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November 16. 2012

Hono rab le Jaclyn A. BrillingSec retaryNew York State Board on Ele ct ric Ge nerat ion Si tingand the Environment

3 Empi re State PlazaAlba ny, NY 12223

HARRISBEACHA TTORNEYS AT LAW677 BROADWAY, SUITe t lOtALBANY, NY 12207(518) 427.9700JOHN S . HARRISDIRECT, (518)7012748FAX' (518) [email protected]

RE: Case 12-F-0410: Application of Cape Vincent Wind Power, LLC, for a Ce r tificate ofEnvironmental Compatibi lity and Public Need to Construct an Appro'imately 200-285 e g a w a t t \Vind Electric Generating Facility in the Town of Cape Vincent, 1\-ewYork.

Dear Secretary Brilling:On September 17, 2012, Cape Vincent Wind Power, LLC ("CVWP"), a subsidimy of BI' Wind

Energy North America Inc., submitted its Public Invo lvement Program plan (" I'll' '') for review pursuantio Section IOOOA of the rules of the New York State Board on Electl;c Genera tion Si ting and theEn vironment ("S iting Board"). CVWP seeks a cen ificate of environmenta l compatibility and public needunder Ar ticle X of the Public Service Law to construct an approximate ly 200-285 megawatt wi nd electricgenera ting facility in the Town of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York (the "Project").

Department of Public Service ("DpS") professionals reviewed CVWP's proposed PIP and, onOctober 17, 2012, provided CVW I' a number of recommended additions to the I'll' to sat isfy relevantrequirements in the new Article 10 regu lations. CVWP hereby submits its revised PIP which addressesand incorporates all of th e DPS recommendations. CVWP's revised program provides the framework foreffective dissemination ofinfon11ation about the Project, events, Anicie 10 procedure and opportunitiesfor public participation and comment. This revised framework allows for a robust public involvementpro,b'Tam anticipated to fo ster meaningful and educared participation by slakeholders and othe r interestedpan ies.

CVWP looks forward 10 workin g with the Siting Board, DPS, s takeholders and olher in teresledparties to certify a project which w ill further New Yo rk' s renewable energy goa ls as well as deliver muchneeded revenue to the region . local landowners, and the residents ofrhe greater Cape Vi ncen t cOlllmunity.

Re spectfully su bmitted.

lsiJohn S. Hanis

cc: Michael Riga. Esq.Richard Chandler


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ST ATE OF NEW YORKBOARD ON ELECTRIC GENERATION SITING AND THE E VLRO l 1!lENT

App lication of Cape Vincent Wind Power. LLC, for aCertiticate of Environmental Compatibili ty and Public eed toConstruct an Ap proximately 200-285 Megawatt Wind ElectricGenerating Facility in the Town ofCape Vincent, New York

Case 12-F-0410

.PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAiVl

John S. Han'is, Esq.Steven D. Wilson, Esq.Han'is Beach PLLC677 Broadway, Suite 110 IAlbany, NY 12207Tel: (5 18) 427-9700Fax: (5 18) 427-0235jhatTi [email protected] ilso n@ha lTisbeach. com

Michael Rigo, Esq.Richard ChandlerBP Wind Energy NOIth Ame rica [nco700 louisiana Street, 33,d FloorHouston. Texas 77002Tel: (713) 354-48 14Fax: (7 13) 354-2 120michael.ri [email protected]@bp.com


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STATE OF NEW YORKBOA RD ON ELECTRIC GENERATION SITrNG AND TH E ENVLR ONMENT

Applica tion of Cape Vincent Wind Power, LLC, for aCelt ificate of Environmenta l Compa ti bi lity and Public Need toConstruct an Approximately 200 -285 Megawatt Wind ElectricGenerating Facility in the Town of Cape Vincen t, New York.

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM

l. INTRODUCTION

Case 12-F- 0410

According to the rules of the ew Yo rk State Boa rd on Elect ric Generat ion Siting andtbe Enviro nment ("Sit ing Board" ), appl icants proposing to submit an app licat ion to constructa major elect ric generating fac ility under Alt icle 10 of the Public Ser ice Law (" PSL") mustsubmit a Public m Program plan for Depa rtment of Publ ic Service C'DPS") reviewat least 150 days prior to filing a Preliminary Scoping Statement ( 16 NYC RR 1000 .4). ThePu bl ic Ln volvement Program (, -PIP" or the "Plan") must include:

( I ) consul tat ion with the affected age ncies and other stakeholders;(2) pre-app lication ac ti vities to encourage stakeho lders to participate at the earliest

opportuni ty;(3) activities des igned to educate the publ ic as to the spec ili c proposa l and the Article 10

review process, including th e ava ilabi lity of fun ding for municipal and loca l part ies ;(4) the establishment ofa webs ite to disseminate infonna tion to the pu bl ic ;(5) notifica tions; and(6) act ivities designed to encourage part icipation by stakeho lders in the certification and

comp liance process (16 YCRR 1000A).Cape Vincent Wind Power, LLC C"CVWP" or "Cape Vincent Wind Power"), a

subsidi ary of BP Wind Energy No rth America Lnc. (" BP Wind Energy"). hereby submits itsproposed Publ ic m Program pl an to DPS for rev iew. CVW P proposes to co nstructa wind electric generating facility in th e Town of Cape V incen t, Jefferson County, ew Yorkthat is approxi mately 200-285 megawatts ("MW") in size (the " Project") . As discussed ingreate r detail in the fo llowing sect ions, the Project is actua lly the product of combining twoadjacent proposed wind farms. Since 2007, BP Wind Energy has been seek ing approva l toconst ruct th e Cape Vincent Wind Fa nn ("CVW F") under the State Environmental Qua lityReview Act C'SEQRA"). Con tem poraneously, Acc iona Wind Energy was seeking approva l,a lso under SEQRA, to const ru ct the Sl. Law rence Wind Farm ("S LWF"). BP Wind Energyacqui red Acciona' s rights to the SLWF project in February 20 12. Accordingly, forapprox imately five years, bot h CVWF and SLWF have been subject to extensive pub licrev iew and participation. In fact , the SLWF co mpleted the SEQRA process wi th a favo rableFindings Statement issueci by the Town of Cape Vincent in Sep tember 20 I 0, while th eCVWF completed a substantial port ion of th e S EQRA process hav ing subm itted both a DraftEn vironmental ~ l 1 p Sta tement ("DE lS" ) and Supplement al Drall Environmen ta l Im pactStatement ("S DEIS" ).


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CV WP has decided to submit an Article 10 application for a number of reasons. TheArticle 10 process affords CVW P a "one stop" applicat ion process as opposed to thetrad itional SEQRA approach whi ch requires an applicant to deal with a panoply of state andloca l permitting requirements. Additionally, the Article 10 process contains a 12 month timeperiod for rev iew of a complete app lica tion as we ll as the abil ity to pre-empt unreasonableloca l laws and regulations. The Article 10 process also a llows the transmission lin e review tobe included in one permitting review.

Before Article 10 was enacted, loca l si ting of elec tric generating fa cil ities wasco nducted under SEQRA. Under SEQRA, loca l agenc ies or governments genera lly assumethe role of lead agency fo r the purpose of eva luat ing the environment al com patibi lit y aproposed generating projec t. Now , however. by law SEQRA does not apply to major electricgenerating fac ilities over 25 MW.

Article 10 incorporates an d expands upon the SEQRA process. For exam ple, underSEQRA, before fi ling a DEIS app licants go through a scoping phase. Similarly, app lican tsunder Article 10 must prepare a preliminary scoping statement ("P reliminary Scop ingStatement" or " PSS"), conduct stud ies and then prepare and file an app lica tion. Article 10then provides for hearings and a reco mmended decision by the presiding examiner, a ll openfor comment by stakeholders, befo re the Siting Board renders a decision. Article 10 a lsoin volves the same federal. state. and loca l agenc ies that partic ipate in the SEQRA process.Un like SEQID\ , however, from the out set Article 10 requires comprehensive public outreachand in volvement which con tinues tlll'oughout th e ent ire process. To fo ster publi cinvolvement, Article 10 requires th at applicants submit to DPS for comment , a PublicInvolvement Program plan lh at the applicant will fo llow throughout the Art icle 10 process.In addition, during both the Preliminary Scoping Statement phase, as we ll as th e applicat ionphase of Art icle 10, the applicant is required to prov ide intervenor fundin g for use byintervenors and other parties to reta in experts and lega l counsel. SEQRA does not req uireintervenor funding and has a much more limited public involvement program. The SEQRAprocess also has no provision for pre-empt ing loca l or state law provisions that are deemed tobe unreasonably restricti ve.

As necessitated by Article 10, CVWP submits this Public Involvement Program planto build upon extensive public outreac h already co nducted in th e CVWF and SLWF SEQRAproceedings.II. THE PROJECT

A. Company In formationBP is a global leader in energy. hl the U.S . alone, BP ha s in vested more th an anyother oi l and gas company in the past tive years. In fact , with more than $52 billion in cap ital

spending between 2007 and 20 II , BP in vests more in the U.S. than in any other country. Thecompany is the nation's second largest produce r of oi l and gas , a major oil refiner and aleader in a lternative energy sou rces inc luding wind power and biofuels.By the end of20 12 , BP's wind energy business will have built and will be ope rating

around 55 bill io n worth of wind fa rms across the U.S. The company has interests in 16 windfarms in Ca li fornia, Co lorado, Idaho, Hawaii, Indiana , Kansas, Pennsylvani a. South Dakotaand Texas. BP Wind Energy has three wind farms in const ruction and in 2012 BP WindEnergy 's wi nd business ranks among the top three developers in U.S. By year end, the2


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company will have a gross generating capacity of over 2,500 MW - enough affordable,renewable electricity to power over 775,000 average American homes.

At BP Wind Energy, throughout the planning stage of each new wind farm, weconduct a thorough assessment of the potent ial soc ial, environmental and conservationimpacts of our projects and take steps to reduce impacts through engagement wi th thecommun ity, engineering, design, and technology.

