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RE: IPC-E-1l-23 - Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s Answer and Motion to
Dismiss Idaho Power's Petition for Declaratory Order
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Enclosed please find Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s Answer and Motion to
Dismiss Idaho Power's Petition for Declaratory Order submitted for filing in the
above-referenced docket. We have enclosed seven (7) copies, as well as an additional
copy for you to stap for our records.
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Attorneys for Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. IPC-E-1l-23
IN THE MATTER OF IDAHO POWER
COMPANY'S PETITION FOR
DECLARTORY ORDER REGARING
PURP A JURISDICTION.
) KOOTENAI ELECTRIC
~ COOPERATIVE, INC.'S
~ ANSWER IN OPPOSITION AND
) MOTION TO DISMISS IDAHO
) POWER'S PETITION FOR
) DECLARTORY ORDER
)
)
INTRODUCTION
Kootenai Electrc Cooperative, Inc. ("Kootenai") hereby respectfly submits its
Answer in Opposition to Idaho Power's Petition for Declaratory Order and its Motion to
Dismiss Idaho Power's Petition for Declaratory Order. Because Idaho Power has refued
to cooperate outside of the context of litigation, Kootenai reluctatly submits ths filing in its
attempt to end ths legal dispute that Idao Power intiated. Kootenai files the Answer
pursuat to Idaho Public Utility Commssion ("IPUC") Rule of Procedure 57(2), and fies
the Motion to Dismiss pursuant to IPUC Rule of Procedure 56. This dispute concerns
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Kootenai's attempt to sell the electrical output of its Fighting Creek Landfill Gas to
Energy Station to Idaho Power. Kootenai's electricity will not be made available for
Idaho Power's use until afer Kootenai pays Avista Corporation ("Avista") to transmit the
electrcity to Idaho Power's electrical system in the State of Oregon. As explained
below, the IPUC has no jurisdiction to intervene in Kootenai's attempt to avail itself of
rues implemented by the Federal Energy Reguatory Commssion and the State of
Oregon, which permit Kootenai's proposed transaction. Kootenai respectfly requests
that the IPUC dismiss Idaho Power's Petition.
BACKGROUND
1. The Fighting Creek Project
This dispute involves Kootenai's attempt to sell the output of its 3.2 megawatt
("MW") Landfill Gas to Energy Station. The Fighting Creek project is located at the
Kootenai County Solid Waste Facilty, near Bellgrove, Idaho. The County will produce
methane gas from decomposition of waste interned at the landfill, and sell that gas to
Kootenai to generate renewable electricity though two 1.6 MW generators.
After initial discussions with A vista for sale of the output, A vista representatives
informed Kootenai of the option to sell pursuant to Section 210 of the Public Utility
Reguatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA"). Kootenai subsequently self-certfied the
project as a qualifying facilty ("QF"). See Federal Energy Reguatory Commssion
("FERC") Docket No. QFll- 178. Kootenai has recently executed an interconnection
agreement with Avista, which governs deliveries of the QF's output to Avista's system.
Constrction is progressing, and Kootenai expects the project to be operational by early
2012. Once operational, the Fighting Creek project and the related facilties owned by
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the County will put methane emissions from the landfill to the beneficial use of
producing clean, renewable electricity. In addition to the obvious environmental
benefits, the project wil generate revenue and expand the tax base for the County.
2. Kootenai's attempt to utilize the IPUC's implementation of PURP A
Kootenai attempted for several months to enter into a power purchase agreement
("PP A") with A vista for sale of the electrical output at a point of delivery in the State of
Idaho using the IPUC's implementation ofPURPA. As has been the trend in rècent Idao
QF contracts, however, A vista would not agree to compensate Kootenai for the
environmenta attibutes of its QF, or to disclaim ownership of such attbutes. See
generally IPUC Case No. IPC-E-II-15. Six months afer Kootenai engaged in good faith
negotiations, Kootenai and A vista ultimately reached agreement on all material terms
other than the ownership of environmenta attbutes. i
Kootenai canot sign A vista's contract clouding title to the environmental
attbutes because the Kootenai County Landfill from which Kootenai wil purchase
landfill gas owns half of the renewable energy credits and carbon offsets. As expressed
in the attached letter, Kootenai would have happily accepted the PP A terms tendered by
Avista, including the curent IPUC avoided cost rates, if the PPA allowed Kootenai to
retan clear title to the environmenta attbutes. See Kootenai Attchment No. 1 at pp. 2-
3. Rather than engage in protracted litigation over environmenta attibute ownership
with A vista, Kootenai decided to explore other options which will require the additional
To prove this point that Idaho Power appears to contest in its Petition, Kootenai has attched
Avista's cover letter tendering the fial contract for signatue and Kootenai's response letter. These letters
are attched as Attchment No. i. Kootenai has also included, as Attachment No.2, its more recent letter
to Idao Power explaining tht the clause cloudig title to environmenta attbutes was the sole issue of
disagreement between Avista and Kootenai, along with some of the other documents provided to Idao
Power by Kootenai. Kootenai has omitted the lengty PP As exchanged with those letters.
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expense of wheeling its output. Id
3. Kootenai's attempt to utilize the OPUC's implementation of PURP A
Kootenai decided to attempt to sell instead to the nearest investor-owned utility in
the State of Oregon because the Public Utility Commission of Oregon ("OPUC") requies
its investor-owned utilities to disclaim ownership of envionmenta attibutes. See In Re
Rulemaking to Adopt and Amend Rules Related to Ownership of the Non-energy
Attributes of Renewable Energy (Green Tags), Energy Service Supplier Certifcation
Requirements, and Use of Terms "Electric Utilty" and "Electric Company," OPUC
Docket No. AR 495, Order No. 05-1229, at pp. 8-9 (2005); see also Oregon
Administrative Reguation 860-022-0075 (2011) (codifying the same)? Idaho Power is
the nearest utilty in another state to which Kootenai believes it can most easily wheel the
output without operatig at a substatial loss.
Idaho Power makes QF purchases in Oregon pursuant to the OPUC's extensive
implementation ofPURPA's mandatory purchase provisions. See generally Ore. Rev.
Stat. 758.505 to 758.555; OPUC Docket No. UM 1129. The OPUC requires Idaho
Power, though Idaho Power's Schedule 85, to publish avoided cost rates available for a
contract term not to exceed 15 years for QFs sized 10 MW or less. See generally In Re
Staffs Investigation Relating to Electric Utilty Purchases from Qualifing Facilties,
OPUC Docket No. UM 1129, Order No. 05-584 (2005). The OPUC also requires Idaho
Power to make publicly available a stadad offer contract approved by the OPUC and to
2 Notably, the Montaa Public Servce Commission also requies its investor-owned utility to
disclai ownership of environmenta attbutes in QF contracts. See In the Matter of the NorthWestern
Energy's Applicationfor Approval of Avoided Cost Tarif For New Qualifing Facilties, Montana PSC
Docket No. D2008.12.146, Order No. 6973d, p. 581136 (2010). Both Oregon and Montan requie such a
disclaimer uness the utility agrees to pay more than the estimated avoided costs of energy and capacity
from an avoidable non-renewable energy source.
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disclaim ownership of environmenta attbutes in that taiff contract. 3
The OPUC's implementation ofPURPA for Idaho Power is different from that of
the IPUC's implementation for Idaho Power. But not all öfthe differences necessarly
favor QFs sellng to the Company in Oregon. For example, the IPUC allows for a 20-
year contract term with fixed rates, but the OPUC only allows for a 15-year term. See
OPUC Schedule 85, supra n. 3. Additionally, the OPUC only allows for use of published
rates by projects of 10 MW or less, id, and the IPUC allows for published rates for
projects sized up to 10 average monthy MW (other than solar and wind QFs). Some
provisions of the OPUC taff undoubtedly favor small QFs, such as the OPUC-mandated
clause requiring utilties to disclaim ownership of environmental attbutes for which they
do not pay. In ths case, Kootena prefers the OPUC's implementation because it will
allow Kootenai to avoid litigation for its project which will soon be online.
4. Kootenai's proposed transmission arrangements to Idaho Power in Oregon
As discussed below, federal law requires Avista to wheel the output of Kootenai's
Fighting Creek QF to another utilty in exchange for a fee. A vista has cooperated with
Kootena in efforts to secure a transmission agreement under Avista's Open Access
Transmission Tarff ("OATT") to Idaho Power's system in Oregon. Avista's Open
Access Same Time Inormation System ("OASIS") website indicates that firm capacity is
available to reach Idaho Power's system over the 230 kilovolt ("kv") trsmission line
between Avista's Lolo substation near Lewiston, Idaho and Idaho Power's Oxbow
substation in Oxbow, Oregon. Although that line is commonly referred to as the 230 kv
Lolo-Oxbow line, the utilities do not jointly own the line as common tenants on the entire
Idao Power's OPUC Schedule 85 and taff contracts are available online at
htt://www.idahopower.com/AboutU sltesReguatory/Tarff/default.cfm?state=or. -The clause
disclaiming ownership of environmenta attbutes is § 8.
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Lolo-Oxbow line. As demonstrated below, the point in chage of ownership of the
transmission facilties over which the electrcity will be delivered to Idaho Power is
unequivocally in the State of Oregon.
According to publicly available FERC fiings, the 230 kv Lolo-Oxbow line had its
genesis in a 1958 Interconnection Agreement between Idaho Power, Av~ta, and
PacifiCorp. See Kootenai Attchment NO.3 at p. 1.4 That Interconnectioii Agreement
included a requirement that Idaho Power constrct a 230 kv line from its substations at its
Bownee and Oxbow power plants to a "terminal structure, owned by Avista," located on
the ban of the Snake River nortwest of Divide Creek in Idaho County, Idao. Id.
(emphasis added).5 The Interconnection Agreement also required Avista to constrct,
operate and maitan the section of the 230 kv line extendig from Divide Creek to
Avista's Lolo substation near Lewiston, Idaho. Id. Idaho Power initially included its
portion of the line from Oxbow to Divide Creek in its Hells Canyon license (FERC
Project No. 1971). Id. Avista initially included its section of the line from Divide Creek
to Lolo in a separate license required for it to transmit power from the Hells Canyon
complex (FERC Project No. 2261). Id. at pp. 1-2.
In 1958, Idaho Power and A vista also executed a Transmission Line Agreement
regarding the 20.23 mile section of the Lolo-Oxbow line which spaned from Divide
Creek to Idaho Power's engieer station at Imnaha, Oregon. Id. at pp. 6, 8, 26-29, 32-34.
That line segment begins at the Idao-Oregon State border, and travels 20.23 miles into
4
For the convenience of the IPUC, Kootenai has attched the cited FERC filings and orders
regardig the Lolo-Oxbow line as Attchment NO.3.
5 This is of course inconsistent with Idaho Power's asserton in its Petition that the ''terminal
facilties" for the jointly owned 230 kv line are located at Avista's Lolo substation. See Idaho Power's
Petitionfor Declaratory Order at 5. It is not clear how Idao Power would own terminal facilties at the
Lolo substation well past the point where A vista's termal facilties exist at the end of the portion of the
line A vista owns. Idao Power has not supported its factul asserton with any evidence, or agreed to
discuss the issue with Kootenai prior to filing its Petition.
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the State of Oregon at Imnaha, Oregon. Id. The 1958 Line Agreement requied Idaho
Power to constrct, operate, and maintain ths 20.23-mile section of the line in the State
of Oregon. Id. In exchange for A vista paying for constrction and maintenance, Idaho
Power agreed to transfer all power scheduled by Avista over the line. However, the
utilties have constred the Interconnection Agreement to require capacity on the Divide
Creek to Imnaha section to be posted on Avista's OASIS website, id. at 12, 14, and the
Line Agreement gave Avista the option to purchase ths 20.23-mile section of the 230 kv
line. Id. at pp. 6, 8, 26-29, 32-34.
Most importantly for the analysis of Idaho Power's curent Petition, A vista
exercised its option to purchase the section of the line from Divide Creek to Imaha in
2000, and FERCapproved the sale to Avista. Id. at pp. 4-5, 8, 30-31, 38-39.
Subsequently, Idaho Power amended its Hells Canyon license (project No. 1971) to state
that it no longer owns the Divide Creek to Imnaha line in Oregon, and A vista amended its
license to declare its ownership and control of the line. Id at 40-50. The utilties
represented to FERC tht capacity over the Divide Creek to Imnaha section would
continue to be posted on Avista's OASIS site. Id. at 12, 14. Avista's responsibilty for
operation and maitenance of the line 20.23 miles into the State of Oregon is fuer
evidenced by FERC's acceptace of Avista's filing of an Operation and Maintenance
Plan for the Divide Creek to Imaha section of the line in 2002. Id. at 51-91.6 The maps
in the FERC fiings also very clearly demonstrate that Idaho Power does not own the line
until well into the State of Oregon. Id at pp. 33-34, 97.
6 Subsequently, FERC has grted Avista's request to allow its Project No. 2261 license to expire
because A vista does not operate the line solely as a mean for delivery of power from the Hells Canyon
complex. See id at pp. 92-106. Ths only fuer demonstrates the separation and distiction between
Avista's and Idaho Power's systems.
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Today, Avista owns and operates the first 63 miles of the 230 kv Lolo-Oxbow
line from Avista's Lolo substation to Idao Power's engineer station at Imaha, Oregon.
Id. at pp. 38-39,44-50,51-106. Electrcity travels from the Lolo substation for
approximately 43 miles in the State ofIdao, and then travel across the Snake River and
the state line into the State of Oregon on the A vista owned and operated line. Once in the
State of Oregon, electrcity travels 20.23 miles fuer on the line owned and operated by
A vista prior to the point where Idaho Power takes over ownership and operation of the
line, as well as the electrcity it caries, at Idaho Power's engineer station in Imaha,
Oregon.
Avista's transmission personnel have recently confirmed for Kootenai that Avista
still owns the porton of the transmission line from the Lolo substation in the State of
Idaho to a point well afer the line crosses the border into the State of Oregon at Idaho
Power's engineer station in Imaha, Oregon. See Kootenai Attachment NO.1 at p. 7.
5. Kootenai's request to Idaho Power for an OPUC PURP A contract
On October 19, 2011, counsel for Kootenai sent Idaho Power a request for a PP A
for Kootenai's QF. Kootenai's October 19th letter and enclosures included all of the
information required by OPUC Schedule 85 to obtan a PP A, and requested that Idaho
Power commence the process of investigating its abilty to accept the delivery from the
QF as a Network Resource at the Point of Delivery. Kootenai has entered into an
umbrella agreement to become an A vista transmission customer allowed to secure a long-
term, point-to-point transmission agreement to Idao Power's system. Kootenai is now
merely waiting for Idaho Power to confrm it will sign the OPUC Schedule 85 PP A, and
have the physical abilty to accept Kootenai's output, prior to Kootenai obligating itself to
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a transmission agreement with A vista.
7
In response to Kootenai's request, Idao Power imediately fied the int Petition
for Declaratory Order requestg the IPUC to assert jursdiction over ths QF sale. Idao
Power did so minutes afer emailing its responsive letter to counsel for Kooteai. Idao
Power did not attempt to discuss its concern with Kooten or its counel prior to fiing the
Petition. Idaho Power has ignored subsequent effort by counsel for Kootenai to intiate
contat regarding ths project. Kootenai ha neverteless attempted to proceed though the
well-defied OPUC process for obtag a QF contract with Idao Power, by fillng in the
blans on the OPUC Schedule 85 contract with its QF's project specifics. With Kootenai's
submitt of the completed PPA to Idaho Power, Kootenai agai requested that Idao Power
initiate the process of investgatig its abilty to designate Kootena's QF as a Network
Resource under Par III of Idao Power's OA TT. Kootena has no way to intiate that
request or adequately investgate Idao Power's tranmission capacity from the point of
delivery in Imaha, Oregon, to Idao Power's loads, and Idaho Power has refued to even
process that aspect of Kootenai's request.
ARGUMENT
.1. Because Kootenai's sale to Idaho Power wil occur in the State of Oregon, the
IPUC has no jurisdiction over Idaho Power's Petition.
a. Kootenai's proposed point of delivery is in the State of Oregon.
Kootenai's proposed PUR A sale will tae place in the State of Oregon. The
OPUC-approved PP A defines the point of delivery as "the location. . . where the
7 Idaho Power's OPUC Schedule 85 contract requies the QF to execute a transmission agreement
prior to deliverig its output, not prior to executig the PP A. See OPUC Off-System Schedule 85 PPA,
supra n. 3, at § 4.1.5. Signing the long-term trmission agreement with Avista would obligate Kootenai
to pay the transmission fees for the term of the agreement regardless of whether Idaho Power ever agrees to
accept and pay for the delivered output. Thus, Kootenai must wait for Idao Power's acceptace prior to
signing a transmission agreement.
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Transmittng Entity delivers the Facilty's Net Energy to the Idaho Power electrical
system." See OPUC Off-System Schedule 85 PPA, supra n. 3 at § 1.19. Additionally, Par
I, section 1.37 of Avista's OATT defines the "Point of Delivery" as the "Point(s) on the
Transmission Provider's Transmission System where capacity and energy transmitted by
the Transmission Provider wil be made available to the Receiving Party under Par II of
the Tariff."g Idaho Power's Petition implies tht it jointly owns the entire, 108-mile-Iong
Lolo-Oxbow line, and is jointly responsible for electrcity at all points between Avista's
Lolo substation and Idaho Power's Oxbow substation. See Idaho Power's Petition for
Declaratory Order at 5. But the utilities' FERC filings contained in Attchment No.3 to
ths filing indisputably demonstrate that is not the case.
Change in ownership and a point of delivery must occur at some discrete location,
and in this case that location is 20.23 miles within the State of Oregon. The electricity will
not be made available to Idaho Power or delivered to its electrcal system until the point
on the Lolo-Oxbow line in Imnaha, Oregon, where Idaho Power first owns the line. As
explained below, no law authorizes the IPUC to erect a wall at the Idaho border or to
reach into the State of Oregon to stop Kootenai's proposed transaction under the OPUC
taiffs.
b. The IPUC's jurisdiction over PURP A matters is limited to that
conferred to it by PURP A and FERC.
The IPUC is a body of limited jursdiction. State law grants the IPUC authority
over retail electric service, public utilities' provision of such retail service, and
complaints brought against public utilties withn the State ofIdao. See, e.g., I.C. §§
61-129,61-501,61-503,61-612. But multiple Idaho Supreme Cour opinions have
Avista's curent OATT is available online at
htt://www.oatioasis.com/AVAT/AVATdocs/OATT effective 10-1-2011 11-17-2011.pdf.
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established that the IPUC's authority is limited to those powers expressly granted to it.
See Alpert v. Boise Water Corp., 118 Idaho 136, 140-41, 795 P.2d 298,302-03 (1990);
Matter of Strand, i 11 Idaho 341, 342-43, 723 P.2d 885,886-87 (1986); Idaho Power Co.
v. Idaho Pub. Uti!. Commn., 102 Idaho 744, 750-51,639 P.2d 442, 448-49 (1981); Wash.
Water Power Co. v. Kootenai Env. Allance, 99 Idaho 875, 882, 591 P.2d 122, 129
(1979); United States v. Utah Power and Light Co., 98 Idaho 665, 667-68, 570 P.2d
1353, 1355-56 (1977); Lemhi Telephone Co. v. Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co., 98 Idaho
692,696-700,571 P.2d 753, 753-757 (1977). Notably, as a non-profit cooperative,
Kootenai is not a public utility over which the IPUC has authority. See I.C. § 61-104;
Clearwater Power Co. v. Wash. Water Power Co., 78 Idaho 150,53-55,299 P.2d 484
(1956). Thus, Idaho Code provides the IPUC with no authority to adjudicate a dispute
initiated by Idaho Power against Kootenai.
The Idaho Supreme Cour has held that the IPUC has the authority to order Idaho
Power to enter into a PURP A contract in response to a complaint filed by a QF. See
Afton Energy, Inc. v. Idaho Power Co., 107 Idaho 781, 784-86, 693 P.2d 427, 430-32
(1984). In Afton Energy, Inc., the Cour noted that no Idaho Code sections mention
PURPA, and indeed even today, no Idaho Code sections grant the IPUC authority to
implement PURP A. But the Cour held ''te federal governent is permittng the
Commission to fuer certn federal policies though the performance of those fuctions
the Commission is authorized to perform under Idaho statutes." Id at 784,693 P.2d at
430 (relying upon 16 U.S.C § 824a-3(f)). The Cour fuer held "PURPA was intended
to confer upon state regulatory commissions responsibilties not conferred under state
law." Id. at 785, 693 P .2d at 431. Thus, Idaho Code and case law limits the IPUC's
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PURPAjursdiction to those matters expressly delegated to the IPUC by FERC's PURA
rules.
Likewise, federal law also so limts the IPUC'sjursdiction. FERC itselfhas
explaied that PURP A is the one exception to the Federal Power Act's grant of exclusive
jursdiction to FERC to reguate the rates, terms and conditions of sales for resale of
electrc energy in interstate commerce. See Calif Pub. Uti!. Commn., 132 FERC ir
61,047, ir 64 (2010) (citingl6 U.S.C. §§ 824, 824d, 824e). "Whle Congress has
authorized a role for States in setting wholesale rates under PURP A, Congress has not
authorized other opportties for States to set rates for wholesale sales in interstate
commerce by public utilities(.)" Id.
PURP A required FERC to implement the mandatory purchase provisions though
a ruemaking, and stated "each State regulatory authority shall, afer notice and
opportty for public hearg, implement such rule (or revised rue) for each electrc
utilty for which it has ratemaking authority." 16 U.S.C. § 824a-3(f)(l). "As a result, a
state may take action under PURP A only to the extent that that action is in accordance
with the (FERC's) rues." Cedar Creek Wind LLC, 137 FERC ir 61,006, ir 27 (2011); see
also Indep. Energy Producers Assoc. v. Calif Pub. Uti!. Commn., 36 F.3d 848,856-57
(9th Cir. 1994). The critical inquiry therefore is whether PURPA and FERC's
regulations grant the IPUC jursdiction over Idaho Power's objection to Kootenai's
proposed PURP A sale in a neighboring state.
c. PURP A and FERC's rules do not grant the IPUC jurisdiction to
adjudicate a utilty complaint that a neighboring state has improperly
implemented PURP A.
PURP A does not provide the IPUC as a foru for Idaho Power to complain about
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neighboring States' implementation of PURP A. PURP A and FERC's rules grant the
IPUC authority to set avoided costs and order electrc utilties to enter into fixed price
contracts. 16 U.S.C. § 824a-3(a), (f); 18 C.F.R. §§ 292.303, 292.304. But Kootenai
seeks a contract for a sale in the State of Oregon with provisions fixed by the OPUC.
FERC's rules grant the IPUC jursdiction over state-jursdictional PURPA
interconnections and to order a utility to wheel a QF's output. See 18 C.F.R. §
292.303(c), (d), § 292.306. But Kootenai's interconnection and wheeling arangement
for sale to Idaho Power is a FERC-jursdictional because the interconnecting utilty
(Avista) will wheel the output to the purchasing utilty (Idaho Power) in interstate
commerce. Standardization of Generator Interconnection Agreements and Procedures,
Order No. 2003, 104 FERC' 61,103, , 813 (2003). Nowhere do FERC's rules grant
States the authority to ensure tht neighborig States are properly implementing PURP A,
or to otherwse intervene in an out-of-state PURP A transaction at the insistence of the
utilty.
Most notably, FERC's rules specifically allow for Kootenai to compel Avista to
wheel Kootenai's output and to compel Idao Power to purchase the output at the point
of delivery. 18 C.F.R. § 292.303(d). FERC has explained the purose of ths provision
as follows:
If the quaifying facilty wants an electrc utility with which it is not
interconnected to purchase its electrc power, it may request the utility
with which it is interconnected to transmit the power. If that utility agrees,
the targeted utilty is obligated to purchase the power. . . . If, on the other
hand, the local electrc utilty wants to transmit the power to another
electrc utility, and the second utility does not offer as attactive a rate, the
quaifying facilty has the option of denyig approval of the transmission.
The Commission explaied the rue as intended to provide qualifing
facilties some flexibilty in determining which utilty receives its power so
that it may receive the highest rate.
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Florida Power & Light Co. et al., 29 F.E.R.C. ~ 61,140,61,293-61,294
(1984) (emphasis added).
