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Appendix A NOP Distribution List, Scoping Comments, and Index This page intentionally left blank A. NOP Distribution List, Public Comments, and Index NOP DISTRIBUTION LIST The NOP and scoping meeting announcement was sent to 232 agency representatives and other interested parties on the following distribution list, and was submitted to the State Clearinghouse on December 3, 2009. Fed Agencies Travis AFB FEMA Region IX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 60 CES/CECP 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 Sacramento District Attn: Sara E. Underwood Oakland, CA 95607 Regulatory Section 411 Airmen Dr. 1325 “J” Street Travis AFB, CA 94535 Sacramento, CA 95814-2922 Travis AFB FEMA Region IX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 60 CES/CEVP Attn: Michael Shore, Branch Chief Attn: William Guthrie Attn: Ray Crowell 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 Chief, Delta Office 400 Brennan Circle Oakland, CA 95607 1325 “J” Street Travis AFB, CA 94535 Sacramento, CA 95814-2922 Terri Johnson Attn: Joseph Rodriguez U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FAA Air Force Representatives Office U.S. Department of Transportation San Francisco District ASO-910 831 Mitten Road, Room 210 Regulatory Branch P.O. Box 20636 Burlingame, CA 94010 333 Market Street, 8th Floor Atlanta, GA 30320-6031 San Francisco, CA 94105-2197 Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Council on Historic U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service S.F. Airports District Office Preservation Attn: Michelle Tovar 831 Mitten Road 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Ste. 809 2800 Cottage Way, Rm. W-2605 Burlingame, CA 94010 Old Post Office Building Sacramento, CA 95825 Washington, DC 2004 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Flight Standards U.S. Department of Agriculture Western Pacific Region, Attn: AWE-590 Attn: Brian West or Pete Wilhelmson 5554 Clayton Road P.O.B. 92007 6650 Belleau Wood Lane Clayton, CA 94521 Worldway Postal Center Sacramento, CA 95822 Los Angeles, CA 90009 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Attn: Eric Tattersall 2800 Cottage Way, Rm. W-2605 Sacramento, CA 95825 State Agencies Attn: Sean Gallagher, Director State Lands Commission CA Dept. of Fish & Game Energy Division/CPUC State Lands Division Region 3 – Bay Delta Region 505 Van Ness, 4th Floor 1000 Howe Street, Suite 100 South P.O. Box 47 San Francisco, CA 94102 Sacramento, CA 95825-8202 Yountville, CA 94599 Attn: Ken Lewis, Program Mgr. California Air Resources Board Ms. Janice Gan Energy Division/CPUC P.O. Box 2815 CA Dept of Fish & Game 505 Van Ness, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95812 Bay Delta Region #3 San Francisco, CA 94102 4001 N Wilson Way Stockton, Ca 95205 June 2010 A-1 Shiloh III Wind Energy Project Draft EIR A. NOP Distribution List, Public Comments, and Index Integrated Waste Management Board Dept. of Telecommunications Ms. Janice Gan P.O. Box 4025 601 Sequoia Pacific Blvd. P.O. Box 850 Sacramento, CA 95812 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tracy, CA 95378 Attn: Paul Richins Dept. of Toxic Substances & Control CA Dept of Fish & Game California Energy Commission P.O. Box 806 2548 Grizzly Island Road 1516 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814-0806 Suisun, CA 94585 Sacramento, CA 95814 CA Department of Conservation Attn: Timothy C. Sable State Office of Historic Preservation California Geological Survey Caltrans District No. 4 P.O. Box 942896 801 K Street, MS 12-30 111 Grand Avenue Sacramento, CA 94296-0001 Sacramento, CA 95814 P.O. Box 23660 Oakland, CA 94623-0660 CA Department of Conservation California Highway Patrol Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Land Resource Protection P.O.Box 942898 Resource Management Division 801 “K” Street, MS 18-01 Sacramento, CA 94298 P.O. Box 942896 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 94296-0001 Attn: Environmental Planner Caltrans Attn: Victor Pacheco, Chief Cal EPA P.O. Box 942876 Environmental Planning & Info Branch P.O. Box 2815 Sacramento, CA 94273-0001 California Dept. of Water Resources Sacramento, CA 95812 3251 S Street Sacramento, CA 95816 Sandy Hesnard Terry Gaines The Resources Agency California Dept. of Transportation CA Department of Water Resources 1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1311 Division of Aeronautics – M.S.