B. Project Summa.-y of the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm, JeffersonCounty, New YorkSince 2005 , there have been two wind projects proposed for the Cape Vincent area:

Acciona's 79.5 !W SI. Lawrence Wind Fal11l (SlWF) and BP Wind Energy's 210 MWCape Vincent Wind Farm. Since the acquisition of the SLWF in February 20 12, the Projectteam has worked diligent ly to optimize the foo tprint of the revised Cape Vincent Wind Fann.The combined Project, the Cape Vincent Wi nd Farm (CVWF), will yie ld a project thatdelivers greate r economic and environmental benefits over the prior two stand-alone projectsfor those who live in Cape Vincent and the greater Jefferson Coun ty area. The SlWF des ignhad consisted of 51 turbines whi le the original Cape Vincent Wind Fann had envisioned 84turbines, making the total number of turbines between the two projects equa l to 135 turbines.After an extensive review to opt im ize the layout of the combined project , CVWP hasremo ved II turbines, reducing the s ize to 124 turbines. Many of the eliminated turbinelocat ions had been sited close to the SI. Lawrence River, an area the Town of Cape Vincentand the community ind icated was sensi tive. By incorporating commun ity feedback in to thelatest design, the project removed the turbines closest to th e SI. Lawrence River and nowgenera lly mainta ins a setback of one mile trom Ule SI. Lawrence Ri ver.

By removing the turbines closest to the SI. Lawrence River, the Project will avoid theimpacts that would have been associated wi th these turbines. This includes potential visual,noise, wetland, and cultu ral impacts. A pre liminary Project turbine array is attached asExhibit I.

The SLWF had contemplated using turbines tbat ranged in output from 1.5 to 3.0 MW perturbine, while the range for turbines under consideration for the CVWF was from 1.5 to 2.5MW per turbine. The maxi mum blade-tip height was est im ated to be app roximately 430' andthe rotor width (diameter) to be approximately 300" to 328 ". The latest turbine options underconsideration would have the maximum blade-tip height increasing to 499' and the rotorwidth to approx imately 390'. The increased turb ine height allows the Project to takeadvantage of imp roved technology whi le reducing the total number of turbine locat ions forconstruction.

By increasing the height of the turb ines , the potential visual. noise, wetland, and culturalim pacts will change. Stlldies are in process to determine the relative impacts associated witha taller turbine. Setbacks for the combined CVWF have been increased in some areas or havebeen maintained; no setbacks bave been decreased. The table below provides a summary ofkey setbacks and illustrates how the combined Project ut ilizes setbacks tbat match or exceedprevious ulresholds:

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Kev setback distancesSetb ack CVW F - Feb. 201 2 SLWF - Feb. 201 2 Rev ised CVWF

- Oct. 201 2Res idences 1.320 ' (n on- 1,25 0' (n on- 1,32 0' (a ll)

participating) participating)1,000 ' (pa rticipat ing 750' (participatingNon-pa rticipating 1,000' 1.000' 1,000'land sSt. Law rence Ri ve r 4,300'Village of Cape 1,500' 1,500 'Vin centLake Ontario 2,500'Route 12E 1,500 'Route 6 1,000 'Roads 650 ' 615' 65 0'

CVWF is owned and w ill be operated 100 percent by BP Wind Energy. The Projectis pro posed on some 26,000 acres of private land th at is primarily agricultural, with windturbines to be s ited in the Town of Cape Vincent and the associated transmission line andrelated equipment sited in the Towns of Cape Vincent and Lyme . The Project does notinclude any wind turbines in the Town of Lyme. Once built, tbe footprint of the wind farmwould cover a small amount of the total leased acreage enabling farmers to continue withtheir regular fanning activities and rema in as stewards of their land. For purposes of thi sPublic Involvement Program, the Preliminary Study Area for the CVWF has been identifiedas an area within a five mile radius of the pro posed P roject in frastructure and interconnec tionfacili ties. It is expected that the Preliminary Scoping Sta tement will further define the areasto be stud ied for potentia l impacts.

Once in operation the Cape V incent Wind Fa nn will add significant renewable powergeneration to the New York State power system. At approximately 200-285 MW in size, theCVWF could generate enough renewable energy to power a c ity the s ize of Syracuse, help ingthe State o f New York to meet the renewable energy goa ls of its Renewable Port fo lioStandard of 30 percent by 2015. The CVWF is also closely aligned w ith the state energy planand supportive of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Energy Hi ghway Blueprint issued by the ewYork State En ergy Highway Task Force. The renewable power that the CV WF w ill generatewill avo id significant emissions of air pollutant s and greenhouse gases generated byconventional power plant s such as coa l and gas fu ed plants. Wind fann s can he lp mitigatethe hannfi.Il impacts these pollutants have on human health, wildli fe and th e ecosystem.

C. Economic Benefits of th e Cape Vincent Wind FarmThe Cape V incent W ind Farm w ill generate sign ificant additional an d predictable

annual re enue for landow ners, res idents or the greater Cape Vincent community, andJefferson County. Development of th e wind fa rm will mean an investment by BP WindEnergy of approximately 5300 mill ion.

Based on a previously approved tax structure by the Jefferson County IndustrialDevelopment Agency for a proposed wind fa rm withul the Coun ty, and assuming that the

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CVWF generates approximate ly 200 MW, the CVWF would make an annual tax payment of$ 1.7 million in year one of the wind fa lln 's operation (escalating to over $2.4 million in year15 ), benetitting the School Districts, the Town of Cape Vincent and Jefferson County. Thi smoney flows tlu'ough th e local communities to improve schoo ls, roads, and other loca linfrastructure, and is important to help stimul ate economic recovery at a time whencommuniti es have been hard bit by the recent economic down tum. This is particularlytimely, as the Cape Vincent Elementary School budget, which is in the Thousand IslandSchool District, ha s been struggling to the point of possible closure. Addi tionally, annualro ya lty payments to landowners participating in the Proj ect wi ll be in excess of$ 1 million peryear once the wind farm is operationa l. The economic benefits ol'the Cape Vincent WindFalln wi ll playa critical role in providing a sustainable communi ty th at wi ll ensure growthand economic stren gth for future generat ions,[[I. PRIOR PUBLIC INVOLVEiVfENT

To place the Public Involvement Program pl an in context, it is necessary tounderstand the significant amount of public pa'1icipation and outreach already conducted inthe SEQRA proceedings for the indiv idual projects.' Since 2007 an extensive amount ofoutreach has been carried out in the cour se of developing the SI. Lawrence Wind Farm andCape Vincent Wind Farm projects. Both of these projects have been the subject of signiti cantand extens ive SEQRA review which bas included the local co mmunity, members of thepublic, and stakeholders, a ll of which have been ve ry actively engaged and ha ve been keptwell infomled about wind power generally and, more spec ifically, about the proposed windprojects fo r the area. In fact , the SLWF completed the SEQRA process with a favorableFind ings Statement issued by the Town of Cape V incent Board in September 2010. Adetailed c1u'onology of the public outreach effort s that have been conducted to date isincluded in Exhibit 2.

IV. PROPOSED PUBLIC INVOLVEiHENT PROGRAMT lu'oughout the Al1icle 10 application process, CVWP will con tinue its strong trackrecord of close community engagement and outreach. CVWP comm its to take the followingsteps to inform . engage. and so licit add itiona l input ti-om statutory parties, the localconununity, general pUblic, and other stakeholders:A. Identification Of Specific StakeholdersCVWP in consultation wi th its attomeys, technical consultants and commun ityrelations professionals, has developed a list of stakeholders using the following criteria (apreliminary spec.ific list of stakeholders is attached as Exhibit 3):

! Plior public outreach and education will also uhimardy be included in the AppliclHi on as r e q l l i r ~ d under theSiting Board 's rules. Sect ion 1001.2 (c) requires:(c) A brie/descriptioll oJlhe public illl'Oft'emem progralll cO lltlucred by thl! applicalll prior tos lIbmission o f the application and (I I / idelll{{icatioll oj significallt iss lles raised by the Pllblicand aJJixled agencies dl/ril/g sHch program tllld tlw respo llse o f he applical/{ (0 'hose iss /lesinelf/ding a 51111111/(/ry ofc/uJIIges made 10 the proposal as a reslilt o/Ilte public il/l'olvem l?lI fprogra ll l.

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I. The proposed Project location ;2. The point of intercOIUlection:3. Interested and ulVolved agencies to the individual SEQRA proceedings

that would have had permitting authority in the absence of Art icle 10;4. Parties as that term is detined under Article 10;5. Affected Agencies as that term is used in Article 10 ;6. Host municipalities - th e Town of Cape Vincent, th e Town of Lyme,

and Jefferson County, New York where turbines or transmi ss ioninfrastructure will be located;

7. Adjacent municipalities within a 5 mile radius of Project infrastructllre(e.g., the Town of Clayton and Wolfe Island):8. Public interest groups (e.g. , Voters for Wind, Wind Power Ethics

Group, Lions C lu b, Chambers of Commerce, American Legion, andthe lmprovement League);9. Host landowners who have a land agreement with CVWP;lO. Adjacent landowners w ho are within 500 feel ora co ll ec tion lin e o r2,500 feet of a turbine; andII . State and federal elected officials representing the host municipalities.

Additiona lly, CVWP has identified a potential environmental justice area that may beaffec ted by the Project. CV\VP has used the New York State Department of En vironmentalConservation C'DEC") current county maps showing potential environmental justice areas.These maps were generated using the 2000 U.S. Census block groups 01'250 to 500households each to identify census block groups that had populations that met or exceeded atleast one of the following thresho lds:

I. At least 33.8 percent of the population in a rural area reported th emse lves to bemembersof minori ty groups; or

2. At least 23.59 percent of the population in an urban or rural area had householdincomes below the federal poverty level.