FERC provided QFs the right in 18 C.F.R. § 292.3 03 (d) to wheel to a utility with
the highest avoided costs at a tie when utilities were not otherwse required to wheel a
generator's output to a purchaser. Subsequently, FERC has required virtly all
jurisdictional utilities to provide open access transmission services to anyone, not just
QFs, pursuat to Order No. 888. Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open
Access Nondiscriminatory Transmission Services by Public Utilties; Recovery of
Stranded Costs by Public Utilties and Transmitting Utilities, Order No. 888, FERC
Stats. & Regs. ~ 31,036, 75 FERC 61,080 (1996).
Subsequent to Order No. 888, FERC has directly rejected the notion that a QF
may not use open access transmission to reach a utilty of its choosing. See Pub. Servo
Co. ofNH V. NH Elec. Coop., Inc., 83 FERC ~ 61,224, p. 10 (1998). In Pub. Servo Co.
ofNH, a QF sought to use the OATT of Public Service Company of New Hampshire
("PSNH") and a utility with which it merged, Norteast Utilities ("NU"), to wheel the QF
output for sale to the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (''NHEC''). PSNH
objected. Among its complaints, PSNH argued open access to transmission "could be
employed to permit QFs to shop for the utility with the highest administratively
determined avoided cost to which they can economically transmit power, and limit that
utility's access to lower priced power by forcing it to purchase QF power." Id at p. 3.
FERC soundly rejected ths complaint. FERC rued, "Order No. 888 in no way limits an
electric utility's statutory purchase obligations under PURPA." Id. at p. 10. "Any QF
may use NU's or the New England Power Pool's open access transmission tariff to reach
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NHEC and require NHEC to purchase that QF's output." Id at pp. 10-11.
Idaho Power's Petition completely ignores FERC's rues which are intended to
provide QFs with the right to use the open access to the transmission system to compel a
sale to a utility of its choosing. FERC's rues and orders indisputably allow Kootenai to
use Avista's transmission system to compel a purchase by a thrd-par utilty in another
state such as Idaho Power. There is no doubt that a QF can fie a complaint at the IPUC
to compel Idaho Power to purchase QF output. Afton Energy, Inc., 107 Idaho at 784-86,
693 P.2d at 430-32; I.C. § 61-612. But Idaho Power points to no federal or state statute
granting the IPUC roving PURP A implementation authority to hear disputes initiated by
purchasing utilties regarding an out-of-state PURP A transaction. Idaho Power asks the
IPUC to effectively read into FERC's rues a grant of authority to prevent QFs in the
State of Idaho interconnected to an Idaho utilty from using FERC's open access
transmission taiffs to access the market created by the OPUC's implementation of
PURP A. No such provision exists in State or Federal law, and therefore the IPUC simply
lacks jurisdiction to insert itself as a barier to Kootenai's attempt to sell QF output in
Oregon under the OPUC tarffs.
2. The IPUC should not attempt to expand the holding of its prior cases in a
manner that would aUow a utilty to stop a PUR A transaction pursuant to a
neighboring State's implementation of PURP A.
Idaho Power's Petition relies on thee IPUC complaint cases. See Earth Power
Energy and Minerals, Inc. v. Idaho Power Co., Case No. IPC-E-92-29, Order Nos.
25174,25249 (1993); Island Power Co., Inc. v. PacifCorp, dba Utah Power & Light
Co., Case No. UPL-E-93- 4, Order Nos. 25245 (1993),25528 (1994); Vaagen Bros.
Lumber, Inc. v. Wash. Water Power Co., Case No. WW-E-94-6, Order No. 25176
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(1994). In each case, a utility argued that the IPUC had no jursdiction over a QF
transaction with out-of-state ties of some sort.9 The IPUC's legal reasoning in these
cases was that Section 210(t) ofPURPA requires the IPUC to implement FERC's rues
for "each electrc utilty for which it has ratemakng authority." See Earth Power Energy
and Minerals, Inc., Order No. 25174. The IPUC reasoned that PURP A places no
geographic limits on that jursdiction, and therefore the IPUC's federally granted
jursdiction over QF complaints could reach into neighborig states where utilties under
its authority also have service terrtory. Id. Likewise, because the IPUC implements
PURP A under federally granted jursdiction, these cases assumed that State law limits on
its jurisdiction beyond the State of Idao were inapplicable. Id Idaho Power now urges
tht these cases stad for the proposition tht the IPUC has "concurent jursdiction" with
neighboring state commssions over any matter brought before the IPUC related to
implementation ofPURPA. Idao Power's argument fails for several reasons.
a. The prior IPUC case trilogy cannot be relied upon to expand the
IPUC's jurisdiction beyond that conferred by federal and state law.
Preliminarly, the rue of law urged from Idao Power is questionable because if
stretched to its logical extent, it would provide the IPUC with roving QF jursdiction
spaning across the Western United States. Can the IPUC insert itself as an arbiter of a
PURP A complaint or petition by PacifiCorp arguing that the QF rates and terms in
Californa reguations are unjust, solely on account of the IPUC's ratemakng authority
over PacifiCorp in Idao? The premise seems absurd. Idao Power has provided no
limiting pricipals for its proposed, roving "concurent PURPAjursdiction," or any non-
arbitrar basis upon which to establish such limiting principals, and its proposed rule
Ironically, now that the out-of-state trsaction appears more favorable to the QF, Idaho Power
urges the IPUC to assert jursdiction.
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could be rejected on that basis alone.
b. The prior IPUC case trilogy is inapplicable because the IPUC did not
rule that a utilty can initiate a petition at the IPUC contesting an out-
of-state transaction.
Furer, the cases are highly distinguishable from the facts in ths case. The prior
cases were complaint cases where a QF asked the IPUC to assert jursdiction over the
QF's attempted sale to an Idaho utility under the IPUC's taffs. It is well settled law that
the IPUC has jursdiction over complaints brought by a QF against a utilty under IPUC
jursdiction. See Afton Energy, Inc., 107 Idaho at 784-86,693 P.2d at 430-32; I.C. § 61-
612.
No such complaint by a QF has been brought here. Indeed, Kootenai has
attempted to go to great lengts to wheel its output to the State of Oregon simply to avoid
the need to brig a complait before the IPUC against another Idaho investor-owned
utility - A vista. Idaho Power cites no precedent where the IPUC has asserted jursdiction
over a QF's attempt to sell its output outside of the State ofIdaho. Unlike its authority to
regulate the afairs of utilties under its jursdiction, the IPUC canot dictate how a QF
will conduct its business or where it will sell its power. See 16 U.S.C. § 824a-3(e); 18
C.F.R. §§ 292.601 - 292.602. Idaho Power's trilogy of cases simply do not provide a
basis for the IPUC to assert jursdiction to require Idaho QFs interconnectig within the
State ofIdaho to use the IPUC's PURPA implementation rules, as Idaho Power requests.
c. Even if applicable here, Island Power Co., Inc. compels a
conclusion that the IPUC should not assert priary jurisdiction over
Kootenai's proposed PURP A transaction with a point of delivery in
the State of Oregon.
Even if the cases did apply to a petition brought by a utility, the most analogous
case of the thee supports the proposition that the IPUC should only assert primar
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jursdiction over a QF sale when the point of delivery is with the State ofIdaho. See
Island Power Co., Inc., Order No. 25245. Island Power, a QF located in Montaa,
proposed to buy trsmission service from Idao Power and deliver its net output to
PacifiCorp's system at Goshen, Idao, for use of the IPUC's QF rates and rues.
PacifiCorp preferred its less favorable Montana QF rates and rues. The IPUC exercised
its jursdiction because, although the project was located in Montana, the QF's delivery
point of the output to the purhasing utility was in Idaho. Id. The IPUC stated,
"PacifiCorp has voluntaly chosen to do business both in Montaa and Idaho. It
consequently must do business with the regulatory authorities in each state." Id.
Kootenai's point of delivery is not in the State of Idao, and Island Power Co.,
Inc. compels the IPUC not to assert primar jursdiction even if the IPUC has the legal
authority to do so. Idaho Power has voluntaly chosen to conduct business in the States
ofIdaho and Oregon, and the IPUC should reject Idaho Power's attempt to avoid using
the QF rues in place where the electrcity will be delivered. For their own presumably
legitimate reasons, the States of Idao and Oregon have implemented PURP A differently
to accommodate local interests and concerns.
10
Recent events do not support an assumption that the OPUC is indifferent
regarding whether Idaho Power abides by the OPUC PURP A rues for QF deliveries in
the State of Oregon. Indeed, the OPUC rejected Idaho Power's filing to reduce its
avoided cost rates on October 4,2011, in response to OPUC Stafs recommendation that
consistency with the Company's IPUC taffs did not warant an out-of-cycle change
from the OPUC's policies applicable to utilities under its jursdiction. In re Revisions to
10 Different implementation in different states is entirely consistent with FERC's directives. See
Cogeneration Coalition of America, Inc., 61 FERC' 61,262, p. 9 (1992) (ruling state regulatory authorities
"are to be accorded a 'wide degree oflatitude' in order to accommodate 'local interests and concerns."')
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Schedule 85 (Advice No. 11-12), OPUC Docket No. UE-241, Order No. 11-414 (Oct. 4,
2011);11 see also generally O.R.S. 758.525(1) (requiring utilties to update avoided cost
rates every two years, subject to OPUC review and approval); In Re Staff's Investigation
Relating to Electric Utility Purchases from Qualifing Facilties, OPUC Docket No. UM
1129, Order No. 07-199 (2007) (rejecting QFs' requestto raise Idaho Power's avoided
cost rates outside of regular, two-year cycle even though intervening natual gas price
forecast had substatially increased).
Therefore, even if the IPUC concludes it has the legal authority to do so, the
IPUC should decline to assert primar jursdiction over this matter where the point of
delivery is in the State of Oregon and the OPUC has a well-established implementation of
PURPA for Idaho Power. 12
3. Requiring Kootenai to use the IPUC PURP A implementation rules for its
sale in Oregon would violate the Dormant Commerce Clause of the United
States Constitution by burdening Kootenai's abilty to participate in the
interstate market for its electricity and for its environmental attributes.
The Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution provides that "Congress
shall have Power. . . To regulate Commerce. . . among the several States. . . ." U.S.
Const., Ar. I, § 8, cl. 3. The Dormant Commerce Clause, however, also imposes
limitations on states in the absence of congressional action. "It is well settled that actions
are within the domain of the Commerce Clause if they burden interstate commerce, or
impede its free flow." C&A Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown, New York, 511 U.S.
383,389 (1994) (emphasis added). "The central rationale for the rue against
discrimination is to prohibit state or municipal laws whose object is local economic
11 For the IPUC's convenience, Kootenai has attched OPUC Order No. 11-414 at Attachment No.
In making this arguent in the alternative, Kootenai maintains that the IPUC does not have
jurisdiction over Idaho Power's Petition.
4.
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protectionism(.)" Id. at 390.
State laws requirng that goods be processed in-state prior to entering interstate
commerce are per se invalid because such laws block the flow of interstate commerce at
the state's borders. See, e.g., id at 390-95 (strg down ordinance requing non-
recyclable solid waste to be processed at designated facilty withn muncipality before
shipping); South Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke, 467 U.S. 82, 100 (1984)
(strking down Alaska regulation that required all Alaska timber to be processed within
the state before export); New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire, 455 U.S. 331, 339
(1982) (holding that law restrcting exports of hydropower violated commerce clause by
hoarding resources for State's economic benefit). "Discrimination against interstate
commerce in favor of local business or investment is per se invalid, save in a narow
class of cases in which the muncipality can demonstrate under rigorous scrutiny, that it
has no other means to advance a legitiate local interest." C&A Carbone, Inc., 51 i U.S.
at 392.
Here, Kootenai is attempting to sell its output in interstate commerce. "Section
210 of PURP A sets fort the benefit to which QFs are entitled. It creates a market for
their energy by requiring that the FERC establish reguations that obligate public utilties
to sell electrc energy to and purchase electrc energy from QFs." Freehold Cogeneration
Assocs., L.P. v. Bd of Regulatory Commn. of the State of New Jersey, 44 F.3d 1178, 1191
(3rd Cir. 1995) (emphasis added). Kootenai is simply trng to sell its electrcity in the
market created by the OPUC's implementation ofPURPA, and its proposed transaction
clearly falls withn the requirements of the FERC and OPUC regulations permitting
access to that market. Any action by the IPUC that would burden Kootenai's abilty to
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sell its QF's electrcity in that market at the insistence ofIdaho Power would be a clear
cut case of discrimination against interstate commerce in favor a local proprietor (Idaho
Power).
Furer, any IPUC restrction on Kootenai's access to the OPUC mandated
PURP A market would also violate the Dormant Commerce Clause by impairing
Kootenai's abilty to sell its environmenta attbutes in the interstate market. As noted
above, Kootenai seeks to use the OPUC taff contract instead of Avista's proposed
contract because Avista's contract clouds Kootenai's title to its environmenta attbutes,
and would provide no additional compensation for those environmenta attibutes. In the
market created by the IPUC's PURPA implementation, Kootenai would not have clear
title to all of its envionmenta attibutes uness it is successfu in litigatig that issue
agaist Avista. Restricting Kootenai's access to other State's PURPA markets would
burden the free flow of an interstate commodity - the QF's tradable environmenta
attbutes unbundled and separate from the PURPA energy and capacity. The State of
Idaho has no renewable portfolio stadad or other legislation creating renewable energy
credits, and the IPUC has no authority to restrct Idaho QFs from selling those
commodities in markets created by other States' legislation.
Idaho Power requests the IPUC to require all QFs located in the State of Idao to
use the IPUC's PURPA implementation rues. But the IPUC canot process all Idaho QF
transactions prior to a sale of electrcity or environmenta attbutes in other States'
PURPA markets. In short, IPUC restrction on Kootenai's access to the OPUC mandated
PURP A market would be local protectionism in favor of electrc utilities under the
IPUC's authority that would burden the free interstate flow of goods, and it would
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therefore violate the Dormant Commerce Clause.
4. Idaho Power's assertion that the avoided cost rates are too high is a legal red-
herring, and factually contradicts Idaho Power's own recent filings before
the IPUC.
The Commssion should not rely upon Idao Power's asseron that Kootenai is
attemptig to "boost prfits" at the expense of Idao Power's ratepayers. Kootenai's
attempt to fid the best price for its electcal output and envionmenta attbutes is
precisely what FERC intended to provide to QFs with the mandatory purchase provisions,
the right to wheel codified in 18 C.F.R. § 292.303(d), and its open access tranmission
policies. See Pub. Servo Co. ofNH, 83 FERC ir 61,224, at pp. 10-11; Florida Power &
Light Co. et al., 29 F.E.R.C. at irir 61,293-61,294. Furer, "Congress did not intend to
impose traditional ratemakng concepts on sales by qualifyg facilties to utilties."
American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Elec. Power Service Corp., 461 U.S. 402, 414
(1983). Kootenai's "profits" are not relevant to Idaho Power's avoided costs which PUR A
requires it to pay.
Furer, although Idao Power now postues as though the OPUC rates are too high
for Kootenai's project, ths appear to be inconsistent with Idao Power's other recet
reguatory filings. Kootenai's landfill gas project will be a base load facility with a
predictable capacity factor of over 90 percent, and will relieve Idaho Power's ratepayer of
fuel price volatility. Idaho Power has recently submitted to the IPUC sworn testiony and
an exhbit statig that such base load facilties warant rates higher than those produced by
the gas surogate avoided resource methodology. Specifically, Idaho Power calculated a
value of $ 86.66/MWh under the Integrated Resoure Plan ("IR") Methodology for a base
load QF with capacity factor over 90 percent, such as Kootenai's QF. See Direct Testony
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of Mark Stokes, Idaho Power Company, IPUC Case No. GNR-E-l 1-01, at pp. 18-20 &
Exhbit 1 (2011 ).13 Idaho Power calculated that rate from data in its acknowledged 2009
IRP, and proposed that the rates would change only afer acknowledgement of its bi-anua
IRP, id, which has not yet occured for the 2011 IR, see Case No. IPC- E-ll-ll. Idaho
Power has also proposed to use the IR Methodology in Oregon for projects of the Kootenai
QF's size in ongoing OPUC Docket Number UM 1396.
Idaho Power's own evidence therefore undercuts the factu basis for its position
that Kootenai's energy is not wort the price the OPUC rates will requie it to pay. In the
end, settg avoided costs is an inexact science, and it is not the IPUC's role to second guess
the avoided cost rate determinations of the OPUC any more than it would be the OPUC's
role to second guess those set by the IPUC.
13 Mr. Stokes' Exhbit is included in Kootenai Atthment NO.2 at pp. 4-6. By comparson, the curent
published rate under the IPUC surgate resource metodology for Koote's QF online in 2012 for a fien
year te would be $64.81/M (leveli). Order No. 32337. Notaly, Idao Power advocate in ths
testony before the IPUC that a predictble bi-anua rate chage would benefit QFs, and now complai tht
the OPUC has followed tht process in denyig Idao Power's request to update the OPUC raes.
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CONCLUSION
Kootenai respectfly requests that the IPUC dismiss ths case for lack of
jursdiction. Additionally, because Kootenai's QF will be commercially operable very
soon, Kootenai respectfuly requests that the IPUC rue on Idaho Power's Petition as soon
as possible.
Respectfly submitted ths 25th day of November 2011.
RICHASON AND O'LEARY, PLLC~
Gregory M. Adams (ISB No. 7454)
Attorney for Kootenai Electrc
Cooperative, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 8th day of November, 2010, a tre and correct
copy of the with and foregoing ANSWER AND MOTION TO DISMISS
BY KOOTENAI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. was served by ELECTRONIC
MAIL and HAND DELIVERY, to:
Donovan E. Walker
Lisa Nordstrom
Idaho Power Company
1221 West Idaho Street
Boise, Idaho 83707-0070
dwalkercæidahopower.com
lnordstrom~idahopower.com
Jean Jewell
Commssion Secreta
Idaho Public Utilities Commssion
472 West Washington
Boise, Idaho 83702
Jean.jeweiicæpuc.idaho.gov
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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. IPC-E-11-23
Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.' s
Attachment No. 1
Correspondence Regarding Executable Power Purchase Agreement Tendered by
A vista Corporation
Avia Corp.
1411 East Mison PO Box 3727
Spoke. Washìngtòi !l377Telehone 5005
ToR Fr - 8072-9170
~~"V'STA.
Corp.
October 11,2011
Via Regur Mail
Greg Adas
Richason & O'lear
515 N. 27th St.
Boise,ID 83702
Re: PURP A Power Purchase Agreement
Kootenai Electrc Cooperatie, Inc.-Fighting Creek Project
Dear Mr. Adams:
Please fid enclosed thee execution copies of the final power purchase agreement
between Avista Corporation ("Avista") and Kootena Electrc Cooperative, Inc. ("KEC") for the
output frmKEC's Fighting Creek project. Please have KEC execute all thee copies. Please
have KEC send all the executed copies to:
Rober Laert
Director, Power Supply
A vista Corporation
P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, VV A 99220
Afer A vist receives the executed copies of the PP A, A vista will execute and retu one
origina to KEC. Avist will also mae the required filing of the PPA withthe Idao Public
Utilties Commssion.
Please call me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Michael G. Andrea
Senior Counsel
cc: Bob Lafert
Steve Silkwort
Attachment No.1
Pagel
~.~ATTORNEYS AT LAW'
Tel: [phone] Pax: 108.938-7904
P.O. Box 7118 Boii 10 83707 - SIS N. 27th St. Bois.. ID 83701
Ocbe 19, 2011
V'iø U.S. Møil øid Ele1Ù Møi
Michal G. Andr
A vist Coraon
1411 Ea Misson Avenue
Spokae, Washin 99202michal.a.avistoi.com
Re: Kooten Elee Cooperatie's Fitil Crk Landf Ga to Ener Station
Mr. Ana:
I wrte on beh ofK.te Elecc Coerve, Inc. (Koote) in respnse Avi's teder ofan execle powe puhae agen for the Fightig Cr La Ga to Engy
qua faty (QF) on Octbe 11,201 I, and our teepho convertion ths morn. Asyou knw, Kooten and Avist we able to resolve all issu in th powe puha agent
other th the owner of envienta atbues.
Per our pror converons an my ema to you date Sepber 21, 2011, Koote ha
reue th A vi disclai ownerp of ennmenta atbuts uness Avista ag to
compsat Koote for envinmental atbues ove an above the value of th pulihedavoide cost ras. Becaus Avist ha not offerd to pa Koot an amount above the
publish ga plan rates for avoide energy and caty cost, Koot mata th Avist
shuld dicl ownerhip of th envirnmenta atbutes of the prjec For a landfll bioga
ston, envir atbutes may inlud reewble engy crdits as well as cabon offset
associat wi prucon of th fu. As índica in my Sepbe 21, 2011 eml to you,
Koote prpose usg th lage fr Commssion-aved Idao Powe contr with
QFs prducing reewable ener crdi and caon offse un a publid ra co1r.
To be clea, Koote would agee to th cla conted in th Double A Dai Digest bioga
prjec cont apoved less th a yea ago, whch prvide:
Seller re ownersp inr ths Agement of Gren Tag, Renewble Energy
Certca (RCs), ca cr, or th eqvalent enroenta attbu,
ditly asso with th prducon of energy fr the Seller's Facil sold to
Ida Power. IPUC Ca No. IPC-E-I0-26, Aplicaon at § 8.1.
Attachment No. 1
Page 2
Mr. Michl Andr
Octbe 19, 2011
Pag 2
Avist ha re to ag to dila ownersp and in in on a Secton 7.8 which
sts th ownershp of enviatbut wi be gover by aplicale laws. Kooen
mata th ths prvision would viola both st an fed law by, amon oth re
cloud Kooai's title to th envien atbut without compation to Koote fo
tht commty an by subjec ths QF con1ac to ongoi utty-tye reguaton
In ligh of our diagren Koote pr in my em to you dated S~be 21, 201 I,
th we sek Comsion gudace on th apat tes for Secton 7.8. I also st
Koote wa will to ente in a con with A vi's Secon 7.8 pe resoluton by the
Commssion. Specifly, if th Commsion (or any ap or petion diecy aring frm th
Comsson prg) rues in Avist's favor, Secon 7.8 would re as Avist ha dr
it. if th outme is in Koote's faor, the paes would am the co to inlud the
te deed appr by the Commsson (or suseent adjud). Koote reue
th Avist prse any alteve aremen th would alow Kootena to sell its outut
pedi reluton of Secon 7.8. La week, howeer, you stte to me on the telephone th
Avi wi no ag to any prcedur oterth sign and submitt Avi's fi dr
contr fo aproval, without an cha. Thus, Koot would be left to fie a complat to
modi the te of Secon 7.8 of th agrment at the tie th the paes submit th
agent for apval. Koote wa disain th Avist would not agree to a prceur
th would alow for sale of the output pe reluton of ownshp of envinmenta
atDU an it is not at all clea to me what good fath reasn Avist may have for suh re.
In any event, Kote prer to avoid litigation alge, if possible, an reue th Avist
prvide Koote with two mon to evua and pur an alternve off-taer for ths projec
if Kooen is mile to seur an agemen wi the alve off-ta, Koot will execute
the agr pr by Avita on Octber 11, 2011, an recommen th prce of
subm ajoïn peon fo apva oftb agren and resluton of Seon 7.8 before the
Idao Public Utities Cossion
The las issu to be addrse is th Inonnecon Agen Koote received the
execle Inecon Agt th week: an ha no reons to it if Kote is
sucess in obt a powe puha agr with the altetive off-taer, Koote will
whl th ou1 over Avist's trsion sy Thus, Koote wil st nee a re
Innnecon Agremen regares ofwheer it sell to Avi or the alve off-taer.The Innnecon Ag prvide by Avist is sasf to Koote for eith
pmse. But if A vista reuis resion to the Inonecon Agr to accooda thesae to an alteve off-ta, pleae let Koo knw as soon as possble. Otrwe,Koo wi exec th Inernnecton Agreeen in the ne fu.
My Seber 21, 2011 eml alo sugge ti we se Comsson reluton of tw ot prvision -
- §§ 4.8 an 19. But we have suqu1y relved the di on those pro'Y and Kooen ages to
th §§ 4.8 an 19 coed in th contrtmde on OCber 11,2011.
Attachment No.1
Page 3
Mr. Midiel Andr
Ocbe 19,2011
Page 3
Plea let me know if you have any queon
Ver 1ry your,
li~
RICHASON AN O'LEARY, PILC
Attys fo Koot Elc Coopve, Inc.
ec: Doug Elot Koote Elecc Coopetive, Inc.
