Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet Remotely February 26

SALEM — The next regularly scheduled meeting of Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will be held virtually Friday, February 26, 2021. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday and is expected to conclude around 2:15 that afternoon.

 The main items on the Council’s agenda are:

 Shepherds Flat North - Council Review of Request for Amendment 3 to Transfer Certificate Holder Ownership (Hearing/Action Item) –

1.      Transfer Hearing: Council will conduct a hearing on the request to transfer ownership of the Shepherds Flat North site certificate holder, North Hurlburt Wind, LLC, from Caithness Energy, LLC to BEP SF Holdings, LLC. The purpose of the transfer hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to provide oral comments on the transfer request and applicable Council standards (Organizational Expertise and Retirement and Financial Assurance) to Council.

2.      Council Review and Decision on Request to Transfer Certificate Holder Ownership: Council will receive a presentation from staff on the transfer request and comments received on the record of the transfer request before taking action to approve or deny the transfer request. If approved, Council will issue a third amended site certificate to reflect the new certificate holder owner.

Shepherds Flat South - Council Review of Request for Amendment 3 to Transfer Certificate Holder Ownership (Hearing/Action Item) –

1.      Transfer Hearing: Council will conduct a hearing on the request to transfer ownership of the Shepherds Flat South site certificate holder, Horseshoe Bend Wind, LLC, from Caithness Energy, LLC to BEP SF Holdings, LLC. The purpose of the transfer hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to provide oral comments on the transfer request and applicable Council standards (Organizational Expertise and Retirement and Financial Assurance) to Council.

2.      Council Review and Decision on Request to Transfer Certificate Holder Ownership: Council will receive a presentation from staff on the transfer request and comments received on the record of the transfer request before taking action to approve or deny the transfer request. If approved, Council will issue a third amended site certificate to reflect the new certificate holder owner.

Shepherds Flat Central - Council Review of Request for Amendment 4 to Transfer Certificate Holder Ownership (hearing/Action Item) –

1.      Transfer Hearing: Council will conduct a hearing on the request to transfer ownership of the Shepherds Flat Central site certificate holder, South Hurlburt Wind, LLC, from Caithness Energy, LLC to BEP SF Holdings, LLC. Shepherds Flat South is an operational 290 MW wind power generation facility. The purpose of the transfer hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to provide oral comments on the transfer request and applicable Council standards (Organizational Expertise and Retirement and Financial Assurance) to Council.

2.      Council Review and Decision on Request to Transfer Certificate Holder Ownership: Council will receive a presentation from staff on the transfer request and comments received on the record of the transfer request before taking action to approve or deny the transfer request. If approved, Council will issue a third amended site certificate to reflect the new certificate holder owner.

Radioactive Material Enforcement Rulemaking, Council Review of Public Comments and Consideration of Permanent Rules (Action Item) – Council will review public comments received and consider the adoption of permanent rules on the proposed revisions to OAR chapter 345, division 029, related to enforcement of rules and laws governing the transport and disposal of radioactive materials and waste in Oregon.

Trojan ISFSI License Renewal Update and Initiation of Rulemaking (Action Item) – Council will receive an update on the renewed operating license for the Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) issued by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and will consider initiating a rulemaking project to update the Council’s rules applicable to the ISFSI under OAR 345-026-0170 to 345-026-0390.

Montague Wind Power Facility - Council Review and Decision Amendment of the Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (Action Item) – Council will receive a presentation from staff on the certificate holder’s request to modify the postconstruction fatality monitoring study methods in the Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (WMMP). Council may approve, modify or reject the WMMP amendment request.

There will also be an opportunity for public comment.

The full meeting agenda and other meeting materials are available on the ODOE website: www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-safety/facilities/Pages/Council-Meetings.aspx.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon Department of Energy and Energy Facility Siting Council are practicing social distancing measures, so this meeting will be made available remotely using the online Webex platform. Please see the meeting agenda for detailed instructions on how to participate.

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