THE DECISION OF THE US-DOE SHOWN BELOW INDICATES THAT THE MID-ATLANTIC "NIETC" NOW EXISTS, HOWEVER THE PROPOSED TRAIL LINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL BY THE US-DOE WITHIN THIS CORRIDOR UNTIL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE STATES, EITHER APPROVING, DISAPPROVING, OR NEGLECTING TO MAKE A DECISION. THEN, THE US-DOE CAN APPROVE THE TRAIL LINE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE STATES DECIDE.
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Subject: DOE Designates National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, October 2, 2007.
************************************************************ DOE Designates Southwest Area and Mid-Atlantic Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors ************************************************************
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin M. Kolevar today announced the Department's designation of two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (National Corridors) -- the Mid-Atlantic Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor, and the Southwest Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor. These corridors include areas in two of the Nation's most populous regions with growing electricity congestion problems. The Department based its designations on data and analysis showing that persistent transmission congestion exists in these two areas. Further information, including the complete National Electric Transmission Congestion Report and the maps, is available on the Corridors web site at http://www.nietc.anl.gov.
For More Information ********************
For more information about the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and Congestion Study, visit the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and Congestion Study Web site at
_http://nietc.anl.gov/index.cfm_ (http://nietc.anl.gov/index.cfm)
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1). filed comments marked "Attn: Docket No. 2007-OE-02" electronically at http://nietc.anl.gov on or before July 6, 2007; 2) mailed written comments marked "Attn: Docket No. 2007-OE-02" to the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, that were received on or before July 6, 2007; or 3) hand-delivered written comments marked "Attn: Docket No. 2007-OE-02" at one of the public meetings.
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2). Any application for rehearing must be either: 1) mailed or hand-delivered to the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; or 2) faxed to 202-586-8008. Applications for rehearing of the order in Docket No. 2007-OE-01 must be marked "Attn: Docket No. 2007-OE-01." Applications for rehearing of the order in Docket No. 2007-OE-02 must be marked "Attn: Docket No. 2007-OE-02." Applications for rehearing must be received by 5:00 p.m., Eastern time [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS FROM DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. The Department will not accept responses to requests for rehearing. Note: Delivery of U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE continues to be delayed by several weeks due to security screening; therefore, applicants who choose to mail their rehearing applications are encouraged to use express mail.
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*_THE DECISION OF THE US-DOE SHOWN BELOW INDICATES THAT_* *_THE MID-ATLANTIC "NIETC" NOW EXISTS, HOWEVER THE PROPOSED TRAIL_* *_LINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL BY THE US-DOE WITHIN _* *_THIS CORRIDOR _**_UNTIL ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE STATES, _* *_EITHER APPROVING, _**_DISAPPROVING, OR NEGLECTING TO MAKE A_* *_ DECISION. THEN, THE _**_US-DOE CAN APPROVE THE TRAIL LINE,_* *_REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE STATES DECIDE._* ** *_>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>_* ** *_Subject: DOE Designates National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, October 2, 2007. _*
DOE Designates Southwest Area and Mid-Atlantic Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin M. Kolevar today announced the Department's designation of two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (National Corridors) -- the Mid-Atlantic Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor, and the Southwest Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor. These corridors include areas in two of the Nation's most populous regions with growing electricity congestion problems. The Department based its designations on data and analysis showing that persistent transmission congestion exists in these two areas. Further information, including the complete National Electric Transmission Congestion Report and the maps, is available on the Corridors web site at http://www.nietc.anl.gov.
For More Information
For more information about the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and Congestion Study, visit the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and Congestion Study Web site at
_http://nietc.anl.gov/index.cfm_
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