Attachment No. 1
Page 4
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. IPC-E-11-23
Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.' s
Attachment No.2
Excerpts of Correspondence with Idaho Power Subsequent the Filing of Idaho
Power's Petition for Declaratory Order
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'Walker. Donovan'; 'Allphin. Randy
'Doug Ellott; Peter Richardson
Kootenai Electc Landfll Gas Project
Lettr to IPCO 11-17-11.pc IPCO Of System OF PPA-KEC .pef; OR SCH 8S.pef; RE Lolo
to Oxbow Ownership Change.htm; IPCO Stokes Exhibit 1.pef
Donovan and Randy,
Please see the attached letter and enclosures. We hand delivered a copy to Idaho Powets headquarters this afternoon.
Please confirm receipt.
Thanks.
OrgAdam
Richason & O'Lear PLLC
515 N. 27th Str 83702
P.O. Box 7218, 83707
Boise, Idao
Voice: 208.938.2236
Facsiile: 208.938.7904
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Attachment No.2
Page 1
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ATTOKNllrS AT LAW
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
P.O. Box 7218 Boise JD 83707 . 515 N. 27th St. 801... 10 83702
Novembe 17,2011
Piø U.s AId øi Høi De
Donov Waler
Rady Alphi
Idao Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Boise, Idao 83707
Re: Kootenai Eleee Cooperatie's Fightig Creek LandfI Gas to Enel' Station
Reues for Stadard Oregon Power Puras Agment
Mr. Waler and Mr. Alphin:
I wrte on be of my fi's clien Kote Elecc Coopeve, In. (Kootenai), in a contiueefor to en into a powe pur agen for Kote's Figh Cr La Ga to
Energy qua faty (QF). We would have apprte th opp to dicus Kote'sQF pla pror to Ida power:6iu it Peton fo Dear Ord in Ida PUC Ca No. ICP-£-11-23. I wrte in an atpt to ke the lie of councaon ope outde th aaudcatry
prs Idao Power ha inte
Fir I would li to brefly cl a fe ma rase in the Peton Koote is not sily
atmpt to "bost pr1its" as Ida Powe sus. Kote negoti with Avi in good
fa for seal mon mi th Idao Coion's QF mles As ha be the tr in reent
Ida QF cont, Avi ind on a te th would cloud title to the envinmen atbu
ove the li of th po purha agent Howev, unde Koo's la ga agent
wi the County which own th la, Koot only own 50 pe of th rewale encrts an moo off. Thus, Koote ca ag to a powe pu ag th cloudthe seer's title to th envi atbu ofits geon. Koote is at to wh its
ou to Orgo bece th Orgon Commssion re Ida Powe's Orgon Sche 85
co to exsly discla Ida Power's ownp of envinmen atbut. Th is the
sole is on whch Kote is atpt to avoid litigaon with A vi
We we also somew suse to se Idao Powe cIath avoide cost ra in Oron to be
excee for ths prjec Ths wi be a bas load faty with a prctle caty far of over
90 pe. Ealier th yea, Idao Powe submitt an exbit to th Idao Cormsioo sttig
th it ba cacu a ra ofS86.66/M unde.the Integrd Resour Pla Metology fo a
ba load QF with ca fàr over 90 pe suh as Koote's QF (exbit enclosed. Asyou knw, Idao Powe ha prse to use th IR Metodlogy in Or in onoin dock
Attachment No.2
Page 2
Mr. Doovan Wal
Mr. Ray Alphi
Novembe 17, 2011
Page 2
numbe UM 1396. It is not clea wh Ida Powe now believes th cm Scule 85 ra to be
in exss of it ac avoide cost when th ra un Idao Powe's prer metlogy
would be litte dier
In ligh of th abve, Koo would li to ag reuet th Ida Powe ag to discs ths
prjec an aplica of th Orgon ta so as to avoid th ne fo unecar ütgaon tht
wi lily pleas ne th Orgon no th Idao Comnsions. Orgo Scheul 85 st th it
is aplicale fo po delver in Orgon From th inon we ha obta th eleccit
wll not be deve to Ida Powe's sy on th 240 kiovolt Lolo to Oxbow li unti itrees th Enee Staon at Imnaha Or Plea se th ated cospnden frm
Avist's ttssonpeel. Seon 1.37 ofAvi's OATI dees the Poin of Deliver as
1he po whe th en "w be ma avaiable to th Recvi Par . . .." It apar th the
en is not avable to Idao Powe her unl it rehes th St of Orgon. Adtiony,une soe re QF tmacon to whch Idao Pow ha objec, Ido Powe's own reenpleas st th fe QF nies alows a QF li Kote to use a thpa's trsson
sys (su as Avi's) to move its poer out of th St of Id fo a sae to dier utlity
(su as Ida Powe). We se noth ou of th or with th tron.
Koo and Avi have exec th new inimcton ag rece in my pror let
and is wa to hea fàraly fr Ida Powe pror to colet th foities to se afi poin to po tnssion agen To sp up th prss we have com th
Schule 8S st QF con1 wi Ko's prec spcics. At th point Koo aga
ieue tb Ida Powe lod th in reuest to its tIssn peron to inesgat
Ida Power's ablity to degn ths reur as a Net Reur at the Point of Delive
speed Kote woul be wili to sign wher form nece to in th prss.
Koot hopes 1b th adon inoron includ with ths let wi convi Idao Poweto dis th prjec so th Kote ma pr towa a fuy exec agen. Plea
cont me at your ealies covenen to discs th re
v cr try your,
i~RICHASON AN O'LEARY, PLLC
Att for Koote Elc Coove, In.
cc: Dog Elliott, Koote Elecc Copeve, In.
Enclosues: Dra Sche 85 Engy Saes Agren for Figtig Cr QFElectnic ma corrpoence frm Avi Trasion
Attachment No.2
Page 3
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. GNR.E.11.01
IDAHO POWER COMPANY
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Clark, Warren (warren.Clark(§avistacorp.com)
Wednesday, October 26, 201112:26 PM
Michael Raschio
Greg Adams; Doug Ellott; Schlect, jeff; Andrea, Michael; Clark, Warren
RE: lola to Oxbow Ownership Change
Mie,
I midersd the ownerhip chae beeen Avist Corporaton (Avist) and the Idao Power Company
(Idao Power) on the Lolo-Oxbow 230 kV lie to be as defied below:
The Lolo-Oxbow 230 k V line is a 108.11 mie jointly owned transsion lie between A vista and the
Idao Power. Avist own th norter 63.41 mile porton of the line frm the Lolo Substtion (near
Lolo, Idao) to Idao's Engineer Station 1600 plus 97.3 (on the secton line betee Sections 16 and 21,
Townp 1 Nort, Range 48 Ea, W M) at Imnaha, Oregon. Idao Power own th southern 44.60
mie porton of the lie frm Idao's Engineer Staon 1600 plus 97.3 (on the section lie between
Sections 16 and 21, Townp 1 Nor Rage 48 East W M) at Imnah Orgon to the Oxbow
Substion (nea Oxbow, Orgon). The physica interhane meterng for the Lolo-Oxbow 230 kV lie
betwee Avist and Idao Power is locted at the norer ter of the lie (the Lolo Substtion).
The scheduling point (PORJOD) on the Avist OASIS and IPC OASIS is defined as Lolo.
Sincerely,
Warn J. Clark, P.E.Senor Trassion Cotr Enee
A VISTA Corp.
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
EMA: warrn.clark(ivistacorp.com
----Orgi Message-----
From: Michael Rachio (mato;marchio~comcast.netl
Sent: Tuesdy, Octobe 25, 2011 2:39 PM
To: Clak, War
Cc: Grg Ada; Doug Ellott
Subject: Lolo to Oxbow Owp Chae
Warn
Can you plea conf though emal, for the record tht the
locon of ownersp chage between A vist and Idao Power for the
Lolo to Oxbow 230-kV lie is in Oregon.
Mi
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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. IPC-E-11-23
Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.' s
Attachment NO.3
Filings with and Orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Regarding
Avista's Owership of the 230 Kilovolt Transmission Line from Avista's Lolo
Substation to Imnaha, Oregon
November 23, 1999
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Mr. David P. Boergers
Secretary
Fedeal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Strt, N.E.
Washington. D.C. 20426
Dear Secretary Boergers:
Subject: Trsmion Prje, FERC No. 2261-Lolo-Divide Crek. Line
In response to your letter of S~ptmber 30, 1999, Avista Corpration (Avista) submits for fiing
an original and eight copies of its reuest that the LoLo-Divide Crek 230 kV transmission line
license for Prject No. 2261, issue Deember 22, 1959, maintan the status of a prmary line.
Attached to the fiing ar two single line diagrms of the line.
Avita's reuest to maintan the primar status of the line is based on the following information:
,
. In 1958, Avista (formerly The Washington Water Power Company) entere into an
Aprl 23. 1958, Interonnection Agrment with PacifiCorp (formerly Pacific Power and
tight Company) and Idaho Power Company (Idaho) that required Idaho to constrct,
operate, and mantain a 230 kV transmission line from Idaho's 230 kV substations at its
Brownlee and Oxbow power developments to a tenninaJ strcture, owned by A vista,
located on the bank of the Snake River northwest of Divide Crek, in Idao County,
Ida (said point hereinafter referrd to as "Divide"). The Interconnection Agrement
.0 reuired Avista to construct, operate, and maintain a 230 kV transmission line
'extending from Divide to Avista's Lalo 230 kV substation located near Lewiston, Idaho
(said point hereinafter referrd to as "Lolo").
. On Mah 19, 1959. Avista received a letter frm the Commission requesting Avista to
fie an application for a license for the proposed transmission line project, the 230-
kilovolt line from Divide Crek to the Lolo Substation nea Lewiston, Idaho.
. Also on Marh 19. 1959. the Commission issued an ordr amending Idaho's licen for
major Prject No. 1971 to include thein the Oxbow-Palette Junction-Hells Canyon and /
the Palett Junction-Divide Crek 230 kV line section of the Oxbow-Lewiston (Llo)
line. The above propsed line setions were to connect to the Avista's proposéd 230 kV k~
line from Divide to Lolo and the three sections were to function as a continuous line. TheJ'
Commission found Avista's proposed 230 kV line frm Divide to Lolo to be part of the -f
project within the meaning of Section 3 (1 i) of the Federal Power Act. ~.-, ...Oi4l' ~qc:t'~ ~ _~;i~ 7
Attachment No.3
Page 1
PERC-Project No. 2261
Page 2
Novembe 23,1999
. On November 4, 199. Avista reived infonon frm Idao stating that Idao Power
Company ha the sections in the Oxbow-Lolo 230 kV line license under Project No.
1971. These sections are the Oxbow-Palette Jet. 230 kV line #901, Palette Jet.-Imnaha
230 kV line #98, and the Imnaha-Divide Crek 230 kV line #909. Idao Power
Compay ~ interpet them to be PERC prmar trnsmission lines for delivenng all of
the Prject No. 1971 power to the market.
. A vista's Lolo-Divide Creek 230 k V trsmission line is only one setion of th Lolo-
Oxbow 230 kV line. Therefore, Avista fels the Lolo-Divide Crek 230 kVline section
should be considere a primar trsmission line to be consistent with Idao's
interretation. and henc, the total Lolo..xbow 230 kV line would be classified as a
primary transmission line.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact Cathy Wiliams, compliance
coordnator. at 509-495-8576 (or e.mail at cwiliamsCWavistacoip.com) or myself at 509-495-
4084.
Sincely,~~Stvenbry,p£ -t ~~
Hydro Safety and License Administrtor
Enclosurs
c: Bob Andeon
Ga Casey
Warn Clark
Cathy WiJlam
Har T. Hall (PC-PRO)
J. Mark Robinson (FEC-DLC)
Attachment No.3
Page 2
.'-".I/FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON. D C 2(26
.JUt 2020
Prject No. 226 i
Lolo-Divide Creek Trasmission
Line Project
A vista Cororation
OFFICE OF ENERGY PRJEC
Mr. Steven A. Fry
Avista Corporation
1411 East Mission, P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, WA 99220
De Mr. Fry:
Than you for your letter dated Novembe 23, 1999, responding to our letter dated
September 30, 1999, to licensee of existing trnsmission line projects. We asked you to
reexamine the licensed trsmission line facilties, and tell us wheter or not the
trsmission facilties are stil priai lines.
You said, among other things, that the Lolo-Divide Creek trsmission line is only
one section of the multiple section Lolo-Oxbow line, a line that is license under the
Hells Canyon Project No. i 971. You also said that the Lolo-Divide Creek line section
should be considered a primar trsmission line to be consistent with the total Lolo-
Oxbow primai line.
We have reviewed the trsmission operating (single-line) diagrm for the Lolo-
Divide Creek line enlosed with your letter. We agree that the line is used solely to
transmit power from the hydroelectic project, and without the line project power could
not be delivered to the market. Therefore, the Lola-Divide Creek line is stil a primary
trasmission line requiring licensing.
If you have any questions concering this leter. pleas contact Jack Duckworth on
[phone].
Sincerely,
cétJ¡l(¡ff
Tom DeWitt
Hydro East Group i Leader
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Attachment No.3
Page 3
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Avi Corpraoa Projec No. 2261
Ida Poer Compan. Prjec No. 1971
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De Mr. Boe:
Purs to Seon 203 oftl Fed Powe Ac ("F A ") an Par 33 of th Feder
En Re Comon's eCommon1 reons 18 C.F.R. 33, Ida Powe
Compan ("ldao Pow an Avi Corpaton (-A vist.) (to, · Appli"). heby fie
an orna an si (6) eopies of an Apeaon fo Authoron Und Secon 203 of thFeder Pow Ac. Spey, Id Pow ses to se, an Avista se to purc
jursdcton tron fàes cons of a 20.23 nue seon of th Lolo-Oxw lie
locaed in Ore¡n bewee Divide Creek an Im, The proposed sae wi no have an et
on either Idao Powes or Avia's ot junsdctiona faciliti or sers an is wmpable with
th public int.
Applicas resp reques ex aeon on th fig. Specifcay. Aplicat
reque th th applicaton be gr an authorion be obtaied by Deeber 20, 200,
wluch dae is 30 da af fi An or gr aut fo the paes to ener in the
prpod sae an pu by th date is waed be the propose tranion is of alimite. na and ha no adve efs on eoeton raes or reation.
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Attachment No.3
Page 4
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AI10RNlYS .1 i.a.W
Mr. David P. Boge. Secretary
Novembe 20, 2000
Page 2
Applicats ar also filin cocurrtly applicions for amndment of Idaho Power's
lice for Proje No. i 97 I (deletin tÌm the licee th facilties to be tranfered), and
amendment of Avista's trsmission line minor-par licese for Prjec No. 2261 (adding to the
license the facilities to be transferred).
Applicants have undertaken to sere a complete filing package by first-class mail on the
affected ste comissions, as reuired by Section 33.6 oftte Commission's regulations. The
entities thus served are the Washington Utilities an Trasporttion Commission. Idaho Public
Utilities Commission, and Oregon Public Utility Commission.
Kiy acknowledge recept oftbes docuents by time-staming two extra copies for our
files. Thnk you for your attention to this matter.
Respecfuly submitted.~~
Cheryl Feik Ryan
Attorney for Avista Corporaton
Enclosure
Attachment No.3
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Idaho Power Company and
Avista Corporation
Docket No. ECOl-~ -00)
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A
DISPOSITION OF JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS
AND FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERA nON
Pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power Ac ("FPA") and Part 33 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's ("Commission") regulations, is C.F.R. 33,
Idaho Power Company ("Ida Power") and Avista Corpration (II Avisla") (together,
"Applicats") hereby file an application for authority for Idaho Power to sell, and Avista to
purchase, jurisdictional failities. The jursdictiona transmission facilties consist of a
20.23 mile section of the Lola-Oxbow line locate in Oregon beween Divide Creek and
ImnaY The proposed sae wil not have any eft on either Idaho Powets or Avista's
other juñdictiona faliti or sece an is compatible with the public interet.
1I The 20.23 mile secton of line is part ofthe Oxbow-Lolo 230 kV line.
Presntly, Avista own the line from Lola to Divide Creek. Idaho Power owns the
remaining portions afthe line, frm Divide Creek to Imnaha, and from Imnaha to Oxbw.
These three seons fuion as a continuous line. See Order Further Amendmg Licen,
Projec No. 1971, issed March 19, 1959. Al three sections of the lie have ben
interreted to be prma trasmsion lines fo deliverng Project No. 1971 power to th
market ¡d. See also Avita's November 23, 199, filig with respe to Project No.
2261. To efec the sae propose in this appliion, the pares ar filing applications to
amend the licee held for Projec No. i 971 (Idaho Power) an the licen held for
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Applicants resectflly request tht this application be granted and authonzation be
obtained by December 20,2000, which date is 30 days after filing. Expedited acion is
waranted in this case bec the application is of a limied nature and has no adverse
effct on competition, rates or reulation.
i. COMMUNICATIONS
The following pesons are authoried to receive notice and communications on
behalf of Avista:
Randall O. Clowad
Avista Corporation
P.O. Box 3727 MSC-16
Spokane, WA99220-3727
(509) 495-419
Fax: [phone]
Cheryl Feik Rya
Van Nes Feldma
A Profesional Corporaton
1050 Thmas Jefferson Stree, N.W.
7ib Floor
Wasbington. DC 207
(202) 2981800
Fax: [phone]
The following perns ar authorized to reive noti and communicatons on
behalf of Idaho Power:
James C. Miler
Senor Vice President, Deliver
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70 .
Boise, 10 83707
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Jam It Thompson
Attorney
Idao Power Copany
P.O. Box 70
Boise 1083707
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Applicants reques tht eah of these individuals be placed on the offcial service
Projec No. 2261 (by Avisla) concurrently with this application
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list esablished by th Sec's offce for this proce.
II. APPLICA nON FOR AN ORDER AUTORIING PROPOSED
TRNSACI0N
In 1958, Idaho Power enter into an ApnI 23, 1958 Intercecton Agt
with PacifiCorp (formery, Pacific Pow an Ught Compay) an Avista (fomierly, The
Washington Water Powe Company) tha required Avista to provide the 20.23 mile
setion of the Lolo-Oxbow line locted betwee Divide Crek and Imna, Oregon.
Idah Power also entered into a April 23, 1958 Transmission Line Agreeent with Avist
that committed Idaho Power to consruct operte, and maintain the 20,23 mile section of
th Lolc-Oxbow line. See Exhit H-J. That contract obligates Idaho Power to trasfer
over the line all power scheduled by Avista within the capacity of the line. In return,
A vista pays for all costs of consruction. as well as all cost of opetion an mantenace
of the lin. The agreeent give Avista the option to purch the tine at any time during
the ter of the agreeent. Avista gave such noce on September 24, 1999. See r-.hrhit
H-2.
For th rens set fonh berein, Aplicats reues that the Commission authri
the propose transaon as beng consisten with the public intert. As explained beow
the propose trasaction wil have no adverse efecs on competition. rates or regulation.
A. Information Required by Section 33.2 oCtile Commissn's
Reglations
In support of ths application a.nd in acordace with Section 33.2 of the
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Commission's regulations. Applicants submis the following informtion:
1. The exact name and the addres of the prindpal busines otrlC.
The name and principal offce of Avista are as follows:
Avita Corporation
141 1 East Misson
P.O. Box 3727
Spokane. Washington 9922.3727
The name and principal offce ofIdaho Power are as follows:
Idao Power Compay
P.O. Box 10
Boise, Idaho 83707
2. Names and addres of the persns authoriz to reeive
notice and communications in repe to application.
Communications regarding this apptiQtion shoul be addresse to the individuas
identifed above in Par I.
3. Designation of the territories sered. by counties and States.
Avista is a public utility whose serce tertory consists of counes in Washigton
and Idao. In Washingon, Avita prvides electrc servce in the counties of Adam.
Asotin, Fer, Fralin, Gard, Grant, Unco!n Spokane. Stevens, and Whtma. In
Idaho, Avista provides electc seice in th counties of Bene wah, Bonner, Cleaater,
Idaho, Kootena Latah, Lewis. Nez Perce, and Shoshone.
Idaho Power is a public utility whose serice tertory consists of counties in
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Idaho, Oreon, and Nevad. In Idah, Idah Powe provides elecric seces in the
counties of Ada, Adas, Ban, Bingha, Blaine, Boise, Cama, Canyon, Casia
Elmore, Gem, Gog, Idah, Jerme, Lehi, Licoln, Midoka Oneida Owyhee,
Plyette, Power, Twin FaUs, Valley an Wasgton In Orgon, Idah Power provides
elecric servce in the countes of Baker, Harey, an Maheu. In Nevada, Idaho Power
provides electric servic in the county of Elko.
4. A general statement brief descrbing the facilities owøed or
operated for transmision of electric energ in intertate
commere or the sae of electric energ at wholesal in
intertate commere.
Avista owns and operates approxiately 1500 circuit miles of I i 5 k V transmission
in the states of Wasing and Idao. In addition, Avist own and opees 540 miles of
230 kV transmssion in the states of Wasington, Ida, and Montan~ one (I) mile of 60
kV transmission in th sttes of Washington an Idao; and a she of the 500 kV Colstrip
Projet transmission facilties loced in the State of Monta.
Avista owns the following hydro units that provide approximately 613,000 acre
feet of storage: Noxon Rapids, Cabinet Gorge, Long Lake, Little FaUs, Nine Mile,
Monroe Stre, Post Falls, and Upp Falls. Approximately 207 MW of additional
hydroelecic capaity is available to Avita through partcipant shares of four projecs:
Wells, Rocky Reach Wanpum, an Priest Raids. Avista opeates the Northeat (61.2
MW an Rathdru (167 MW combuion turbines. as wen as Ketle Fals (51.7 MW, a
wod-burning facility. Source of non-utlity generation inclue the Pötlatch Corporation
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cogeneration facilty (126 MW), and for hydroeecric projecs including the Spokae
Upriv (15 MW), Jim Ford Cree, John Day Cree, and Shee Creek. In addition
A vista ha an interest in the Cenalia project (consistg of two coal-fied units with a
combied capa of 1,340 MW) as well as an intere in the Colstp projec (consisting
offour coal-fied units).
Idaho Powe owns and opetes approxitel 4,600 miles ofirsmssion lines.
A combination hydro.th utility. Idah Powe own and operes 17 hydroelecric
plans on the Snae River and its trbutars and is pa owner of thre coa-fied powe
plants in Wyoming, Nevada an Oregon.
Idaho Powe owns an operes the fonowing hydr unts totaling J 706 MW of
generation: American Falls, Milner, Twin Falls. Shoshone Falls, Clear Lake. Thousand
SPri Uppr Salmon "B", Upp Salmon" A", Upper Malad, Loer Malad, Bliss, C.J.
Strke, Swan Falls, Casade, Brownee, Oxbow. and Hells Canyon, In additin, Idaho
Power own or ha a parial ownershp inerest in the following steam and other
generation totaling 1,031 MW: Jim Bridger, Boaran, Vabn, an Salmon Dies.
S. Whether the applitin is for disposition of facilities by sale,
lese or otheris, a ßlerg or consolidation of facilities. or for
purchase or aequisiton ofsuurities ofa puhlic utilty, also a
description of the cODsidertion. if any. and the method or
arrMng at the amount tbereof.
The applicaon is for authriy for Idao Power to sell, an for Avista to purchase,
a 20.23 mile secion ofajurisdictonal transmission line. Under th 1958 Transmission
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Line Agreeent, Avista pays Idaho Power for constniction, maintenance and opeation of
the transmission line as thos expens are incurred. Aside from any monies owed at the
time of closing pursuan to this arrangement. no additional paymm is required. The
unamortiz balce of the invement in the trsmssion line on Avisia's boks as of
Decmber J I, 1999, was 5420,556.23.
6. A stateJDt or fatiities to be dispoed or, eonsolidated, or
merged, giing a desription of their prent use aDd of their
propose use aftr disposition, considation, or merger, and
wbether the proposed disposition orraclUiies or plan ror
consoltion or mel"er includes all tbe operating facilties of
the partes to the ir.sactioD.
