PSC-51-15-00013-P A Waiver of the Rule Requiring New Electric Lines to be Constructed Underground in Residential Subdivisions

12/23/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-51-15-00013-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXVII, ISSUE 51

December 23, 2015

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-51-15-00013-P

A Waiver of the Rule Requiring New Electric Lines to be Constructed Underground in Residential Subdivisions

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 a petition filed by Lost Lake Resort for a waiver of the rule requiring new electric lines to be constructed underground in residential subdivisions.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 31(4), 51, 65(1) and 66(1)

Subject:

A waiver of the rule requiring new electric lines to be constructed underground in residential subdivisions.

Purpose:

To consider a waiver of the rule requiring new electric lines to be constructed underground in residential subdivisions.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering a letter petition filed on June 1, 2015, by Lost Lake Resort, seeking a waiver of the regulatory requirements contained in 16 NYCRR § 100.1, so that it may construct new electric distribution lines, service lines, and appurtenant facilities overhead instead of underground in a residential subdivision. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve 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:

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

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Kathleen H. Burgess, 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.

(15-E-0310SP1)