NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER
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Application of Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Case No. 08-T- 0034 Public Need for a 345 Kilovolt Submarine/Underground Electric Transmission Link Between Manhattan and New Jersey
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
Christopher Hocker, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I am over the age of 18, and I am employed by Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC, 501 Kings Highway East, Suite 300, Fairfield, CT 06825.
On March 23,2011 I caused to be delivered a true and correct copy of the Direct Notice for Businesses & Property Owners of Filing of Environmental Management and Construction Plan to the persons at the addresses shown on the attached list.
Service was accomplished by First Class Mail.
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated: March 23,2011
SWJrn to before me this ~1 of March, 2011 ikpzj l ~ Notary Public AINE: F. CLAYBUi~N NOTARY l'UBL;W I MY CQlViMISSION EXPIRES I L3 \ 2.0 (3 Service List of Direct Notice for Businesses & Property Owners of Filing of Environmental Management and Construction Plan by Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC
Borough Block Lot OwnerName (MapPLUTO) Business Name Business Address
ENTERPRISE PARKING 5Y MN 1098 51 Enterprise Parking Systems 634 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
ENTERPRISE PARKING SY MN 1098 54 Enterprise Parking Systems 638 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
CONSOLIDATED EDISON C MN 1097 11 Consolidated Edison 68311th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
PIANO DEVELOPMENT COR MN 1099 21 Certified of NY Inc. 623 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
PIANO DEVELOPMENT COR MN 1099 21 Resident (3rd Floor) 623 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
PIANO DEVELOPMENT COR MN 1099 21 Resident 621 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
PIANO DEVELOPMENT COR MN 1099 21 Prada USA Corps 609 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
BEN 52ND ST., LLC MN 1099 51 iTheatrics 628 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
12TH AVENUE - NEW YO MN 1099 54 Hustler Gentlemen's Club 641 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
620 WEST 52ND STREET MN 1099 47 State of New York Motor Vehicle Repair Shop (No. 7111201) 620 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
12TH AVENUE - NEW YO MN 1099 10 Hustler Gentlemen's Club 641 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 The Art of Tint 637 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 BPK Special Effects Systems 638 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 Lazer Check Cashing 680 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 Money Gram 680 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 Liberty Calling Center & Variety Store 680 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
51ST STREET REALTY IN MN 1099 14 Bernsohn Fetner, LLC 625 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
PARK VIEW REALTY ASSO MN 1099 48 Vacant 622 West S2nd Street, New York, NY 10019
PARK VIEW REALTY ASSO MN 1099 43 Clinton Park Stables Association, LLC 618 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
CELTIC REALTY, LLC MN 1099 49 Manhattan Laminates Ltd. 624 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
511 WEST25TH STREET MN 1099 12 Whitehall Mini-Storage 641 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019 MODERN COMMUNICATIONS MN 1099 27 SERVICES INC McKinney Welding Supply 600 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 MODERN COMMUNICATIONS MN 1099 27 SERVICES INC nep studios 604 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 MODERN COMMUNICATIONS MN 1099 27 SERVICES INC no business name 607 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
600 West 52nd Street MN 1099 36 Subway 735 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
601 West 52nd Street MN 1099 36 Residents 600 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 MODERN COMMUNICATIONS MN 1099 32 SERVICES INC The Daily Show (nep studios) 733 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
JAFROG REALTY, LLC MN 1098 15 Park It NY 631-645 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019
JAFROG REALTY, LLC MN 1098 48 Park It NY 622-630 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019 March 22, 2011
To: Owners of Property and Businesses in Vicinity of Hudson Transmission Patiners Project
This letter and the attached notice will inform you of celiain construction activity that will be nd th taking place in West 52 Street and along lih Avenue (West Side Highway) between West 49 and West 52"d Streets, as shown on the attached aerial photo. Most of the work will take place in the spring and summer of 20 11.
The work is being performed to install a new electric transmission line underground and under water between New Jersey and Manhattan (the Hudson Project). The Project was authorized by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) in Case 08-T-0034 and the work will be done pursuant to the PSC's requirements and the requirements of New York City Depattment of TranspOliation and New York State Depatiment of Transportation.