The facilties to be transrr from Idaho Power to Avista include the 20.23 mile
section ofthc transmssion line between Idaho Power's Enginee Station 1600 plus 97.3
(on the setion line between Secuons 16 and 21, Township I North, Range 48 East, W M)
at Imnaha and Ida Power's Enginee Station 2691 plus 20.8 (in Section 30, Township
29 North, Range 3 West, B M) on or near Divide Creek.
Preenty, capacity over the line is posted on AviSt's OASIS as available
transmission capac on the Avia trasmssion system. Thisis consistent with the 1958
Transmission Line Agreemen which obligates Idaho to "trfer over said line all power
scheduled by lAvista) within the capacity ofihe line." After the transfer of the facilties.
the line witt continue to be us in the sae way, and Avista wil continue to post the
available transmission capacity on its OASIS.
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These falities do no rereset all of the opting falitie of eiher Idao Power
or Avista.
7. A sttemeot (in the forn preribe by the Commission's
Uniform System of Accounts ror Public Utilities and Ucensee)
of the cost of the facilties involved in the sale. lease. or other
dispositioD.
The onginal cost of the faclities sold is as foDows:
350
355
356
Total
17554.41
827,597.89
291,386.39
1,136538.69
8. A statement as to the eRec of the propo tranuction upon
any contract for the purchase sale, or intercnge of electric
energ.
This sale will have no efec upon any contract for the purchase, sale or interchange of
elecric enegy.
9. A statement as to whet or not any applieation with respect
to the transction or any part therf is reuired to be med
with any other Feder or State replatory body.
As noed in footnote 1, supra, applcations for amendment of Idaho Power's
licens for Projec No. 1971 deletng frm the licese the railties to be trsfe, and
amendment of Avista's tranmisson line minor-pa lice for Prjec No. 2261 adding
to
the license the faclities to be trsf are being filed with th Commssion concurrently
with this application.
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10. The fact reied upon by applications to show that the
prpod disposition, merer, or consolidation of facilities or
acquisition ofseeurities will be eousistcnt with tbe public
intere
An applica doe not nee to demonse that a transaon will have a positive
benefit for the public in orde to comply with Secon 203. Northas Uti/s. Servo Co. \i.
r"ERC, 993 F.2d 937, 950 (1- Cir. 1993). It is necss only that the traction be
compatible with the public intert. See, e.g., Pacifc Power & Light Co. V. FPC, i i 1
F .2d 1014. i 0 16. I 7 (9t1 Cir. i 940). The Commission must approve any transaion that
meets this standard. Jd The Commission generly considers thr fators in assesing
whether a trnsfer ofjurietiona facilties is in the public interest: (1) the effect on
competon; (2) the ef on ra; and (3) the effec on reguation. See, e.g., Central
Maine Power Co., 85 FEC " 61,272 (1998).
The 20.23 mile line is ajunsdietona facility that cannot be assign without the
Commsion's approval uner Secton 203 of the Feder Power Act. The line is a portion
of the facilies built pursut to the 1958 Interconneçon Agrment. The capacity of the
20.23 mile line is currtly posted on Avista's OASIS, consient with the term of the
i 958 Interconnecion Agreement. Afer the transfer of the line to Avista, Avista will
continue to post the avalable transmission cacity assoiated. with the facility. Thus, the
trsfer of ownerhìp of ths seon of the Lolo-Oxbow transmission line will not affect
compettion in the overl transmisson maket.
The transfer of ownership will have no immeiate efect on Avista's rates. At this
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time, it is not clear whether th trfer will have an ef on Avista's rates
in the future.
In its nex rate ca, Avista woud rerd the traner assets in its transmission plat
acounts at the book cost frm which it took them from Idaho Power, less any
depreation reorded in the iner by Avi. At th sa time. howev, Avista would
have a reuced balance in the investment accnt where it ha rerded the previous
paymts made to Idao Power. Therefore. it is likely that an efft on future rates, if
an, would be negligible.
Finay, the trr of ownership will have no effec on the ablity of this
Commiion or th Oregon comision to reguate tbe facility.
Thus, the proposed trnsfer ofowner of the 20.3 mile seion of the Lolo-
Oxbow line doe not raise competi isses, does not advesey afec wholesale power
saes or transmission raes and does not adersely impac the abilty of the Commssion or
state reglators to regulate the use of the facility. The Commission should therefore find
that the proposed sale is in the public interest.
1 i. A brief sttemmt of francbises beld, showing date of expiration
if Dot perptual.
Applieants respectfly request waver of this requirement as their frchised retail
opetions will not be trasferred, merer, or consolidated as pa oftlu transaion.
12. A form 01 notke suitable for publication in the Federal
Reter.
A form of notice suite for publition in th Federal Register is appeded to this
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application. An electronic version of th notice is also provided on the enclose diskette.
B. Lit of ExlbilS
The table of exhits beow se fo the exhibit fied in complian with Section
33.3 of the Commssion's regulations.
Exhibit A: Copies of all resolution. of direors authorizing tbe proposed sale of
facilities.
Not applicable.
Exhibit B: Statement of measure of control or ownerhip exrcisd by or over
any part to the transaction.
Not applicable.
Exibit C, D, E and F:Balnce sheets and supportng plant schedules,
statemen of centiiieat liabilties income statement,
and analysis of Rtained earnings
Applicants reqest waive of the reuireent that the file the information required
by these exhibits. The subjec trasaction involves th transfer of onl mima
jurisdictional facilities. Thes eihibits. wh(;h require the fili.of fiial information
such as balance shees, income statements, and statemnts of contingent liabilty, ar not
relevant to this tracon. The Comission prevously ha grnted waiver of these
requirements when the application containe suffcien materal to evaluate the propose
trnsacion. See PSI Energ.liic., 60 FERC 1162.131 at 63.342 (1992). In this ince.
applicats have provide informaon that meets this tes and should aUow the Commision
to detenne that the trasfr is consistent with the public interest.
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Exhibit G: Copie of each appication aDd euibit rded with any otber Federal or
State reulatory body in coaneea with the propos traniadion.
No oter applicaon requestng authority to se thes facilties ha been filed with
any other regulatory body.
Exhibit H: A copy of aU contracts in repect to the sale of facilties.
The 1958 Transmision tine Agrement and the Notice to exercise the Option to
Purcas the seon of trsmission lin bewe Im and Divie Crek under the
1958 Trasmission tine Agnt are attched as Exhbit H- i and Exhibit H-2.
resptively.
Exhibit I:A general or ke map showing in separate colors the properties or
each par to tie transaction, aad distinishing suc part of tbem
as ire included in the propoed sale.
A diag of the tàites being sold is attaced heret.
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WHEREFORE based on the foregoing, Applica respefully request that the
Commission approve ths applicon on an expeted bass and issue an order authorizing
the sale of th 20.23 mile seon of the Lolo-Oxbow line before Deber 20, 200.
Respetfully submitted,
~.~~cï1 yan
Van Ness Feldman
A Professional Corporation
1050 Thmas Jeferson Stre, N.W.
"f Floor
Washingon, DC 20007
[phone]
Attorney for Avista Corpration
£7~~~/~
Idaho Power Company
P.O. Box 70
Bois, 10 83707
[phone]
Attorney for Idao Power Compay
Dated: November 20, 2000
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Not applicable.
RlSOLUTON OF BOARD OF DIRORS
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Exhibit A
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Not applicable.
MEAURE OF CONTROL OR OWNERSHIP
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Exhibit B
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Exhibit C
BALANCE SHEETS
Applicants reues waver of th reuirt tha they file the inormation required
by this exibit.
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Exhibit 0
STATEMENT OF CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Applicants reuest waiver of the requirement that they file the information required
by this exhibit.
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Exhibit E
INCOME STATMENT
Applicants request waiver of the requirement that they file the information required
by this exhibit.
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Exhibit F
RETAINED EARNINGS
Applicats request waiver of the requirement that they file the information required
by this exhibit.
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Exhibit G
ornER PENDING APPLICATIONS AND FILINGS
No other application requesting authority to sell thes facilities has been filed with
any other regulatory body.
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Exhibit H
RELATED AGREEMENTS
The 1958 Transmission Line Agreeent and the Notice to exercise the Option to
Purchase the section of transmission line between Imnah and Divide Crek under the
1958 Transmission Line Agreeent are attached as Exhibits H-t and Exhibit H-2,
respectively.
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1'MISSIOlf LINE AGUØT
l
Bmibit B-1
ID! POWE COYi Am
-m WA.SHQ'.i; WA'l Pam COM?AN
.
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mis ACtWlØt entered intatbb 2Jrd dÐ. o! April, 1958, by and l:ttweeri. .
IDAH rot,¡ COMPØt (Idabo) and ~ WlSKDQ'rN Wl'l POWE COMPAN (Washiaitoii). .
i
\l, t.he parties heretc~ together vith PACD!IO POWE AN LIG'r COWAN,,i
entered into an Interconection AgxeS1nt dated April 23, 19~J hereinareri .
rc!erred to e. "In:terconnectioi: Agieeiieiit11; and, .. .
~ i tae Interconnctior Agreeiellt provides that each party i¡):ia.ll COl-i .
stret a portion of the transnissidn facilities required to cary out the termi
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iof sa.id agreement; and,
'WH.EREAS, a.s parial consideration for the execution of the IAtercoi:eeticDi
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Agreement, the parties hereto have : agreed that Washington should advance to iaabo
par oT its eonstruction costs aod¡re~bu:se Idaho r~r part or ita expenses, as
here1iafter moreparidule.ly set lørtn,
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NOW, T~REOBE, the parties; agree e,s t'oll:i..~:
Section 1 - Te:'!
':hilS Agree¡ient shall beeoin: ef'f'eetlve on the date or e~acutiol1 hereof, 8.d
i
shall reii in force e. e!iact tluciugb July 31, 2005.. !
'. Sectioh 2 - W'uhlngtOA to ,yance Goat ot Coiistrut1on.' ., .
Cal \luh1gton will adve.c:~ to Iàaho 011 tbe 'basis of Id4ho 1 B 8st1itli of'
I
constrution requirements tor eaohl succeeIU,a.g )iontb. all coats of eoistructianI' . "
or. ~ section of trimaaiall Unr ~øtv.e.i Idahe's ~i~eer Station 1600 plua 97.3
(on the Bectic;n Una 'bet..eei Sectlpns 16 mel 21, '1mtiish.p 1 No'Jb., :Ege i. Eaat,. .. . . l
W l() a1l liha, and Ida1o'a Eagine~:r station 2f17 plus 20.8 (in Se~Uoz: 30,. i
'lowNihip 29 North, Rae ;' Wast, B! lo) ori or near Didde Creek (which aect!.ei of:
tre.n:nlibdcil1 lle i8 hereirf'er t~r8rred to ~ -l1nen) i biiiJ¡ a poion ot -theI . .. . .'
transmision line described 1i parrgripl 6.1(1) at lI Intor~.'U.. ...-...
such advances t.o be ine vitb1 t. (10)' 4es ot recB1pt or istat.81'8l1i t:rom Idaho.Attachment No.3
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(b) Idaho will report all expeicU:turea to Vashicu:1 ir r8s.9Qls.ble detall
each mCl.rtli, Uld aks.ll adjust the iucceid~n¡ month's estimte b: the differ.iice
betveen tb8 preeed1 1IDntb's &etusl exerid.tue. and the sstiite previøus~
turBhed.
aiation j - Accoun;tpi Provisions
(al Idaha.8ha.ll not be reu,red to pat interest OD the ad'ffLces made b1
WaiihinoD..
(b) Waabiiigton w111 re1m\Uu Ic1o tor all coats or operation B.èl. ~~ ¡t
Dtd.itenance ot add line, all prOp8I't)' texts the:-eei, a.~the coat of an Aecesallt1 Æ.. I'~ï'&
replacement:a" ,,j:t.hin teti (10) days e.t't8l i'ece1pt of detailed statemets frot1 Idsho.
( c) Idsho ",111 record ò'epreciatio:i ot the line on 1 ti books i vhich a:øuit
vill be chuged. against the advL'ice receiird frci i"ashinton e.d eOl1curreiitly
credited to depreoiation re~erve.
Section Å - CD.ration åod NaiAtena;ee
(a.) Idf.qo e.grees to operata and m.iJtalt sdc. ili& in good opers:t.1ii co.-
d1tlol1 in aecordaaee v1th stadard Biigineririn p::actiae in. tlie iidustr.
Seetioh 5 - T=ansmisslon of Power
(..) In consideration of tl1 above advances to 'be .. b, V&shlli¡tah lle
01" the other terms af th111 ageereit, Idaho agrees te. trL.'isfet" over isaicl lin all
power achedUled by 'Wasl:tcm wltbi the captc:ity ot the line.
sectlop 6 - Q'Otlmi to Puchaas
(.) !h fUther' COl1a1c1sioatloii ot lI!! advance 'b Wa.sb,1iten aièl 'the teri
of th1B agreeii8lt" Idaho berebJ graits to WashiiOl, its successors and alSip.,"
the r1¡ht ai ciptioi to purch=ie idd'line (iubject to obtalamB.tt ot lluch repla;toiy
authorisation. as ma .t the time be required) at ur ti durJ. the te:r' gf tbis
. "agrliemeZlt. Sa1d option to ptchase e1ill lie at the oriswl cost of add. l1el
lelSa a.11 depreciat10ii accrued on Idaho'ii books v!.th respect 'Ía said line. On th
exerc:ise t)t adã opt1ol1, the Uns iihall be 801d ud traisterred to Vaah1oA, lq
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successors or udps. end all advSJcllll made by Waalùri¡tol1 to Idaha far iihe
conl!truct~ ';':; i~"'heJi be ~etairei \1 Idaho in pB.rit tar the IULle, t\
and ~~ansf&r thereof.
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(b) !he option to puahase herein gre.ted mø be exercised b1 tra.shiOI1
~ ¡hug written liat1ce 'b reg1&tere4 or certified mdl directed ~o I4aho at :Le
hOlii office at Boise, Idaho, whioh natiee idia.ll :ipecifJ the data an time the
'tran'fei: is ta be effected, which shall not be leas than three tn m.onths froi
'the date ot utilg suh .lotice.
Section 7 .. Temiation
Ii the event that the optiOJ pro'l1êed in Section 6 hereof. fo"t the purohase
b1 'Washiigtozi of said. line. is ndt exercised. prior tCl the exirtion of the term
of this a¡ree:I1t.. sa.id optiol1 ehaU termateJ a.d tb.e remining balanceJ if an.
o! the ad'tatce::i 'provided "by Washington eball be canceiled.
Section 8 _ J~isdictiol1 at Reguato~ Authorities
æhis schedule is sub!eet to the ra¡ue.tory po\lsre of 8J state o"t f'ederal
agency he.ving jurisdiction.
EXCO 11 duplicate as or the i3rd. dr¡ of' April, 19'8.
(OOBP1lTE sE)Amm::~~~ecretai:.
IDO POWE COMPm!f -By
Bt
(CORPOIlTI SE)A'D5: .. ~B#í4.~
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Aiia Ciip .
1411 ElsiMlon '.0, &o S?27
Sp WIii M2mJ""ßI~
Ta. fNl _72-1119
Exbibit H-Z
Avs.,.
COrp.
Septeber 24, 1999
Mr. Jams C. Miler .
SaniOX Vice President of Deliveiy
Idao power CompaIY
P.O.Box 70
Boise. Idaho 83707
RE: Notice to exercise the Option to Puhase th section of trmissiou1ie between
Imah a.d Divide Creek under the Tranmission Line Agrement (si:e attent)
ex.ecuted as of the 23ri day of Apri, 1958 between Idaho power Company and Avista
Corpration (previously know as the Washington Water Power Company)
Dear Mr. Mier:
According to Section 6 (Optian to purchase) of the Transmission. Lie Agreement, between
IDAHO POWER COMPAN (Idaho) and AVISTA CORPORATION (Avista), Ida1o hereby
grts to Avi.ta the :rght and opton to purchase said lie. (tranmission1i between Idaho' s
Erigieer Station 1600 plus 97.3 (on the section beteen Section 16 anc121. Townhip 1 Nor.
Range 48 Eat, W M) at Imaha, and Idaho's Engieer Statn 2697 plus 20.8 (in Seeon'30,
Townshp 29 NotRange 3 West, B M) on or near Divide Crek) at my iie durg the term of
ths agment. Said option to purhase sha be at the on¡ial cost of sai li. less al
dereciation acnied on Idah's bQ9ks with re to said 1i. On th exeroise of said option.
th li sha be sOld an trfme to Avit.. end al advaes made by Avista to Id for the
constrction or replacemnt of the lie shal be tetaed by Idaho in pa.yment for me sale andtrsfer threof. .
Please coiii. ths offcial uoticaon th A.'Vista inten to exerc!ae ih op to purhåse
said lie with th trsfer to be dfeetve. at 2359 hour Pacc: Smida T"ime on J)embe 30.
1999. Avist also reue$ts all fiial da ti limiatOD. ri-of-way inormtion,
constrotion drwigs, tranion ma. etc. asoc With said ptoper.
Avita would be interste in opei up diciions betwee Idao's TrUlmisson Opratons
. an Maitenance Depaients an Aviai' s Trasion OperatioDS and Engieerig .
. Deanents on the possibil of
Ido'i contiui iutenance and operations of said line
section includg poib1e mutual backu assistaca for lie outaes.
Attachment No.3
Page 30
Should you have any questions l. regas to ibi notication. please contat Warn Clar at
[phone].
Re¡pectfUy.
61 0 ~aJ
Randa O. Clowar
Dircto!, Tramision Operatons
Attahmnt
c: Diane Appelgate
GaCaseyWarn Clark
Gar Dahe
Dave DeFelice
RickUoyd
DavìdMeyer
Phi Robinson
Rick Vermeers
Attachment No.3
Page 31
Exhibit I
MAPS
A diagram of the faities being sold is attached hero.
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UNITD STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Idaho Power Company and
Avista Corporation
)Docket No. ECoo-
VERIICATION
James C. Miler, being duly sworn upon oath, states that he is the Vice President,
Delivery at Idaho Power Company and has read the attached Application for Approval of
A Disposition of Jurisdictional Assets; that he knows the contents thereof; that the
statements made therein are tre and correct to the best of his knowledge. information and
belief; and that he has full power and authority to sign this document on behalf of Idaho
Power Company.
d-C!~
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public in and for the .. -hfs
of .IJ"ho this Ifp., day of Nf'i'fVhb.,r , 2000.
l~ù~
Attachment No.3
Page 35
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE
FEDERAL ENERGY REULATORY COMMISSION
Idaho Power Company and
Avista Corporation
)Docket No. ECOO-
VERIICA nON
Randall O. Cloward, being duly sworn upon oath, states that he is the Director.
Transmission Operations at Avista Corporation and has read the attached Application for
Approval of A Disposition of Jurisdictional Assets; that he knows the contents thereof;
than he statements made therein are true and correct to the best of his knowledge,
information and belief; an that he has full power and authority to sign this document on
behalf of Avista Corpration.
6JItO ~:x
lø'te4 an sworn to I¡e ~ in and fur th ¿l,fpof f:/ø this /J day 0 ~ .2000.
e.
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Attachment No.3
Page 36
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
BEFORE THE
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Idaho Power Company and
Avista Corporation
A vista Corporation
Idaho Power Corporation
Docket No. ECOO-)
)
)
)
Project No. 2261
Project No. i 97 I
NOTICE OF APPLlCA nON FOR APPROVAL
OF A DISPOSITION OF JURISDICTIONAL ASSETS
AND FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERA TJON
(November _' 2000)
Take notice that on November 20, 2000, Idaho Power Company and Avista
Corporation tendered for fiing an Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act. Speifically, Idaho Power seeks to sell, and Avista seeks to purchase,
jurisdictional transmission facilities consisting ofa 20.23 mile section of the Lolo-Oxbow
line located in Oregon beween Divide Creek and Imnah. Applicants respectfully request
that this application be granted and authorization obtained by December 20, 2000.
Applicants are also fiing concurrently applications for amendment ofIdaho
Power's license for Project No. 1971 (deleting from the license the facilties to be
transferred), and amendment of Avista's transmission line minor-part license for Project
No. 226 I (adding to the license the facilities to be transferred).
Any person desiring to be hear or protest said filing should file a motion to
intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
N£., Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Rules 214 and 21 i of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procdure. 18 C.F,R. §§ 385.214 and 385.21 1
(1999). All such motions or protests must be fied on or before ,2000,
Protests wil be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but wil not serve to make protestants paries to the proceeding. Any person
wishing to become a pary must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file
with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This filing may also be
viewed on the Internet at http://w.fere.fed.uslonlinerims.htm (caU 202-208-2222 for
assistance),
David P. Boergers
Secretary
Attachment No.3
Page 37
2001 FERC LOlo order. txt
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 93 FERC 0 62.206
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
idaho power company
Avista corporation
DOcket NO. ECOl-32-000
ORDER AUTHORIZING DISPOSITON
OF JURISDICTONAL FACILITIES
(issued December 18. 2000)
On November 20. 2000, idaho power company (idaho power) and
Avista corporation (Avista) (collectively, ARPlicants) filed a
joint application pursuant to section 203 of the Federal PowerAct (FPA) 1/ requesti ng Commi ssi on authori zati on for idaho Power
to sell jurisdictional transmission facilities consisting of a
20.23 mi 1 e secti on of the Lo 1 o-Oxbow 1 i ne located between Di vi de
creek and imnaha, oregon (LO 1 o-Oxbow Line) to Avi sta.
idaho power is a public utility which serves customers in
idaho, oregon and Nevada. Avista is a public utility withcustomers 1 n Washi ngton and idaho.
Pursuant to a 1958 Transmission Line Agreement between idahoPower and Avista (1958 Agreement), idaho power agreed to
construct, own, operate and maintain the Lolc-oxBow Line, and
transfer over the line all pcwer scheduled by Avista, within the
capacity of the line. In return, Avista Rays idaho Power for
construction, maintenance and operation of the transmission line.
Avista also has the option to purchase the Lola-oxbow Line from
idaho power at any time during the term of the 1958 Agreement.
Avista notified idaho Poer of its intent to purchase the line on
september 24. 1999.
According to the application, the proposed transaction is
consistent with the public interest and will not have an adverse
effect on competition, rates or regulation. Applicants state
that there wrll not be an adverse effect on competition because
the treatment of the capaci ty of the La 1 o-oxbow Line wi 11 not
change as a result of the proposed transaction. APplicants
explain that the capacity on the transmission line is currentlyposted on Avi sta 's OASiS as avai 1 ab 1 e t ransmi ssi on capaci ty on
the Avista transmission system, and it will continue to be posted
on Avi sta 's OASIS after the proposed transacti on. in regard to
rates, A\?plicantsstate that the proposed transaction will have
no i mmedi ate effect on Avi sta 's rates. and the effect on futu re
rates. if any, will likely be negligible. In regard to
regulation. Applicants explain that the proposed transaction willhave no effect on the abi 1 i ty of the commi ssi on or the oregon
commission to regulate the Lolo-oxbow Line.
1/ 16 U.S.C. 0 824b (1994)
o
page 1
Attchment No.3
Page 38
2001 FERC LO' 0 order. txt
Docket No. ECOl-32-000 - 2 -
No~ice of the application was published in the Federal
Reg; s~er wi ~h commen~s due on or before December 11, 2000. NOcommen~s were recei ved.
After consideration, it is concluded that ~he proposed
transaction is consis~ent wi~h ~he public in~erest and isauthorized as of the date of this order, subject to the followingcondi ti ons :
(1)The proposed transaction is authorized upon the terms
and conditions and for the purposes set forth in theapplication;
The fóregoing authorization is without prejudice to the
au~hority of the commission or any o~her regulatory
body wi th respect to rates, servi ce, accounts,
valuation, estimates or determinations of cost, or any
other matter whatsoever now pending or which may come
before the commission;
Nothing in this order shall be construed to imply
acquiescence in anï estimate or determination of cost
or any valuation of property claimed or asserted;
The commission retains au~hori~y under sections 203(b)
and 309 of the FPA to issue supplemental orders asappropri ate ¡and
Appl i cants shall promptly notify the commi ssion of the
date the disposition of jurisdictional facilities is
consummated.
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Authorit¥ to act on this matter is delegated to the
Director, Division of Corporate Applications, pursuant to 18
C.F.R. 0 375.307. This order constitutes final agency action.Requests for reheari ng by the commi ssi on may be fi 1 ed wi thi n
thi rty (30) days of the date of issuance of thi s order. pursuant
to 18 C.F.R. 0 385.713.
i:
Mi chae 1 C. MCLaugh' in. Di recto r
Division of corporate Applications
page 2
Attachment No.3
Page 39
ORIGINAL
. FlttD øy
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fEOERAL ENERGYGULAiORYPJoMM1SSION
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Avista Cooron (Applicat) aplies to th Fed Enery Regulaor Comission
(Comision) fo an amdmt of licese for Lolo.Divide Ci=k Une, minor-pan
licee (tranmission line), Pr No. 221.
n.
