11/5/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-44-14-00020-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
The Commission will decide whether to require local distribution companies (LDCs) to follow their plastic fusion inspection and remediation plans addressing safety risks submitted in Case 14-G-0212.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66
Subject:
LDC inspection and remediation plans for plastic fusions.
Purpose:
Whether to order LDCs to comply with their filed plans that address any safety risks associated with plastic fusions.
Substance of proposed rule:
Four New York local gas distribution companies (LDCs) - Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation (Central Hudson), National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (NFGDC), New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG), and Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation (RG&E) – have submitted three plastic fusion remediation plans (NYSEG and RG&E are covered by one remediation plan) pursuant to the Commission’s Order Investigating the Practices and Obtaining Information Concerning Plastic Fusions on Natural Gas Facilities in Case 14-G-0212 (issued June 27, 2014) (Plastic Fusion Order). The remediation plans submitted by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc. will be published for public comment in a future SAPA filing. Those LDCs not submitting a plan pursuant to the Plastic Fusion Order made the determination that they have no plastic fusions requiring remediation.
The Commission is considering whether to order compliance with, modify, or reject the remediation plans submitted by Central Hudson, NFGDC, NYSEG and RG&E
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:
Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2659, email:
Deborah.Swatling@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.
