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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 20.79.01.06" title_num="20" subtitle_num="79" chapter_num="01" heading="Application Filing Requirements.">
  <text>Except for an application for exemption under Regulation .03 of this chapter, an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the construction of a generating station or transmission line, or an application for modification to an existing electric generating station or transmission line, shall include the following information:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The name of the applicant;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The address of the principal business office of the applicant;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The name, title, mailing address, and email address of the person authorized to receive notices and communications with respect to the application;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>For a proposed qualifying generating station, the name, title, mailing address, and email address of the community liaison officer, if different from the person named under §C of this regulation;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The location or locations at which the public may inspect a copy of the application;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A list of each local, state, or federal government agency having authority to approve or disapprove the construction or operation of the project and containing a statement:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Providing the contact information for the local, state, or federal agency or unit;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Indicating whether the necessary approval from each agency has been obtained, with a copy of each approval or disapproval attached;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If necessary approval has not been obtained, specifying the reason why;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If the proposed project is pending review for approval before a local, state, or federal agency or unit, indicating the status and providing a summary of the review process and expected completion date for the review, if known; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Indicating whether any waiver or variance has been granted or requested with a copy of each attached;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>For generating stations, the application shall also include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A description of the applicant’s efforts to consult with the county or municipal corporation in which any portion of the project is proposed to be located, in accordance with Regulation .05 of this chapter, including efforts to resolve issues presented by the county or municipal corporation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any preliminary report provided by the affected county or the municipal corporation under Regulation .05 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the affected county or municipal corporation did not provide the applicant with a preliminary report under Regulation .05 of this chapter:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A copy of any letter from the affected county or municipal corporation regarding the pendency of the county’s or municipal corporation’s review of the proposed project, if available, and, if not, a written statement indicating the status of the review, if known; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Any written correspondence exchanged with the affected county or municipal corporation discussing the county’s or municipal corporation’s review of the proposed project and the project’s consistency with the local comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance, if available;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The information required under COMAR 20.79.04.01 for transmission lines;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>A description of the generating station or generating station modification under COMAR 20.79.03.01, or the transmission line or the modification to an existing transmission line under COMAR 20.79.04.02 and .03;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>An implementation schedule for the proposed project, including, for generating stations, the construction, operation, and expected decommissioning of the project;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>The environmental, natural resources, and socioeconomic information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Required under COMAR 20.79.03 for generating stations; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Required under COMAR 20.79.04 for transmission lines;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>The EJSCREEN reports required under COMAR 20.79.03.05 for a proposed qualifying generating station;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="M.">
    <text>A signed statement of public engagement and participation certification, required under COMAR 20.79.03.06 for a proposed qualifying generating station, that the applicant made at least one attempt to engage the affected communities pursuant to Regulation .04B of this chapter prior to filing the application;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="N.">
    <text>If the applicant believes that a requirement for a complete application under this regulation is not applicable to a project, a statement explaining why the requirement is not applicable; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="O.">
    <text>If the applicant requests a waiver of any requirement under this regulation, a statement explaining why the applicant believes the requirement should be waived.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>