New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue 23 / December 15, 2020

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

CASE NO. 19-00296-UT

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (the “commission”) gives notice of its initiation of a proposed rulemaking to repeal and replace 17.9.572 NMAC. The rules which may be adopted as the final rules in this proceeding may include all, part, or none of the language in the proposed rules issued by the commission. The commission may also consider alternative proposals for amending or replacing the current rules.

Concise statement of proposed rules: The commission is considering repealing and replacing 17.9.572 NMAC to implement the 2019 amendments to the Renewable Energy Act Section 62-16-1, et seq. NMSA 1978 as set forth in the Energy Transition Act, 2019 Legislative Session, SB 243.

Constitutional and statutory authority: New Mexico Constitution, Article XI, Section 2; the New Mexico Public Utility Act, Sections 62-3-1 et seq., NMSA 1978; and the Public Regulation Commission Act, Section 8-8-1 through 8-8-21 NMSA 1978, Paragraph (10) of Subsection B of Section 8-8-4 NMSA 1978.

A copy of the full text of the proposed rules may be obtained from the Rulemaking Proceedings section of the Commission’s website at http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us under Case No. 19-00296-UT or by calling Isaac Sullivan-Leshin in the Office of General Counsel at (505) 670-4830.

Written initial comments and written response comments shall be filed by the deadlines below. Written initial comments shall be filed no later than February 1, 2021. Written response comments shall be filed no later than February 15, 2021. Comments shall refer to Case No. 19-00296-UT. All written comments will be posted on the commission’s website within three days of their receipt by the records bureau.

A public hearing will be held on March 15, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. which shall be accomplished through Zoom. Instructions on how to connect will be posted on the NMPRC home webpage at http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us prior to the hearing. The purpose of the hearing is to receive oral comments. Commenters are afforded the opportunity to submit written comments to the Commission, however, any individual who wants to provide oral comments shall be limited to three (3) minutes to express those comments, subject to the Commission’s discretion. The Commission determines that a spokesperson shall be designated to speak on behalf of an organization, a group, or a group of individuals that shares the same message or seeks the same goals, in order to maximize the efficiency of the public comment hearing. No testimony or other evidence will be taken at the hearing as this is a rulemaking proceeding.

The record of this case will close on March 22, 2021.

Any person with a disability requiring special assistance in order to participate in the hearing should contact Mr. Bradford Borman at (505) 827-4048 at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the hearing.