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OF BA,n.� CAPE COD COMMISSION � f v3225 MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 226 BARNSTABLE, MA 02630 is 1 0 2007 ASS CH'Jb (508)362-3828 FAX (508)362-3136 E-mail frontdesk@capecodcommission.org MEETING NOTICE CAPE COD COMMISSION Project Name: Cape Wind Energy Project Project Applicant: Cape Wind Associates, LLC Project Location: Nantucket Sound and various rights-of-way within Yarmouth and Barnstable, MA. Project Description; Proposed offshore wind energy project consisting of the installation and operation of 130 Wind Turbine Generators and associated infrastructure on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound and installation of a submarine and overland cable within the towns of Yarmouth and Barnstable. The Cape Cod Commission will hold a meeting at 1:30 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at the Barnstable Town Hall Hearing Room, 2" Floor, 367 Main Street, Hyannis MA 02601 for the purpose of receiving comment from interested parties as to the Commission's jurisdiction and scope of review over the proposed Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound.The Commission will accept testimony on the following questions: 1. Which Regional Policy Plan (RPP) governs the Commission's review of the Development of Regional Impact(DRI) process for the proposed Cape Wind project, the 1996 RPP or the 2002 RPP? 2. Is the DRI application pending before the Commission complete? Specifically, the DRI application requires the proof of ownership/legal right to proceed with the proposed . development. ,Should the applicant be required to possess some or all of the following before the application,is deemed complete; 1) a grant from the Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service of a right to occupy the federal seabed, whether by lease, easement, license or otherwise; 2) a Chapter 91 License from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to place its cable on the seabed belonging to the state; 3) a filed application for a street opening permit within the towns of Barnstable and Yarmouth and/or other forms of grants from private landowners of rights to place its cable on such property. 3. Which of the following defines the scope of the Commission's jurisdiction on the project; 1) review of only those elements of the project on land and within the 3-mile limit, and their impacts; 2) review of the entire project and its impacts; 3) review of those elements of the project on land and within the 3-mile limit, in light of the impacts (both positive and negative) within Barnstable County of the entire project? The Commission will not deliberate on the merits of the project at this meeting. The Commission's determination on these three questions will be rendered at a future meeting. Written comments for the Cape Cod Commission's consideration should be submitted at the meeting, or delivered or mailed to the Cape Cod Commission, P.Q. Box 226, 3225 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630. A time limit may be established by the Commission for oral testimony at the meeting, but it'should-be noted that written testimony is given equal weight as oral testimony. Parking may be limited at the Town Hall, alternate parking is available in the immediate area. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by May 15, 2007. Please call the Commission office at(508) 362-3828 for more information and to make your request.