PSC-34-11-00012-P Lightened and Incidental Regulation of Gateway's Ownership and Operation of its Gas Transportation Pipeline

8/24/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-34-11-00012-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 34

August 24, 2011

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-34-11-00012-P

Lightened and Incidental Regulation of Gateway's Ownership and Operation of its Gas Transportation Pipeline

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 from Gateway Delmar LLC (Gateway) requesting lightened and incidental regulation of its ownership and operation of its gas transportation pipeline.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 2(13), (22), 5(1)(b), 64, 65, 66, 66(13), 68, 69, 69-a, 70, 71, 72, 72-a, 75, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 114-a, 115, 117, 118, 119-b and 119-c

Subject:

Lightened and incidental regulation of Gateway's ownership and operation of its gas transportation pipeline.

Purpose:

Consideration of lightened and incidental regulation of Gateway's ownership and operation of its gas transportation pipeline.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission is considering a petition from Gateway Delmar LLC (Gateway) requesting lightened and incidental regulation of its ownership and operation of the gas transportation pipeline to be purchased from American Midstream Onshore Pipelines LLC. The approximately 3000 feet pipeline runs between the interstate Tennessee Gas Pipeline at an interconnection located in the Town of Bethlehem, New York to an adjacent manufacturing plant owned by Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation (Owens Corning), and will be used by Gateway to provide gas transportation service to Owens Corning. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed.

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.

(11-G-0361SP1)