The exact nam. busine ad an telephone numbe of th Applicat ar:
Avist Coon
1411 Eat Misman
P.O. Box 37Tl
Spo. WA 99203727
[phone]
Th Commsson is reue to sed coie of all councatons, ord, and
coponce on this Application direy to:
Steven A Fry
A vista Coon
P.O. Box 3727
Spokane, W A 9922-3127
(50) 495-4
an
Wiliam 1. Ma, Jr.
Wins & Strwn
1400 L Stt N.W.
Wasington, D.C. 205.350 I'JJ
tØ 2020
1.to Cr Divi. Prect 2261Apliat fo Arment Pa lof3 ~
Ma 20ODlJJAO~?'l-3
Attachment No.3
Page 40
m.
The Applicant is a domec coiraon oranize unde the laws of the State of
Washingt an autoid to do bune in th State of Ida, Montaa. and Ongoo.
Applicat is th licese of tb tron lin deignar as Prjec No. 221jn the
re of th Fe :B Regu Commsson, iss on th 22d day of
Deembe 1959.
IV.
Conctly with this Aplication A vist Corpon (A vi) and Ido Power
Compy (I Power) ar filing aD aplicaton for auorty for Id Power to sel.
and A vist to pUlha, jmsdclion faes. 1l jurcton trsion faclitis
cosist of a 2O.23-mle seon of th i.lo-xbow line locat in OraOß bewe Divide
Cr an Imah Th 2O.2mile seon is refe to as DMde Cr~Imah. Al.
courtly with this Applicaton Id Power is filing an application for amdmnt of
its wate power Prject No. 1971, reoving fr its license th faclities to betrsfer.
If the Comssion aprove th aplicaton reer to abve and authzes th sale of
th 20.23 mile seon of the Lolo-Oxbo line, Applicant prpo that th following
amdmts to its licese for Prec No. 221 be mad:
1) Exibit J, PEC Exibit No. 2261-1, Oe Ma of Prjec Ar be relaced
with th enclos Exhibit J, She 1-2, revise to includ th 20.23-miJe secon of
th Lolo-xbo line locate in Orgon beee Divide Crk and Imnaha.
2) Exhibit K. PERC Exbit Nos. 2261-7 thugh 2261-1 l, Del Ma of
Trasmsion Une, be relia with th enlos Bxbit K. sheets 1-8, ævised to
includ the 2O.23mi seon of th Lolo-bo line loced in Orgo beween
Divide Crk and Imah
3) Exibit M, entitled "Ge Deption and Spefions of Line," with athe
drwigs A-14172, A-14176, an A-14179. be re with the enlos Exbit
M, æviii to inlud the deripton and spfition of the 20.23mie seon ofthe Lolo-bo line loc iii Orgo be Divide Cr an Imnah
4) Adjust the anua cha for the puse of rempsing th Unte Stas for the
use, ocpacy, and enjoyment of its lands used for trsmion line right-of-way
an for acce ro pues. to reec th adtion of the 2O.23-mile seon of the
Loo-bow line locate in Orego bewee Divide Crk and Ima.
5) Th na assoate with PEC Prect No. 2261 shold be change frm Lolo-
Divide Cr to Lolo-Ima. whi en 63.41 miles of the 108.11 mile
Lolo-Oxbo lin. (Bre is 43.18 miles-Lola-Divide Crk; 20.23 miles
Divide Ciek-Imah)
1.10 Cr Divie. Prjec 221Apli fo Amme P.20f3 Ma 20
Attachment No.3
Page 41
v.
Whfore ba on th forøo tb Appcat ie that th licese for Prec No.
221 be amde as pr above.
This Application is execute in the
Ste of Washingon
County of Spoka
By: Steven A. Fry
Hyd Safety MaageAvista Coon
P.O. Box 372
Spokane, WA 99
The uign bas re th fogoing applicaton, know th cotets therf. an
belives th stant hern to be tr.
A vi Corpraon (Applint)
ftd.~
By: Steven A. Fr ~
Hydr Safy Maag
$".. 8'- t,
Da
Subscbe and swo to bef01 me,a Not Public of the State of Wuhìngton, this
Y day of ~ ,20.
t!/$tt,il. 1.. SfJ~Ift)E rÍdJ /~~
Prnt Name:
Not Public in and fo th Stat of
Wasingt, reding in Spoe, Wasgton
My coission expi
NONf PI
STATE OF WAI"IQlPR L8PR'_lë.. tt._
Lolo Cn Divide Prjet 221Aplic for Amnt Page30f3 May 20
Attachment No.3
Page 42
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00 tlt)V 20 P1 fl 06
FEOERAL ENER?Y
REGULATOR'I
COMMISSION
FEC Pr No. 221-110-1mnab 23 tV
Mlr-pa Lice (Tran Lie)
Exlt M ReYi May 28
Ge De iu Spll of Lin
Th Lolo-Imah tranmission lin exteds fr Avista Coon's LDlo substtion
sothea of Lewiston. Idao, to a pot ne Divide Crek on the Snake River
appximately 43.18 mile soth. Th line then enters Or an exteds
appximaly 20.23 mile south to a pont at Iia. whe th line coects with Ida
Powe's Palleu Jct.-Ima 23 tV tion liDe.
Th man fea of th Lola-Ima line ar:
Volta 23kV
Ty of Stu Crsbr two-pole H-fre
Poles ASA Clas i and 2
West Red Ce an Weste LahPeta. trte
Crsar 4Ofoo Wes La poles with mitùmu diam of
11 inche
Pentahloreo tr
Doglas Fir poles: 5 liS" x 12", 6 -l" x. 12" or 2-5 lIS"
x 12" asseblies
Petahbhe treate
GuYS 7/16 incb him 8ttat imvanze stl std
Anho 2O-inc stl cros mat
Conducto 12n MCM 61 st alumium
Maum tesion 9.00 pounds wih NBC hevy
loan2
Insuato 12 stda lO-inc 15,00 pod bal an soke unts
per stng in suspesion postions
12 st lO-inc 25,00 pod ball an soket units
1* Sle: in st D0tion
Nor Soa of Li 60 fee
Shield Wil Tw stde ste over l!d wire
Telemon Wires Non
Lolo-lm 230 kV ElChibiM May 200
Attachment No.3
Page 43
UNITED STATES OF AMRICA 96 FERC i¡ 62,135
FEDERA ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Idao Power Company
Avista Corporation
Project No. 1971-070
Project No. 2261-002
ORDER AMING LICENSES
DUE TO PARTI TRNSFER OF TRSMISSION LIN
. (Issued August 9,2001)
On Novemer 20, 2000, Idao Power Company (IC) and Avista Corporation
(Avist),separte1y, filed applications to amend the licenses for Project No. 1971 and
2261, respectively. The requeste amendments would remove a 20.23-mile-Iong section
of the Lol0 - Oxbow Trasmsion Line from the Project No. 1971 license and include
tht trsmission lie section into the Project No. 2261 minor par licene. i
A vista included in its filing, 2 Exhbit 1 drwings and 8 Exhìbit K drawings,
which we have designate as follows: 1-1 & 1-2 (2261-12 & 13); K-l though K-8
(226 i -14 to 2261-21). IPC included a resed Exhibit 1&K, which we have designate
1971-304, and revisèd Exhibit M-N-O.
This order approves the filed drwings which conform to the Commssion's rules
and reguations. Orderig pargrphs (A)(7) and (B)(8) of this order requires the
licensees to file microfilm copies of the approved drawigs.
This action doe not authori any constrction. The license terms and conditions
not expressedly rese by this order, includig the effectve and termtion dates, wil
remai the sae. Consequently, issuce of th order is not a major fèder action
signifcantly afectg the quaity of the hum environment
The Direr orders:
(A) The license for Projec No. 1971 is herby amended, effective the firt day of
the month in which ths order is issuèd as follows:
1 The sale of the trsmission line section was appovèd by the Commission on
December 18, 2000, (See 93 FERC 62,206) and was recordèd on lanuar 22,2001.
Attachment No.3
Page 44
Project No. 1971-070
Project No. 2261-002
(1) The 20.23-mile section (from Divide Creek - Imnaha) of the Lolo- Oxbow
Trasmission Line is deleted from the license, including alI references in the license and
exhibits.
2
(2) Exhibit J&K (FERC No. 146), Pallete Junction - Divide 230 kV Transmission
Line (rev. Janua 1960), is replaed with Exhbit J&K (FERC No. 304), Pallette
Juncton - Imn 230kV Tranmission Line, revised Januar 13, 2000.
(3) The following exhibit filed November 20, 2000, is approved and made par of
the licen:
Exhibit FERC Tide Superseded
Drawig Drawing
No.No.
J&K 1971-304 Palette Junction - Imna 230 kV 1971-146
Tramission Line
(4) Exhbit M-N-O (re. 4-2-59) comprising two tyewitten pages entitled
"Palette Junction - Divide 230-kV Trasmssion Line" is replaed with Exhbit M-N-O
(rev. 1-5-00) filed November 20, 2000, comprising two tyewrtten pages entitled
"Pallette Junction - Imha 230-kV Tramission Line."
(5) The project.description in fmding pargrph (5)(b)(4)(c) of the license for
Project No. 1971 is amende to read:
(c) Pallette Junction - Ima
A 23û-kV single-circuit trmission lie extendig àpproximately
24.5 mies in a norterly direction from Pallette Junction to a point at
Im as describe in:
Exhbit M (Rev. 1-5-00) - Gener Descrption and Specifications of
Equpment;
Attachment No.3
Page 45
Project No. 1971-070
Project No. 2261-002
(6) Subpaaph (b) of Arcle 44 of the license for Project No. 1971 is amendedto read: .
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(b) For the puiose of reompening the United Stats for the use, occupancy and
enjoyment of 5,249.664 acres of its lands used for trmission lie right-of-way
only, an amount as may be determned from tie to tie puuat to the
Commssion's regultion.
(7) Withn 90 days of the date of issuace of this order, the licensee shall file thee
original sets of aper car of the approved drawing. The aperte cads should be
reproduced on silver or gelati 35 mi microfilm. All microfilm should be mounted on
Type D (3 1/4" x 7 3/8") aperte cards.
Prior to microfilming, the FERC Drawing Number (1971-304) shal be shown in
the margi below the title block of the approved drawig. After mountig, the FERC
Drwig Numer should be tyed in the upper right comer of each aperte card.
Additionaly, the Project Num, FERC Exhibit ( J & K), Drwig Title, and da of
ths order should be tyed in the upper left comer of each apere cad. See Figue 1.
ProjectNUI Exhit Nuer Drawing Title FE DrawingNuer
Prjeet 1Z Emliit a-i, Pr BodaDeel,im,
FEC Dw 1231
Bxi t l anFE Drawing l
Orde I:.suaceDate
Tye 0 (31/. " X 73/.,,) Aper-te Card
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Figure 1. Sample Apertre Card Format
Attachment No.3
Page 46
Projec No. 1971-070
Prject No. 2261-002
Two sets of aper car should be fied with the Secreta of the Commssion.
The thid set of apere cards should be filed with the Conuion's Portland Regional
Offce.
4
(B) The license for Project No. 2261 is herby amended, effective the fit day of
the month in which th order is issued as follows:
(1) The name of Project No. 2261 is changed from Lolo - Divide Creek
Tranission Line to Lol0 - Inma Trasmision Line, encompassing 63.41 mies of the
108.11-mie-Iong Lolo - Oxbow Line.
(2) Exhbit J, FERC Exhbit No. 2261-1, General Map of Project Area, is
replaced with Exhbit J, Sheets 1-2, FERC Nos. 2261-12 and 2261-13, to include the
20.23-mile-Iong section of the Lolo-Oxbow line located in Orgon between Divide
Creek and Imaha.
(3) Exhibit K. FERC Exhbit No. 2261-7 though 2261-11, Detaed Map of
Trassion Line, is replaced with Exhòit K, Sheets 1-8, revised to include the 20.23-
mile-long secton of the Lolo-Oxbow lie located in Orgon between Divide Creek and
Imaha.
(4) The following exhibits, filed on November 20, 2000, are approved and mae
par of the license:
Exhibit FERC Title Superseded
Drawig Drawig
No.No.
J-l 2261-12 General Map of Project Area, Lolo-2261-1
Imnaha, Lolo- Divde Crek Secon
J-2 2261-13 General Map of Project Area, Lolo-None
Imn, Divide Creek-Imnaha Section
K-10f8 2261-14 Deta Map 230kV Trasmission Line 2261-11
Lolo-Divide Creek Secton
Attchment No.3
Page 47
Project No. 1971-070
Projec No. 2261-002
5
K-2of8 2261-15 Detl Map 230kV Trasmssion Line 2261-10
Lolo-Divide Creek Secton
K-30f8 2261-16 Detal Map 230kV Trasmission Line 2261-9
Lolo-Divide Creek Section
K-40f8 2261-17 Detail Map 230kV Tranmision Line 2261-8
Lolo-Divide Creek Section
K-50f8 2261-18 Detail Map 230kV Trasmssion Line 2261-7
Lolo-Divide Creek Secon
K-60f8 2261-19 Deta Map 230kV Tramission Line None
Divide Creek-Ima Secton
K-70f8 2261-20 Detail Map 230kV Trasmission Line None
Divide Creek-Ima Section
K-8of8 2261-21 Deta Map 230kV Transmission Line None
Divide Creek-Ima Section
(5) Exhibit M,entitled "Genera Descrption and Specifications of Line," with
atthed drwigs A-14172, A14176, and A14179, is replaced with Exhibit M filed
November 20,2000, revised to include the descnptions and specifications of the 20.23-
mile-long section of the Lolo-Oxbow line located in Oregon between Divide Creek and
Imaha.
(6) Subpargraph (ii) of Arcle 16 of the licene for Project No. 2261 is amended
to read:
(n) For the purse of reompensing the United States for the use, occupancy and
enjoyment of 34.536 acres of its lands used for transmission lie nght-of-way
only, an amount as may be detned from time to time pursuant to the
Commssion's reguations.
(1) Arcle 18 is added to the license for Projec No. 2261.
Attachment No.3
Page 48
Project No. 1971-070
Project No. 2261-002
Arcle 18. The licenee shall within iso days of the issuance of ths order, file an
Operations and Maintenance plan for those portons of the tranmission lie located on
National Forest Serce System lands. The Opertions and Maintenance pIan shall be
jointly prepard with the U.S. Forest Serce, and adess resource issues and concerns,
and appropriate protetion measures.
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(8) With 90 days of the da of issuance of this order, the licensee shall file thee
original sets of apere cards of the approved drawigs. The aperte cards should be
reproduced on silver or gelati 35 in microfilm. All microfilm should be mounted on
Typ D (3 1/4" x 7 3/8") apere cards.
Prior to micrfilmg, the FERC Drwing Number (2261-12, etc.) sha be shown
in the magin below the title block of the approved drwing. After mounting, the FERC
Drawing Number should be tyed in the upper right comer of each aperte card.
Additionally, the Projec Number, FERC Exhibit ( K-l ofS, etc.), Drawig Title, and
date of ths order should be tyed in the upper left comer of each aperte card. See
Figue 1.
Project HU Exbi. t Numer Drawing 'fi Ue
FE DrawingNum
Prjee 12 Esibit G-'" Prject Bou
Dec 1, 197
\
FEC Dq 1201
Exhi. t ll anFERC Drawing l
'- '. D (31/. " X 73/.,,) Aperture Card
Order IssuceDate
Figure 2. Sample Apertre Card Format
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Project No. 1971-070
Project No. 2261-002
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Two sets of aperre cards should be filed with the Seceta of the Commssion.
The thd set of apert cards should be fied with the Commssion's Portand Regional
Offce.
(C) This order constitute fial agency acon. Requests for reheang by the
Commssion may be fied within 30 days of the date of issuance of this order, pursuant to
18 C.F.R. §385.713.
Mohamm Akbar
Group 2 Leaer
Diviion of Hydropower Admistration
and Compliance
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Opratin and Manteaøce Plan
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AVISTA CORPRATION
FERC LICENSE FOR TRSMISSION LINES
OPERATION AN MAINTNANCE PLA
TABLE OF CONTEN
1. Inuction... ... ... .............. ......... .... ..... .... ....... ......... ...... .............. ... ......... ............ ........... 1
2. ColJcaon...................................................................................................."...........3
3. Projec Noficaon Reew. an apva Prour................................................)
3.1 No-Effect Prjec..................................... ................. ........................................4
3.2 May Affec Aciviti ......................................... ...............................................!
3.3 EmeeJY Sitæoll ............_............................_.............._............_................5
4. Ennmta Pron Mea ........ .................... ............................ ......................7
4. i E11lßtalnstion .......................................... ..................... .......... ..........7
4.2 Appve Wor Ar an Sit Accs ..............................................................7
4.3 Tration Syss MlUe1t................................................................7
4.3.1 Roa Mate Sta.................................................................8
43.2 Vegon Managem on Serce Roa...........................................9
4.33 Seçe Roa Accss Resti........................._...............................9
4.4 Rif-Way Ciea................,.........................................,........,............._,....:9
4.4.1 Vegio Manaøt......................................................................10
4.S Noxious Wee Cotrl .................................................................................... i 0
4.6 Reraon.a: Regeon ...........................................................................12
4.7 Str Pron Mea ............................................................................13
4.8 Prteon Meur for Th Enge, and Sentive Plant
Spees ................................................................................................................ i 3
4.9 Wildife .Prteon MeI .........,................................................................14
4.9.1 nmin ReetOU..............................................................................14
4.9.2 Avi Collsion an El~ion.......................................................iS
4.9.3 Ra Nesing. .............._.............,...............................~i..~i.......................... IS
4.9.4 TE Wildlife Pron Mea ......................................................16
4.10 Cult1.R Prteon Mea.............................................................16
4.10.1 Unaticipa Dive of Cul Re........... ............ .....-....17
4. i 0.2 Unaticipa Dier of Hum Reai...................................... i 7
Prteti of Aec Resur ...................................................................174.11
4.12 Fire Prteon....................................... ...............................................................17
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4. i 2. i Avo of FiiRe Prla......................._..........................l1
4.12. En Notficaon Pr ._..............._................................18
S. O& Pla Hist ................._................_.._............_..................._............................18
6. O&M Pla Ac ......_._............._............_..._.................................................... i 8
7.. Lita Cite........................._.................................... .._..................... ...._............... i 9
Fire ReJ.r ...... .... ........... ......... .... .................. ............. ............. ...11 ...._.... .... ......
l- Reng ................................................................._..........................2
UST OF TABLE
Table4.l
Table 4.2
Timi Consnt forO&M Actvies Asia with Wildlfe Spees....14
Time Perod Du Which O& Actvies Mus Be Reew an May
Be Rescted with 40 Me ofRapt Nes or Roostng Ar. ............16
LIST or nGURES
Figu 1.1
Figu 3.1
Figu4.t
Figur 4.2
Loon of th Imn to Diide Cre Do-kV Traison Li ..........._..2
Flowha fo No-Efec an May Af Prjec ...................... ........... ...........6
Prerr Line Cleng Prce for Trasson Une Strct. .... .........n
Prerre Traiision Lie Cleani Prces for Und Conduc
Cleace. .. ........... ....... .... ... .................. ... ....... .... ......... ...... ... ....... ... ............ ....... .12
LIST or APENDICES
Apix A-Ke Persl Co Infoon.................................................................20
Appix B- Typcal Opeon an Mai Acûes......_.......................................2
Appx C- Typ Op an Mant Equipm..............................................2S
Ap D-on an Mantance Prjec Notifiçation FOO ................................28
Appx E-USDA For Sece Pafic Nortwe Reon "Fir Prteon an
Supon" IJ...................................................................................30
Appx F --ice Roa Map ......._.................................................................................37
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AviCo ow Pl: Imnha to DIvi Ct TfBns LI
AVISTACORPRATION
FERC LICENSE FOR TRSMISSION LINS
DRAFf OPERATION AN MAINNANCE PLA
1. INODVcnON
Inus re comption an th 199 ou ca by sie tr falling
in hi-volta trison lines, have fo attion on th ne to en
relialit of th trission syss of both invidua utiities an th enre weer
intnn gnd. Avist Utilities (Avist), a sudi of Avi Corpraonmans itsuaision line to enur th Sb an CDine inty ofdi
sy. Prdi sae. reliale po to cumer reuire an efec an timelyopon an maan prgr In adon. th Wes Sys CordatgCoun (WCC) ba esblish reliabilit st for Avist's trsmission linsy.
Peodicaly, Avist peon opion an ma (O&) acvities on its
irison line with th Walow-Whtm Natona For (WWNf). Thtrssion line is lice with th Fed En Rcgry Cossion (FRC)
uner th Lol0 to Im trisson line lice (FEC Prjec No. 2261). Th scpe
of ths Opration an Maint,nanc (O&) Pkm is limite to Q&M activi assoia
wi th Imn to Divid Crek 23D-kV trission line, which is a set ortb
Lolo to III tron lin (Y18U1 1-1). Th cunt pole cosuraon is a H-
ft wo st (figu 4-1). O&M acvitis ar ne to pree th
inty an reablity of th tnsion lines. Th acvities ne to coply with 'varou laus plan an cmlaws and policies suh as the Walloa-
Wh Nati01l FOrlst Lt an Resoll Maremm PID1 (USFS 199) and th
dr envien impa st for th H,lIs CØI National Recl'tion Area
Compehens Mægemø1t Plrn (USFS 1999), Imna WUd an Scenic Riv Plan
(USFS 1993).
In adition to th me out in th O&M PLtm Avi is reble for
complying with all oth fed stte, an loclsws th aply to th O&M of its
Imna to Divide Cre inmission lin. To en copliane with th pla Avistregn th obligaon to ad to th piur prtol on th opeti and
mante of th trssion line.
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2. COMMUNICATION
Avist an th WWF re th coe: is an inte copone to th
su ormis O&M Pla. To faHia communeaon bc Avist an th WWNF,
th tw pa will mee on a ye spficaly to dis O&M isue. Thes an
conlon mein will foc on th followi items:
. Ovew of re O& acvities
. Avist's sceded Oet acvities
. Anticipa WWF acvies th co afec Avist's pla (suh as rodimprve or clos. re pla up, an otrs)
. Prpose amenen to this O&M p/t
. Issues reprng sh da
. Policy chages
· Cha in th enger an setive botaica and wildlife spies
list
. An oth iss th wat atonTh anua cordinaon meengs will be held in Janua. Th Avi EnmntaPerit Cooin (EPC) an th WWN La Prgr Manr (LPM) ar
respible to sde an cordinae th an meng. A list ofkcy pe an
cont inforon is inlude in Appx A.
In adition to dire comunon th WWF an Avist wil sh reur da
esialy gegrc ¡monalion sy (GIS) data This data is ne toefecively ca out th in oftbs O&M Plan. Da JIemt and trfer will be
dise at th an cordintion meng.
3. PROJCl NOTJiCATION, REVIEW, AND APPROVAL PROCDUR
Avist peonn a numbe of Iávities to ke it trssion lin opional an in
go re. Th prec ca be plasuch 11 thos for routine patrls,
inns scle ma, an sceded emcy ma thy cabe 1Uplah as th fo emøecy mate in ca whe pulic saety
an prpe ar th. For th pu of ths O&M Plan, acvies ar divideint th followig th cates:
I) No-Eff Prjects
2) May Afec Prjec
3) Emen Situaon
Deptons of th tyica ma aevities inluded in eah of th th cagories
ar includ in App B. In addition, equipmt an vecles us dungmant acviie ar debe in Apix C.
Al o& acviti reuire pror notficaon to th WW, us th foi included in
Appex D. Informion about prjec type, locon, prjec matu. an scule
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All Co 0& Pl: Imn to Di Ci Tl' Li
will be re on th for If a fo is incJe th WW ma re it to AviD
with a let or ve ex de wh in is miins and wh th
agcy reie cat be colet
In adition to repiz ce ti peod for mant wi re to th naenvinm Avist will al CO sced peod with re to th reon
enronmen Avist will not debey sc mi an opon of th
tion lin dug prma bwng se unes an emer ex. Wh
A TV's ar ne for O&M wo Avist will pla a visible icfier with th coy
logo on th ATV. Wh AlV's ar ne th will be us for th sole pur of
mataning th trsmion line.
