INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION Action Taken by the Commission [44 Pa.B. 5420]
[Saturday, August 9, 2014]The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2014, and announced the following:
Action Taken—Regulations Approved:
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission #57-277: Meter Location (amends 52 Pa. Code § 59.18)
Philadelphia Parking Authority #126-8: Taxicab Safety Cameras (amends 52 Pa. Code Sections 1017.5 and 1019.8, and adds Sections 1017.71 to 1017.77)
Philadelphia Parking Authority #126-4: Taxicab and Limousine Amendments (amends 52 Pa. Code Part II, Chapters 1011, 1015, 1017, 1021, 1027, 1051, 1053, 1057, 1059)
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Approval Order Public Meeting Held
July 24, 2014Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson, dissenting; W. Russell Faber; Lawrence J. Tabas, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission—
Meter Location;
Regulation No. 57-277 (#2950)On May 31, 2012, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). This rulemaking amends 52 Pa. Code § 59.18. The proposed regulation was published in the June 16, 2012 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on June 13, 2014.
The rulemaking amends existing regulations to provide a general rule that meters and regulators shall be located outside and aboveground, while allowing for meters to be located inside a building under certain circumstances and in certain locations. The regulation also requires the utility to provide written notice of a relocation to a customer.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the PUC (66 Pa.C.S. § 501) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
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Approval Order Public Meeting Held
July 24, 2014Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson; W. Russell Faber; Lawrence J. Tabas, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
Philadelphia Parking Authority—
Taxicab Safety Cameras;
Regulation No. 126-8 (#3048)On February 25, 2014, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA). This rulemaking amends 52 Pa. Code Sections 1017.5 and 1019.8, and adds Sections 1017.71 to 1017.77. The proposed regulation was published in the March 8, 2014 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on June 16, 2014.
This regulation establishes the new requirement for all taxicabs to have safety cameras.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the PPA (53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5722) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
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Approval Order Public Meeting Held
July 24, 2014Commissioners Voting: John F. Mizner, Esq., Chairperson; George D. Bedwick, Vice Chairperson; W. Russell Faber; Lawrence J. Tabas, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
Philadelphia Parking Authority—
Taxicab and Limousine Amendments;
Regulation No. 126-4 (#2993)On March 15, 2013, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA). This rulemaking amends 52 Pa. Code Part II, Chapters 1011, 1015, 1017, 1021, 1027, 1051, 1053, 1057, 1059. The proposed regulation was published in the March 30, 2013 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a 30-day public comment period. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on July 8, 2014.
The final-form regulation amends PPA regulations to conform to recent statutory changes. The regulation also amends voluntary suspension requirements; amends driver qualifications and reporting requirements; limits the service of partial-rights taxicab carriers; deletes outdated references; requires taxicab drivers to give customers receipts for service; amends the rights transfer process; and corrects typographical errors.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the PPA (53 Pa.C.S. §§ 5701 et seq., §§ 5711(c)(2.1), 5714(d)(2), 5722 and 5742; 53 Pa.C.S. §§ 5505(d)(17), (d)(23), (d)(24)) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
GEORGE D. BEDWICK,
Vice Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-1703. Filed for public inspection August 8, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
