Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision: Bonneville Power
Administration (BPA), Arlington Wind Interconnection Project Record of Decision (ROD) (January 26, 2005).
This notice announces the availability of the ROD to offer contract terms to interconnect up to 200
megawatts of wind generation from the Columbia Energy Partners' proposed Arlington Wind Project into
the Federal Columbia River Transmission System. The wind project will be interconnected at the proposed
BPA Jones Canyon Switching Station. BPA's McNary-Santiam #2 230-kilovolt transmission line will be
looped through Jones Canyon Switching Station for the purpose of providing transmission access to the
wind project. These proposed facilities will be located in Gilliam County, Oregon, about 3 miles
southwest of Arlington, Oregon. The decision to offer terms to interconnect the Arlington Wind Project
is consistent with and tiered to BPA's Business Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement
(DOE/EIS-0183, June 1995) and the Business Plan ROD (August 1995). Copies of this ROD and the Business
Plan EIS and ROD may be obtained by calling BPA's toll-free document request line, 1-800-622- 4520.
The RODs and EIS are also available on our Web site at: http://www.efw.bpa.gov .
For further information information, contact: Donald L. Rose, Bonneville Power Administration--KEC-4,
P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon, 97208-3621; toll-free number: 1-800-282-3713; fax number: 503-230-5699;
or e-mail: dlrose@bpa.gov. [For additional information,
see the Notice of Availability of the ROD in the