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Figure 1: Proposed Facility Location
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
Boardman to Hemingway
Transmission Line
Informational Meetings on the Complete Application for Site Certificate
Summary:
Date Notice Issued: October 3, 2018
Introduction:
The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), staff to the
Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC), received an
Application for Site Certificate (ASC) from Idaho Power
Company (IPC or applicant) to construct and operate
the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line. The
proposed facility would be a 500-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line approximately 273 miles in length,
spanning five counties in Oregon and one in Idaho.
Under Oregon law, the applicant must obtain a site
certificate from EFSC before constructing and
operating the proposed facility. ODOE determined the
ASC complete on September 21, 2018 and the
applicant submitted and filed a final ASC on October 3,
2018. A map of the proposed facility is included at the
end of this notice. Specific proposed locational maps
can be found in the ASC, Exhibit C.
ODOE webpage:
https://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-
safety/facilities/Pages/B2H.aspx
Applicant webpage with landowner maps:
http://www.boardmantohemingway.com/Landowner
Maps.aspx
Public Informational Meetings:
ODOE will hold a series of public informational
meetings with the applicant to provide the public with
more information about the proposed facility and the
EFSC review process. The informational meetings will
include a presentation starting at 5:30 p.m. ODOE and
applicant representatives will be available after the
presentation to answer specific questions.
County:
Date:
Time:
Location:
Malheur
Monday, October 15, 2018
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Four Rivers Cultural Center, 676 SW 5th
Ave, Ontario, OR
County:
Date:
Time:
Location:
Baker
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Community Connections - Baker County
Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St, Baker
City, OR
County:
Date:
Time:
Location:
Union
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Blue Mountain Conference Center, 404
12th St, La Grande, OR
County:
Date:
Time:
Location:
Umatilla
Thursday, October 18, 2018
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pendleton Convention Center, 1601
Westgate, Pendleton, OR
County:
Date:
Time:
Location:
Morrow
Thursday, October 18, 2018
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sage Center, 101 Olson Road,
Boardman, OR
The informational meetings are not public hearings
and will not include public testimony or on-the-record
public comments. Opportunity for written or oral
testimony will be provided at a later date – during the
draft proposed order (DPO) public comment period
and public hearings – following issuance of the draft
proposed order, as described below.
Description of Proposed Facility:
The applicant proposes to construct and operate a
500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line approximately 273
miles long. The proposed transmission line and
proposed alternative routes would cross five counties
in Oregon, extending from a proposed switching
station near Boardman, Oregon to the existing
Hemingway Substation located in Owyhee County,
Idaho. The major components of the proposed facility
would include the 500-kV transmission line, removal
PUBLIC NOTICE: Public Information Meetings on the Complete Application for Site Certificate for the Boardman to Hemingway
Transmission Line, Notice Issued October 3, 2018
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of 12 miles of existing 69-kV transmission line,
rebuilding of 0.9 mile of a 230-kV transmission line,
and rebuilding of 1.1 miles of an existing 138-kV
transmission line. The applicant is also proposing four
alternative routes to the proposed route, totaling
approximately 33.3 miles of transmission line. Related
or supporting facilities would include the switching
station, communication stations, new access roads
and the modification of existing access roads. The
proposed facility also includes temporary construction
staging areas (“multi-use areas”), and temporary
pulling and tensioning sites.
Location of Proposed Facility:
The proposed transmission line and proposed
alternative routes would cross five counties in Oregon
including Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Baker, and
Malheur counties. A map of the proposed facility is
included at the end of this notice. Specific proposed
locational maps can be found in the ASC, Exhibit C.
EFSC Review Process:
The site certificate process is a consolidated,
comprehensive siting process. The applicant must
demonstrate that the proposed facility meets EFSC
standards established under Oregon Revised Statute
(ORS) 469.501 and set forth in Oregon Administrative
Rule (OAR) Chapters 345, division 22, 23, and 24, as
well as all other applicable Oregon statutes, rules and
standards. ODOE serves as staff to EFSC and conducts
the application review process.
