PSC-01-11-00013-P Staff Recommendations Relative to Electric Utility Transmission Right-of-Way Management Practices

1/5/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-01-11-00013-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 1

January 05, 2011

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-01-11-00013-P

Staff Recommendations Relative to Electric Utility Transmission Right-of-Way Management Practices

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 Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) recommendations relative to electric utility transmission right-of-way management practices.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2), 66(1) and (2)

Subject:

Staff recommendations relative to electric utility transmission right-of-way management practices.

Purpose:

To consider Staff recommendations relative to electric utility transmission right-of-way management practices.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) recommendations relative to electric utility transmission right-of-way (ROW) management practices. In connection with its consideration of whether existing ROW management practices adequately balance the need for safety and reliability of the State's electric transmission system, the Commission instituted Case 10-E-0155 to receive and consider public comments regarding whether changes to utilities’ implementation of transmission ROW management policies may be warranted to protect or enhance the continued provision of safe and reliable electric service and, at the same time, be cost-effective and sensitive to environmental and aesthetic values. The Commission will consider Staff recommendations which resulted from the comments and recommendations which were received and are part of the record in this proceeding and may accept, reject or adopt, in whole or in part, any or all such recommendations.

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.state.ny.us/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:

Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Public 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.

(10-E-0155SP2)