Microsoft Word - No. 9 - MiscellaneousSOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS Regular Session i March 23, 2021
9. MISCELLANEOUS A. THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan
Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) into law. The $1.9 trillion package is
intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including the public
health and economic impacts. As part of the $362 billion in federal
fiscal recovery aid for state and local governments, $65.1 billion
is provided in direct aid to counties; Southampton County’s
allocable share is projected at $3,419,424. The U.S. Treasury is
expected to allocate the first tranche of payments within 60 days
and a second tranche will follow approximately 12 months
thereafter. The deadline to spend these funds is December 31, 2024.
Official guidance on use of the funds is forthcoming, but I’ve
attached a copy of the initial analysis from the National
Association of Counties for your reference.
B. AGRICULTURAL DISASTER DECLARATION
The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that Economic
Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small
agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture,
and private nonprofit organizations in Brunswick, Greensville and
Southampton counties in Virginia due to excessive rain from Aug. 3
to Nov. 30, 2020. Please find related information attached. Under
this declaration, except for aquaculture enterprises, the SBA
cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers
and ranchers.
C. CORRESPONDENCE
Please find copies of correspondence attached that may be of
interest.
D. NOTICES 1) SCC Notices – attached for your reference, please
find copies of recent notices from
the State Corporation Commission that are required to be filed with
the governing body. 2) Foreclosure Notices - Section 15.2-979 of
the Code of Virginia was amended in
2013 requiring any Trustee or Substitute Trustee that conducts a
sale under a Deed of Trust to provide notice to the Chief
Administrative Officer. Attached for your reference, please find
copies of several of these notices.
E. ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Attached for your reference, please find copies of news articles
that may be of interest.
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Legislative Analysis for Counties:
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Updated for Final Passage
INTRODUCTION On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American
Rescue Plan Act of
2021 (H.R. 1319) into law. The $1.9 trillion package, based on
President Biden’s
American Rescue Plan, is intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic,
including
the public health and economic impacts.
As part of the $362 billion in federal fiscal recovery aid for
state and local
governments, $65.1 billion is provided in direct aid to counties
and an
additional $1.5 billion for public land counties. The American
Rescue Plan Act
also allocates hundreds of billions of dollars for public health
and vaccines,
assistance for vulnerable populations, education and housing
stabilization,
economic recovery assistance and direct assistance for families and
individuals.
This analysis highlights key provisions for county
governments.
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SUPPORTS FOR WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS 10
AGING SERVICES 11
SUPPORTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 12
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TABLE OF CONTENTS DIRECT ASSISTANCE FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
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STATE AND LOCAL CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY FUNDS 4
CORONAVIRUS CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND 6
LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND TRIBAL CONSISTENCY FUND 7
INVESTMENTS IN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION AND HEALTH 8
VACCINE DISTRIBUTION 8
FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH 9
SUPPORT FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES 10
EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES 10
DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 10
SUPPORTS FOR WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS 12
AGING SERVICES 13
EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE STABILIZATION 14
SUPPORTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 15
TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENT & EMERGENCY RESPONSE 15
FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION 15
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) GRANTS 17
NACo GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTORY 18
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CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND
Provides approximately $362 billion to help states, territories,
counties, cities, and tribal governments cover increased
expenditures, replenish lost revenue and mitigate economic harm
from the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the NACo COVID-19 Recovery
Clearinghouse for timely resources, including county allocation
estimations, updates on Treasury guidance, examples of county
programs using federal coronavirus relief funds and other timely
news. Distribution Formula: A total of $362 billion is allocated as
follows:
• States and District of Columbia: $195.3 billion
$25.5 billion equally divided.
$169 billion allocated based on the states’ share of unemployed
workers over a three-month period from Oct.-Dec. 2020.
$1.25 billion in additional aid for the District of Columbia.
• Local governments: $130.2 billion divided evenly between
non-county municipalities and counties $65.1 billion in direct
federal aid to all counties based on the county
share of the U.S. population (including parishes in Louisiana,
boroughs in Alaska and consolidated city-county entities). Counties
that are Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients (urban
entitlement counties) will receive the larger of the
population-based share or the share under a modified CDBG
allocation formula. Treasury shall allocate the first tranche of
payments within 60 days of enactment.
$65.1 billion to cities and other non-county municipalities.
o With populations of at least 50,000: $45.57 billion in direct
federal aid using a modified CDBG formula.
o With populations below 50,000: $19.53 billion based on each
jurisdiction’s percentage of the state’s population, not exceeding
75 percent of its most recent budget as of January 27, 2020. Aid is
distributed through the states.
• U.S. Territories: $4.5 billion
• Tribal governments: $20 billion
Allowable Uses for Recovery Funds:
• Respond to or mitigate the public health emergency with respect
to the COVID-19 emergency or its negative economic impacts,
including assistance to households, small businesses, and
nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel,
and hospitality. These examples are intended to clarify
congressional intent that these activities are eligible. However,
state and local activities are NOT limited only to these
activities.
• Provide government services to the extent of the reduction in
revenue (i.e. online, property or income tax) due to the public
health emergency.
• Make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband
infrastructure.
• State and local governments can transfer the funds to a private
nonprofit organization, a public benefit corporation involved in
the transportation of passengers or cargo or a special-purpose unit
of State or local government.
• Respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19
public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible
workers of the county that are performing such essential work, or
by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible
workers who perform essential work.
o “Premium pay” means an additional amount up to $13 per hour that
is paid to an eligible worker for work during the COVID-19
pandemic. The law imposes a cap of $25,000 for any single eligible
worker.
Guardrails for Recovery Funds:
• States are not allowed to use the funds to either directly or
indirectly offset a reduction in the net tax revenue that results
from a change in law, regulation or administrative interpretation
during the covered period that reduces any tax. If a state violates
this provision, it will be required to repay the amount of the
applicable reduction to net tax revenue.
• No funds shall be deposited into any pension fund.
• Any local government, including counties, that fail to comply
with the federal law and related guidelines shall be required to
repay the federal Treasury.
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Program Administration:
• Funds will be distributed by the U.S. Department of
Treasury.
• The deadline to spend funds is December 31, 2024.
• The U.S. Treasury is required to pay the first tranche to
counties not later than 60-days after enactment, and second payment
no earlier than 12 months after the first payment.
• The law provides an additional $77 million for the Government
Accountability Office and $40 million for the Pandemic Response and
Accountability Committee for oversight and to promote transparency
and accountability.
Reporting Requirements for State and Local Governments:
• States are required to report how funds are used and how their
tax revenue was modified during the time that funds were spent
during the covered period (covered period begins on March 3, 2021
and ends on the last day of the fiscal year a state or local
government has expended or returned all funds to the U.S.
Treasury).
• Local governments, including counties, are required to provide
“periodic reports” providing a detailed accounting of the use of
funds.
• If a state, county or municipality does not comply with any
provision of this bill, they are required to repay the U.S.
Treasury an equal amount to the funds used in violation.
CORONAVIRUS CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND (SEC. 604)
• Provides $10 billion for states, territories, and tribal
governments to carry out critical capital projects, specifically
related to enabling work, education, and health monitoring,
including remote options, in response to the COVID-19 public health
emergency. This funding includes broadband infrastructure.
• Each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will receive
a minimum allocation of $100 million, plus another $100 million is
divided among other U.S. territories and another $100 million is
designated for tribal governments and Native Hawaiian use.
• Of the remaining funds, states receive an additional allocation
based on population (50 percent), number of individuals living in
rural areas as a percentage of the U.S. rural population (25
percent), and proportion of the state’s population of households
living in poverty.
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LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND TRIBAL CONSISTENCY FUND (SEC. 605)
Provides an additional $1.5 billion, split evenly over FY 2022 and
2023, for eligible revenue share counties (i.e., public land
counties) as well as $500 million over both fiscal years for Tribal
governments:
• U.S. Treasury is responsible for determining the funding formula,
taking into account the economic conditions of each eligible
revenue sharing county, using measurements of poverty rates,
household income, land values, and unemployment rates as well as
other economic indicators, over the 20-year period ending with
Sept. 30, 2021.
• Eligible counties may use these funds for any governmental
purpose other than a lobbying activity.
• Counties shall be required to provide periodic reports with a
detailed accounting of the use of funds.
• Failure to submit required reports or misuse of funds will result
in the recoup of funds by the federal government.
