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5 SPECIAL CONDITIONS The permittee shall provide a report to the Commission as part of the plan and profile submission that describes the actions taken and mitigative measures developed regarding the project and the following Special Conditions. 5.1 Tauber Pronertv In the vicinity of the Tauber Property, the permittee shall work with Benton County to place new pole structures within the existing County Road 29 right-of-way as close to the road as is allowable, hang conductors on the road side so that they are further away from the home, and otherwise design structures so that right-of-way width of 75 feet can be reduced along this specific portion of the route, allowing the new pole structures to span the parcel and stay along the County Road 29 roadway. 5.2 Contamination Survey The permittee, in consultation with the MPCA, shall identify any contaminated sites as it performs its detailed survey and acquisition work prior to the submittal of the final plan and profile to the Commission. 5.3 Archaeological and Historic Resources The permittee shall consult with the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) once detailed survey and acquisition work has been performed, and prior to the submittal of the final plan and profile to determine the need and extend of survey work that may be required for the proj ect. The permittee shall make every effort to avoid impacts to identified archaeological and historic resources when installing the high -voltage transmission line on the approved route. In the event that a resource is encountered, the SHPO should be contacted and consulted; the nature of the resource should be identified; and a determination should be made on the eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Where feasible, avoidance of the resource is required. 5.4 Avian Mitigation The permittee's standard transmission design shall incorporate adequate spacing of conductor(s) and grounding devices in accordance with Avian Power Line Interaction Committee standards to eliminate the risk of electrocution to raptors with larger wingspans that may simultaneously come in contact with a conductor and grounding devices. The permittee shall site the route to avoid tree and shrub removal at the wooded wet swale north and south of Golden Spike Road at the U.S. Highway 10 interchange, where an important wetland corridor exists; attach kestrel nest boxes to power poles, one every one-half mile, along U.S. Highway 10, particularly between Benton Drive and Golden Spike Road, where American kestrels are known to occur; and in consultation with the DNR, incorporate swan flight diverters every 25 feet along the route staggering them between the lines for trumpeter swans, Canada geese and sandhill cranes, three species identified in areas that are of particular concern. November 2010 Page 117