PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

“Notice is hereby given to the public that the Virginia Electric and Power Company and Potomac Edison Company have filed with the State ^Corporation Commission applications for authority to construct certain electric transmission lines and related facilities. The proposed lines and facilities are: (1) a 115 kilovolt transmission line located in Fauquier County running from Remington to Warrenton; (2) a 500 kilovolt transmission line located in Fauquier County running from Morrisville to Bristers with a substation to be located at Morrisville; (3) a 230 kilovolt line located in Fauquier County running from Morrisville to Remington with a substation to be located at Remington; (4) a 500 kilovolt line located in Louisa, Spotsylvania, Orange, Culpeper and Fauquier Counties running from Virginia Electric and Power Company’s generating facilities on the North Anna River to Morrisville; (5) a 500 kilovolt line located in Warren, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Fauquier, and Frederick Counties running from the proposed substation at Morrisville to the West Virginia-Virginia state line. The applications and proposed locations of these electric facilities may be reviewed at any business office of the Virginia Electric and Power Company or Potomac Edison Company of Virginia where bills may be paid within any of the counties in which the above listed electric facilities are proposed to be built and may betreviewed at the offices of the State Corporation Commission, Blanton Building, Bank t> Governor Streets, Richmond, Virginia 23209.

Interested parties have indicated that they wish to be heard with respect to these applications. Local hearings upon the applications have been scheduled for March 28, 1973 in the Circuit Courtroom, Fauquier County, Warrenton, Virginia with two separate sessions on this date to begin at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.' A second day of hearing has been scheduled for March 29, 1973 in the Circuit Courtroom, Rappahannock County, Washington, Virginia with two sessions on this day at 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Any interested party desiring to appear at the hearing in Fauquier County may be scheduled for appearance by calling the office of Richard H. Beach, Administrative Assistant of Fauquier County (Tel, 703-347-1730) and any interested party desiring to appear at the hearing in Rappahannock County may be scheduled for appearance by calling the office of E.M. Jones, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rappahannock County (Tel. 703-675-3621). Parties scheduled for appearance at these hearing are encouraged to summarize their comments in writing which can be submitted to the Commission, in the event that hearings are adjourned before they are called.

At the conclusion of the March 29, 1973 hearing the proceeding will be continued and hearing will resume again on April 30, 1973 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission’s Courtroom, 13th Floor, Blanton ^Building, Richmond, Virginia. Persons desiring to appear before the Commission in Richmond shall send written notice to the Commission by March 26, 1973, and send a copy of such notice to counsel to the applicant, Evans B. Brasfield, Esquire, Attorney at Law, 700 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 1535, Richmond, Virginia 23212. The applicants have been directed to file written testimony and exhibits in support of their applications with the Commission on or before February 26, 1973. Anyone appearing before the Commission and wishing a copy of the Company’s prepared testimony and exhibits should so request in the notice and it will be supplied by the applicants. Intervenors retaining consultants and experts for the purpose of investigating the facilities and proposed location of such facilities should file with the Commission on or before April 9, 1973 ton (10) copies'of the direct testimony and exhibits of such consultants or experts and send a copy thereof to counsel to the applicant and to such other intervenors who may so request. Parties intervening will be notified by the Commission of all other intervenors.