3.1 No-Efee Prje
No-ffec prjects ar tyca thos acvities th met th follwi crtea:
l) Do no afec TÆ
2) Ar not with th PACFISH buffer
3) .25 mile dist &o cultu sit
Avisla will impleent th enta pron meas idetified in th O&M
Pio to en th acvities do no ha th enir an th they coply with th
WWNF's lan-us pla Naton En Policy Ac (NPA) reulaton, anot ag guin. Expls of no acvities li list in Appix B.
Prec th have noeff to th na an soia enviro ca be revie at thamua me To asis in reew time, Avi wil submit a lis of th prjets, a cover
let, an a scule 2-3 we to th WWF LPM pnor to th an me. Th no
effecaetivity list wil be those pr ba on th crtera ab.
Th pr for th acvities is as follow:
· Th Aviila EPC subits a lis of th noffec acviti bu on th definecrtea. Th lis of prjec, cove lett. an scul ar submit to th
WWNf LPM 2-3 we pror to th an me.
· Th WWN LPM dos a prim rew an di th prje to th
afee dets (i.e. TES Cordinr) for commts
· Th WWNf LPM coec co fr th deen befor th anua
meeng.
· Th anua meg is held.
· WWNF LPM rends at th an me on the sttu of th prec list If
fu reew is ne th WWNF LPM will notify Avilta with 30 days of than meng on th st orth prjects.
· For thse acvies th we not reed at th am meng, th Avist EPC
submit th no-efft projec to th WWF LPM for reew.
. Th WWF LPM dispeth prjec to th afec deents (i.e. TESCooor) an collect co.
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· With 30-5 caen da or so af th suitt of th prjec reues
WWN LPM noties Avis of th denaon
1. May Alec Ad
Ma afec prje th me th following cra:
i) Within th PACFISH buff ar
2) Potey afec or doe at a TÆ
3) With .25 mile di ftm a cultu site
Avi ca sut an wtffci "m af" prect fonn to th WWF LP. Itavaable, th acvitis ca be cf as a mea of pr pr
inforon and prur st at th anua reiew meg. Avi wil as all
nec rensibility for ap fi th afeçted agcies
Th prol for th acti is as follows:
· A vi EPC submts despton of prjec site pla an ot inonnon to afec
agencies.· Avist EPe nofies or ma unflia prjec fo to th WW LPM.
· Aft th fo apva ar reve ft th afec agci~ Avita suits
1h offcial prje fonn with agy apva to th WWNF LP.
· Th WWF LPM re an di th projec to th afec depen (i.e.
TES Coid) for cots.
· The WWF LPM nofies th Avis EPC withn 45 caenda days of th deision onthe pree
3.3 E.er 51lutlDDI
An emen situon co ar th would reuire Avist to re immedly.
Emergen situon ar th tha th hum sa an pr. caus outaes toAvist's sy or the we gr sy or have oth di cos. Exples
of emer siiuODS ar list in App B.
If an emercy situon arse Avi may ta reial acon to fi th prblemsaqu hu heth an pr da to th enent. Avi mus vely
wor th ap WW emy cota (se Appx A) of th situion, ifpossfbJCy pror to or as so as poble af unng th reial acon. Th
Avist mus sut a form (se App D) notify th WWN of th re~~~loom~~oom~~~~~~~~~~M~
th workng days of unin th acn.
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Submission of No-Effect/
May Affect Projec
l lriNel-Ma,......
,111 Agf EPC Fordisi. Ji iitlNo pr ..il iI_AvilEI
to1lWWNf II miiN.svi.dsPq di II dc ofM..(lJ2.mc....pn ilI pi.
3 -u pr io Avis EJ 1I0l
di II Jl su1l_iI 10cfJlioat ..l diWWFLPIi mi.
1WW l. do. pnll AYi £P _ficsreie_oriilbdill di ,im prpi ti tI l1 WW LN f_ to ib WWafdlsp di LN.cI fii:1l.1I to lI 1...dc (i.e,TE Cci)Af ll ciWWFI.PM ..ci llai _ RI-.ci.. Cl --.fl il dcbtlb..A'fis...IUliii1l Dfti di..pijc lb widliiII Il to di
J
WWLPM.Widii 30 - 45__.or -,J.~_lldiTJ_1I suil oldi
II is lu.....mi _ cIWWLPMth 1I to dilncll AVÌ of IØ "'tilet iidl 4kiI _IS.
WWLP . r...---lI CI TJ WWF LP_ S1 ofdipn li or if _fi lh Amr Er
Ii ie is wiii4'~_
ni wllll~ofll dc GlbAmr will io pi..0-.,
Flgul' 3.1.Flohart fu no.a ma 8f P..
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4. ENVIRONMAL PRECION MEAUR
To en tht O& acvities do not ca sifica da to the envinmt an
th th amly with WW lad-us plans. NEPA reguon an ot reat
an guidelin. O&M prje will be couc in copli with th follomeur reingenvi inon: ap work ar an site acestrspon sys maen rightsf-wa cleag, noxiou we cotrl,reon and reveton pron of st ra or senstive spies wildlfe,
cultu ie aethet reur, an fi has.
4.1 EI...ta i...
To enur its amlia wi th envi prteon me identified in th
O&M Pla. Avist will prde an enirota insor for acvies on whch Avi
an the WWf mutly ag. Th eniro into will motor th O&açvity, coplia~ and do th mion meur in a rert The re sh
be distbu to both Avist and th WW.
AviSl wiJl do anua rout air pals on th trssi lin. If an porton or ar
of th ri of way has an idefiae anies relat to th opon an
mante of th trsmon line, Avis wil nofy WWNF of the coce A vist
will work with the WWF to refy the prlem.
4. Appnwed Work An iud Site Aceas
All O&M actvitie ar con to Avist's Im to Divi Cre trission line
and sece ro rights-of-way. Prec th exte outside th lice rightsf-way,
but ar on WW lad ar no reguat un ths O&M Plan.
Acc to th prec ar is cone to exsti fed st, an loc roads. as well as
Avi-lice sece ro an tiission line righf.way. Public acc tosece ros (clos WW ro) wil be det on a caby-c bais with th
WW (se seon 4.3.3). Avi is reöle for any selecive ro closu (th is,
ro th ar close to th public bu acble to WWNF an Avi for mant
purse). Th ro wi11 be clos using a me ap by th WWF (suh as
gang or eaen or rock baer). Seleve road will be in an re ma ISne. Inson an ren will be made pronte to th us orthes ro.
Exce fo ro ro mari for Avist acvites. road moificaonh asblang fillng. or wideng of cu prbite un spficaUy ap by
the WW in wr befo th acivity is wiertei.
4. Tru,porttia 8y1 M...eieat
Roa neessa fo th 0c of trion lin ar de"b as eith aces roads
or sece ro Th sole puse of sece ro is to prvide Avis mante
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AvI Coi 0& Pr: Im to DI CI TI8 LI
cr aa to th Irss 1iD Th ro wo no exis ¡fth trislin did no exist In contr ac ro se a br ~ su as CQntrbung
to the WW. COty. or st fO sy. Ac ma pr dire or iniraaSS to th trissi lins, bu tht ac is not thr pr pu.
Ba on th WWNF's clasficaon for th trporton sy ro us to aces
trission line rightsf-way ar generly on of th follwing fou typ:
1) Publi ro ineludoø sta biways and coun ma Th ro ar for
pulic us, an th ap goveen agy ma th. Avistcoider th ac ro2) Op WWF trrton ro Th WW anor joint us mata th
ro whh ar ope to th public Th ioadinuding dr feur,cu an fiiiopus be prte dur Avi's mante acivities.
A vi cons th acs ro3) Clos WW tron ro. Thes ro ar stll ne for th
longte tron plan bu th have be close to th public beus of
WW's maemt policies, int to prte na re anelimi maçe cost Thes rollincludin drna fea cu anfill sJmus be prtete dur Avist'i maen acvities. Pareswating to us th ro for ac mu obt appr ro closur peit
In adtion. th may be asgn some mante reibility pronato thr us of th clo ro Althug th ro ma see a br
puse Avist mantns th ro.4) Traiaion lin SCicc ros. Th ro ar ne fo ~ to an
mace oftissio lin bu th ar no pa of th pla WWFro ne an ar genly clos to th pulic. Avist ma th ro,
as ne an cons th serv lOad.
4.3.1 Roo Malntennce Stds
Ro mante permed by Avist will conf to st in WWF Habok
FSH 7709.56 Ro Prtion Haok for Traic Serce Lel D an 7709.58Tra Sys Manten Hak. Th sece lev stda for ac is
list as ty D ro Typ D ro ar th wh trc is limte. slw movig, anasia with a sigle pur Th sece ros within the WW ar ray ne
an prvide limite ac to th tron li.
Th møte level deptons for th sece ro to aes th trissionliii
ar code a Leel 1. Ace to th FSH 770.56. Lel i maten is
assigned to inteitten sece ro dung th tie th ar close to vehicula iraftlc.Th closur pe mus exce 1 ye. Basc cutoia mantece is peom to
ke da to adjac l'W' to an acptle lev and to pete th ro to
failita futu manemen acvi Emphs is nonnly on mantning drie
fa1ies and nuff parn Pla ro deteortion may OCC at ths lelAppat trc man st ar "pbit" an elimin." Th lOad ar
clos to vehcuar trc. bu ma be op an sutale fo non.mo us
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Beus cl WWN roads an seçe ro ma reve litt or no use for prlongepeod ofii, th ma na be ove with tr an sbbs. Th
grwt of th tr an shbs ma be dele whe the veeton sc th closro fr th puli an thby re us an reti imts on rerc.Effve scg may also re th ne for mo peen st su as
iates or ea or ro baer, to col acs. Howe, wh veion be to
rect ac for mainte vecle or po a say ha to maintce
peel, th maent prur mus be implem to col th vegeonAvist will do ness ro wo fo acs in conjuntion with th prjec. Th
following is a lis of guelin fo taks re to ro mantece:
1) Sece ro ar to be clea of br tr lar ro slash. an deafall as
deed nee by Avis an th WW. Th wil al be clea whenver
conditions of th ro coul dae equipm or enge the saet of
employes acng th poweline.
2) All initi ro maen is to be peor by ha cr usng pickups,
ATVs, ch. or ba tols. Lo ofro rer neeg heav
equipm will be ma and th wo ne will be idefied anco with th WWN.
3) All trs. br, slas defal, an lage ros will be reve tt th serice
ro to ac acs by, at le ATVs. Maal reved will be plac
beow th edge of th dre side of the ro so th it prvide a filte
wi to help co ersion and sementaon4) AU 1r an br tale th 12 ines ar to be reve fì th robed tofailta ac by lae vehicles wh nec. Al tr an br less th
12 inhe tal will be left to help col seention an eroon. Any lar
brhe th could da vehcles an tr will be limbe
4.3.3 Servce Ro Accss Reictions
Th WWNF ma ftct pn ac on clos WWF aa an sece ro
Avi is to clos such road usng a WWF-apvw me. su as ptinor ea
or ro baer Ga ar to be lo wi both an Avist an WWF lock (ths O&
Plan will be updted to rellec any ro closu)
4.4 RI-WayClrl
Vegeon ca inter with th fl of elecc po, pose safety prblem, aninteer will maen llivities. Maintnig adua clea be
veion an cors is estial to sa an reliale opon. This pacular
20.23 mile seon of th trsion lin do no po any signficat veeton
co or mat. Du to th naur of ti vegeton in ths ar of th
tron cor, th ar no ancipa vegon prjects ex or preet
Ac to th prvious re of th Ida Powe Compay, th have be no
veettion ma isue or corns within this seon oftJ trision line onWWNFlas.
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4.4.1 Yeg Mame
Ge vegetan ma in th rïf-wa is sc ac to
ma cycle. Th in of th sc mant prgr is 10 acplish
th followi ta:
1) Tri trs an ta sh to th ex th th clea las for the duron of
th cyle. A cyce is S or mo ye deing on th mb of vegeve
gr in an ar
2) Reov tr to prid clc. an imprve ac to faties.
3) Reve ti grwing win to st.
4) Facli a low-grng plt county th stiliz th sit inbi th
gr of tal-grng shn and tr and prvis hata for wildlfe.S) Idenfy an re haus trs th co fall an cot facilûes.
6) Use teique (Le. feather at th edge of th right-of-way.
Lin pals will idetify any coti th may reuire immiate atnton inlud
tr th iner with trison codu dage trs out th corndo, an
tr whse grWl will no allow sae clea unl the net scheuled mate
cyle. A vist win notify WWF of any tr cleang wo as ne
4.5 NoDous Wee Contr
Mainte vecles an equint which will be ne for O&M prects trveliofflO onto unbla ar or involve in gr dis~ will be wa befor
en1rc:e on WWF lan. Th equipm is to be c:lea with st hiprsu
waer, or co air to reve sol an deris.
To hep limi th sp an eslish of noxiou we commwuti in distar. desire vegon ne to beme eslishe prpty. Thfore. th ar
shoul be re as son as poble, du the opma period af gr distbin
acvities. Cerfied "nxiou we-fr" se an mulch mus be us on all ar to be
~ (se secton 4.6).
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4.6 Retoti. ad Rf..ti
Th pu of retaon followi OlM acvities is to pr soU ersion anspr of noxious we. Avi will ie da to reun ~ an fenca by ro emy, or mant acvities Th daage will be rere asso as we, grun an scin coition peit. For mate an
opeon acti th af a sitkt amun of gr dis cleaup an
reng of the setion WLU be do. Any exss dirt th is distu durng routinmate an opon will be us to refill th ar Eron col proteonmea an be ma pn wil be us to eliminaminmi prjec-
relat imp to th aquac sy fo all mantee acties
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If ne Avist will se an ar in coulon wi th WWNF. AIl se us mus
me all of th reuime of th Feder See Act an applicale Olson Jaw
regaing se an noous wes. Al se mu be cerie as "a0U wee fr".
Th prec th ne resin will be de on a "site by site" bas in
constaon with th WWF. Seg mixtu will be mutuly ag be th
WW and Avist
4.7 Stm Pr.. Meu
St. or wa with defile stbe or stba reles ofwhe th is flowi wa, ar im beus th provide hata fo a vaet of
an an pla sp. A vist's trn lin palels an crse numusways an ripaan an wean ar. Of crtiea imp is the prteon ofhata for th bul tr~ stlhe an sp chinok sa, whch ar list as
tJ spes uner th Ener Spes Ac of 1973 (EA. Public La 93-205).
Th WWF ha adpt cen meur prbe in th INFISH (USFS i 995) an
PACFlSH (USFS an BLM i 99) environmeta ast doents to help mitiga
dis actvities on the spies an thir hata.
Avis wiU exerse ca to ensu prteon of all aquati~ npølD an welan hata
on WWF la. To mi th poibility of ii acvities inteerng wi fish
migron an spanø, all ins acvities surtna th taet spies offish ar to
be conduc be Jul i 5 an Augus I S. uness th WW an apprat
reat aaie aø to alteve da If wooy vegeio withn 100. fee ofst ne to be ma it will be cut with a chw. Her plats and low
grwi shbs will be left in plae.
4. Prte MainDa for Tllteed EBdapr, _d Setie Pl
Speie
Wh 0c acvies clfied 15 "may atec" ocur in ar harni th
en¡e or seitive (YE) pl spes th know si ar to be maed to en
th the spies ca be avde an prec Howe, only thse site th oc
diretly with the tr lin nøJts--f-wa or ne posible mantece acvities
ne to be marke Avist-ain pe wil ma th site beor mante
activities st. Aft th wo is cople or no long po a th to th setivereurs. th ma will pry be reve to prte th site's signf: an
loaon frm unwaed aton
If setive spies ar foi. beor or dur mante acvities, A vist will
eslish a 100-foot butTer zoe ar th spes or polaton an th co thWWF imatly. Until th WWF au Avist to pr eith orly or in
wrting all acvities mus ce withn th lOOfoot butTer zone.
In 1999. Id Powe Copa couc a ra pla su withn th codor of thImn to Divide Crk trisson lin an sece ro on WWF lad. Althug
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no ne ra plat poon we io a pn re poon of Mirabills
maarlani (Mfala's fo-o'c:) wa idoc. M"abiJls mafalani wa
preouy lis as en an ha be reli as th un the ESA by the
U.S. Fis and Wildlife Sece (USFWS) sinc Mar 199. Plats were foun on th
sece ro cuba an in th viciy of th trsson line rightsf-way for
str 61. To prte th plan fr live ths poon ba be fen. In
adtion beus of th speie prse aU O&M acvies in 1h vicini (ot th
aeal instions) ar consid prjec th ma afec th polaton Th, all
projec mus be ap in adva by th USFWS.
Th reoo fo setive sp lis fo th Pafic Norwet Reon of th
Forst Serce (Ron 6) is avlable at th folowg webste:
htt://ww.fs.feusr6nr-boy/se.-latstm
4.9 W'ddli Pi Meura
Ro and U'mision line codo infue wildlfe in a valy of ways. Th
codor may fuon as the folJo wh may in tu mofy wildlfe hata
spize babita baer or file to th moveent of wildlife; sours of
dist or dire morit; or so of effec on vegetion counti Th
wa a conido t\ti~ an th th pron mea th Avist mus implemended on se f~ inud the anima spes or spies asbla unercoidon.
4.9. J Timin Restrction
Se widlife spies th ar no coide th enger or seitve arstU a ma co Th spies include mat intor spees an
spes with high soci va, suc as de, el an ot. Pr tiing of O&M
acvities is impo to th prteon of th spees (Table 4-1). The WWF mus
reiew O&M activities th coincide sptiallyanor tepolly with impot lifestes of spies of co Se spes of co on th WWNF-inud bawolve~ lyn. gry wolf, an pile wokewould unlikly be afec by
O&M acvities alon the Imn to Divi Cre tron line ngltsf-wa.
Timing recton for neng an rong rars ar di in setion 4.9.3.
T....' 1' CO fo au AcIt. AI.. wi WIlif ..
Wild" .. LI.. Rt 1' Per 0& eo...Eil Wl De-A N04 en Ma ii AcCal M8 Ma af IIMul de WIntng Der-A No en Ma at 8CFaw Maun Ma af acBiha sh Wdng De No an Ma aI IIKiin Ap Ma af8C
. Constnt des ere to be døne fo ea li.
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4.9.2 Avi Collision an Electrcuion
Traison lines an avi mority ca be in coic with eah ot wh
tron lin int ar wi bi conc, suh as migi flywys
feng ~ an neg or roing site Col6sion ar mor liky durng peod of
hi wi or low visibility, suc as on fogg, rany, or sn das. Ths ai is not a
flywy. Im doe not su th waow an cla of bi for pote of confictwith trsson lines Acing to th SAIC st, ther is not poteia collison ri
asiat with th Imn to Divide Cre trssion line (SAle an Spaal
Dycs 200).
Ra ar th av grup mos suble to eleuton be of thr la siz
an frue us of powein sttu. Wire on lar trsson 51 ar
suciently sp to prud electution. Th Im to Divide Cre trmisson
lin ba ve low potenal to electi ra (SAle an Spa Dyics 2000b).
Th has ben no evdec: or obseon of elecuton of rapt in 1hs ar of
trsson line. As nee Avist will follow pole modfication an deipcrte in
Siiae Pi for Ra Pr on Pow Lin: Th Sta of th An in 199
(APUC 199).
4.9.3 Ro Nesting
Bir ofpr ar pr by the Mipt Bird Tre Act an utliti or individuas
fo guty of distbin ne eg chcks or bring adults may be imprsone
anor hevily fi.
Roong an peching bi, esly osp, ca ca powe out jf thr fe orneg mas in wi couc or insrs A vista in constaon wi th
USFWS, is to in ne on trission lin stcts to reuc coict. Such
mæen may inlude relocti ne, moify st. an pring nengplatfor. Avist will coti to cot wi th USFWS. WWF, an Orgon
Deent of Fis an Wile wh a problem ne is loed on WWF lan.
Spatial an tepm mat zone or bu for nets an roti site ca prte
ra fr be distbe by OAM acvities. Any mtion on an. O&M acvity
ne to ad th locon ty, an duon of th acvity. Table 4-2 includs
suti of tie peod dmig whch O&M acvies mus be reew an may berect, deng on lhir poal to dis neg an pehi rars In
geer, th WWF II reew all O&M acvities 1h wod occur with 400 meof a rapt nes beor th wo ca begin. In adition the WWF is reible for
prdig Avist with loc da of all know nest site in th vicinity of th
trss lin ngl of wa.
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Tab 44 TI Pe Du.. 0& Ac... ..d MI....H.... WIIn _.. fJR1.. or Ro. AN
Rapl.. Lif.. Re 11 Pe Da Con..Bad ug NI ~ A11C18B. ea Wi No-M No an ma af IIRo nMNe ApuI NcIn ma 8f ac.reNo en ma ar 8dIf
No an me de IlA!
Me de 8C AMNo and maaf8CreNcli may 8l acreNo li ma 8f acnw
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Ne Aphl
4.9.4 TES Wildif Prtection Mes
Avi is to follow th sa prje-levl prtols for TES wildlife spies as it is for
ra plll (se seon 4.8), althuø ma, si ma no be prtica for all spes.Th resiona for setive spes Jist for th Paeric Nor Reion of thFor Se (Re 6) is avale at th followi wete:
ht://w.fs.fedusr6nrlwldJife/istmdex.h
4.10 C1 Reure PrtecD M..re
The tron lin ri¡h-wayha be inventoed for cutu reur Du
"may af" c_ified O& ac Avi is to avoid all knwn site on or eligible
fo induson in th Naton Re¡i of Histric PLaC Beore a "my afec"claified acvity be known cutu sites ar to be ma to enur th th ca beavoide an pr du th mant acvity. In fac ma ar re
ge avoida ar: no diston will be ma be biolocal and cultu
sites. Ag only thse site th occur diy witln th trisson lin righf.
way or ne any possble O&M acviti ne to be ma Avis-ainte peelwi ma th site be ma begi Af ma is coplet or wh
activities no long po a th to th cutu re, th ma will prmpty bereve to pr th site's significa an loc an sigfica frm unattion.
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4.10.1 Unaicipd Discovry of Cul ResoJIes
If new histc or prhistric mari an discver du mante acvitiesAvi will imedtely st all wo in th ara an th co th WW as son as
poble. Th locon of1l fi will be flag or fenc ofTto pr it &o fuer
impa. Untl th WW prvide wntt aurion to pr no fuer work willta pla in th imia ar
4.10.2 Unaicipd Discov ofHumn Remans
All hu inen will be 1r with th re aced th by st an fe
laws aplyig to hum rens. If th disces ar unticipa st la doe notdistngush be histc an prisc buals as fa as what st ar reui for
in noficaon or disien If hu mnns ar di du maacvities Avis wil imy st al work in th ar to pr the inørty of th
find and nofy th coty sh an WWNF as so as poible. In aditin, th
loon of th fid will be flag or fece otTto pi it frm fu impat Th
WWN wil dene wha mition is ne an on th mitigaon is complete,
woik ca reume.
4.11 Pr. of AII Reurc
As pa of onoin O&M, Avill is reible for implemenng ge guideline to
pr th aec reun in th ar of th trisson line. Th obecve of thefollowi guilin is to reuc th visu imp of sts. couc. an rights
of-way th ti:
· Use no-sar couc when conucrs ar rela or upgr.
· Inrpra aesth co int th degn when sts ne to be
ielac OJ aded (to th exen th th deign ar copatble with exstngen ne).· Revew prpo st tys an line locns wi th WWF dur the
des ph of an pla rebud in th Hells Cann Nationa ReconAre
· Use neer telog to ma falities more compable with the nalascpe.
4.IZ Fir ProtlD
Fir regutions ar gely effecve be Apnl i an Ocbe 31 an at oth ties
with wius we condtion. O& acvities ar to follow indus far prution
levels an reatons (see Appix G).
4.12.1 Avokle olFire-RelatedProblems
Avist is reible for ing th trssion lin for fiR ha. Wh workng
on or ar tr lin OI WWF lan dur fi sen, ea Avist
rev~ wh sta or co will have app suppieon tols an
eqpmen. In adtion Avist wit follow reuits an prour includ in FiI
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Protctio an Supsion (App G). Th co offce for the WWF,
refer to in the fi pa of Fin Prtectio fl Supession (App G), is th Ar
Rage (se Apx A).