CVWP will use the above criteria and the 20 I0 U.S. Census data to reflect any changes in thepercentage minor ity populations and income threshold populations within the Census blockgroup, For purposes of detennining disproportionate impacts 00 envi ronmental ju sticecommunities, the impact study area for the Project will be defUled as a one-half mile radiusaround the loca tion of the turbines or transmission infrastructure located within or adjacent tothe portion of the Project within or near the potential environmental justice areas (the " ImpactStudy Area") . The "adjacent communit ies" will be defined by the next one-half mile radiusaround the Impact Study Area .

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Based on the 2000 Census Data , CVW P has identified tbe presence of a potent ialenvironmental justice area in the northeast comer of the Town ofCape Vincent. Th isenvironmental justice community is depicted on the attached lllap in Exhibit 4. Thenortheas tem pOl1ion of the Project containing approximately I I turbines. is located within thecensus block group that overlays this area. The area associated with these turbines is definedas rural. Ni nety-three percent of the population in tbis census block group ha s an 31Ulualinco me that is less than the poverty tlu'eshold and 45 percent of the population is defined as a'M inority population' as identified or reco l,'I1i zed by the U.S. Census Bureau as Hi spanic,African-American or Black , As ian and Pa citlc Islander, o r Ame rican [ndian. Thi s populationincludes a prison population whi ch co ntributes to th e minority designation of the potentialenvironmental justice area but not the povert y designation. The Project is not anticipated tohave a potentiall y significant adverse enviro nmenta l impact resu lting from it s construct ionand/or operation that is di fferent in type, scope, or magnitude compared to the populationlocated in the broader geographic area surrounding the proposed wind farm.

While the Project is not an ticipated to have a potenti ally signi ficant adverseenviromn ental impact resulting from its construction and/or operation tbat is different in type,scope, or magnitude compared to the popUlation loca ted in the broader geographic areasurrounding the proposed wind farm , CVWP plans to implement the following targetedoutreach measures to address th e potential environmental ju st ice area:

Working witb DEC, CVWP will identify stakebolders loca ted in the Impac t StudyArea, including residents, local elected officials s llch as the Town Supervisor. andcommunity-based organi zations. Cape Vincent Wind Power will confer with DECand co mmunity leaders initia lly to identify the specific methods of communicationthat would be most success ful for th e stakeholders within the environmental ju sticearea. For in stance, CVWP will work with comlllunit y leaders to detemline ifadditional public meetings, loca ted within the envirorunental justice area are neededto so lic it input from stakeholders in the co mmuni ty and to provide an opportunity toengage in a dialogue wi th members of the Project team. Altematively, CVWP w illalso consider if it may be necessary to provide transportation to and from scheduledevent s in Cape Vincent to accommodate participation of the community locatedw ithin the environmental ju stice area. Fo llowing discussions with the loca lcommunity leaders , o ther communica tions mechani sms may be identified andcons idered for implement ation by CVWP.

Cape Vincent Wind Powe r will also assemble a primary contact list of indi viduals andorganizat ions with a direct stake in the envirorunental ju stice co mmunit y. This mayinclude reaching out to:

o residents/neighborhood groups who are near or adjacent to the proposedProject;

o community boards, community leaders. loca l community. civic andrecreational organizations, environm ental and business group s;

o people who have expressed an interest in the proposed Project by attend ingpublic meet ings, writing or calling;o people who have expressed an interest in sinlilar projects or ill projects

affecting the same neighborhood or com munity;o neighborhood re ligious es tab lislunents; ando elected o ffi cials who li" e in and/or represent the community o f concem.

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information, including but not limited to: application material, studies, report s,meeting presentation materials and media releases. CVWP will a lso establish arepository for sucb material s on the project websitehttp:/www.capevincentwindfarm.com.

B. Language AccessA ll newsletters, fact sheets, advert isements, websites and other informationa l

materials will be provided in English as th at is the language spoken very well by ove r 97percent of the population of the Town of Cape Vincent, Town of Lyme and Jefferson County.There is no language ot her than English spoken by 5,000 or more persons in any 5 digit zipcode postal zone in which any portion of the CVWF study area is located. Additionally. thereis no language other than English spoken by a significant population of persons residing inclose proximity to the CVWF2

C. Identification of Goals & Methods for Specific Stakeholder Consultations([ ) Consultation Plan and Goals

The Public In volvement Program plan will include consultation with affectedagencies and other stakeholders. The ch3I1 below wi ll be used to track consultations withaffected agencies or stakeho lders , the initial sched ul e for outreach, the goal of suchconsultations, the identifica tion of the env ironmental setting that ma y be affected and anypotenlia ll y significant adverse environmental and health impact involved. 3 The me thod ofoutreach for eacll affected agency or stakeho lder will include phone calls, and wherenecessary letters. In addition, the outreach will involve face to face meetings, as we ll asinvitations to Open House Events and Workshops. The outreacb will be conducted byRichard Chandler, BP Wind Energy North America, 700 Louisiana Street, Floor 33 , Houston,TX 77002, phone: (713) 354-2100, [email protected]. Cape Vincent WindPower will use the DPS methodology (included in Attachment 3 to the DPS comments on theinitial PIP submission) for tracking success ful consultation or outreach, and consultation willbe deemed successfu l if information relevant to the affected agency or stakeholder wasprovided to the affected agency or stakeholder, information was gathered to help advance thePfP process and preparation of the app lication, and follow up meetings or co nsultations wereei ther scheduled or will be scheduled if deemed necessary.

2 Accord ing [0 (he U.S. Cen sus B u r ~ a u . 97% of the population of the Town of Cape Vincent speaks Englishvery well. 98.2% of the Town of Lyme speaks English very well and of the Jefferson County popUlationspeaks English very well. Fur ther. only 311 people in the Town of Cape Vincent speak a language other thanEnglish anti over 70% oflhese indi viduals are estimated 10 speak English very well.As p


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Affected Agency Outreach' Environmental Potentially Goals'or Stakeholder Schedule Setting That May Be Significant Adver se

Affected Environmental andHealth Impacts

Tow n of Cape October 23, Noise Elevated noise Di sseminateVincent (Town 20 12 Visual Shadow nicker informalion lBoard and Fourth Economic Impacts Decreased property gatherPl anning Board) Quarter values infonnat ion to20 12 W ildlife Loss of wild life and ass ist in theFirst Quarter Public Health habitat PIP process,20 13 PSS document

and Art icle 10applica ti on aswell asschedulefollow upmeetings.Ide nt ificationof specificissues andsolicit input.Adequac y ofstudiescomple ted todate and needfor additi onalstudies.Review loca llaws andordinances tb atthe Siting:Board couldelect not toapp ly6

'\ It is expected that outreach a nd consultatio n w il l continue th roug hout the Article 10 process and thataddi t iona l outreach - in cludi ng a ll appropriate notifications under Article 10 wi ll occu r as necessary inadd ition to the meetings listed und er this column.5 For each affected age ncy or s takeholder the goal will also include the disse mination of informatio n,gathering informatio n to assist in the PI P process, PSS document and Article 10 appli cation as we ll assc heduling foll ow up meetings as necessary.b II is also expecled that CVW P wi ll consult with (he Town of Ca pe Vincent rega rding any estim atedin l:remcntal municipal or ut ility opt:ratin g an d in frastructu re costs tha t will b\! incurred tor police. fire,emergency. watcr. sewer, so lid waste disposal. hi ghway maintenallct: and otht:r Illun icipal or uti lity servicesduring the (.;o nslnlct iol1 and ope rat ion of the CVWF.

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Affected Age ncy Outreach' E nvironm ental Potentially Goa ls'o r Stakeholder Schedule Setting Tha t May Be Significant AdverseAffected Environmenta l andHealth I Dlpacts

Village ofeape Fourth Noise Eleva ted noise Di ssem inateVi ncent Quarter Visual Shadow fl icker information,

20 12 Property Va lues ga therFirst Quarter Wi ldlife infonn ation to20 13 Public Health ass ist in thePIP process,

PSS documentand Article 10application aswe ll asschedu lefo llow upmee tings .Identificationof spec iticIssues.Adequacy ofstudiescompleted todate and needfor additionalstudies.

Town of Lyme Oc tober 23, Noise Eleva ted noise Dissemin ate20 12 Visual Shadow fli cker information,Fourth Property Va lu es ga therQuarter Wi ldl ife inform ation to20 12 Public Health ass ist in theFirst Quarter PIP process,201 3 PSS documentand Article 10

applica tion aswe ll asschedulefollow upmeetings.Identifica tionof spec ificissues andso licit inpu t.Adequacy o f

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Affected Age ncy O utreach' Environmental Potentia lly Goals'or Stakeho lder Schedule Setting That May Be Significant AdverseAffected Environmental and

Hea lth Impacts

studiesco mpleted todate and needfor additionalstud ies.Review locallaws andordina nces thattbe S itingBoard cou ldelect not toapply.

Jefferson Coun ty First Quarter Roads Deter ioration of Disseminate2013 Pu blic Safety Roads informat ion ,Increased traffic ga therdelays infonnat ion to

assist in theP lP process,PSS docum entand Anicle 10application aswe ll asschedulefo llow upmeetings.Iden tificationof speciticISSUe-S.Adequacy ofstudiescompleted todate and needfor addit ionalstudies.NYS Dep t. of Ag First Quarter Agricu ltural Lands Loss of Fa rmable Ident ification

& Markets 2013 Agricultural Districts Land of spec ificErosion of Topso il cancelllSandAl teration of agreement ondrainage avo idance,minim ization

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Affected Agency Outreach Environmental Potentially Goa ls 'or S takebolder Scbedule Se tting That May Be Significant Adverse

Affec ted Environmental a ndHealth Impacts

and/ormitigationmethods.

NYS Dept. of November Surface Waters So il erosion and IdentificationEnviromnentai 2012 sedimentation of specificConserva tion Ground Water Loss of use of Issues .ground wat er through adequacy ofcontamination or studiesblockage completed toLo ss of wetlands, date and need

Wetlands Lo ss of breeding for additionalBirdsfBats habitat, Bird and bat srudies,

mo nality due to agreement onco ll ision avo idance,Loss of habitat for minimi za tionState Li sted Species, state listed species and/orIn troduction of mitigation

lnvasive Species invasive species measures.Cumulative impacts

En vironmental JusticeCom munitiesDeco llull issionin!!

