DOE/EA-1685: Finding of No Significant Impact

Based on DOE/EA-1685, FONSI for the rebuilding and upgrading of the existing Parker-Planet Tap 69-kV Transmission Line.

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

June 15, 2010
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Parker Planet Tap 69-kV Transmission Line Rebuild, Upgrade, and Right-of-Way Action; San Bernardino County, California and La Paz and Mohave Counties, Arizona

Based on DOE/EA-1685, DOE issued a finding of no significant impact for a proposal to rebuild and upgrade the existing Parker-Planet Tap 69-kilovott (kV) Transmission Line. The proposal included new right-of-way authorizations for portions of the transmission line and access roads that cross BLM and USFWS lands.

For more information, see Parker Planet Tap 69-kV Transmission Line Rebuild, Upgrade, and Right-of-Way Action.

  • The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is the lead Federal agency responsible for preparing the EA. Based on findings and analysis in the environmental assessment (EA), Western has determined that with the resource protection measures, the Parker-Planet Tap 69-kV Transmission Line would not result in any significant environmental impacts. The EA provides the basis for decisions on whether the effects to land, visual, water, biological, and cultural resources, as well as socioeconomic conditions, would be significant.