According to a statement for the record by U.S. Senate
Finance
Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), “[The Senator] fully expect[s]
Treasury to consult with others in government who have history
in
this arena on the creation of this new formula such as the
Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior, as well as the
National
Association of Counties, state county associations, including
the
Association of O&C Counties Oregon, and many other groups with
a
deep understanding of these impacts across the United
States.”
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VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
Vaccine Distribution Funding: Provides $20 billion to establish a
National COVID- 19 Vaccination Program, of which $7.5 billion will
be allocated to CDC to support state, local, tribal and public
health departments and community health centers in the distribution
of vaccines through information technology and data enhancements,
facility enhancements and public communications. Another $7.5
billion of the $20 billion appropriated is provided to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish vaccination sites.
Counties play an integral role in the distribution of COVID-19
vaccines as key administrators of health and human services at the
local level, supporting over 900 hospitals, 824 long-term care
facilities, and 1,943 local health departments. Vaccine Confidence
Education: Provides $1 billion for the CDC to strengthen vaccine
confidence by furthering the distribution of information and
education and improving vaccination rates. County officials and
local public health agencies are trusted voices, often responsible
for messaging vaccine confidence to the public.
SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID
FMAP Enhancements: Enhances state Federal Medical Assistance
Percentages (FMAP), the federal contribution to Medicaid,
including:
o A 100 percent FMAP for states that opt to provide coverage to the
uninsured for COVID-19 vaccines and treatment without cost
sharing.
o An enhanced FMAP for states that wish to expand Medicaid programs
to cover mobile crisis intervention services for individuals
experiencing mental health or substance use disorders.
o Increasing the state’s base FMAP by five percentage points for
two years if they expand Medicaid; currently there are 12 states
that have yet to expand Medicaid and will be eligible for this
increase.
o A temporary FMAP increase of 7.35 percentage points for states to
improve Medicaid home and community-based services for one
year.
Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Amends the Families
First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L.116-127) so states do not have
to make higher DSH payments due to the 6.2 percent FMAP increase in
the legislation. Counties in 26 states contribute up to 60% of the
non-federal share of Medicaid, totaling approximately $7 billion
per year.
INVESTMENTS IN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION AND HEALTH
FUNDING FOR TESTING, PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT & RESOURCES
Testing and Contact Tracing: Provides $47.8 billion to the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support state and
local health departments in distributing and administering COVID-19
tests, acquiring and distributing PPE and other supplies, expanding
contact tracing capabilities, and sustaining the nation’s public
health workforce. Counties support over 1,900 of America’s 2,800
local health departments, providing essential public health
prevention services like public education, vaccine coordination and
logistics, contact tracing, and COVID-19 testing. Public Health
Workforce Expansion: Provides key enhancements for healthcare and
public health workforce supports, including:
o $7.6 billion for HHS to establish, expand, and sustain a public
health workforce and make awards to state, local, and territorial
public health departments.
o $7.6 billion for Community Health Centers for ongoing COVID-19
response efforts.
o $800 million to the National Health Service Corps to enhance and
diversify the nation’s clinician’s workforce.
Federal investments are responsible for nearly 25 percent of local
health departments’ revenue. Over the past decade, the number of
local health department jobs has decreased by 25,000, a statistic
that is further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—effectively
shrinking the public health workforce when it is needed most.
FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) and Community
Mental Health Block Grants: Provides $1.5 billion for the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency’s (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse
Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) and another $1.5 billion for
Community Mental Health block grant programs. Certified Community
Behavioral Health Clinics: Provides $420 million for Certified
Community Behavioral Clinics (CCBHCs) which helps counties and
other local entities provide a comprehensive range of mental health
and substance use disorder services to vulnerable individuals.
County-based behavioral health systems exist in 23 states that
represent 75% of the population, and counties deliver
community-based mental health and substance use disorder services
through 750 behavioral health authorities. Overdose Prevention:
Provides $30 million for SAMHSA to create grants to state, local,
tribal and territorial governments to support community-based
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prevention programs and other harm reduction services in light of
increased pandemic related drug-misuse. County leaders across the
public health, justice and public safety, and behavioral health
sectors are on the front lines of the opioid epidemic and continue
to formulate effective responses for this ongoing pandemic.
SUPPORT FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
Nursing Home Strike Teams: Provides $500 million for HHS to
allocate money to states and territories to establish strike teams
that will respond to COVID-19 outbreaks in skilled nursing
facilities. Counties own, operate, and support 758 skilled nursing
facilities and nursing homes, facilities that have been
disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Pandemic Emergency
Fund: Provides $1 billion for states to provide short-term targeted
aid (cash assistance or otherwise) to families in crisis. States
will receive funds based on their population’s share of children
and portion of prior TANF expenditures dedicated to cash
assistance. Nine states representing half of the program’s national
caseload delegate the administration of TANF (which funds a wide
range of anti-poverty programs and family services) to counties.
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC)
Expansion:
• In 2021, expands the CTC to $3,000 per child aged 6-17 ($3,600
for children under age 6) and makes the credit fully refundable in
2021. Instructs the U.S. Treasury Department to issue the credit in
the form of periodic payments or as frequently as is feasible
beginning in July, 2021.
• In 2021, increases the EITC for childless workers by up to $1,000
and expands the minimum and maximum age for claiming the
credit.
The proposed CTC expansion is expected to cut child poverty by half
in 2021, a key county priority. Individual Assistance Payments:
Provides another round of Economic Impact Payments worth $1,400 per
individual (including child and non-child dependents up to age 17),
up to $75,000 income threshold level for individuals and
$150,000
EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
for households, with an accelerated phase-out for higher-income
earners capped at $80,000 for individuals and $160,000 for
household income.
HOUSING AND UTILITY ASSISANCE
Emergency Rental Assistance Program: Provides $21.6 billion in
another round of emergency rental assistance to be distributed by
the U.S. Treasury Department to allocate to states, territories,
counties and cities. County governments with populations greater
than 200,000 are eligible to receive another round of direct
funding from Treasury to keep families in stable housing and
prevent an eviction crisis during the health emergency. Counties
below 200,000 may receive funds through their state government.
Homeless Assistance: Provides $5 billion to HUD for homeless
prevention and supportive services through the HOME Investment
Partnerships program formula. The majority of HOME funds (60
percent) are distributed to 647 local jurisdictions, including
urban counties with populations over 200,000 not including their
largest metropolitan city, to provide affordable housing to low-
income families. Housing Choice Vouchers: Provides $5 billion to
HUD for emergency Housing Choice Vouchers. Counties support
increasing the supply of housing choice vouchers to assist with
providing affordable housing for families. Rural Housing: Provides
$100 million for rural housing through the U.S. Department of
Agriculture for rental assistance. Counties support assistance to
families in rural areas struggling with rental payments due to the
pandemic. Homeowner Assistance Fund: Provides $10 billion for the
Homeowner Assistance Fund and allocates funds to states,
territories, and tribes to provide homeowners struggling to make
mortgage payments due to the pandemic with direct assistance for
mortgage payments, property taxes, property insurance, utilities,
and other housing related costs. Counties support assistance to
families to maintain stable housing conditions during the public
health crisis and beyond. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP): Provides $4.5 billion in emergency LIHEAP funds to remain
available until September 30, 2022. Counties fully or partially
administer the LIHEAP program in 13 states.
FOOD AND NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
• Extends the recently enacted 15% SNAP benefit increase through
September 30, 2021 (previously set to expire June 30).
• Provides an extra $1.1 billion in funds for state SNAP
administration to be allocated over the next three fiscal years, an
amount commensurate with a 100 percent federal administrative
match.
• Extends the Pandemic-EBT program (which provides SNAP benefits to
low-income children who have lost access to meals at school and
child care due to the pandemic) through the summer months in both
FY 2021 and the summer of FY 2022. Note: administrative costs for
P-EBT are 100 percent reimbursable by the federal government.
Ten states representing 32 percent of total participants delegate
the administration of SNAP (which funds monthly grocery benefits
for low-income families) to counties. In these states, counties
often contribute local dollars to the program’s 50 percent
non-federal administrative match. Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Provides $880
million in emergency funds, $490 million of which will enhance
benefits for four months and $390 million of which will support
outreach innovation and program modernization funding. WIC (which
provides food assistance, nutrition education and service referrals
to nutritionally-at-risk, low-income pregnant/post-partum women,
infants and children) operates through 1,900 local agencies in
10,000 clinic sites, many of which are county health
departments.
