NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF TRANSMISSION LINE CERTIFICATION

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department) hereby provides notice of an intent to modify the Transmission Line Conditions of Certification issued pursuant to the Florida Transmission Line Siting Act, Chapter 403.52, et seq., Florida Statutes, concerning: Florida Power & Light Company St. Johns Pellicer-Pringle Transmission Line Siting Application No. 05-13A, OGC Case No. 09-3192. On July 15, 2009, the Department received an application to modify the Conditions of Certification for the St. Johns Pellicer-Pringle 230 kV Transmission line from Florida Power & Light pursuant to Section 403.5315(2)(c), Florida Statutes, to expand the corridor in two locations where two areas, since certification, have been developed or proposed for development. Those two areas are in St. Johns County north of State Road (SR) 207, west of Interstate 95 (I-95), and along SR 206, but east of I-95. For the first area FPL has proposed widening the corridor approximately 150 to 800 ft. west of the western corridor boundary for a distance of approximately 0.43 mile. For the second area FPL has proposed a corridor expansion for a distance of approximately 1.13 miles with an exclusion area extending from the eastern boundary of certified corridor to a line running 200 ft. west of the eastern boundary of this modification area.

A copy of the proposed modification may be obtained by contacting: Michael P. Halpin, P.E., Administrator, Siting Coordination Office, Department of Environmental Protection, 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. #48, Tallahassee, Florida 32399‑3000, (850)245‑2002. Pursuant to Section 403.5315(2)(b), Florida Statutes, parties to the certification proceeding have 45 days from issuance of notice to such party’s last address of record in which to object to the requested modification. Failure of any of the parties to file a response will constitute a waiver of objection to the requested modification. Any person who is not already a party to the certification proceeding and whose substantial interest is affected by the requested modification has 30 days from the date of publication of this public notice to object in writing. The written objection must be filed (received) in the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS #35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399‑3000. If no objections are received, then a Final Order approving the modification shall be issued by the Department.