#40 1416 9th St. Sacramento, CA 95814 P.O. Box 942873 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 94273-0001 Attn: 401 Water Cert. Program State Water Resource Control Board Regional Water Quality Control Bd State Water Resource Quality Ctrl. Bd. 1001 I Street Region 2 – S.F. Bay Region Division of Water Quality Sacramento, CA 95814 Environmental Document P.O. Box 100 Coordinator 1001 I Street 1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400 Sacramento, CA 95812-4025 Oakland, CA 94612 Attn: Curt Schmutte Native American Heritage Commission Regional Water Quality Control California Dept. of Water Resources Executive Secretary Board 901 P Street 915 Capitol Mall, Room 288 Region 5 - Central Valley Region Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814 11020 Sun Center Drive, #200 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6114 Northwest Information Center Attn: Mike Ensminger Attn: Joe Khan Sonoma State University CA Dept. of General Services CA Dept. of General Services 1303 Maurice Ave. Telecommunications Division Telecommunications Division Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609 601 Sequoia Pacific Boulevard 601 Sequoia Pacific Boulevard Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814 Joseph A. Vincenty Susan Sanders State Lands Commission Habitat Conservation Planning Branch 12213 Half Moon Way State Lands Division CA Dept. of Fish & Game Nevada City, CA 95959 1000 Howe Street, Suite 100 South 1416 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95825-8202 Sacramento, CA 95814 June 2010 A-2 Shiloh III Wind Energy Project Draft EIR A. NOP Distribution List, Public Comments, and Index Regional Agencies Jeffry S. Blanchfield Metropolitan Transportation Commission Yolo-Solano Air Quality San Francisco Bay Conservation & 101 Eighth Street Management District Development Commission Oakland, CA 94607 1947 Galileo Court, Ste. 103 50 California Street, Suite 2600 Davis, CA 95616 San Francisco, CA 94111 Attn: Executive Director Association of Bay Area Governments Bay Area Air Quality Mgmt.District Delta Protection Commission P.O. Box 2050 939 Ellis Street P.O. Box 530 Oakland, CA 94604-2050 San Francisco, CA 94109 Walnut Grove, CA 95690 Sacramento Area Council of Governments 1415 L Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Solano County Departments/ Agencies Birgitta Corsello, Director Solano County Agricultural Commission Solano County Transportation Solano County Resource Mgmt. Dept. 501 Texas Street Authority 675 Texas Street Fairfield, CA 94533 One Harbor Center, Suite 130 Fairfield, CA 94533 Suisun City, CA 94585 Solano County Mosquito Abatement Ken Solomon County of Solano District Solano County Board of Supervisors/Clerk of the 2950 Industrial Court Resource Management Department Board Fairfield, CA 94533 675 Texas Street 675 Texas Street, Suite 6500 Fairfield, CA 94533 Fairfield, CA 94533 Jim Leland, Secretary Solano County Sheriff Dan Sykes Solano County ALUC 530 Union Avenue, Ste. 100 Solano County Dept. of Resource Management Fairfield, CA 94533 Parks Admin. & Planning 675 Texas Street, Suite 5500 675 Texas Street, Suite 2500 Fairfield, CA 94533-6341 Fairfield, CA 94533 Other Agencies, Organizations, Clubs, Companies Mike Gunby PG&E Ms. Jo Lynn Lambert PG&E P.O. Box 770000 Attorney at Law 2730 Gateway Oaks Drive, Rm 220 San Francisco, CA 94177 707 Brookside Ave. Sacramento, CA 95833 Redlands, CA 92373 Steven Chappell Audubon California Gerald D. Karr Suisun Resource Conservation District Julia Levin, State Policy Director Napa-Solano Audubon Society 2544 Grizzly Island Rd. 4225 Hollis Street 149 Garden Court Suisun, CA 94585 Emeryville, CA 94608 Vallejo, CA 94591-7448 Executive Director Rio Vista Airport Suisun Fire Protection District Bay Area Railroad Assoc. Airport Manager 445 Jackson Street 5848 State Hwy. 12 One Main Street Fairfield, CA 94533 Suisun City, CA 94585 Rio Vista, CA 94571 June 2010 A-3 Shiloh III Wind Energy Project Draft EIR A. NOP Distribution List, Public Comments, and Index Louis Franchimon Fire Chief Attn: Exec. Director Napa-Solano Bldg. Trades Council Montezuma Fire Protection District Solano Land Trust 2540 North Watney Way 21 N. Fourth St. 1001 Texas Street, #C Fairfield, CA 94533-6732 Rio Vista, CA 94571 Fairfield, CA 94533 Rio Vista Library Fairfield Civic Center Library Suisun City Library 44 South 2nd Street 1150 Kentucky Street 333 Sunset Street, Suite 280 Rio Vista, CA 94571 Fairfield, CA 94533 Suisun City, CA 94585 Applicant Dick Timmons Shiloh Wind Partners LLC Anne E. Mudge enXco, Inc. enXco Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP 4000 Executive Parkway, Suite 100 700 La Terraza Blvd., Suite 700 555 California Street, 10th Floor San Ramon, CA 94583-4342 Escondido, CA 92025 San Francisco, CA 94104 Other Wind Energy Companies Dennis Dudzik, PE Andy Linehan Coke Coakley URS Corporation Iberdrola Renewables NextEra Crown Corporate Center 1125 NW Couch, Suite 700 700 Universe Blvd. 2870 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97209 Juno Beach, FL 33408 Sacramento, CA 95833 Lonn Maier, Environmental Project Mgr. Cliff Graham Mark Gagner Sacramento Municipal Utility District NextEra LightWind Energy P.O. Box 15830 MS B203 700 Universe Boulevard 445 Bryant St. Sacramento, CA 95852 Juno Beach, FL 33408 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Mike Radford Don Bain Brenda LeMay Airtricity Wind Co. Aeropower Services Inc. Director of Project Development 503 Scripps Drive 2502 NW 35th Cir. Horizon Wind Energy Davis CA 95616 Camas, Washington 98607-8237 1600 Shattuck, Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94709 Other Jurisdictions City of Fairfield Attn: Director Attn: City Planner Attn: Planning Director Richmond Planning Department El Cerrito
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