PSC-28-10-00015-P Approval to Lease Certain Real Property and to Construct a Generator

7/14/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-28-10-00015-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 28

July 14, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-28-10-00015-P

Approval to Lease Certain Real Property and to Construct a Generator

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

Proposed Action:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve a joint petition of Fishers Island Electric Corporation and the Connecticut Municipal Electric Cooperative for lease of real property and construction of a 2.5 MW electric generator.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 5, 68 and 70

Subject:

Approval to lease certain real property and to construct a generator.

Purpose:

To decide whether to approve the lease of certain real property and construction of a generator.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve a joint petition of Fishers Island Electric Corporation (FIEC) and the Connecticut Municipal Electric Cooperative (CMEC) for lease by FIEC to CMEC of real property located within the existing utility yard of FIEC and construction and operation by CMEC of a 2.5 MW electric generator on the leased parcel. The project will provide CMEC with peak sharing capacity and provide a local source of backup electric power to FIEC. The Commission may approve, modify or reject, in whole or in part, the relief requested.

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-0282SP1)