PSC-11-11-00005-P Lightened Regulation of Steam Operations

3/16/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-11-11-00005-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 11

March 16, 2011

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-11-11-00005-P

Lightened Regulation of Steam Operations

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 Syracuse University on February 17, 2011 requesting that the steam service it provides in Syracuse, New York be regulated lightly.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 2(22), 5(1)(b), 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 82-a, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 114-a, 115, 117, 118, 119-a, 119-b and 119-c

Subject:

Lightened regulation of steam operations.

Purpose:

Consideration of lightened regulation of steam operations.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering a petition filed by Syracuse University on February 17, 2011 requesting that the steam service it provides in the City of Syracuse, New York, to the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital, State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, be subject to lightened regulation. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed.

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, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, 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.

(11-S-0069SP1)