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Georgia Transmission Corporation, Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment

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 [Federal Register: November 27, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 228)]
[Notices]
[Page 70692]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr27no00-27]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Georgia Transmission Corporation, Notice of Availability of an
Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an environmental assessment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
is issuing an environmental assessment with respect to the potential
environmental impacts related to the construction of approximately 7
miles of 230 kilovolt transmission line in Cobb County, Georgia. RUS
may provide financing assistance to Georgia Transmission Corporation
for the project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Quigel, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Rural Utilities Service, Engineering and Environmental
Staff, Stop 1571, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-
1571, telephone: (202) 720-0468. Bob's e-mail address is
bquigel@rus.usda.gov. Information is also available from Susan Ingall
of Georgia Transmission Corporation at (770) 270-7425. Susan's e-mail
address is susan.ingall@gatrans.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Georgia Transmission Corporation proposes to
construct the 230 kilovolt transmission line between the existing South
Acworth Substation and the existing Hawkins Store Road Substation. The
transmission line will be 7.1 miles long and will be located near
Acworth and Kennesaw, Georgia, in northern Cobb County.
    The proposed transmission line will require a 25 to 35-foot wide
corridor adjacent to existing rights-of-way such as roads and
railroads. Where the transmission line will not adjacent to an existing
right-of-way a 100-foot wide corridor will be necessary. The
transmission line will be suspended via concrete or steel single-pole
structures which will support three conductors and an overhead ground
wire. The support structures will average 75 to 80 feet in height and
will be spaced approximately 500 to 600 feet apart.
    Georgia Transmission Corporation prepared an environmental analysis
for RUS which describes the project and assesses its environmental
impacts. RUS has conducted an independent evaluation of the
environmental analysis and believes that it accurately assesses the
impacts of the proposed project. This environmental analysis will serve
as RUS' environmental assessment of the project. No significant impacts
are expected as a result of the construction of the project.
    The environmental assessment can be reviewed at the Georgia
Transmission Corporation headquarters located at 2100 East Exchange
Place, Tucker, GA. This document will also be available at the Cobb
County Law Library, 10 East Park Square, Marietta, Georgia 30090,
telephone (770) 528-1884. It can also be reviewed at the headquarters
of RUS at the address provided above.
    Questions and comments should be sent to RUS at the address
provided. RUS will accept questions and comments on the environmental
assessment for at least 30 days from the date of publication of this
notice.
    Any final action by RUS related to the proposed project will be
subject to, and contingent upon, compliance with all relevant Federal
environmental laws and regulations and completion of environmental
review procedures as prescribed by the 7 CFR Part 1794, Environmental
Policies and Procedures.

    Dated: November 21, 2000.
Lawrence R. Wolfe,
Acting Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff.
[FR Doc. 00-30097 Filed 11-24-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-15-P

 
 

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