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Proposed Issues To Be Addressed
The EIS will contain descriptions of
the existing environmental and
socioeconomic resources within the area
that would be affected by construction
and operation of the proposed
transmission line and upgrades. TVA’s
evaluation of potential environmental
impacts to these resources will include,
but not necessarily be limited to, the
potential impacts on water quality,
aquatic and terrestrial ecology,
endangered and threatened species,
wetlands, aesthetics and visual
resources, land use, historic and
archaeological resources, and
socioeconomic resources. The need and
purpose of the project will be discussed.
Alternatives
The results of evaluating the potential
environmental impacts and other
important issues identified in the
scoping process, as well as engineering
and economic considerations, will be
used by TVA in selecting identifying a
preferred alternative. At this time, the
range of alternatives TVA has identified
for detailed evaluation includes no
action and the three alternative
solutions described above. The ability of
energy conversation to meet projected
demands will be addressed. As analyses
proceed, one or more alternatives may
be eliminated due to technical
infeasibility, unacceptable
environmental impacts, or unreasonably
high economic costs. TVA also expects
to evaluate multiple sites for the new
substation.
Scoping Process
Scoping, which is integral to the
process for implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), is a
procedure that solicits public input to
the EIS process to ensure that: (1) Issues
are identified early and properly
studied; (2) issues of little significance
do not consume substantial time and
effort; (3) the draft EIS is thorough and
balanced; and (4) delays caused by an
inadequate EIS are avoided. TVA’s
NEPA procedures require that the
scoping process commence soon after a
decision has been reached to prepare an
EIS in order to provide an early and
open process for determining the scope
and for identifying the significant issues
related to a proposed action. The range
of alternatives and the issues to be
addressed in the draft EIS will be
determined, in part, from written
comments submitted by mail or e-mail,
and comments presented orally or in
writing at any public meetings. The
preliminary identification of reasonable
alternatives and environmental issues in
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this notice is not meant to be exhaustive
or final.
The scoping process will include both
interagency and public scoping. The
public is invited to submit written
comments or e-mail comments on the
scope of this EIS no later than the date
given under the DATES section of this
notice.
TVA will conduct a public scoping
meeting on July 11, 2005. This informal
meeting will begin at 4 p.m. and end at
8 p.m. (CST). The meeting will be held
at the Eagleville High School, 500
Highway 99, Eagleville, Tennessee,
Tennessee.
At the meeting, TVA management and
project staff will present overviews of
the proposed transmission line project
and the EIS process, answer questions,
and solicit comments on the issues that
the public would like addressed in the
EIS. These meetings will be publicized
through notices in local newspapers, by
TVA press releases, on the TVA Web
site at https://www.tva.gov/environment/
calendar.htm and in letters to local
elected officials preceding the public
meetings.
The agencies to be included in the
interagency scoping are U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation, the
Tennessee State Historic Preservation
Officer, and other Federal, State, and
local agencies, as appropriate. After
consideration of the scoping comments,
TVA will further identify alternatives
and environmental issues to be
addressed in the EIS. Following analysis
of the environmental consequences of
each alternative, TVA will prepare a
draft EIS for public review and
comment. Notice of availability of the
draft EIS will be published by the
Environmental Protection Agency in the
Federal Register. TVA will solicit
written comments on the draft EIS, and
information about possible public
meetings to comment on the draft EIS
will be announced. TVA expects to
release a draft EIS in the fall of 2006 and
a final EIS in early 2007.
Dated: June 27, 2005.
Kathryn J. Jackson,
Executive Vice President, River System
Operations & Environment.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA),
as Amended: Notice Regarding the
2003 and 2004 Annual Reviews
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In January 2005, the Office of
the United States Trade Representative
(USTR) published a notice specifying
the results of the preliminary review of
petitions it received in September 2004
in connection with the annual ATPA
review and modifying the schedule for
consideration of the remaining
petitions. The January 2005 notice also
specified the status of the petitions filed
in 2003 that have remained under
review. The Trade Policy Staff
Committee has decided to continue the
review of pending petitions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bennett M. Harman, Deputy Assistant
U.S. Trade Representative for Latin
America, at (202) 395–9446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ATPA
(19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.), as renewed and
amended by the Andean Trade
Promotion and Drug Eradication Act of
2002 (ATPDEA) in the Trade Act of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–210), provides trade
benefits for eligible Andean countries.
Pursuant to section 3103(d) of the
ATPDEA, USTR promulgated
regulations (15 CFR part 2016) (68 FR
43922) regarding the review of
eligibility of countries for the benefits of
the ATPA, as amended.
