February 26, 2009

REVISED NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DS/SCOPING NOTICES

The applicant has identified a numerical figure in the scoping notice published February 18, 2009 for the Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project which needs to be corrected. Due to the need to correct the numerical figure and provide the public with notice thereof, Garfield County is re-issuing the scoping notice with the corrected information as provided below and adjusting the scoping comment period to conclude on April 3, 2009 at 5:00 PM. Please note that the comment period has also been extended for the Notice of Application for the Garfield County Conditional Use Permit (CUP) which was submitted on January 26, 2009. The comment period on the Notice of Application will conclude on April 3, 2009.

The purpose of the re-issue of the following document: Public Notice of Determination of Significance, Lead Agency Status and Request for Comments on Scope of EIS: Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project Garfield County CUP# 012609 is clarified to add language in the sections entitled: Description of Project (Columbia County WRAs) and Comment Deadline, which is changed as follows.

The original statement:

“Applicants believe that these lands may be capable of supporting the development of up to 450 MW of electricity, although a more precise assessment would require additional investigation and assessment that has not been completed at this time.”

Has been modified to read:

“Applicants believe that these lands may be capable of supporting the development of up to 632 MW of electricity, although a more precise assessment would require additional investigation and assessment that has not been completed at this time.”

The original statement:

“All scoping comments must be received by the Garfield County Public Works Department, Planning Division, no later than March 20, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.”

Has been modified to read:

“All scoping comments must be received by the Garfield County Public Works Department, Planning Division, no later than April 3, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.”

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