NYS Dept. of November Coastal Zones Non -conformance IdentificationState 2012 witb coastal polic ies of specificSignificant Coastal Deterioration of issues andfish and wildlife coastal fi sh and agreement onhab itats wi ldlife habitat s avoidance.

Va riance with loca lPublic access to waterfrontcoastal zone revitalization

program

Coastal revitalization Deterioration ofHighway highwayinfrastructure infrastructure

Impeded publicaccess to coastalzone

NYS Oftice o f September Archeological Impacts to resources Identification

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Park s, Recrea tion and Resources potentia lly eligib le of speci ficand Hi storic November Historic Archi tecture for the National issues.Preserva tion 20 12 Regis ter adequacy ofImpac ts to ru ra l studieslandscape completed to

date and needfor additionalstudies,agreement onavo idance,minimiza tionand/ormi tigationmeasures.

NYS Dept. of September. Overall Article 10 (Adminis trativel General Projec tPublic Service October and Process, Completeness of desc ription ,ovember Pu blic In volvement submittals ident ific ation2012 Plan Ensure public is of specific

enga2ed Dro iect issues.NYS Division of First Quarter Pu blic Safety Adequacy of risk Identi ticat io nHomeland 2013 reduc tion and of specificSecurity and response to disasters Issues,Emergency and emergencies adequacy of

eme rgencypreparednessplans

NYS Dept. of First QUaJ1er State Roads Deteriorat ion of Identificat ionTransp0!1ation 2013 roadst increased of spec ifictraffic delays, issues andimprovement and permi tload oermits requirement s

NYS Dep t. of First Quarter Pu blic Health and Eleva ted noise leve ls Identifica tionHea lth 20 13 Safety Shadow fl icker of spec iticGeneral im pacts to Issues ,hea lth and sa fety adequacy ofstudiescompleted todate and needfor additionalstud ies

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Affected Agency Outreach Env ironmental Potentially Go a ls'or Stakeholder Schedu le Setti ng That I\lay Be Sign ificant Adverse


Empire Siale First Quarter Economic NA General ProjectDevelopment 2013 Development Empire description,

Zones idellli ficat ionof specificproj ect issues.

NYS Office of First Quarter NYS State owned Not Applicable Jurisdiction ofGeneral Services 20[3 Underwater Lands OGS , permit(Chaumont Ri ver) requirements.Se nator Pattie First Quarter Not Applicable Not Appl icab le General ProjectRich ie 2013 description,

ident ificat ionof specificproject issues.

Assemb lywo ma n First Qual1er Not Applicable Not App licable General ProjectAddie Ru ss e ll 1013 description,

identificationof specificproject issues.

Dept. of Defense First Quarter Military Aviation, Interference with IdentificationClearinghouse for 2013 Telecommunication s telecomll1unicat ion s of PotentialEnergy HazardsDeve lopme ntFederal Av iat ion First Quarter Avi ation Flight Obstruction ConfirmAdmi nistratio n 2013 Airports process for

Determinationof No Haza rd

U.S. Army Corps First Quarter Waters of the Un ited Penn anent fi ll of Identifica tionof Engineers 20[3 States, including waters of the United of specificwe tlands States, including issues,

wetlands methods foradd itiona lstudies,agreement onavoidance,111 inimizat ionand lormitigationmea sures,pennit

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Affected Age ncy Outreach Environmental Potentially Go als'or Stak eholder Schedul e Setting That May Be Significant Adverse


requirements.U.S. Fis h & First Quarter Breed ing and Loss of breeding IdentificationW ildlife Serv ice 2013 Migrato ry Birds habitat of specificBats Bird and bat issues,

mortality due to methods forco llision additional

Federa lly Li sted Lo ss of habitat for studies,Species federal listed species agreement onCumulative impacts avo idance.minimization ,

Wetlands and lormitigationmea sures.permi trequirements.

Onondaga Nation November Histo ric properties of Disturbance of Ident ilicat ion2012 religious and cultural sacred properties of spec ifics igni ficance issues,

methods foradditionalstudies,agreement onavoidance ,minimiza tionand mitigationmeasures.

NYISO a nd December No t App licable Not Applicable IdentilicationNatio na l Grid 2012 of specific

issues andadequacy ofprior studies.Identifyschedule fornegotiatin g alarge generatorinterconnectionagreement .

Loca l Cape First Quarter Noise Elevated noise DisseminateVi ncent a nd Lyme 2013 Visual Shadow flicker infonnation .Communi ty Economic Impacts Decreased propert y gather

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Affected Agenc), Outreach; Environmenta l Potentially Goals=>or Stakeholder Schedu le Setting That May Be Significant Adverse

Affected Environmenta l andHealth Impacts

Groups va lues information toWildlife l oss of wildlife and assist in thePubl ic Health habitat PIP process,PSS docu mentand Article 10applicat ion aswe ll asscbedulefollow upmee tings.Iden ti fi cat ionof spec ificIssues.Adequacy ofstudiescomp leted todate and needfor add itionalstudies.

Th ousand Is land First Quarter Incrementa l impac t None - Project may Di sseminateCe ntr a l Schoo l 20 13 on School Di str ic(s as have a potential informat ion,District an d Lyme a resu lt of the significant beneficial gatherCentral Sc hoo l operation of the impact on the School informat ion toDistrict CVWF Di stric ts assist ill the

PIP process,PSS documentand Artic le 10app lication aswe ll asschedulefo llow upmeetings.

Loca l Emergency First Qua l1er No t Ap plicab le Not Applicable To informResponse 2013 CVWP' sOrganizations ana lysis of

whether al lcontingencyplans to beimplemented in

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Affected Agency Outreach' Environmental Po tentially Goals 'or Stakeholder Schedule Se tting That Il'la y Be Significant Adverse


response to theoccurrence 0 fan emergencycan be fultilledby existingloca lemergencyrespo nsecapacity, andin th at rega rdiden ti fying anyspecificequipment ortrainingdeficiencies inlocalemergencyrespo nsecapacity.

D. Tracking of Public In vo lvem ent ProgramCape V in cent Wind Power will prepare a monthl y spreadsheet -style track ing report

identifying P[P activities conducted by CVW P for the preceding time period, pro vidingsummaries of feedback received in such acti vities and summaries describing any ac tions takenby CVWP in respon se to given feedback. Cape Vincent Wind Power will des ign the report ina mallner that it is easy to track CYWP 's pro gress towards achiev ing its public invo lvementgoa ls. Th e rep0l1s will be posted on CVWP' s we bsite and fil ed with the Secretary for postingin th e case file. The reports will fo llow the fonna t below:

Public In for matio n Summary of Summary of Actions Take n inIn vo lve ment Provided at PIP Feedback Response to FeedbackPro gr am Ac t ivit y Recei vedAct ivit "Ot:tober 23 . Described Representati ves of Applicant will continue 10 engage1012: \J1ecling Project and tbe Towns made with Towns to so licit con struc ti vewith Cape location of C0 Il1IlH.:: nt5 an{Vor feedback and sc hedule fo llow lipVincent Town proposed turbine asked quest ions meetings or co nsultations asBoard and locat ion s; about the proposed deemed necessary.Planning Board, Described Arlicle project. past hislO ry Invita lions were pro vided toand T ow il o f 10of PSL: of the de velopment Town represemalives 10 allendLyme BOiJrd . Described process, current th e November 10.2012 Open

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Public Informati on Summary of Summary of Ac tion s Ta ke n inIn volvement Provided at PI P f eedback Response to f eedbackProgram Activity ReceivedAc ti vit" additional zoning laws. and House event.outreach the Article 10 The Project websi te

activi ties. process. (www.cagC'vincenrwind fann.com)including was provided, which contai ns aupcoming Opcn downloadable copy orthe projectHouse on map. f.'lC[ sheet s. newslcucrs.November 10. informat ion on future public20 12. Project invo lvemellt program ac ti vi ties.website. fact as we ll as additional Project-sheets. newslc([cr. related intonnalion.etc.:Explained whythe CV WF ispu rsu ing theArticle 10process;Explained the PIPand theimponance ofpublic outreach:Expl ai ned howthe Towns canparticipate in ea(;hstep orth e Articll:10 process;De.scribeuInterve no rFunding;Dt"Scribed thegoals of theoutreach;Provided websitein formal ion soTown andcommunity cangain addi tionalinformarion aboutthe project andAnic le 10process:Hi ghtigb t\;!d thepotcn tia lEn vironmentalJust ice area in thenortheast portionof the Project:Solicited inputand questionsfrom the localelected otlidals ofCap\! Vi ncent andLyme.

November 1O, Described the Publi c cOlllmCIH CVWP will continue to engage.101 2: Open Project and fonn s were with communiry to so lic itHouse. Cape loca tion of the available and consrruclive kedback and18


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Public In for mation Summary of Summary of Ac tions Taken inInvolvement Pro\' ided at PI P feedback Response to Feedb ackProgram Activity ReceivedAct ivit vVincem proposed turbine 3ncndces were schcdulc follow up events asRecreation Park locations: encouragcd [0 usc deeilled necessary.