In a Federal Register notice dated
August 17, 2004, USTR initiated the
2004 ATPA Annual Review and
announced a deadline of September 15,
2004 for the filing of petitions (69 FR
51138). Several of these petitions
requested the review of certain practices
in certain beneficiary developing
countries regarding compliance with the
eligibility criteria set forth in sections
203 (c) and (d) and section 204(b)(6)(B)
of the ATPA, as amended (19 U.S.C.
3203 (c) and (d); 19 U.S.C.
3203(b)(6)(B)).
In a Federal Register notice dated
January 18, 2005 (70 FR 2921), USTR
published the results of the preliminary
review of these petitions. The TPSC
terminated the review of one petition
and modified the date for the
announcement of results for both the
remaining 2004 petitions and the
remaining 2003 petitions to on or about
May 31, 2005.
With respect to the outstanding
petitions, the TPSC is modifying the
schedule for the review, in accordance
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with 15 CFR 2016.2(b). The results will
be announced in the fall 2005 notice
specifying the results of the preliminary
review of petitions the TPSC receives as
part of the 2005 annual review.
Following is the list of all petitions that
remain under review:
Peru: Engelhard
Peru: Princeton Dover
Peru: LeTourneau
Peru: Duke Energy
Ecuador: AFL–CIO; Human Rights
Watch; and US/LEAP
Ecuador: Chevron Texaco
Ecuador: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Peru: Parsons Corporation
Carmen Suro-Bredie,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Revision of Mexico’s Government
Entities and Enterprises Covered by
the Government Procurement Chapter
of the North American Free Trade
Agreement
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Revision of Mexico’s
government entities and enterprises
covered in the government procurement
chapter of the North American Free
Trade Agreement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),
coverage of the government
procurement chapter is based on
positive lists of government entities and
enterprises for each NAFTA Party
(United States, Canada and Mexico).
The lists for each Party are contained in
its Schedules to Annex 1001.1a–1
(Federal Government Entities) and
Annex 1001.1a–2 (Government
Enterprises) of the NAFTA Chapter on
Government Procurement. The Chapter
provides a process for rectifications and
modifications of the Schedules. In 2004,
Mexico modified its Schedules to reflect
changes in its government structure.
The Parties have approved the changes
to Mexico’s federal government entities
and government enterprises schedules.
Mexico published its revised Schedules
´
in the Diario Oficial de la Federacion de
´
Mexico in February 2005. The revised
Mexican Schedules are set out below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information please contact Dawn
Shackleford, Office of the United States
Trade Representative, (202) 395–9461 or
Dawn_Shackleford@ustr.eop.gov, or
David Weems, Department of
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Commerce, (202) 482–5415 or
David_Weems@ita.doc.gov.
The legal
text of the NAFTA, including the
Chapter on Government Procurement
and related Annexes can be found on
the NAFTA Secretariat Web site at
https://www.nafta-sec-alena.org.
Mexico’s revised Schedules are
included on that site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Mexico’s Revised Schedule of
Federal Government Entities in Annex
1001.1a–1
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1. Secretarıa de Gobernacion
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• Secretarıa General del Consejo
´
Nacional de Poblacion
´
• Archivo General de la Nacion
• Instituto Nacional de Estudios
´
´
Historicos de la Revolucion Mexicana
´
• Centro Nacional de Prevencion de
Desastres
• Instituto Nacional para el
Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal
´
´
´
• Secretarıa Tecnica de la Comision
Calificadora de Publicaciones y Revistas
Ilustradas
´
• Centro de Produccion de Programas
Informativos y Especiales
´
• Coordinacion General de la
´
Comision Mexicana de Ayuda a
Refugiados
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• Instituto Nacional de Migracion
´
´
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• Secretarıa Tecnica de la Comision
para Asuntos de la Frontera Norte
´
2. Secretarıa de Relaciones Exteriores
´
´
• Seccion Mexicana de la Comision
´
Internacional de Lımites y Aguas
´
Mexico–EE.UU.
