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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.6 - Waivers › Rule 17.20.605 - CONTENTS OF REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVE SITES PURSUANT TO 75-20-304 (3), MCA

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(1) For a waiver of provisions described in
				75-20-304(3),
				MCA, the request for waiver must contain information satisfying
				75-20-304(3)(d),
				MCA, which must include an analysis indicating a net positive effect on the
				county economy. The analysis must include a discussion, with supporting data,
				of the size of the population influx resulting from direct and indirect
				employment associated with facility construction and operation, and the cost of
				providing services to the increased population. The discussion must include the
				facility's construction period and a portion of the facility's operational
				period adequate to address the following:
(a)
				the county's capability to supply construction and operational labor to the
				proposed facility, supported by data on the existing labor force, the supply of
				skilled labor within the county to meet the job requirements of the facility,
				and present and projected unemployment rates;
(b) effects on local businesses of the
				increased income resulting from the facility's payroll;
(c) a fiscal analysis comparing increased tax
				revenue resulting from the facility with increased local expenditures
				necessitated by the population influx associated with the project, including
				the relative timing of expected expenditure requirements compared to expected
				tax increases, as determined by documented consultation with appropriate local
				government officials; and
(d)
				economic impacts on residents resulting from changes in ambient environmental
				factors caused by the proposed facility.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.6 - Waivers › Rule 17.20.606 - DEPARTMENT ACTION ON REQUEST FOR WAIVER

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(1)
				Within 90 days after receipt of the information required by ARM
				17.20.603 or
				17.20.605, the department shall
				give notice and set a date for a hearing.
(2) The department shall give notice and set
				a date for a hearing and render a decision as soon as practicable after receipt
				of the information required by ARM
				17.20.604.
(a) This rule does not apply to emergency
				repairs of a facility or associated facility.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.6 - Waivers › Rule 17.20.607 - CONTENT OF AN APPLICATION FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF WAIVER PURSUANT TO 75-20-304 (3) , MCA

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(1) An application
				for a facility which has been granted a waiver pursuant to
				75-20-304(3),
				MCA, must contain applicable information required by ARM
				17.20.1418 for the preferred site
				only.
(2) Information requirements
				for linear associated facilities are not affected by the waiver and must be
				addressed as applicable unless the applicant can demonstrate that less detailed
				information meets the requirements of subchapter 14, based on considerations of
				size or length of the linear associated facilities, the homogeneity of the
				geographic area that would be traversed by these facilities, or that impacts
				are not likely to occur.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-105,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-304,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.7 - Notice of Intent to File an Application › Rule 17.20.701 - PURPOSE OF NOTICE (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-214,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.7 - Notice of Intent to File an Application › Rule 17.20.702 - CONTENT OF NOTICE OF INTENT (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-214,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.7 - Notice of Intent to File an Application › Rule 17.20.703 - CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO NOTICE (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-214,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.7 - Notice of Intent to File an Application › Rule 17.20.704 - FILING FEE REDUCTION (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-214,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.801 - REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND THE BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

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(1) An application
				must contain the information required by the department of environmental
				quality and the board of environmental review to determine compliance with
				applicable standards, permit requirements, and implementation plans under their
				jurisdiction for any proposed facility and for the primary and reasonable
				alternate locations for a proposed linear facility pursuant to
				75-20-216(3),
				MCA.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-105,
					 75-20-211,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.802 - APPLICATION, NUMBER OF COPIES

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(1) The
				applicant shall submit the application in an electronic format acceptable to
				the department. The applicant shall submit maps, map overlays, exhibits,
				appendices, or attachments as defined in ARM
				17.20.803(3)(i) and
				(j), in an electronic format acceptable to
				the department.
AUTH:
					 75-20-105, MCA; IMP:
					 75-20-105, MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.803 - APPLICATION, FORMAT

