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PART 1001 CONTENT OF AN APPLI CATI ON( St at ut or y Aut hor i t y: Publ i c Ser vi ce Law 164( 1) )

Sec.1001. 1 General Requi r ement s

1001. 2 Exhi bi t 2: Over vi ew and Publ i c I nvol vement1001. 3 Exhi bi t 3: Locat i on of Faci l i t i es1001. 4 Exhi bi t 4: Land Use1001. 5 Exhi bi t 5: El ectr i c Syst em Ef f ects1001. 6 Exhi bi t 6: Wi nd Power Faci l i t i es1001. 7 Exhi bi t 7: Nat ur al Gas Power Faci l i t i es1001. 8 Exhi bi t 8: El ect r i c System Pr oduct i on Model i ng1001. 9 Exhi bi t 9: Al t er nat i ves1001. 10 Exhi bi t 10: Consi st ency wi t h Ener gy Pl anni ng Obj ect i ves1001. 11 Exhi bi t 11: Prel i mi nary Desi gn Dr awi ngs1001. 12 Exhi bi t 12: Const r uct i on1001. 13 Exhi bi t 13: Real Propert y1001. 14 Exhi bi t 14: Cost of Faci l i t i es1001. 15 Exhi bi t 15: Publ i c Heal t h and Saf et y

1001. 16 Exhi bi t 16: Pol l ut i on Cont r ol Faci l i t i es1001. 17 Exhi bi t 17: Ai r Emi ssi ons1001. 18 Exhi bi t 18: Saf ety and Secur i t y1001. 19 Exhi bi t 19: Noi se and Vi br at i on1001. 20 Exhi bi t 20: Cul t ur al Resour ces1001. 21 Exhi bi t 21: Geol ogy, Sei smol ogy and Soi l s1001. 22 Exhi bi t 22: Ter r est r i al Ecol ogy and Wet l ands1001. 23 Exhi bi t 23: Water Resources and Aquat i c Ecol ogy1001. 24 Exhi bi t 24: Vi sual I mpact s1001. 25 Exhi bi t 25: Ef f ect on Tr anspor t at i on1001. 26 Exhi bi t 26: Ef f ect on Communi cat i ons1001. 27 Exhi bi t 27: Soci oeconomi c Ef f ect s1001. 28 Exhi bi t 28: Envi r onment al J ust i ce

1001. 29 Exhi bi t 29: Si t e Rest orat i on and Decommi ssi oni ng1001. 30 Exhi bi t 30: Nucl ear Faci l i t i es1001. 31 Exhi bi t 31: Local Laws and Or di nances1001. 32 Exhi bi t 32: St ate Laws and Regul at i ons1001. 33 Exhi bi t 33: Ot her Appl i cat i ons and Fi l i ngs1001. 34 Exhi bi t 34: El ect r i c I nt er connect i on1001. 35 Exhi bi t 35: El ect r i c and Magnet i c Fi el ds1001. 36 Exhi bi t 36: Gas I nt er connect i on1001. 37 Exhi bi t 37: Back- Up Fuel1001. 38 Exhi bi t 38: Wat er I nt erconnect i on1001. 39 Exhi bi t 39: Wast ewat er I nt erconnect i on1001. 40 Exhi bi t 40: Tel ecommuni cat i ons I nt er connect i on1001. 41 Exhi bi t 41: Appl i cat i ons t o Modi f y or Bui l d Adj acent


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1001. 1 General Requi r ement s

( a) Each appl i cat i on f or a cer t i f i cat e shal l cont ai n t he exhi bi t s descr i bedby thi s Par t as r el evant t o t he pr oposed maj or el ect r i c gener at i ng f aci l i t yt echnol ogy and si t e and such addi t i onal exhi bi t s and i nf ormat i on as t he

Appl i cant may consi der r el evant or as may be requi r ed by t he Boar d or t hePr esi di ng Exami ner . Exhi bi t s t hat are not r el evant t o t he par t i cul arappl i cat i on may be omi t t ed.

( b) Each exhi bi t shal l cont ai n a t i t l e page showi ng:

( 1) t he appl i cant ' s name;

( 2) t he t i t l e of t he exhi bi t ; and

( 3) t he pr oper desi gnat i on of t he exhi bi t .

( c) Each exhi bi t consi st i ng of 10 or mor e pages of t ext shal l cont ai n a t abl e

of cont ent s c i t i ng by page and sect i on number or subdi vi si on t he componentel ement s or mat t er s cont ai ned i n t he exhi bi t .

( d) I n col l ect i ng, compi l i ng and r epor t i ng dat a r equi r ed by t hi s Par t , t heappl i cant shal l est abl i sh a basi s f or a st at i st i cal compar i son wi t h dat awhi ch shal l subsequent l y be obt ai ned under any pr ogr am of post - cer t i f i cat i onmoni t ori ng.

( e) I f t he same i nf ormat i on i s r equi r ed f or more t han one exhi bi t , i t may besuppl i ed i n a si ngl e exhi bi t and r ef er enced i n t he ot her exhi bi t ( s) wher e i ti s al so r equi r ed.

( f ) Exhi bi t 1 shal l cont ai n:

( 1) t he name, address, t el ephone number , f acsi mi l e number , and E- mai laddr ess of t he appl i cant ;

( 2) t he addr ess of a websi t e est abl i shed by the appl i cant t o di ssemi nat ei nf or mat i on t o t he publ i c regar di ng t he appl i cat i on;

( 3) t he name, address, t el ephone number , f acsi mi l e number , and E- mai laddr ess of a person provi ded by t he appl i cant t hat t he publ i c may cont actf or mor e i nf or mat i on regar di ng the appl i cat i on;

( 4) t he name, busi ness addr ess, t el ephone number , f acsi mi l e number , and E-mai l addr ess of t he pr i nci pal of f i cer of t he appl i cant ;

( 5) i f t he appl i cant desi r es ser vi ce of document s or other cor r espondenceupon an agent , t he name, busi ness address, t el ephone number, f acsi mi l enumber , and E- mai l address of t he agent ;

( 6) a br i ef expl anat i on of t he type of busi ness ent i t y t hat t he appl i canti s, i ncl udi ng i t s dat e and l ocat i on of f ormat i on and the name and addr essof any par ent ent i t i es; and

( 7) i f t he f aci l i t y i s t o be owned by a cor por at i on, a cer t i f i ed copy of


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t he char t er of such cor por at i on; i f t he f aci l i t y i s not t o be owned by acor porat i on, a copy of t he cer t i f i cat e or ot her document s of f or mat i on.


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1001. 2 Exhi bi t 2: Over vi ew and Publ i c I nvol vement

Exhi bi t 2 shal l not exceed 15 pages of t ext , except t hat f or good causeshown, t he Secr et ar y may i ncr ease t he page l i mi t . Exhi bi t 2 shal l cont ai n:

( a) A br i ef descr i pt i on of t he maj or component s of t he pr oposed f aci l i t y,

i nt er connecti ons and r el at ed f aci l i t i es.

( b) A br i ef summar y of t he cont ent s of t he appl i cat i on.

( c) A br i ef descr i pt i on of t he publ i c i nvol vement pr ogr am conduct ed by t heappl i cant pr i or t o submi ssi on of t he appl i cat i on and an i dent i f i cat i on ofsi gni f i cant i ssues r ai sed by the publ i c and af f ect ed agenci es dur i ng suchpr ogr amand t he r esponse of t he appl i cant t o those i ssues i ncl udi ng a summaryof changes made to t he pr oposal as a r esul t of t he publ i c i nvol vementprogr am.

( d) A br i ef descr i pt i on of t he publ i c i nvol vement pr ogr am t o be conduct ed byt he appl i cant af t er submi ssi on of t he appl i cat i on.

( e) A br i ef , cl ear l y and conci sel y wr i t t en over al l anal ysi s i n pl ai n l anguaget hat assembl es and pr esent s r el evant and mat er i al f act s r egar di ng t hepr oposed pr oj ect upon whi ch the appl i cant pr oposes t hat t he Boar d make i t sdeci si on. The anal ysi s shal l be anal yti cal and not encycl opedi c and shal lspeci f i cal l y addr ess each r equi r ed f i ndi ng, det er mi nat i on and consi der at i ont he Boar d must make or consi der i n i t s deci si on pur suant t o Sect i on 168 oft he PSL and expl ai n why the appl i cant bel i eves t hat t he r equest ed Cer t i f i cat ecan be grant ed.


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1001. 3 Exhi bi t 3: Locat i on of Faci l i t i es

Exhi bi t 3 shal l cont ai n:

Maps, dr awi ngs and expl anat i ons showi ng t he l ocat i on of t he pr oposed maj orel ectr i c generati ng f aci l i t y, al l i nt erconnecti ons, and al l anci l l ary

f eat ur es not l ocat ed on t he f aci l i t y si t e such as r oads, r ai l r oads,swi t chyar ds, f uel or ener gy st or age or r egul at i on f aci l i t i es, sol i d wast edi sposal ar eas, wast e tr eat ment and di sposal f aci l i t i es, and si mi l arf aci l i t i es, i n rel at i on t o muni ci pal i t i es (count y, ci t y, t own and vi l l age)and taxi ng j ur i sdi ct i ons associ at ed wi t h any par t of t he over al l devel opmentpr oposal . Such maps, dr awi ngs and expl anat i ons shal l i ncl ude:

( a) New York State Depart ment of Transport at i on or USGS maps ( 1: 24, 000t opogr aphi c edi t i on) , showi ng:

( 1) t he pr oposed l ocat i on of t he maj or el ect r i c gener at i ng f aci l i t y andany r easonabl e and avai l abl e al t er nat i ve l ocat i on si t es r equi r ed t o bei dent i f i ed, i ncl udi ng el ectr i c tr ansmi ssi on l i ne and f uel gast r ansmi ssi on l i ne i nt er connect i ons t hat ar e not subj ect t o revi ew underAr t i cl e VI I of t he PSL, and i ncl udi ng anci l l ar y f eat ur es l ocat ed on t hef aci l i t y si t e such as r oads, r ai l r oads, swi t chyar ds, f uel or ener gyst or age or r egul at i on f aci l i t i es, sol i d wast e di sposal ar eas, wast et reat ment and di sposal f aci l i t i es, and si mi l ar f aci l i t i es;

( 2) t he pr oposed l ocat i on of any i nt er connect i ons, i ncl udi ng al lof f si t e el ectr i c tr ansmi ssi on l i nes, f uel gas tr ansmi ssi on l i nes, f ueloi l t r ansmi ssi on l i nes, wat er suppl y l i nes, wast ewat er l i nes,communi cat i ons l i nes, st eam l i nes, st or mwat er dr ai nage l i nes, andappur t enances t heret o, t o be i nst al l ed i n New Yor k St at e connect i ng t oand ser vi ci ng t he si t e of a maj or el ect r i c gener at i ng f aci l i t y t hat ar enot subj ect t o the Commi ssi on s j ur i sdi ct i on under PSL Ar t i cl e VI I ;

( 3) t he l ocat i on of al l pr oposed anci l l ar y f eat ur es not l ocat ed on t hef aci l i t y si t e such as r oads, r ai l r oads, swi t chyar ds, f uel or ener gyst or age or r egul at i on f aci l i t i es, sol i d wast e di sposal ar eas, wast et r eat ment and di sposal f aci l i t i es, and si mi l ar f aci l i t i es, t hat ar e notsubj ect t o the Boar d s j ur i sdi ct i on under PSL Ar t i cl e 10;

( 4) t he pr oposed l ocat i on of any el ect r i c t r ansmi ssi on l i ne and f uelgas t r ansmi ssi on l i ne i nt er connect i ons t hat ar e subj ect t o r evi ew underAr t i cl e VI I of t he PSL and t hat ar e not subj ect t o t he Boar d s

j ur i sdi ct i on under PSL Ar t i cl e 10; and

( 5) A st udy ar ea f or t he pr oposed f aci l i t y gener al l y rel at ed t o thenat ur e of t he t echnol ogy and t he set t i ng of t he pr oposed si t e. I nhi ghl y ur bani zed areas, t he st udy ar ea may be l i mi t ed t o a one- mi l er adi us f r om t he pr oper t y boundar i es of t he f aci l i t y si t e,i nt erconnecti ons, and al t ernat i ve l ocat i on si t es. For l arge f aci l i t i esor wi nd power f aci l i t i es wi t h component s spread acr oss a rurall andscape, t he study ar ea shal l i ncl ude the ar ea wi t hi n a r adi us of atl east f i ve mi l es f r om al l f aci l i t y component s, i nt er connecti ons andrel at ed f aci l i t i es and al t ernat i ve l ocat i on s i t es . For f aci l i t i es i nar eas of si gni f i cant r esour ce concer ns, t he si ze of a st udy ar ea shal lbe conf i gur ed t o addr ess speci f i c f eat ur es or r esour ce i ssues.