SUPPORTS FOR WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS
Federal Unemployment Benefits: Extends enhanced federal
unemployment of $300 weekly through September 6, 2021. Those making
less than $150,000 a year and receiving unemployment benefits are
eligible for a $10,200 tax break. Also extends the Pandemic
Unemployment Assistance program through September 6, 2021 and
allows emergency unemployment relief for governmental entities and
nonprofit organizations. Emergency Paid Leave and Paid Leave Tax
Credit: Extends the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
emergency paid leave program through September 30, 2021 and
provides up to 12 weeks of paid sick and family medical leave
related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, public sector employers,
including counties, are now eligible to receive the FFCRA tax
credit for wages or compensation paid to an employee who is unable
to work due to the pandemic. Under previous law, counties were not
eligible to receive this credit, impacting already strained county
budgets.
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Additionally, as previously authorized under the FFCRA, a local
government employer that provides paid leave wages under the
Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act or Expanded Family Medical Leave Act
will not be required to pay the employer's share of social security
tax on the paid leave wages. Counties employ 3.6 million
individuals, and without this tax credit, the high costs of funding
the enhanced paid leave benefits could harm counties’ ability to
provide critical services that are necessary for a successful
pandemic response.
AGING SERVICES Older Americans Act (OAA) Programs: Provides $1.4
billion in emergency OAA
funding, including $750 million for senior nutrition programs, $460
million for home-and-community-based support services, $45 million
for disease prevention, $10 million for the long-term care
ombudsman program and $145 million in assistance for grandparents
caring for grandchildren. OAA funding is allocated directly to Area
Agencies on Aging, more than half of which are fully or partially
operated by county governments. Elder Justice Act Programs:
Provides at least $188 million for the Elder Justice Act in both FY
2021 and FY 2022. The Elder Justice Act program is the only
dedicated federal funding source available to states and counties
to prevent elder fraud and abuse.
EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE STABILIZATION
Education Stabilization Fund: Provides $123 billion in emergency
funds to support K-12 schools in safely reopening, of which 20
percent must address learning loss. Other set-asides include:
• $1.25 billion for summer enrichment.
• $1.25 billion for afterschool programs.
• $3 billion for education technology.
• $800 million for wraparound services to homeless students. In
addition to the ESERF, provides:
• $3 billion for the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
(IDEA).
• $2.75 billion for private K-12 schools.
• $40 billion for higher education, including community colleges.
Along with sharing a tax base with local school boards and
providing complementary services to local students, counties play a
role in supporting and funding K-12 schools in five states: Alaska,
Md., N.C., Va. and Tenn. Certain counties also contribute funding
to community colleges. Distance Learning: Provides nearly $7.2
billion for the Emergency Connectivity Fund within the Federal
Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate program, helping schools
and libraries obtain affordable broadband to support virtual
learning. During the pandemic, counties have contributed local
dollars and federal relief funds to help students without at-home
internet attend virtual school. Head Start: Provides $1 billion in
emergency funding to be distributed across existing Head Start
agencies according to their share of total enrolled children. Head
Start (which funds early childhood education for low-income
children) delivers services through 1,600 local agencies, many of
which are sponsored by county governments. Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF): Provides $39 billion in emergency funds
for the discretionary portion, the Child Care Development Block
Grant program (CCDBG), $15 billion of which will be distributed
according to the regular formula and available through FY 2024. The
remaining $24 billion will go to states to make subgrants directly
to child care providers. The mandatory Child Care Entitlement to
States (CCES) will also receive a permanent annual increase of $600
million, with the state match waived in FY 2021 and FY 2022.
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES
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Eight states delegate the administration of CCDF (which supports
child care subsidies for low-income families) to counties. Child
and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC): In 2021, expands the CDCTC,
making it refundable (therefore available to lower-income
employees) and increasing the maximum rate by 50 percent. County
employees may be able to claim this credit, making it easier for
them to afford the necessary child/dependent care to continue
working.
SUPPORTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan
(EIDL): Provides an additional $7.25 billion for the PPP and $15
billion for the EIDL Advance program. The PPP and EIDL program help
stabilize county economies by keeping small businesses afloat. Many
counties also provided small business loans and other support with
CRF dollars authorized under the CARES Act. Economic Development
Administration: Provides $3 billion for economic adjustment
assistance. Of this amount, 25 percent of funding is reserved for
assistance to communities that have suffered economic injury as a
result of job losses in the travel, tourism or outdoor recreation
sectors.
EDA is a critical resource, particularly for rural counties, in
providing essential competitive grants for job creation, economic
recovery and planning.
FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION
Public Transit: Provides $30.46 billion available through FY 2024
at a 100 percent federal share for eligible recipients of urban,
rural, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities, and
intercity bus transit formula grants for operating expenses
incurred beginning on January 20, 2020, including payroll,
operating and maintenance costs due to lost revenue, and the
payment of leave for personnel laid off due to service reductions.
Counties directly support 78 percent of the nation’s public transit
systems. Airports: Provides $8 billion available through FY 2024
through Airport Improvement Program (AIP) formulas at a 100 percent
federal share, including:
TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENT & EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Of this amount, 25 percent of funding is reserved for assistance
to
communities that have suffered economic injury as a result of
job
losses in the travel, tourism or outdoor recreation sectors.
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o Funding for operations, personnel and sanitation to combat the
spread
of COVID-19: $6.5 billion for primary and certain cargo airports
and $100 million for general aviation and commercial service
airports.
o $800 million for primary airport sponsors to meet rent and other
obligations to airport concessionaires.
o $608 million to cover the full federal share of these projects,
including retroactively for FY 2020.
Counties own or support 34 percent of America’s public airports.
Amtrak: Provides $1.7 billion available through FY 2024, including
$970.39 million for the Northeast Corridor and $729.61 for the
National Network.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) RESOURCES
Disaster Relief Fund: Provides $50 billion for FEMA’s Disaster
Relief Fund to meet the immediate needs of state, local, tribal and
territorial governments. (NOTE that the Biden administration issued
an Executive Order on February 2, 2021 that waives the non-federal
match of 25 percent from January 20, 2020 through September 31,
2021 for COVID-related eligible reimbursements.) FEMA’s Disaster
Relief Fund provides funding for key FEMA programs important to
counties, including the Public Assistance (PA) Program. Funeral
Assistance: Extends the 100 percent federal cost share increase for
funeral assistance provided by FEMA, which had previously only been
for costs incurred before December 30, 2020. Funds will reimburse
county residents for funeral costs associated with the COVID-19
pandemic. Additional Funding for FEMA Programs: Provides funding
for a wide variety of FEMA programs that support local agencies in
FY 2021 to remain available through FY 2025, including:
o Emergency Food and Shelter Program ($400 million)
o Assistance to Firefighters Grants ($100 million)
o Emergency Management Performance Grants ($100 million)
o Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants
($200 million)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) GRANTS
Funding for Pollution and Disparate Impacts of the COVID-19
Pandemic: Provides $100 million to the EPA to address health
outcome disparities from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic.
o Of this amount, $50 million will support activities that identify
and address disproportionate environmental or public health harms
and risks in minority populations or low-income population.
Counties support an increase in federal technical and financial
assistance to states and local governments for the development and
administration of pollution control programs.
NACo Legislative Analysis for Counties: American Rescue Plan Act of
2021 | Updated: March 12, 2021 | 18
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SBA Working Capital Loans Available in Virginia Following Secretary
of Agriculture Disaster Declaration
ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today
that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small
businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses
engaged in
aquaculture, and private nonprofit organizations in Brunswick,
Greensville and Southampton counties
in Virginia due to excessive rain from Aug. 3 to Nov. 30,
2020.
“These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or
more primary counties in North
Carolina. The Small Business Administration recognizes that
disasters do not usually stop at county or
state lines. For that reason, counties adjacent to primary counties
named in the declaration are
included,” said Kem Fleming, director of SBA Field Operations
Center East.
Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan
program is available to eligible farm-
related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses
as a direct result of this disaster. Except for aquaculture
enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural
producers, farmers
and ranchers.
The loan amount can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 3
percent for small businesses and 2.75
percent for private nonprofit organizations of all sizes, with
terms up to 30 years. The SBA determines eligibility based on the
size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial
resources. Loan amounts
and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant’s
financial condition. These working capital loans may be used to pay
fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could
have been paid had the disaster not occurred. The loans are not
intended to replace lost sales or profits.
Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application
(ELA) via SBA’s secure website at DisasterLoan.sba.gov and should
apply under SBA declaration # 16887, not for the COVID-19
incident.
