§ 900.3 Applicability to other projects. ( a ) Following the procedures set out in this section, the Director may determine that a proposed electric transmission facility that does not meet the description of a *qualifying project* under paragraph (1) of the definition in § 900.2 is a *qualifying project* under paragraph (2) of the definition.
( b ) A requestor seeking DOE assistance under this part for a proposed electric transmission facility that does not meet the description of a *qualifying project* under paragraph (1) of the definition in § 900.2 must file a request for coordination with the Director. The request must contain: ( 1 ) The legal name of the requester; its principal place of business; and the name, title, and mailing address of the person or persons to whom communications concerning the request for coordination are to be addressed;
( 2 ) A concise description of the proposed facility sufficient to explain its scope and purpose;
( 3 ) A list of anticipated relevant Federal entities involved in the proposed facility; and
( 4 ) A list of anticipated relevant non-Federal entities involved in the proposed facility, including any agency serial or docket numbers for pending applications.
( c ) Not later than 30 calendar days after the date that the Director receives a request under this section, the Director, in consultation with the relevant Federal entities, will determine if the proposed electric transmission facility is a qualifying project under this part and will notify the project proponent in writing of one of the following: ( 1 ) If accepted, that the proposed facility is a qualifying project and the project proponent must submit an initiation request as set forth under § 900.5; or
( 2 ) If not accepted, that the proposed facility is not a qualifying project, a justification of that determination, and an indication that the project proponent must follow the procedures of each relevant Federal entity that has jurisdiction over the proposed facility without DOE performing a coordinating function.
( d ) In making the determination whether a proposed electric transmission facility is a qualifying project, the Director may consider: ( 1 ) Whether the proposed facility would benefit from CITAP Program coordination;
( 2 ) Whether the proposed facility would result in reduced congestion costs for generating and delivering energy;
( 3 ) Whether the proposed facility would result in mitigation of weather and variable generation uncertainty;
( 4 ) Whether the proposed facility would result in an enhanced diversity of supply; and
( 5 ) Any other relevant factors, as determined by the Director.
( e ) For a proposed facility that is seeking a construction or modification permit pursuant to section 216(b) of the Federal Power Act, DOE may only consider a request for assistance under this section if the request under paragraph (b) of this section is consistent with Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-FERC-2006 or any similar, subsequent delegation that the Secretary may order.
( f ) At the discretion of the MOU signatory agencies, this section may be applied to a proposed electric transmission facility proposed for authorization under section 8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, if the proposed authorization is independent of any generation project.
( g ) This section does not apply to: ( 1 ) A proposed electric transmission facility proposed to be authorized under section 8(p) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in conjunction with a generation project; or
( 2 ) A proposed electric transmission facility wholly located within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas interconnection.