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(1) An application
				must be submitted in an electronic format acceptable to the
				department.
(2) An application must
				contain an index cross-referencing the material contained in the
				application.
(3) An application l
				must be organized according to the following general categories:
(a) introductory material;
(b) description of the proposed
				facility;
(c) cost of the
				facility;
(d) explanation of the
				purpose and benefits of the proposed facility;
(e) explanation of the need for a linear
				facility;
(f) analysis of
				alternatives to the proposed facility;
(g) alternative siting study for linear
				facilities;
(h) environmental
				concerns;
(i) all maps must be in
				an electronic format acceptable to the department;
(j) technical reports, reference or source
				documents, and other supplementary material provided by the applicant shall be
				presented as separate, consecutively arranged attachments, beginning with
				"Attachment A."
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.804 - DOCUMENTATION OF INFORMATION SOURCES AND OMISSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

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(1) An application
				must contain a list of sources of information used in preparing the
				application. An application must specify when field investigations were
				conducted.
(2) An application
				should include only information relevant to the facility. The application
				requirements in these rules address a comprehensive range of issues for the
				wide range of facilities covered by the Act. The applicability or relevance of
				the requirements to a particular facility are dependent on its type, its
				design, how its output will be marketed, its size or length, and on the
				characteristics and complexity of the geographic area(s) where the facility may
				be located. An application shall contain the information required by
				subchapters 8 and 9 and 13 through 15 unless specific provisions for submitting
				less information are contained in the rule, or unless the department gives
				written permission, prior to filing the application, to omit certain
				information. Unless a rule provides differently, an applicant desiring to omit
				information it considers irrelevant to the project shall submit to the
				department a written request to make the omission, along with documentation
				justifying its request. The department shall review the applicant's request and
				shall make a written determination of whether the information may be omitted.
				If there is a substantial cost to the department to verify the applicant's
				justification, the applicant shall contract with the department and reimburse
				it for expenses incurred pursuant to
				75-20-106, MCA.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-105,
					 75-20-211,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.805 - SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL

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(1) The applicant
				shall submit supplemental material to the department within 15 days after it
				becomes available following filing of an application. The applicant shall
				submit supplemental material in the form of substitute pages or insertions to
				the application as originally filed. Supplemental material includes information
				to update or finalize information submitted with the original application and
				the following:
(a) studies that an applicant
				routinely or periodically updates;
(b) changes in the application that result
				from a change in any statute, standard, permit requirement or implementation
				plan affecting the facility; and
(c) any other changes materially affecting
				the basis of need for the facility, the engineering design of the facility, the
				costs or the environmental impact of the facility.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.806 - CHANGES IN AN APPLICATION

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(1) Pursuant to
				75-20-213(2),
				MCA, an applicant may change or add to an application. The applicant must
				inform the department of the change or addition in an electronic format
				acceptable to the department. The applicant shall describe the change in
				sufficient detail to allow the department to make the determination required by
				ARM 17.20.807 and must supply the
				information in the form acceptable to the department.
AUTH:
					 75-20-105, MCA; IMP:
					 75-20-105,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-213, MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.807 - AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION-NEW APPLICATION

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(1)
				The department may determine that a change or addition to an application
				submitted by the applicant pursuant to ARM
				17.20.805 or
				17.20.806 requires an amendment to
				the original application and additional filing fees as provided by
				75-20-213, MCA, if the change or
				addition would be likely to involve the following:
(a) significantly increased or significantly
				different environmental impacts than would have been likely based on the
				information contained in the original application;
(b) significant changes in the basis of the
				need for a linear facility; or
(c)
				significant changes in the economics of alternatives to the proposed facility
				as required by ARM
				17.20.1301,
				17.20.1302,
				17.20.1304,
				17.20.1305, and
				17.20.1311.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.810 - RELATED PROJECTS-SINGLE FACILITY

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(1)
				Related projects that address the same or closely related needs that the
				proposed facility would address may constitute a single facility for purposes
				of compliance with the application provisions of these rules. An application
				must explain the relationship of the proposed facility to other facilities or
				projects planned or under construction and must address all portions of the
				facility.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-105,
					 75-20-211,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.811 - ALL FACILITIES, ESTIMATED COST OF FACILITY

