6/3/15 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-44-14-00020-A
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On 5/14/15, the PSC adopted an order directing local distribution corporations (LDC's) to follow their plastic fusion and inspection remediation plans addressing safety risks.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 65 and 66
Subject:
LDC inspection and remediation plans for plastic fusions.
Purpose:
To direct LDC's to comply with their inspection and remediation plans for plastic fusions.
Substance of final rule:
The Commission, on May 14, 2015, adopted an order directing Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation and Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation, to continue their continuous leakage surveys until the Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) states in writing that all assessment and remediation plans are completed satisfactorily, to follow their assessment and remediation plans and to work directly with Staff to improve upon or more comprehensively complete the assessment and remediation plans, and to submit monthly a detailed summary of the results of their risk assessments, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule may be obtained from:
Elaine Agresta, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223, (518) 486-2660, email:
elaine.agresta@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.