´
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• Seccion Mexicana de la Comision
´
Internacional de Lımites y Aguas
´
Mexico—Guatemala—Belice
´
• Instituto de Mexico
´
´
3. Secretarıa de Hacienda y Credito
´
Publico
´
• Comision Nacional Bancaria y de
Valores
´
• Comision Nacional de Seguros y
Fianzas
´
• Instituto Nacional de Estadıstica,
´
´
Geografıa e Informatica
´
• Servicio de Administracion
Tributaria
• Fideicomiso Programa de
Mejoramiento de los Medios de
´
Informaica y de Control de las
Autoridades Aduaneras (FIDEMICA)
´
• Servicio de Administracion de
Bienes Asegurados
´
• Comision Nacional del Sistema de
Ahorro para el Retiro
´
4. Secretarıa de Agricultura,
´
Ganaderıa, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y
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Alimentacion
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• Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologıa
del Agua
• Instituto Nacional de
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Investigaciones Forestales, Agrıcolas y
Pecuarias
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• Apoyos y Servicios a la
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Comercializacion Agropecuaria
(ASERCA)
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• Comision Nacional de Acuacultura
y Pesca
• Servicio Nacional de Sanidad,
Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria
´
• Servicio de Informacion y
´
Estadıstica Agroalimentaria y Pesquera
´
• Servicio Nacional de Inspeccion y
´
Certificacion de Semillas
• Instituto Nacional de Pesca
´
5. Secretarıa de Comunicaciones y
Transportes
´
• Comision Federal de
Telecomunicaciones
• Instituto Mexicano de Transporte
´
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6. Secretarıa de Economıa
´
• Comision Federal de Mejora
Regulatoria
´
• Comision Federal de Competencia
´
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7. Secretarıa de Educacion Publica
´
• Instituto Nacional de Antropologıa
e Historia
• Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y
Literatura
´
• Radio Educacion
´
• Centro de Ingenierıa y Desarrollo
Industrial
• Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y
las Artes
´
• Comision Nacional del Deporte
• Instituto Nacional de Derechos de
Autor
´
8. Secretarıa de Salud
´
• Administracion del Patrimonio de
´
la Beneficencia Publica
´
• Centro Nacional de la Transfusion
´
Sanguınea
´
• Laboratorio de Biologicos y
´
Reactivos de Mexico
´
• Centro Nacional de Rehabilitacion
´
• Centro Nacional para la Prevencion
y Control del VIH/SIDA
• Centro Nacional de Vigilancia
´
Epidemiologica
• Centro Nacional para la Salud de la
Infancia y Adolescencia
´
´
• Comision Federal para la Proteccion
contra Riesgos Sanitarios
• Servicios de Salud Mental
´
• Comision Nacional de Arbitraje
´
Medico
• Centro Nacional de Transplantes
´
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9. Secretarıa del Trabajo y Previsionn
Social
´
• Procuradurıa Federal de la Defensa
del Trabajo
´
10. Secretarıa de la Reforma Agraria
´
• Procuradurıa Agraria
• Registro Agrario Nacional
´
11. Secretarıa de Medio Ambiente y
Recursos Naturales
´
12. Procuradurıa General de la
´
Republica
´
´
13. Secretarıa de Energıa
´
• Comision Nacional de Seguridad
Nuclear y Salvaguardias
´
• Comision Nacional para el Ahorro
´
de Energıa
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), as Amended: Notice Regarding
the 2003 and 2004 Annual Reviews
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In January 2005, the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) published a notice specifying the results of the
preliminary review of petitions it received in September 2004 in
connection with the annual ATPA review and modifying the schedule for
consideration of the remaining petitions. The January 2005 notice also
specified the status of the petitions filed in 2003 that have remained
under review. The Trade Policy Staff Committee has decided to continue
the review of pending petitions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bennett M. Harman, Deputy Assistant
U.S. Trade Representative for Latin America, at (202) 395-9446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ATPA (19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.), as
renewed and amended by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication
Act of 2002 (ATPDEA) in the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210),
provides trade benefits for eligible Andean countries. Pursuant to
section 3103(d) of the ATPDEA, USTR promulgated regulations (15 CFR
part 2016) (68 FR 43922) regarding the review of eligibility of
countries for the benefits of the ATPA, as amended.
In a Federal Register notice dated August 17, 2004, USTR initiated
the 2004 ATPA Annual Review and announced a deadline of September 15,
2004 for the filing of petitions (69 FR 51138). Several of these
petitions requested the review of certain practices in certain
beneficiary developing countries regarding compliance with the
eligibility criteria set forth in sections 203 (c) and (d) and section
204(b)(6)(B) of the ATPA, as amended (19 U.S.C. 3203 (c) and (d); 19
U.S.C. 3203(b)(6)(B)).
In a Federal Register notice dated January 18, 2005 (70 FR 2921),
USTR published the results of the preliminary review of these
petitions. The TPSC terminated the review of one petition and modified
the date for the announcement of results for both the remaining 2004
petitions and the remaining 2003 petitions to on or about May 31, 2005.
With respect to the outstanding petitions, the TPSC is modifying
the schedule for the review, in accordance
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with 15 CFR 2016.2(b). The results will be announced in the fall 2005
notice specifying the results of the preliminary review of petitions
the TPSC receives as part of the 2005 annual review. Following is the
list of all petitions that remain under review:
Peru: Engelhard
Peru: Princeton Dover
Peru: LeTourneau
Peru: Duke Energy
Ecuador: AFL-CIO; Human Rights Watch; and US/LEAP
Ecuador: Chevron Texaco
Ecuador: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Peru: Parsons Corporation
Carmen Suro-Bredie,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
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