The attached notice provides additional details and explains how you can find out more information. ~W'J'£ Christopher Hocker Vice President, Planning
Enclosures
Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC 501 Kings Highway East, Suite 300, Fairtield, CT 06825 • 203-416-5590 • 203-416-5599 fax Service List of Direct Notice for Businesses & Property Owners of Filing of Environmental Management and Construction Plan by Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC
Borough Block Lot OwnerName (MapPLUTO) Business Name Business Address
ENTERPRISE PARKING SY MN 1098 51 Enterprise Parking Systems 634 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
ENTERPRISE PARKING SY MN 1098 54 Enterprise Parking Systems 638 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
CONSOLIDATED EDISON C MN 1097 11 Consolidated Edison 683 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
PIANO DEVELOPMENT COR MN 1099 21 Certified of NY Inc. 623 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
PIANO DEVELOPMENT COR MN 1099 21 Resident (3rd Floor) 623 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
PIANO DEVELOPMENT COR MN 1099 21 Resident 621 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
PIANO DEVELOPMENT COR MN 1099 21 Prada USA Corps 609 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
BEN 52ND ST., LLC MN 1099 51 iTheatrics 628 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
12TH AVENUE ‐ NEW YO MN 1099 54 Hustler Gentlemen's Club 641 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
620 WEST 52ND STREET MN 1099 47 State of New York Motor Vehicle Repair Shop (No. 7111201) 620 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
12TH AVENUE ‐ NEW YO MN 1099 10 Hustler Gentlemen's Club 641 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 The Art of Tint 637 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 BPK Special Effects Systems 638 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 Lazer Check Cashing 680 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 Money Gram 680 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
CITIGRANT FUNDING COR MN 1098 11 Liberty Calling Center & Variety Store 680 12th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
51ST STREET REALTY IN MN 1099 14 Bernsohn Fetner, LLC 625 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
PARK VIEW REALTY ASSO MN 1099 48 Vacant 622 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
PARK VIEW REALTY ASSO MN 1099 43 Clinton Park Stables Association, LLC 618 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
CELTIC REALTY, LLC MN 1099 49 Manhattan Laminates Ltd. 624 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019
511 WEST 25TH STREET MN 1099 12 Whitehall Mini‐Storage 641 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019 MODERN COMMUNICATIONS MN 1099 27 SERVICES INC McKinney Welding Supply 600 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 MODERN COMMUNICATIONS MN 1099 27 SERVICES INC nep studios 604 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 MODERN COMMUNICATIONS MN 1099 27 SERVICES INC no business name 607 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019
MN 1099 36 600 West 52nd Street Subway 735 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
MN 1099 36 601 West 52nd Street Residents 600 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 MODERN COMMUNICATIONS MN 1099 32 SERVICES INC The Daily Show (nep studios) 733 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
MN 1098 15 JAFROG REALTY, LLC Park It NY 631‐645 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019
MN 1098 48 JAFROG REALTY, LLC Park It NY 622‐630 West 51st Street, New York, NY 10019 DIRECT NOTICE FOR BUSINESSES & PROPERTY OWNERS OF FILING OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN
On or about March 25, 2011 and March 31, 2011 Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC (HTP) will file two of three Environmental Management and Construction Plans (EM&CP I and EM&CP II, respectively) with the New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) in conformance with the requirements of the Order Granting Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) granted by the New York Public Service Commission on September 15, 2010, in PSC Case 08-T-0034, authorizing the construction of a portion of a proposed submarine/underground electric transmission cable system between Ridgefield, NJ and West 49th Street in Manhattan (Project).
Description of the Project: The Project will consist of a new transmission line connecting an existing sUbstation in Ridgefield, New Jersey to a new converter station in Ridgefield, NJ, that will convert AC power to DC and back to AC power, and a new 345kV transmission line that will connect the converter station to the W. 49th Street SUbstation owned by Consolidated Edison Company of New York in Manhattan. The 345kV line will be routed as follows: the cable will enter the Hudson River at Edgewater, NJ, and will be buried beneath the riverbed and proceed due east to the New York side of the River, turning south still beneath the riverbed to a point adjacent to Piers 92 & 94 opposite West 52 nd Street where it will enter Manhattan. From there it will be buried beneath a portion of the western-most block of West 52 nd Street from where it will turn west to the West Side Highway (1ih Avenue) and proceed south in 1ih Ave. to the West 49th St. Substation. The Project will be entirely underground in New York City.
