UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

ENERGY FACILITY SITE

[Filed June 30, 2020, 12:18 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.

Please direct any questions to Paige Doyle at 360-664-1140 or paige.doyle@utc.wa.gov.

Semi-Annual Rules Development Agenda

(July 1 - December 31, 2020)

This report is the 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	DOCKET	TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE AND STATUS			DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
				CR-101	CR-102 or CR-105	CR-103 HEARING
CURRENT:
480-90 480-100	U-180525	Advanced metering infrastructure	Amy Andrews 360-664-1304 Rayne Pearson 360-664-1136	7/10/18	5/4/20	7/13/20 (hearing)	Consider how investor-owned utility deployment of AMI technologies require modification of existing rules relating to consumer protection.
480-90-XXX 480-100-XXX	UE-170002 and UG-170003	Cost-of-service rule making	Jason Ball 360-664-1279	7/18/19	2/11/20	4/16/20 (hearing)	Consider new rules governing cost of service.
480-109	UE-190652	EIA rule making	Andrew Rector 360-664-1315	10/4/19	6/5/20	7/28/20 (hearing)	Revise chapter 480-109 WAC to streamline rules and incorporate changes to the Energy Independence Act (EIA), which were passed as E2SSB 5116.
480-100-238	UE-190698	IRP rule making	Brad Cebulko 360-664-1309	11/6/19	9/11/20	Week of 11/30/20	Revise WAC 480-100-238 to include statutory changes, including E2SSB 5116 and the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA).
480-107	U-190837	Purchase of electricity rule making	Steve Johnson 360-664-1346	2/5/20	9/11/20	Week of 11/30/20	Revise chapter 480-107 WAC to incorporate statutory changes, including CETA.
480-30	TC-190898	Flexible fares rule making	Ann LaRue 360-664-1245	11/6/19	To be determined	To be determined	Consider revising chapter 480-30 WAC to allow flexibility in setting rates and promote competition in the auto transportation industry.
480-100-XXX	UE-191023	Clean energy implementation plan (CEIP) rule making	Brad Cebulko 360-664-1309	1/15/20	9/11/20	Week of 11/30/20	Creates new chapter of rules to include statutory changes of E2SSB 5116 and the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA).

WAC CHAPTER	TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE			DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
			CR-101	CR-102 or CR-105	CR-103 or HEARING
PROPOSED:
480-62	HB 1841 rule making	Betty Young 360-664-1202	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Revise chapter 480-62 WAC to implement HB 1841.

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC)

Semi-Annual Rules Development Agenda

(July 1 - December 31, 2020)

WAC CHAPTER	TITLE	AGENCY CONTACT	PROPOSED TIMELINE AND STATUS			DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CHANGES
			CR-101	CR-102 or CR-105	CR-103 HEARING
CURRENT:
463-76	NPDES compliance	Sonia Bumpus 360-664-1363	7/26/17	To be determined	To be determined	Adopt ecology water quality rules and additional revisions to ensure consistency with EFSEC statutory authorities, ecology rules, and federal regulations to support Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewal of EFSEC's NPDES delegation.
463-78-005	Adoption-by-reference	Sonia Bumpus 360-664-1363		5/20/20	N/A	Revise adoption-by-reference chapter 463-78-005 WAC, General and operating permit regulations for air pollution sources, to conform with current department of ecology air rules.
PROPOSED:
Title 463	Administrative updates	Sonia Bumpus 360-664-1363		(CR-105) To be determined	To be determined	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	Process updates	Sonia Bumpus 360-664-1363	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.
463-76	Enforcement and appeals	Sonia Bumpus 360-664-1363	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Creates a new chapter of rules and amends multiple chapters of Title 463 WAC to incorporate statutory changes made in 2015 (SB 5310), and to clarify EFSEC's enforcement and appeals process.
463-78	Air quality permitting	Sonia Bumpus 360-664-1363	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined	Amend existing rule: 1. In response to EPA rule revisions in 40 C.F.R. Parts 51, 52, including startup, shutdown and malfunction, as necessary. 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 173-401 WAC including applicable provisions of the governor's proposed clean air rule, as necessary. 3. To support submittal of EFSEC's state implementation plan (SIP) update to United States EPA.

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