( b) Maps cl ear l y showi ng t he l ocat i on of t he pr oposed f aci l i t y si t e, anyr easonabl e and avai l abl e al t er nat i ve l ocat i on si t es requi r ed t o be


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i dent i f i ed, t he i nt er connecti ons, and al l anci l l ar y f eat ur es not l ocat edon t he f aci l i t y si t e i n r el at i on t o muni ci pal boundar i es, t axi ng

j ur i sdi ct i ons, desi gnat ed nei ghborhoods or communi t y di st r i ct s, at a scal esuf f i ci ent t o det er mi ne and demonst r at e r el at i on of f aci l i t i es t o t hosegeogr aphi c and pol i t i cal f eat ur es.

( c) Wr i t t en descri pt i ons expl ai ni ng t he r el at i on of t he l ocat i on of t hepr oposed f aci l i t y si t e, any r easonabl e and avai l abl e al t er nat i ve l ocat i onsi t es requi r ed t o be i dent i f i ed, t he i nt er connecti ons, and al l anci l l ar yf eat ur es not l ocat ed on t he f aci l i t y si t e t o t he af f ected muni ci pal i t i es,t axi ng j ur i sdi ct i ons, desi gnat ed nei ghbor hoods or communi t y di st r i ct s.


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1001. 4 Exhi bi t 4: Land Use


( a) A map showi ng exi st i ng l and uses wi t hi n t he st udy area.( b) A map of any exi st i ng overhead and undergr ound maj or f aci l i t i es f orel ect r i c, gas or t el ecommuni cat i ons t r ansmi ssi on wi t hi n t he st udy ar ea.( c) Except f or wi nd power f aci l i t i es, a map of al l pr oper t i es upon whi chany component of t he maj or el ect r i c gener at i ng f aci l i t y or t he r el at edf aci l i t i es woul d be l ocat ed, and al l pr oper t i es adj oi ni ng such pr oper t i es,t hat shows t he cur r ent l and use, t ax parcel number and owner of r ecor d ofeach pr opert y, and any publ i cl y known pr oposed l and use pl ans f or any oft hese par cel s. For wi nd power f aci l i t i es, a map of al l pr oper t i es upon whi chany component of t he maj or el ect r i c gener at i ng f aci l i t y or t he r el at edf aci l i t i es woul d be l ocat ed, and al l pr oper t i es wi t hi n 2, 000 f eet of suchpr opert i es, t hat shows t he cur r ent l and use, t ax parcel number and owner ofr ecor d of each pr opert y, and any publ i cal l y known pr oposed l and use pl ans f orany of t hese par cel s.

( d) A map of exi st i ng zoni ng di st r i ct s, and pr oposed zoni ng di st r i ct swi t hi n t he st udy ar ea, i ncl udi ng a descr i pt i on of t he per mi t t ed and t hepr ohi bi t ed uses wi t hi n each zone.

( e) A st atement as t o whet her t he muni ci pal i t y has an adopt ed comprehensi vepl an and whet her t he proposed l and use i s consi st ent wi t h such comprehensi vepl an. I f t he muni ci pal i t y s compr ehensi ve pl an i s post ed on a websi t e, t heexhi bi t shal l cont ai n the addr ess of t he i nt er net si t e wher e the pl an i spost ed.

( f ) A map of al l publ i cl y known proposed l and uses wi t hi n t he st udy ar ea,gl eaned f r om i nt er vi ews wi t h st at e and l ocal pl anni ng of f i ci al s, f r om t he

publ i c i nvol vement pr ocess, or f r om ot her sour ces.

( g) Maps showi ng desi gnated coast al areas, i nl and waterways and l ocalwaterf r ont r evi t al i zat i on pr ogr amareas; gr oundwater management zones;desi gnat ed agr i cul t ur al di st r i cts; f l ood- pr one ar eas; and cri t i calenvi r onment al areas desi gnated pur suant t o t he St ate Envi r onment al Qual i t yRevi ew Act .

( h) Maps showi ng recr eat i onal and ot her l and uses wi t hi n t he st udy areat hat mi ght be af f ect ed by the si ght , sound or odor of t he const r uct i on oroperati on of t he f aci l i t y, i nt erconnecti ons and rel at ed f aci l i t i es, i ncl udi ngWi l d, Sceni c and Recreat i onal Ri ver Corr i dors, open space, and any knownar chaeol ogi cal , geol ogi c, hi st or i cal or sceni c ar ea, par k, desi gnat edwi l der ness, f or est pr eser ve l ands, sceni c vi st as speci f i cal l y i ndent i f i ed i nt he Adi r ondack Park St ate Land Mast er Pl an, conservat i on easement l ands,sceni c byways desi gnated by t he f ederal or st ate government s, natur epr eser ves, desi gnat ed t r ai l s, and publ i c- access f i shi ng ar eas; maj orcommuni cat i on and ut i l i t y uses and i nf r ast r uct ur e; and i nst i t ut i onal ,communi t y and muni ci pal uses and f aci l i t i es; i ncl udi ng a summary descr i bi ngt he nat ur e of t he pr obabl e envi r onment al i mpact of f aci l i t y andi nt er connect i on const r uct i on and oper at i on on such uses, i ncl udi ng ani dent i f i cat i on of how such i mpact i s avoi ded or, i f unavoi dabl e, mi ni mi zed ormi t i gat ed. Gi ven t he pr ovi si ons of 304 of t he Nat i onal Hi st ori cPreser vat i on Act , 9 NYCRR 427. 8, and 15 of t he Publ i c Servi ce Law,i nf or mat i on about t he l ocat i on, char act er , or owner shi p of a cul t ur al


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r esour ce shal l not be di scl osed t o t he publ i c, and shal l onl y be di scl osed t ot he par t i es t o a pr oceedi ng pur suant t o an appr opr i at e pr ot ect i ve order i f adetermi nat i on i s made that di scl osur e may:

( 1) cause a si gni f i cant i nvasi on of pr i vacy;

( 2) r i sk har m t o the af f ected cul t ur al r esour ce; or

( 3) i mpede t he use of a t r adi t i onal r el i gi ous si t e by pr act i t i oner s.

( i ) A qual i t at i ve assessment of t he compat i bi l i t y of t he f aci l i t y and anyi nt er connect i on, i ncl udi ng any of f - si t e st agi ng and st or age ar eas, wi t hexi st i ng, pr oposed and al l owed l and uses, and l ocal and r egi onal l and usepl ans, wi t hi n a 1- mi l e r adi us of t he f aci l i t y si t e and any i nt er connect i onr out e. The qual i t at i ve assessment shal l i ncl ude an eval uat i on of t he short -and l ong- t er m ef f ects of f aci l i t y- gener at ed noi se, odor , t r af f i c and vi suali mpact s on t he use and enj oyment of t hose areas f or t he cur r ent and pl anneduses. The assessment shal l i dent i f y t he near by l and uses of par t i cul arconcern t o t he communi t y, and shal l addr ess t he l and use i mpacts of t hef ac i l i t y on res i dent i al areas, school s , ci vi c f aci l i t i es , recreat i onal

f aci l i t i es, and commer ci al ar eas.

( j ) A qual i t at i ve assessment of t he compat i bi l i t y of above- gr oundi nt er connecti ons and r el at ed f aci l i t i es wi t h exi st i ng, pot ent i al , andpr oposed l and uses wi t hi n t he st udy ar ea.

( k) A qual i t at i ve assessment of t he compat i bi l i t y of under gr oundi nt er connecti ons and r el at ed f aci l i t i es wi t h exi st i ng, pot ent i al , andpr oposed l and uses wi t hi n 300 f eet f r om t he cent er l i ne of suchi nt erconnecti ons or rel at ed f aci l i t i es.

( l ) For pr oj ect s at l ocat i ons wi t hi n desi gnat ed coast al ar eas, or i n di r ectpr oxi mi t y of desi gnat ed i nl and waterways, pr ovi de an anal ysi s of conf ormance

wi t h r el evant provi si ons of t he Coast al Zone Management Act , and proposed oradopt ed pl ans f or i nl and wat er ways and l ocal wat er f r ont r evi t al i zat i on ar eas.

( m) Aer i al phot ogr aphs of al l pr oper t i es wi t hi n t he st udy ar ea of suchscal e and det ai l t o enabl e di scri mi nat i on and i dent i f i cat i on or al l nat ur aland cul t ur al f eat ur es.

( n) Over l ays on aer i al phot ogr aphs whi ch cl ear l y i dent i f y t he f aci l i t y si t eand any i nt er connect i on r out e, t he l i mi t s of pr oposed cl ear i ng or ot herchanges t o t he t opogr aphy, veget at i on or man- made st r uct ur es, and t hel ocat i on of access and mai nt enance rout es.

( o) Al l aer i al phot ogr aphs shal l r ef l ect the cur r ent si t uat i on. Al l aer i alphot ogr aphs shal l i ndi cate t he phot ogr apher and the date photogr aphs were

t aken.

( p) A descr i pt i on of communi t y char act er i n t he area of t he pr oposedf aci l i t y, an anal ysi s of i mpacts of f aci l i t y const r ucti on and oper at i on oncommuni t y char act er , and i dent i f i cat i on of avoi dance or mi t i gat i on measur est hat wi l l mi ni mi ze adver se i mpact s on communi t y character . For t he pur posesof t hi s par agr aph, communi t y char act er i ncl udes def i ni ng f eat ur es andi nt er act i ons of t he nat ur al , bui l t and soci al envi r onment , and how t hosef eat ures are used and appreci at ed i n t he communi t y.


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1001. 5 Exhi bi t 5: El ect r i c Syst em Ef f ect s


( a) A system r el i abi l i t y i mpact st udy, per f or med i n accor dance wi t h the openaccess t r ansmi ssi on t ar i f f of t he New Yor k I ndependent Syst em Oper ator, I nc.

( NYI SO) approved by t he Federal Energy Regul at ory Commi ss i on, t hat showsexpect ed f l ows on the syst emunder nor mal , peak and emergency condi t i ons andef f ect s on st abi l i t y of t he i nt er connect ed system, i ncl udi ng t he necessar yt echni cal anal yses ( Ther mal , Vol t age, Shor t Ci r cui t and St abi l i t y) t oeval uat e t he i mpact of t he i nt er connect i on. The st udy shal l i ncl ude t he newel ect r i c i nt er connect i on bet ween t he f aci l i t y and t he poi nt ofi nt er connect i on, as wel l as any other syst em upgr ades r equi r ed.

( b) An eval uat i on of t he pot ent i al si gni f i cant i mpacts of t he f aci l i t y andi t s i nt er connecti on t o t r ansmi ssi on syst em r el i abi l i t y at a l evel of det ai lt hat r ef l ect s t he magni t ude of t he i mpact s.

( c) A di scussi on of t he benef i t s and det r i ment s of t he f aci l i t y on anci l l ar yser vi ces and the el ect r i c t r ansmi ssi on system, i ncl udi ng i mpact s associ at edwi t h rei nf orcement s and new const r uct i on necessary as a r esul t of t hef aci l i t y.

( d) An anal ysi s of any r easonabl e al t er nat i ves t hat woul d mi t i gat e adver ser el i abi l i t y i mpacts and mai nt ai n vol t age, st abi l i t y, t her mal l i mi t at i ons, andshor t ci r cui t capabi l i t y at adequat e l evel s.