Disaster loan information and application forms may also be
obtained by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at
800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or by
sending an email
to
[email protected]. Loan application forms can be
downloaded from sba.gov/disaster. Completed applications should be
mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration,
Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort
Worth, TX 76155.
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About the U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of
business ownership a reality. As the only
go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the
strength of the federal government, the SBA
empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources
and support they need to start, grow or expand their businesses, or
recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an
extensive network
of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private
organizations. To learn more, visit sba.gov.
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACT SHEET – ECONOMIC INJURY
DISASTER LOANS
(SBA DISASTER DECLARATION DUE TO DESIGNATION BY THE SECRETARY OF
AGRICULTURE)
NORTH CAROLINA Declaration 16887 (Disaster: NC-00123)
Incident: EXCESSIVE RAIN
occurring: August 3, 2020 through November 30, 2020
in Northampton County, North Carolina; the contiguous North
Carolina counties of: Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, and Warren; and
the contiguous Virginia counties of: Brunswick, Greensville, and
Southampton.
Application Filing Deadline: November 1, 2021
Disaster Loan Assistance Available: Economic Injury Disaster Loans
(EIDLs) – Working capital loans to help small businesses, small
agricultural cooperatives, and small businesses engaged in
aquaculture, and most private, non-profit organizations of all
sizes meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that
cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are
intended to assist through the disaster recovery period.
Credit Requirements: • Credit History – Applicants must have a
credit history acceptable to SBA. • Repayment – Applicants must
show the ability to repay the loan. • Collateral – Collateral is
required for all EIDL loans over $25,000. SBA takes real estate as
collateral when it is
available. SBA will not decline a loan for lack of collateral, but
SBA will require the borrower to pledge collateral that is
available.
Interest Rates: The interest rate is determined by formulas set by
law and is fixed for the life of the loan. The maximum interest
rate for this program is 3 percent.
Loan Terms: The law authorizes loan terms up to a maximum of 30
years. SBA will determine an appropriate installment payment based
on the financial condition of each borrower, which in turn will
determine the loan term.
Loan Amount Limit: The law limits EIDLs to $2,000,000 for
alleviating economic injury caused by the disaster. The actual
amount of each loan is limited to the economic injury determined by
SBA, less business interruption insurance and other recoveries up
to the administrative lending limit. SBA also considers potential
contributions that are available from the business and/or its
owner(s) or affiliates. If a business is a major source of
employment, SBA has the authority to waive the $2,000,000 statutory
limit.
Loan Eligibility Restrictions: • The applicant business must be
located in the declared disaster area. • Only uninsured or
otherwise uncompensated disaster losses are eligible. • The
economic injury must have been the direct result of the declared
disaster. • Nurseries are only eligible for economic injury caused
by declared drought disasters. • By law, agricultural enterprises
such as farmers and ranchers are not eligible for any type of SBA
assistance. • Applicants who have not complied with the terms of
previous SBA loans are not eligible. This includes borrowers
who did not maintain flood and/or hazard insurance on previous SBA
loans. • Loan assistance is available only to the extent the
business and its owners cannot meet necessary financial
obligations due to the disaster. This determination is made by
SBA.
Note: Loan applicants should check with agencies / organizations
administering any grant or other assistance program under this
declaration to determine how an approval of SBA disaster loan might
affect their eligibility.
Date: 03/04/2021
Refinancing: Economic injury disaster loans cannot be used to
refinance long term debts.
Insurance Requirements: To protect each borrower and the Agency,
SBA may require you to obtain and maintain appropriate insurance.
By law, borrowers whose damaged or collateral property is located
in a special flood hazard area must purchase and maintain flood
insurance. SBA requires that flood insurance coverage be the lesser
of 1) the total of the disaster loan, 2) the insurable value of the
property, or 3) the maximum insurance available.
Completing the SBA Loan Application: The application asks for the
same information about the business and its principal owners that
are generally required for a bank loan. If you need help, SBA
personnel will explain the forms and give you assistance at no
charge. You may use the services of accountants, attorneys, or
other representatives at your own expense, if you wish. Use of a
representative and the fees they charged must be listed on your
loan application.
Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance
information and download applications at
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Applicants may also call SBA’s
Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email
[email protected] for more information on SBA
disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
may call (800) 877-8339. Completed applications should be mailed to
U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement
Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Chief Executive Officer Travis G. Hill
To Whom It May Concern:
March 2, 2021
Vice Chair Maria J. K. Everett
Board of Directors Gregory F. Holland
Beth G. Hungate-Noland Mark E. Rubin
This is to inform you that a retail application has been received
from an establishment that is
located in your city/county. The following is the basic information
pertaining to the application:
License Number: 754785 Company Name: Ivor Mart Inc Trade Name: Waco
Mart
Address, City, State & Zip Code: 35242 General Mahone Blvd,
Ivor, VA 23866-2832 Type of Establishment: Convenience Grocery
Store Type of License Applied For: Wine and Beer Off Premises Date
of Receipt: February 25, 2021
You are receiving this email notification per Code §4.1-230-B,
which states:
"Except for applicants for wine shipper's, beer shipper's, wine and
beer shipper's licenses, and delivery permits, the Board shall
notify the local governing body of each license application through
the county or city attorney or the chief law-enforcement officer of
the locality. Local governing bodies shall submit objections to the
granting of a license within 30 days of the filing of the
application."
Please feel free to contact our office at {804) 298-3767 if you
have any questions, need any further information or wish to file
any objections against the above listed application. Please be sure
to reference the license number listed above.
Thank you,
Ricky Blanco License Technician License Records M anagement Retail
License Section {804} 298-3767 - Phone {804) 213-4592 - Fax
[email protected]
www.abc.virgin,a .gov I 2901 Hc1m1tagc Road. Richmond V11ginia
23220 I 804.213.4400
26022 Administration Center Drive P. 0. Box 400 Courtland, Virginia
23837
souTHAMPTONCOUNTY
The Honorable Carl E. Eason, Jr., Chief Judge Southampton Circuit
Court P. 0. Box 190 Courtland, VA 23837
Dear Judge Eason:
757-653-3015 Fax: 757-653-0227
March 15, 2021
In regular session on February 23, 2021 , pursuant to§ 15.2-2308 of
the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and Section 18-481 (a) of
the Southampton County Code, the Board of Supervisors respectfully
resolved to recommend that Mr. J. W. Ballard, Jr. be appointed to
fill the remaining unexpired term of Mr. David W. Joyner as an
alternate member of the Board of Zoning Appeals for a term ending
September 30, 2024.
Mr. Joyner resigned his position on the BZA on January 19, 2021; a
copy of his letter of resignation is attached herewith.
Thanking you in advance for your thoughtful consideration, I
remain
attachment
cc: Richard L. Francis, Clerk of the Court Beth Lewis, AICP
Michael W. Johnson County Administrator
26022 Administration Center Drive P. 0. Box 400 Courtland, Virginia
23837
Mr. Michael A. Smith 26320 Melon Field Road Newsoms, VA 23874
RE: IDA appointment
Dear Mr. Smith:
757-653-3015 Fax: 757-653-0227
March 15, 2021
I'm delighted to inform you of your recent appointment to the
Industrial Development Authority (IDA) of Southampton County,
unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors on February 23,
2021. Your term begins immediately and concludes December 31, 2022,
after which you '11 be eligible for reappointment to a full
four-year term.
As a condition of assuming office, you are re uired to:
1. Complete the enclosed Statement of Economic Interests form and
return it to me; and 2. Take and subscribe the oath of office,
which is to be administered by Mr. Richard L.
Francis, Clerk of the Court. Please contact Mr. Francis at (757)
653-2200 to arrange for a mutually convenient time to take your
oath of office.
The IDA meets only on an as-needed basis, typically once or twice a
year. Meetings are called by the Chairman with notices sent out to
each member a couple of weeks ahead.
I've enclosed a two-page summary document that includes a brief
history, purpose, membership roster and summary of recent
activities to give you a sense of what an IDA does.
In closing, please note that the Code of Virginia further requires
all IDA Directors to complete an on-line training course on the
Virginia Conflicts of Interest (COIA) within two months of assuming
office. I've also enclosed the information you'll need to fulfill
this requirement.
On behalf of the board of supervisors, please accept my gratitude
for your willingness to serve as an IDA director.
cc: Richard L. Francis, Clerk of the Court
Michael W. Johnson County Administrator
26022 Administration Center Drive P. 0 . Box 400 Courtland,
Virginia 23837
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
Mr. David C. Long, Executive Director Tidewater Emergency Medical
Services Council, Inc. 1104 Madison Plaza, Ste. 101 Chesapeake, VA
23320-5163
RE: Director Nomination
Dear Mr. Long:
Please be advised that the Southampton County Board of Supervisors
wishes to nominate Mr. Clayton Gaskins to succeed Mr. Paul Kea as
Southampton County's representative on the TEMS Board of
Directors.
