OAR 345-015-0160
Project Order

(1)

Following the review of a notice of intent or, in the case of an expedited review, following receipt of a preliminary application for a site certificate, the Department of Energy shall send a project order to the applicant establishing the following:

(a)

All state statutes and administrative rules containing standards or criteria that must be met for the Council to issue a site certificate for the proposed facility, including applicable standards of divisions 22, 23 and 24 of this chapter.

(b)

All local government ordinances applicable to the Council’s decision on the proposed facility.

(c)

All application requirements in OAR 345-021-0010 (Contents of an Application) applicable to the proposed facility.

(d)

All state and local permits necessary to the construction and operation of the proposed facility and the name of each agency with the authority to issue such permits.

(e)

Any other data and information that must be included in the application for a site certificate to allow the Council to determine whether the proposed facility will comply with applicable statutes, administrative rules and local government ordinances.

(f)

The analysis area(s) for the proposed facility.

(g)

Public concerns that address matters within the jurisdiction of the Council that the applicant shall consider and discuss in the application for a site certificate, based on comments the Department has received in writing or at any informational meeting held under OAR 345-015-0130 (Informational Meeting on a Notice of Intent).

(h)

If the applicant has identified one or more proposed corridors in Exhibit D of the notice of intent as required by OAR 345-020-0011 (Contents of a Notice of Intent)(1)(d), any adjustments to the corridor(s) that the applicant shall evaluate in the corridor selection assessment described in 345-021-0010 (Contents of an Application)(1)(b).

(i)

If the applicant chooses to demonstrate need for a proposed electric transmission line, natural gas pipeline, or liquefied natural gas storage facility under the economically reasonable rules, OAR 345-023-0030 (System Reliability Rule for Electric Transmission Lines) and 345-023-0040 (Economically Reasonable Rule for Natural Gas Pipelines or Liquified Natural Gas Storage Facilities), any alternatives to construction and operation of the proposed facility that the applicant must evaluate in the application in addition to the alternatives described in 345-021-0010 (Contents of an Application)(1)(n)(F) or (G).

(j)

Except in the case of an expedited review granted under OAR 345-015-0300 (Request for Expedited Review of Small Capacity Facilities) or 345-015-0310 (Request for Expedited Review of Special Criteria Facilities), the expiration date of the notice of intent, according to 345-020-0060 (Expiration of a Notice of Intent)(1).

(2)

In determining the application and study requirements to be included in the project order, the Department shall consider the size and type of proposed facility and significant potential impacts of the proposed facility.

(3)

The Council or the Department may amend the project order at any time.

(4)

The project order is not a final order.

(5)

Except in the case of an expedited review granted under OAR 345-015-0300 (Request for Expedited Review of Small Capacity Facilities) or 345-015-0310 (Request for Expedited Review of Special Criteria Facilities), the Department shall, to the extent practicable, issue the project order within 140 days following the date of submission of the notice of intent.

Source: Rule 345-015-0160 — Project Order, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=345-015-0160.

345‑015‑0001
Purpose and Authority 345‑015‑0003
Remote and Electronic Public Meeting and Hearings 345‑015‑0012
Filing and Service of Documents in a Contested Case 345‑015‑0014
Contested Case Notices 345‑015‑0016
Requests for Party or Limited Party Status in Contested Cases on Applications for a Site Certificate 345‑015‑0018
Authorized Representative 345‑015‑0022
Petition for Indigent Status 345‑015‑0023
Duties of Hearing Officer 345‑015‑0024
Suspension of Hearing and Exclusion of a Party 345‑015‑0038
Separate Hearings 345‑015‑0043
Evidence: Testimony Submitted in Writing 345‑015‑0046
Evidence: Official Notice 345‑015‑0051
Evidence: Resolutions of Cities, Counties and Tribes 345‑015‑0054
Motions 345‑015‑0057
Prohibitions on Interlocutory Appeals to Council 345‑015‑0059
Prohibitions on Stays 345‑015‑0062
Reopening Record Prior to Decision 345‑015‑0080
Participation by Government Agencies 345‑015‑0083
Prehearing Conference and Prehearing Order 345‑015‑0085
Hearing Officer’s Proposed Contested Case Order 345‑015‑0110
Public Notice of a Notice of Intent 345‑015‑0120
Memorandum on a Notice of Intent 345‑015‑0130
Informational Meeting on a Notice of Intent 345‑015‑0140
Review by the Department of Energy 345‑015‑0160
Project Order 345‑015‑0180
Agency Memorandum on a Site Certificate Application 345‑015‑0190
Determination of Completeness 345‑015‑0200
Notice to Agencies that the Application is Complete 345‑015‑0210
Draft Proposed Order 345‑015‑0220
Public Hearing on the Draft Proposed Order 345‑015‑0230
Council Review and the Department of Energy’s Proposed Order 345‑015‑0240
The Decision-Making Record 345‑015‑0300
Request for Expedited Review of Small Capacity Facilities 345‑015‑0310
Request for Expedited Review of Special Criteria Facilities 345‑015‑0320
Public Hearing Procedures for Special Criteria Facilities 345‑015‑0350
Council Determination of Exemption 345‑015‑0360
Contents of Request for Exemption 345‑015‑0370
Consideration of Request for Exemption 345‑015‑0380
Loss of Exemption 345‑015‑0500
Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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