( e) An est i mat e of t he i ncrease or decrease i n t he t ot al t r ansf er capaci t yacr oss each af f ect ed i nt er f ace, and i f a f or ecast ed r educt i on i n t r ansf ercapabi l i t y across af f ected i nt er f aces vi ol at es r el i abi l i t y r equi r ement s, aneval uat i on of r easonabl e cor r ect i ve measures t hat coul d be empl oyed t omi t i gat e or el i mi nat e sai d r educt i on.

( f ) A descr i pt i on of cri t er i a, pl ans, and pr ot ocol s f or gener at i on andanci l l ar y f aci l i t i es desi gn, const r uct i on, commi ssi oni ng, and oper at i on,i ncl udi ng as appr opr i at e t o gener at i on t echnol ogy:

( 1) engi neer i ng codes, st andards, gui del i nes and pr act i ces t hat appl y;( 2) generati on f aci l i t y t ype cert i f i cat i on;( 3) pr ocedur es and cont r ol s f or f aci l i t y i nspect i on, t est i ng and

commi ssi oni ng; and

( 4) mai ntenance and management pl ans, procedur es and cr i t er i a.( g) I f t her e i s a t her mal component t o t he f aci l i t y the appl i cant i s t opr ovi de heat bal ance di agr ams at var i ous l oad l evel s and gener at i onconf i gur at i ons demonst r at i ng t hat t he f aci l i t y i s ut i l i zi ng t he best use ofheat f romt he f aci l i t y.

( h) For wi nd power and other f aci l i t i es wher e i t i s cont empl at ed t hat apor t i on of a new i nt er connect i on subst at i on t o be bui l t wi l l be t r ansf er r edt o the t r ansmi ssi on owner:

( 1) descri be t he subst at i on f aci l i t i es t o be t r ansf er r ed and t hecont empl at ed f ut ur e t r ansact i on, i ncl udi ng a t i met abl e f or t he f ut ur et r ansf er ;


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( 2) descr i be how t he subst at i on- i nt er connect i on desi gn wi l l meet t het r ansmi ssi on owner' s r equi r ement s; and

( 3) def i ne t he oper at i onal and mai nt enance r esponsi bi l i t i es f or t hesubst at i on and how t hey wi l l meet t he t r ansmi ssi on owner' s st andar ds.

( i ) Faci l i t y mai nt enance and management pl ans, pr ocedur es and cr i t eri a,speci f i cal l y addr essi ng the f ol l owi ng t opi cs:

( 1) t ur bi ne mai nt enance, saf et y i nspect i ons, and t ower i nt egr i t y; and( 2) el ect r i c t r ansmi ssi on, gat her i ng and i nt er connect l i ne i nspect i ons,mai nt enance, and r epai r s, i ncl udi ng:

( i ) vegetat i on cl ear ance r equi r ement s;( i i ) veget at i on management pl ans and procedures;

( i i i ) i nspect i on and mai ntenance schedul es;( i v) not i f i cat i on and publ i c rel at i ons f or wor k i n publ i c ri ght - of - way;

and

( v) mi ni mi zat i on of i nt er f erence wi t h el ect r i c and communi cat i onsdi st r i but i on syst ems.

( j ) Vegetat i on management pr act i ces f or swi t chyard and subst at i on yar ds, andf or danger t r ees ( t r ees t hat due t o l ocat i on and condi t i on ar e a par t i cul art hr eat t o f al l on and damage el ect r i cal equi pment ) ar ound st at i ons,speci f i cat i ons f or cl ear ances, i nspect i on and t r eat ment schedul es, andenvi r onment al cont r ol s t o avoi d of f - si t e ef f ect s.

( k) I f t he appl i cant wi l l ent er t ai n pr oposal s f or shar i ng above gr oundf aci l i t i es wi t h ot her ut i l i t i es ( communi cat i ons, cabl e, phone, cel l phoner el ays, and si mi l ar f aci l i t i es) , cri t er i a and pr ocedur es f or r evi ew of suchpr oposal s.

( l ) A st at us r epor t on equi pment avai l abi l i t y and expect ed del i ver y dat es f ormaj or component s i ncl udi ng heat r ecover y st eam generat ors , t ower s, t ur bi nes,t r ansf ormers , and rel ated maj or equi pment .

( m) A descri pt i on of t he gener at i ng f aci l i t y' s bl ackstart capabi l i t i es, i f any.

( n) Af t er consul t at i on wi t h DPS, NYI SO, and the l ocal t r ansmi ssi on owner s t oi dent i f y appl i cabl e r equi r ement s, an i dent i f i cat i on and demonst r at i on of t he

degr ee of compl i ance wi t h al l r el evant appl i cabl e r el i abi l i t y cr i t er i a of t heNor t heast Power Coordi nat i ng Counci l I nc. , New Yor k St at e Rel i abi l i t yCounci l , and t he l ocal i nt er connect i ng t r ansmi ssi on ut i l i t y, i ncl udi ng anycri t er i a regar di ng bl ackst ar t and f uel swi t chi ng capabi l i t i es.


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1001. 6 Exhi bi t 6: Wi nd Power Faci l i t i es

I f t he Appl i cant s pr oposal i s f or a wi nd power f aci l i t y, Exhi bi t 6 shal lcont ai n:

( a) A st atement of al l set back requi r ement s and/ or set back recommendat i ons

f or t ur bi nes f r om r oads, occupi ed st r uct ur es ( dwel l i ngs, commer ci al ,i ndust r i al , and i nst i t ut i onal ) , bar ns and unoccupi ed st r uct ur es, ar eas ofpubl i c gat her i ng, and el ect r i c tr ansmi ssi on l i nes, expl ai ni ng t he r at i onal ef or t he setback di st ances f or each t ype, as r equi r ed or r ecommended by:

( 1) t he manuf act ur er ' s speci f i cat i ons;( 2) t he Appl i cant ; and( 3) any l ocal ordi nance or l aw.

( b) A detai l ed expl anat i on of t he degr ee to whi ch t he Appl i cant hasaccommodated i n the f aci l i t y l ayout t he requi r ed and/ or r ecommended t ur bi ne

set backs r equi r ed t o be st at ed i n subdi vi si on ( a) of t hi s sect i on.

( c) Document at i on r egar di ng t he st atus and r esul t s of t hi r d- par t y r evi ew andcer t i f i cat i on ( t ype and pr oj ect ) of wi nd t ur bi nes pr oposed f or const r uct i onand oper at i on at t he el ect r i c pl ant .

( d) Wi nd meteor ol ogi cal anal yses demonst r at i ng adequate wi nd condi t i onssuppor t i ng t he est i mat ed capaci t y f act or f or t he f aci l i t y.


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1001. 8 Exhi bi t 8: El ect r i c Syst em Pr oduct i on Model i ng

Pr i or t o pr epar i ng t hi s exhi bi t , t he Appl i cant shal l consul t wi t h DPS and DECt o devel op an accept abl e i nput dat a set , i ncl udi ng model i ng f or t heAppl i cant s pr oposed f aci l i t y and i nput s f or t he emi ssi ons anal ysi s, t o beused i n t he si mul at i on anal yses.


( a) The f ol l owi ng anal yses t hat shal l be devel oped usi ng GEMAPS, PROMOD or asi mi l ar computer- based model i ng t ool :

( 1) est i mated st atewi de l evel s of SO2, NOx and CO2 emi ssi ons, bot h wi t h, andwi t hout t he pr oposed f aci l i t y;

( 2) est i mat ed mi ni mum, maxi mum, and average annual spot pr i cesr epr esent at i ve of al l NYI SO Zones wi t hi n the New Yor k Cont r ol Ar ea, bothwi t h and wi t hout t he pr oposed f aci l i t y;

( 3) an est i mat ed capaci t y f act or f or t he f aci l i t y;( 4) est i mated annual and mont hl y, on peak, shoul der and of f - peak MW out put

capabi l i t y f act ors f or t he f aci l i t y;

( 5) est i mat ed aver age annual and mont hl y pr oduct i on out put f or t he f aci l i t yi n MWhs;

( 6) an est i mat ed pr oduct i on cur ve f or t he f aci l i t y over an aver age year ;( 7) an est i mat ed pr oduct i on dur at i on cur ve f or t he f aci l i t y over an aver age

year; and

( 8)est i mat ed ef f ect s of t he pr oposed f aci l i t y on the ener gy di spat ch ofexi st i ng must - r un r esour ces, def i ned f or t hi s pur pose as exi st i ng wi nd,hydr oel ectr i c and nucl ear f aci l i t i es, as wel l as co- gener at i onf aci l i t i es t o t he ext ent t hey ar e obl i gat ed t o out put t hei r avai l abl eener gy because of t hei r st eam host s.

( b) Di gi t al copi es of al l i nput s used i n t he si mul at i ons r equi r ed i nsubdi vi si on ( a) of t hi s secti on.


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1001. 9 Exhi bi t 9: Al t er nat i ves


( a) an i dent i f i cat i on and descri pt i on of r easonabl e and avai l abl e al t er nat e

l ocat i on si t esf or t he pr oposed f aci l i t y, except t hat a pr i vat e f aci l i t yappl i cant may l i mi t i t s i dent i f i cat i on and descri pt i on t o si t es owned by, orunder opt i on t o, such pr i vat e f aci l i t y appl i cant or i t s af f i l i at es;

( b) f or each al t er nat i ve l ocat i on i dent i f i ed, an eval uat i on of t hecompar at i ve advantages and di sadvant ages of t he proposed and al t ernat i vel ocat i ons at a l evel of det ai l suf f i ci ent t o per mi t a compar at i ve assessmentof t he al t er nat i ves di scussed consi der i ng:

( 1) t he envi r onment al set t i ng;( 2) t he r ecreat i onal , cul t ur al and ot her concur r ent uses t hat t he si t e

may ser ve;

( 3) engi neeri ng f easi bi l i t y, i ncl udi ng f uel avai l abi l i t y, wi ndavai l abi l i t y ( i f appl i cabl e) , and i nt er connecti ons;

( 4) rel i abi l i t y and el ect r i c system ef f ect s ;( 5) envi r onment al i mpacts, i ncl udi ng an assessment of cl i mate change

i mpacts ( whether proposed energy use cont r i butes t o gl obalt emperat ur e i ncr ease) ;

( 6) economi c consi derat i ons;( 7) envi r onment al j ust i ce consi der at i ons;( 8)

secur i t y, publ i c saf et y and emer gency pl anni ng consi der at i ons;

( 9) publ i c heal t h consi der at i ons;( 10) t he si t e' s vul ner abi l i t y t o pot ent i al sei smi c di st ur bances and

cur r ent and ant i ci pat ed cl i mat e change i mpact s, such as sea- l evelr i se, pr eci pi t at i on changes, and ext r eme weat her event s; and

( 11) t he obj ect i ves and capabi l i t i es of t he appl i cant ;( c) a descr i pt i on and eval uat i on of r easonabl e al t er nat i ves t o the pr oposedf aci l i t y at t he pr i mar y pr oposed l ocat i on i ncl udi ng al t er nat i ves r egar di ng:

( 1) gener al ar r angement and desi gn;( 2) t echnol ogy, i ncl udi ng al t er nat i ve power bl ock t echnol ogi es, ai r

emi ssi ons cont r ol syst ems, st ack conf i gur at i ons ( si ngl e f l ue vs.combi ned f l ues) , cool i ng t echnol ogi es, and al t er nat i ves t o anypr oposed use of aqueous ammoni a;

( 3) scal e or magni t ude;( 4) f or wi nd power f aci l i t i es, al t er nat i ve l ayout s of t he t ur bi nes

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( 5) t i mi ng of t he pr oposed i n- ser vi ce dat e f or t he f aci l i t y i n r el at i ont o ot her pl anned addi t i ons, wi t hdr awal s, or ot her capaci t y,t r ansmi ssi on or demand reduct i on changes t o t he el ect r i c syst em;

( d) a st atement of t he r easons why t he pri mary proposed l ocat i on i s bestsui t ed, among t he al t er nat i ve l ocat i ons r equi r ed t o be i dent i f i ed, t o pr omot e

publ i c heal t h and wel f ar e, i ncl udi ng t he recr eat i onal , cul t ur al and ot herconcur r ent uses whi ch the si t e and af f ected areas may serve.

