Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Exclusion Text
(17) Approval of electrical interconnections and wheeling under sections 202(b), 210, 211, and 212 of the Federal Power Act, that would not entail: (i) Construction of a new substation or expansion of the boundaries of an existing substation; (ii) Construction of any transmission line that operates at more than 115 kilovolts (KV) and occupies more than ten miles of an existing right-of-way; or (iii) Construction of any transmission line more than one mile long if located on a new right-of-way;
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