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(1)
				An application for a facility defined in
				75-20-104, MCA, must contain
				estimates and a description of total costs and expenses attributable to the
				engineering, construction, and startup of the proposed facility and associated
				facilities up to the time of commercial operation. Cost estimates may be based
				on preliminary engineering or if available, standardized engineering
				estimates.
(2) As used herein,
				engineering costs include all direct costs related to planning, design,
				permitting, quality control, and land acquisition. Construction costs include
				costs related to site or route preparation, erection and assembly, and
				commissioning costs. Cost estimates must be itemized into relevant categories
				as follows unless other categories are agreed to by the department:
(a) engineering and overhead costs;
(b) land acquisition costs, and site or
				right-of-way preparation costs;
(c)
				plant costs, itemized by major process area and by major equipment. For
				proprietary processes itemization by major process area is sufficient for the
				application;
(d) costs of
				transportation links;
(e)
				mitigation costs;
(f) front end
				royalty payments;
(g) initial
				inventories of coal, chemicals or materials;
(h) startup expenses and working capital;
				and
(i) any other costs necessary
				and incidental to the construction of the facility and preparation for initial
				operation.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.812 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, ESTIMATED COST OF ENERGY OR PRODUCT (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-215,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.815 - LINEAR FACILITIES, ESTIMATED ANNUAL COSTS

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(1) An application for a linear facility must
				contain a detailed analysis of the annual costs of the facility for purposes of
				comparing the facility with alternatives, as required by
				75-20-301, MCA, including detail
				on the capital and operating costs and operational characteristics of the
				facility.
(2) All estimated
				construction costs must be escalated to the appropriate date in the
				construction schedule as explained in ARM
				17.20.811(6).
(3) An application must contain information
				about the likely methods of financing construction of the facility. For
				facilities taking longer than one year to construct, allowance for funds used
				during construction must be added to the escalated construction costs to
				calculate the capital costs as of the date the facility is placed in commercial
				operation.
(4) Amortization costs
				must be calculated by standard industry practice for the estimated life of the
				bonds or other borrowing, or for the economic life of the facility.
(5) Costs for the first, fifth and tenth full
				operational year of the facility must be estimated. If current costs are used
				as a basis they must be escalated, using an appropriate index or indices of
				recent cost escalation specified in ARM
				17.20.811(6), to
				the first full operational year. The same index or other department approved
				index or indices must be used to escalate operating costs over the life of the
				facility.
(a) Annual costs must be
				disaggregated by relevant categories including, but not limited to,
				amortization, depreciation, taxes, insurance, interim replacements, any other
				capital-related annual costs, operational labor costs, operational material
				costs, pumping costs, water costs, waste disposal costs, and maintenance costs.
				Assistance shall be specified. All assumptions used in estimating the costs
				must be explained.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.816 - ALL FACILITIES, SERVICE AREA UTILITIES, COPIES OF CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF MATERIALS OR SALE OF ENERGY FROM THE PROPOSED FACILITY (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-215,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.817 - LINEAR FACILITIES, PRICING POLICY

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(1)
				An application for a linear facility must contain a discussion of how the
				product or transportation services provided by the facility will be priced or
				how the costs of the facility will be recovered. Distinction should be made
				between pricing according to market value, and the use of rolled-in pricing,
				average cost pricing, or any other cost-based pricing method. This rule does
				not apply to transmission lines that recover costs through overall energy
				charges or similar methods.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.8 - General Requirements for Applications › Rule 17.20.818 - LINEAR FACILITIES, EVALUATION OF ECONOMIC COSTS AND BENEFITS