( e) a st atement of t he advant ages and di sadvantages of t he al t ernat i ves andt he r easons why t he pr i mary pr oposed desi gn t echnol ogy, scal e or magni t ude,and t i mi ng ar e best sui t ed, among t he al t er nat i ves, t o pr omote publ i c heal t hand wel f ar e, i ncl udi ng t he r ecr eat i onal , cul t ur al and ot her concur r ent usest hat t he si t e may serve.

( f ) a descri pt i on and eval uat i on of t he no act i on/ no bui l d al t er nat i ve at t hepr i mary proposed l ocat i on i ncl udi ng a st atement of t he r easons why t hepr oposed f aci l i t y i s bet t er sui t ed t o pr omot e publ i c heal t h and wel f ar ei ncl udi ng t he r ecreat i onal , cul t ur al and ot her concur r ent uses t hat t he si t emay ser ve.

( g) an i dent i f i cat i on and descr i pt i on of r easonabl e ener gy suppl y sour ceal t er nat i ves i ncl udi ng but not l i mi t ed t o al t er nat i ves t o t he pr oposedf aci l i t y consi st i ng of r enewabl e gener at i on, di st r i but ed gener at i on,t r ansmi ssi on, and demand- r educi ng al t ernat i ves, except t hat an appl i cant mayl i mi t i t s i dent i f i cat i on and descri pt i on t o al t ernat i ves t hat are f easi bl econsi der i ng t he obj ecti ves and capabi l i t i es of t he sponsor or i t s af f i l i at es;

( h) f or each sour ce and demand- r educi ng al t er nat i ve i dent i f i ed, an eval uat i onof t he comparat i ve advantages and di sadvant ages of t he proposed f aci l i t y andt he al t er nat i ves at a l evel of det ai l suf f i ci ent t o per mi t a compar at i veassessment of t he al t er nat i ves di scussed consi der i ng:

( 1) engi neeri ng f easi bi l i t y;( 2) rel i abi l i t y and el ect r i c system ef f ects ;( 3) envi r onment al i mpacts, i ncl udi ng an assessment of cl i mate change

i mpacts( whet her pr oposed energy use cont r i but es t o gl obalt emperatur e i ncr ease) ;

( 4) economi c consi derat i ons;( 5) envi r onment al j ust i ce consi der at i ons;( 6) secur i t y, publ i c saf ety and emer gency pl anni ng consi der at i ons;( 7) publ i c heal t h consi der at i ons; and( 8) t he obj ect i ves and capabi l i t i es of t he appl i cant ;

( i ) a st at ement of t he r easons why the pr oposed f aci l i t y i s best sui t ed,among t he al t ernat i ve sources and measur es, t o pr omot e publ i c heal t h andwel f ar e, i ncl udi ng the r ecreat i onal , cul t ur al , and ot her concur r ent uses t hatt he si t e and af f ected areas may serve.


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1001. 10 Exhi bi t 10: Consi st ency wi t h Ener gy Pl anni ng Obj ect i ves


( a) a st at ement demonst r at i ng the degr ee of consi st ency of t he const r uct i onand oper at i on of t he f aci l i t y wi t h t he ener gy pol i ci es and l ong r angeener gy pl anni ng obj ect i ves and st r at egi es cont ai ned i n the most r ecentst at e ener gy pl an i ncl udi ng consi der at i on of t he i nf or mat i on r equi r ed bysubdi vi si ons ( b) t hr ough ( i ) i n t hi s secti on;

( b) a descr i pt i on of t he i mpact t he pr oposed f aci l i t y woul d have onrel i abi l i ty i n the s tat e;

( c) a descr i pt i on of t he i mpact t he pr oposed f aci l i t y woul d have on f ueldi ver si t y i n t he st at e;

( d) a descr i pt i on of t he i mpact t he pr oposed f aci l i t y woul d have on r egi onalr equi r ement s f or capaci t y;

( e) a descr i pt i on of t he i mpact t he pr oposed f aci l i t y woul d have on el ect r i ct r ansmi ssi on const r ai nt s;( f ) a descr i pt i on of t he i mpact t he pr oposed f aci l i t y woul d have on f uel

del i ver y const r ai nt s;

( g) a descr i pt i on of t he i mpact t he pr oposed f aci l i t y woul d have i n r el at i ont o any ot her ener gy pol i cy or l ong range energy pl anni ng obj ect i ve orst r at egy cont ai ned i n the most r ecent st at e ener gy pl an;

( h) an anal ysi s of t he compar at i ve advant ages and di sadvant ages of r easonabl eand avai l abl e al t er nat i ve l ocat i ons or pr oper t i es i dent i f i ed f orconst r uct i on of t he pr oposed f aci l i t y; and

( i ) a st atement of t he reasons why t he pr oposed l ocat i on and sour ce i s bestsui t ed, among t he al t er nat i ves i dent i f i ed, t o pr omot e publ i c heal t h andwel f ar e, i ncl udi ng mi ni mi zi ng t he publ i c heal t h and envi r onment al i mpact sr el at ed to cl i mat e change.


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1001. 11 Exhi bi t 11: Prel i mi nary Desi gn Dr awi ngs

The prel i mi nary desi gn drawi ngs t o be submi t t ed pur suant t o t hi s sect i onshal l be pr epar ed by a Prof essi onal Engi neer , Ar chi t ect or LandscapeAr chi t ect , as appr opr i at e, l i censed and r egi st er ed i n New Yor k St at e, whosename shal l be cl ear l y pr i nt ed on t he dr awi ngs. Al l such dr awi ngs may be

l abel ed "prel i mi nar y" or "not f or const r uct i on pur poses" t o i ndi cat e t hei rpr el i mi nar y st at us. Al l such dr awi ngs ar e t o be dr awn t o scal e, or t o anexagger at ed scal e, as appr opr i at e. Al l such dr awi ngs ar e t o be dr awn usi ngcomput er graphi cs or comput er- ai ded desi gn sof t ware; hand- drawn sket ches anddrawi ngs may not be used.


( a) A si t e pl an showi ng al l bui l di ngs, st r uct ur es, dr i veways, par ki ng ar eas,emergency access l anes, si dewal ks, access ways and ot her i mprovement s at t hef aci l i t y si t e, depi cti ng t he pr oposed si t e i n r el at i on t o adj oi ni ngpr oper t i es, and depi cti ng t he l ayout of onsi t e f aci l i t i es and anci l l ar yf eat ur es. Addi t i onal dr awi ngs shal l be i ncl uded depi ct i ng t he l ayout of al lof f s i t e f aci l i t i es and anci l l ary f eat ures.

( b) A const r uct i on oper at i ons pl an i ndi cat i ng al l mat er i al s l ay- down ar eas,const r uct i on pr epar at i on ar eas, maj or excavat i on and soi l st orage ar eas, andconst r uct i on equi pment and worker parki ng ar eas.

( c) Gr adi ng and er osi on cont r ol pl ans i ndi cat i ng soi l t ypes, dept h t obedr ock, gener al ar eas of cut and f i l l , r et ai ni ng wal l s, i ni t i al and pr oposedcont our s, and per manent st ormwat er r etent i on areas.

( d) A l andscapi ng pl an i ndi cat i ng areas of t r ees t o be r etai ned, r emoved, orr est ored; berms, wal l s, f ences and ot her l andscapi ng i mpr ovement s, and areasf or snow r emoval st orage.

( e) A l i ght i ng pl an showi ng t ype and l ocat i on of ext er i or l i ght i ng f i xt ur esand i ndi cat i ng measures to be t aken t o pr event unnecessar y l i ght t r espassbeyond t he f aci l i t y pr oper t y l i ne.

( f ) Ar chi t ect ur al dr awi ngs i ncl udi ng bui l di ng and st r uct ur e ar r angement s andext er i or el evat i ons f or al l bui l di ngs and st r uctures, i ndi cat i ng t he l engt h,wi dt h, hei ght , mat er i al of const r ucti on, col or and f i ni sh of al l bui l di ngs,st r uct ur es, and f i xed equi pment .

( g) Typi cal desi gn det ai l dr awi ngs of al l under gr ound f aci l i t i es i ndi cat i ngpr oposed dept h and l evel of cover , and al l over head f aci l i t i es i ndi cat i nghei ght above gr ade, i ncl udi ng descr i pt i ons and speci f i cat i ons of al l maj orcomponent s i ncl udi ng pi pi ng, conduct ors, cool i ng t ower s, exhaust st acks, wi ndt ur bi ne t ower s and bl ades, and other st r uct ur es.

( h) For i nt er connect i on f aci l i t i es, t he pl ans and dr awi ngs r equi r ed bysubsect i ons ( a) t hr ough ( g) of t hi s Sect i on f or t he pr oposed i nt er connect i onf aci l i t i es and a prof i l e of t he cent erl i ne of t he i nt erconnecti on f aci l i t i esat exagger at ed ver t i cal scal e.

( i ) A l i st of engi neer i ng codes, st andar ds, gui del i nes and pr act i ces t hat t heappl i cant i nt ends t o conf or m wi t h when pl anni ng, desi gni ng, const r uct i ng,oper at i ng and mai nt ai ni ng the gener at i ng f aci l i t y power pl ant , wi nd tur bi nes,el ectr i c col l ecti on syst em, subst at i on, t r ansmi ssi on l i ne, i nt er - connecti on,and associ at ed bui l di ngs and st r uct ur es.


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1001. 12 Exhi bi t 12: Const r uct i on


( a) A pr el i mi nar y Qual i t y Assur ance and Cont r ol pl an, i ncl udi ng st af f i ng

posi t i ons and qual i f i cat i ons necessar y, demonst r at i ng how appl i cant wi l lmoni t or and assur e conf or mance of f aci l i t y i nst al l at i on wi t h al l appl i cabl edesi gn, engi neer i ng and i nst al l at i on st andar ds and cr i t er i a.

( b) A st at ement f r oma r esponsi bl e company of f i ci al t hat :

( 1) t hat appl i cant and i t s cont r act or s wi l l conf or m t o the r equi r ement sf or prot ect i on of under gr ound f aci l i t i es cont ai ned i n Publ i c Ser vi ceLaw 119- b, as i mpl emented by 16 NYCRR Par t 753; and

( 2) t he appl i cant wi l l compl y wi t h pol e number i ng and marki ngr equi r ements, as i mpl emented by 16 NYCRR Par t 217.

( c) Pr el i mi nar y pl ans and descri pt i ons i ndi cat i ng desi gn, l ocat i on and

const r ucti on cont r ol s to avoi d i nt er f er ence wi t h exi st i ng ut i l i t yt r ansmi ssi on and di st r i but i on systems, i ndi cat i ng l ocat i ons and t ypi calsepar at i ons of pr oposed f aci l i t i es f r om exi st i ng el ectr i c, gas, andcommuni cat i ons i nf r ast r uctur e and measures t o mi ni mi ze i nterf erences whereavoi dances cannot be r easonabl y achi eved.

( d) Speci f i cat i on of commi t ment s f or addr essi ng publ i c compl ai nt s, andpr ocedur es f or di sput e resol ut i on dur i ng f aci l i t y const r uct i on and oper at i on.


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1001. 13 Exhi bi t 13: Real Pr oper t y


( a) A survey of t he f aci l i t y si t e showi ng pr oper t y boundari es wi t h t ax mapsheet , bl ock and l ot number s; t he owner of r ecor d of al l par cel s i ncl uded i nt he si t e and f or al l adj acent pr oper t i es; easement s, gr ant s and r el at edencumbr ances on t he si t e par cel s; publ i c and pr i vat e roads on or adj oi ni ng orpl anned f or use as access t o t he si t e; zoni ng and r el at ed desi gnat i onsappl i cabl e t o the si t e and adj oi ni ng pr oper t i es, except t hat f or wi ndf aci l i t i es a map may be used i nst ead of a sur vey t o f ul f i l l t hi s r equi r ement .

( b) A pr oper t y/ r i ght - of - way map of al l pr oposed i nt er connect i on f aci l i t i esand of f - pr oper t y/ r i ght - of - way access dri ves and const r uct i on l ay- down orpr epar at i on ar eas f or such i nt er connect i ons.

