[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10889-10890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5734]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Georgia Transmission Corporation; Notice of Finding of No 
Significant Impact

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of finding of no significant impact.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 
has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a 
request from Georgia Transmission Corporation for assistance from the 
RUS to finance the construction of a 230/115 kV transmission line in 
Gwinnett and Hall Counties, Georgia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Quigel, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Engineering and Environmental Staff, RUS, Stop 1571, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1571, telephone (202) 
720-0468, fax (202) 720-0820, 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Georgia Transmission Corporation proposes to 
construct a 230 kV electric transmission line from the Spout Springs 
Road Substation to be located in Hall County 2000 feet East of the 
intersection of Williams Road and Spout Springs Road, and traverse 
southwest paralleling an existing Georgia Power Company 500 kV 
transmission line for approximately 4 miles. Approximately \1/2\ mile 
of this line will deviate from the existing right-of-way to minimize 
impacts to local residences. The right-of-way for this portion of the 
transmission line will be widened 100 feet. At about \1/2\ mile 
southwest of Hamilton Mill Road in Gwinnett County the transmission 
line

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will turn to the northwest on an existing Georgia Power Company 115 kV 
transmission line right-of-way for approximately 5 miles. The existing 
115 kV transmission line will be reconstructed as an underbuild of the 
230 kV transmission line. (The 230 kV and 115 kV transmission lines 
would share the same transmission line support structures.) The 
existing right-of-way will not need to be widened. The transmission 
line would then turn to the southwest on a new right-of-way along 
Peachtree Industrial Boulevard for approximately 1.6 miles to the Shoal 
Creek Substation to be located in Gwinnett County southwest of the 
intersection of Tuggle Greer Road and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. 
(Georgia Power Company will construct the Shoal Creek Substation.) The 
new right-of-way will be forty (40) feet in width. This portion of the 
transmission line will also be underbuilt with a 115 kV transmission 
line. Both the 230 kV and the 115 kV transmission lines will connect to 
the Shoal Creek Substation. The portion of the 230 kV transmission line 
to parallel the 500 kV transmission line will be supported by single 
pole concrete structures. The 230 kV portion of the transmission line 
to be underbuilt with the 115 kV transmission line will be supported by 
single pole steel or concrete structures. It is anticipated that the 
transmission lines will be completed and energized by May 2003.
    Copies of the FONSI are available for review at, or can be obtained 
from, RUS at the address provided herein or from Ms. Wende Martin, 
Georgia Transmission Corporation, 2100 East Exchange Place, Tucker, 
Georgia 30085-2088, telephone (770) 270-7591. Ms. Martin's e-mail 
address is [email protected].

    Dated: March 5, 2002.
Blaine D. Stockton,
Assistant Administrator, Electric Program, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 02-5734 Filed 3-8-02; 8:45 am]
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