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 85-3 - Procedures with Respect to Expedited Proceedings
Section 85-3.1 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
As used in this Subpart:
(a) Right-of-way shall mean:
(b) Site shall mean the right-of-way, including necessary extensions or expansions; all areas adjacent to or intersecting the right-of-way that may be impacted by construction activities; and areas not adjacent to the right-of-way that will be used during construction or maintenance of the facility and associated equipment, such as staging yards, parking, equipment storage areas, access roads, and temporary work areas.
(c) Expedited process shall mean a process for proceedings on applications for a major electric transmission facility that is completed in all respects, including a final decision by the commission, within nine months from the date of a determination by the secretary of the commission that an application is deemed complete; except that, if the applicant notices the application for settlement, the nine-month timeframe shall be tolled until such time that settlement discussions are suspended.