Beau couo op of th 1rison li is nesa for Avi to suyelc se to its cu th WW wi us it be effor to avd us fi
supon tebn th co ra th lin ou of sec:. If th WWF deide tht
it mus us fi supr teue th cod afec opeon of th lines it wi
noifY A vist as so as pobl.
4.1 i.2 Em Notlfcøiio Pred,
If Avist be aw of an emer situon th is ca by a fi on or
thte WWF la an th coul daae th trission line or thir opeon
it will no th aproprat WW conta (se Apix A).
Likewi if th WWN bemes aw of an emey situa th is ca by a fireon or ti WWN la an tb could c: th 1rssion lin or thei
opon it wil tt to no th aproat Avist con (se Appx A).
If a naurly-ignte fi wi th HeDs Cayo Wilde is do to the trission
line th WWF will not Avis Th fif ar allowe to bum withn thwi wi the condti ofme Prbe Nat Fire Pr
5. O&M PLAN MODIFICATION
Ths seion suzes amen ma to the O&:M PIø af th plan's acep.Th amen hi includ th da on which chge we mad a brf
depton of th chage an th sign of th Avi and WallowaWhtmNaton For offce ac th cha
6. 08M PLA ACCPTANCE
The folowi offce ofAvistan th Wallow-WhUTan Natonal Fore have
ac ths O&M Pla:
~I./, t2~D. AnDiof En MaAvi COfti~/-.~dFO SuWaIlM NI FO
1/'" 1~.."Z
Detø
JIJD8 /1~,
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7. LITERATURE CITD
Avi Powe Lin Inteon Com (APLIC). 199. Suggm Prces fodqpto
Prtetion on Powe Lies: Th Sta of th Ar in 199 Edn Elec Instutan th Rapt Resar Foundation Was D.C.
Scence Applicon Ineron Corion (SAIC) an Spaal Dynics. 200 An
Ey of Avian Collison at Trass Li As wi th
Hell Cayo Prec. In: Tecca Apce for HeU Canyo Complex
Hydrecc Prjec. Ida Pow, Boisy 10. Tecca Repo E.3.2-20.
Avalable no at ww.çolabye.olJ.
Scen Applicaon Intion Coron (SAl C) and Spaal Dycs. 200b. An
Eyamtjnp ofAyi Elon at Tnion Lin Amci with th
Hels Cayon Hvdrc Prjec. In: Techniea Appice for Hells Canyon
Coplex Hylecc Prjec Idao Pow. Boise m. Technca
Re E.3.2-19. Avalable no at: ww.collaratiyetea.ora.
U.S. For Serce (USFS). 199. Fina Envimnen1mpa Sta WallOWWhtm Nat Fom lan ag Re Maen Pla U.S. De
of Agrcuhtl Foret Serce. Paifc Norwe Re
U.S. For seice (USFS). 199. Enyi Aueme for th Inland NJl
Sii ON Int Stnes for Mani fish-pin;;in Fm Qrgog and Wasgs Id. We Monta apd porõñ
Nmd' U.S. Det of Agrcultu USFS.
U.S. Forst Se. 199. Dg EnCl Impat Stat. Hells CayoNatna Rcon Ar Co Maem Pl. U.S. Deent of
Apicultu USps Pafic Norwet Reon Wallowa-Whitm NationFor
U.S. Foie Sece (USFS) an Buæ of La Mat (BLM). 1995.En\'ta Assent fo the Iri S1es for Ma ApaHS
Fish-pr Wat in Ea Qr an Wyhri Mama BA
eo ofeafomja (PACFRl. U.S. Deent of AgncuJtu USFS, an
U.S. De of th Int. BLM.
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APPENDIX A-KY PERSNNL CONTACF INFRMTION
Wall-Whitman Natinl Fores
Emge Co_sl;
Fire Repoing
Nonl Or In F"ir Cete
60131 Pien Rd, LaGr OR 97850
Ph: 911, [phone], (54 I) 96-8575
Haz Repo1'1i
Dave QuHa Coodin, Nor Orgon Inte Fire Cente
60131 Pier Rd., LaOr, OR 97850
Pho: (541) 962-866,
Cel Phon: [phone]
Jas Pete
Haz Coor, Wallow Whtm FS
1550 De Ave.
Bak Cit, OR 97814
Pho: [phone]
Cell Phne.: (541)519-551
Routine Conae
Tom Glaor Pr CoLas Pr Ma
Hels Canyon NIt 88401 Hw 82
Ente, OR 9782
Phne: [phone]
Nick Lun
Fir Mat Offce
Hells Cayo NRA. 88401 Hwy 82
Enterse OR 9782
Phone: [phone]
Cell Ph: [phone]
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Jody William
La Enort Offce
Hells Cim NRA. 88401 Hwy 82
Entese. OR 97828
Ph: (514) 4260551 i
K.enl Cla
Ar RagerlHCN
Hells Canyo NR 8841 Hwy 82
Bnt, OR 978
Ph: (541) 426.5.501
Stee LucHeta Resour Pr Man
HeUs Can NRA 88401 Hwy 82
Bnter, OR 9782
Phone: [phone]
Do CrnSaetlO Heath Ma
Wallow-Whtm Natonal Fore 1550 De Avc
Baer City, OR 97814
Phne: [phone],
Cell Phon: [phone]
Wallowa Co Sheff Off (if ne)
101 Soth Rive, Str Room 101
Ense OR 97821
[phone]
Co Emercy Se Deent101 Sout Rive, Str Rom 101
Ense OR 97828
[phone]
Avista Corprati.
Bil SpeCoon Degn Retave
i 330 Fair Str
Clat~ WA 993
Phon: (20) 798- 1472
Work hour 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pr conta fo man1e on th poline
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Glen LogsOpons Ma
1330 Fair Sue
Claron W A 9903
Phone:, (208) 198..1472
Wor hour: 7 a.m. to S p.m.
An emgen af wo ho:
1 [phone]
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APPENIX B-TYPICAL OPETION AND MAENANCE ACIVIES
NoEtrtc mi.
No-fT prjec an th acviti th do not dae veeton. soil. or oth
seitive reur inud ra plats wildlife, ripaan haita an aquati re.
Perl ar gely pi in anyone ar fo les th an ho. Th activities ar
no with th bur of PAC FISH regulaon. thed an en (TIE wildlife
an boica spies and cutuly setive sit. Th followi ar exles of no
efeet prjec:
. Rou an ai pals (exce Ocbe and Novebe unes emerge) fr aheico to ins for stur an coucr defe coucor clea
prblem an ha tr identifion
· Ro grwi pals fr th grun to in sttu and couctor
compnen. Such inson ma reuire eith an A TV or pick trveling on
ac an sece ro an may rely on eith dir lin of sight or bino. Strtu mant an re reui th pel ac a sttu eith by
A TV or on fo an then climb tb st.. Str or coucor mace fr a bu tnk. This ma dos no
reuir th pel leave th ac or se ro no doe it reuir a laninsi.
· Catc pron sueys. typly reuing th pennl us an A TV or pickup
iu make bref stps to ch th inty an fuity of th an and gr
bes. Caic prteon kes steel latice st fr nig.
. Leel i ro mantce, inlud acvities to imve suac cotion an
di revi mi physica baer such lA ro an debrs; an oter.
. Climbing inns of st to evua bawa an ma minor ren, if
nec. Pe aces th st by pickup. A TV. or fo. Str or cond mante in wlucb ac vecles mu leve th ro.
. Woo pole tr to re rottng an stl de¡rtion. Perl ac
st by pickup. ATV. or fot. ins an te (inudng ih sub) th
pole. an th tr them by injec pratve direy into th poles.
MayAn.ml.
May af prjec ar thos l'ne maintece lIvities th ar in th bu aiof
th PACFISH reaton, TIE wildlfe anor botaca speies or c:tu site Th
acvities ar th th may afec but not likely to adly af the enviromnt.
Per ar pit in an on locon or.. for an exten time, gely more
th an hour. Th folow ar exples ofma afec prec:. Rou cylica vegeon clea to tr or reove tal shrbs an trs to en
adua gr to couc cleas. Per ac th ar by pickup, A TV,
or fot. us chnsws to clea the vegeton an typicaly sp les th half a day
in anyone ar
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· Ha (spo) reva of tr or sn th po a ri offa in c: or
st an cain ou or rue PeII ha trs by A TV or fo
li mi ac or seice ro an cu th with a cbns.· Vegon reva on sece ro to alow th ne clea for acess an
prde for worker safety. Han cr ac th sece ro by pickup or A TVan us ch BD ba tols to clea th vegtin.
Th follwi prjec co adyatec th enrot:
· Veøeon reova wi 300 fe of ri or wetl ar inclugripahata co BI 8D se of a rive degn as wid or sc.· Noniea ve clea to re salin or lar tr in nghtsf-way.
· Str or cond mant in wh ea mu be mo~ such as thcron of a.lang pa for a bu 1r
. Rela of wo poles.
· RelacmeD or co of stlace st.· Ro mace involvi erion cotrl. wa dn inslation or re
(such as culve or rok crin). ro rulitation af maor diur (suh
as slumping, or oth ro mantce rerig hevy equipm ex minoro gr· Follow-up reon acvities su as seg. nox we cotrl, an eroncol.
· Relat of a co. an acvill th ma reuire th us of se tys ofttks so th th codu ca be li an pued int pl.
Ememe Sitl.
Emy sion ar th cotion th ma reult in emint or dir th to
public safet or imr Avi's ablity to prde po to it cu. Th followingar exples of pa emer sitution:· Bro cond spic
· Lightnng stke or bum of wo pole st.
· Da to st ftm hlp wi ice or oth were .coitions
· Li or sysem out Of fi ba ca by tr fainS in cors
· Bre or falur of cr Of ins wb cod or does ca confailur· Vanism to S1 or cocto ft shtig or ot deive acvities.
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APPENDIX C-TYPICA OPERATION AND MAENAN EQUIP
Ch Tru (tyic 'or roe O&)
Llae Track (tyeallor polecodietr matece)
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Buck Trak (ty for pocoada.r DllÎteaee)
~....". is..
Baekee (t)ie for pole replamea.)
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ATV
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APPENDIX D-PERATION AND MAINNANCE PROJEC
NOTCATION FORM
Na ci Pr:Fie No (F0I 8e Ul On):
Prje Depl (A li Ik ...I.....'.Id.. - IßIk lIld HIU......pnl..:
~D1l1:SC TYPro lI (bn ~ da);
Tnmsm Ilna):Ad ci:o No PrI' Ma AfI Pr
a SInRo en lIeb numbe.):Ac ro 10 ii:
le de (l Cl 88,
to, en nm):l.LAno"'n.. wa -utni' V. a Nf a
VWI this pn af W8 or dp ..V.ONoOAl kn a.lb rarc In the vi of thprYeaONo~
WI th pill kn cu fIrc?
Yea DNo:i
Al TES pI ep in pr aM?Y_CNoOWI pr af TES p1lr 1i?
VeeCNoo
WI pr af TES wI..7V_ONoDWI pn de ee niln th pn.,1~al S & UI11 . . .Id prq Innc te en mIn.. ~ to.. pr
'O"ER P!. .0I pe", ØP finude... ed an ..ph nube of apco:
S1MTU
Nlme:I Sire:TDe:
T1e:I Ph:Fai I Em
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D noHe of pro:F"deNa:
Prje Depi:
~CO
SITUNa:
I Slgn.rø:10ø:
2'
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APPENDIX £-SDA FOST SERVICE PAClne NORTHWES REGION
"FI PROTECON AN SUPPREI() DOMENT
USDA FOREST SERVICE
PACIFI NORTHWEST REION
FIRE PRO AHD SUPSION
1. rn Per im CI Se
Spfi fi prio II .. li be me sh be eftive fo th pe Aprl 1 10
Oc 3 i of ei ye. Th WWNF ma ci di di of sa peod by ad wr no if
jufi by imua we CØ od COns. Requi 1011 an eq shl be ke culy in
seic: cotion an lmiaely avala fo init 8I on fi.
2. FiiPlan
Be si an op on th prjeç 1h Conc. Penit, Lic or Pu,henaft rcfe to as 1h nCo.n ..1 pr a fi pl Ú1 coiOl wi th CoOf prdin for 1h prli am col offini in th prec ..
Th Comn shl cefy coli wi ti pr an sun re beorbein¡ opio ci di fi pe an clos se an shl up su cefiCl wlop clge.
3. Su Meur
Th Cotrni Ofce ma by wr no au su me or eqip 01 maywave spifi reuir dung pe of'lo fire da.
4. Emc: Me
Th WWF may reir emic mea inludin th neøy shutg dow of
equip or po or opio in 1h prec .. du pe of fi emer cr byha cJim condit
S. Fire Col
Tb Co sI iI an ÍI co with th WWF. lù all relble
ac 10 pm ii su fi ii ii pr.. IDd inial IC shll be prpt ID shD
inud th us of all pe .. eqip imilale ii ch prjec in
For1h pi offtn¡ fofi OI or in th vicii of1b prec whch Ir no ca byth Co ops, th Co shl pIK emlo an equip 1ely 8l th di
of th W'. An iaivi hi by di WW wil be emplo in aie wiC th In
Pa Pl fo Em rnf. Th WWF wil c: dle C~ fo eqipm re at
fi fiD8 equipme ra coon in iJ .. or at pr .. to ra
R6fSGOsi
(Re. '519)
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6. Coli wit St Fom Laws
Li of spfi fi pr maur bc is no in to reli ib Cont in Il waytr copliance wit th St Fin Laws coveg fire pr an su equien apicato op un this CO pe or lie
7. Fir PrlUon
Spfic fire prioii mea Ir as follows:
a. Sm ad Op Fir
Smokin¡ an fi sh be pennhte on at th opon of1l COD. Tb Cost not allow op ms on th pr .. wi adva peio in wrini hm
WWF.
Unle re by St Law or Fed Rep sming shl be peed 0i1y in
si po or th prje ue di .. he or flle Jlll. sm sban sit
do to smoke in su a poition di an buiii ma wil f'l wiil a ci ..ii shall exinguish in pr ou In mine so all burin mal befo .lvin theclea un
b. Fir Expi anEquipm on Tru Tra et.
All po-d eqpm op by th Con on Naon Fom lid. cxce
portle tk pups shll be eqpp wi on fire exlnis haing a UL ra of It
le S Be ii on "D" hIed or Io li ro point sh Ii. .0" 01 la.In Iliton ea mo pal. tn an pinpr-eoa vehle shll be eqipwit a doblcit ax Dr Pu 3-1/2 po or 1I.
Equipm shlli ke in a sele coion an shl be redily lMlab1e.
c. Po saws
Ea psline po saw Ðp shl be eqip with . pr cbca fire
exnp or no les di i- ca by we an OD lon-hIed ro
point sho si "0" or 18. Th Clsb shl be ke in possio of th sa
op at all ti. Th shl shl be ~bJ to th ope wiin 1 mblute.
d. ~Ingu
OIe rell for ai ty or on ex exinpishe suft"tcien. to repkl ee siD
exinger reire on eqipmnt shll be safely st in th ti tol bo 01 ot
aa upo pli on di prje .. di is pr an Nlly avlale.
R6F5-30S2
(Rev. Si97)
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8. Sp Aø aD Mden
Ea ii CO ea sI be eq wi . sp iir me ei(I) USDA WW St '1001.. or (2) apop_ So of AuveEqae CUE) NC pr J33S() an 13SO(a) as no or he..en un it is:
(1) Eqip wi. tuve ex su su as d1 tu.Th shl be no cx by
(2) A 1J-e veic or lïø tr or me tn up to 40,00 GVW.
us on mi an equi wi a fi-d muft cole wit baft
an an ex sy in ioo WC coiton.
(3) A he du Ink. su at . dump or lo tr or ot veicle us foCO hal. us only on ro an equiwi a fa deign
muf ad wi a ve st cxli sy exing ii th CI.
Exh equi deW in this subs inin sp II an muftslU be prly in aD coly main in seiceale coit.
f. Emy Fir Pr
ne Con shl re op in KC wit di Indusl F"øe Pn Leels
list below. Th WWF ma ch th Intral Fir Pron L4ls to ot va up resion
or1h Nal Fir De bing Sys im ma cha th spefi Ii Fire Piuti Lelswh su ch ar ne for th pr ofth Nal For WI se to th Co,di reise JnclI Fin Pnio Le Will sup th ii levls.
INDUSTIAL FIRE PREAUTIONS SCHEDLE
LEEL INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION (IFPL)
i. Clo seFir pr reir .. in di A fi Wlch Is ni . this anaU high leel im otis waive
II. htia ho ow-Th f'llowina may øp only beee th boulS on p.m. an I p.m., loc tim:
.. po aWl ex at ioii sh;b. cale yaing;c. blif
d. wdl1 or eug of me
R6fSJOn
(Re. 519)
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II. Pa shutTh Iblowina shl be pribi ex IS iriic:
Cae yug-ei: th ¡r op log sy emiOin no-r CI maybe op be Cb hour of 8 pm. ID I pm Io ti wh alt blo an mog lil
Clxc di Ui be th c: im th ch ar su i 0 fe.bo th gr.
Po sawtcep po sa ma be us . loin . an oø 1iorslu opbe tJ hou ofl p.m. an I p.., Ic ti
In øditio tb foUowina ar peit be th ho of8 p.m. an I p.m., loc time:
L 1I1s opb. meiz Ioini ii _iiii of II pr CH iill;c. blng
d. weldina or cug of mel;e. I~ oth sp-eit opoø no spiticly meoa
IV. Genl shutAll opon ar pribte.
Th foloiq dcmiio shllIy to th Indl Fft Pron Lels:
Cale yain sys: A yar sy emloy CIes an winc in . fix poion.
Clo se (Fire Prau Pe): 1b se of th yø wh . tire hu ex .
dela by the niible ap ofci.
Conl Of Th pe exi th CO pe or lice on bef of thGoent an Inlu th pe's deip reve, ac wiin ih limit of dilWorit or th du Ip suce to di indivduals.
l.ing sit sJec in A pll ~ lI pr or mal (inudng bu I1li to lo ßrewo shh. soil, ro pole, po E.) is pi. in or upn a in or oder
veicle.
Low ha ar MI8 an.. wh th rele qe re (WDNR ORF,BIA BLM dein th cobinaio of ele n: th prbiUty of fi sling anorsp.
R6FS0Joon
(R. 519
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Tl'skid opØf ¡nclu a i. op or port of a hainc opOf,wh ir sk or od ha eq l:le of CC firel.. ..låwe )'in fo pn Iß an quic rell efIy au a flf st.
Waive wr in Idwn may li us fb lI ai allll. Acvit fo wbi wai\'
may be is inud bu _1I Un to
a. me io an lili
b. .r ma II . spaldin.. ¡rin¡ ¡ni iu pa
c. cale ymni us JI es or susnd ii ii bl or at ymsy wh ex prio me williipifaey re th ri offi;d. po sa It 100a, sit or in fellin en buddn¡ whe ex pm me willsiifl re di ri of fi;c. ma of cquipt (or tlll met euin im weldinor imts su u st fcn ai poin.
Suh waive. or subtu )J will prbe me to be li by di Co tore th ri of igon lIor di sp of fi. Th Co Of shaU cOlsi sispfi we fi ful con en spfic opoa th NSlt in le ri of fiiJfit anor s.. th CO wh pr lel wa pric Codeonshall al be giwn to mc th reuc th pr levls ab. Th Coor shall
asur th all coio of suc wave or sute pr II me.
Th Con sI ob tie pr in Fir PiOl Lel daly, pr to th st
of wor fi th ap Ra Dis he. If pricion ma en 6:00 p.ni
Icx tim, in sipflly el,. ti th orl p-icio th WWF wil info di
Co wh cl in ie or indal pnon II ma.
NOT: Th IFPL sys do no aply oilaci pr by ODF ea ofdi suit of th Ca.
Wh halin involve trit ti mo II on shutdore us ar th priolevl. th wo Iolni si sh ¡o th lel ofhI re, unle OIisprbit by ot th in pNC lel sys
R6F5-52
(Re.SI9)
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8. Fir Tools
Th Conln IbI fu se fi fiti¡ tols in . rely ec fi tol bo orcopu of sod CO wi a 11. li an ha 50 8Ipd ib Ih bo ca be se
or seed. Th box sbl be re lO mu "F"1f Too" in ic 0J in high. It shD con a
ni of:
a. 2 axes or Pu wi. 32.in -di
b. 3 II ey ho. On Pulasi ma be su for 1 ad ey ho
c. 3 Jole ro po shls. si "0" ci Iq.
9. Fire Sc
WI th ladst Fir Pr Le is -I- ci 1i. wilei . waive is ¡n th COidr
!WI deign . pe wh ..I pe fi sc seic listed below on th pr ar envicty. Th depa pe shl be cale of op th Cos comwation an fiffighin eqpm spfi in di CO exclu helic an of din dl lIvities orlhCos pcl on f' fi. In li of Jiin th dejan pe peor th reuiie
suis du 1I COI nu po II pe meing th qulifi Sb ab
to dii th acvis ofCos pcl an equipmen dung all fi fi¡hng 8dvitie
Seçe de sh be fo at la l hou fi di time di Co øpon ar shut do.
For di pu of this prviio penel seicm¡ eqpmt. an thir wiiclet wh iw no
en m e: or weldiD me In exlu.
Fire seur se shl cois of moin ih the apiOl ar or ar c:y
Io refn IJ llftll ac on any fire dc WI possibie th deipape sh obs inaccesible po of helic: opin an tn \'. point wi oradja to prje ar
10. BJa
Wh ih Jn Fir PN Lel is "II" or gr, . fi seur pe equi wi a
Ioha rond po No. "0. cwll. shoveL. ad a fiveUon bakp pw ca filled wiwa will si li loio of bla for I hou aft blu is doe. Blaini may be I1 by
WWF in wrtiß& in an .. ofhiJh ni of sp an ni to col.
Fus shall no be us fo blu.. Exlo co shl no be us wit wren peio or
WWF. wJ may spify co un whch su explosws may be us II pns to
be li.
R6-F5-52(Rc.SI
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... .
LAGE-FORMT IMAGES
One or mor 1ae~fort images (over a Y2" x iit') go her.
These images ar avale in FEIS at:
For Lae~For(s):
Accesion No.:'" ,.· O~
Secty/Avaty:
o PUBLIC
o NI
~ CE
o NON~PUBLICJPRIEGED
File Date:(J.e/.ol,Docket No.: ..r. i2(o1
Part Accesion No.:~Oi.. COßß
Set No.:\of ,
Numbe of page(s) in set: ~
11.. R!.. 41%3 (yel
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JI:I EN DGAlORY COONW..D.C-2I,
0D OF IØJI
Prec No. 2261.. - WasgtLoa-Im Traon Lin PrAvist Co
Mr. Ste A. FlY
Hyd Liceng & Safe Mim
Avis Utlites
141 i Ea Misson
P.O. Bo 3727
Spo. WA 990-3727
Subjec Option an Mainte Pl. put to lice arcle i 8 in coliace
with "Or Amg Lice Du to Paal Tra of Traion Line," iss
Aups 9. 2001
RB0720
De Mr. Fry
This let aclege re of th Option and Matece P1 filed with
th Coion on De 3 1,20 pu to the Or Amending Lice Du to
Paral Trafe ofTlBsmÌSon Line. ised Augu 9, 200 I. Th or add arcle 18
to th lic fo Prec No. 2261, whch reir the lice to file, wi i 80 da of
is, an op aø mant plan for the poon of th trsmission lüe
loæte on Naûon Fore Sys la 11 plan is reir 10 be joint pr with
th U.S. For Ser an ad re iss, coce, an apate pronin.
Th Opraons and Mace Pla fulfils th filing re of Ar i 8.
Th yo for yo coti and if yo ha any quon coce this
let, yo ma cota me at (202) 502-6, or eml at william.gueyleefeiIOV.
