PSC-33-10-00009-P Whether to Permit the Use of BB Optical Metering Unit (OMU) for Use in Industrial Substation Applications

8/18/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-33-10-00009-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 33

August 18, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-33-10-00009-P

Whether to Permit the Use of BB Optical Metering Unit (OMU) for Use in Industrial Substation Applications

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, deny or modify, in whole or in part, a petition filed by ABB Incorporated for the approval to use the ABB Optical Metering Unit (OMU) for use in 362kV substation applications.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, section 67(1)

Subject:

Whether to permit the use of BB Optical Metering Unit (OMU) for use in industrial substation applications.

Purpose:

Pursuant to 16 NYCRR Part 93, is necessary to permit electric utilities in New York State to use the ABB Optical Metering Unit.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering whether to grant, deny or modify, in whole or part, the petition filed by ABB Incorporated, to use the Optical Metering Unit (OMU) transformer for use in 362kV (kilovolt) substation applications.

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, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 10007, [phone], email: [e-mail]

Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:

Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 10007, [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-0351SP1)