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(1) To facilitate a comparison of the project
				and alternatives for the department's finding under
				75-20-301, MCA, an application
				must include information on the internal and external costs and benefits of a
				proposed linear facility.
(2) For
				internal costs the information provided under ARM
				17.20.811 or
				17.20.815 is sufficient.
(3) For external costs the information
				provided under Circular MFSA-2, sections 3.7 and 3.8 is sufficient.
(4) Information on benefits must include,
				where relevant, benefits to the consumer, benefits to the applicant, and
				benefits to Montana. Information concerning these benefits may include
				increased reliability, increased transient stability, increased power transfer
				capability, decreased chance of voltage drop and other economic considerations
				such as current system costs. The applicant may not double count benefits and
				shall include nonmonetary benefits wherever possible.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-105,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-215,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.901 - GENERATION FACILITIES, EXPLANATION OF PURPOSE AND BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED FACILITY

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(1) An application
				must contain an explanation of the purpose of the proposed facility and the
				benefits that it will provide. This includes a discussion of the likely markets
				it will serve and any other purposes it will serve and benefits it will
				provide.
AUTH:
					 75-20-105, MCA; IMP:
					 75-20-211, MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.902 - GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, RESOURCE FORECAST (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.903 - GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, POOLING, INTERCONNECTION, EXCHANGE, PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENTS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.904 - GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR ENERGY AND PEAK DEMAND (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.905 - GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF THE PROPOSED FACILITY IN MEETING ENERGY NEEDS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.906 - GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.907 - TRANSMISSION FACILITIES, REGIONAL RELIABILITY CRITERIA

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(1) An application for a transmission
				facility must contain a discussion of the reliability of the applicant's system
				and regional transmission system, including the following:
(a) a description of the existing and desired
				levels of transmission system reliability and how the proposed facility affects
				the level of reliability;
(b) as
				relevant, an explanation of the rationale for the selection of the applicant's
				desired level of reliability;
(c)
				the planning assumptions and rules used to maintain the desired level of
				transmission reliability;
(d) as
				relevant, the expected frequency of interruption of service to customers on the
				applicant's transmission system under current reliability criteria, and the
				extent to which that frequency of interruption is associated with outages of
				generation, transmission, and distribution facilities; and
(e) an economic evaluation of alternate
				levels of reliability.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.908 - GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, INTERRUPTIBLE AND CURTAILABLE LOAD DATA (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.909 - GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, DESTINATION AND DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF ENERGY TO BE PRODUCED (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.910 - GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.911 - GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, CATEGORIES FOR REPORTING CUSTOMER END-USE DATA (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.920 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, EXPLANATION OF NEED

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(1) An application for an electric
				transmission line must contain an explanation of the need for the facility
				based on, but not limited to, one or more of the following conditions:
(a) transient stability considerations under
				normal or contingent operating conditions;
(b) power transfer capacity under normal or
				contingent operating conditions;
(c) voltage drop in the transmission or
				subtransmission network under normal or contingent operating
				conditions;
(d) reliability of
				service considerations; and
(e)
				economy considerations.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.921 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, TRANSIENT STABILITY CONSIDERATIONS

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(1) For electric transmission lines where
				transient stability considerations are a basis of need, an application must
				contain the following information:
(a) an
				explanation of the normal or contingent operating conditions, under which a
				transient stability problem exists, identification of the criteria used to
				determine these conditions, and an explanation of the rationale for their use;
				and
(b) at least two stability
				studies, one to demonstrate the problem situation and one to demonstrate the
				solution.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.922 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, POWER TRANSFER CAPACITY, VOLTAGE DROP

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(1) For electric transmission lines where
				power transfer capacity or voltage drop is a basis of need, the application
				must contain an explanation of the problem situation including the following
				information:
(a) where thermal rating is
				referenced, identification of both the normal and emergency thermal ratings and
				an explanation of their effect on power flows;
(b) where normal transfer capacity of a
				transmission line is referenced, identification of a standard power factor and
				voltage drop limit;
(c) where
				emergency power transfer capacity under contingent operating conditions is
				referenced, identification of the voltage drop and power factor acceptable for
				the period of contingency;
(d)
				identification of any applicable design or operating voltage drop standards or
				legal or contractual voltage drop restrictions;
(e) a minimum of three load flow studies. The
				load flow studies must clearly indicate any assumptions made, including any
				relevant input data, and must include a single line diagram showing megawatts
				and megavar loads and flows and voltage levels for each study. The studies must
				include the following unless otherwise approved by the department:
(i) the base case, illustrating the
				problem;
(ii) a study showing the
				immediate effect of the facility; and
(iii) a study showing the effect of the
				facility five years later.
(f) ten-year historical and 10-year projected
				load growth at each point of distribution in the area that would be served by
				the facility, including the following:
(i) a
				description of the assumptions used in making the projection, and an evaluation
				of the extent to which load growth in the area to be served by the facility
				will follow or differ for the patterns shown in overall service area load
				growth of the applicant;
(ii) if
				additional block loads equal to 10% or more of a given substation load are
				anticipated, a list of the total connected load and the after-diversity-maximum
				demand for each additional load;
(iii) for substations which are delivery
				points for resale customers, the applicant may substitute the resale customer's
				forecast of load growth at that delivery point for the applicant's own
				forecast. In such cases an evaluation of the resale customer's forecasting
				method must be included; and
(iv)
				an explanation of the amount of excess capacity which will be available after
				the proposed transmission line is built, under contingent and normal
				conditions, and an estimate of when additional reinforcement will be
				necessary.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.923 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, RELIABILITY OF SERVICE

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(1) For electric transmission lines where
				reliability of service is a basis of need, an application must contain the
				following:
(a) the information required by
				ARM 17.20.922(5) and
				(6);
(b) a description of the planning assumptions
				and rules by which the applicant attempts to maintain its desired level of
				generation and transmission reliability, and an explanation of the rationale
				for the selection of the desired level of reliability. To the extent this
				information has been provided in ARM
				17.20.907, it need not be
				duplicated here.
(c) to the extent
				available 10 years historical line outage data in the area to be served by the
				proposed facility including the duration, location, and cause of the outage,
				the load lost, and the number and type of customers affected, if
				known.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.924 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, ECONOMY CONSIDERATIONS

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(1) For electric transmission lines where
				economy considerations are a basis of need, an application must contain the
				following, as relevant:
(a) a system cost
				study for the 10 years following the date the proposed line is to be placed in
				service, showing system costs with and without the proposed line;
(b) an analysis of markets and prices for
				surplus energy or of the need for and alternative sources of firm energy to be
				transmitted over the proposed line;
(c) an analysis of sources and prices for
				purchased energy to be received over the proposed line;
(d) an analysis of the demand for and price
				of wheeling services to be provided by the proposed line;
(e) other economic analysis relevant to
				demonstrating the need, economic feasibility or financial viability of the
				proposed line;
(f) a discussion of
				the relationship of the capacity of the proposed facility to the size of
				projected flows over the facility; and
(g) if transmission capacity exists that
				could carry the desired energy or power flows without violating voltage drop,
				transfer capacity or other transmission planning criteria, a discussion of
				efforts by the applicant to reach an acceptable agreement with the owners of
				this transmission capacity to make it available to the applicant at reasonable
				cost and an explanation of why the proposed facility is preferable to use of
				the existing facility.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.928 - OTHER LINEAR FACILITIES, EXPLANATION OF NEED

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(1) Applicants for other types of linear
				facilities, such as pipelines, should contact the department for appropriate
				information requirements for determining need for the facility.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.9 - Application Requirements for Service Area Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation, Conversion and Linear Facilities › Rule 17.20.929 - LINEAR FACILITIES, INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS

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(1) An application for a linear facility must
				include either a copy of any and all interconnection agreements involving the
				proposed facility, or the following information for each such agreement:
(a) a brief description of the obligations of
				and the benefits to the facility under the agreement;
(b) a list of all parties to the
				agreement;
(c) the time period
				during which the agreement is in effect;
(d) a summary of the terms of the agreement;
				and
(e) the financial
				agreements.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.12 - Application Requirements for Competitive Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation and Conversion Facilities › Rule 17.20.1201 - MARKET ANALYSIS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.12 - Application Requirements for Competitive Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation and Conversion Facilities › Rule 17.20.1202 - MARKETABILITY FORECASTS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.12 - Application Requirements for Competitive Utilities Explanation of Need for Generation and Conversion Facilities › Rule 17.20.1203 - UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.13 - Application Requirements-Evaluation of Alternatives › Rule 17.20.1301 - GENERATION FACILITIES, EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES

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(1) An application must contain an evaluation
				of the nature and economics of alternatives to the proposed facility, including
				alternative energy technologies that could be implemented at the proposed site,
				the no action alternative, and alternative technological components and
				pollution control systems for the proposed facility. An application must
				contain a comparison of alternatives leading to selection of the proposed
				facility as the preferred alternative, and an explanation of the reasons for
				selection of the proposed facility. Alternative energy technologies include,
				but are not limited to, alternative combustion technologies, alternative coal
				conversion technologies, alternative boiler designs, cogeneration and
				alternative uses of waste heat, alternative wind, hydropower, and geothermal
				generation technologies, and the direct application of energy
				resources.
(2) An application must
				contain an evaluation of the no action alternative, wherein no action would be
				taken to meet the purpose or provide the benefits the proposed facility is
				designed to meet or provide.
(3) An
				application must contain an evaluation of alternative technological components
				and subsystems that could be employed by the proposed facility that could
				substantially reduce the cost or environmental impacts of the proposed facility
				including, but not limited to, air and water pollution control systems, cooling
				systems, and transmission and distribution systems and those required by ARM
				17.20.1418(10) 
				and department Circular MFSA-1, Sections 3.11 and 3.12.
AUTH:
					 75-20-105, MCA; IMP:
					 75-20-211, MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.13 - Application Requirements-Evaluation of Alternatives › Rule 17.20.1302 - GENERATION FACILITIES, CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED FACILITY

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(1) An application
				must contain an evaluation of relevant alternatives listed in ARM
				17.20.1301, leading to a ranking
				of alternatives and selection of the proposed facility. The evaluation and
				selection may be made by any method preferred by the applicant.
(2) An application must include a detailed
				description of the methods and criteria used by the applicant to select the
				proposed facility given the capacity, availability, and types of alternatives,
				and to determine the proper size and timing of construction, in order to
				achieve maximum economies of scale and the applicant's desired level of
				reliability at the lowest economic cost. Documentation for process tradeoff
				studies performed by the applicant must be provided. Published tradeoff studies
				may be cited by reference. A description of the methods used to select the
				proposed designs for major process areas must be included.
(3) In addition to the applicant's criteria
				for comparison, all appropriate alternatives which have no insurmountable
				environmental, technical or other problems serious enough to warrant
				elimination from further consideration, must be ranked by the levelized
				delivered cost of energy, including known mitigation costs. Alternatives whose
				levelized delivered cost of energy is not more than 35% higher than the cost of
				energy from the proposed facility, or which have significant environmental
				advantages over the proposed facility, must be compared on the basis of
				performance, system impact, and environmental impact as follows:
(a) performance criteria include:
(i) the first year and levelized delivered
				cost of energy, including known mitigation costs, incremental transmission
				costs and the effect of line losses; and
(ii) the estimated on-line life of the
				alternative and the projected capacity factor during the on-line life of the
				alternative.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.13 - Application Requirements-Evaluation of Alternatives › Rule 17.20.1303 - SERVICE AREA UTILITIES, GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE LOAD-RESOURCE BALANCES (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.13 - Application Requirements-Evaluation of Alternatives › Rule 17.20.1304 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES

