Notice is given to the public of the filing with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) an application on January 8, 2004, for a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) in Jack and Wise Counties, Texas.

Docket Style and Number: Application of Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (BEPC) for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for a Single Circuit 138-kV Transmission Line in Jack and Wise Counties, Texas. Docket Number 29020.

The Application: The proposed project would connect BEPC's planned generation plant near the community of Joplin in Jack County to its proposed Wise County Switch station near Bridgeport through the construction of approximately 20 miles of 138-kV transmission line. The project is designated the Jack County Generation Plant to Wise County Switch. The right-of-way width for this project will be approximately 70 feet. The estimated cost for the project is $7,531,850.

Persons wishing to comment on the action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by February 22, 2004, by mail at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or by phone at (512) 936-7120 or toll-free at 1-888-782-8477. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephone (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136 or use Relay Texas (toll-free) 1-800-735-2989. All comments should reference Docket Number 29020.

TRD-200400195

Rhonda G. Dempsey

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: January 13, 2004