STATE OF NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ------------------------------------------------------------------ x : In the Matter of : : NUMBER THREE WIND LLC : Case 16-F-0328 : Application of Number Three Wind LLC for a : Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public : Need Pursuant to Article 10 for Construction of a : Wind Project Located in Lewis County. : : ------------------------------------------------------------------ x Q. Please state your name, employer, and business address. A. James D. Barnes, Acentech, 33 Moulton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138. Q. For what parts of the application are you responsible? A. Exhibit 19, Appendix 19, the Noise Impact Assessment Report. Q. Please explain your educational and professional background. A. A copy of my curriculum vitae is attached. James D. Barnes, P.E., F. INCE-USA Principal Consultant EDUCATION Additional Graduate Study, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976 MS, Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1973 BS, Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1972 PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Acentech, Cambridge, MA 1989-present Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge, MA 1973-1989 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1972-1973 Johnson Controls, Indianapolis, IN, 1972 EXPERIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITIES Jim Barnes concentrates on noise and vibration control, with an emphasis on resolving community and workplace noise problems in the power industry. Over the past forty years, he has managed and technically supervised hundreds of projects covering the energy, transportation, manufacturing, and processing markets. His projects have encompassed interior and community noise and vibration control studies for existing sources, prediction of construction and operation noise levels, and ambient sound studies for proposed industrial sites and transportation corridors. To fulfill the requirements of these projects, Jim has worked closely with design team engineers, architects and planners, attorneys, equipment suppliers, owners, community representatives, and state and local government personnel. HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Registered Professional Engineer (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia) NASA Fellow, Fellow of Institute of Noise Control Engineering-USA Laymon N. Miller Award for Excellence in Acoustical Engineering, INCE-USA REPRESENTATIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION CONSULTING AREAS Energy (wind, fossil, nuclear, and hydro) Transportation Electronics Research and development facilities Manufacturing Telecommunications Petrochemical Water treatment and landfills Pharmaceutical and biotech Universities Hospitals STATE OF NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ------------------------------------------------------------------ x : In the Matter of : : NUMBER THREE WIND LLC : Case 16-F-0328 : Application of Number Three Wind LLC for a : Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public : Need Pursuant to Article 10 for Construction of a : Wind Project Located in Lewis County. : : ------------------------------------------------------------------ x Q. Please state your name, employer, and business address. A. Kimberly J. Bay, Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc., 415 West 17th Street, Suite 200, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001. Q. For what parts of the application are you responsible? A. Exhibit 22, Appendix 22.a, the Site Characterization Report; Appendix 22.e, lists animal species (other than bats) likely to occur on or in the Project Area; and Appendices 22.h.1-1, which reports on the bat and bird surveys that NTW performed; 22.h.1-2, the 2016 Breeding Bird Survey; 22.h.1-1, Large Birds; 22.h.1-4, Raptor Nests; and 22.h.1-5, Bat Survey Report. Q. Please explain your educational and professional background. A. A copy of my curriculum vitae is attached. Kimberly J. Bay, Research Biometrician PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2017 – Present Senior Manager, Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, Wyoming 2013-2017 Project Manager, Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, Wyoming 2010-2013 Data Analysis /Reports Manager, Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, Wyoming 2005-2010 Biometrician, Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, Wyoming 2001-2005 Data Technician, Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc., Cheyenne, Wyoming SPECIALTY AREAS EDUCATION Project Management: Ms. Bay has experience in managing all aspects of a project from M.S. proposal development and staff coordination through data analysis and report preparation. As University of Wyoming Project Manager, Ms. Bay has insured that wildlife and natural resource surveys, and Laramie, Wyoming environmental permit applications are completed on schedule, in budget, and to the highest 2003 quality standards. As part of managing numerous projects throughout the United States, Ms. Statistics Bay has worked successfully with clients, resource agencies, and multi-disciplinary teams on projects that have included proposed and completed wind and solar energy facilities. B.S. Statistical Design and Analysis of Monitoring and Risk/Impact Assessment Studies, University of Wyoming Meta-Analysis: Ms. Bay has developed study plans for numerous baseline studies across the Laramie, Wyoming US and Central America to assess potential risk to wildlife at proposed wind-energy facilities. 