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PSC Seeks Comment on Hudson Transmission Partner's Proposal

Constuct an Underground electric Transmission Link

ALBANY, NY (04/21/2008; 1555)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold a public statement hearing concerning the proposal of Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC to construct a 345 kV submarine/underground electric transmission link between Manhattan and New Jersey.

The transmission line will be approximately eight miles in length and about four miles of it will be installed beneath the Hudson River. The line will enter Manhattan at a point adjacent to Piers 92 and 94 opposite West 52nd Street. It would be buried beneath 52nd Street continue east on West 52nd Street, south on 11th Avenue, west on W. 51st Street, and then south on 12th Avenue to the entrance of Consolidated Edison West 49th Street Substation.

The date, location and time for the public statement hearing include the following:

Thursday, April 24, 2008

NYS Department of Public Service

4th Floor Board Room

90 Church Street

New York, NY 10007

1:30 p.m.

The public will have an opportunity to present their comments at the hearing before an Administrative Law Judge assigned by the Commission to this case. A verbatim transcript of the hearing will be made for inclusion in the record of this proceeding.

It is not necessary to make an appointment in advance or to present written material in order to speak at the public statement hearing. Speakers will be called after completing a card requesting time to speak. The hearing will remain open and will continue until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements are made.

Disabled persons requiring special accommodations may place a collect call to the Department of Public Service's Human Resource Management Office at (518) 474-2520 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711 to reach the Department of Public Service's Human Resource Office at the previously mentioned number.

OTHER WAYS TO COMMENT

In addition to the formal hearing, comments may be mailed to Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350. Your comments should refer to "Case 08-T-0034, Hudson Transmission Partners 345 kV Transmission Link.”

Toll-free Opinion Line: Comments may also be submitted through the Commission's Opinion Line at 1-800-335-2120. This number is designed to take comments about pending cases from in-state callers, 24 hours a day. Callers should select English or Spanish and press "1" to leave comments about the electric facility proposal.

The Internet: Comments may also be submitted via the "PSC Comment Form" in the "Consumer Assistance" file accessed through the Commission's Web site at www.dps.state.ny.us or via the "Contact Us" link at http://www.AskPSC.com. Many libraries offer free Internet access.

All statements and comments received by the Administrative Law Judge and the Commission will be placed in the public case file and be made available for public inspection in the Commission's file room in its Albany offices, Central Files, 14th Floor, Three Empire State Plaza. Hudson Transmission Partners’ application for the proposed transmission facility can be viewed at the following local libraries:

New York Public Library

History & Social Services Dept. 5th Floor

127 East 58th Street

New York, NY 10022

John Bhagwandin, Branch Library

Mid-Manhattan Library

455 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10016

All persons attending the hearing, except those whose names appear on the active party list, must provide their name to Elizabeth Nicklaus at (518) 486-2801 or Elizabeth_Nicklaus@dps.state.ny.us prior to 4:00 pm on April 22, 2008, and must be prepared to show valid photo identification upon arrival at Church Street. These procedures are necessary to comply with building security requirements.

All statements and comments received by the Administrative Law Judge and the Commission will be placed in the public case file and be made available for public inspecting in the Commission’s file room in its Albany offices, Central Files, 14th floor, Three Empire State Plaza.

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