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LETTER NO. L-40-07 ROBERT J. PELLATT SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 COMMISSION SECRETARY VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6Z 2N3 Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 web site: http://www.bcuc.com BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 Log No. 18742 VIA E-MAIL david.bennett@fortisbc.com June 1, 2007 regulatory@fortisbc.com FORTISBC ~ NARAMATA SUBSTATION CPCN EXHIBIT A-6 Mr. David Bennett Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel Regulatory Affairs Department FortisBC Inc. 1290 Esplanade PO Box 130 Trail, B.C. V1R 4L4 Dear Mr. Bennett: Re: FortisBC Inc. Project No. 3698458 – Order No. G-42-07 Customer Complaints regarding the proposed site of the Naramata Substation Project Notice of Location and Time of the Oral Public Hearing, and Hearing Issues List Further to the Commission’s April 17, 2007 letter (Exhibit A-1) we enclose Commission Letter No. L-40-07 establishing the Notice of Location and Time of the Oral Public Hearing and Hearing Issues List. FortisBC Inc. (“FortisBC”) shall publish the Notice of Location and Time of the Oral Public Hearing, attached as Appendix A, in local Okanagan Valley Newspapers and on FortisBC’s website www.FortisBC.com, by June 6, 2007, or as soon as it is possible to do so. The Commission has decided that the Oral Public Hearing will be held in Penticton at the Penticton Lakeside Resort and Convention Centre on July 24, 2007 commencing at 9:00 a.m. The Commission seeks input on the draft Hearing Issues List for the Oral Public Hearing, which is attached as Appendix B. Comments should be submitted to the Commission no later than June 15, 2007 following which the Commission Panel will make a determination. .../2

LETTER NO. L-40-07 2 The Commission Panel expects that FortisBC and Intervenors who have filed or will file evidence to have Witness Panels available for cross-examination. The Commission Panel will provide an opportunity for Intervenors who are not represented by Counsel to make a brief oral submission to the Commission Panel during the Hearing. Intervenors wishing to do so, should register with Commission Counsel by Friday, July 20, 2007. Yours truly, Original signed by: Robert J. Pellatt DF/cms Enclosures cc: Registered Intervenors (FBC-2007Naramata-RI) Interested Parties (FBC-2007Naramata-IP) BCUC Counsel: Mr. Paul R. Miller Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson E-mail: pmiller@boughton.ca Tel: 604-647-4102 PF/FortisBC Naramata/Gen Cor/A-6_Notice of Hearing & Hearing Issues

APPENDIX A to Letter No. L-40-07 Page 1 of 2 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6Z 2N3 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 web site: http://www.bcuc.com FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 FORTISBC INC. NARAMATA SUBSTATION PROJECT NOTICE OF ORAL PUBLIC HEARING Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 Time: Commencing 9:00 a.m. Location: Penticton Lakeside Resort and Convention Centre 21 Lakeshore Drive W. Penticton, B.C. THE PROJECT The 2005 Capital Expenditure Plan of FortisBC Inc. (“FortisBC”) included the Naramata Substation Project to rebuild the Naramata substation at a different site. In Order No. G-52-05 that responded to the 2005 Capital Expenditure Plan, the Commission approved the project. In letters dated March 15 and April 10, 2007, FortisBC reviewed its selection of a site for the new substation, and advised that it was proceeding to construct the substation on the Gibbard property site on Arawana Road rather than the Fire Hall site at Naramata Road and Debeck Road. THE REGULATORY PROCESS In response to correspondence from a number of interested parties referencing concerns about FortisBC’s decision to proceed at the Arawana site, by Order No. G-42-07 the Commission established an oral public hearing into the siting of the substation, and directed FortisBC to file a Report on the siting options by April 30, 2007. Order No. G-51-07 and Letter No. L-40-07 established the Regulatory Timetable for the proceeding, with the oral hearing to commence on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. at the Penticton Lakeside Resort and Convention Centre. The Commission Panel will provide an opportunity for Intervenors who are not represented by Counsel to make a brief oral submission to the Commission Panel during the Hearing. Intervenors wishing to do so, should register with Commission Counsel by Friday, July 20, 2007. Commission Counsel: Mr. Paul R. Miller Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson E-mail: pmiller@boughton.ca Tel: 604-647-4102

APPENDIX A to Letter No. L-40-07 Page 2 of 2 PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS The Report and supporting materials will be available for inspection at the following locations: FortisBC Inc. British Columbia Utilities Commission Head Office Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street Fifth Floor 1628 Dickson Avenue Vancouver, BC V6Z 2N3 Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 9X1 Telephone: 1-800-663-1385 http://www.fortisbc.com http://www.bcuc.com FortisBC Inc. Trail Office 1290 Esplanade Trail, B.C. V1R 4L4 FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please contact the Commission Secretary, Mr. Robert Pellatt as follows: Commission Secretary Telephone: (604) 660-4700 Facsimile: (604) 660-1102 E-mail: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com BC Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385

APPENDIX B to Letter No. L-40-07 Page 1 of 1 FortisBC Inc. (“FortisBC”) Project No. 3698458 – Order No. G-42-07 FortisBC Inc. and Customer Complaints regarding the proposed site of the Naramata Substation Project DRAFT HEARING ISSUES LIST 1. Project siting options and related costs and issues, 2. Transmission and Distribution line routing, 3. Aesthetics, including possible mitigation measures and impact on property values, 4. Project compliance with the WHO and ICNIRP EMF standards, 5. Impact of construction on agricultural operations and mitigation measures. 6. Land Acquisition and Zoning for substation and transmission lines, 7. Project schedule, 8. Impact of delays to Project and bridging measures for mitigation,