PSC-39-10-00013-P Petition for Waiver from the Requirement to Hire 30 Additional Line Department Personnel in 2010

9/29/10 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-39-10-00013-P

NEW YORK STATE REGISTER

VOLUME XXXII, ISSUE 39

September 29, 2010

RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED

 

I.D No. PSC-39-10-00013-P

Petition for Waiver from the Requirement to Hire 30 Additional Line Department Personnel in 2010

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

Proposed Action:

The PSC is considering a petition filed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid, requesting a partial waiver of the provisions of Section XI.C.2 of the 7/6/07 joint proposal approved on 8/23/07.

Statutory authority:

Public Service Law, sections 2, 4(1) and 66(1)

Subject:

Petition for waiver from the requirement to hire 30 additional line department personnel in 2010.

Purpose:

Consideration of the waiver request.

Substance of proposed rule:

By letter dated June 7, 2010, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (company) sought approval for a partial waiver from the provisions of Section XI.C.2 of the July 6, 2007 Merger and Gas Revenue Requirement Joint Proposal approved by the Commission on August 23, 2007. National Grid requests waiver from the requirement to hire thirty additional linemen during 2010 because it believes staffing the additional positions is not necessary for the company to provide safe and adequate service, and would increase costs unnecessarily. The Commission is considering whether to grant or deny, in whole or in part, the waiver request.

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.

(06-M-0878SP5)