Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Lower Valley Transmission Project, WY,

[Federal Register: August 21, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 162)]

[Notices]

[Page 44853-44854]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration

Bonneville Power Administration/Lower Valley Transmission Project

AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision (ROD).

SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the ROD to implement the Agency Proposed Action as described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the BPA/Lower Valley Transmission Project; a joint project between BPA and Lower Valley Power and Light, Inc. (Lower Valley). The Agency Proposed Action will solve a voltage stability problem in the Jackson and Afton, Wyoming, areas. Lower

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Valley buys electricity from BPA and then supplies it to the residences and businesses of these areas. Since the late 1980's, Lower Valley's electrical load has been growing and loads are expected to continue to grow. During winter, a transmission line outage could cause voltage on the transmission system to drop below acceptable levels causing brownouts or, under certain conditions, a blackout. The new 115- kilovolt transmission line proposed in the Agency Proposed Action will maintain voltage stability and accommodate load growth.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and Environmental Impact Statement may be obtained by calling BPA's toll-free document request line: 1-800-622- 4520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Wittpenn--ECN-4, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208-3621, phone number (503) 230-3297, fax number (503) 230-5699.

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on August 13, 1998. J.A. Johansen, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.

[FR Doc. 98-22523Filed8-20-98; 8:45 am]

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