Mr. Gaskins is a Firefighter/PM with the Chesapeake Fire Department
and President/EMS Lieutenant with the Newsoms Volunteer Fire
Department. He comes highly recommended by the Southampton County
Fire and Rescue Association.
For your information, Mr. Gaskins' may be reached at:
29091 N. Main Street Newsoms, VA 23874 757-284-1343
[email protected]
Thank you in advance for forwarding this nomination to the Council
for consideration at its next meeting.
With kind regards, I remain
cc: Clayton Gaskins
March 11, 2021
NOTICE OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
d/b/a DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA OF INTENT TO FILE APPLICATION
PURSUANT TO
§ 56-585.1 A 4 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA
To: Local Government Officials Pursuant to Rule 10(J)(1) (20 VAC
5-204-10(J)(1)) of the State Corporation Commission’s Rules
Governing Utility Rate Applications and Annual Informational
Filings of Investor-Owned Electric Utilities (20 VAC 5-204-10, et
seq.), Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy
Virginia is providing you a copy of its Notice of Intent to File
Application Pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 4 of the Code of Virginia with
the State Corporation Commission of Virginia on or after May 13,
2021. /s/ David J. DePippo _____________________________ David J.
DePippo Attachment
Dominion Energy Services, Inc. Law Department 120 Tredegar Street,
Richmond, VA 23219 DominionEnergy.com
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION NOTICE OF ) ) VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND
POWER COMPANY ) d/b/a DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA ) ) Of intent to
file applications or petitions pursuant ) to § 56-585.1 A 4 of the
Code of Virginia )
NOTICE OF VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY d/b/a DOMINION ENERGY
VIRGINIA OF INTENT TO FILE
APPLICATION PURSUANT TO § 56-585.1 A 4 OF THE CODE OF
VIRGINIA
Pursuant to 20 VAC 5-204-10 A, Virginia Electric and Power Company
d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia, by counsel, hereby submits its
Notice of Intent to File an Application Pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 4
of the Code of Virginia with the State Corporation Commission of
Virginia for approval of a rate adjustment clause, designated Rider
T1, on or after May 13, 2021. This application will constitute the
annual update to the currently approved Rider T1, which is approved
for use through August 31, 2021.
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY d/b/a DOMINION ENERGY
VIRGINIA
By: _/s/ David J. DePippo______________ Counsel David J. DePippo
Dominion Energy Services, Inc. 120 Tredegar Street, RS-2 Richmond,
Virginia 23219 (804) 787 5607 (PEP telephone) (804) 819-2411 (DJP
telephone)
[email protected]
[email protected]
Vishwa B. Link Lisa R. Crabtree Jennifer D. Valaika McGuireWoods
LLP Gateway Plaza 800 East Canal Plaza Richmond, Virginia
23219-3916 (804) 775-4330 (VBL telephone) (804) 775-1327 (LRC
telephone) (804) 775-1051 (JDV telephone)
[email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Counsel for Virginia Electric and Power Company March 11,
2021
March 11, 2021
Petition of Virginia Electric and Power Company for revision of
rate adjustment clause:
Rider E, for the recovery of costs incurred to comply with state
and federal environmental regulations pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 5 e
of the Code of Virginia
Case No. PUR-2021-00013 To: Local Government Officials Virginia
Electric and Power Company (“the Company”) is providing you a copy
of its Application in the above-referenced matter. Please take
notice of its contents. Pursuant to the State Corporation
Commission of Virginia’s February 24, 2021 Order for Notice and
Hearing (“Order”), the Company is also providing a copy of the
Order to you. Please take notice of its contents. A copy of the
complete Application in this matter may be obtained at no cost by
written request to Timothy D. Patterson, Esquire, McGuireWoods LLP,
Gateway Plaza, 800 East Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 or
[email protected]. /s/ David J. DePippo David J.
DePippo
Senior Counsel Attachments
Dominion Energy Services, Inc. Law Department 120 Tredegar Street,
Richmond, VA 23219 DominionEnergy.com
COMMONWEAL TH OF VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY ) )
For revision of rate adjustment clause: Rider E, ) for the recovery
of costs incurred to comply ) with state and federal environmental
regulations pursuant ) to§ 56-585.1 A 5 e of the Code of Virginia
)
Case No. PUR-2021-00013
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY'S RIDER E ANNUACUPDATE FILING
AND REQUEST FOR LIMITED WAIVER
Pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 5 e ("Subsection A 5 e" or "A 5 e") of the
Code of Virginia
("Va. Code"), the directive contained in Ordering Paragraph (4) of
the Final Order issued by the
State Corporation Commission of Virginia ("Commission") on
September 4, 2020 in Case No.
PUR-2020-00003, 1 and the Commission's Rules Governing Utility Rate
Applications and
Annual Informational Filings (the "Rate Case Rules"),2 Virginia
Electric and Power Company
("Dominion Energy Virginia" or the "Company"), by counsel, hereby
submits this annual update
filing with respect to its environmental rate adjustment clause
("RAC" or "Rider"), designated
Rider E ("2021 Annual Update" or "Update") for the recovery of
costs incurred to comply with
state and federal environmental regulations at the Company's
Chesterfield Power Station, Bremo
Power Station, Clover Power Station, and Mt. Storm Power
Station.
The Company further requests limited waiver of certain of the Rate
Case Rules.
Specifically, pursuant to Rule 10 E of the Rate Case Rules, 20 V AC
5-204-10 E, and for the
reasons stated herein, the Company requests a limited waiver of the
requirements of Rule 90 of
1 Petition of Virginia Electric and Power Company For revision of
rate adjustment clause: Rider E, for the recovery of costs incurred
to comply with state and federal environmental regulations pursuant
to§ 56-585. J A 5 e of the Code of Virginia, Case No.
PUR-2020-00003, Final Order (Sep. 4, 2020) ("2020 Rider E Final
Order"). Hereinafter referred to as "2020 Rider E proceeding." 2 20
V AC 5-204-10 et seq.
the Rate Case Rules, 20 V AC 5-204-90, with respect to portions of
Filing Schedule 46 as it
relates to the provision of "economic analyses, contracts, studies,
investigations, results from
requests for proposals, cost benefit analyses .... "
In support of its petition and request for limited waiver
(collectively, the "Petition"), the
Company respectfully shows as follows:
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Dominion Energy Virginia is a public service corporation
organized under the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia furnishing electric service to
the public within its
certificated service territory. The Company also supplies electric
service to non-jurisdictional
customers in Virginia and to the public in portions of North
Carolina. The Company is engaged
in the business of generating, transmitting, distributing, and
selling electric power and energy to
the public for compensation. The Company is also a public utility
under the Federal Power Act,
and certain of its operations are subject to the jurisdiction of
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission. The Company is an operating subsidiary of Dominion
Energy, Inc. ("Dominion
Energy").
2. The Company's post office address is:
Virginia Electric and Power Company 120 Tredegar Street Richmond,
Virginia 23219
3. The addresses and telephone numbers of the attorneys for the
Company are:
Paul E. Pfeffer David J. DePippo Dominion Energy Services, Inc. 120
Tredegar Street Richmond, Virginia 23 219 (804) 787-5607 (PEP)
(804) 819-2411 (DJD)
2
Elaine S. Ryan Timothy D. Patterson McGuire Woods LLP Gateway Plaza
800 East Canal Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-3916 (804) 775-1090
(ESR) (804) 775-1069 (TDP)
BACKGROUND
4. Va. Code § 56-585.l A 5 e permits utilities to petition the
Commission for
approval of a RAC to recover the costs of compliance with state and
environmental laws and
regulations. Specifically, it provides in relevant part:
A utility may at any time, after the expiration or termination of
capped rates, but not more than once in any 12-month period,
petition the Commission for approval of one or more rate adjustment
clauses for the timely and current recovery from customers of ...
[p]rojected and actual costs of projects that the Commission finds
to be necessary . . . to comply with state or federal environmental
laws or regulations applicable to generation facilities used to
serve the utility's native load obligations.
