IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
Catalyst Paper Port Alberni Division
Confirmation of Alleged Violation of Mandatory Reliability Standards:
PRC-008-0 Requirement 1 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000500
PRC-008-0 Requirement 2 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000501
BEFORE: D.M. Morton, Commissioner September 18, 2014
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. Order G-123-09 approved the Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP) which provides a process for dealing with violations to Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) adopted by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission);
B. On May 20, 2014, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), acting as the Commission’s MRS Administrator, issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) to Catalyst Paper Port Alberni Division (CP-Port Alberni) for the alleged violation of the Reliability Standards listed above. The NOAV described the nature of the Alleged Violations and provided an assessment of the severity of the Alleged Violations;
C. On May 20, 2014, WECC also advised CP-Port Alberni of its rights under section 4.2 of the CMP, pursuant to which the Applicable Entity has 30 days to respond to the NOAV. The CMP also states if the Applicable Entity fails to respond within 30 days, the Commission may consider the Alleged Violations in the absence of a submission;
D. On June 17, 2014, CP-Port Alberni responded to the NOAV indicating it was not in agreement with the Alleged Violations, and provided an explanation of its position and supporting information;
E. On August 11, 2014, after consideration of the information provided by CP-Port Alberni, WECC issued a Revised NOAV for these Alleged Violations. CP-Port Alberni did not respond within the allotted time;
F. CP-Port Alberni has not submitted a Mitigation Plan to address the Alleged Violations noted above. Pursuant to section 5.1.1 of the CMP, the Applicable Entity is not required to, but may, prepare a Mitigation Plan for an Alleged Violation at any time. Pursuant to section 5.3.2 of the CMP, the Applicable Entity must submit a Mitigation Plan for a Confirmed Violation within 10 business days following confirmation by the Commission;
G. The Commission has reviewed WECC’s recommendation and considers confirmation of the Alleged Violations is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2 of the Utilities Commission Act and section 4.1 of the Compliance
Monitoring Program, the British Columbia Utilities Commission confirms the Alleged Violations identified above.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 18th day of September 2014.
BY ORDER
Original Signed By:
D.M. Morton
Commissioner