New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter I - RULES OF PROCEDURE › Subchapter G - Certificates Of Environmental Compatibility And Public Need › Part 85 - General Procedures › Subpart 85-1 - Procedures with Respect to Gas Transmission Lines Less Than 10 Miles Long › Section 85-1.2 - Filing and service of notices of intention

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Any NOI filed by an applicant to
					 construct a fuel gas transmission line less than five miles long and six inches
					 or less in nominal diameter shall contain:
(1)
					 the dates on or about which the applicant intends to begin construction of the
					 line;
(2) a brief statement
					 describing and locating the line (using text and a topographic map at a scale
					 of 1:24,000--1 inch = 2,000 feet--or larger with legend), including:
(i) its length (and the nominal diameter of
					 its segments), including markers required by paragraph 9 of Appendix 14-K of 16
					 NYCRR Part 255; [FN3]
(ii) depth at
					 which pipe will be buried;
(iii)
					 maximum allowable operating pressure (psig);
(iv) R/W width;
(v) width of any area to be
					 cleared;
(vi) any known underground
					 facilities to be crossed or paralleled; 3
(vii) name or permit number of any wells to
					 be connected to the line; 3
(viii)
					 the point where the line connects to another pipeline (giving the nominal
					 diameter of such line and the owner's name);3
(ix) existing or proposed access roads to be
					 used for construction and maintenance of the line and any associated compressor
					 station; 3
(x) for any new or
					 expanded compressor station,3 a site development plan (at a scale of at least 1
					 inch = 20 feet), showing: location; setbacks to property lines; structures
					 (giving profile, materials and finish); grading and landscaping; drainage
					 provisions; number, type, size and model of the compressor(s) and silencer(s);
					 and the materials and design of any noise abatement structures; and
(xi) the name of every municipality in which
					 any portion of the line is to be located;3
(3) an indication of which measures and
					 techniques from the approved EM&CS&P to which the applicant has agreed
					 (or any site-specific modification thereof) will be followed in an effort to
					 minimize or avoid adverse environmental impact on sensitive resources affected
					 by the line(s) to the maximum extent practical, which resources include:[FN4]
(i) existing and officially approved planned
					 residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational and
					 agricultural land uses; [FN5]
(ii)
					 ecosystem resources, including highly erodible soils,[FN6] wetlands, flood
					 plains, streams, springs, wells, unique old-growth forests, active sugarbushes,
					 productive timber stands,[FN7] trees listed in the Registry of Big Trees in New
					 York State and habitats of rare, threatened and endangered species (from
					 wetlands on, these resources can be identified in cooperation with the
					 landowner and the Department of Environmental Conservation);
(iii) officially designated visual
					 resources,[FN8] including scenic areas, roads, vistas and overlooks;
					 and
(iv) officially designated
					 cultural resources,8 including archaeological sites and historic districts,
					 places and properties.