5. Subsection A 5 e provides further: "The Commission shall approve
such petition
if it finds that such costs are necessary to comply with such laws
or regulations .... "
6. On August 5, 2019, by its Final Order in Case No.
PUR-2018-00195, the
Commission approved the Company's Petition for a rate adjustment
clause, designated Rider E,
pursuant to Subsection A 5 e, to recover costs incurred to comply
with state and federal
environmental regulations at the Company's Chesterfield, Mt. Storm,
and Clover Power Stations.
The Commission further directed the Company to "file its next
annual Rider E application on or
after January 2, 2020."3
3 Petition of Virginia Electric and Power Company For approval of a
rate adjustment clause, designated Rider E, for the recovery of
costs incurred to comply with state and federal environmental
regulations pursuant to§ 56-585.1 A 5 e of the Code of Virginia,
Case No. PUR-2018-00195, Final Order at Ordering Paragraph (4),
(Aug. 5, 2019) ("2018 Rider E Final Order").
3
7. The Company subsequently filed an annual update to Rider E in
the 2020 Annual
Update proceeding (Case No. PUR-2020-00003), at which time it also
sought recovery for three
additional projects located at the Chesterfield Power Station and
the Bremo Power Station. The
Commission approved the Company's Petition by its Final Order
issued on September 4, 2020.4
8. Pursuant to the directives of the Commission's 2020 Rider E
Final Order, the
Company files this annual Rider E Update to inform the Commission
of the status of the
environmental projects located at the Chesterfield Power Station,
referred to as the Chesterfield
Integrated Ash ("CHIA") Project, as well as the environmental
projects at the Bremo, Clover,
and Mt. Storm Power Stations, and their projected expenditures. In
addition, the Company
provides the proposed cost allocation, rate design, and accounting
treatment for service rendered
during a proposed rate year commencing November 1, 2021 and
extending through October 31,
2022 ("Rate Year") as related to proposed Rider E.
9. As in the 2020 Rider E proceeding, the Company continues to seek
to recover
three general categories of costs that have been incurred to comply
with state and federal
environmental laws and regulations: (1) asset retirement obligation
("ARO") expenses
associated with existing assets that must be closed; (2) newly
constructed assets and associated
expenses; and (3) ARO expenses associated with the newly
constructed assets.
PROJECT AND EXPENDITURES UPDATE
A. Chesterfield Power Station
10. Company Witness Brandon E. Stites provides the status of
construction for the
CHIA Project at Chesterfield Power Station that was approved for
recovery in the 2018 Rider E
Final Order, as well as the two additional projects that were
approved for recovery as part of the
4 See supra n.1.
4
2020 Rider E proceeding. The CHIA Project includes: (i) the
Wet-To-Dry Conversion;5 (ii) the
Fossil Fuel Combustion Products Management Facility or landfill
("Landfill"); and (iii) the Low
Volume Waste Water Treatment System ("LVWWTS"). The additional
approved projects at the
Chesterfield Power Station include: (i) closure of the Lower Ash
Pond after ash removal is
complete; and (ii) closure of the Upper Ash Pond after ash removal
is complete ("Chesterfield
Pond Closures") (collectively, the "Chesterfield Environmental
Projects").
11. With regard to the CHIA Project, during 2020, construction
activities for the Wet-
to-Dry project were primarily warranty work and minimal in nature.
Work at the Landfill in
2020 was associated with erosion and sediment ("E&S") controls
and environmental compliance.
The LVWWTS work focused on the Equalization Basin, where Virginia
Department of
Conservation and Recreation requirements mandated creation of a
spillway and lined channel to
a designated outfall. Work primarily consisted of grading,
geosynthetics modifications, and
E&S controls. The completion of this project results in a full
operational permit with no
conditions.
12. The project forecast for the Wet-to-Dry conversion is
approximately $85,000
below budget, and the project forecast for the Landfill is
approximately $111,000 below budget.
Neither project is projected to have cost category variances
greater than 5% from the original
project budget. The project forecast for L VWWTS is approximately
$1.6 million above the
original budget. Only the Soft Cost category is projected to
exhibit a variance greater than 5%
from the original project budget.
13. With respect to the Chesterfield Pond Closures, at the Lower
Ash Pond, the
interim cover continues to be maintained after being placed in
service in Q3 2019. Maintenance
5 Pursuant to the Commission's Final Order and Order on
Reconsideration in the 2018 Rider E proceeding, the costs of the
Wet-to-Dry conversion attributable to Chesterfield Units 3 and 4
have been excluded from the Rider E calculations.
5
and inspections have been conducted in accordance with procedures
set by the Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality. Instrumentation placed in the
interim cover continues to
provide data which is reported monthly, as required by the CCR
Rule. At the Upper Ash Pond,
the Company constructed an emergency spillway in the sediment basin
and additional rip rap
down-chutes, and widened interior drainage swales to support design
storm requirements. This
project work consisted of concrete pouring, steel pipe
installation, grading, and E&S controls.
14. The project forecast for the Upper Ash Pond is approximately
$747,000 below
budget. Only the Soft Cost category is projected to exhibit
variances greater than 5% from the
original project budget. The project forecast for the Lower Ash
Pond is approximately $110,000
above the original budget. The Soft Cost category is projected to
exhibit a variance greater than
5% from the original project budget.
B. Bremo Power Station
15. Company Witness Stites provides the status of construction for
the Bremo Power
Station East Pond Outfall project ("East Pond Outfall") that was
approved for recovery in the
2020 Rider E proceeding.
16. Since the 2020 Rider E proceeding, the original outfall
structure for the East Pond
was modified to connect a new riser structure to the original riser
structure, and a sliding knife
gate was installed inside the original riser structure, which is
currently closed so as not to allow
discharge from the East Pond. The VPDES permit that allows for
discharge from the East Pond
through this outfall was modified, but no discharge has occurred as
of early November 2020.
17. The project cost forecast for the East Pond Outfall is
approximately $426,000
above the original budget, which represents a change from the 2020
Rider E filing. The Soft
Cost and Construction and Equipment categories are projected to
exhibit variances greater than
6
C. Clover Power Station
18. Company Witness Rick D. Boyd provides the status of
construction for the
environmental project located at the Clover Power Station ("Clover
Environmental Project") and
provides a cost update. This project involves retrofitting the
North and South Flue Gas
Desulfurization Sludge Ponds in order to bring these ponds into
compliance with the
Environmental Protection Agency's "Hazardous and Solid Waste
Management System; Disposal
of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities; Final Rule"
or "CCR Rule." All
construction work for the Clover Environmental Project was
completed by the end of 2019, and
the engineering work was completed in the first half of 2020.
19. The total estimated closure and construction cost for the
Clover Environmental
Project is approximately $7.9 million, excluding financing
costs.
20. The project cost forecast for the Clover Environmental Project
is approximately
$117,000 above the amount approved in the 2020 Rider E Final Order,
however none of the
individual cost categories are projected to exhibit variances
greater than 5% from the budget
approved in that Order.
D. Mt. Storm Power Station
21. Company Witness Boyd provides the status of construction for
the environmental
project located at the Mt. Storm Power Station ("Mt. Storm
Environmental Project"). The Mt.
Storm Environmental Project involves retrofitting the Mt. Storm
Pyrite Pond and Mt. Storm Low
Volume Waste Ponds A and B, and Low Volume Waste Pond C being
excavated and
consolidated into the retrofitted Low Volume Waste Pond B. All
construction work was
completed by the end of 2019, and the engineering work was
completed in the first half of 2020.
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22. The total estimated closure and construction cost for the Mt.
Storm Environmental
Project is approximately $50.1 million, excluding financing
costs.
23. The project cost for the Mt. Storm Environmental Project is
approximately
$422,000 below the approved 2020 Rider E Final Order. The
Construction and Equipment cost
category for Low Volume Pond A has decreased by approximately
$396,000, or approximately
8%, since the 2020 Rider E proceeding. This decrease was primarily
attributable to the removal
of the pond booms installation scope from the current filing.
ACCOUNTING UPDATE
24. The Company has used a return on equity ("ROE") of 9.20% for
purposes of
calculating the Rider E revenue requirement over the Rate Year in
this case. This 9 .20% ROE
was approved by the Commission in its Final Order on November 21,
2019, in the Company's
2019 ROE proceeding.6
25. The revenue requirement calculation for the continuation of the
Rider E RAC is
described in detail in Company Witness C. Alan Givens's
testimony.
26. The proposed Rate Year for this proceeding is November 1, 2021
through
October 31, 2022. The three key components of the revenue
requirement are the Projected Cost
Recovery Factor, the Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
("AFUDC") Cost
Recovery Factor, and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor.