Dcsaibcd the them , go [0 the The infortnalional boards fromArticle 10 process CVWF website to the c\ em and project lact sheetsand why [he make comment s will be made available on theCVWF is about th e e\ ent, project wcbpagc.pursuing the and share feedback Several questions during theArtidc 10 with team members Open House were rai sedprocess: present .\1 the event. regarding Article 10 and theExplained Ihl:! PIP Coml1lcllIs and/or intervenor funding process.and the feedback that was In response, an Article 10impol1atH.:c of received incluckd a workshop will be convened inpublic outn.:ach ; desire to Icam more Capt! Vincent in DCl.:ember 1012Described about the Article 10 and a follow up intervenorInten-enor process and ti.mding workshop will be held inFunding; intervenor fund s January 2013 .Described and furtheradditional understanding theoutreach proposed layout.activities;Described thegoals ortheoutreach:Pro videdin formation onho\\ Ihey 1.:8nobtain additionalinformation:Provided websiteinformation andlinks to obtainmore in formationabout the Artick10 process;So licited inputand qu es tionsfrom residents andlocal elt--cteuofficials of CapeVincent andLym\:! :Solicited writteninput andquestions from thepublic. The TownSupervisor ofEag le wa s inattendam:e anddescribed to theattendees his tirst-hand experiencewith a wi nd fanllin the Town ofEagle in operationsince 2008.Infonnatiolli:ll

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Public InFormation Summary of Summary of Actions Taken inInvolvement Provid ed at PI P Feedback Response to FeedbackProgram Activity Recei vedActivitv boards and

stations wereavai lab le withreprescllIa lives ofthe CVWP teamto assist wilhprovi dinginfotlna tioll andanswenngqu estions. T heslat ions were asto llows: Abou lgp ; Article 10;Projec t site map;EconomicBenefits: BPSafe ty Measu res:So und ; Ho wWind TurbinesWork; TurbineTransponalio n;Transmission.Projec t fact sheetswere pro vided.including: Abo utBP , Art icle 10.Interve nor Fundsror Municipal andLocal Pal1ies,EconomicBcnetits, andProject Oven,iew.

E. WebsiteTbe web address http://www.capev in centwindfarm.com bas been created for tbe CapeVincent Wind Farm that:

( i) is written in plain English;(ii) is eas ily nav igated us ing a na vigat ion bar with drop down menus and

using a "breadcrumbs" fea ture that easi ly allows the web user tonavigate to where they choose, identify their loca tion on the website,and identi fy how to get back to previous pages. The webs ite alsoincludes a s ite map and a search feature for altern ate means ofnavigat ion;

(iii ) contains contact informa tion for CVWP including an e-ma il address, atelephone number and a mailing add ress provided on a separate"Contact" page easily navigated to from the home page:

(iv) provides web users with an e-ma il link to submit comments to CVWPand an opportunity to be added to CVWP 's mailing list;

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(v) wi ll provide access to the Preliminary Scop ing Statement and theApp lication when these docum ents are tiled;

(vi) links to the DPS Art icle 10 Public a t i o Coordinator, th e SitingBoard home page: and case-specific documents from a separate"Links" page that ca n be assessed from the drop down menu on thePublic In volvement Program page;(vii) contains inform ation on the Artic le 10 process in three places: brie flyon the home page; on a separate Article I0 Process page that can beaccessed ii'om a drop down menu on the Publ ic In volvement Programpage; and in a fact sheet that can be accessed from a drop down menuon the Pu bl ic In vo lvement Program page; and

(viii) contains an explanation of the Intet enor Funding process, includingthe speci fic do llar amoun ts of funding that will be avai lab le for eachphase of the project, in two places on the website: on the PublicIn vo lvement Program page and in a fact shee t tb at can be accessedfrom a drop down menu on the Public In volvement Program page.

The fo llowing Projec t-specific infonnation w ill be included on the webs ite: Project filings Witll th e DPS Project Contac t In fonna tion Project Map Project Fa ct Sheets Projec t News letters Project Information Prepared fo r Public Open Ilouse Events Projec t M ilestones Project Scbedul e of Events Alternate fac ility locations and interconn ectionsA schedul e that lists dates, times, and locations for public out reach even ts is located in

two places on the website: the home page and on a separate Schedul e of Events page that canbe accessed from a drop down menu on the Public In volvement Program page. A list of keymilestone dates, such as date whe n the application w ill be fil ed, is also available on theSchedu le of Events page th at can accessed from a drop down menu on the PublicInvo lve ment Program page.

Tile webs ite will be updated as follows:

Content T iming of UpdateNotice of requ ired filin o with the DPS Tlll'ee days prior to filin!!Do cuments fil ed wi th DPS Within 24 hours of date

document is posted by DPSSchedule of outreach events (including open No less tha n 7 da ys prior to

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hou ses, community outreach meetings, and each eventArticle IOflntervenor funding workshops)Materials presented at outreach events Within 7 days of scheduled

eventPublic meetings o less tban 7 da ys prior to

eac h meetingPublic In volvement Tracking Report MonthlyNewsletters Within 7 days of publicationFact Sheets Within 7 days of publication

Notice of future outreach event s will be posted a minimum of7 days in advance of theevent.

F. Public Consultations And OutreachOutreach materials to be used for the var ious events associated with public

consultation and outreach will include fact sheets on the fo llow ing topics: CVWF Project Overview Fact Sheet Economic Benefits Fact Sheet Article 10 Fact Sheet Intervenor Funding Fact Sheet Health and Safety Fact Sheet EnvirolllnentlWildlife Fact Sheet

Additionally, educational boards will be utilized to cover the following topics: Company infOnllation Project site map Turbine transportation Project schedule Transmis sion BP Wind Energy sarety message Sound How wi nd turbines wo rk

The CVWP team will also use ews letters and Advertisements to disseminat einformation on the Project, the Article 10 process and to encourage participation in theArticle 10 process. Public comment sheets will be available at a ll public events and theCVWP office. Public comments may also be provided on the CVWF website. Papercop ies of pertinent Project infonnation, including but not linlited to: application material,studies, reports, meeting presentation materials and media releases will be established at ornear the potential environmental justice area and CVWP will also establish a repository forsuch materials on the Project website http:/www.capevin centwindfann.com.

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(i ) The chart below details ac tivi ties that are intend ed to encourage publicparticipation by stakeholders and the public in the certifica tion and complianceprocess of Article 10 . Outreach activities wi ll be tracked to detennine whether theout reach is disseminating use ful information on the Project, the Article 10 processand participat ion by the public and stakeholders in the process.

Outreach Activities How we will Goalsencourage publicparticipation

CVWF Office TI,i s will be used as Open door for communica tion and tohome base for the develop a good neighbor presence inCVWF. A ll project the community. The office is a placeinformation slich as where the public can ask questions,fact shee ts, leave comments or gain informationinfonnational boards, on status of the CVWF Project.and maps o f theproject will beavailable at theoffice. A ll int erestedparties are welcometo vis it the omceduring office hours toview projectinform at ion orsubmit comments o rquestions to theCVWF project team.Out reach meetingswill be offered at theoffice periodically.Open House Placement of paid Provide infonnation to the publ ic and

Meet ings advertisements in the CVWF stakeholders on the Project ' sloc al media. Request benefits: potential impacts; Projectthat media outlets layout; tran smi ssion line; turbinereport on the Open technology including sound andHouse mee tin gs visual impact; Project schedule; andahead of th e event, to comp any information about BP Windattend the event and Energy_have an opportunityfo r one-on-oneinterviews withCVWF personnel.Engage withmembers of thestakeho lder list toattend, post eventmaterials on theCVWF dedicatedwebs ite for thoseunable to at tend and

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Outreach Activities Row we will Goalsencourage publicparticipationdisplay eventmaterials at the at theCVWF office afiertbe event.Solicit publiccomment usingfeedback form s at theevent. Responses tocommon Iy askedquestions from theevent s will be postedon the website under"Frequently AskedQuestions" .

Article 10/Intervenor Placement of paid Provide information to CVWFFunding Workshop adverti sements in the stakeholders and interested partiesSessions local media outlets in about the Art icle 10 process and theadvanc e of the ava ilability and process for accessing

workshop. Request Intervenor Funds for qua lifyingmedia outlets to wr ite recipient s to hire experts and legalan article about the co un sel to ass ist in pre-applicationworkshop. Semi ad ivilies anu appiictlliull re view.notices to thestakeholder list toraise a\vareness ofthe event. For thoseunable to attend asummary oftbe eventand poster boardsfrom the event willbe posted on theCVWF webs ite andava ilab le at UleCVWF office.Soliciting publiccomment s usingfonTIS at th e event.Responses tocommonl y askedquestions from theevents will be postedon the website under"Frequentl y AskedQuest ions".

Community outreach Regu larly scheduled Distribution of materia ls andme eti ng s meetings will be education about the project and theconvened to Article 10 process in a timel y and

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Outreach Activities How we will Goalsencourage publicparticipationencourage one-OI1- convenient manner. Thi s will help toone dialogue between build public knowledge and trustthe CVWP Team, the about the CYWF penn itting process,conununit yand and answer co ncelllS and questionsstakeholders. If on a persona l level wi th stakeboldersstakeholde rs miss most directly impacted by the project.one of the publicmeetings, thisprovides additionalopportunities forinteracting directlywith the CYWP teamduring the Article 1Oprocess.

(ii) The chal1 be low shows the current program for public consul tation andoutreach, inc luding the general outreach activity scheduled to tak e place priorto submittal of the application, how information will be disseminated ,educationa l material relating to tbe project, educational materia l relating toArticle 10 , and educat ional material on intervenor funding. W ith respect toeac h activity below, it is expected tbat tbe public and sta keholders will beoffered an opportunity to provide input on the Al1icle 10 process and theProjec t as we ll as items of interest not speci fically identified in Article 10either through oral statements, filling out comment cards, posting COlllments tothe website, posting comments to the DrS website or via written submission

Outreachactivities fortheCVWFand Art icle10 ProcessCVWF Office

to CYWP or DPS . It is a lso expected that these types of outreac l1 activ itieswill continue beyond the pre-app lication phase and will co ntinue through theappl icat ion process, and should a Ce rtificate of Environmental Compatibilityand Public Need be granted , during the pre-construction and constructionphase of the Project.

How information 011 the When/Whe"e ....ow Otheractiv ity will be Stakeholders informationdisseminated to the will receive the provided.public. informationOftice hours, address and Every Tuesday. The hours wi ll Project factphone number are posted Thursday, and be posted on all sheets0 11 the CV\VF website and Friday from newsletters. Proj ec t mapincluded in news letters. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. An icle 10 faci

sheetsIntervenorfunding factsheetsIssues fJet

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Outreach How informati on on th e Wh en/ Wh ere How Ot heracti vities for activity will be Stakeholders informationth e CVWF di sseminated to th e wil l r eceive the pr ovided .an d Article public. information10 Pr ocess

sheets as theybeco meava ilableEduca tionalboardsIn fo rmationprovided bystale agenciesStud ies andrecentinfonn atio llabout windpowerteclmo logy.

