The overall regulatory process for the JdF Cable Project is complete, and construction permits will be finalized just prior to construction.

The process included:

• A review (including a public hearing) conducted by the Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) which led to the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN). The NEB is the regulatory agency with final authorization on this project in Canada and has worked with other agencies as part of the approval process. The NEB determined that the project is required based on present and future public convenience and necessity. This process included:
  • Detailed Project Description
  • Public Consultation
  • Environmental Assessment

• An environmental assessment consistent with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
• A review conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act by the U.S Department of Energy that led to the issuance of an Environmental Impact Satement. A Presidential Permit to construct an electric transmission line across the U.S. international border was also issued.
• Permits, authorizations or consultation from a variety of other Canadian and U.S. regulatory agencies, listed below:

CANADA:

• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
• Canadian Wildlife Service
• Environment Canada
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Transport Canada
• British Columbia Ministry of Environment
• British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture & Lands, Archaeology Branch

USA:

• Bonneville Power Administration (lead agency for NEPA Environmental Impact Statement)
• Washington Department of Ecology
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Washington Department of Natural Resources
• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• US Coast Guard
• City of Port Angeles and Clallam County (lead agency for Washington State Environmental Protection Act EIS)