Regulation of a Proposed Electricity Generation Facility Located in the Town of Brookhaven, NY

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9/3/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-35-14-00004-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 35
September 03, 2014
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. PSC-35-14-00004-P
Regulation of a Proposed Electricity Generation Facility Located in the Town of Brookhaven, NY
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 filed by Caithness Long Island II, LLC., requesting an order that its new generation facility to be located in the Town of Brookhaven, NY will be regulated lightly.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2(2-a), (13), 5(1)(b), 64-69, 69-a, 70, 71, 72, 72-a, 105-114, 114-a, 115, 117, 118, 119-b and 119-c
Subject:
Regulation of a proposed electricity generation facility located in the Town of Brookhaven, NY.
Purpose:
To consider regulation of a proposed electricity generation facility located in the Town of Brookhaven, NY.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering a petition filed by Caithness Long Island II, LLC. on July 1, 2014, requesting an order providing that the petitioner’s proposed electric generation facility, a new dual fuel, combined cycle facility, sized as 752 MW, in Yaphank, Town of Brookhaven, New York, will be regulated under a lightened regulatory regime consistent with that imposed on competitive wholesale generators. The petitioner is also requesting the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Public Service Law § 68, to develop, operate and own the facility. The Commission may adopt, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the relief proposed and may resolve related matters.
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.ny.gov/f96dir.htm. For questions, contact:
Deborah Swatling, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 486-2659, email: [email protected]
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530, email: [email protected]
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.
(14-E-0250SP1)
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