The proposed Boardman to Hemingway Transmission
Line is an energy facility subject to EFSC jurisdiction
under the definition in ORS 469.300(11)(a)(C). As such,
the proposed facility must receive a site certificate
from EFSC before construction can begin. EFSC has
jurisdiction on all lands in Oregon except Tribal
Government controlled land; the facility must receive
EFSC approval even on land owned by the federal
government.
Upcoming Review Phases:
ODOE is currently preparing the draft proposed order
(DPO), which will include staff’s analysis of the
application, based on ODOE’s review of the ASC as
well as comments received from state agencies, Tribal
governments, and local governments identified as
reviewing agencies or special advisory groups under
EFSC’s rules and statutes. Based on staff’s analysis, the
DPO will include a recommendation to EFSC of
approval or denial of the site certificate. The DPO will
include recommended conditions of approval for
EFSC’s consideration.
Following issuance of the DPO, ODOE will open a
public comment period and EFSC will conduct a public
hearing in each of the five counties where the facility
is proposed. At that time, to preserve your right to
participate in the contested case proceeding and
subsequently appeal EFSC’s decision, you must
provide written comment during the public comment
period on the DPO, including oral or written testimony
on the record of any of the public hearings. ODOE
anticipates issuing the DPO during the first quarter of
2019. The Department will issue notice of the public
hearing and comment period when it issues the DPO.
As described above, the October 2018 informational
meetings are not public hearings.
For more information on EFSC standards, please visit:
http://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-
safety/facilities/Pages/Siting-Standards.aspx
Receipt of this Notice:
Please note that you may be receiving this notice for
multiple reasons:
1. You own property within or adjacent to
(within 500 feet) the site boundary. You will
automatically receive all future EFSC notices
for this facility.
2. You have previously signed up via GovDelivery
to receive notices related to the Boardman to
Hemingway Transmission Line or all EFSC
project-related notices. You will automatically
receive all future notices per your GovDelivery
choices, unless you unsubscribe via
GovDelivery.
3. You are the owner of real property normally
used for sleeping, or normally used as schools,
churches, hospitals or public libraries within
one half mile from the site boundary (noise
sensitive property).
4. You requested to receive notices by mail
and/or electronic delivery during the joint
scoping meetings with ODOE, the Bureau of
Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service
in August 2010. If you would like to be
removed from the mailing list, please contact
the project siting analyst.
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Notice Issued October 3, 2018
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More Information:
Please contact Kellen Tardaewether, Senior Siting
Analyst, at the email address or mailing address listed
below.
Kellen Tardaewether, Senior Siting Analyst
Oregon Department of Energy
550 Capitol St N.E.
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 373-0214
Email: Kellen.Tardaewether@oregon.gov
More information about the facility and updates on
the review process is available using any of the
following options.
1) Oregon Department of Energy’s webpage:
More details on the Boardman to Hemingway
Transmission Line application for site certificate (ASC)
is available online at:
https://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-
safety/facilities/Pages/B2H.aspx
Additional resources to help you participate in the
state siting process can be found at:
http://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-
safety/facilities/pages/default.aspx
4) Electronic copies of the application may be
viewed or downloaded at:
Baker County Public Library, 2400 Resort St.,
Baker City;
Oregon Trail Library District, 200 S. Main St.,
Boardman;
Cook Memorial Library, 2006 4th St., La
Grande;
Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton;
Ontario Community Library, 388 SW 2nd Ave,
Ontario
Accessibility information:
The Oregon Department of Energy is committed to
accommodating people with disabilities. For the
review of the application or attendance at any of the
information meetings, if you require any special
physical or language accommodations, or need
information in an alternate format, please contact
Esther Kooistra at 503-378-3895, toll-free in Oregon at
800-221-8035, or email to
esther.kooistra@oregon.gov. For any other
accommodation needed to attend an informational
meeting, please contact ODOE as soon as possible so
we may provide the accommodation.
2) Updates by email/mail:
Subscribe to GovDelivery, a self-managed, automated
email system that sends notices and updates on the
Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line as well as
any or all other energy facilities and events under
EFSC jurisdiction. For more information, please visit:
http://tinyurl.com/EFSC-email.
