Plan of Development. Energy Gateway South Transmission Project. Volume I PREPARED BY:

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1 Energy Gateway South Transmission Project Plan of Development Volume I Wyoming Colorado Utah PREPARED BY: U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office NOVEMBER 2016

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3 ENERGY GATEWAY SOUTH TRANSMISSION PROJECT PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT VOLUME I Case Files Wyoming: WYW Colorado: COC Utah: UTU Prepared by: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office November 2016

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5 ENERGY GATEWAY SOUTH TRANSMISSION PROJECT Plan of Development Because there will be an extended period oftime between execution of the Records of Decision (ROD) and the completion of the design and engineering and commencement of construction of the Energy Gateway South Transmission Project (Project), the Plan of Development (POD) is being developed in two phases. This phase of the POD is required by the BLM to contain sufficient information for the BLM and the other federal land-management agencies to sign their respective RODs at the culmination of the NEP A process. This draft of the POD contains data and information (including the framework for mitigation) documented in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which is based on a description of a typical 500-kilovolt (kv) transmission line along the location of the right-of-way centerline since the design and engineering of the Project is not available during preparation ofthe EIS. Also, as an appendix, tbis phase of the POD contains a complete and agency-approved POD for geotechnical investigation that will commence once the RODs are executed and the right-of-way is granted, the special-use authorization is issued, and the encroachment permit and grant of easement are issued (Appendix G- Geotechnical Investigation Plan of Development). The approval of tbis phase of the POD is required as evidence that tbis phase of the POD contains sufficient information to support the respective RODs of the federal land-management agencies cooperating in tbis Project and for implementation of the Geotechnical Investigations that are required prior to development of the second phase of the POD for construction. CONCURRENCE Approved by:.& ~, Sharon Seppi Managing Director, Construction PacifiCorp Date:_I_I/ ;,_ ~ ;_ //.J..._ ~ _

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7 VOLUME I Plan of Development TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Introduction Introduction Purpose and Need of the Plan of Development Project Overview Organization of the Plan of Development Volume I Sections 1 through Appendices Volume II: Map Sets Map Set 1 Project and Environmental Features (1 inch = 2,000 feet [1:24,000]) Map Set 2 Key Mitigation and Reclamation Practices (1 inch = 400 feet [1:4,800]) Relationship with Other Environmental Documents Federal, State, and Local Permits Section 2 Roles and Responsibilities Roles and Responsibilities Company Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs/Ute Indian Tribe Compliance Inspection Contractor Construction Contractor(s) Section 3 Project Description Introduction Proposed Facilities Transmission Segment Descriptions Typical Design Characteristics Transmission Structures Structure Foundations Transmission Line Hardware Communications Systems Substations and Series Compensation Stations Substation and Series Compensation Stations Overview Series Compensation Station Components Preliminary Access Road Information Land Requirements and Construction Disturbance Right-of-Way Acquisition Temporary and Permanent (Long-term) Construction Disturbance Section 4 Environmental Setting, Issues, and Mitigation Measures Introduction Summary of Environmental Setting Summary of Environmental Issues by Environmental Resource Climate and Air Quality Earth Resources Energy Gateway South Transmission Project i Plan of Development Table of Contents November 2016

8 Geologic Hazards Soil Resources Mineral Resources Paleontological Resources Water Resources Vegetation Special-status Plants Wildlife Raptors Mammals Big Game Reptiles Special-status Wildlife Special-status Passerine and Waterfowl Birds Special-status Raptors and Migratory Birds Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Greater Sage-grouse Mammals Reptiles Migratory Birds Fish and Aquatic Resources Land Use Parks, Preservation, and Recreation Transportation and Access Congressional Designations Special Designations and Other Management Areas Non-wilderness Study Area Lands with Wilderness Characteristics Inventoried Roadless Areas and Unroaded/Undeveloped Areas Visual Resources National Trails System Cultural Resources Fire Ecology and Management Public Health and Safety Overview of Mitigation Measures Overview of Mitigation Measures Discussed in Appendices Selective Mitigation by Milepost Section 5 Literature Cited Appendix A Construction Considerations A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 Flagging, Fencing, and Signage Plan Traffic and Transportation Management Plan Project Construction Environmental and Safety Training Plan Environmental Compliance Management Plan Operation and Maintenance Plan Appendix B Environmental Protection Plans B1 Biological Resources Conservation Plan Attachment A Biological Resources Survey Requirements Attachment B Biological Resources Monitoring Plan Framework Energy Gateway South Transmission Project ii Plan of Development Table of Contents November 2016