Open House Place adve rtisements in Cape V incent Letter Project factEve nts loca l newspapers. Recrea tional Park. Email sheetsPlace in fonn a tion on November 1O , Phone call Project mapcommunity calendar. 201 2 Article 10 fac tPosted at the BP Wind I p.m. - -t p.m. sheetsEnergy office. Additional Open Inte rvenorPos ted on the CVW F House Events per fundi ng factwebsite. the Ar t 10 process sheets

to be announced Educa tionalboards

Loca l Posted on Cv\VF website. F Periodica lly a t the Phone call Projec t t:1CtCommunity adve rtise ments in BP Wind Energy Lener sheetsGroups local newspapers. office as we lls Email Project mapmeetings (e.g . Place in fo nn atioll on cOlllmunity group Article 10 factLion 's Club. community calendar. space. sheetFire Posted at the BP Wind In tervenorDepartments. En ergy o ffi ce. Funding FactChambers of SheetsCommerce, Ed ucationalAmerican boardsLegion,ImprovementLeague, etc.)

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Outreach for the How information 011 the acti\ WhenlWhere How OtherCYWF and the disseminated to the public. Stakeholders informationArticle 10 PIocess: will receive provided.the

information.Wo rkshop I : Pl ace advert isements in local Decemb er Letter Anicle 10Anicle 10 newspapers. 2012 Email fact sheetOverview Pl ace infonllation on Cape Vince nt. Project fac t

commun..iIY NY sheetsca lendar. IntervenorPosted Oil the CYWF website. Funding fact

sheetEduca tionalboards

Workshop 2: Place advel1isement s in loca l January 2013 Le tter Art icle 10On Intervenor ne\vspapers. Cape Vincen t. Email fac t shee tFunding and Nex t Pl ace infonna tion on NY Projec t factsteps community sheets

calend ar. Interveno rPos ted on the CVWF website. Funding fact

sheelEducationalboards

Workshop 3: Place adveI1 ise ment s in loca l First Quarter Letter Projec t factPSS Process newspaper s. 2013 Email shee tsPlace inJo rmation on Cape V incent , Anicle 10community NY fact sheetcalendar. IntervenorPosted O il the CYWF webs ite. Funding

Fact SheetsWorkshop 4: Pla ce advertise ments in loca l \Vithin one Le tler Art icle 10Application Process newspapers. month o f Email fact sheet(Additional Place infon11ation on Application Intervenorintervenor funding. co mmunity submittal. Fundingpublic hearing a l ~ n d a r . Cape V incent. Fact She etsprocess , Posted on lhe CV\VF website . NY Project factupdates on process sheetsand nex t steps)Workshop 5: Pre- Place ad vertisements in loca l To be LetterConstmction newspapers. determined EmailWorkshop Pla ce into mmtion on sometime

conununity duringcalendar. Re commendedPosted on the CYWF website. Decision

Pha se,Cape V ince nt.NY

Wo rks hop 6: Post- Pla ce ad vertise ment s in loca l To be LenerConstruc tion newspapers. Place info nnation detemlined, EmailWo rkshop communit y calendar. Cape V ince nt ,

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C. Notifications

CVWP intends to com pl y wi th Article 10 and the implementing regulations underArt icl e 10. with respect to the specific requirements relating to notices as more full y detailedin Exhibit 5 attached. In addition to th e those ent ities required by Article IOta rece ivenotices, BP will al so notice those stakeholders listed on Exhibit 3 of signifi cant projectmilestones such as the filing of the Preliminary Scop ing Statement and the filing of theApp lication within 7 days. These s ib'l1ilicHnt project milestones, and any Public Hea rin gswil l be not iced by:

I) E-mail list serves;2) Letters;3) Public Notices in the following publicat ions (wh ich include the o fficial

publications of the Town of Lyme and th e Town of Cape Vincent);a. Watertown Da ily T imes (notices may also be included in the Wate rtownDa ily Times week ly PennySaver);

b. The Thousand Island Sun ;c. Fox News Watertown Online Event Calendar; andd. YNN News Online Event Calendar.

4) Co nt acting the fo llowi ng media outlets and providing the ema il . letter. adlnot icecontent referenced above:

a. Fox News t o w n andb. N0l1h Country Publ ic Radio

5) Website updates.

Worksho ps, Open Houses, as well as regul ar upcbtes to a ll stakeholders will be noticed by:I} E-mail list serves;2) Letters;3) Ads in the follow ing publica tions (which include the offic ial publicat ions of the

Town of Lyme a nd the Town of Cape Vincent) ;a. Watertown Da ily Times (notices may also be included in th e Watertown

Da ily Tim es week ly PennySaver) ;b. The Thousand Island Sun ;c. Fox News Watertown On line Event Calendar; andd. YNN News On line Event Ca lendar.

4) Contacting th e fo llow ing media outlets and providing the ema il, letter, acUnot icecontent refe renced above:

a. Fox News Watertown; andb. orth Country Public Rad io

5) Webs ite updates.Forms of leners. advertisements, public co mment sheets, and newsletters are included

in Exhibits 6 and 7. All news letters, fact sheets, advert isements. webs ites and otherinfo nnationalmaterials wi ll be prov ided in English as that is the language spoken very we ll

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by over 97 percent of the popula tion orthe Town of Cape Vincent. Town of Lyme andJefferson County as more particularly deta iled in Section B above.

H. AirportsRegarding potential air transpo rtation impacts, CVWP representat ive Richard

Chand ler (contact informat ion prov ided prev iously) will coord inate with the Fede ral AviationAdm in is tration. the Depa rtment of Defense, and the National Teleco mmunicat ions andIn formation Admini stration to identify any public airports or public he liports near thelocat ion of the Projec t, or potentia l hazards assoc iated with radio signa l inter ference and airtraffic contro l. T il is outreach will occur during the fir st quarter of 2013. To the extent tllisinterac tion resul ts in the identification of a public airport or publ ic he liport th at may beaffected by the proposed Project, CVWP will attempt to engage with the operator of thepub lic airp0l1 or public heliport prior to subm itti ng the PSS. Th is outreac h to the operator ofthe public airport or pub lic he liport , if necessary, wi ll include phone ca lls, letters, andlorema ils to the operator and, where necessary. a meeting to provide Project specificinfo nnat ion in relation to the existing pub lic airport or public heliport as we ll as generalin fo rm ation relating to Article 10. Th is P roj ect specific informa tion will inc lude: a deta iledmap showing the ge neral project area, project boundar ies. and dimensions and coordinates ofeach w ind turbine; a descrip tion of the Project construction and operationa l phases; and arequest for review of and comment on suc h Project const ruction and operational phases. Inaddi tion, outreach to the Department of Defense will include an in it ial screen ing with afo llow-up review of the proposed Project, if required.

L DPS R ecommendation sOn October 17,2012, DPS responded to the CVW P origina l PIP submiss ion wi th a

letter that included spec ific reconunendat ions. Included as Ex hibit 8 is a tab le list ing by rowseach separate DPS recoomendat ion in one colunUl. In a second co lumn CVWP has includeda reference to the section of the PIP containing a revision or rev isions intended to incorporatethe relevant DPS reco mmendation.

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Exhibit 2Prior Public Involvement

A. Beg inning in 2007, th e BP Wind Energy team has been active ly conducting a publicoutreach program to educate. involve, and engage stakeho lders ea rly in th e developmentprocess of tbe proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm. In 2007, BP retai ned the services ofTrieste Assoc iates and the company's team of public outreach expelts to assist withplanning eve nts to educate and engage the public. As part of tlus effOlt , BP assisted agro up of loca l wind power suppOlters in tbe Towns of Cape Vincent and Lyme to fonn agroup known as Voters for Wind. Voters for Wind ha s a website to disseminateinfOlmation about wi nd power (www .votersforwi nd .com) and al so meets regularl y tohelp educate thei r neighbors about wind power. In addition, the project ha s alsomaintained a website containing all of the updated documents and studi es co ntained inth e Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Supplemental DEIS submitted toth e Town of Cape Vincent. To date, all ac ti vities ha ve been des igned to reachstakeholders most directly impacted by th e proposed wind fann, including local res id ents,town official s of the Towns of Cape Vincent and Lyme, local media outlets, andstakeho lders tlu'oughout the region. The public outreach activities are numerous, giventhe years of site studies, pl anning, and bene ficia l adjustments th at have taken pl ace.Accio na similarly carried out numerous public outreach acti vities and developededucational material s to infonn th e lo cal community and elected officials on th e progressmade during the SI. La wrence Wind Fann development. Project staff regul arly attendedto wn meetings in Cape Vincent and Lyme and opened an office in Cape Vince nt in 2008.The Acciona team donated to the loca l French Festi va l and was a member of the CapeVincent Chamber of Commerce. Fac t sheets and rep0l1s were produced to educate th epublic about wind power and to address common public concems raised by localresident s. In addition, the project webs ite contained all the updated documents andstudies contain ed in the DEIS , Supplemental DEIS, and Final EIS. The list ofinfonnational materi als and public outreach events hosted by Acciona and BP WindEnergy are included below.

B. Description of tbe public involvement program prior to submission( I) Cape Vincent Wind Farm Open HousesPri or to initiating the Article 10 process in September 20 12, the Open House event sactive ly involved the Cape Vincent Wind Fann represent ati ves and environmentalexpe l1s and engineers to explain the ke y issues pel1aining to wind power and building awind Iillln. The open house meetings took place in half day interval s on Saturdays atconvenient times for those interested in attending and learning about the proposed windfarm . Open house meetings displayed informational boa rd s to enable attendees to spendas much time as they needed to review tbe content and ask questions of wind companyexpe rt s. These included the following, whi ch can be found in Exhibits A I A9: 1

Rl!ferences lO "E;"hibit .. are [Q the exh ibits filed wi th CV\VP's orig inal P[P filed with the Siting Board 0 11September 17, 20 12.