2000 She has also developed and implemented post-construction monitoring studies for assessing Mathematics/Statistics the impact on wildlife from wind-energy facilities. Ms. Bay has developed multiple large cumulative databases associated with data collected during surveys both prior to and after wind energy development. The compilation of this data enables Ms. Bay and others at WEST ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND to complete large meta-analyses to further explore the impacts of wind-energy on various TRAINING wildlife taxa, including an update to the USFWS eagle collision model. SAS Data Analyst and Report Manager: Ms. Bay managed the data and personnel to analyze and R report the findings of 70 – 100 wind energy projects per annum. This required the management SPLUS of the data entry, qa/qc, analysis, report compiling, technical editing, and the personnel SPSS associated with these tasks. Microsoft ACCESS ARCVIEW Database Creation and Management: Ms. Bay has extensive consulting experience in the design and use of relational databases for data management. Ms. Bay primarily uses R, SAS, Arcview, MSSQL, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Excel to manage data and visually display information. Ms. Bay has been involved in the creation of data entry forms in Microsoft Access and MSSQL to facilitate data entry and has helped develop electronic data collection forms for various formats to facilitate streamlined data collection in the field. SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS Bay, K. K. Nasman, W. Erickson, K. Taylor, and K. Kosciuch. 2016. Predicting Eagle Fatalities at Wind Facilities. Journal of Wildlife Management: doi: 10.80(6): 1000-1010. Erickson WP, Wolfe MM, Bay KJ, Johnson DH, Gehring JL. 2014. A Comprehensive Analysis of Small-Passerine Fatalities from Collision with Turbines at Wind Energy Facilities. PLoS ONE 9(9): e107491. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107491 Holst, M., C.R. Greene Jr., W.J. Richardson, T.L. McDonald, K. Bay, S.J. Schwartz and G. Smith. 2011. Responses of pinnipeds to Navy missile launches at San Nicolas Island, California. Aquat. Mamm. 37(2):139-150. Anderson, R., W. P. Erickson, M. D. Strickland, M. Bourassa, K. J. Bay, K. J. Sernka, J. Tom, and N. Newmann. 2004. Avian Monitoring and Risk Assessment at the San Gorgonio Wind Resource Area. Subcontract Report for the California Energy Commission, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the American Wind Energy Association. Johnson, G. D., M. D. Strickland, W. P. Erickson, and K. J. Bay. 2004. Final Report, Spring Migration Avian Studies for the Proposed Long Island Power Authority Offshore Wind Power Project, Long Island, New York. Technical Report Prepared for FPL Energy. STATE OF NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ------------------------------------------------------------------ x : In the Matter of : : NUMBER THREE WIND LLC : Case 16-F-0328 : Application of Number Three Wind LLC for a : Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public : Need Pursuant to Article 10 for Construction of a : Wind Project Located in Lewis County. : : ------------------------------------------------------------------ x Q. Please state your name, employer, and business address. A. Michael A. Cinquino, Panamerican Consultants, Inc., 2390 Clinton Street, Buffalo, New York 14227. Q. For what parts of the application are you responsible? A. Exhibit 20, Appendices 20.a-2 the Phase IA archeological/cultural resources study; 20.a-3, the Phase IB study; and 20.b, the report on potential impacts on historic resources from construction and operation of the Project. Q. Please explain your educational and professional background. A. A copy of my curriculum vitae is attached. MICHAEL A. CINQUINO, Ph.D., RPA Director, Buffalo Branch Office Panamerican Consultants, Inc. 2390 Clinton Street Buffalo, New York 14227 716.821.1650 (phone) 716.821.1607 (fax) [email protected] www.panamconsultants.com (web site) EXPERIENCE PROFILE Dr. Michael A. Cinquino, RPA, currently serves as Senior Vice President of Panamerican Consultants, Inc. and director of the Buffalo Branch Office. Dr. Cinquino holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in anthropology and has more than 40 years of experience in cultural resource management including field methods and design, analytical and historic research,