20170705Vail Exhibit 21.pdf

Case No.PAC-E-17-07
ExhibitNo.21
Witness:Rick A.Vail
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
ROCKYMOUNTAINPOWER
Exhibit AccompanyingDirect Testimony of Rick A.Vail
June 2017
Rocky Mountain Power
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Major Permits,Approvals,and Consultations for the Gateway West
Transmission Line Project (Excerpts from Table 1.4.1from FEIS)
Regulatory Agency Required Permit,Approval,or Agency Action
Consultation
Advisory Council on Section 106 Consultation,Has the opportunityto comment if the
Historic Preservation National Historic PreservationAct Project may affect cultural resources that are
either listed on or eligible for listing on the
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
U.S.Department of Section 404,Clean Water Act Consider issuance of a Section 404 permit for
Defense,Army Corps of Permit the placement of dredgeor fill materialinto all
Engineers (USACE),waters of the United States,including
Omaha District,Walla jurisdictionalwetlands.
Walla District
U.S.Department of the Antiquities and Cultural Resource Has the opportunity to issue permits for use
Interior,Bureau of Land Use Permit in complying with Section 106 NHPA Act.
Management (BLM)
Various Resource Management Item completed as part of the NEPA process and
Plans ROD issuance.
ROW Grant ROW Grant received November2013.
Plan of Development (POD)Consider approvalof detailed POD.
Notice to Proceed Following issuance of a ROW grantand
approvalof a POD,consider issuance of a
Notice to Proceed with Project
developmentand mitigation activities.
U.S.Department of EncroachmentPermit Considerissuance of permit for transmission
Transportation,Federal line crossing of federally funded highways
HighwayAdministration (typically delegatedto the state department
of transportation).
U.S.Environmental Section 401,Clean Water Act In conjunction with states,consider issuance
Protection Agency,(CWA)Water O.uality Certification of water use and crossing permits.
Regions 8 and 10
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O Section 402,CWA,National Reviewand issue NPDES permit for discharge
Pollutant Discharge Elimination of Stormwater in Idaho.In Wyoming,NPDES
System (NPDES)GeneralPermit permitting is delegated to the Wyoming
for Stormwater Discharges Department of EnvironmentalQuality (see
Associated with Construction below).
Activity for Idaho
Section 404,CWA ReviewCWA,Section 404 applications for
dredge-and-fill applications for the USACE
with 404(c)veto power for permits issued by
the USACE.
Wyoming
All state agencies Compliancewith Executive Order Requires that all agencies demonstrate that
(EO)2011-5 activity proposed for permitting be compliant
with the requirements of the EO in sage-
grouse core areas.
Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Wyoming Considers approval of construction and siting
Department of Industrial Information and of projects with construction cost of $176
Environmental Siting Act under Chapters l and million or more or 160 kV or greater.
Quality (WDEQ)and 2,Rules and Regulationsof the
the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council
Industrial Siting
Council
WDEQ Air Quality Construction Permit Considermeasures to control fugitive dust
Division emissions during construction.
WDEQWater Quality Section 401,CWA,Water Quality Considercertification of a 404 permit issued
Division Certification by the USACE as consistent with state law and
Section 401.
Section 402,CWA,NPDES Reviewand issue NPDES permit for
GeneralPermit for discharge of stormwater.
Stormwater Discharges
Associated with Construction
Activity for Wyoming
Wyoming Game and Potential Project Impacts to Fish Coordinate with BLM,Forest Service,and
Fish Department and Wildlife Species and Their USFWS on wildlife issues/impacts
Habitat associated with the Project.
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O Wyoming State Historic Section 106 Consultation,NHPA Consult with the BLM,the Proponents,other
PreservationOffice land managementagencies,and others
regardingactivities potentially affecting
cultural resources.
Wyoming Office of Easement Across State Lands Considerissuance of a ROW across state
State Lands and lands.
Investments
Wyoming Public Certificate of Public Convenience Considerissuance of a certificate to allow
Service Commission,and Necessity construction of a public utility,
includingtransmission lines
Wyoming EncroachmentPermit Considerissuance of permit to cross or bore
Department of under state highwaysor be within a state
Transportation highwayROW.
Various (may also Explosives Permit Considerissuance of a license to store and
require federal and use explosives.
county approvals)
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