[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22284]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Bonneville Power Administration; Electrical Interconnection of 
the Kittitas Valley 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 
Sagebrush Power Partners, LLC, a Large Generator Interconnection 
Agreement for interconnection of up to 108 megawatts of power into the 
Federal Columbia River Transmission System. The power would be 
generated from their proposed Kittitas Valley Wind Project (Wind 
Project) in Kittitas County, Washington. To interconnect the Wind 
Project, BPA will construct a new substation (Bettas Road Substation) 
on the Columbia-Covington 230-kilovolt transmission line about 11 miles 
northeast of Ellensburg, Washington. 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, http://www.efw.bpa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Yarde, 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 [email protected].

    Issued in Portland, Oregon, on September 4, 2009.
Stephen J. Wright,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-22284 Filed 9-15-09; 8:45 am]
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