( c) A demonst r at i on t hat t he appl i cant has obt ai ned t i t l e t o or a l easehol di nt er est i n t he f aci l i t y si t e, i ncl udi ng i ngr ess and egr ess access t o apubl i c str eet , or i s under bi ndi ng cont r act or opt i on t o obt ai n such t i t l e or

l easehol d i nt er est , or can obt ai n such t i t l e or l easehol d i nt er est .

( d) A st atement t hat t he appl i cant has obt ai ned, or can obt ai n, such deeds,easement s, l eases, l i censes, or ot her r eal pr oper t y ri ght s or pr i vi l eges asar e necessar y f or al l i nt er connecti ons f or t he f aci l i t y.

( e) An i dent i f i cat i on of any i mpr ovement di st r i ct extensi ons necessar y f ort he f aci l i t y and a demonst r at i on t hat t he appl i cant has obt ai ned, or canobt ai n, such i mpr ovement di st r i ct ext ensi ons.


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1001. 14 Exhi bi t 14: Cost of Faci l i t i es


( a) A det ai l ed est i mat e of t he t ot al capi t al cost s of t he pr oposed f aci l i t y,i ncl udi ng a separ at el y st at ed est i mat e f or each i nt er connect i on, br oken down

i n a r at i onal manner by t he Appl i cant i nto maj or cost component s appr opr i ateto the f aci l i ty .

( b) A br i ef st at ement of t he sour ce of t he i nf ormat i on used as t he basi s f ort he est i mat es r equi r ed by subdi vi si on ( a) of t hi s sect i on.

( c) Upon t he demand of any part y or of DPS, t he appl i cant shal l suppl y thewor k paper s f r om whi ch t he est i mat es r equi r ed by subdi vi si on ( a) of t hi ssect i on were made.


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1001. 15 Exhi bi t 15: Publ i c Heal t h and Saf et y


A st at ement and eval uat i on t hat i dent i f i es, descr i bes, and di scusses al lpot ent i al si gni f i cant adver se i mpact s of t he const r uct i on and oper at i on of

t he f aci l i t y, t he i nt erconnecti ons, and rel at ed f aci l i t i es on t heenvi r onment , publ i c heal t h, and saf et y, at a l evel of det ai l t hat r ef l ect st he sever i t y of t he i mpact s and t he r easonabl e l i kel i hood of t hei roccur r ence, i dent i f i es t he cur r ent appl i cabl e st at ut or y and r egul at or yf r amework, and al so addresses:

( a) t he ant i ci pat ed gaseous, l i qui d and sol i d wast es t o be pr oduced at t hef aci l i t y dur i ng const r uct i on and under r epr esent at i ve oper at i ngcondi t i ons of t he f aci l i t y, i ncl udi ng t hei r source, ant i ci pat edvol umes, composi t i on and t emper ature, and such met eor ol ogi cal ,hydr ol ogi cal and other i nf ormat i on needed t o support such est i mates andany studi es, i dent i f yi ng t he aut hor and dat e t her eof , used i n t heanal ysi s;

( b) t he ant i ci pated vol umes of such wast es to be r el eased t o t heenvi r onment duri ng const r uct i on and under any operat i ng condi t i on ofthe f aci l i ty ;

( c) t he t r eat ment pr ocesses t o el i mi nate or mi ni mi ze wast es to be r el easedt o the envi r onment ;

( d) t he manner of col l ect i on, handl i ng, st or age, t r ansport and di sposal f orwast es r etai ned and not r el eased at t he si t e, or t o be di sposed of ;

( e) f or wi nd power f aci l i t i es, i mpact s due t o bl ade t hr ow, t ower col l apse,audi bl e f r equency noi se, l ow- f r equency noi se, i ce thr ow and shadowf l i cker ;

( f ) maps of t he st udy ar ea and anal ysi s showi ng r el at i on of t he pr oposedf aci l i t y si t e t o publ i c wat er suppl y resour ces; communi t y emer gencyr esponse r esour ces and f aci l i t i es i ncl udi ng pol i ce, f i r e and emer gencymedi cal r esponse f aci l i t i es and pl ans; emergency communi cat i onsf aci l i t i es; hospi t al s and emer gency medi cal f aci l i t i es; desi gnat edevacuat i on r out es; exi st i ng known hazar d ri sks i ncl udi ng f l ood hazar dzones, st or m sur ge zones, ar eas of coast al er osi on hazar d, l andsl i dehazar d areas, areas of geol ogi c, geomorphi c or hydr ol ogi c hazar d; dams,br i dges and r el at ed i nf r ast r uct ur e; expl osi ve or f l ammabl e mat er i al st r anspor t at i on or st or age f aci l i t i es; cont ami nat ed si t es; and ot herl ocal r i sk f actors;

( g) al l si gni f i cant i mpact s on t he envi r onment , publ i c heal t h, and saf et yassoci at ed wi t h t he i nf or mat i on r equi r ed t o be i dent i f i ed pur suant t osubdi vi si ons a t hr ough f of t hi s sect i on, i ncl udi ng al l r easonabl yr el at ed shor t - t er m and l ong- t er m ef f ects;

( h) any adver se i mpact on t he envi r onment , publ i c heal t h, and saf ety thatcannot be avoi ded shoul d t he pr oposed f aci l i t y be const r uct ed andoperated, and measur es f or moni t or i ng and measur i ng such i mpact s;

( i ) any i r r ever si bl e and i r r et r i evabl e commi t ment of r esour ces t hat woul dbe i nvol ved i n t he const r uct i on and oper at i on of t he f aci l i t y;


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( j ) any measur es proposed by the appl i cant t o mi ni mi ze such i mpact s;( k) any measures pr oposed by t he appl i cant t o mi t i gate or of f set such

i mpact s; and

( l ) any moni t or i ng of such i mpacts pr oposed by t he appl i cant .


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1001. 16 Exhi bi t 16: Pol l ut i on Cont r ol Faci l i t i es

( a) I f appl i cabl e, Exhi bi t 16 shal l cont ai n:

( 1) Copi es of compl et ed appl i cat i ons f or per mi t s t o be i ssued by t he DECpur suant t o Feder al r ecogni t i on of St at e aut hor i t y, or pur suant t o

f eder al l y del egat ed or appr oved aut hori t y, i n accor dance wi t h t he Cl eanWater Act , t he Cl ean Ai r Act and the Resour ce Conser vat i on and RecoveryAct , and per mi t s pur suant t o Sect i on 15- 1503, Ti t l e 9 of Ar t i cl e 27, andAr t i cl es 17 and 19 of t he ECL.

( 2) Such evi dence as shal l enabl e t he Commi ssi oner of DEC t o eval uate t hef aci l i t y' s pol l ut i on cont r ol t echnol ogi es and t o r each a det er mi nat i on t oi ssue, subj ect t o appr opr i at e condi t i ons and l i mi t at i ons, per mi t s f or sucht echnol ogi es.

( 3) Such evi dence as shal l enabl e t he Boar d t o eval uat e t he f aci l i t y' spol l ut i on cont r ol t echnol ogi es and t o make t he f i ndi ngs and det ermi nat i onsr equi r ed by PSL Sect i on 168.

( 4) A r epr esent at i on and descr i pt i on of al l f uel wast e bypr oduct s t o bepr oduced as a resul t of const r uct i on and oper at i on of t he f aci l i t y and i t si nt er connect i ons and r el at ed f aci l i t i es, i ncl udi ng a descri pt i on and pl anas appr opr i at e f or t he handl i ng, st or age and di sposal of al l f uel wast ebypr oduct s. Ash pr oduced f r omt he combust i on or gasi f i cat i on of coal ,wood, bi omass, muni ci pal sol i d wast e or si mi l ar f uel s shal l be i ncl uded i nt he def i ni t i on of f uel wast e bypr oduct f or t he pur poses of t hi ssubdi vi si on.

( b) Fol l owi ng commer ci al oper at i on of a cer t i f i ed Maj or El ect r i c Gener at i ngFaci l i t y, r enewal appl i cat i ons f or per mi t s t o be i ssued by t he DEC pur suantt o Feder al r ecogni t i on of St at e aut hor i t y, or pur suant t o f eder al l y del egat edor appr oved aut hori t y, i n accor dance wi t h the Cl ean Wat er Act , t he Cl ean Ai r

Act and the Resour ce Conser vat i on and Recovery Act , and permi t s pur suant t oSect i on 15- 1503, Ti t l e 9 of Ar t i cl e 27, and Ar t i cl es 17 and 19 of t he ECL,wi l l be submi t t ed t o and act ed upon by t he DEC wi t hout copi es bei ng submi t t edt o t he Boar d or f i ndi ngs and det ermi nat i ons bei ng made by t he Boar d.


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1001. 17 Exhi bi t 17: Ai r Emi ssi ons

I f appl i cabl e, Exhi bi t 17 shal l cont ai n:

( a) A demonst r at i on of t he f aci l i t y' s compl i ance wi t h appl i cabl e f eder al ,st at e, and l ocal r egul at or y requi r ement s r egar di ng ai r emi ssi ons.

( b) An assessment of exi st i ng ambi ent ai r qual i t y l evel s and ai r qual i t yt r ends f or pol l ut ant s i n t he r egi on sur r oundi ng t he f aci l i t y, i ncl udi ng ai rqual i t y l evel s and t r ends t aken f r omr egi onal ai r qual i t y summar i es and ai rqual i t y t r end r epor t s.

( c) For emi ssi ons of t he f ol l owi ng subst ances by combust i on sour ces at t hef aci l i t y, a t abl e i ndi cat i ng the rat e and amount of emi ssi ons wi t h the nameof t he subst ance i n the f i r st col umn, t he hour l y emi ssi on rate i n t he secondcol umn, and the annual potent i al t o emi t i n the thi r d col umn:

( 1) sul f ur di oxi de (SO2) ;( 2) oxi des of ni t r ogen ( NOx) ;( 3) carbon di oxi de ( CO2) ;( 4) car bon monoxi de (CO) ;( 5) par t i cul at e mat t er ( PM 2. 5, PM 10, t ot al PM) ) ;( 6) vol at i l e or gani c compounds ( VOCs) ;( 7) el ement al l ead;( 8) mercur y; and( 9) a set of non- cr i t er i a ( i . e. t oxi c) pol l ut ant s t o be emi t t ed f r om t hepr oposed f aci l i t y as det ermi ned i n consul t at i on wi t h DOH and DEC.

( d) An assessment of t he potent i al i mpact s t o ambi ent ai r qual i t y t hat mayresul t f rompol l ut ant emi ssi ons fr om t he f aci l i t y, i ncl udi ng:

( 1) an est i mat i on of t he maxi mum pot ent i al ai r concent r at i ons ( shor t - t er mand l ong- t er m) of appr opr i at e pol l ut ant s det er mi ned i n consul t at i onwi t h DOH and DEC;

( 2) a compari son of t he maxi mumpr edi ct ed ai r concent r at i ons t o ambi entai r qual i t y st andards and gui del i nes and ambi ent backgr oundconcent r at i ons f or non- cri t er i a pol l ut ant s f or bot h shor t - t er m andl ong- t er m exposur es f or any appr opr i at e pol l ut ant det er mi ned i nconsul t at i on wi t h DOH and DEC;

( 3) wher e war r ant ed as determi ned i n consul t at i on wi t h DOH and DEC,cumul at i ve sour ce i mpact anal yses f or any appr opr i ate pol l ut ant i naccordance wi t h ai r per mi t t i ng r equi r ement s and 6 NYCRR Par t 487; and

( e) An of f si t e consequence anal ysi s f or any ammoni a t hat shal l be st oredonsi t e, i ncl udi ng an anal ysi s of an acci dent al r el ease scenar i o f or ammoni aperf ormed t o meet t he r equi r ement s of t he U. S. Envi r onment al Protect i onAgency' s r egul at i ons i mpl ement i ng Sect i on 112( r ) of t he Cl ean Ai r Act .


