California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 5 - Power Plant Site Certification › Article 3 - Procedures for Considering Applications for Certification › Section 1742 - Staff Assessment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Upon acceptance of the application pursuant to Section
				  1709, staff shall consult with
				  local, state and federal agencies with special expertise or interest in
				  environmental, health, safety and reliability matters related to the
				  application.
(b) The staff shall
				  prepare a preliminary and final environmental assessment of the proposed site
				  and related facilities. Staff's final assessment is the staff's independent
				  report that describes and analyzes the significant environmental effects of a
				  project, the completeness of the applicant's proposed mitigation measures, and
				  the need for, and feasibility of, additional or alternative mitigation
				  measures. The assessment also evaluates the safety and reliability of a
				  project. In developing its assessment, staff may rely on information submitted
				  by parties, other public agencies, members of the public, and experts in the
				  field, as well as any other information obtained through staff's independent
				  research and investigation.
(c)
				  Staff's preliminary environmental assessment shall be subject to at least a 30
				  day public comment period or such additional time as required by the presiding
				  member. After close of the comment period staff shall publish a final staff
				  assessment, which shall include responses to comments on significant
				  environmental issues received during the comment period. The final staff
				  assessment shall be filed according to a schedule set by the presiding member.
				  If there is no applicable schedule; the final staff assessment shall be filed
				  at least 14 days before the first evidentiary hearing on the subjects covered
				  in the staff assessment.
(d) The
				  staff assessment shall provide a description of all applicable federal, state,
				  regional, and local laws, ordinances, regulations and standards and the
				  project's compliance with them. In the case of noncompliance, the staff
				  assessment shall provide a description of all staff efforts with the agencies
				  responsible for enforcing the laws, ordinances, regulations and standards, for
				  which there is noncompliance, in an attempt to correct or eliminate the
				  noncompliance.
(e) The staff
				  assessment shall indicate the staff's positions on the environmental issues
				  affecting a decision on the applicant's proposal.
1. Amendment
					 of NOTE filed 1-11-83; designated effective 2-1-83 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11346.2(d)
					 (Register 83, No. 3).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 8-10-93;
					 operative 9-9-93 (Register 93, No. 33).
3. Amendment of section
					 heading, section and NOTE filed 12-21-2015; operative 1-1-2016 pursuant to
					 Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2015, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						25213,
						25218(e)
						and
						25541.5,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21081,
						25216.5,
						25217(b),
						25519
						and
						25520(b),
						Public Resources Code.