Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet Virtually October 25

SALEM — The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, October 25, 2024. Attendance will be open to the public virtually using the online Webex platform. Please see the meeting agenda for more detailed information, including meeting time and instructions on how to attend virtually.

The main items on the Council’s agenda include:  

Radioactive Material Transport Fee Rulemaking (Action Item) – Maxwell Woods, Assistant Director for Nuclear Safety, will present Council with a proposal to begin the informal process to update the radioactive material transport fees outlined in OAR 345 Division 60, including the scope of the rulemaking and the makeup of a prospective Rulemaking Advisory Committee.

Carbon Monetary Offset Permanent Rulemaking (Action item) – Tom Jackman, Rules Coordinator, will present for consideration by Council permanent rules related to the carbon monetary offset rate.

Nuclear Research Reactor Permanent Rulemaking (Action Item) – Tom Jackman, Rules Coordinator, will present for consideration by Council permanent rules related to Council’s nuclear research reactor oversight.

Yellow Rosebush Energy Center Hearing Officer Appointment (Action Item) – Todd Cornett, Assistant Director for Siting/Council Secretary. Council will consider appointment of Kate Triana, Oregon Office of Administrative Hearings Senior Administrative Law Judge, in accordance with ORS 469.470, as the Hearing Officer for all related EFSC proceedings associated with the Yellow Rosebush Energy Center.

The full meeting agenda and other meeting materials are available on ODOE’s website.

To request an interpreter for the hearing impaired or accommodations for persons with disabilities, please contact the department at least 72 hours before the meeting at 1-800-221-8035 or fax 503-373-7806. TTY users should call the Oregon Relay Service at 711.