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1001. 18 Exhi bi t 18: Saf et y and Secur i t y


( a) A pr el i mi nar y pl an f or si t e secur i t y of t he pr oposed f aci l i t y dur i ng

const r ucti on of such f aci l i t y, i ncl udi ng si t e pl ans and descr i pt i ons of t hef ol l owi ng si t e secur i t y f eat ur es:

( 1) access cont r ol s i ncl udi ng f ences, gat es, bol l ar ds and ot her st r uct ur all i mi t at i ons;

( 2) el ectr oni c securi t y and survei l l ance f aci l i t i es;( 3) securi t y l i ght i ng, i ncl udi ng speci f i cat i ons f or l i ght i ng and cont rol s

t o addr ess wor k- si t e saf et y r equi r ement s and t o avoi d of f - si t e l i ghtt r espass; and

( 4) set back consi der at i ons f or f aci l i t y component s whi ch may pr esenthazar ds t o publ i c saf et y.

( b) A pr el i mi nar y pl an f or si t e secur i t y of t he pr oposed f aci l i t y dur i ngoper at i on of such f aci l i t y, i ncl udi ng si t e pl ans and descri pt i ons of t hef ol l owi ng si t e secur i t y f eat ur es:

( 1) access cont r ol s i ncl udi ng f ences, gat es, bol l ar ds and other st r uct ur all i mi t at i ons;

( 2) el ectr oni c securi t y and survei l l ance f aci l i t i es;( 3) securi t y l i ght i ng, i ncl udi ng speci f i cat i ons f or l i ght i ng and cont rol s

t o addr ess wor k- si t e saf et y r equi r ement s and t o avoi d of f - si t e l i ghtt r espass;

( 4) l i ght i ng of f aci l i t y component s to ensur e ai r craf t saf et y;( 5) set back consi der at i ons f or f aci l i t y component s whi ch may pr esent

hazar ds t o publ i c saf et y, and

( 6) a descri pt i on of a cyber secur i t y pr ogr am f or t he pr ot ect i on of di gi t alcomput er and communi cat i on syst ems and net works t hat suppor t t hef aci l i t y demonst r at i ng compl i ance wi t h cur r ent st andar ds i ssued by ast andar ds set t i ng body gener al l y r ecogni zed i n t he i nf or mat i ont echnol ogy i ndust r y, i ncl udi ng, but not l i mi t ed t o, t he f eder alDepart ment of Commerce' s Nat i onal I nst i t ute of St andar ds and

Technol ogy, t he Nor t h Amer i can El ect r i c Rel i abi l i t y Cor porat i on, or t heI nt er nat i onal Or gani zat i on f or St andar di zat i on, and pr ovi di ng f or

per i odi c val i dat i on of compl i ance wi t h the appl i cabl e standar d by ani ndependent audi t or .

( c) A pr el i mi nar y saf et y response pl an t o ensure t he saf ety and secur i t y oft he l ocal communi t y, i ncl udi ng:

( 1) an i dent i f i cat i on of cont i ngenci es t hat woul d const i t ut e a saf et y orsecur i t y emergency;

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( 3) evacuat i on cont r ol measures by cont i ngency; and( 4) communi t y not i f i cat i on pr ocedures by cont i ngency.

( d) A st at ement t hat t he appl i cant has provi ded a copy of t he pl ans r equi r edi n subdi vi si ons ( a) , ( b) , and ( c) of t hi s sect i on t o, and r equest ed r evi ew of

such pl ans and comment by, t he New Yor k St ate Di vi si on of Homel and Secur i t yand Emer gency Servi ces.

( e) I f t he f aci l i t y i s t o be l ocat ed wi t hi n any par t of a ci t y wi t h apopul at i on over one mi l l i on, a st at ement t hat t he appl i cant has pr ovi ded acopy of t he pl ans r equi r ed i n subdi vi si ons ( a) , ( b) , and ( c) of t hi s secti ont o, and request ed r evi ew of such pl ans and comment by, t he l ocal of f i ce ofemer gency management .

( f ) A descr i pt i on of al l onsi t e equi pment and syst ems t o be pr ovi ded t opr event or handl e f i r e emergenci es and hazardous subst ance i nci dent s.

( g) A descri pt i on of al l cont i ngency pl ans t o be i mpl ement ed i n r esponse tot he occurr ence of a f i r e emergency or a hazar dous subst ance i nci dent .

( h) A st at ement t hat t he appl i cant has provi ded a copy of t he pl ans r equi r edi n subdi vi si on ( c) of t hi s sect i on t o, and r equest ed r evi ew of such pl ans andcomment by, l ocal emer gency f i r st r esponder s servi ng t he ar ea of t he f aci l i t ysi t e, and a r evi ew of any r esponses r ecei ved.


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1001. 19 Exhi bi t 19: Noi se and Vi br at i on


A st udy of t he noi se i mpact s of t he const r uct i on and oper at i on of t hef aci l i t y, r el at ed f aci l i t i es and anci l l ar y equi pment . The name and

qual i f i cat i ons t o per f or m such anal yses of t he pr epar er of t he st udy shal l best ated. I f t he resul t s of t he study ar e cer t i f i ed i n any manner by a memberof a r el evant pr of essi onal soci et y, t he det ai l s of such cer t i f i cat i on shal lbe st ated. I f any noi se assessment methodol ogy st andards ar e appl i ed i n t hepr epar at i on of t he st udy, an i dent i f i cat i on and descr i pt i on of such st andar dsshal l be st at ed. The st udy shal l i ncl ude:

( a) A map of t he st udy ar ea showi ng the l ocat i on of sensi t i ve sound recept orsi n rel at i on t o t he f aci l i t y, rel at ed f aci l i t i es and anci l l ary equi pment( i ncl udi ng any r el at ed subst at i ons) . The sensi t i ve sound recept or s shownshal l i ncl udi ng r esi dences, out door publ i c f aci l i t i es and ar eas,hospi t al s, school s and ot her noi se- sensi t i ve recept or s.

( b) An eval uat i on of ambi ent pr e- const r uct i on basel i ne noi se condi t i ons,i ncl udi ng A- wei ght ed/ dBA sound l evel s, pr omi nent di scr et e ( pur e) t ones, atr epr esent at i ve potent i al l y i mpact ed noi se r ecept ors, usi ng act ualmeasur ement data recor ded i n wi nt er and summer and dur i ng day and ni ght asa f unct i on of t i me and f r equency usi ng a sui t abl e and sui t abl y cal i br at edsound l evel meter ( SLM) and oct ave band f r equency spect r um anal yzer, orsi mi l ar equi pment . The ambi ent pr e- const r uct i on basel i ne sound l evelshoul d be f i l t er ed t o excl ude seasonal and i nt er mi t t ent noi se.

( c) An eval uat i on of f ut ur e noi se l evel s dur i ng const r uct i on of t he f aci l i t yand r el at ed f aci l i t i es i ncl udi ng pr edi ct ed A- wei ght ed/ dBA sound l evel s atpotent i al l y i mpact ed and r epr esent at i ve noi se recept ors , usi ng comput ernoi se model i ng.

( d) An est i mat e of t he noi se l evel t o be pr oduced by operat i on of t hef aci l i t y, r el at ed f aci l i t i es and anci l l ar y equi pment assumi ng wi nd- i nducedbackgr ound noi se or st abl e at mospher i c condi t i ons, as appr opr i at e, and notassumi ng any at t enuat i on of sound that t r ansi ent l y occurs due t o weat heror t emper at ure.

( e) An eval uat i on of f ut ur e noi se l evel s dur i ng oper at i on of t he f aci l i t y,r el at ed f aci l i t i es and anci l l ar y equi pment i ncl udi ng pr edi ct ed A-wei ght ed/ dBA sound l evel s, , pr omi nent di scr et e ( pur e) t ones, andampl i t ude modul ated sound, at potent i al l y i mpacted and r epr esent at i venoi se receptors, usi ng comput er noi se model i ng, and an anal ysi s of whethert he f aci l i t y wi l l pr oduce si gni f i cant l evel s of l ow f r equency noi se ori nf r asound.

( f ) A st at ement i n t abul ar f orm of t he A- wei ght ed/ dBA sound l evel s i ndi cat edby measurement s and comput er noi se model i ng at t he repr esent at i ve ext ernalpr oper t y boundar y l i nes of t he f aci l i t y and r el at ed f aci l i t i es andanci l l ar y equi pment si t es, and at t he repr esent at i ve near est and aver agenoi se r ecept or s, f or t he f ol l owi ng scenar i os:

( 1) Dayt i me ambi ent noi se l evel - a si ngl e val ue of sound l evelequi val ent t o the l evel of sound exceeded f or 90% of t he t i me dur i ngt he dayt i me hour s ( 7 am - 10 pm) of a year ( L90) .


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( 2) Summer ni ght i me ambi ent noi se l evel - a si ngl e val ue of sound l evelequi val ent t o the l evel of sound exceeded f or 90% of t he t i me dur i ngt he ni ght i me hour s ( 10 pm- 7 am) dur i ng t he summer ( L90) .

( 3) Wi nt er ni ght i me ambi ent noi se l evel - a si ngl e val ue of sound l evelequi val ent t o the l evel of sound exceeded f or 90% of t he t i me dur i ng

t he ni ght i me hour s ( 10 pm - 7 am) dur i ng the wi nt er ( L90) .

( 4) Worst case f ut ur e noi se l evel dur i ng t he dayt i me per i od - t hedayt i me ambi ent noi se l evel ( L90) , pl us t he noi se l evel f romt heproposed new sources model ed as a si ngl e val ue of sound l evelequi val ent t o the l evel of sound exceeded f or 10% of t he t i me bysuch sour ces under normal operat i ng condi t i ons by such sour ces i n ayear ( L10) .

( 5) Worst case f ut ur e noi se l evel duri ng the summer ni ght i me per i od -t he summer ni ght i me ambi ent noi se l evel ( L90) , pl us t he noi se l evelf r om t he proposed new sources model ed as a si ngl e val ue of soundl evel equi val ent t o t he l evel of sound exceeded f or 10% of t he t i meby such sour ces under normal operat i ng condi t i ons by such sour ces i n

a year ( L10) .

( 6) Worst case f ut ur e noi se l evel dur i ng t he wi nt er ni ght i me peri od -t he wi nt er ni ght i me ambi ent noi se l evel ( L90) , pl us t he noi se l evelf r om t he proposed new sources model ed as a si ngl e val ue of soundl evel equi val ent t o t he l evel of sound exceeded f or 10% of t he t i meby such sour ces under normal operat i ng condi t i ons by such sour ces i na year ( L10) .

( 7) Dayt i me ambi ent average noi se l evel a si ngl e val ue of sound l evelequi val ent t o t he energy- aver age ambi ent sound l evel s ( Leq) dur i ngdayt i me hour s ( 7 am 10 pm) ; and

( 8) Typi cal f aci l i t y noi se l evel s - t he noi se l evel f r om t he pr oposednew sour ces model ed as a si ngl e val ue of sound l evel equi val ent t ot he l evel of t he sound exceeded 50% of t he t i me by such sour cesunder nor mal operat i ng condi t i ons by such sour ces i n a year ( L50) .

( 9) Typi cal f ut ur e noi se l evel dur i ng t he dayt i me per i od - t he ener gy-average ambi ent sound l evel dur i ng dayt i me hour s ( Leq) , pl us t henoi se l evel f r om t he proposed new sour ces model ed as a si ngl e val ueof sound l evel equi val ent t o t he l evel of t he sound exceeded 50% oft he t i me by such sour ces under normal operat i ng condi t i ons by suchsour ces i n a year ( L50) .

( g) A descr i pt i on of t he noi se st andar ds appl i cabl e t o the f aci l i t y, i ncl udi ngany l ocal r equi r ement s, and noi se desi gn goal s f or t he f aci l i t y at

r epr esent at i ve pot ent i al l y i mpact ed noi se r ecept or s, i ncl udi ng r esi dences,out door publ i c f aci l i t i es and ar eas, hospi t al s, school s, ot her noi se-sensi t i ve r ecept or s, and at r epr esent at i ve exter nal pr oper t y boundar yl i nes of t he f aci l i t y and r el at ed f aci l i t i es and anci l l ar y equi pments i t es.