27. In calculating the Projected Cost Recovery Factor, the Company
proposes to
reflect the projected net plant balances as of the month-end
immediately preceding the Rate Year
(i.e., as of October 31, 2021) in determining the rate base and
calculating the financing costs on
the rate base. Similarly, the revenue requirement reflects plant
related depreciation expenses,
6 Application of Virginia Electric and Power Company For the
determination of the fair rate of return on common equity pursuant
to§ 56-585. J: I C of the Code of Virginia, Case No.
PUR-2019-00050, Final Order (Nov. 21, 2019) ("2019 ROE
Proceeding").
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asset retirement cost ("ARC") depreciation expenses, and ARO
accretion expenses incurred over
the 12-month period leading up to the Rate Year. In addition, the
Projected Cost Recovery
Factor will include certain ongoing operation and maintenance
("O&M") costs related to these
environmental projects/facilities. Finally, the Company is
proposing to amortize certain deferred
costs (including financing costs) incurred prior to the initial
Rate Year, over the November 1,
2021, through October 31, 2022 Rate Year. The Projected Cost
Recovery Factor revenue
requirement for the Environmental Projects totals $68,561,000 for
the Virginia Jurisdictional
customers in this case.
28. There is no Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
("AFUDC") Cost
Recovery Factor for this update filing.
29. The Actual Cost True-Up Factor will either credit to, or
recover from, customers
any over-funder- recovery of costs from the most recently completed
and available calendar year.
Actual revenues during calendar year 2019 are compared to actual
costs incurred during 2019,
and any difference in these amounts becomes the Actual Cost True-Up
Factor either credited to,
or recovered from, customers through the total revenue requirement
requested for recovery
during the Rate Year in this 2021 Annual Update. The Actual Cost
True-Up Factor revenue
requirement for the Environmental Projects totals ($1,110,000) for
the Virginia Jurisdictional
customers in this case.
30. The total revenue requirement requested for recovery in this
initial Rider E for the
Rate Year beginning November 1, 2021 is $67,451,000.
RA TE DESIGN UPDATE
31. Rider E identifies the rates in cents per kWh or dollars per
kW, that will apply to
each Company rate schedule or special contract approved by the
Commission pursuant to Va.
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Code § 56-235 .2. If approved as proposed, Rider E would be
effective for usage on and after
November 1, 2021.
32. Company Witness Paul B. Haynes provides the calculation of
Factor 1 using the
Average and Excess Methodology to allocate cost responsibility to
the Virginia jurisdiction in
this proceeding, which is the same methodology that was approved in
the 2020 Rider E
proceeding.
33. The implementation of the proposed Rider Eon November 1, 2021
will decrease
the residential customer's monthly bill, based on 1,000 kWh per
month, by $0.42. Typical
monthly bill decreases for customers receiving service on
Residential Schedule 1, General
Service Schedules GS-1, GS-2, GS-3, and GS-4, and Church Schedule
SC are provided to
present the proposed Rider E at several representative levels of
consumption or demand.
SUPPORTING TESTIMONY, FILING SCHEDULE 46, AND LIMITED REQUEST FOR
WAIVER OF FILING SCHEDULE 46 REQUIREMENTS
34. In support of this 2021 Annual Update, Dominion Energy Virginia
presents the
pre-filed direct testimony and exhibits of the following witnesses:
Brandon E. Stites, Rick D.
Boyd, C. Alan Givens, and Paul B. Haynes.
A. Filing Schedule 46
35. Rule 60 of the Rate Case Rules provides that an application
filed pursuant to
Subsection A 5 "shall include Schedule 46 as identified and
described in 20 V AC 5-204-90,
which shall be submitted with the utility's direct testimony." The
Company is filing with this
Petition, Filing Schedule 46, as follows:
A. Company Witnesses Stites and Boyd co-sponsor Filing Schedule
46A, consisting of
Statements 1 through 5. Mr. Stites sponsors the information in
Filing Schedule 46A
concerning the approved CHIA Project and the Chesterfield Pond
Closures, as well as the
East Pond Outfall project at Bremo Power Station. Mr. Boyd sponsors
Filing Schedule
46A concerning the approved Clover and Mt. Storm Environmental
Projects. Consistent
with the Company's other RAC rider filings, Filing Schedule 46A
provides only project
cost information that has changed since the 2020 Rider E
proceeding. Filing Schedule
46A, Statement 1 (contains public and extraordinarily sensitive
information), provides a
schedule summarizing all projected/actual costs, as well as cost
estimates for capital and
operations and maintenance ("O&M") expenses, by type of cost
and month / year, as
available, associated with the Environmental Projects. Filing
Schedule 46A, Statement 2
( contains public and extraordinarily sensitive information),
provides a schedule of all
projected/actual costs, as well as cost estimates for capital and
O&M expenses, by type of
cost and year associated with the Chesterfield Environmental
Projects. Filing Schedule
46A, Statement 3 (contains public and extraordinarily sensitive
information), provides a
schedule of all projected/actual costs, as well as cost estimates
for capital and O&M
expenses, by type of cost and year associated with the Bremo
Environmental Project.
Filing Schedule 46A, Statement 4 (contains public and
extraordinarily sensitive
information), provides a schedule of all projected/actual costs, as
well as cost estimates
for capital and O&M expenses, by type of cost and year
associated with the Clover
Environmental Project. Finally, Filing Schedule 46A, Statement 5
(contains public and
extraordinarily sensitive information), provides a schedule of all
projected/actual costs, as
well as cost estimates for capital and O&M expenses, by type of
cost and year associated
with the Mt. Storm Environmental Project.
B. Company Witness Givens sponsors Filing Schedule 46B, consisting
of Statements 1
through 7. Filing Schedule 46B, Statement 1, provides the annual
revenue requirement
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calculation for the rate year ending October 31, 2022. Filing
Schedule 46B, Statement 2,
provides the projected annual revenue requirement over the duration
of the RAC. Filing
Schedule 46B, Statements 3 - 6, provide the detailed support by
each Project location in
support of statement 2. Filing Schedule 46B, Statement 7, provides
a detailed description
of all significant accounting procedures and internal controls that
the Company will
institute to identify all costs associated with Rider E in order to
isolate and exclude such
costs from the Company's base rate filings.
C. Company Witness Haynes sponsors Filing Schedule 46C, consisting
of Statements 1 and
2. Filing Schedule 46C, Statement 1, provides detailed information
relative to the
Company's methodology for allocating the revenue requirement among
the rate classes
and the design of the class rates. Filing Schedule 46C, Statement
2, provides the annual
revenue requirement by class over the duration of the RAC.
B. Limited Request for Waiver of Filing Schedule 46
Requirements
36. The Company, for good cause shown and pursuant to 20 VAC
5-204-10 E,
additionally respectfully requests that the Commission waive, in
part, the requirements under
Rules 60 and 90 of the Rate Case Rules with respect to paper copies
of certain Filing Schedule
46 materials. Specifically, the Rate Case Rules require the Company
to provide key documents,
including economic analyses, support used by senior management for
major cost decisions,
contracts, studies, investigations, results from requests for
proposals, and cost benefit analyses
that support projected costs proposed to be recovered via the rate
adjustment clause. Even with
the limitation of only including those materials that are new since
the 2020 Rider E proceeding,
the supporting documentation responsive to this requirement is
voluminous and, often, not easily
reviewed in hard copy (paper) format. Accordingly, and after
consultation with certain members
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of the Commission Staff, the Company seeks waiver of the
requirement to file this information in
hard copy. Instead, the Company proposes to provide this
documentation to Commission Staff
and any other future case participant in electronic format only.
The Company will make these
documents available via an e-room contemporaneously with this
filing, with immediate access
available to Commission Staff. Should the Commission deny this
request, the Company asks for
a reasonable allowance of time to print the requisite filing copies
of this material and submit it to
the Commission prior to the Company's application being deemed
incomplete.
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND ADDITIONAL PROTECTIVE
TREATMENT OF EXTRAORDINARILY SENSITIVE INFORMATION
37. The Company's Petition contains confidential and
extraordinarily sensitive
information, as designated therein. Because portions of the
Company's Petition contain such
confidential and extraordinarily sensitive information, in
compliance with Rule 10 F and Rule
170, 20 V AC 5-204-10 F and 5 VAC 5-20-170, this filing is
accompanied by a separate Motion
for Entry of a Protective Order and Additional Protective
Treatment, including a Proposed
Protective Order, filed contemporaneously with this Petition.
