11/28/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-48-07-00011-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 allow the Northeast Gas Association and its research and development arm called NYSEARCH, on behalf of the eight local distribution companies in New York State, authorization to use the voluntary state funding mechanism (Millennium Fund), established in the commission's Feb. 14, 2000 order in Case 99-G-1369, for research into the effects of varying natural gas compositions on installed appliance populations to assess impacts on operational safety and performance.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, section 66(12), et al.
Subject:
Use of the voluntary state funding mechanism, called Millennium Fund.
Purpose:
To consider whether to allow the voluntary state funding mechanism to be used for research into effects of varying natural gas compositions on installed appliance populations.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Northeast Gas Association and its Research and Development arm called NYSEARCH, on behalf of the eight Local Distribution Companies in New York State, has requested authorization to use the voluntary state funding mechanism (Millennium Fund), established in the Commission's February 14, 2000 Order in case 99-G-1369, for research into the effects of varying natural gas compositions on installed appliance populations to assess impacts on operational safety and performance. The Commission will consider that petition and may change the disposition of the money or make other related changes.
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:
Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-2500
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
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.
