CANCELLED
Notice of Data Response & Issue Resolution
Staff Workshop for the
Bullard Energy Center
(06-AFC-8)
The California Energy Commission Staff will conduct a Data Response and Issue Resolution workshop for the Bullard Energy Center. The purpose is to discuss the applicant's responses to staff's data requests and to work toward resolving issues. All interested agencies and members of the public are invited to participate. The workshop will be held:
THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007
Starting at 1:00 p.m.
Rio Vista Middle School Auditorium
6240 West Palo Alto Avenue
Fresno, CA 93722
(Wheelchair Accessible)
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1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
6:00 p.m. |
Purpose
The Energy Commission Staff is currently analyzing Bullard Energy Center, LLC's Application for Certification (AFC) for the proposed development of the Bullard Energy Center. Staff published Data Requests on January 30, 2007 for the following technical areas: Air Quality, Alternatives, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Hazardous Materials Management, Land Use, Soil and Water Resources, Traffic and Transportation, and Visual Resources - Plume. The staff workshop will focus on Bullard Energy Center's Data Responses which were received on March 14, 2007 and work toward resolving project issues. Prior to the discussion of individual technical areas, staff will explain the Energy Commission's permitting process. Following the workshop, staff will consider the comments it receives and will publish a Preliminary Staff Assessment containing preliminary recommendations on the proposed project.
Background
On November 6, 2006, Bullard Energy Center, LLC (applicant), filed an AFC for the Bullard Energy Center, seeking approval from the California Energy Commission to construct and operate a nominal 200 megawatt (MW) simple-cycle power plant in the City of Fresno. The proposed Bullard project site is located at 5829 North Golden State Boulevard, in the City of Fresno, in an area zoned as M-1 (Light Manufacturing). The project site is a 12.3-acre paved parcel currently used for trucking operations that will be leased and/or purchased at the option of the applicant. The Energy Commission is responsible for reviewing and ultimately approving or denying all applications for thermal electric power plants, with a capacity of 50 MW and greater, proposed for construction in California. On January 3, 2007, the Energy Commission accepted the AFC as complete, which initiated the Energy Commission staff's independent review of the proposed project.
Public Participation
The Energy Commission's Public Adviser's Office provides the public with assistance in participating in Energy Commission activities. If you want information on how to participate in this proceeding, please contact the Public Adviser's Office at (916) 654-4489 or toll free at (800) 822-6228, by FAX at (916) 654-4493, or by e-mail at pao@energy.state.ca.us. If you have a disability and require assistance to participate, please contact Lou Quiroz at (916) 654-5146 at least five days in advance.
Questions
General information, copies of the staff's data requests and the applicant's data responses and other documents on the proposed project are available on the Energy Commission's website at http://www.energy.ca.gov/sitingcases/bullard/index.html. Please direct all news media inquiries to Claudia Chandler, Assistant Executive Director, at (916) 654-4989 or e-mail at mediaoffice@energy.state.ca.us. For technical questions on the subject matter, please contact Mary Dyas, Project Manager, at (916) 651-8891 or by e-mail to mdyas@energy.state.ca.us. If you are unable to participate in the workshop, written comments may be sent to the staff's project manager electronically or to the Energy Commission's street address shown on the letterhead of this Notice.
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Date Posted: March 26, 2007 |
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California Energy Commission
Bullard Energy Center (06-AFC-8)
Staff Data Response and Issue Resolution Workshop
THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007
Starting at 1:00 p.m.
Rio Vista Middle School Auditorium
6240 West Palo Alto Avenue
Fresno, CA 93722
(Wheelchair Accessible)