PSC-18-12-00012-P Eligibility of Glued Wood As a Clean Biomass Feedstock in the Renewable Portfolio Standard Program

5/2/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-18-12-00012-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 18

May 02, 2012

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-18-12-00012-P

Eligibility of Glued Wood As a Clean Biomass Feedstock in the Renewable Portfolio Standard Program

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 by Niagara Generation, LLC to allow up to ten percent glued wood within clean MRF fuel eligible for use as biomass fuel in the Renewable Portfolio Standard program.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)

Subject:

Eligibility of glued wood as a clean biomass feedstock in the Renewable Portfolio Standard program.

Purpose:

To include electric energy generation for the State's consumers from ten percent glued wood as a renewable resource.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to adopt, modify, or reject, in whole or in part, potential modifications to the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program related to the eligibility of up to ten percent (10%) glued wood recovered from Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF) in the RPS program. In particular, the Commission is considering the "Verified Petition of Niagara Generation, LLC for Rulemaking to Allow Up To Ten Percent Glued Wood within Clean MRF Fuel to be Eligible for Use as Biomass Fuel in the Renewable Portfolio Program" dated March 26, 2012. Should the Commission grant the petition, Niagara Generation, LLC also requests that the RPS Biomass Power Guide be revised to include the modifications (http://tinyurl.com/6mhcods).

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.

(03-E-0188SP32)