PSC-38-10-00007-P Approval of a Lightened Regulatory Regime in Connection with a 345 Kilovolt Electric Transmission Line

9/22/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-38-10-00007-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 38

September 22, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-38-10-00007-P

Approval of a Lightened Regulatory Regime in Connection with a 345 Kilovolt Electric Transmission Line

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 Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC for a lightened regulatory regime in connection with a 345 kilovolt electric transmission line between Manhattan, New York and Ridgefield, New Jersey.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 2(13), 5(1)(b), 18-a, 19, 64, 65, 66, 67, 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-a, 119-b and 119-c

Subject:

Approval of a lightened regulatory regime in connection with a 345 kilovolt electric transmission line.

Purpose:

Consideration of approval of a lightened regulatory regime for a 345 kilovolt electric transmission line.

Substance of proposed rule:

The Public Service Commission (Commission) is considering a petition dated July 13, 2010, from Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC, requesting approval of a lightened regulatory regime in connection with a 345 kilovolt electric transmission line between Manhattan, New York and Ridgefield, New Jersey. 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, NY 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, NY 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-0339SP1)