[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 32894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15925]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AK-020-5101-00-L012; FF091732]


Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
for the Golden Valley Electric Association Northern Intertie Project 
(EIS #97-47); Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management; Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Golden Valley Electric Association has applied to the Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM) for a Right-of-Way to construct, operate, and 
maintain a 230 kV transmission line from Healy, Alaska, to Fairbanks, 
Alaska. Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as 
amended, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and 
40 CFR Parts 1500-1508, the BLM has prepared an EIS. The public comment 
period on the Draft EIS ended on March 5, 1998. Notice is hereby given 
on the availability of the Final EIS for public review and comment. 
Copies of the Final EIS are available by mail by contacting the BLM 
Northern Field Office, 1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska, 
99709, or by calling (907) 474-2339.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted or postmarked no later than 
July 13, 1998, or 30 days after publication in the Federal Register of 
the Environmental Protection Agency's Notice of Availability, whichever 
is later.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Northern Field Office, Attn: Gary Foreman, 1150 University 
Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-3899. Comments can also be entered via 
the internet at http://aurora.ak.blm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gary Foreman, Project Manager, at 1-800-437-7021 or (907) 474-2339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preferred alternative identified in the 
Draft EIS was the Rex/South Route, Option B. Based on public input 
received during the comment period the preferred alternative was 
changed. the new preferred alternative identified in the Final EIS is 
the Rex/South Route, without option B.
Tom Allen,
State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 98-15925 Filed 6-15-98; 8:45 am]
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