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CO llse/wl/ioll Issues Projecl Tim elhle Buildillg a Willdfo r Blalldillgs FarmTurtlesfor NorthernNY

B f i { s of Willd Local Ecollomic Soulld AssessmelltPOHJ Bellefits SlIId jiEl1viro l1 lJ1el1w/ Geological & Visual Silllll/OliollStudies Engilleerillg Study

ConsideratiollsEach open house event attracted a large number of peopl e representing a cross sec tion ofthe communi ty. C itizens Campaign fo r tbe Environment and Voters for Wind, twoprominent communi ty groups, each had tables at the open houses, providing their ownperspective about wind power technology. Regional media out lets were invited andattended the open house meetings to ask questions of the expelts and report on the days events.Proj ect fac t sheets were made avai lable at the open house meetings cnvering topics suchas: Cape Vincent Birds and Bats, Cape Vincent Economi c Benefits, and other windin fonna tion fac t sheets, some o f which are prov ided immediately below: Property Values:

o Impacts of Windmill Visibility on Property Values in Madison County,NY. By Ben Hoen, MS, Bard Center fo r Environmental Policy

o The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Res idential Propelty Va lues in theUnited States: A Mult i-Site Hedonic Analysis. Berkeley ationalLaboratory

Hea lth:o Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects: An Expert Panel Review.

Prepared for American Wind Energy Assoc iat ion and Canadi an WindEnergy Association

o Tox ic Air: Tbe Case for Cleani ng Up-Coal-Fired Power Plants. AmelicanLung Assoc iation

Aes thetics and Sound:o Sight and Sound Wind Powe r. Wind Powe r Educa tion Projec t: A

co llaborative of Pace Law School Energy Project, Citizens Campaign forthe Environment. and NY Public Interest Research Group


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Wi nd Energy:o Ag riculture and Wind. Wind Power Educa tion Proj ect: A co llaborati ve of

Pace Law Schoo l Energy Project, C itizens Campaign for th e Environment,and NY Public Interest Research Groupo Wind Energy: Fact vs. Fiction. Wind Power Education Project: Aco llaborative of Pace Law School Energy Project , C itizens Campaign forthe En vironment, and NY Public Interest Research Group

o Choose Energy Wisely. Wind Powe r Educatio n Proj ect: A co llaborati veof Pa ce Law School Energy Project, Citi zens Campaign fo r theEnvirorullenl. and NY Public Interest Research Groupo 10 Steps to Deve loping a Wind Falm . American Wind Energy Association

Subs idies:o Energy Subsidies Bl ack, Not Green. Environmental Law Institute

The open houses took pl ace as fo llows: See a11icles in Ex hibits B I - B5.08/ 16/06: Cape V incent Fire Ha ll (SLWF) 10/ 13107: Chaumont Fire Hall (CVWF) (see Exhibits B2. 1- B2.3) 2112 /08: Cape V in cent Rec Park (CVWF) 7130/08: Cape Vincent Rec Park (CVWF) 8/28/08: Cape Vin cent Fi re Hall (SLWF)(2) Loca l Project OfficesBoth BP W ind Energy and Acc iona Energy opened dedicated proj ect offices indowntown Cape Vincent to enable members of th e loca l community to access windprojec t in fonnation in a timely manner. BP's oftice was opened on October 7, 2008 andBP co ntinues to maintain a CVWF oftice and will have an o ffice for the duration of theproj ec t. This offi ce allows for an ongoing exchange of in format ion about wind powerteclmology, and consistent interacti ons between project staff and res id ents of the loca lcommunity. This oftice is located at 11 4 S. Esse ltyne St. , Cape V incent, Jeffe rsonCounty, NY, in the hear1 of the Town of Cape Vincent, readily access ible and open li'om9am to 5pm on Tuesdays. Thursdays. and Fridays.(3) Public Educa tion EventsPu blic educat ion events sponsored by the Cape Vi ncent Wind Farm. 813 111 1: Public education fo rum for the New York Wind Educatio n

Co llabora tive he ld at the Cape Vincent Recrea tional Park. The ew York WindEducat ion Co llabora ti ve (NYWEC) is a j oint efto lt of C itizens Campaign for theEnviro nment, Pace Energy and Climate Center, and Alliance fo r Clean En ergyNew Yo rk (AC E 1 Y) and is co-sponsored by the New Yo rk State Energy


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Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). YWEC's goal is toincrease the public' s understanding of wind power issues, in the belief that abetter infonned public can participate more meaningfull y in the environment alreview process and other pub lic discussions surrounding proposed wind facilities.Speakers included Carol Murphy of ACE NY, Brian Smith of Citizens Campaignfor the Environment, and key note speaker Mark Thaye r, co-author of theBerkeley National Lab, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded study on theimpacts of wtnd powe r deve lopment s on propelty values. The meeting wasorganized in the month of Au gust to enabl e as many local res idents and vaca tionhome owners to attend and leam about wind energy and its potential impact onCOmmUl1ltl es. Well over one hundred peopl e attend ed the meeting along withlocal p ress. An atlicle about the event appeared tn the Watellown Daily Times o n9/1/ 11 . (see Exhi bit C I). A flyer for the event was produced and d is tributedtlu'oughout the community (see Exhibi t C I. I).

8/1 0/1 I: Economi c benefits of wind power in Cape Vincent: Three Mile BayFire Hall. Power point presentat ion was used describing the benetit s of wi ndpower and how the St. Lawrence Wind Fann would bring added income to thearea. This was patl of public outreach effOll s for the SLWF during the release ofthe Economi c Benetits Report . An al1icie about the report appeared in theWatettown Daily Times (see Exhib it C2). A flyer for the event was produced anddistributed t1u-oughout the conununity (see Exhibit C-2. 1). In the fall of 2007, BPsponsored a bus tour o f the Maple Ridge wind fam1 in Lowv ille, NY to helpJe fte rson County commun ity res idents and loca lly elected o fficials betterunderstand how wind powe r wo rk s and have an 0ppOltunity to ask ques tions ofwind expetts. It was also an opporruruty for attendees to personally exper iencethe scal e of wind turbines on the landscape and the sound generated by anoperating wind fann . The tour included an 0PPOltunity for attend ees to discusswind energy matters with representa tives from the Town of Lowv ille Chamber ofCommerce, a Town Supervisor, and a Town Assessor who shared their first-handkn owledge about wind powe r. Recmitment for the bus tour took place during anopen house held at the Chaumont Fire Hall on 1011 3/07.

(4) Local AdveltisementsBP has ut ilized paid adverti sements in the most widely circul ated loca l newspapers toclea rly define the ongo ing commitment to invest in the CY'vVF and to showc ase its localand regional economic benefit s (see Exhibits D 1- D3). 211211 2 - Appeared in the Watertown Daily Times 412911 2 - Appeared in the Watertown Da ily Times and the Thousand [sland Sun 911611 2 - Appeared tn the Watertown Daily Times and the Thousand Island Sun


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(5) Pro jec t News lettersCa pe Vincent Wind Farm Repol1s (Proj ect Newsletters) and the St. Lawrence Wind Farm(Progress in Mo tion) repol1s were produced to provide the status of the wind fal111 earl yon and tlu'o ughout the development stage in o rd er to address public concerns about windpower teclmology. The newsletters were mailed to proj ect landowners and madeava ilable to the general publ ic as requested. (see Exhibits E- I-E-7) Fall 2008 . Winter 201 0 November 15, 20 I0, Ma rch 1, 20 II . May 18, 20 II , December 19. 20 II Jul y 2, 20 II : St Lawrence Wind Fal111 Landowner letter(6) In formatio nal Publica tio ns[n addition to project fact sheets being distributed at e ents, an Economi c Bene fits Rep0l1was crea ted and publi shed in June 20 II (,'Economi c Impacts of Wind DeveLopment &the S I. Lawrence Wind FUllll" - see Exhibi t F-I ). Thi s rep0l1 addresses the eco nomicbenefits of wind power in a user-Ihendly maimer, hi ghlighting sta ti stics about operatingwind fa rms in New York and Li sti ng exampLes to address conce l11s about w ind powerimpacts on pro pe l1y va lues and tourism (see Ex hibi t F-2) . Th e repo l1 was wideLyd is tributed to loca l and regional stakeho ld ers, public opinion leaders and the med iaoutLets, including:Media - Wate l10w n Daily Times , Thousand Island Sun , TV - WWNY 7Landow ners in tbe SLWF proj ectCape Vincent Planning BoardCape Vincent Town BoardLyme Tow n BoardLyme Zoning Board of AppealsThousand Island Central Sc hoo l District - Boa rd membersLyme Ce ntral Schoo l District - Boa rd membersJefferson County LegislatorsJeffe rson County Industrial Development Agency (lC ID A)NYS Assemblywo man Addie Ru sse llNYS Senator Patty Ritchi eNY S FanTI BureauJefferson Co unty Farm BureauAlliance for Clean En ergy NY (ACENY)(7) Town Boa rd MeetinQsProj ect deve lopers maintained a p resence at town Boa rd meetings and during the SEQRAapplication processes for eac h of the proposed projects.


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C. Key Issues Identified in Prior Public OutreachFo llow ing is a list of the areas of conce rn most commonly raised by members of thecommunity in the Towns of Cape Vincent and Lyme and how the concems wereaddressed. These issues likely will not change in the up coming Ani cle 10 proceedingthereby gi v ing CVWP the advantage of know ing ahead of time the main conce rn s ofstakeholders and a llow ing CVWP to conduct a Public Invo lvement Program to addresssuch concern s. Turbine noise and visual impacts to homes loca ted on the St. Lawrence Ri ver.

