(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. (1) the dates on or about which the applicant intends to begin construction of the line;

2. (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:

   1. (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;³
   2. (ii) depth at which pipe will be buried;
   3. (iii) maximum allowable operating pressure (psig);
   4. (iv) R/W width;
   5. (v) width of any area to be cleared;
   6. (vi) any known underground facilities to be crossed or paralleled; ³
   7. (vii) name or permit number of any wells to be connected to the line; ³
   8. (viii) the point where the line connects to another pipeline (giving the nominal diameter of such line and the owner's name);³
   9. (ix) existing or proposed access roads to be used for construction and maintenance of the line and any associated compressor station; ³
   10. (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
   11. (xi) the name of every municipality in which any portion of the line is to be located;³

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:⁴

   1. (i) existing and officially approved planned residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational and agricultural land uses;⁵
   2. (ii) ecosystem resources, including highly erodible soils,⁶ wetlands, flood plains, streams, springs, wells, unique old-growth forests, active sugarbushes, productive timber stands,⁷ 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);
   3. (iii) officially designated visual resources,⁸ including scenic areas, roads, vistas and overlooks; and
   4. (iv) officially designated cultural resources,⁸ including archaeological sites and historic districts, places and properties.

(c) If an applicant wishes to construct and operate a line without obtaining a permit from any other State agency, municipality or agency thereof, the NOI shall contain, in addition to the information required by subdivision (a) of this section:

1. (1) a request that the line(s) included in it be reviewed under section 121-a(7) of the Public Service Law;
2. (2) a list of applicable State and local laws and regulations issued thereunder, including copies of any local ordinance, law, resolution or other action, any regulation issued thereunder, or any local standard or requirement that, as applied to the line, the applicant believes to be unreasonably restrictive in view of the existing technology, factors of cost or economics or the needs of consumers;¹⁰ and
3. (3) a request that the commission make the determination set forth in section 126(1)(f) of the Public Service Law.