9 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 Attachment C Wildlife Variance Management Plan Framework Attachment D Migratory Bird Nest Management, Monitoring, and Nesting Plan Framework Attachment E Clay Phacelia and Deseret Milkvetch Suitable Habitat Parameters Attachment F Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus Survey Protocol Attachment G Seasonal and Spatial Restrictions for Biological Resources Noxious Weed Management Plan Water Resources Protection Plan Vegetation Management Plan Historic Properties Treatment Plan Paleontological Resources Treatment Plan Erosion, Dust Control, and Air Quality Plan Fire Protection Plan Appendix C Environmental Protection Plan Frameworks C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 Reclamation, Revegetation, and Monitoring Plan Framework Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Framework Spill Prevention, Containment, and Countermeasures Plan Framework Hazardous Materials Management Plan Framework Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan Framework Blasting Plan Framework Water Use Plan Framework Appendix D Resource Survey Protocols D1 D2 Cultural Resources Survey Protocol Draft Paleontological Resources Survey Plan Appendix E Land Description of the Project Across Federal Lands Appendix F Company Transmission Construction Standards Appendix G Geotechnical Investigation Plan of Development VOLUME II Map Sets 1 and 2 Map Set 1 Project and Environmental Features (1 inch = 2,000 feet [1:24,000]) Map Set 2 Key Mitigation and Reclamation Practices (1 inch = 400 feet [1:4,800]) LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 Project Study Area Figure 3-1 Project Layout Diagram Figure 3-2 Proposed Tangent Single-circuit 500-kilovolt Lattice Steel Structure (Delta Configuration) Figure 3-3 Alternative Proposed Single-circuit 500-kilovolt Lattice Steel Structure (Horizontal Configuration) Figure 3-4 Proposed Tangent Single-circuit 500-kilovolt H-frame Structure Figure 3-5 Proposed Tangent Single-circuit 500-kilovolt Guyed V Figure 3-6 Proposed Tangent Single-circuit 500-kilovolt Guyed Delta Figure 3-7 Proposed Tangent Single-circuit 345-kilovolt H-frame Structure Figure 3-8 Proposed Single-circuit 345-kilovolt Mono-pole Tangent Structure (for angles 0 to 5 ) Energy Gateway South Transmission Project iii Plan of Development Table of Contents November 2016

10 Figure 3-9 Proposed Double-circuit 345-kilovolt Mono-pole Tangent Structure (for angles 0 to 5 ) Figure 3-10 Typical Regeneration Site Layout Figure 3-11 Typical 500-kilovolt Substation Figure 3-12 Typical Right-of-Way LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1 Land Ownership/Jurisdiction Miles Crossed by the Project Table 1-2 Summary of Potential Major Federal, Tribal, State, and Local Permits or Licenses Required and Other Environmental Review Requirements for Project Construction and Operation Table 3-1 Typical Design Characteristics of the 500-kilovolt and 345-kilovolt Transmission Lines Table 3-2 Typical 500-kilovolt Structure Type Foundation Table 3-3 Typical 345-kilovolt Structure Type Foundations Table 3-4 Right-of-way Disturbance Acreages Across Administrative Jurisdictions for the Project Table 4-1 Design Features of the Project for Environmental Protection Table 4-2 Selective Mitigation Measures Table 4-3 Selective Mitigation Measures by Link and Milepost Energy Gateway South Transmission Project iv Plan of Development Table of Contents November 2016

11 LIST OF ACRONYMS A AC ACEC ACSR ARPA ATV B BIA BLM C CCR CFR CIC Company C.R.S. CWA E ECMP EIS EPA ESA F FAA FFSL FLPMA FWS Alternating current Area of Critical Environmental Concern Aluminum-conductor steel-reinforced Archaeological Resources Protection Act All-terrain vehicles Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Management Code of Colorado Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Compliance Inspection Contractor PacifiCorp, doing business as Rocky Mountain Power Colorado Revised Statutes Clean Water Act Environmental Compliance Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement Environmental Protection Agency Endangered Species Act Federal Aviation Administration Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands Federal Land Policy and Management Act U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service G GIS H HPTP K Kcmil kv Geographic Information System Historic Properties Treatment Plan Thousand circular mil Kilovolt Energy Gateway South Transmission Project v Plan of Development List of Acronyms November 2016

12 M MW N NEPA NERC NHPA NTP O OPGW P PFYC P.L. POD Project PRPA PRTP PSC R RMP ROD S SHPO SITLA SPCC SWPPP U UAC UDEQ UDWR USACE U.S.C. USFS W WDEQ WECC WSA WWPC Megawatts National Environmental Policy Act National Electric Reliability Council National Historic Preservation Act Notice to Proceed Optical Ground Wire Potential Fossil Yield Classification Public Law Plan of Development Energy Gateway South Transmission Project Paleontological Resources Preservation Act Paleontological Resources Treatment Plan Public Service Commission Resource Management Plan Record of Decision State Historic Preservation Office School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration Spill Prevention, Containment, and Countermeasures Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Utah Administrative Code Utah Department of Environmental Quality Utah Division of Wildlife Resources U.S. Army Corps of Engineers United States Code U.S. Forest Service Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Western Electricity Coordinating Council Wilderness Study Area Wyoming Weed and Pest Control Energy Gateway South Transmission Project vi Plan of Development List of Acronyms November 2016