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The proposed project would consist
of: (1) 1,720 turbine-generator units
configured in a series of turbine arrays
which in turn will be grouped to form
turbine fields; (2) a combination of
freestanding pilings, a floating bargelike platform, or existing shore
infrastructure such as dock pilings onto
which the turbine arrays will be
moored; (3) submersible electric cables
interconnecting the arrays within each
turbine field and transmit the turbine
field’s generation to a shore station; (4)
several shore stations each consisting of
less than 100 square meters which will
transition the submersible cabling to the
overhead transmission; (5) a 7.6 mile, 69
kV line interconnecting the shore
stations and delivering power to the
project substation; and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would
generate about 150 gigawatt-hours
annually.
Applicant contact: Ramya
Swaminathan, Free Flow Power
Corporation, 33 Commercial Street,
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930,
phone: (978) 226–1531.
FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban, 202–
502–6211.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene,
notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit
these types of filings please go to the
Commission’s Web site located at
https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about
this project, including a copy of the
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Kimberly D. Bose,
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Issued in Portland, Oregon, on August 13,
2009.
Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
Western Area Power Administration
Electrical Interconnection of the
Golden Hills Wind Project
AGENCY: Bonneville Power
Administration (BPA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of availability of Record
of Decision (ROD).
Big Stone II Power Plant and
Transmission Project Final
Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/
EIS–0377)
AGENCY: Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Record of Decision.
The Bonneville Power
Administration (BPA) has decided to
offer BP Alternative Energy North
America, Inc. a Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement for
interconnection of up to 200 megawatts
of power into the Federal Columbia
River Transmission System. The power
would be generated by the Golden Hills
Wind Project (Wind Project) in Sherman
County, Oregon. To interconnect the
Wind Project, BPA will string a jumper
line at an existing transmission tower
outside Klondike Schoolhouse
Substation and connect to BPA’s Biglow
Canyon—Klondike Schoolhouse No. 2
230-kilovolt line. BPA will also
purchase part of Portland General
Electric’s Biglow Canyon Substation, as
well as about 1 acre of land next to
Biglow Canyon Substation for the
expansion of the substation to
accommodate new equipment,
including a new transmission tower.
This new tower will then be connected
to an existing transmission tower
outside the substation fence. This
decision to interconnect the Wind
Project is consistent with and tiered to
BPA’s Business Plan Environmental
Impact Statement (DOE/EIS–0183, June
1995), and the Business Plan Record of
Decision (BP ROD, August 1995).
ADDRESSES: Copies of this tiered ROD
and the Business Plan EIS may be
obtained by calling BPA’s toll-free
document request line, 1–800–622–
4520. The RODs and EIS are also
available on our Web site, https://
www.efw.bpa.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene Lynard, Bonneville Power
Administration—KEC–4, P.O. Box 3621,
Portland, Oregon, 97208–3621; toll-free
telephone number 1–800–622–4519; fax
number 503–230–5699; or e-mail
gplynard@bpa.gov.
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SUMMARY: The Western Area Power
Administration (Western) received an
application to interconnect the Big
Stone II Power Plant and Transmission
Project (Project) into Western’s
transmission system. The Project entails
the construction of a new 600-megawatt
(MW) coal-fired electric power
generating station adjacent to the
existing Big Stone plant in Grant
County, South Dakota. The Project also
includes approximately 140 miles of
new or upgraded transmission lines. On
June 26, 2009, Western published a
notice of the availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
on the Project (74 FR 30559). Western
considered the environmental impacts
of the Project and has decided to allow
the request to interconnect at Western’s
Morris and Granite Falls substations
located in Minnesota.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, please contact Mr.
Matt Blevins, NEPA Document Manager,
Big Stone II EIS, Western Area Power
Administration, A7400, P.O. Box
281213, Lakewood, CO 80228,
telephone (800) 336–7288, fax (720)
962–7263, or e-mail
BigStoneEIS@wapa.gov. For general
information on DOE’s NEPA review
process, please contact Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
Policy and Compliance, GC–20, U.S.
Department of Energy, Washington, DC
20585, telephone (202) 586–4600 or
(800) 472–2756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western is
a Federal agency under the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) that
markets and transmits wholesale
electrical power through an integrated
17,000-circuit mile, high-voltage
transmission system across 15 western
states. The Project is located within
Western’s Upper Great Plains Region,
which operates and maintains nearly
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration
Electrical Interconnection of the Golden Hills Wind Project
AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy
(DOE).
ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision (ROD).
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SUMMARY: The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has decided to offer
BP Alternative Energy North America, Inc. a Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement for interconnection of up to 200 megawatts of
power into the Federal Columbia River Transmission System. The power
would be generated by the Golden Hills Wind Project (Wind Project) in
Sherman County, Oregon. To interconnect the Wind Project, BPA will
string a jumper line at an existing transmission tower outside Klondike
Schoolhouse Substation and connect to BPA's Biglow Canyon--Klondike
Schoolhouse No. 2 230-kilovolt line. BPA will also purchase part of
Portland General Electric's Biglow Canyon Substation, as well as about
1 acre of land next to Biglow Canyon Substation for the expansion of
the substation to accommodate new equipment, including a new
transmission tower. This new tower will then be connected to an
existing transmission tower outside the substation fence. This decision
to interconnect the Wind Project is consistent with and tiered to BPA's
Business Plan Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0183, June 1995),
and the Business Plan Record of Decision (BP ROD, August 1995).
ADDRESSES: Copies of this tiered ROD and the Business Plan EIS may be
obtained by calling BPA's toll-free document request line, 1-800-622-
4520. The RODs and EIS are also available on our Web site, https://www.efw.bpa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Lynard, Bonneville Power
Administration--KEC-4, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon, 97208-3621;
toll-free telephone number 1-800-622-4519; fax number 503-230-5699; or
e-mail gplynard@bpa.gov.
Issued in Portland, Oregon, on August 13, 2009.
Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
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