§ 62-102. Application for certificate. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 62‑102. Application for certificate.

(a)        An applicant for the certificate described in G.S. 62‑101shall file an application with the Commission containing the followinginformation:

(1)        The reasons the transmission line is needed;

(2)        A description of the proposed location of the transmissionline;

(3)        A description of the proposed transmission line;

(4)        An environmental report setting forth:

a.         The environmental impact of the proposed action;

b.         Any proposed mitigating measures that may minimize the environmentalimpact; and

c.         Alternatives to the proposed action.

(5)        A list of all necessary approvals that the applicant mustobtain before it may begin to construct the transmission line; and

(6)        Any other information the Commission requires.

(b)        Within 10 days of filing the application, the applicantshall serve a copy of it on each of the following in the manner provided inG.S. 1A‑1, Rule 4:

(1)        The Public Staff;

(2)        The Attorney General;

(3)        The Department of Environment and Natural Resources;

(4)        The Department of Commerce;

(5)        The Department of Transportation;

(6)        The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;

(7)        The Department of Cultural Resources;

(8)        Each county through which the applicant proposes toconstruct the transmission line;

(9)        Each municipality through whose jurisdiction the applicantproposes to construct the transmission line; and

(10)      Any other party that the Commission orders the applicant toserve.

The copy of the application served on each shall be accompanied by anotice specifying the date on which the application was filed.

(c)        Within 10 days of the filing of the application, theapplicant shall give public notice to persons residing in each county andmunicipality in which the transmission line is to be located by publishing asummary of the application in newspapers of general circulation so as tosubstantially inform those persons of the filing of the application.  Thisnotice shall thereafter be published in those newspapers a minimum of threeadditional times before the time for parties to intervene has expired.  Thesummary shall also be sent to the North Carolina State Clearinghouse.  Thesummary shall be subject to prior approval of the Commission and shall containat a minimum the following:

(1)        A summary of the proposed action;

(2)        A description of the location of the proposed transmissionline written in a readable style;

(3)        The date on which the application was filed; and

(4)        The date by which an interested person must intervene.

(d)        Inadvertent failure of service on or notice to anymunicipality, county, governmental agency, or other person described in thissection may be cured by an order of the Commission designed to give that personadequate notice to enable effective participation in the proceeding.

(e)        An application for an amendment of a certificate shall be ina form approved by and shall contain any information required by theCommission.  Notice of such an application shall be in the same manner as for acertificate. (1991, c. 189, s.1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 959, s. 18; 1997‑261, s. 3; 1997‑443,s. 11A.119(a).)