Orders

ORDER NUMBER

P-9-19

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Kinder Morgan Canada (Jet Fuel) Inc.

2019 Tariff Filing Application

BEFORE:

B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair

T. A. Loski, Commissioner

C. M. Brewer, Commissioner

on September 16, 2019

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On November 29, 2018, Kinder Morgan Canada (Jet Fuel) Inc. (KMJF) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application for approval of Tariff No. 40, which extends the existing terms of service and tolls payable for the transportation of turbine fuel to Vancouver International Airport and the Burnaby Terminal (Application), effective January 1, 2019;

B.      By Order P-1-18 dated December 14, 2018, the BCUC approved, on an interim and refundable basis, KMJF’s Application effective January 1, 2019 to the earlier of December 31, 2019, or the parties reaching a mutual agreement;

C.      By Order P-1-18, the BCUC also established a public written submission process and a regulatory timetable to explore stakeholders’ submissions or other potential issues;

D.      By Orders P-2-18, P-1-19, P-2-19, P-3-19A, P-4-19 and P-5-19, the regulatory timetable was amended to address submissions from KMJF and stakeholders regarding further regulatory process and extension of the regulatory timetable as established by Order P-1-18;

E.       By April 24, 2019, the Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corporation (VAFFC) and Parkland Fuel Corporation (Parkland) registered as interveners in the Application;

F.       Pursuant to Order P-5-19, KMJF filed its Final Toll Application on June 7, 2019;

G.     On June 28, 2019, the BCUC issued Order P-6-19, denying VAFFC’s request that the BCUC reverse its approval of KMJF’s interim rate approved by Order P-1-18, with the interim toll remaining in effect until the earlier of December 31, 2019, the date upon which parties reach a mutual agreement or the date of a further order from the BCUC;

H.      By Order P-7-19 dated August 6, 2019, the BCUC further amended the regulatory timetable as established by Order P-5-19;

I.        By Order P-8-19 dated September 12, 2019, the BCUC amended the regulatory timetable as established by Order P-7-19 to accommodate VAFFC’s application seeking further and better IR responses from KMJF (IR Application);

J.        On September 13, 2019, KMJF filed a letter with the BCUC seeking an extension to the deadline to file its written reply to VAFFC’s IR Application;

K.      On September 13, 2019, VAFFC filed a response consenting to KMJF’s requested extension; and

L.       The Panel considers that further amendment of the regulatory timetable established by Order P-8-19 is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that the regulatory timetable established by Order P-8-19 is amended, as set out in Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this           16th           day of September 2019.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner

Attachment

Kinder Morgan Canada (Jet Fuel) Inc.

2019 Tariff Filing Application