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<br />G..JUU <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />JUDGE CONOUR: <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />JUDGE CONOUR: <br /> <br />MR. SARGENT: <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MR. MILLEN: <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MR. MILLER: <br /> <br />MR. SARGENT: <br /> <br />MR. MILLEN: <br /> <br />"Thank you, gentlemen. Do any members of the <br />Board have any questions?" <br /> <br />"Mr. Chairman." <br /> <br />"Judge Conour." <br /> <br />"I'm curious about one thing. Why is it that <br />the Bureau losses run higher under the federal <br />proposal?" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />"I think I'll have Keith answer that." <br /> <br />"Mr. Millen." <br /> <br />"Basically the losses are higher because the <br />individual circuit loadings are higher in the all- <br />federal system than in the combination system. <br />The difference in circuit loading is due pri- <br />marily to the greater number of high-voltage <br />circuits available in the combination system." <br /> <br />"Any further questions? Mr. Miller, did you <br />have a question?" <br /> <br />"Ben, as I understand it, there will be an <br />interconnection made between the Colorado River <br />system and the other river systems such as in <br />the Columbia River system and the Missouri River <br />Basin system which is divided into the Western <br />Division and the Eastern Division. <br /> <br />So my question i~will the proposed lines <br />be such as to provide an interconnection between <br />the three river basins?" <br /> <br />"Yes, these interconnections would be accom- <br />plished under the combination plan proposed by <br />the utilities. Perhaps Mr. Millen could amplify <br />a bit more on this for you. Keith." <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />"The interconnections would be provided. The <br />Bureau has acknowledged that the utilities com- <br />bination system meets the criterion of providing <br />suitable integration among Federal project power <br />facilities. The utility companies already have <br />existing interconnections with each of the power <br />