Regulation of a Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline and Related Facilities Located in the Town of Tic...
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10/8/14 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-40-14-00013-P
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXVI, ISSUE 40
October 08, 2014
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
NO HEARING(S) SCHEDULED
I.D No. PSC-40-14-00013-P
Regulation of a Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline and Related Facilities Located in the Town of Ticonderoga, 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 Vermont Gas Systems, Inc., requesting an order that its ownership and operation of a natural gas pipeline and related facilities in the Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County, be subject to lightened regulation.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 2(11), 5(1)(b), 64-69, 69-a, 70, 105-114, 114-a, 115, 117, 118, 119-b, and 119-c
Subject:
Regulation of a proposed natural gas pipeline and related facilities located in the Town of Ticonderoga, NY.
Purpose:
To consider regulation of a proposed natural gas pipeline and related facilities located in the Town of Ticonderoga, NY.
Substance of proposed rule:
The Public Service Commission is considering a petition filed by Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. (VGS, petitioner) on September 16, 2014 requesting that its ownership and operation of a proposed natural gas pipeline and related facilities be subject to lightened regulation. The proposed pipeline will extend approximately 1,830 feet from the Vermont border to International Paper Company’s property in Ticonderoga, New York. A proposed metering and regulation station will be constructed on the property of International Paper Company, from which two distribution lines will run to International Paper Company’s facilities. International Paper Company would be VGS’s only customer in New York. The petitioner is also requesting the issuance of licenses (consisting of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Public Service Law § 68 and, in Case 14-T-0406, a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, pursuant to Public Service Law Article VII) to construct, operate and own the proposed pipeline and related facilities. 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-G-0416SP1)
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