Notice Concerning the Publication of a Regulation
May 30, 2015Notice Concerning the Publication of a Regulation
July 11, 2015The Puerto Rico Energy Commission, pursuant to Act No. 57-2014, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Energy Transformation and RELIEF Act, and Act No. 170 of August 12, 1988, as amended, known as the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act, intends to adopt the Regulation on the Contribution in Lieu of Taxes (CILT). The purpose this proposed regulation is to establish the mechanism and rules that will govern the implementation and distribution procedures of the contribution that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority makes to municipalities in lieu of the payment of taxes.
The text of this proposed regulation is available for public scrutiny at the Puerto Rico Energy Commission, located in the World Plaza Building, 268 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite #702, Hato Rey, PR 00918. The working hours of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission are between 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., on business days. The proposal will also be published along with this Notice on the Commission’s Internet website, www.energia.pr.gov.
During a period of thirty (30) days, starting from the publication date of this Notice, any interested person shall be able to submit comments in writing or request an oral hearing concerning the aforementioned proposed regulation, along with those justifications that, according to the requesting party, merit an oral hearing, to the attention of Mr. Agustín F. Carbó Lugo, Esq., Chairman, World Plaza Building, 268 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite #702, Hato Rey, PR 00918, or by electronic mail at: comentarios@energia.pr.gov.
Furthermore, the Energy Commission will hold the following public hearings:
Subject | Date and Time | Place | ||
Public Hearing for the Association and Federation of Mayors | Wednesday, 17 June 2015 | 10:00 a.m. | Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico | |
Public Hearing for the general public | Thursday, 18 June 2015 | 10:00 a.m. | Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico | |
Public Hearing for Southern Municipalities | Tuesday, 23 June 2015 | 10:00 a.m. | Municipality of Santa Isabel / Municipal Legislature | |
Public Hearing for Northern Municipalities | Tuesday, 23 June 2015 | 10:00 a.m. | Municipality of San Juan / Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board | |
Public Hearing for Western Municipalities | Thursday, 25 June 2015 | 10:00 a.m. | Municipality of Aguadilla/ Teatro Manuel Méndez Ballester | |
Public Hearing for Eastern Municipalities | Thursday, 25 June 2015 | 10:00 a.m. | Municipality of Juncos / Municipal Legislature | |
Public Hearing for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority | Tuesday, 30 June 2015 | 10:00 a.m. | Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico | |
Public Hearing Commonwealth Energy Public Policy Office | Thursday, 2 July 2015 | 10:00 a.m. | Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico |