Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 57 - ELECTRIC SERVICE › Subchapter G - COMMISSION REVIEW OF SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES › Section 57.75 - Hearing and notice

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Upon the
					 filing of an application, the Commission will set the time and place for
					 hearing or hearings of the application and will thereupon require the applicant
					 to cause the weekly publication for two consecutive weeks of a notice of
					 hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within each municipality in which
					 the HV line is proposed to be located. The publication of the notice of
					 hearings shall begin at least 45 days before the date set for the commencement
					 of the hearings. The notice of hearing for publication shall contain a brief
					 description of the proposed HV line, its location, a statement of the date,
					 time and place of the hearing and of its purpose and a statement as to where
					 and when a copy of the application is available for public
					 examination.
(b) The Commission
					 will notify each person or agency designated in §
											57.74(b) and (c) 
					 (relating to filing and service of application and notice of filing), parties
					 granted leave to intervene under subsection (c), and parties under subsection
					 (i) of the time and place of hearings on the application. After the initial
					 hearing, further hearing notices will be given by the Commission.
(c) Where it appears desirable, the
					 Commission or the presiding officer may provide for the grouping of parties
					 with substantially similar interests for the purpose of serving notices and
					 other documents. If a group does not designate a representative for the service
					 of notices and documents, the presiding officer may designate a representative.
					 Notice and documents shall be served only on the designated representative.
					 This subsection may not be construed, however, to limit the right of a party to
					 the proceeding to file motions, briefs, and the like with the presiding officer
					 or Commission when appropriate.
(d)
					 A request for leave to intervene shall be in writing and shall state briefly
					 the interest of the intervenor and the objections to be raised. Upon proper
					 request, the Commission will allow the timely intervention of any of the
					 persons or agencies listed in §
											57.74(b) and (c).
					 Upon proper request, the Commission may allow the timely intervention of
					 another party deemed to have a substantial interest in the proceeding or whose
					 intervention will aid the Commission in its consideration of the
					 application.
(e) At hearings held
					 under this section, the Commission will accept evidence upon, and in its
					 determination of the application it will consider,
inter alia
,
					 the following matters:
(1) The present and
					 future necessity of the proposed HV line in furnishing service to the
					 public.
(2) The safety of the
					 proposed HV line.
(3) The impact
					 and the efforts which have been and will be made to minimize the impact, if
					 any, of the proposed HV line upon the following:
(i) Land use.
(ii) Soil and sedimentation.
(iii) Plant and wildlife habitats.
(iv) Terrain.
(v) Hydrology.
(vi) Landscape.
(vii) Archeologic areas.
(viii) Geologic areas.
(ix) Historic areas.
(x) Scenic areas.
(xi) Wilderness areas.
(xii) Scenic rivers.
(4) The availability of reasonable
					 alternative routes.