Department of Public Service's Human Resource Office at the previously mentioned number. Other Ways to Comment Writing: Those who cannot attend or prefer not to speak at a public statement hearing may also comment by writing to Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza.Albany, New York 12223-1350. Such comments should refer to "Case 05-G-1494 - Orange 'and Rockland Uiilities, Inc. - Gas Service." TipilhFree Opinion Line: Members of the public may also call the Commission's Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is set up to take comments about pending cases from in-state callers, 24 hours a day. Callers should select English or Spanish and press "1" to leave comments about the Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. gas rate proposal. Internet: Comments may also be made via the "PSC Comment Form" in the "Consumer Assistance" file accessed through the Commission's website at http://www.dps.state.ny.us. Many libraries offer free Internet access. All comments submitted via one of these alternative means should be submitted or mailed and post-marked no later than June 16, 2006. All statements and comments received will be placed in the public case file and be made available for public inspection in the Commission's file room in its Albany offices. Central Files, 14th Floor, Three Empire State Plaza. Persons interested in the Company's rate filing may view it at the Commission's offices,Three Empire State Plaza, 14th Floor, Albany, New York. Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc.'s rate filing can also be viewed at the following local libraries: New City Library 220 N. Main Street New City, NY 10956 Middletown Thrall Library 11-19 Depot St. Middletown, NY 10940 This matter is being heard in Case 05-G-1494 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. for Gas Service. (Signed) JACLYN A. BRILLING Secretary Nevv York State Public Se—^ Commission Notice of public statement hearings y^ (Issued March 14,2006) The New York State Public Service Commission seeks public comments regardmg the request of Orange and Rockland Utilidesjnc. to !•e its' "TJ~ f" f^^ SerVic,e """"^ ^ $20-6 million.This amount «pi«nts an mcrease of approximately 4.8% of annual gas revenues and an S^dh moST" f"f^TT^ 22%The C°Ws request n^y be ^"d moieed, or rejected by the Commission, in whole or in part. InteresKd^' members of the pubhc may provide their comments regariing Aese tetters at pubhc statement hearings, to be held as follows- Town of Clarkstown - 1\iesday, April 25, 2006 5.00 - 7:00 p.m. • '. Town Hall Auditorium 10 Maple Avenue New City, New York Town of Middletown - Wednesday, April 26, 2006 ^ 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Common Council Chambers -'2nd Floor City Hall 16 James Street Middletown, New York h is notneceaary to make an appointment in advance or present written material to speak at a public statement hearing. Persons wiU be called to ttansenbed and become part of the Commission's formal record facThearW sess.pn wJl remain open and will continue until everyone ^°Wng to spe^k 8 has been heard or other reasonable arrangements are inade ^ P D s R 0 ^0% ^$^ ^ "— -- o^iV Other Ways to Comment Sernce Commission, Three Empire .State Plai, Albahy, Ni^YoVk 12221 1^Y> T^ll-Frap Opinion Line-M^bep of the pubUc may also call the • ES^? V ^lmf? Ll?e at*J-8.9M35-2120.This number U set up to'take r\ • •'• V-rT'^r.— -KKseH"'.4"u;prcss i to leav qr^e^d^|ckland,U4U|«s, iQf.gas rate proposal , Comment Fbrm"^injr Commission's website at Internet access.