Rule 4906-3-14 | Preconstruction requirements.
(A) Prior to commencement of any construction activities, the applicant shall inform affected property owners and residents of the nature of the project, specific contact information of personnel who are familiar with the project, the proposed schedule for project construction and restoration activities, and a complaint resolution process. Notification to affected property owners and residents shall be given at least seven days prior to work on the affected property.
(B) Prior to commencement of any construction activities for a standard certificate application, the applicant shall conduct a preconstruction conference. Staff, the applicant, and representatives of the prime contractor and all subcontractors for the project shall attend the preconstruction conference. The conference shall include a presentation of the measures to be taken by the applicant and contractors to ensure compliance with the certificate, and discussion of the procedures for on-site investigations by staff during construction. Prior to the conference, the applicant shall provide a proposed conference agenda to staff. The applicant may conduct separate preconstruction conference for each stage of construction.
(C) At least thirty days prior to the preconstruction conference, the applicant shall:
(1) Submit to staff and on the docket of the certificate case one set of engineering drawings of the final project design, including associated facilities and construction access plans, subject to any redactions pertaining to critical energy infrastructure information and other facility information that is protected from public disclosure. The engineering drawings shall be sufficiently detailed and complete, so that staff can determine that the final project design is in compliance with the certificate. The final project layout shall be provided to staff in hard copy and as geographically-referenced electronic data. The drawings shall include references at the locations where the applicant and/or its contractors must adhere to a specific avoidance or mitigation measure in order to comply with the certificate.
(2) Submit to staff, for review and acceptance, mapping in the form of PDF and geographically referenced electronic data (such as shapefiles or geodatabases) based on final engineering drawings to confirm that the final design is in compliance with the certificate would be sited as certificated. Mapping shall include the limits of disturbance, permanent and temporary infrastructure locations, areas of vegetation removal and vegetative restoration as applicable, and specifically call out any adjustments made from the siting detailed in the application and any associated amendments.
(D) Prior to commencement of construction of any electric generation project or associated facilities, the applicant shall provide on the docket of the case a copy of a signed interconnection service agreement.
(E) At least seven days prior to a preconstruction conference, the applicant shall file a table listing each preconstruction condition deliverable, the corresponding condition number, status of compliance, and date on which the compliance was filed.
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