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 10 OF THE RATE CASE RULES
38. The Company's 2021 Annual Update for approval of Rider E
complies with the
requirements contained in Rule 10 of the Rate Case Rules. In
accordance with Rule 10 A,
Dominion Energy Virginia filed with the Commission on November 5,
2020, the Company's
notice of intent to file this Petition under Va. Code § 5 6-5 85 .1
A 5 e. Copies of this Petition, to
the extent required by Rule 10 J, along with the additional
information required by Rule 1 OJ,
have been served upon the persons addressed in that Rule. A
complete copy of this Petition has
been served upon the Office of the Attorney General's Division of
Consumer Counsel in
conformity with Rule 10 J. Also included with and following this
Petition, pursuant to Rule 10,
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is a table of contents of this filing, including exhibits and
schedules.
39. Beyond the initial Application, Rule 20 VAC 5-204-10 J requires
the Company to
serve copies of certain information related to Dominion Energy
Virginia's rate proceedings upon
local officials electronically to the extent official email
addresses are available, or via first class
mail or personal delivery if electronic delivery is not possible.
The Company will comply with
this requirement in conjunction with the Commission's forthcoming
procedural order.
WHEREFORE, Dominion Energy Virginia respectfully requests that the
Commission
(1) approve the proposed Rider E under Va. Code§ 56-585.1 A 5 e
subject to future Rider E
proceedings and true-ups, effective for usage on and after November
1, 2021; (2) approve the
proposed revenue requirement, cost allocation, rate design, and
accounting treatment for the
Environmental Projects for the Rate Year November 1, 2021, through
October 31, 2022; (3)
grant the Company' s requested waiver as to portions of Filing
Schedule 46; and ( 4) grant such
other and further relief as it deems just and proper.
Respectfully submitted,
By: _ c::-______ 'S_. _ ~-----------J'--;-----
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Paul E. Pfeffer David J. DePippo Dominion Energy Services, Inc. 120
Tredegar Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 787-5607 (PEP) (804)
819-2411 (DJD) paul.
[email protected] david.j.
[email protected]
Elaine S. Ryan Timothy D. Patterson McGuire Woods LLP Gateway Plaza
800 East Canal Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-3916 (804) 775-1090
(ESR) (804) 775-1069 (TDP)
[email protected]
[email protected]
Counsel for Virginia Electric and Power Company
January 19, 2021
AT RICHMOND, FEBRUARY 24, 202L‘UCtJr£riT UO'Uiia CEi -TER
2021 FEB 2H A II-55
PETITION OF
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For revision of rate adjustment clause: Rider E, for the recovery
of costs incurred to comply with state and federal environmental
regulations pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 5 e of the Code of
Virginia
ORDER FOR NOTICE AND HEARING
On January 19,2021, pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 5 e of the Code of
Virginia ("Code"),
Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia
("Dominion" or
"Company") filed a petition ("Petition") with the State Corporation
Commission ("Commission")
for an annual update of its rate adjustment clause, designated
Rider E, for the recovery of costs
incurred to comply with state and federal environmental regulations
at the Company's
Chesterfield, Bremo, Clover and Mt. Storm Power Stations.1
Dominion states that it is filing this annual update to inform the
Commission of the status
of the environmental projects located at the Chesterfield Power
Station, referred to as the
Chesterfield Integrated Ash Project, as well as the environmental
projects at the Bremo, Clover
and Mt. Storm Power Stations, and their projected expenditures.2
The Company seeks recovery
of three general categories of costs incurred to comply with state
and federal environmental laws
and regulations: (i) asset retirement obligation ("ARO") expenses
associated with existing assets
1 Petition at 1. On February 9, 2021, February 16, 2021, and
February 17, 2021, the Company filed additional
required information related to its Petition.
2 Petition at 4.
that must be closed, (ii) newly constructed assets and associated
expenses; and (iii) ARO
expenses associated with the newly constructed assets.3
In this proceeding, Dominion asks the Commission to approve Rider E
for the rate year
beginning November 1, 2021, and ending October 31, 2022 ("2021 Rate
Year").4 The Company
states that the two components of the revenue requirement are the
Projected Cost Recovery
Factor and the Actual Cost True-Up Factor.5 The Company requests a
Projected Cost Recovery
Factor revenue requirement of $68,561,000, and an Actual Cost
True-Up Factor revenue
requirement credit of $1,110,000.6 Thus, the Company proposes a
total revenue requirement of
$67,451,000 for service rendered during the 2021 Rate Year.7
For purposes of calculating the revenue requirement in this case,
Dominion states that it
utilized a rate of return on common equity of 9.2%, which was
approved by the Commission in
its Final Order in Case No. PUR-2019-00050.8
Dominion asserts that it will utilize the same methodology to
calculate Rider E rates in
the instant proceeding as was approved in its last Rider E filing,
with the exception that in this
3 Jd.\ Direct Testimony of C. Alan Givens at 1-2.
4 Petition at 4, 8; Direct Testimony of C. Alan Givens at 2.
5 Petition at 8-9; Direct Testimony of C. Alan Givens at 4. There
is no Allowance for Funds Used During
Construction Cost Recovery Factor for this proceeding. See Petition
at 9.
6 Petition at 9; Direct Testimony of C. Alan Givens at 10.
7 Petition at 9; Direct Testimony of C. Alan Givens at 10.
8 Petition at 8; Application of Virginia Electric and Power
Company, For the determination of the fair rate of return on common
equity pursuant to § 56-585.1:1 C of the Code of Virginia, Case No.
PUR-2019-00050, 2019 S.C.C. Ann. Rept. 400, Final Order (Nov. 21,
2019).
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case the Company did not remove federal customers' and retail
choice customers' load and usage
for the purpose of designing rates.9
Dominion proposes that revised Rider E be effective for usage on
and after November 1,
2021.10 If the revised Rider E for the 2021 Rate Year is approved,
the impact on customer bills
would depend on the customer's rate schedule and usage. According
to Dominion,
implementation of its revised Rider E on November 1, 2021, would
decrease the monthly bill of
a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month by
approximately $0.42.'1
Dominion also requests a waiver, in part, of Rules 20 VAC 5-204-60
("Rule 60") and
20 VAC 5-204-90 ("Rule 90") of the Commission's Rules Governing
Utility Rate Applications
and Annual Informational Filings of Investor-Owned Utilities ("Rate
Case Rules")12 with respect
to Schedule 46. Rule 60 states that an application for a rate
adjustment clause filed pursuant to
Chapter 23 of Title 56 of the Code shall include Schedule 46, "Rate
Adjustment Clauses and
Prudency Determinations Pursuant to Chapter 23 (§ 56-576 et. seq.)
of the Code of Virginia."13
Schedule 46 requires an applicant to provide certain information,
including in part "[k]ey
documents supporting the projected and actual costs that the
applicant seeks to recover through
the rate adjustment clause, such as economic analyses, contracts,
studies, investigations, results
9 Petition at 10; Direct Testimony of Paul B. Haynes at 3-4. See
also Petition of Virginia Electric and Power Company, For revision
of rate adjustment clause: Rider E, for the recovery of costs
incurred to comply with state and federal environmental regulations
pursuant to § 56-585.1 A 5 eof the Code of Virginia, Case No.
PUR-2020-00003, Doc. Con. Cen. No. 200910088, Final Order (Sept. 4,
2020).
10 Petition at 14.
11 Id. at 10; Direct Testimony of Paul B. Haynes at 8.
12 20 VAC 5-204-5 etseq.
13 Petition at 12-13.
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from requests for proposals, cost benefit analyses, or other items
supporting the costs."14
According to Dominion, the supporting documentation responsive to
this requirement is
voluminous, and therefore the Company proposes to provide the
documentation in electronic
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m
format only.15
Finally, in conjunction with the filing of its Petition on January
19,2021, the Company
filed the Motion of Virginia Electric and Power Company for Entry
of a Protective Order and
Additional Protective Treatment ("Motion for Protective Order") and
a proposed protective order
that establishes procedures governing the use of confidential and
extraordinarily sensitive
information in this proceeding.
NOW THE COMMISSION, upon consideration of this matter, is of the
opinion and finds
that this matter should be docketed; Dominion should provide public
notice of its Petition; a
public hearing should be scheduled for the purpose of receiving
testimony and evidence on the
Petition; interested persons should have an opportunity to file
comments on the Petition or
participate as a respondent in this proceeding; and the
Commission's Staff ("Staff) should be
directed to investigate the Petition and file testimony and
exhibits containing its findings and
recommendations thereon.
We also find that a Hearing Examiner should be