Published: October 3, 2018
Affidavit
Mustangs sink Pirates 44-6
The Heppner Mus-
tang football team won
their first Blue Moun-
tain Conference game of
the season by defeating
the Riverside Pirates 44-
6. The Mustangs scored
touchdowns on their first
five possessions of the
game to take control of the
contest early.
It only took five plays
and a little over a minute
for the Mustangs to score
their first touchdown. Five
straight runs by Gavin
Hanna-Robinson led to the
score when he punched it
in from seven yards out.
Blake Wolters scored the
two point conversion on a
run to give the Mustangs
an 8-0 lead.
The Heppner defense
forced a Pirate punt and it
didn’t take long to score
again. Five plays later,
Jayden Wilson passed the
ball to Mason Lehman
who took it the distance
for a 60 yard touchdown.
Hanna-Robinson scored
the two point conversion
run to give Heppner a 16-0
lead.
The next score came
as Wilson dropped back
and found Logan Bur-
right open behind the Pi-
rates’ defense. The pass
and catch touchdown play
covered 25 yards and the
Mustangs now led 22-0
as the first quarter came
to an end.
The Mustangs got the
ball right back and Wilson
scored when he ran the
ball in from 13 yards out.
Wolters again scored the
two point conversion on a
run up the middle to now
make it 30-0.
On the kickoff, River-
side fumbled the ball and it
was recovered by Hayden
Hyatt at the Pirates 42-
yard line. Only four plays
later the Mustangs scored
again as Hanna-Robinson
ran it in from 19 yards out.
That made the score 36-0
early in the second quarter.
At this point in the
Charles Cason (73) and Jackson Lehman take down the
Pirates player. -Photo by Kirsti Cason.
game, the Heppner coach-
es started to substitute
freely with many of the
younger players to give
them some valuable ex-
perience in a conference
game. The first half ended
with both teams trading
several possessions and
the score was 36-0.
The Pirates scored
their only touchdown half-
way through the third
quarter to make it 36-6.
The Mustangs answered
right back when Wolters
took a handoff and scam-
pered around right end
for a 40-yard touchdown.
Wilson dropped back to
pass and hit Evan Koll-
man for the two point
conversion to make the
score 44-6.
The Mustangs cleared
the bench and let everyone
get some playing time for
the last quarter and a half.
The teams traded posses-
sions several times until
the clock ran out giving
the Mustangs a 44-6 vic-
tory.
Heppner had 18 first
downs in the game and
357 yards of total offense.
They held Riverside to
206 total yards for the
game.
Wilson was 2-3 pass-
ing the ball for 85 yards
and two touchdowns. Ka-
son Cimmyotti was 2-4 for
26 yards. Mason Lehman
had one catch for 60 yards
and a touchdown while
To receive notices by U.S. Mail, please contact Kellen
Tardaewether.
3) In hardcopy:
Hard copies of the proposed Boardman to
Hemingway Transmission Line Application for Site
Certificate are available for public inspection at:
Oregon Department of Energy
550 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
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Burright caught one ball
for 25 yards and a score.
Jace Coe had two catches
for 26 yards for the Mus-
tangs.
Hanna-Robinson led
the team in rushing with
99 yards on 10 carries and
two touchdowns. Wolters
rushed for 75 yards on
seven carries and scored
one touchdown. Brock
Hisler carried the ball two
times for 36 yards and
Derrick Smith three times
for 15. Bryan Collins
gained 12 yards on one
carry and Mason Lehman
had one carry for nine
yards. Wilson also rushed
for a Mustang touchdown.
Charles Cason led
the team in tackles with
11. Hisler was next with
seven and Keegan Gibbs
had five. With four tackles
each were Casey Fletcher,
Mikel Jaca and Coner
Brosnan. Making three
tackles each in the game
were Tyler Carter, Zavier
Glover and Coe. Record-
ing two tackles each were
Wolters, Cimmyotti, Hy-
att, Nate Maret and Jack-
son Lehman. With one
tackle each were Wilson,
Hanna-Robinson, Burri-
ght, Mason Lehman, Jor-
den Sweeney, Kegan Stea-
gall and Cody Fletcher.
This Friday the Mus-
tangs will host the Irrigon
Knights in a non-confer-
ence game at Les Payne
Field.
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