LETTER No. L-60-97 ~\<o-r. CO/.. UL ~ ~ '''7<s> Q « :) ' ~1 ~ .. ' ... ~ _. " ." . ~ . IrA ~ Y ":~=~' O~ SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 c ? , ~ "';s VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6Z 2N3 /'.. "/~ .............. " . C r ;J _ TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 ROBERT J. PELLATT BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 COMMISSION SECRETARY /~S ..~ ~~~" FACSIMILE: (604) 680-1102 VIA FACSIMILE September 26, 1997 Ms. Darlene M. Barnett Senior Vice-President Marketing and Customer Services British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority 17th Floor 333 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, B.c. V6B 5R3 Dear Ms. Barnett: Re: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority WTS Application - Amendments to RegulatorY Timetable In a letter dated September 23, 1997, the City of Calgary Electric System 'Calgary) requested an extension to the regulatory timetable concerning the Wholesale Transmission Services Application of B.C. Hydro and Power Authority. In its letter, Calgary indicates concerns about the-timeliness and completeness of B.C. Hydro's responses to the first round of information requests and states that it is essential that the current B.C. Hydro FACOS study be made available to intervenors to assist in the preparation of information requests and intervenor evidence. Calgary has requested that the Commission delay the deadline for filing of intervenor evidence until November 4, 1997 to reflect delays experienced in the information request and response process and to allow intervenors time to receive and review the FACOS study. Calgary believes that its requested changes can be accommodated with little inconvenience and without rescheduling the commencement of the hearing on November 17, 1997. Calgary circulated its letter to all intervenors and the Commission has since received letters of support for the Calgary request from TransCanada Energy Ltd., Willis Energy Services Ltd. and Enron Capital and Trade Resources Canada Corp. Having reviewed Calgary's request, the Commission believes that there are several reasons why an extension to the regulatory timetable for filing of information requests and intervenor evidence, is required. The Commission shares the concerns of both intervenors and Commission staff regarding delays in B.c. Hydro's filing of responses to information requests, the quality of information in some responses which have been filed, and the need to review the 1996/97 FACOS study. The Commission has concluded that these concerns can be accommodated by adding a third round of information requests . ... /2
2 Therefore, the Commission has amended the regulatory timetable attached as Appendix A to Commission Order No. G-83-97 as shown in the Attachment to this letter. Moreover, the Commission notes that intervenors and Commission staff will require sufficient time to review and determine if there are information requests arising out of the 1996/97 FACOS study. For this reason, and because the study currently exists at least in draft form, the Commission directs B.C. Hydro to file the most recent version of the 1996/97 F ACOS study with the Commission and circulate copies to intervenors no later than Wednesday, October 1, 1997. Yours truly, JWF/mmc Attachment cc: Registered Intervenors BCHJ97WTSrrimetabie L-60-97
Attachment to Commission Letter No. L-60-97 Page 1 of 1 AMENDEDREGULATORY~TABLE A Hearing into the Issue of British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority's Wholesale Transmission Services Application ACTION DATE 1. Deadline for Publication of Hearing Notice July 31, 1997 2. Deadline for filing Budget for Participant Assistance August 15, 1997 3. Information Requests Due to B.c. Hydro August 22, 1997 4. Information Responses Due September 12, 1997 5. 2nd Information Requests Due to B.c. Hydro September 26, 1997 6. 2nd Information Responses Due October 10, 1997 7. 3rd Information Requests Due to B.C. Hydro* October 10, 1997 8. Regional Workshops October 20-24, 1997 9. 3rd Information Responses Due October 24, 1997 10. Intervenor Evidence Due October 31, 1997 11. Pre-hearing Conference November 3, 1997 12. Hearing Commences November 17, 1997 * Information Requests filed after October 10, 1997 will be responded to by October 24, 1997 if possible, or no later than two weeks following requests that require extensive information gathering or analysis.
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