PSC-13-07-00014-P Transfer of Ownership of a Gas Fired Electric Generation Facility by Rensselaer Cogeneration LLC, et al.

3/28/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-13-07-00014-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXIX, ISSUE 13

March 28, 2007

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-13-07-00014-P

Transfer of Ownership of a Gas Fired Electric Generation Facility by Rensselaer Cogeneration LLC, et al.

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 from Rensselaer Cogeneration LLC, Bison Power LLC, and Rensselaer Holdings LLC requesting approval of the transfer of ownership interests in an approximately 79 MW natural gas fired electric generation facility located in Rensselaer, NY and that the facility be lightly regulated.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 2(13), 5(1)(b), 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 69-a, 70, 71, 72, 72-a, 75, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 114-a, 115, 117, 118, 119-b, 119-c

Subject:

Transfer of ownership and light regulation of an approximately 79 MW gas fired electric generation facility.

Purpose:

To approve transfer of ownership and light regulation of an approximately 79 MW gas fired electric generation facility.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering a petition from Rensselaer Cogeneration LLC, Bison Power LLC, and Rensselaer Holdings LLC requesting approval of the transfer of ownership interests in an approximately 79 MW natural gas fired electric generation facility located in Rensselaer, New York and that the facility be lightly regulated. 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:

Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, [phone]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, [phone]

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.

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