Al 0 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 26, 2005 TERRACE STANDARD Business RE IE Walter’s Nisga’ a sign agreement ine offshore oil to exam THIS NISGA’A LISIMS Government is to become an active partner with the provincial government in any discussions surrounding offshore oil and gas development in its treaty area. -* Its involvement will include every- ‘thing from environmental studics in *. advance of any exploration decision to- regulation, management, royalty and ~ taxation provisions finding any oil and ‘gas lead to actual production. The broad strokes were set out ina protocol signed here in Terrace Jan. 22 by Nisga’a president Nelson Leeson and provincial energy minister Richard ’ Neufeld. “It is the first such agreement to be signed between the province and any other government, native or otherwise, » concerning offshore development po- tential. “The: province has, however, pro- ’ vided: research grants and other mon- ies to native and other groups for work. “tied to offshore oil and gas but nothing * as extensive as what is covered in the °: protocol. New head of TEDA hails from Scotland ; By JENNIF ER LANG LEON JOHNSON is. like ‘9° ft is the only, modern treaty “of its displaced Nelson Leeson Richard Neufeld The basis for the protocol stems: from the land claims treaty between the Nisga‘a and provincial and federal! gov- ernments that was finalized in 2000. type and extensively covers explora- ‘tion and development issues. » A-Lisims government submission to , afederal task force reviewing offshore oil and gas last year stressed the impor- tance of recognizing the Nisga‘a treaty conditions regarding economic devel- opment and environmental protection. In fact,. the Lisims government” asked the federal government for more workers found back to Scotland. of. London, but later moved than $5.5 million for a multi-year plan to participate in environmental assess- ment studics, No monelary figures are contained | within the protocol agreement for any of the activities that will occur, but it dues indicate there will be negotiations for “contributions to provide funding lo the Nisga‘a Nation to assist the Nisga’ HT Nation os ob, eee One key area of the protocol agree- ment is developing and then providing information on the implications of off- “shore oil and gas. The protocol signing comes ata time When the federal, government appears to have backed off from any move to lift its moratorium on exploration. “That's disappointed the provincial government, bul provincial. energy minister Richard Neufeld said it is pro- ‘ceeding on is own plans that could lead lo lilting its own moratorium. 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TH ESAPPLICATION ° ° . 4 British Columbia Transmission Corporation ("BCTC", "the Company") has applied to “ the British Columbia Utilities Commission ("the Commission") for approval to adjust its rates effective April 1, 2005 to recover increased revenue requirements. BCTC applies for a F2006 (April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006) BCTC Revenue Requirement of $73.6 million and a F2006 Asset Management/Maintenance Revenue Requirement of $94.5 million. The Commission has previously approved a F2006 BC Hydro Owner's Revenue Requirement of $404.4 million, which is not the subject of the Application: These three revenue requirement components total $572.5 million and comprise the Transmission Revenue Requirement ("TRR"). The F2006 TRR is approximately $29.3 million higher than the F2005 TRR. Approximately three quarters of this difference is due to the approved increase in the BC Hydro Owner's Revenue Requirement. The Application represents an increase in the TRR _of approximately $7.3 million, or 1.3 percent, over the Commission-approved Revenue Requirement for F2005. THE REGULATORY PROCESS The Commission Panel will hold a Pre- hearing Conference on n Monday, February 14, 2005 commencing at 1:30 p.m. in the Hearing Room, to address procedural matters which. will include, but not be limited to, the following: e identification of principal issues arising from or related to the Application, e process options for review of the Application, including, = ofal public hearing — negotiated settlement process — written hearing — Of, aS appropriate, some combination of the above ¢ timetable (information requests, responses, intervenor evidence, etc.), ) location(s) of the proceeding, and * _ other matters that wili assist the Commission to > efficiently review all aspects of the Application. Following the Pre-hearing Conference, the. Commission will issue a further procedural order and regulatory agenda for the review of the Application. - PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS The Application and supporting material will be made available for inspection at the ‘ Head Office of BCTC at Suite 1100, Four Bentall Centre, 1055 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, B.C., V7X IVS, and at the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6Z 2N3. : INTERVENTIONS = Persons who expect to actively participate in any process established by the Commission to review BCTC's Application should register as intervenors with the Commission, in writing or register on-line via the Commission's website at www.bcuc.com by Friday, February 4, 2005. Intervenors will receive copies of the. Application, all correspondence and filed documentation. Persons not expecting to actively participate, but who have an interest in the BCTC proceeding should register as Interested Parties with the Commission, in writing or register on-line via the Commission's website at www.bcuc.com by Friday, _ February 4, 2005. Interested Parties will receive a copy of the Application's Executive Summary and all.Orders issued. ‘PARTICIPATION AT THE PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE intervenors and Interested Parties should also inform the Commission, by February 4, 2005, of their intention to attend the Pre-Hearing Conference. FURTHER INFORMATION ; ; For further information, please contact Mr. Robert J. Pellatt, Commission Secretary, or Mr. Philip Nakoneshny, Manager, Rates and Finance as follows: Telephone: 604 660-4700 Facsimile: 604 660-1102 E-Mail: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com Telephone: (B.C. Toll Free) 1 800 663-1385 BCTC0426 (43)