Approval of Credit Facilities and Light Regulations by Empire Generating Co. LLC

NY-ADR

12/19/07 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-51-07-00006-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXIX, ISSUE 51
December 19, 2007
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. PSC-51-07-00006-P
Approval of Credit Facilities and Light Regulations by Empire Generating Co. LLC
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following proposed rule:
Proposed action:
The Public Service Commission is considering a petition from Empire Generating Co. LLC requesting approval of credit facilities in an amount not to exceed $535 million for the construction of an approximately 635 MW natural gas fired electric generation facility to be located in Rensselaer, NY, and that the generation facility and its owner be lightly regulated.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2(13), 5(1)(b), 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-b and 119-c
Subject:
Approval of credit facilities and light regulation of an approximately 635 MW gas fired electric generation facility.
Purpose:
To consider approval of credit facilities and light regulation of an approximately 635 MW gas fired electric generation facility.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering a petition from Empire Generating Co. LLC requesting approval of credit facilities in an amount not to exceed $535 million for the construction of an approximately 635 MW natural gas fired electric generation facility to be located in Rensselaer, New York, and that the generation facility and its owner be lightly regulated. 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:
Central Operations, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-2500
Data, views or arguments may be submitted to:
Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Bldg. 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350, (518) 474-6530
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.
(07-E-1390SA1)
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