Continued Operation of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant for Reliability Purposes

NY-ADR

7/30/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-30-14-00024-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 30
July 30, 2014
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
 
I.D No. PSC-30-14-00024-P
Continued Operation of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant for Reliability Purposes
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 whether to initiate a proceeding to examine a proposal for the continued operation of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 5(1), 65(1), (2), (3), 66(1), (2), (3), (5), (8) and (12)
Subject:
Continued operation of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant for reliability purposes.
Purpose:
To consider the continued operation of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant for reliability purposes.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering a petition filed by R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC on July 11, 2014, requesting initiation of a proceeding to examine a proposal for the continued operation of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. The Petitioner requests that the Commission find a reliability need for the continued operation of the generation facility; direct Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation and the Petitioner to negotiate a Reliability Support Services Agreement; and find that prior communications with stakeholders and a completed reliability study satisfy the required six month period for retirement notices. 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-0270SP1)
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