98-22523. Bonneville Power Administration/Lower Valley Transmission Project

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44853-44854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22523]


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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).

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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 [phone], fax number [phone].

    Issued in Portland, Oregon, on August 13, 1998.
J.A. Johansen,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-22523 Filed 8-20-98; 8:45 am]
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