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NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 3

January 19, 2011

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES/HEARINGS

 

Notice of Abandoned Property Received by the State Comptroller

Pursuant to provisions of the Abandoned Property Law and related laws, the Office of the State Comptroller receives unclaimed monies and other property deemed abandoned. A list of the names and last known addresses of the entitled owners of this abandoned property is maintained by the office in accordance with Section 1401 of the Abandoned Property Law. Interested parties may inquire if they appear on the Abandoned Property Listing by contacting the Office of Unclaimed Funds, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at:

1-800-221-9311 or visit our web site at: www.osc.state.ny.us

Claims for abandoned property must be filed with the New York State Comptroller's Office of Unclaimed Funds as provided in Section 1406 of the Abandoned Property Law. For further information contact: Office of the State Comptroller, Office of Unclaimed Funds, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Department of Labor

Due to the blizzard that struck New York City on December 26 and 27, 2010, the New York State Department of Labor hereby gives public notice that on Monday, January 31, 2011, it will hold an additional public hearing to receive testimony regarding a proposed amendment to 12 NYCRR adding Part 186, Child Performers. This Part will establish regulations regarding the employment of Child Performers.

The January 31, 2011 hearing will take place at 75 Varick Street, Conference Room G, New York, New York, 10013 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Individuals attending the hearing may enter written comments into the record and will also have an opportunity to present brief verbal comments on the proposed rule, if they wish. Oral presentations will be limited to 5 minutes each. To accommodate everyone wishing to give verbal comment, persons/groups who already gave verbal comments at a prior hearing may not also testify at the January 31 hearing.

It is not necessary to attend any of the public hearings to submit comments on the rule. Written comments may be submitted through February 7, 2011 by mailing such comments to Jeffrey Shapiro, Esq., Department of Labor, State Office Campus, Bldg. 12, Rm. 509, Albany, NY 12240, [phone], e-mail: [e-mail].

The hearing facilities meet the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities. Persons planning to attend the hearing who are in need of reasonable accommodations such as interpreters, assistive listening devices, large-print or Braille materials, should so inform the Department at least one week prior to the hearing date.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of Labor

Pursuant to Labor Law Section 27-a, subdivisions 8 and 12, NYCRR Part 803.11, the Department of Labor hereby give public notice of the following:

TEXT OF NOTICE

NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NOTICE OF FILING FOR PERMANENT VARIANCE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM

APPLICANT:	Onondaga County Dept. of Water Environment Protection
CASE NO:	P-001-10
PREMISES:	Eye Wash Station - Mobile Sampling Vehicle 650 Hiawatha Blvd., West Syracuse, NY 13204

STANDARDS INVOLVED: 29 CFR 1910.151(c) The Mobile Sampling Vehicle does not have an eye wash station.

HEARING INFORMATION: This is to notify affected employees and appropriate governmental authorities having jurisdiction over employment at the premises or jurisdiction for the premises that this petition will have a hearing and an opportunity to attend and participate. To be notified of the time and place of the hearing please contact Mr. Blaise Thomas at the address below.

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: The employer proposes to use a combination of irrigation bottles (4-one liter bottles) chemical splash goggles, neutral - sol first aid solution, assigned uniforms with overall backups and administrative procedures in order to comply with the intent of the standard: Blaise Thomas, P.E., Associate Safety & Health Engineer, Department of Labor, Division of Safety & Health, Averill E. Harriman State Office Campus, Bldg. 12, Rm. 154, Albany, NY 12240, [phone]

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of State F-2010-1162 Date of Issuance – January 19, 2011

The New York State Department of State (DOS) is required by Federal regulations to provide timely public notice for the activities described below, which are subject to the consistency provisions of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended.

The applicant has certified that the proposed activity complies with and will be conducted in a manner consistent with the approved New York State Coastal Management Program. The applicant's consistency certification and accompanying public information and data are available for inspection at the New York State Department of State offices located at One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue in Albany, New York.

In F-2010-1162, Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. and CHPE Properties (applicant) propose to install a 1000 megawatt (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electric transmission line and associated facilities from the international border with Canada to a to be constructed converter station in Yonkers, NY and a High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) electric transmission line from said converter station in Yonkers, NY to a substation currently being constructed in Queens, NY.

