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PSC-47-11-00010-EP National Grid's Emergency Economic Development Programs to Provide Immediate Assistance to Qualifying Customers
11/23/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-47-11-00010-EP
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 47
November 23, 2011
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
EMERGENCY/PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-47-11-00010-EP
Filing Date. Nov. 08, 2011
Effective Date. Nov. 08, 2011
National Grid's Emergency Economic Development Programs to Provide Immediate Assistance to Qualifying Customers
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Proposed Action:
The PSC adopted an order approving the request of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for four new Emergency Economic Development Programs in order to provide immediate assistance to qualifying customers in its service area.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5(1)(b), 65(1), (2), (3), 66(1), (3), (5), (10), (12) and (12-b)
Finding of necessity for emergency rule:
Preservation of general welfare.
Specific reasons underlying the finding of necessity:
This action is taken on an emergency basis pursuant to State Administrative Procedures Act (SAPA) § 202(6). The Emergency Programs are designed to provide customers and communities with quick and immediate access to all available resources for the repairs and rebuilding necessary after the devastating effect of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The repair and reconstruction of the electric and gas infrastructure, as well as the supporting reconstruction activities, is essential to the public health and general welfare of the citizens of New York. Failure to implement these Programs now on an emergency basis could deny communities and businesses access to necessary additional funding sources.
Subject:
National Grid's Emergency Economic Development Programs to provide immediate assistance to qualifying customers.
Purpose:
To approve National Grid's Emergency Economic Development Programs to provide immediate assistance to qualifying customers.
Substance of emergency/proposed rule (Full text is posted at the following State website:www.dps.state.ny.us):
The Public Service adopted an order approving the request of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for four new Emergency Economic Development Programs in order to provide immediate assistance to qualifying customers in its service area recovering from the effects of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The Commission may adopt permanently, reject or modify the previsions of the order.
This notice is intended:
to serve as both a notice of emergency adoption and a notice of proposed rule making. The emergency rule will expire February 5, 2012.
Text of rule may be obtained from:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2655, email: leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.us
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: secretary@dps.state.ny.us
Public comment will be received until:
45 days after publication of this notice.
Regulatory Impact Statement
A regulatory impact statement is 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.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
A regulatory flexibility analysis is 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.
Rural Area Flexibility Analysis
A rural area flexibility analysis is 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.
Job Impact Statement
A job impact statement is 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.