( h) A t abul ar compar i son of t he noi se st andar ds appl i cabl e t o t he f aci l i t y,i ncl udi ng any l ocal r equi r ement s, and noi se desi gn goal s f or t he f aci l i t y,and t he degree of compl i ance i ndi cat ed by comput er noi se model i ng at t her epr esent at i ve ext er nal pr oper t y boundar y l i nes of t he f aci l i t y and


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r el at ed f aci l i t i es and anci l l ar y equi pment si t es, and at t her epr esent at i ve nearest and aver age noi se r ecept ors .

( i ) An i dent i f i cat i on and eval uat i on of r easonabl e noi se abat ement measuresf or const r ucti on acti vi t i es, i ncl udi ng a descri pt i on of a compl ai nt -handl i ng pr ocedur e t hat shal l be pr ovi ded dur i ng t he const r uct i on per i od.

( j ) An i dent i f i cat i on and eval uat i on of r easonabl e noi se abat ement measuresf or t he f i nal desi gn and oper at i on of t he f aci l i t y i ncl udi ng t he use ofal t er nat i ve t echnol ogi es, al t er nat i ve desi gns, and al t er nat i ve f aci l i t yar r angements.

( k) An eval uat i on of t he f ol l owi ng potent i al communi t y noi se i mpact s: hear i ngdamage (as addr essed by appl i cabl e Occupat i onal Saf ety and Heal t hAdmi ni st r at i on st andar ds) ; i ndoor and out door speech i nt er f er ence;i nt er f er ence i n t he use of out door publ i c f aci l i t i es and ar eas; communi t ycompl ai nt potent i al ; t he pot ent i al f or st r uct ur al damage; and t hepot ent i al f or i nt er f er ence wi t h t echnol ogi cal , i ndust r i al or medi calacti vi t i es t hat ar e sensi t i ve t o vi br at i on or i nf r asound.

( l ) A descri pt i on of post - const r uct i on noi se eval uat i on st udi es t hat shal l beper f ormed to est abl i sh conf ormance wi t h oper at i onal noi se desi gn goal s.

( m) An i dent i f i cat i on of pr acti cabl e post - const r ucti on oper at i onal cont r ol sand other mi t i gat i on measur es that wi l l be avai l abl e t o addr ess reasonabl ecompl ai nt s, i ncl udi ng a descr i pt i on of a compl ai nt - handl i ng pr ocedur e thatshal l be pr ovi ded dur i ng per i ods of oper at i on.

( n) The comput er noi se model i ng val ues used f or t he maj or noi se- produci ngcomponent s of t he f aci l i t y shal l f ai r l y mat ch t he uni que oper at i onal noi sechar act er i st i cs of t he par t i cul ar equi pment model s and conf i gur at i onspr oposed f or the f aci l i t y. The sof t war e i nput par amet ers, assumpt i ons,and associ ated data used f or t he comput er model i ng shal l be pr ovi ded.


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1001. 20 Exhi bi t 20: Cul t ur al Resour ces


( a) A st udy of t he i mpact s of t he const r uct i on and oper at i on of t he f aci l i t y,i nt er connect i ons and r el at ed f aci l i t i es on ar cheol ogi cal r esour ces,

i ncl udi ng:

( 1) a summary of t he nat ure of t he probabl e i mpact on anyar cheol ogi cal / cul t ur al r esour ces i dent i f i ed addr essi ng how t hosei mpact s shal l be avoi ded or mi ni mi zed;

( 2) a Phase I A ar cheol ogi cal / cul t ur al r esour ces st udy f or t he Ar ea ofPot ent i al Ef f ect ( APE) f or t he f aci l i t y si t e and any ar eas t o be usedf or i nt er connecti ons or r el at ed f aci l i t i es, i ncl udi ng a descr i pt i on oft he methodol ogy used f or such st udy;

( 3) a Phase I B st udy, i f r equi r ed, as det er mi ned i n consul t at i on wi t hOPRHP;

( 4) wher e war r ant ed based on Phase I st udy resul t s as det ermi ned i nconsul t at i on wi t h OPRHP, a Phase I I st udy based on i nt ensi vear chaeol ogi cal f i el d i nvest i gat i ons shal l be conduct ed to assess t heboundar i es, i nt egr i t y and si gni f i cance of cul t ur al r esour ces i dent i f i edi n Phase I st udi es. Phase I I shal l be desi gned t o obt ai n det ai l edi nf or mat i on on t he i nt egr i t y, l i mi t s, st r uctur e, f uncti on, andcul t ur al / hi st or i c cont ext of an ar chaeol ogi cal si t e, as f easi bl e,suf f i ci ent t o eval uat e i t s pot ent i al el i gi bi l i t y f or l i s t i ng on t heSt at e or Nat i onal Regi st er of Hi st or i c Pl aces. The need f or and scopeof wor k f or such i nvest i gat i ons shal l be det er mi ned i n consul t at i onwi t h OPRHP and DPS;

( 5) a st at ement demonst r at i ng t hat al l archaeol ogi cal mater i al s r ecover eddur i ng t he f aci l i t y cul t ur al r esour ces i nvest i gat i on shal l be cl eaned,catal ogued, i nvent or i ed and curat ed accor di ng to New Yor kAr chaeol ogi cal Counci l st andar ds; t hat t o the extent possi bl e,r ecover ed ar t i f act s shal l be i dent i f i ed as t o mat er i al , t empor al orcul t ur al / chr onol ogi cal associ at i ons, st yl e and f unct i on; and t hat t hef aci l i t y ar chaeol ogi st s shal l pr ovi de tempor ar y storage f or ar t i f actsunt i l a permanent curator i al f aci l i t y i s i dent i f i ed; and

( 6) an Unant i ci pat ed Di scover y Pl an t hat shal l i dent i f y the act i ons t o bet aken i n t he unexpect ed event t hat r esour ces of cul t ur al , hi st ori cal ,or ar chaeol ogi cal i mport ance are encount ered dur i ng t he excavat i onpr ocess. Thi s pl an shal l i ncl ude a pr ovi si on f or work st oppage upont he di scover y of possi bl e ar chaeol ogi cal or human r emai ns. I naddi t i on, t he pl an shal l speci f y the degr ee t o whi ch t he met hodol ogyused t o assess any di scover i es f ol l ows t he most r ecent St andar ds f orCul t ur al Resour ce I nvest i gat i ons and Cur at i on of Ar chaeol ogi calCol l ect i ons i n New Yor k St at e. Such an assessment , i f warr ant ed, shal lbe conduct ed by a pr of essi onal ar chaeol ogi st , qual i f i ed accor di ng t ot he st andar ds of t he New Yor k St ate Ar chaeol ogi cal Counci l .

( b) A st udy of t he i mpact s of t he const r uct i on and oper at i on of t he f aci l i t yand t he i nt er connect i ons and r el at ed f aci l i t i es on hi st or i c resour ces,i ncl udi ng t he r esul t s of f i el d i nspect i ons and consul t at i on wi t h l ocalhi st or i c pr eser vat i on gr oups t o i dent i f y si t es or st r uctures l i st ed orel i gi bl e f or l i st i ng on t he St at e or Nat i onal Regi st er of Hi st or i c Pl aces


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wi t hi n t he vi ewshed of t he f aci l i t y and wi t hi n t he st udy ar ea, i ncl udi ng ananal ysi s of potent i al i mpact on any st andi ng st r uct ur es whi ch appear t o be atl east 50 year s ol d and pot ent i al l y el i gi bl e f or l i st i ng i n t he St at e orNat i onal Regi st er of Hi st ori c Pl aces, based on an assessment by a per sonqual i f i ed pur suant t o f eder al r egul at i on ( 36 C. F. R. 61) .


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1001. 21 Exhi bi t 21: Geol ogy, Sei smol ogy and Soi l s


A st udy of t he geol ogy, sei smol ogy, and soi l s i mpact s of t he f aci l i t yconsi st i ng of t he i dent i f i cat i on and mappi ng of exi st i ng condi t i ons, an

i mpact anal ysi s, and proposed i mpact avoi dance and mi t i gat i on measur es,i ncl udi ng:

( a) a map del i neat i ng exi st i ng sl opes ( 0- 3%, 3- 8%, 8- 15%, 15- 25%, 25- 35%, 35%and over ) on and wi t hi n t he dr ai nage ar ea potent i al l y i nf l uenced by t hef aci l i t y si t e and i nt er connecti ons;

( b) a pr oposed si t e pl an showi ng exi st i ng and pr oposed cont our s at t wo- f ooti nt erval s, f or t he f aci l i t y s i t e and i nt erconnecti ons, at a scal esuf f i ci ent t o show al l pr oposed bui l di ngs, st r uct ur es, paved andveget at i ve ar eas, and const r uct i on ar eas;

( c) a descri pt i on and pr el i mi nar y cal cul at i on of t he quant i t y of cut and f i l lnecessar y t o const r uct t he f aci l i t y, i ncl udi ng separ at e cal cul at i ons f ort opsoi l , sub- soi l and r ock, and i ncl udi ng a pl an t o i dent i f y the pr esenceof i nvasi ve speci es i n spoi l mat er i al and t o pr event t he i nt r oduct i onand/ or spr ead of i nvasi ve speci es by the t r anspor t of f i l l mat er i al t o orf r om t he si t e of t he f aci l i t y or i nt erconnecti ons;

( d) a descri pt i on and pr el i mi nar y cal cul at i on of t he amount of f i l l , gr avel ,asphal t , and sur f ace t r eat ment mat er i al t o be br ought i n t o t he f aci l i t ysi t e and i nt er connect i ons;

( e) a descr i pt i on and pr el i mi nary cal cul at i on of t he pr oposed t ype and amountof cut mat er i al or spoi l t o be r emoved f r om t he f aci l i t y si t e andi nt er connect i ons;

( f ) a descr i pt i on of excavat i on t echni ques t o be empl oyed;( g) a del i neat i on of t emporar y cut or f i l l st orage ar eas to be empl oyed;( h) a descr i pt i on of t he char acteri st i cs and sui t abi l i t y f or const r ucti on

pur poses of t he mat er i al excavat ed f or t he f aci l i t y and of t he deposi t sf ound at f oundat i on l evel , i ncl udi ng f actors such as soi l cor r osi vi t y,bedr ock competence, and subsurf ace hydr ol ogi c char act er i st i cs;

( i ) a pr el i mi nar y pl an descri bi ng al l bl ast i ng oper at i ons i ncl udi ng l ocat i on,mi ni mum bl ast i ng cont r act or qual i f i cat i ons, hour s of bl ast i ng oper at i ons,est i mates of amounts of r ock to be bl ast ed, warni ng measur es, measur es t oensur e saf e t r anspor t at i on, st or age and handl i ng of expl osi ves, use ofbl ast i ng mat s, conduct of a pr e- bl ast i ng condi t i on sur vey of near bybui l di ngs and i mpr ovement s, and coordi nat i on wi t h l ocal saf et y of f i ci al s;

( j ) an assessment of potent i al i mpact s of bl ast i ng t o envi r onment al f eatur es,above- ground st r uct ur es and bel ow- ground st r uct ur es such as pi pel i nes andwel l s;

( k) an i dent i f i cat i on and eval uat i on of r easonabl e mi t i gat i on measur esr egar di ng bl ast i ng i mpact s, i ncl udi ng t he use of al t er nat i ve t echnol ogi esand/ or l ocat i on of st r uct ur es, and i ncl udi ng a pl an f or secur i ngcompensat i on f or damages t hat may occur due t o bl ast i ng;


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( l ) a descr i pt i on of t he r egi onal geol ogy, t ect oni c set t i ng and sei smol ogy ofthe f aci l i t y vi ci ni ty.

