1/28/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-04-15-00009-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Public Service Commission is considering whether to require New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) to start and complete construction of gas distribution and service lines in certain municipalities in Clinton County by dates certain.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(1)(b), 66(1) and (2)
Subject:
To start and finish construction of distribution and service lines in certain municipalities in Clinton County by dates certain.
Purpose:
To require NYSEG to start and complete construction of distribution and service lines in municipalities in Clinton County.
Substance of proposed rule:
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) filed a petition to Amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and to Exercise Gas Franchises in the Towns of Dannemora, Peru, Saranac and Champlain, the Villages of Dannemora and Champlain, and the City of Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York (in Case 13-G-0092, a licensing proceeding under Section 68 of the Public Service Law). In the licensing proceeding, the Commission is considering whether to grant the petition. The Commission is also considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, a rule proposed by the Staff of the Department of Public Service requiring that NYSEG start construction of service lines in the areas in the specified municipalities where distribution lines exist by a date certain and complete such construction by a date certain, and to start construction of distribution and service lines in such municipalities where appropriate from an economic and environmental standpoint by a date certain and to complete such construction by a date certain. The Commission may also consider related matters.
Text of proposed rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained by filing a Document Request Form (F-96) located on our website http://www.dps.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
Elaine Agresta, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2660, email:
elaine.agresta@dps.ny.govData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
secretary@dps.ny.govPublic comment will be received until:
45 days after publication of this notice.
Regulatory Impact Statement, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, Rural Area Flexibility Analysis and Job Impact Statement
Statements and analyses are not submitted with this notice because the proposed rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