S~Yt/(~4-~
Wil Gue-Lee
Diision of Hyder Admnitron
an Comliance
r
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WISTON & STRAWN LLP
35 WEST WACKER DRIVE
CHICAGO. IlLINOIS &01-9703 170 K ST NoW.WAIN. o.C.l!1 7 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 80071.154
43 flUE OU RHONE
1204 GENEVA, SWITZRLAND
BUSBRY HOSES QU VIIASTLODON, E04N_
(2028~200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEWYORK 10168-198
FACMILE (228-800 21 AVENUE VICTFl HUGO
76116 PARIS, FRNCE_.wI.co 101 CALIFORNIA STREeT
SAN FRÅNCISOO, ClIFORNlA 94111-5811
JOHN A. WHITTAKER IV
(202 282-5786
jwOwfnaon.co
July 20, 2007
VI ELECTONIC FIING
Kibery D. BoseSec
Feder Engy Reguato Commssion
888 Fir Stree N.E.
Wasn, DC 20426
Re: SupplemeDt To JUDe 22, 2007 Update As To Avita Corporaon's
PlaDs With Respe To TrasmsioD Line Onl Project No. 2261
Dea Secr Bose:
Ths let prvides sulementa informaton in supp of A vista Cororation's
("Avista").June 22, 20011et to the Comssion regarg Avist's intetion with respec toseeng a subsequent lieense for its trsion lie only Projec No. 2261. As discused
therei it is Avista's belief that the 230 kV trssion lie licened as Projec No. 2261 (th
Imlo Line) is no longer a "prma lie" as deed in § 3(11) of the Federal Power Act
("FPA h), 16 U.S.C. § 796(1 I). Accngy, the transmssion li does not have to be licese,
and Avista do not inted to see a suseuent licese for Project No. 2261.
To asist the Coisson in anyzg the ''prima lie" issue raied by A via's
June 22~ 2007 leter, A vista ha aped heret th follow docuents: an excet from a
Jan 1, 2002 Weste Systes Cordtig Council Map Of Prcipa Traission Lines
tht shows the Imnaholo Line, th th developmen (Brownee, Oxbow, and Hells Cayon)
th ar licen to Ida Power Coany ("IPC") as the Hells Canyon Projec No. 1911
("HCP"), and the pncipal trssion li extendig frm the HCP (Attchment A); a one-
lie elecca diagr of A vist's Lolo sustaton nea Lestn, Idao, where the norter end
of the Iilo Line. tenate (Attachment B); and an IPC one-line elecca diagr of
some of the trssion lies an other fities of the HCP (Attchment C).i
Ths IPC one-line elecca di is frm 1991; Avist believes tht the general
electrcal confgution of the Hep faties depcted ther rem acte.
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July 20, 2007
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The norter end of the Imallo Line terte at A vita's Lolo substation
where it coec with other poon of A vist's 230 kV transmssion syste The souther end
of the Imaha/Lolo Line coec to an IPC 230 kV trsmssion line origitig at the
switcyar of the Oxbow developent of the RCP. Ther is no other tie back from the Lolo
sustaon to any par of the RCP excet thugh other utilities' transsion sytem.
It appea wm the 1959 order liceg Projec No. 2261 that the Commission
liceed the Lolo porton of the Imahlo Lie becus it believed tht it was a "prar line"
of the HCP. However, the Imlo Line no longer seres a "prar li" fucton for the
RCP as defed in § 3(11) of the FPA.
Speficay, it ap frm Attahment A and the IPC one-line elecca
diagam (Attchment C) tht ther ar a number of 230 kV transion lines in adtion to the
Imahallo Line connecg the HCP with the region's bul power tranmision sysem.
Attchent A indica th most of thse lines ru sout from the HCP to the Boise, Idaho ar
The grhs submtt with Avia's June 22, 2007 leter show that over the las 6 1/2 ye power
has moved over the hna/Lolo Line sout ino Idao from A vita 90.9% of th time. Given
th the HCP generaes contiuously becse of minimum flow reuients, it is clear tht
power fr the HCP is tred to load ceter the vas majonty of the time thugh1rmission lies other th the Imlo Line.
Be ther ar clealy oter pat by which IPC trsmits HCP power to loadcete, the Imnaholo Line caot meet the tet for a "priar line" set fort by the
Commssion in numerus caes, includg Pacfic Ga and Electrc Co., 85 FERC "61,411 at
p. 62,559 (1998) (if without the lin "ther would be no way to market the fu capacity of the
prject, then tht lie is pr to the prject"). Inde, in its aplicaton for new license for th
HCP (at p. A-22), IPC is prsig to elite fr the HCP al trsmssion lines excet for
one; it proposes to reta only one "priar line" as par of the HCP (the Pine Creek-Hells
Cayon 69 kV line (Line 945) exending from the Oxbow swtchyar to the Pine Crk
subston an to the Hells Canyon substaon). IPC does not prpose to includ as a prar
line for the HCP the 230 kV trssion line extedin fr the Oxbow switchyar tht
connec to the Imlo Lie, ipCts prposal is a clea acknowledgement th the
ImLolo Line is not a "prma lie" and tht the HCP interconnect with the regiona
trssion system at the HCP swtchyas and substation.
Cuy, while the Imahlo Lie migh soetes car HCP power nort,2
it is also used to get non-RCP power to dibution syste an to get non-HCP power frm
A vist an other sour to the ineced bulk transsion sysem an to the IPC system.
The Commssion's doent entitled Idetifyg Tranmission Faciliti at FERC Hydroelectric
Projects date Janua 1993 contas two usefu ca descrbig hypthetca trmission lies
and indicag whether or not' they shuld be clasified as "priar" transsion lines. Page 4
2 A vist doe not have the abilty to asce wheter power flowing nort on the
Ima/Lola Line frm the IPC syste is frm the HCP or some other reurce.
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WISTON & STRAWN LL
KimberlyD. Bose
July 20, 2007
Page 3
of ths docment, uner the parhs note for "Ca 2, " debe a line th "is need to get
non-projec power to a cen diòution syem...is need to get non-prject power to a
neighrig utility sys." Th "Fing" pargrh fo Ca 2 indica th such a ''line ispar of the distributon sy or inteeced pr trssion sysem an should not be
liceed" as a "pnm line." The hypthetca sitution laid out in ths "Cae 2" scenao
descrbes the hnahlo Lie situon perecy.
Finaly, Avist believes tht, even if the RCP wer no longer operating the
Imnahlo Line would re in use, since it provides signficat beefits to the larer
regional buk transmsson system. Indee, ifHep generaton ce, IPC would have a grte
nee to use th line to impo outsde gention to its syste th it does today.
Sinceely,. !Ú~~.~J:
c:~~~imtter, NATTRN FORAVITA CORPRATION
cc: Diane Rodm
Chales Cover
Mohaad Fayyad
DC:5237lSi
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Submission Contents
Supplement_ltr_P-2261.pdf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10
Attachment No.3
Page 102
20090413-3032 FERC PDP (Unofficial) 04/13/2009
127 FERC 1 62,034
UND STATES OF AMRICA
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMSSION
Avista Corporation Docket No. JR07- i -000
Project No. 2261-007
ORDER ACCEPTIG PETIION FOR JUSDICTIONAL REVIW THT
LICENSING is NOT REQUIRD
(Issued April13, 2009)
1. On June 22, 2007, with a supplement filed on July 20, 2007, Avista
Corporation (licensee), filed a Petition for Junsdctionl Review (petition)
requestig the Commission to derme tht the existig Lolo-Ima
Tranmission Line (Lolo Line), licened as FERC Project No. 226 i, is not a
primar line subjec to the Commssion's junsdiction. The Lolo Line is 10cated
nea Lewiston in Nez Pere and Idao Counties, Idao, and occupies lands of the
United States in the Wallowa-Whtm Nationa Forest (Forest Service). The
project is not located on Tribal1ands.
BACKGROUN
2. On Apri120, 1959, and supplemented April 21,1959, the Washington
Water Power Company (aplicant) of Spokae, Washington, filed an application
for a license with the Feder Power Commission (FPC) for a proposed mior-pa
project, the Lolo-Divide Crek Line, consistig of a trsmission line. The
applicant reeived a mior-par license on December 22, 1959.1 The Commission
late amended the license to reflect the licenee's new name, Avista Corporation.2
As origily licensed the Lolo-Divide Creek Line consiste of a 230-kV wood
pole lie that extended frm A vista's Lolo substation southeast of Lewiston,
Idaho, appoximately 43 miles in a southerly directon to a point near Divide
Creek where it connected to a similar line originatig at the Oxbow Plant of Idaho
Power Company's Hell's Canyon Project No. 1971 (Hell's Canyon).
3. The minor-pa licene was issued under Secon 4(e) of the Federal Power
Act (FA) for a perod of 50 yea,
3 effectve as of July 23, 1959, for the
i Washington Water Power Co., 22 FPC 1088 (1959).
2 Washington Water Power Co. andAvista Corp., 86 FERC 1 62,108 (1999).
3 Section 4( e) of the FP A authorizes the Commssion to issue licens "for the
purose of constrctig, operatin, and maintaining da, wate conduits,
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Docket No. JR07 -1-00 2
Projec No. 2261-007
constrction, operation and matece of the Lolo-Divide Creek Trasmission
line. The license was also subject to the terms and conditions set for in Form L-
8 (December 15, 1953) entitled "Term and Conditions of Minor-Par Project
(Trasmission Line) Affectg Lads of the United States," 14 FPC 974. In the
license order, the Commssion found tht the trmission lie was located in par
on federa lands and was pa of a complete project with the meag of secton
3(11) of the FPA.
4. On August 9, 2001, the Commssion amende the licenses for Prject
Nos. 1971 and 2261 to reove a 20.23-mile segment of the Lola-Oxbow
trsmission line from the Project No. 19711icense and include that section in the
Project No. 2261 mior par license.4 At tht tie, the name of Prject No. 2261was chaged frm the Lolo-Divide Creek trsmission line to the Lolo-Imnah
Trasmission line, encompassing 63.41 miles of the 1 08.11-mile-long Lolo-
Oxbow line.
PUBLIC NOTICE
5. Notice of the petition was publihed on April 15,2008. Prtests,
comments, and/or motions to intervene were to be filed by May 14, 2008. The
U.S. Deparent of Agrcutu, Forest Servce, Pacific Nortwest Region, fi1ed a
motion to intervene on May 13, 2008. No other protests, comments, or motions to
interene have been received.
DISCUSSION
6. A vista requests tht the Commssion confir tht the project is not required
obta a new license, because the Lolo Line is no longer a primar line, as defmed
by §3(1 I), 16 U.S.C. §796(11) of the FPA, and is not reuired to be licensed by
the Commission. A vista asser that documents provided with the petition
demonstrte tht the Lolo Line is not used solely to trmit power frm Hell's
Canyon to load cente, and there ar other ways for the full capacity of Hell's
Canyon to be makete. Accordgly, Avista states that it does not intend to seek
a subsequent license for Project No. 2261, and tht the Commssion's jurisdiction
over the Lolo Line expire on July 22,2009, upon expirtion of the curent license.
reseroir, power houses, trsmssion lines, or other project works necessar or
conveient... for the development, trsmission, and utilizon of power. . .upon
any par of the public lands or reservations of the Unite Stas...." (16 U.S.C.
§797(e)(2000).
4 Idaho Power Co. and Avista Corp., 96 PERC 1 62,135 (2001).
Attchment No.3
Page 104
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Docket No. JR07 -1-000 3
Project No. 2261-07
7. At the reuest of the licensee, the FPC origially licensed the project as a
pri trsmission line. From the evidence presented, this is no longer the case.
A trsmission line is prima if the "line is used solely to trsmit power from
(Federl or Commssion-licensed) projects to load cete," and if without it ''terewould be no way to maket the full capacity of the project.,,5 Accordig to the
inormtion supplied with the pettion, the Lolo Line is primarly used to deliver
power frm A vista to Idao Power Company, and there are other ways for the :fl
capacity of the Hells Canyon Project to be marketed. Therefore, the line is not a
pri line of Hells Canyon or any other licensed project.
8. However, because pa of the trnsmission line is located on federa lands,
we must provide for the orerly trfer of jursdiction to the Forest Servce. The
FPA afford us sucient authority to provide for the orderly transfer of
jursdiction over project facilties on federaland when their jursdictional status
chanes. 6 Once the curent license expirs and any necessa special use
autorizations for the Lolo-Imnaba Tranmission Line have been received, the
project wil no longer reui a Commsion licene.
9. Therefore, we fid that the Lolo-Imn Transmission Line is not a prima
line, and is not reuire to be relicensed. The Commssion's jursdiction over the
project wil cease once the curt license expires, or after the licensee has
obtained the necessar Special Use Permt frm the Forest Servce, whichever is
later.
The Director order:
(A) Avita Corporation's Petition for Jurisdictional Review, filed on
June 22,2007, with a suplement fied on July 20,2007, requestin a fmding tht
the Lolo-Imnah Transmission Line is no longer a pr line and is not requid
to be relicensed, is grted. The curent license wil expire on July 22, 2009. The
Commssion wil retn jurdiction over the Lolo-Imnaha Tramission Line after
that date, or until Avista Coiporation ha obtained the necessar Special Use
S See Pacifc Gas and Electric Co., 85 FERC' 61,41 1 (1998).
6 See Southern California Edion Co., 107 FERC' 61,067, at P 13-15 (2004),
afrmg tht removal of trsmission lies that are no longer pri, and
therefore not reuire to be licese, ca be conditioned on licenee receiving
Forest Servce approval to use the lands and on fiing necessary permts or
approvals with the Commsion. See also Pacifc Gas and Electric Co., 85 FERC
, 61,41 1 (1998), requig tht exclusion of trsmission lines and associated
facilties be conditioned on receipt of necessar perits for continued occupacy
of federal lands to prevent creation of a regulatory gap.
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Docket No. JR07-1-000 4
Project No. 2261-007
Permt frm the Forest Serce. whichever is later. Afr the license expires and a
Special Use Pert has bee obtaed frm the Foret Servce, the Commssion
will no longer have jurdiction over the Lolo-Imaha Trasmsion Line under
Par I of the Federal Power Act. Ths order is issued without prejudce to any
futu determination, upn new or additiona evidence, that licensing is required.
(B) This order constitute final agency action. Requests for reheag by
the Commission may be filed with 30 days of the date of issuance of this order,
puruant to 18 C.F.R. §385.713.
Wiliam Guey-Lee
Chief, Engineeg and Jurdiction Brach
Division Hydrpower Admnisttion
and Compliance
Attachment No.3
Page 106
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
CASE NO. IPC-E-11-23
Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.' s
Attchment NO.4
In re Revisions to Schedule 85 (Advice No. 11-12), OPUC Docket No. UE-241,
Order No. 11-414 (Oct. 4, 2011)
ORDER NO. 1'1 ,;1 "EN OCT i 1 2011
BEFORE TH PUBLIC UTILIT COMMSSION
OF OREGON
UE241
In the Matt of
IDAHO POWER COMPAN
ORDER
Revsions to Schedule 85
Advice No. 11-12 .
DisPosmON: FIG REClED
On Septeber 14, 201 i, Ida Power Company (Iaho Power) :fed Advi No. 1 1 - 12 with the
Public Utity Cosson of Orn (Con), rees to reve Schede 85 to uptecogeeron an sm power prucon cotr rate. A fu description of the fiing, its
prour hi, an Stas recomendaon ar contaed in the Sta Re, attch as
Appedi A and incora by refere.
At th public meeg on Octber 4,2011, Staf remmended the fiing be suended for
invesgaon. Altetively, Sta no tht the filig could alo be reec, as it was not a
tafig under ORS 757.210. Peter Richadson on behf of Tulewee Engy an
Weser Deser Ener, and Iron Saner on bef ofD.R Johnon Luber, ur the
Commssion to rejec the fi without investigation.
Bas on the inortion pr at the public me we concude th the fig should be
reeced.
Attachment No.4
Page 1
ORDER NO.11" '11'
ORDER
IT is ORDERD tht ida Power Copay's reue to ree Schede 85, Cogenertion
and Smal Power Prduon Stadad Contr Rate, Advice No. 11 -12, .is reec.
Ma ente an effve CCIll20lf~A.r.~
Susan K. Ackerm
Commssioner
A pa may reue rehea ÐSdeon of th or unde ORS 756.561. Arees
for reheg or redeon mus be fied with the Comsion wi 60 da of the date
of sece oftb orer. The rest must coly with the reents in OAR 860-01-
0720. A coy oftb reue must also be seed on ea par to the prce as prvided
in OAR 860-001-0180(2). A par may ap ths orer by fi a petition for reew with
the Cour of Appea in colice with ORS 183.480 thugh 183.484.
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ORDER NO. 1'1 '1'
ITEM NO.1
PUBUC.UTIlITY COMMISSION OF OREGON
STAFF REPORT
PUBLIC MEETNG DATE: Octber 4,2011
REGULA X CONSENT EFFECTIVE DATE Octber 14, 2011
DATE:
TO:
Septembe 23, 2011
Public Utilit Commission
steve Schue .,.';. r_~ Ml:
THROUGH: Le Sparling and Maury Galbraith
FROM:
SUBJECT: lDAHO POWER COMPANY: (Advce No. 11-12):Revises Scheule 85,
Cogeneration and Small Powr Producton stndard Coract R..
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: .
I remend the Commision suspend 'te Schedule 85 reviions submi~d by Idaho
Powr Company (Idaho Powr or Company) in Advice No. 11-12 for furtherinvgatio. .
DISCUSION:
General:
Idaho Power requests chang to It Schedule 85 Cogeneration and Small Powr
Proucton Standard Contict RatèS (avoided cots), to be efive October 14, 2011.
The Company ci OAR 86029-0080(3), which requires a utlity to file new avoided
costs Wihln.3D days of a Commission IRP acknowlecgemenf. Idabo Power also states
that:
"In Final Ordr No. 32279, ,isued on June 28, 2011, the Idaho Public Utlites
Commision approved updated rats ~or Cogeneration and Small Powr
Producton Standard Contract rate using th (surrogate avoided reurc) SAR
methoolo for the Copany's Idaho jurisicton. The filing in Idaho wa driven
by the Nort Powe and Conservion Council's (Council) Six Nortwet
Powr PJa rAugus 2011 Fuel Pric) update to natural gas price. As addresse
in Order No. 05-584. th Company maintins actinistrve efciencie betwn
Idaho and Orn by using the SAR methoolog in both jurisdictons. 'The
Company is making this filing to updat th rates under Schedule 85-
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ORDER NO. 11 4. 1 ,
IPC Advice No. 11-12
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Cogeneion and Small Pow Producton stndar CoIlac Rate to maintain
the administive effciences detüe in Order No. 05-584. Once the 2011 IRP
Is ackowedged in bot sttes, anoter filing will be made to upda the
remaining nonas input us in th SAR calaons."
Idaho Power would like to updat it Oren raes now, mther than witin 30 days of its
nex IRP acknowlgement, exect in February of 2012. It currnt Oregon rate, as
requesed in Adv No. 10-18, were esblishe fo service on or afr Deceber 15.2010. .
I.remend.th the Commision suspend Idaho Powers request 10 change avoide
co now, rathr thn flling wiin 30 days of it nex IRP acknowledgement. Several
disadvantage outweigh the potnti beefi. of a mor accrate gas price component
in Idaho Powts avoided CO raes.
Poentil Beneit of an Updat Gas pri Component
Altough neier OAR 860-290080(3) no the "adminisrat efcinci" provision
of Order No. 0584 support the reue, the proisions of that order concerning
exceptions to the usual approximatly twyear cycle might be us by Sta to support
the request On page 29, the order state that:
"Understading that circumstnce may change to make exsting cot raes
eitr too lo or too high, we reconize that other parties besides th utit may
wish to addres avoided cot rate on an unscheuled basis. Consequently, we
will exercise our dfscæn, when appropriate, to dir a utli to make an
avoided cos fing betwn schuled fiings. The Commission may instie a
supplementa proding to re a utlit's avòided cost on it own motion or
at the reuest of any part. We encourae parties to noti the Commision
when it may be appropriate to' review !!voided co rates beeen filingdeadlines." .
St could rely on this "circumstnce have changed" proviion of Order No. 05 to
jusif changing avoide co now ra than earl in 2012, after Idao powers next
IRP ackowedgement The current gas price forecst is lowe than the forest that
provides the bas for Idaho Powets currt Schedule 85 rates. Idaho. Powrs currnt
avoided cot raes are ba on the gas price forest in it Decmber 209 IRP. This
IRP forecast is a compoit of foreca made by three sourc in March and April of
2009. The rate requesed in Advce No. 11-12 are based on the August 2011 Fuel
Price Update to the COlils Sixth Plan. The Council's updated gas price forecast is
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ORDER NO. 11 4. 1 ,
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september 23, 2011
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much lower tha the 2009 IRP basis for currnt Schedule 85 ras, Therefor, the
proposed new rate fOr small power prouce are also substantially lowr. The net
present value of a 15-year payent strem for the years 2012 through 2026 under the
ney filed raes is approximaly 22 percent lower than under current rates. In other
words, the gas pnce forecast, and henc the filed avoided cost rates for small power
produce, have dereed subntially.1
Idaho Power's SAR methodology relies on tw prncipa component - capitl cost and
gas pnce. Th filing propose updating only the gas price component at this time.
Therere, it is not clear how much more acrae the propose new avoded cost rates
might be òn an overall basis.
Disavantages:
Th are several disdvataes to Idaho Powets Advic 11-12 request These
include:
1) The filing is based on "administr efciencis," which "justify authonzing
Idaho Power to continue using the SA methodoloy to calculat avoided cost
..." rOrder No_ 05, Page 26) These administtiv effcienc just IdahoPowr's use of the SA methodlogy in Oreon, no the filing of new rates ou of
the usual approximately tw-yer cyce (simply because new rate we recently
approved in Idaho). Also, Idaho Power cites OAR 860..9-DSO(3), which
supprt a filing aferthe next IRP acknowlgement, i.e. not at this time. For
thes reasons, th timing of Advie No. 11-12 is not appropriate.
2) Idaho Powts current Scule 85 rates for small power proucers took effect
on Decmber 15,2010. The u&ual proce wil result in a filing for new rate
within 30 days of lRP acnowledgemnt, exed in February of 2012.
Therefore, the usual cye will son "catch up" wih the changing gas pnce
forecast. In additon, Idaho Power already plans to update th non-as inputs to
it Schedule 85 calculaton soon aftr IRP acknowledgement, rather than now.
It would be inefcient to updat gas now, but other inputs early in 2012.
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1 In discussin with st, Idaho Powr acowedged tltit rere to Idaho Public Utilit
. Commission Final Order No, 3279 wa an errr. The referce should be to Order No. 32377, dat
Aug ust 30, 2011, which st th "the Ildahol Commision also found lhat the reeas of a new fuel
pñce foca by the Councilor the Councils general advry commitees automatily 'trgger' a
relculation of the published avoided cot rates:
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3) PacifiCorp is In a similar positon. In that it currnt ra for small powe
proucers have ben .In efct since April of 2010. They are baed on a higher
than current gas price forec (for example, $7.26Mbtu in 2015 compared
wi $4.94Mbtu in Idaho Power's Advice No. 11-12 filing). If th Commission
were to allow Idaho Powr to change it ra out of th usual cycle, PacifCorp
might reues similar treatment. (Note that PacifCor expect it next IRP
acknowledgement very late in 2011 or early in 2012,)
4) Gas price forecasts change eve day. They have been lower than the bais for'
Idah Powers currnt raes for some time. It is aritrry to say that they are now
low enough to justi changing rates, but that this wa no1 the case eaier in the
year. The usual approximately tw..ear cycle is sufcfent to wack changes in
gas pric fore.
5) Smafl deveJoperš-ñee some certint about the rates, including when they win
change. for planning and financng purp. Approving Idaho Power's reues
would (ncrease uncertint for develope who plan to sere Schedule 85
contrct.
6) There are two ongoing. proings, UM 1552 and UM 1553, which involve
complaints against Idaho Powr by tw proje.developers (TumbJe Energy
II LLC and Western Deer Enegy LLC). The developers wil complet
constucton of facilities locate in Idaho, but they want to whel the output to
Oreon and sel lt to Idaho Power under a Schedule 85 contct The developers
contend that Idaho Powr is improperly denying them Schedule 85 contact.
PaciCorp also has siilar ongoing disputes with project developers. Thè
appropriatè way to deal wit such dispute is direy, not through changing rateout of cye. .
These disadvantaes of Idaho Powets Advice 11-12 filing outwigh any beneit that
might result from an updated gas price compont during th next few months.
PROPOSED COMMISSION MOTION:
Idaho Powr Companys Advice 11-12, updatng Schedule 85, Cogeneion and Small
Power Próuction Staard Contrct Rates, be suspended for investigatin. .
IPC Adce No. 11-12
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