The concelllS over the sound leve ls of wind turbines are a community-sensitiveissue. In 2007, in preparation for the first open house event, CVWF created aninfo rm a tion boa rd , "Sound Assessment Study" to he lp explain background soundstudies performed in the Cape V incent area, (see Exhibit AS). With the SLWFhaving been acquired ea rli er th is year, the layout for the revised CVWF wasoptimized, reduc ing the proj ect size from 135 turbine locations to 124 turbinelocations. Thi s reduction in project size resulted in elimination of several turbinelocat ions that had been origina lly been s ited in closer proximi ty to the St .La wrence Ri ver and Village of Cape V incent (two areas deemed sensitive by thelocal conununity). Compared to the origin al array plan, the elimination ofturbines reduces the concellls over sound leve ls and visual impacts along the mostsensiti ve areas.

Impacts of wind power on property va lues. Many o f the conce rn s raised byres id ents related to potential impacts on pro perty va lues fro m wind turbines,especially by owners of vacation homes loca ted near the wa terfront. To addressthese concerns the deve lopment team coord inated a publi c education forum on8/3 III I (see above): The keynote speaker, Mark Thayer, co-author of theBerkeley ational Lab, U.S. DOE funded stud y on the impacts of wind powerdeve lopments on propeny va lues. The developers invited an independent experton thi s issue to expl ain hi s peer-rev iewed study and to answe r ques tions about theresul ts of his findings to address this concelll. Based on the data and analys ispresented in this repOlt, no evidence is found that home prices sUlTounding windfac ilities are consistently, measurabl y, and significantly affected by e ither theview of wind facilities or the distance o f the home to those facilities.

Impacts on tourism: The community raised conce rns about the impacts of a wi ndfarm on summer tourism. The Economic [mpacts of Wind Energy Deve lopmentrepon , addresses tourism and wind 1 l l 1 and includes tourism statis tics fromoperating wind fann s (See Ex.hibit F- I, pages 16-1 7). The report c ites thepositive tourism impacts of the neighboring Wo lfe Island Wind Fann , which iscomparabl e in size at about 200 1v[W and \ hich recently reac hed commercialoperation in June 2009. The 8/3 1/1 1 public educa tion fo rum (see above) includedstati stics about the impacts of operating wind fa l111S on tourism and how thepresence of wind turbines do not nega tivel y impact tourism of comm unitiessimilar to the Cape Vincent area.


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Impacts of wind turbines on birds, bats, and wildlifeBP Wind Energy organized meetings with a key, regiona l environmental group,Save the Ri ver on two occasions (11112 /07 and 8/2411 0). An initial mee ting tookplace to introduce BP and answer questions and conc ems about wind power in thearea. BP Wind Energy organized a second meeting in August 20 I0, following thestaltup of the Wolfe Island Wind Fallll, to address conce rns raised by the groupabout the impacts of wind turbines on birds tn rhe reg ion. Both meetings tookpl ace at the Save the Ri ver oFfice located in Clayton, NY.

Wind pow er fact sheets were produced to address common conce lllS andques tions rai sed by the public early on in the process . The tact shee ts explain theeco nomi c benefits of wind power and the envirormlental and wildlife studies thatare required by law to protect wildlife and the environment as wind famls aredevelnped. (see Exhibit G- I to G-5),. Loca l Economic Bene fits of Wind Power> En vironmenta l Benefits;;.. Avian and Bats> Understanding PILOT Payme nts and the Economic Impact of Wind FallllS, . St. Lawrence Wind Fall11 Fact Sheet

Cv\VF represe ntatives have met with representatives of j YDPS, YDEC,YSHPO, DANC, NY ISO. JClDA, U.S. FWS. U.S. Al ll1y Corps of Engineers

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D. BP Wind Energy acquisition of the St Lawrence Wind FarmIn February, 20 12 BP Wind Energy armounced that it had ac quired the assets of the St.l aw rence Wind Fann, BP Wind Energy personally contacted key stakehold ers and thelocal med ia olltl ets to hear first-hand feedback about the acqu is ition and BP WindEnergy's ongoing commitment to engag ing with the conununity (see Exhibi t H), Here isthe list of the stakehold ers that were contacted: Cape Vincent Tow n Supelv isor Cape Vince nt Planning Board C hair Lyme Tow n Sup elvisor YS Assemblywoman Add ie Russe ll NYS Senator Pattie Ritchie U,S, Congressman Bill Owens NYS Gove rnor's Office U, S, Sta te Senator Kirs ten Gillibrand U.S, State Senato r Charles Schumer Jefferson County Administrator Jefferson County l eg, Di strict I U,S, Fish and Wildli fe Selv ice NY ISO NYS DEC Deve lopment Authority of the NorthCountry (D C). Exec utive Director County Leg is lators Jefferson County Industrial

Development Author ity, CEO Thousand Island Schoo l DistrictBoa rd , Pres id ent Lyme Schoo l Di strict Board .Pres ident

Th e in fo nn ation provided above explains how the proj ect has take n the steps necessary toin fo nn , engage, and so licit input from the loca l commun ity. genera l public. and otherstakeho lders prior to the subm ission of this Public In volvement Prog ram plan,


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EXHIBIT 3


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Exhibit 3LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS FOR

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN AND OUTREACHIVWNTC[PALlTIES WITHlTown ofCape VincentTown SupervisorDeputy Superv isorTown Board MemberTown Board MemberPl anning Board ChairPlmming Board MemberPlanning Board MemberPlalming Board MemberPlalUling Board MemberPlarming Board MemberPlalUling Board MemberZoning Board, ChairZoning BoardZoning BoardZoning BoardZoning BoardTown of LvmeLyme Town SupervisorLyme Town Board MemberLyme Town Board MemberLyme Town Board MemberLyme Town Board MemberLyme Zoning Board of Appea lsLyme Zoni ng Board of Appea lsLyme Zoning Board of AppealsLyme Zoning Board of AppealsLyme Zoning Board of AppealsLyme Zoning Board of AppealsLyme Plarming BoardLyme Planning Board

Jefferson CountyCounty AdministratorCounty Leg . District ICounty Leg. District 2County Leg. District 3

PROJ ECT STUDY AREA

Urban HirscheyBrooks BragdenC li f SclmeiderJohn ByrneRi chard MacSherryBob BrownCy ril CullenBob CardarelliKaren BourcyRockne BumsPaul DocteurR. Dennis FaulkllhamKe ith Wa lkerEd Hludzensk iHester ChaseJoseph Mat1in

Scott Aube t1ineDaniel VillaDavid HendersonDon BourquinAIUl (Boo) HartisMike Ca llahanRichard RevelleHatTY StauddenmayerErnie Bri fterCarol QuencerDawn MunkEd DeMatt iaTim Mason

Robet1 F. Hagemann, IIIMichael DocteurRobet1 ThomasPhilip N. Reed, Sr.


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County Leg. Di strict 4County Leg. Di strict 5County Leg. District 6County Leg. Di strict 7County Leg. Di strict 8County Leg. Distric t 9Coun ty Leg. Di strict 10County Leg. Di strict I ICounty Leg. Di strict 12County Le g. Di strict 13County Leg. Di strict 14County Leg. Di strict 15Jefferson County ID AJC fD A, CEOJCIDAJCIDAJe ID AJc[DATho llsand Island School Di strictTl School Superintend entTf Schoo l Boa rdTI Schoo l Boa rdTl Schoo l BoardTI Schoo l Boa rdTI Schoo l BoardTI Schoo l BoardTI School BoardTI Schoo l BoardLyme Central School DistrictLyme School SuperintendentLyme School Boa rd , presidentLyme School BoardLyme Schoo l BoardLyme Schoo l Boa rdLyme School BoardLyme School BoardLyme School BoardLyme Zoning BoardLyme Zon ing Boa rdLyme Zoning Boa rdLyme Zoning Boa rd

A llen DrakeSteven HarterGino ZandoJohn PeckJames abywaniecBan)' OrmsbyMichael BehlingRobert FelTisCarolyn Fitzpatr ickScott GrayJennie AdsitAnthony Doldo

Don Alexand erDavid 1. ConverseKent BurtoWilliam H. FulkersonJohn D. Doldo. Jr

Joseph MenardKenneth F. Galllsey JrLi sa IngersonJo lene RadleyBrian LantierJohn WallleckDennis FaulknhamErin ChurchillMike Bashaw

Karen DonahueGary N icholsonBrian PetersKathy DyerDeanna LothropHeather O'BlianLYln ReicheltDonna StevensonRichard Reve lleHa lTYStauddenmayerCarol QuencerEmie Brifter


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Ncw York State Agencies or DepartmcntsYS Attornev General

Attorney General Eric SchneidennanNYS Dept of Agriculture and MarketsCommissioner DalTel Aubenine

agricu ltural lands, agricultural di stric ts. impact avoidance and mitiga tion measuresNYS Dept of Envi rolUnental ConservationCommi ssioner Joe MaltensStephen TomasikProject Manager

environmental ju stice rules. air emiss ions, natural resources, eco log ic resources . bird andbat studies, stonnwater planning, open space conservat ion planning. etc.

NY S Dept of StateSecretary of State Cesar Perales

coastal resources, coastal zones and inland waterways, loca l waterfrontrevitalization plans. etc.

NYSERDAActing Chairman Frank MurrayNYS Office of Parks. Recreation and Hi sto ric Prese rvat ionCommissioner Ro se Harvey

State Hi sto ric Preserva tion Officer. state hi storic si tes. state parks. recrea tion resources,open space conservat ion planning. etc.

NYS Di vis ion of Homeland SecUl;tv and Emergency ServicesCommiss ioner Jerome Hauer

emergency preparedness plans. criti cal infrastructure impacts, etc.NYS Dept of Public ServiceChairnlan Gan)' Brown

Public lnfo llnation Office r. Office of Gas, Electric & Water, Oftlce of EnergyEfficiency& EnvirOlunent, Office of Consumer Po licy. as appropriate

NYS Department ofTranspOlta t ionCommissioner Joan McDonald NYS highway wo rk and occupancy pell11it requirements, oversize deli veries

NYS Dept of HealthCommissioner Nirav Shah

public health issues

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