PSC-19-10-00018-P Approval of the Transfer of Ownership Interests in a 50 MW Generation Facility

5/12/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-19-10-00018-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 19

May 12, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-19-10-00018-P

Approval of the Transfer of Ownership Interests in a 50 MW Generation Facility

PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:

Proposed Action:

The Commission is considering a petition from Catalyst Renewables, LLC, Black River Generation, LLC, and others requesting approval of the transfer of ownership interests in a 50 MW coal-fired generation facility located at Ft. Drum, NY.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 70

Subject:

Approval of the transfer of ownership interests in a 50 MW generation facility.

Purpose:

Consideration of approval of the transfer of ownership interests in a 50 MW generation facility.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering a petition from Catalyst Renewables LLC, Black River Generation LLC, Black River Energy LLC, EIF Hamakua LLC, USPF Holdings LLC and United States Power Fund, L.P., requesting approval of the transfer of ownership interests in an approximately 50 MW coal fired electric generation facility located at Fort Drum, NY, with light regulation of the facility continuing until such time as it is converted to an alternate energy production facility, when the facility is expected to qualify for an exemption from Public Service Law regulation.

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.

(10-E-0163SP1)