Rolnictwo i żywność · 24/11/1995
United Power Association; Finding of No Significant Impact
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500- 1508), and RUS Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR Part 1794), has made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to a project proposed by United Power Association (UPA), of Elk River, Minnesota. The proposed project consists of relocating a portion of an existing 230 kV transmission line in the vicinity of Minnewaukan and Devils Lake in Benson and Ramsey Counties, North Dakota. The line must be relocated to avoid areas flooded by the rising waters of Devils Lake. The planned reroute will move the line one mile north from its present location. This will require about 8.5 miles of new line construction. The new line will be located along the North side of Highway 19 in Townships 153 and 154 North, Ranges 66 and 67 West, Benson and Ramsey Counties, North Dakota. RUS has concluded that the impacts from the proposed project would not be significant and that the proposed action is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environme