12/31/08 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-53-08-00009-P
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed Action:
Within Case 07-M-0548, the Commission is considering a proposal of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop the capacity of the state's workforce to implement energy efficiency programs.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5(2) and 66(20)
Subject:
Developing workforce to implement energy efficiency programs.
Purpose:
To consider a proposal for funding by the NYSERDA and a working group report to the Public Service Commission.
Substance of proposed rule:
On September 22, 2008, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) submitted a suite of proposals for energy efficiency program funding. Included in that filing was a proposal to spend approximately $5.4 million per year to support workforce development strategies. According to the proposal, a shortage of trained and certified workers in the energy efficiency field will impair the achievement of the goals of this proceeding. NYSERDA's proposal would address the shortage and would be leveraged by an additional $11 million in funding provided through the State Department of Labor. On October 17, 2008, a working group operating under the auspices of this proceeding issued a report supporting the NYSERDA proposal and proposing an additional $2 million per year to support initiatives targeted at economically and environmentally disadvantaged communities. The Commission is considering both the $5.4 million per year proposal filed September 22, 2008 and the additional $2 million per year proposed within the working group report.
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, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.usData, 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:
jaclyn_brilling@dps.state.ny.usPublic 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.
