Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet September 22, 2023

SALEM — The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held on Friday, September 22, 2023. Attendance will be open to the public both in person and virtually using the online Webex platform. Please see the meeting agenda for more detailed information, including meeting time, location, and instructions on how to attend virtually.

The main items on the Council’s agenda include:

Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line, Request for Site Certificate Amendment 1, Council Decision on Any Submitted Requests for Contested Case, and Possible Material Change Hearing and Public Notice of Hearing to Adopt Final Order (ORS 469.370(7)) (Action Item) – Kellen Tardaewether, Senior Siting Analyst. Council will be presented with an overview of the approved 300-mile transmission line, and the changes proposed in Request for Amendment 1. The proposed changes include new site boundary area, inclusive of shifts in transmission line and access road locations; and changes to proposed conditions. Council will have two potential review and action items:

1. Council Decision on Requests for Contested Case – Council will first consider any requests for contested case on the Department’s Proposed Order on Amendment 1 submitted on or before September 8, 2023. If a contested case request or requests are granted, Council will provide the next steps for initiating a contested case proceeding for the issues granted.

2. Council Decision on Proposed Order – Unless a contested case proceeding is granted, Council will proceed to review the Proposed Order on Amendment 1 and will either adopt, modify, or reject the Proposed Order as the Final Order. If Council adopts or modifies the Proposed Order as the final order, there will be a hearing on any material changes made from the Proposed Order to Final Order. ORS 469.370(7).

Idaho Power Corporation’s Request for Council Review of Financial Institution (Action Item) – Sisily Fleming, Fiscal Analyst. Council will consider a request from Idaho Power Corporation, certificate holder for the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Site Certificate, to add CNA Surety to the list of financial institutions approved to act as issuers of financial instruments related to the Council’s Retirement and Financial Assurance standard.

Radioactive Material Enforcement Rulemaking (Action Item) – Tom Jackman, Siting Policy Analyst & Rules Coordinator, Maxwell Woods, Assistant Director for Nuclear Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Tom Sicilia, Hanford Hydrogeologist. Council will consider staff’s recommendation to initiate proposed revisions to the Council’s rules related to the disposal of materials containing naturally occurring radioactive materials and identify potential updates to OAR 345-050

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.