Oregon Revised Statutes Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation § 543A.105

(1) The Hydroelectric Application Review Team shall review the applications submitted under ORS 543A.100 and prepare a second proposed unified state position, which shall include:

(2) The team shall submit the second proposed unified state position to the Department of Environmental Quality. The team shall provide public notice and a 60-day opportunity for public comment on the proposals required under subsection (1)(a) to (c) of this section. The Department of Environmental Quality shall concurrently provide public notice and a 60-day opportunity for public comment on the proposed water quality certification decision and conditions required under subsection (1)(d) of this section.

(3) The team shall provide the second proposed unified state position even if an application required under ORS 543A.100 contains incomplete or deficient information or analysis. The second proposed unified state position may reflect the incomplete or deficient information or analysis.

(4) The team may submit to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the applicant any proposed state response, recommendations, conditions or additional information requests, coordinated in accordance with this chapter, at any time necessary to satisfy a deadline established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the submission, even if the procedures set forth in this section for the development of a second proposed unified state position have not been completed.