Or. Admin. Code § 860-200-0100 - Application for Qualified Project Determination

(1) A company seeking a qualified project determination under ORS 308.677 must submit an application to the Commission.

(2) Each applicant must:

(a) Complete and file an application. As part of the application, the applicant must file an Application Cover Sheet on a form approved by the Commission.

(b) Submit the $50,000 application fee made payable to the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.

(c) Confirm a copy of the application was sent to the Oregon Department of Revenue at: Valuation Section, Property Tax Division, Oregon Department of Revenue, PO Box 14600, Salem, OR 97309-5075.

(3) The application, any subsequent amendments, and any other submissions related to the application, excluding Commission staff-issued information requests and the responses to those requests, must be filed in the same manner as provided in OAR 860-001-0170.

(4) An applicant must file a complete application.

(a) If an application, in any material respect, lacks required information, if the filing fee is not paid in full, or if the Oregon Department of Revenue is not provided a copy of the application, the application is incomplete. The Commission will not make a determination regarding an incomplete application. Pending application filings that are incomplete as of March 15 of each year will be closed. Once an application file is closed, the applicant must submit a new application for consideration by the Commission.

(b) An applicant may submit a written request to Commission staff for confirmation regarding the completeness of its application or amended application. Commission staff shall respond to such a written request within five business days from the date the written request is received.

(c) The Commission will not consider amendments to an application filed after February 15, unless the applicant requests an extension of two weeks for the determination.

(5) On the same day that it files its application for a qualified project determination, the applicant must notify the representatives of each city and county, identified per OAR 860-200-0150(5), of the application.

(6) The Commission will issue a determination on an application in writing.

(7) Upon determination by the Commission that a company has a qualified project, the Commission shall forward the approval determination to the company, the Oregon Department of Revenue, and the assessor of each county in which the project is located. The Commission's determination under ORS 308.677(4) shall only determine whether a project is or is not a qualified project.

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Or. Admin. Code § 860-200-0100

PUC 2-2016, f. & cert. ef. 5/3/2016

Stat. Auth.: ORS 756.040, ORS 308.677

Stats. Implemented: ORS 308.677