9/21/11 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-38-11-00002-P
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 by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. to allow modification of steam operation and maintenance procedures pertaining to steam traps.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2, 5, 79 and 80
Subject:
Operation and maintenance procedures pertaining to steam trap caps.
Purpose:
Adopt modified steam operation and maintenance procedures.
Substance of proposed rule:
On August 4, 2011 the Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Company) filed a petition requesting Commission approval of the Company’s proposal to modify its steam trap cap inspection and replacement program. Specifically, the Company proposes: (1) to discontinue the inspection of steam trap caps for steam traps installed in new-style trap assemblies; (2) to modify the frequency of scheduled trap replacements from once every year to once every three years for steam traps installed in new-style trap assemblies; (3) that the Commission authorize the Staff of the Department of Public Service (Staff) to approve future Company proposals to either further extend the time between scheduled trap replacements or eliminate scheduled trap replacements; and (4) to discontinue the Company’s quarterly written status reports on the feasibility of alternative trap designs and remote monitoring. The Company proposal is supported by new procedures, process changes, enhanced design of the trap assemblies, and equipment that have greatly improved steam trap inspection findings and is estimated to provide savings of approximately $330,000 annually. The Commission may approve, reject or modify in whole or in part, the Company’s request and may apply aspects of its decision here to the requirements for other utilities.
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, (518) 486-2655, email:
leann_ayer@dps.state.ny.usData, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email:
Secretary@dps.state.ny.usPublic 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.