( m) an anal ysi s of t he expect ed i mpact s of const r uct i on and oper at i on of t hef aci l i t y wi t h r espect t o r egi onal geol ogy, i f such can be det er mi ned;

( n) an anal ysi s of t he i mpact s of t ypi cal sei smi c act i vi t y exper i enced i n t hef aci l i t y ar ea based on cur r ent sei smi c hazards maps, on t he l ocat i on andoper at i on of t he f aci l i t y i dent i f yi ng pot ent i al r ecept or s i n t he event off ai l ur e, and i f t he f aci l i t y i s pr oposed t o be l ocat ed near a young f aul tor a f aul t t hat has had di spl acement i n Hol ocene t i me, demonst r at i on of asui t abl e set back f r om such f aul t ;

( o) a map del i neat i ng soi l t ypes on t he f aci l i t y and i nt er connect i ons si t es;( p) a descr i pt i on of t he char acteri st i cs and sui t abi l i t y f or const r ucti on

pur poses of each soi l t ype i dent i f i ed above, i ncl udi ng a descr i pt i on oft he soi l st r uct ur e, t extur e, per cent age of organi c mat t er , andr echar ge/ i nf i l t r at i on capaci t y of each soi l t ype and a di scussi on of anyde- wateri ng t hat may be necessar y dur i ng const r uct i on and whet her t he

f aci l i t y shal l cont ai n any f aci l i t i es bel ow gr ade that woul d r equi r econt i nuous de- wateri ng;

( q) maps, f i gur es, and anal yses del i neat i ng dept h to bedr ock and under l yi ngbedr ock types, i ncl udi ng ver t i cal pr of i l es showi ng soi l s, bedr ock, wat ert abl e, seasonal hi gh gr oundwat er , and t ypi cal f oundat i on dept hs on t hef aci l i t y si t e, and any ar ea to be di st ur bed f or r oadways t o be const r uct edand al l of f - si t e i nt er connecti ons requi r ed t o ser ve t he f aci l i t y,i ncl udi ng an eval uat i on f or pot ent i al i mpact s due t o f aci l i t y const r uct i onand operat i on, i ncl udi ng any onsi t e wastewat er di sposal syst em, based oni nf or mat i on t o be obt ai ned f r om avai l abl e publ i shed maps and sci ent i f i cl i t er at ur e, r evi ew of t echni cal st udi es conduct ed on and i n t he vi ci ni t yof t he f aci l i t y, and onsi t e f i el d obser vat i ons, t est pi t s and/ or bor i ngs

as avai l abl e;

( r ) an eval uat i on t o det er mi ne sui t abl e bui l di ng and equi pment f oundat i ons,i ncl udi ng:

( 1) a pr el i mi nary engi neer i ng assessment t o determi ne t he t ypes andl ocat i ons of f oundat i ons t o be empl oyed. The assessment shal li nvest i gat e the sui t abi l i t y of such f oundat i on types as spr eadf oot i ngs, cai ssons, or pi l es, i ncl udi ng a st at ement t hat al l sucht echni ques conf or m t o appl i cabl e bui l di ng codes or i ndust r y standar ds;

( 2) i f pi l es ar e t o be used, a descri pt i on and pr el i mi nar y cal cul at i on oft he number and l engt h of pi l es t o be dr i ven, t he dai l y and over al lt otal number of hour s of pi l e dr i vi ng work t o be under t aken t o

const r uct t he f aci l i t y, and an assessment of pi l e dr i vi ng i mpact s onsur r oundi ng pr oper t i es and st r uct ur es due to vi br at i on; and

( 3) i dent i f i cat i on of mi t i gat i on measur es r egar di ng pi l e dr i vi ng i mpact s,i f appl i cabl e, i ncl udi ng a pl an f or secur i ng compensat i on f or damagest hat may occur due t o pi l e dr i vi ng; and

( s) an eval uat i on of t he vul ner abi l i t y of t he f aci l i t y si t e and t he oper at i onof t he f aci l i t y t o an ear t hquake event and a t sunami event .


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1001. 22 Exhi bi t 22: Ter r est r i al Ecol ogy and Wet l ands


( a) An i dent i f i cat i on and descr i pt i on of t he t ype of pl ant communi t i espr esent on t he f aci l i t y si t e, t he i nt er connect i ons, and adj acent pr oper t i es

based upon f i el d obser vat i ons and dat a col l ect i on consi st ent wi t h the nat ur eof t he si t e and access avai l abi l i t y to adj acent pr oper t i es.

( b) An anal ysi s of t he t emporary and permanent i mpact of t he const r uct i on andoper at i on of t he f aci l i t y and t he i nt er connect i ons on t he veget at i oni dent i f i ed, i ncl udi ng a mapped depi ct i on of t he veget at i on ar eas showi ng t hear eas t o be r emoved or di st ur bed, and i ncl udi ng a pl an t o i dent i f y thepr esence of i nvasi ve speci es and t o pr event t he i nt r oduct i on and/ or spr ead ofi nvasi ve speci es.

( c) An i dent i f i cat i on and eval uat i on of r easonabl e avoi dance measur es or,where i mpacts are unavoi dabl e, mi t i gat i on measures, i ncl udi ng t he use ofal t er nat i ve t echnol ogi es, r egar di ng veget at i on i mpact s i dent i f i ed.

( d) A char act er i zat i on of t he f aci l i t y si t e and any ar eas t o be di st ur bed f ori nt er connect i ons as t o t he veget at i on, wi l dl i f e ( i ncl udi ng mammal s, bi r ds,amphi bi ans, t er r est r i al i nver t ebr at es, and r ept i l es) and wi l dl i f e habi t at s,t hat occur i n, on, or i n t he vi ci ni t y, based on r econnai ssance or mul t i -season surveys and dat a col l ect i on appr opr i at e t o t he nat ur e of t he si t e,suppl ement ed by avai l abl e data f r om t he New Yor k Natur al Heri t age Progr am,New Yor k St ate (NYS) Amphi bi an and Rept i l e At l as Pr oj ect , t he NYS Br eedi ngBi r d At l as and r ange maps, Br eedi ng Bi r d Sur vey Rout es, Chr i st mas Bi r d Count sand ot her si mi l ar r ef er ence sour ces, i ncl udi ng an i dent i f i cat i on anddepi ct i on of any Si gni f i cant Coast al Fi sh and Wi l dl i f e Habi t at Ar easdesi gnated by DOS/ DEC and any unusual habi t ats or si gni f i cant natur alcommuni t i es t hat coul d support st at e or f eder al l y l i st ed endanger ed ort hr eat ened speci es or speci es of speci al concer n.

( e) A l i st of t he speci es of mammal s, bi r ds, amphi bi ans, t er r est r i ali nver t ebr at es, and r ept i l es r easonabl y l i kel y to occur on, or i n t he vi ci ni t yof t he f aci l i t y si t e and ar eas t o be di st ur bed f or i nt er connect i ons based onsi t e observat i ons and suppl ement ed by publ i cl y avai l abl e sour ces.

( f ) An anal ysi s of t he i mpact of t he const r uct i on and oper at i on, i ncl udi ngai r emi ssi ons i f any, of t he f aci l i t y and i nt er connect i ons on veget at i on,wi l dl i f e, wi l dl i f e habi t at s , and wi l dl i f e t ravel corr i dors , i ncl udi ng adet ai l ed assessment of di r ect and i ndi r ect i mpact s and i dent i f i cat i on andeval uat i on of t he expect ed envi r onment al i mpact s of t he f aci l i t y on decl i ni ngspeci es, Speci es of Gr eat est Conservat i on Need ( SGCN) , and speci es pr otectedby St ate and Federal l aw and t he habi t at s of such speci es. Gi ven t hepr ovi si ons of 3- 0301( 2) ( r ) of t he Envi r onment al Conservat i on Law and 15 oft he Publ i c Ser vi ce Law, i nf or mat i on t hat i dent i f i es t he l ocat i ons of habi t at sof such speci es or any ot her speci es or uni que combi nat i on of speci es off l ora or f auna wher e t he dest r uct i on of such habi t at or t he r emoval of suchspeci es t her e f r om woul d i mpai r t hei r abi l i t y to sur vi ve, shal l not bedi scl osed t o the publ i c, and shal l onl y be di scl osed t o t he par t i es t o apr oceedi ng pur suant t o an appr opr i ate pr otect i ve order .

( g) An i dent i f i cat i on and eval uat i on of r easonabl e avoi dance measur es or,where i mpacts are unavoi dabl e, mi t i gat i on measures, i ncl udi ng t he use ofal t er nat i ve t echnol ogi es, r egar di ng i mpact s t o veget at i on, wi l dl i f e andwi l dl i f e habi t at .


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( h) For pr oposed wi nd- power ed f aci l i t i es:

( 1) an i dent i f i cat i on and eval uat i on of t he expect ed envi r onment al i mpact sof t he f aci l i t y on avi an and bat speci es and t he habi t at s t hat supportt hembased on i nf ormat i on gat her ed dur i ng pr e- const r uct i on st udi es

conduct ed at t he pr oposed si t e and other near by si t es, anal ysi s ofknown or pr edi ct ed speci es and speci es mi gr at i on cor r i dors pr esent onsi t e, and i ncl udi ng a descr i pt i on of t he extent , met hodol ogy andr esul t s of al l such pr e- const r ucti on st udi es;

( 2) an i dent i f i cat i on and descri pt i on of a per i od of post - const r uct i onoper at i ons moni t or i ng f or pot ent i al di r ect and i ndi r ect i mpact s t oavi an and bat speci es and habi t at s, i ncl udi ng a descr i pt i on of t heext ent , met hodol ogy and t i mi ng of such post - const r uct i on oper at i onsmoni t ori ng; and

( 3) a pl an t o avoi d or , where unavoi dabl e, mi ni mi ze and mi t i gat e any suchi mpact s dur i ng const r uct i on and oper at i on of t he f aci l i t y based onexi st i ng i nf or mat i on, t he r esul t s of pr e- and post - const r uct i on

moni t or i ng, and any known post - const r uct i on i mpact s t hat may occur.

( i ) A map showi ng del i neat ed boundari es based on onsi t e i dent i f i cat i on ofal l f eder al , st at e and l ocal l y r egul at ed wet l ands pr esent on t he f aci l i t ysi t e and wi t hi n 500 f eet of ar eas t o be di st ur bed by const r uct i on, i ncl udi ngt he i nt erconnect i ons; and pr edi ct ed pr esence and ext ent of wet l ands on ther emai nder of si t e pr oper t i es and adj acent pr oper t i es wi t hi n 500 f eet of ar east o be di st ur bed by const r uct i on. For adj acent pr oper t i es wi t houtaccessi bi l i t y, i ni t i al sur veys may be based on remote- sensi ng dat a,i nt er pr etat i on of publ i shed wet l ands and soi l s mappi ng and aer i alphot ogr aphy.

( j ) A descri pt i on of t he charact eri st i cs of al l f ederal , stat e and l ocal l y

r egul at ed wet l ands del i neat ed as above, i ncl udi ng t he Cowar di ncl assi f i cat i on, and a descri pt i on of t he veget at i on, soi l s, and hydr ol ogydat a col l ect ed f or each of wet l and si t es i dent i f i ed, based on act ual onsi t ewet l and observat i ons.

( k) A qual i t at i ve and descr i pt i ve wet l and f unct i onal assessment , i ncl udi ngseasonal var i at i ons, f or al l wet l ands del i neat ed as above f or groundwat err echar ge/ di schar ge, f l oodf l ow al t er at i on, f i sh and shel l f i sh habi t at ,sedi ment / t oxi cant r et ent i on, nut r i ent r emoval , sedi ment / shor el i nestabi l i zat i on, wi l dl i f e habi t at , recreat i on, uni queness/ heri t age, vi sualqual i t y/ aest het i cs, and pr ot ect ed speci es habi t at .

( l ) An anal ysi s of al l of f - si t e wet l ands t hat may be hydr ol ogi cal l y orecol ogi cal l y i nf l uenced by devel opment of t he f aci l i t y si t e and t he wet l ands

i dent i f i ed above, obser ved i n t he f i el d wher e accessi bl e to det er mi ne t hei rgener al char act er i st i cs and r el at i onshi p, i f any, t o wet l ands del i neat ed asabove.

( m) An i dent i f i cat i on of al l t emporary and per manent i mpacts on t he wet l andsor t hei r r egul at ed adj acent ar eas.

( n) An i dent i f i cat i on and eval uat i on of r easonabl e avoi dance measur es or,wher e i mpact s ar e unavoi dabl e mi t i gat i on measur es t o be empl oyed regardi ngt he wet l ands and adj acent ar eas i mpact s, i ncl udi ng t

exhibit rules - art.10

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