PSC-22-12-00005-P Waiver of the Odorization Requirement Specified in 16 NYCRR Section 255.625 for a 2.3 Mile Gas Transmission Line

5/30/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-22-12-00005-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 22

May 30, 2012

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-22-12-00005-P

Waiver of the Odorization Requirement Specified in 16 NYCRR Section 255.625 for a 2.3 Mile Gas Transmission Line

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

Proposed Action:

The PSC is considering the petition of Norse Energy Corp. USA for a waiver of the odorization requirement specified in 16 NYCRR section 255.625 for a 2.3 mile gas transmission line in the town of Eaton, Madison County.

Statutory authority:

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

Subject:

Waiver of the odorization requirement specified in 16 NYCRR section 255.625 for a 2.3 mile gas transmission line.

Purpose:

To waive the odorization requirement specified in 16 NYCRR section 255.625 for a 2.3 mile gas transmission line.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Commission is considering whether to approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, the petition filed April 23, 2012 by Norse Energy Corp. USA (Norse) seeking a waiver of the odorization requirement specified in 16 NYCRR § 255.625 for a 2.3 mile gas transmission line in the town of Eaton, Madison County. Norse claims that the line was constructed to deliver gas to the pipeline of Dominion Transmission Inc., which will require that gas delivered into its pipeline be deodorized. Norse also argues that no useful purpose will be served by requiring the gas to be deodorized.

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.

(12-G-0193SP1)