3/6/13 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-49-12-00010-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On 2/13/13, the PSC adopted an order approving an emergency rule as a permanent rule to extend a temporary waiver of 16 NYCRR, Section 261.53 until November 16, 2012 to facilitate the restoration of gas service disruptions caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4, 65 and 66
Subject:
Adopting emergency rule as a permanent rule.
Purpose:
To approve the adoption of the emergency rule as a permanent rule.
Substance of final rule:
The Public Service Commission, on February 13, 2013, adopted an order approving an emergency rule as a permanent rule extending a temporary waiver of the notification requirement contained in 16 NYCRR Section 261.53 until November 16, 2012 to facilitate restoration of gas service related to disruptions caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule may be obtained from:
Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223, (518) 486-2659, email:
deborah.swatling@dps.ny.gov An IRS employer ID no. or social security no. is required from firms or persons to be billed 25 cents per page. Please use tracking number found on last line of notice in requests.
Assessment of Public Comment
An assessment of public comment is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
