14-14-046

WSR 14-14-046

AGENDA

ENERGY FACILITY SITE

EVALUATION COUNCIL

UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

COMMISSION

[Filed June 25, 2014, 12:26 p.m.]

The Washington utilities and transportation commission (UTC) submits its semi-annual rule development agenda report for publication in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 34.05.314. This report also includes the rule development agenda for the energy facility site evaluation council (EFSEC).

Please direct any questions to Kippi Walker at [phone] or [e-mail].

UTC

Semi-Annual Rules Development Agenda

(July 1 - December 31, 2014)

This report is UTC's semi-annual report rule development agenda for publication in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 34.05.314.

Additional rule-making activity not on the agenda may be undertaken to meet conditions not now anticipated.

Dates that are in "bold" print, indicate that filing has occurred. All other dates are projected. The commission maintains a schedule of rule-making activity that is updated several times per month. See www.utc.wa.gov.

WAC CHAPTER	TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE AND STATUS			DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
			CR-101	CR-102 or CR-105	CR-103 HEARING
CURRENT:
480-07	Procedural rules	Greg Kopta [phone]	3/20/13	To be determined	To be determined	Examine the need to revise and clarify rules in chapter 480-07 WAC, Procedural rules.
480-70	Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies	Danny Kermode [phone]	7/17/13	To be determined	To be determined	Consider whether to adopt rules governing the methodology for establishing the rate of return for solid waste collection companies (Lurito-Gallagher).
480-109	Energy Independence Act revisions	Dave Nightingale [phone]	10/2/13	9/14	11/14	Modify current rules to reflect statutory changes adopted in 2012 in ESB 5575 and new changes from 2013 session, including SB 5297, HB 1154, and SSB 5400, as well as other issues involving implementation of the EIA.
480-75-250 480-93-223	Pipeline civil penalty rule making for violation of chapter 81.88 RCW	Joe Subsits [phone]	2/19/14	5/7/14	7/2/14	Consider amending existing rule by increasing the maximum administrative civil penalties for violation of the pipeline safety laws and regulations to $200,000 per violation per day of violations, with a maximum of $2,000,000 for a related series of violations.
480-120 480-121 480-122 480-123 480-140 480-143	Telephone companies	William Weinman [phone]	5/7/14	12/14	2/15	Consider amending or repealing rules governing telecommunications companies to streamline regulations.
	Pole attachments rule making	Greg Kopta [phone]	4/22/14	12/3/14	1/29/15	Consider adoption of rules to implement chapter 80.54 RCW, relating to attachments to transmission facilities.
PROPOSED:
480-90 480-100	Correcting gas and electric meter and billing problems	Roger Kouchi [phone]	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider the need to modify existing rules in chapter 480-90 WAC (gas) and chapter 480-100 WAC (electric) to establish standard timeframes in which energy companies must correct meter and billing problems.
480-100-238 480-90-238	Integrated resource planning (IRP)	Deborah Reynolds [phone]	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider modifying current electric IRP rules to reflect statutory changes adopted in 2013 in EHB 1826. Further consider modifying gas IRP rules to match electric IRP rules.
"999" sections in various chapters of Title 480 WAC	Adoption by reference expedited rule making	To be determined		(CR-105) To be determined	N/A	Annual update of the citations to material that's incorporated by reference.
480-110	Water companies	Gene Eckhardt [phone]	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Consider whether to adopt rules governing water company financial and managerial health standards.

EFSEC

Semi-Annual Rules Development Agenda

(July 1 - December 31, 2014)

WAC CHAPTER	TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE AND STATUS			DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
			CR-101	CR-102 or CR-105	CR-103 HEARING
CURRENT:
PROPOSED:
463-78	Air quality permitting	Stephen Posner [phone]		(CR-105) To be determined	N/A	Amend existing rule: 1. In response to EPA rule revisions in 40 C.F.R. Parts 51, 52, 70 and 71 - Greenhouse gas permitting deferment for biomass-fired emission sources. 2. To be consistent with department of ecology rule revisions addressing new source review and additional prevention of significant deterioration issues in chapters 173-400 and 173-301 WAC.
Title 463 WAC	Administrative updates	Stephen Posner [phone]		(CR-105) To be determined	N/A	Amend multiple chapters of Title 463 WAC to reflect EFSEC's administrative incorporation into UTC, such as EFSEC's street address, and other changes specifically dictated by statutory revisions.
Title 463 WAC	Process updates	Stephen Posner [phone]	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Inquiry to examine whether EFSEC should adopt new or modify existing rules to address process changes related to siting and compliance monitoring.

Steven V. King

Executive Director

and Secretary