EM&CP I addresses excavation of the trenches to be located in West 52 nd Street and the West Side Highway (1ih Avenue), the installation of conduits in those trenches and all related preparatory and restoration work.
EM&CP II addresses the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) work by which holes will be bored beneath West 52 nd Street and the West Side Highway (1ih Avenue) starting from West 52 nd Street opposite DeWitt Clinton Park to a cofferdam located in the Hudson River beyond Piers 92 and 94. EM&CP II addresses installation of the cofferdam, as well.
The EM&CPs provide details of construction plans, construction methods, traffic control plans for vehicles and pedestrians and environmental controls.
EM&CP III, which will be filed later, will address the details of submarine cable installation and cable pulling splicing and installation in the conduits previously installed in West 52 nd Street and 1ih Avenue.
Planned Work Locations: (1) Western half of block of West 52 nd Street between 11th Avenue and West Side Hi~hway. (2) East sidewalk and east taxi lane of West Side Highway from 52 nd Street to West 49t Street. (3) Northbound lanes of West Side Highway between West 49th and 50th Streets.
Hours and Duration of Activities: The work described in EM&CP I is scheduled to commence on or about May 9, 2011. The excavation of trenches and installation of conduits will occur in stages along the route and is expected to be completed on or about September 30, 2011. The HOD work described in EM&CP II is expected to take approximately 3 months to complete beginning on or about June 15, 2011. Work will take place during normal daytime hours from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except as required due to site conditions and for safety and traffic maintenance purposes. All work, including restoration, will be completed by April 30, 2012.
Provisions for Protection of Properties: Excavation shall be performed so as not to disturb existing adjacent buildings, streets and utility lines. All private property that may be disturbed or damaged by any construction activity shall be relocated, restored, repaired and/or replaced by the contractor at no cost to the owner of the property.
Offer to Inspect Building Foundation & Document Existing Conditions Prior to Construction Commencement: Business or property owners within 100 feet of the planned work area may request a building foundation inspection and/or may have existing conditions documented, by contacting the HTP representative identified below under "Additional Information."
Provisions for Maintenance and Protection of Pedestrian & Vehicle Access to Buildings & Properties: Contractor will at all times provide means of safe ingress and egress for the public within the Project area. The safe, orderly and expeditious flow of vehicle traffic will be maintained in accordance with recognized traffic control standards through the use of flagman, signing, barricades, flashing lights, cones and barrels. These measures have been approved by the relevant City agencies and are described in detail in the EM&CP.
Independent Inspector: Scott Prugh, HDR Engineering, Inc. (phone: 905-882-4100 or 845- 735-8300), will be retained as Independent Inspector to monitor the construction work and its compliance with the Certificate.
Additional Information: Persons desiring additional information may contact Christopher Hocker of HTP at 203-416-5590 or Philipose Philip of the Department of Public Service at 518- 486-6075. Copies of the EM&CP will be available for public inspection during normal business hours at: Department of Public Service, Central Files, 14th Floor, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223 or 90 Church Street, New York, NY 10007-2919 and Columbus Library, 742 10th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, and on the web at www.dps.state.ny.us.
Persons desiring to comment on EM&CP I must file their comments on or before April 25, 2011. Persons desiring to comment on EM&CP II must file their comments on or before May 2, 2011. All comments must be submitted in writing, addressed to Hon. Jaclyn A. Brilling, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223-1350 with a copy to John W. Dax, Esq., The Dax Law Firm, P.C., 54 State Street, Suite 805, Albany, NY 12207 (Telephone [518]432-1002). Comments should include the PSC Case Number 08-T-0034. LEGEND: Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC a 100 200 Hudson Transmission The Hudson Project _ HUOSON TRANSMISSION CABl..E LAYOUT New YarkCty cable Route ~ SCALE IN FEET ~==Consultantsl