Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 345 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENERGY FACILITY SITING COUNCIL › Division 15 - PROCEDURES GOVERNING COUNCIL AND DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING SITE CERTIFICATE HEARINGS › Section 345-015-0200 - Notice to Agencies that the Application is Complete

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) After receiving notification from the
			 Department that the application is complete, the applicant must prepare an
			 application supplement that includes all amendments to the preliminary
			 application and all additional information requested by the Department before
			 the determination of completeness.
(2) The applicant must submit to the
			 Department, two printed copies of the application supplement, and an electronic
			 version of the application supplement in a non-copy-protected format acceptable
			 to the Department. The applicant must submit additional printed copies of the
			 application supplement to the Department upon request.
(3) After receiving the application
			 supplement, the Department must determine a distribution date and prepare a
			 distribution list that includes, but is not limited to, the reviewing agencies
			 for the application.
(4) Except as
			 described in OAR 345-015-0310, and unless the Department directs otherwise, the
			 applicant must mail or email an electronic copy of the application supplement
			 to each person on the distribution list provided by the Department on or before
			 the distribution date. The applicant must provide a printed copy of all or part
			 of the application supplement to a person on the mailing list upon
			 request.
(5) If the Department
			 determines it is necessary to present the amendments and additional information
			 described in section (1) of this rule clearly, the Department may require the
			 applicant to provide a complete revision of the preliminary application in
			 place of the application supplement under sections (2) and (4) of this
			 rule.
(6) After the date of filing,
			 the Department must prepare a notice for distribution. In the notice, the
			 Department must:
(a) State the date of
			 filing;
(b) Explain that if a
			 person intends to raise an issue in the contested case, the person must raise
			 the issue in the manner described in OAR 345-015-0016;
(c) State a date by which the Department and
			 the applicant must receive the reports described in sections (d) through (f)
			 below;
(d) Request an agency report
			 containing the following information:
(A) The
			 agency's recommendations regarding any applications for permits administered by
			 the agency that are applicable to construction or operation of the proposed
			 facility;
(B) Issues significant to
			 the agency;
(C) The agency's
			 conclusions concerning the proposed facility's compliance with state statutes,
			 administrative rules or ordinances administered by the agency;
(D) A list of site certificate conditions
			 recommended by the agency; and
(E)
			 Any other information that the reviewing agency believes will be useful to the
			 Council in reviewing the site certificate application.
(e) Request a report from the affected local
			 government regarding the proposed facility's compliance with the applicable
			 substantive criteria for a land use decision under ORS
			 469.504(1)(b).
(f) Request a report from the affected local
			 government that describes any land use decisions made under ORS
			 469.504(1)(a).
(g) Explain that the reports described in
			 sections (d) through (f) above are part of the decision record for the
			 application for a site certificate.