Denying the Petition to Burn Glued Wood As an Up to 10% Portion of Biomass Fuel Eligible for In...

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9/5/12 N.Y. St. Reg. PSC-18-12-00012-A
NEW YORK STATE REGISTER
VOLUME XXXIV, ISSUE 36
September 05, 2012
RULE MAKING ACTIVITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
 
I.D No. PSC-18-12-00012-A
Filing Date. Aug. 16, 2012
Effective Date. Aug. 16, 2012
Denying the Petition to Burn Glued Wood As an Up to 10% Portion of Biomass Fuel Eligible for Incentive Payments
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Procedure Act, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action:
Action taken:
On 8/16/12, the PSC adopted an order denying the petition of Niagara Generation, LLC for authorization to burn glued wood as an up to 10% portion of biomass fuel eligible for production incentive payments in the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program.
Statutory authority:
Public Service Law, sections 4(1), 5(2) and 66(1)
Subject:
Denying the petition to burn glued wood as an up to 10% portion of biomass fuel eligible for incentive payments.
Purpose:
To deny the petition to burn glued wood as an up to 10% portion of biomass fuel eligible for incentive payments.
Substance of final rule:
The Commission, on August 16, 2012 adopted an order denying the petition of Niagara Generation, LLC for authorization to burn Glued Wood (plywood and particleboard) as an up to 10% portion of biomass fuel eligible for production incentive payments in the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) program, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the order.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule may be obtained from:
Leann Ayer, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223, (518) 486-2655, email: [email protected] An IRS employer ID no. or social security no. is required from firms or persons to be billed 25 cents per page. Please use tracking number found on last line of notice in requests.
Assessment of Public Comment
An assessment of public comment is not submitted with this notice because the rule is within the definition contained in section 102(2)(a)(ii) of the State Administrative Procedure Act.
(03-E-0188SA32)
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