Licensing and Compliance Implementation Timeline

This implementation timeline begins on the date of receipt of the New License and is subject to change.

Phase 1 – Follows acceptance of license or rehearing (with no stay), planning phase

• License Review and Staff Recommendation (1-3 days)
  Licensing and legal review of FERC license for consistency with Settlement Agreement. Determine whether rehearing request is warranted on issues/license measures materially inconsistent with Agreement.
• Operations Review (1-3 days)
  Engineering review of construction projects in concert with operations. Input/Recommendation.
• Manager’s Review (1-3 days)
  Licensing team presentation to management with license overview and recommendation.
• Chelan PUD Commission Approval/Acceptance or Option for Rehearing of License (up to 30 days)
  Presentation to Commission with recommendation. Resolution.
• Settlement Policy Committee Coordination
  Licensing staff to carry out coordination plan developed by Policy Committee and outlined in Section 15 of the Rocky Reach Comprehensive Settlement Agreement.

Phase 2 – Follows acceptance of license or rehearing (with no stay), planning phase

• Chelan PUD Commission Budget Revision Approval
  Presentation to Commission for approval of budget revision necessary to carry out contracts and work associated with new license. Resolution. (Note: a budget revision may occur simultaneously with the license acceptance resolution)
• Project Planning
  Engineering staff project review, feasibility, complete consultant contracting process.  Adjust project workload per contingency plans.

Phase 3 – Follows budget approval, implementation phase

• Begin Implementation of License Conditions
  Begin implementing construction projects and financial commitments per license requirements.
  All groups engage in the activities defined in license and implementation guidance document.
• Project Turnover and O&M
  Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of implemented measures following license resource management plans. Project turnover and operation and maintenance associated with completed construction projects.

For questions or additional information contact kris.pomianek@chelanpud.org