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(1) An application must contain an evaluation
				of the nature and economics of relevant alternatives to the proposed facility,
				which could in whole or in part address the problem or opportunity as described
				in ARM 17.20.920 that the proposed
				facility is designed to address, including transmission alternatives,
				alternative energy resources, alternative transmission technologies,
				alternative levels of reliability and nonconstruction alternatives. The no
				action alternative must be evaluated. The evaluation must also include a
				comparison of alternatives leading to the selection of a preferred alternative
				and an explanation of the reasons for the selection of the proposed
				facility.
(2) An application for an
				electric transmission line must include an evaluation of transmission
				alternatives, including alternative end points and intermediate substation
				locations for the transmission line and upgrading or replacing an existing
				facility that would serve to provide the needed reinforcement that would be
				provided by the proposed facility. An application must also evaluate
				alternative timing of other electric transmission lines planned by the
				applicant, which in whole or in part would address the problem situation or
				opportunity or provide the needed reinforcement that would be provided by the
				proposed facility. For each transmission alternative, a minimum of three load
				flow studies must be provided, as required by ARM
				17.20.922.
(3) Alternative energy resources and energy
				conservation alternatives are those that can individually or in combination
				offset or postpone the need for the proposed facility, or provide services
				comparable to the proposed facility. The evaluation must include a description
				of each alternative energy resource or energy conservation measure, the
				location and quantity available, any constraints to its availability and
				predictable daily and seasonal variations in the availability of the energy
				resource, if applicable.
(4)
				Alternative transmission technologies are those capable of providing comparable
				services or addressing the problem or opportunity the proposed facility is
				designed to address.
(5) An
				application based on reliability of service considerations must contain an
				evaluation of alternative levels of transmission reliability, and of the
				provision of backup generation to customers with articular needs for
				reliability.
(6) Nonconstruction
				alternatives include the use of curtailable and interruptible load contracts
				with customers and load management.
(7) The no action alternative means no
				facility would be constructed to meet the need or provide the services the
				proposed facility is designed to meet or provide.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.13 - Application Requirements-Evaluation of Alternatives › Rule 17.20.1305 - ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES, CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES

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(1) An application must contain the
				applicant's evaluation of all relevant alternatives listed in ARM
				17.20.1304 leading to a ranking
				and selection of alternatives and selection of the proposed transmission
				facility.
(a) An application must include a
				detailed description of the methods and criteria used by the applicant to
				select a facility which best addresses the problem or opportunity situations
				identified as the basis of need (see ARM
				17.20.920 ) given consideration of
				economics, engineering, and environmental concerns.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.13 - Application Requirements-Evaluation of Alternatives › Rule 17.20.1309 - COMPETITIVE UTILITIES AND NONUTILITIES, GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.13 - Application Requirements-Evaluation of Alternatives › Rule 17.20.1310 - COMPETITIVE UTILITIES AND NONUTILITIES, GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED FACILITY (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.13 - Application Requirements-Evaluation of Alternatives › Rule 17.20.1311 - PIPELINE FACILITIES, EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES

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(1) An application for a pipeline facility
				must contain an evaluation of alternatives including, but not limited to, the
				use of alternative transportation modes, alternative starting points or
				destination points, alternative diameter pipe, alternative flow rates,
				alternative rates of pumping or compressing, alternative size, number and
				location of pump or compressor stations, alternative pump or compressor fuels
				and fuel sources, alternative pipe wall thickness and alternative pipe
				material, and the no action alternative. Service area utilities shall also
				evaluate alternate methods of meeting the need for the energy being
				transported.
75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.20 - MAJOR FACILITY SITING › Subchapter 17.20.14 - Application Requirements: Alternative Siting Study and Baseline Data Requirements › Rule 17.20.1401 - ENERGY GENERATION AND CONVERSION FACILITIES, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ALTERNATIVE SITING STUDY (REPEALED)

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75-20-105, MCA; IMP,
					 75-20-211,
					 75-20-503,
					 MCA;