[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56205-56206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19231]


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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY


Sunshine Act Meeting

Agency Holding the Meeting: Tennessee Valley Authority (Meeting No. 
1561).

Time and Date: 9 a.m. (EDT), September 28, 2005; TVA West Tower 
Auditorium, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Status: Open.

Agenda: Approval of minutes of meeting held on July 22, 2005.

New Business

E--Real Property Transactions

    E1. Sale at public auction of approximately 578 acres of TVA land 
on Nickajack Reservoir in Marion County, Tennessee, Tract No. XNJR-21.
    E2. Sale of a permanent easement to Dennis Patel for an access road 
to a new Hampton Inn, affecting approximately .3 acre of TVA land on 
Guntersville Reservoir in Marion County, Tennessee, Tract No. XGR-
763AR.
    E3. Grant of a 30-year term public recreation easement, with 
conditional options to renew for additional 30-year terms, affecting 
approximately 20.3 acres of TVA land on Douglas Reservoir in Jefferson 
County, Tennessee, Tract No. XTDR-36RE.
    E4. Modification of certain deed restrictions affecting 
approximately 93

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acres of former TVA land on Chickamauga Reservoir in Hamilton County, 
Tennessee, Tract No. XCR-53, S.1X, to allow residential development on 
18 acres of said tract and prohibit development (other than roads and 
infrastructure) upon the remaining 75 acres of the tract.
    E5. Modification of certain deed restrictions affecting 
approximately 16.8 acres of former TVA land on Melton Hill Reservoir in 
Anderson County, Tennessee, Tract No. XMHR-49, S.1X, to allow the city 
of Clinton, Tennessee, to develop a sports complex on the property and 
approval of a land use allocation change to the Melton Hill Reservoir 
Land Management Plan to reallocate a .9-acre portion of this tract from 
industrial development to recreational development.

F--Other

    F1. Approval to file condemnation cases to acquire easements and 
rights-of-way for transmission line projects affecting the Richard 
City--Scottsboro Transmission Line in Jackson County, Alabama.

C--Energy

    C1. Delegation of authority to the Executive Vice President, Fossil 
Power Group, to enter into a term contract with Canal Barge Company 
Inc. for barge transportation of coal to Colbert and Johnsonville 
Fossil Plants.

Information Items

    1. Approval of Board member participation in Board meetings by 
telephone or other means due to incapacity for the period beginning 
September 12, 2005, and extending through December 31, 2005.
    2. Approval of a plan to match cash or check contributions by 
employees or retirees through the CFC to Hurricane Katrina relief 
organizations for the period September 2-16, 2005.
    3. Approval of temporary policy revisions related to distributors 
who have given notice of contract termination.
    4. Approval of changes to the risk management structure at TVA.
    5. Approval of delegation of authority to the Director, TVA Police, 
to designate TVA employees as law enforcement officers for an interim 
period commencing on August 22, 2005, and ending December 31, 2005.
    6. Approval of a contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee 
for dental benefit services.
    7. Approval of the sale at public auction of the Aquatic Biology 
Lab Buildings, affecting approximately 3.2 acres, Tract No. XNR-911, 
and an associated utility easement, Tract No. XNR-912E, in Norris, 
Tennessee.
    8. Approval to enter into a contract with Staples Business 
Advantage for office supplies, equipment, and forms management 
services.
    9. Approval of the sale at public auction of leasehold interests to 
the Public Power Institute building and of approximately 1.9 acres of 
associated land on TVA's Muscle Shoals Reservation in Colbert County, 
Alabama, Tract No. X2NPT-21.
    10. Approval of modifications to grants of easements affecting 52 
acres of land on the Wilson Dam Reservation in Lauderdale County, 
Alabama, to facilitate the construction and operation of a public park 
and an adjacent hotel/convention center complex, Tract Nos. XWDNC-1E, 
XTWDNC-1RE, and XWDR-9E.
    11. Approval of abandonment of certain transmission line easement 
rights affecting approximately 1.43 acres, Tract Nos. BWG-5 and BWG-6, 
contingent upon Blue Ridge Mountain EMC providing transmission line 
easement rights satisfactory to TVA affecting approximately 2.07 acres 
of land, Tract No. BWG-5A, all in Union County, Georgia.
    12. Approval of a membership appointment of Don Gowan to the 
Regional Resource Stewardship Council.
    13. Approval of TVA's contribution to the TVA Retirement System for 
Fiscal Year 2006.
    14. Approval of the 2005 edition of the Transmission Service 
Guidelines.
    For more information: Please call TVA Media Relations at (865) 632-
6000, Knoxville, Tennessee. Information is also available at TVA's 
Washington Office (202) 898-2999. People who plan to attend the meeting 
and have special needs should call (865) 632-6000. Anyone who wishes to 
comment on any of the agenda in writing may send their comments to: TVA 
Board of Directors, Board Agenda Comments, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.

    Dated: September 21, 2005.
Maureen H. Dunn,
General Counsel and Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-19231 Filed 9-22-05; 3:29 pm]
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