The project originates at the international border between the United States and Canada and continues south into Lake Champlain to the east of the Town of Champlain, NY. Two solid state HVDC cables (one bi-pole) are proposed to extend south through Lake Champlain, buried approximately three to four feet below the sediment-water interface via jet-plow, for approximately 11 miles entirely within the New York jurisdictional portion of the Lake. At the southern end of Lake Champlain, the cables would exit the water just north of Lock C12 of the Champlain Canal in the Town of Whitehall, NY. From Whitehall to Rotterdam, NY, the cables are proposed to be buried approximately three feet deep within the existing Canadian Pacific Railroad right-of-way for 65.7 miles. From Rotterdam to Coeymans, NY, the cables are proposed to be buried approximately three feet deep within the existing CSX Railroad right of way before entering the Hudson River through a conduit installed via a horizontal directional drill (HDD). Once in the Hudson River, the cables are proposed to be buried approximately three to four feet below the sediment-water interface (15 feet below authorized depth for portions of the route proposed to be located within the federal navigation channel) via jet plow for 118 miles to Yonkers, NY where they would make landfall through a conduit installed via HDD and terminate at a to be constructed converter station at Wells Avenue, Yonkers, NY. From the proposed Yonkers, NY converter station, two 345 kV HVAC circuits, each comprised of three bundled cables, are proposed to re-enter the Hudson River and, using the same installation methodology as the HVDC cables within the Hudson River, be buried for 16.2 miles within the Hudson, East and Harlem Rivers, making landfall through a conduit installed via HDD at a substation currently under construction at the site of the former Charles Poletti Power Project in Queens, NY. The proposed Yonkers, NY converter station would occupy approximately 5 acres.

The stated purposes of the above mentioned proposal are:

• Provide 1,000 MW of primarily carbon-neutral source electricity to New York City without contributing to additional congestion on the electric grid entering the city;

• Provide significant new transmission infrastructure into New York City without the aesthetic impacts associated with traditional overhead transmission projects;

• Place downward pressure on the price of electricity in the Location Marginal Price spot marker operated by the New York Independent Systems Operator in the New York City area;

• Reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions within New York City;

• Improve stability of the electric grid serving the New York City area due to the highly reliable and controllable nature of HVDC technology; and

• Reduce the dependency of the New York City region of fossil fuels, such as imported oil.

Any interested parties and/or agencies desiring to express their views concerning the above proposed activities may do so by filing their comments, in writing, no later than 4:30 p.m., 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, or, February 18, 2011.

Comments should be addressed to the Office of Coastal, Local Government and Community Sustainability, Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Suite 1010, Albany, NY 12231, [phone], fax [phone].

This notice is promulgated in accordance with Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 930.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Department of State F-2010-1172 Date of Issuance – January 19, 2011

The New York State Department of State (DOS) is required by Federal regulations to provide timely public notice for the activities described below, which are subject to the consistency provisions of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended.

The applicant has certified that the proposed activity complies with and will be conducted in a manner consistent with the approved New York State Coastal Management Program. The applicant's consistency certification and accompanying public information and data are available for inspection at the New York State Department of State offices located at One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Avenue in Albany, New York.

In F-2010-1172, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP and Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC, both wholly owned subsidiaries of Spectra Energy Corporation, have applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the United States Army Corps of Engineer to construct and operate the New Jersey-New York Expansion Project to expand their existing pipeline systems located in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. The applicants propose to install approximately 4.0 miles of replacement and new pipeline on Staten Island, NY and Manhattan, NY.

The pipeline is proposed to occupy the following route: After making landfall via a Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) in the northwest portion of Staten Island from the Arthur Kill at the Gulfport Region, the proposed line will be completely buried and will cross Old Place Creek, Goethals Bridge, and Bridge Creek, will continue along Western Avenue to the Port Authority's container port and then along a short section of Richmond Terrace to Arlington Marsh where the pipeline will then cross the Kill Van Kull underneath Shooter's Island via HDD. The proposed pipeline will then be sited in a generally northerly direction through various municipalities within New Jersey to an area adjacent to the Hudson River across from the Ganesvoort Peninsula. Via HDD, the proposed pipeline will cross beneath the Hudson River before making landfall at the Ganesvoort Peninsula at Ganesvoort Street where it will continue easterly across Route 9A and terminate at a proposed 30 - inch diameter block valve in an underground vault.

The stated purpose of the above mentioned proposal is to provide the necessary pipeline infrastructure to transport significant, new diverse natural gas supplies from multiple upstream receipt points to meet the immediate and future load growth requirements of the metropolitan New York region. It will also provide a new pipeline connection to Con Edison in the vicinity of its pipeline system near the lower west side of the Borough of Manhattan.

Any interested parties and/or agencies desiring to express their views concerning the above proposed activities may do so by filing their comments, in writing, no later than 4:30 p.m., 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, or, February 18, 2011.

Comments should be addressed to the Office of Coastal, Local Government and Community Sustainability, Department of State, One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave., Suite 1010, Albany, NY 12231, [phone], fax [phone].

This notice is promulgated in accordance with Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 930.