WSR 19-03-110
AGENDA
UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
ENERGY FACILITY SITE
EVALUATION COUNCIL
[Filed January 16, 2019, 1:12 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 Paige Doyle at 360-664-1140 or paige.doyle@utc.wa.gov.
UTC
Semi-Annual Rules Development Agenda
(January 1 - June 30, 2019)
This report is UTC's semi-annual 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:
480-70
TG-131255
Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies
Danny Kermode
360-664-1253
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).
480-90-238
480-100-238
480-107
UE-161024
IRP rule making
Brad Cebulko
360-664-1309
Kathi Scanlan
360-664-1267
Jennifer Snyder 360-664-1311
9/21/16
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.
480-XX
(To be determined)
TP-180402
Board of pilotage
Jason Lewis
360-664-1206
8/8/18
To be determined
To be determined
Consider a new rule to implement SSB 6519 which transferred pilotage tariff rate-setting authority, for pilotage services provided under chapter 88.16 RCW, to the commission.
480-90
480-100
U-180525
Advanced metering infrastructure
Amy Andrews 360-664-1304
Rayne Pearson
360-664-1136
7/10/18
3/26/19
5/23/19
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
8/31/19
To be determined
Consider new rules governing cost of service.
480-120
UT-180831
Carrier of last resort rule making
Gregory Kopta
360-664-1355
10/22/18
To be determined
To be determined
Consider revising existing rules to address companies' obligations to provide basic local exchange service upon request.
PROPOSED:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EFSEC
Semi-Annual Rules Development Agenda
(January 1 - June 30, 2018 [2019])
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
Jim La Spina
360-664-1362
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's (EPA) renewal of EFSEC's NPDES delegation.
PROPOSED:
Title 463
Administrative updates
Stephen Posner
360-664-1903
 
(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
Process updates
Stephen Posner
360-664-1903
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
Stephen Posner
360-664-1903
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
Jim La Spina
360-664-1362
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 update to United States EPA.
Mark L. Johnson
Executive Director
and Secretary