Notice of Approval of Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permits for Newmont Nevada Energy Investment, LLC (Nevada Department of Environmental Protection No. AP4911-1349), Hawaii Electric Light Company (Hawaii CSP No.0007-01-C), and Title V Operating Permit for Peabody Western Coal Co. (EPA Region 9 No. NN-OP 99-07), 26497 [E6-6860]
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Daytime Scoping Meeting
Scoping Meeting Procedures
Date and Time: Thursday, May 25,
2006, 9 a.m.
Location: Green Island Municipal
Center, 9 George Street, Green Island,
NY 12183. (518) 273–2201.
For Directions: please call Ms.
Veronica Weigand at (518) 456–7712, or
via e-mail at
veronica@albanyengineering.com.
SD1, which outlines the subject areas
to be addressed in the environmental
document, was mailed to the
individuals and entities on the
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of
SD1 will be available at the scoping
meetings, or may be viewed on the web
at https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions
for accessing information in paragraph
n. Depending on the extent of comments
received, Scoping Document 2 may or
may not be issued.
The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will become part of
the formal Commission record on the
project.
Site Visit
Green Island will conduct a site visit
of the project on Wednesday, May 24,
2006, starting at 2 p.m. All participants
should meet at the Green Island Project
powerhouse located at the corner of
Tibbits Avenue and George Street on the
west side of the Hudson River. All
participants are responsible for their
own transportation. Anyone with
questions about the site visit should
contact Ms. Veronica Weigand of
Albany Engineering Corporation at (518)
456–7712, or via e-mail at
veronica@albanyengineering.com on or
before May 19, 2006.
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Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Present a proposed list of issues to be
addressed in the EA; (2) review and
discuss existing conditions and resource
agency management objectives; (3)
review and discuss existing information
and identify preliminary information
and study needs; (4) review and discuss
the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in Part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of federal, state, and tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss requests by any federal or state
agency or Indian tribe acting as a
cooperating agency for development of
an environmental document.
Meeting participants should come
prepared to discuss their issues and/or
concerns. Please review the PAD in
preparation for the scoping meetings.
Directions on how to obtain a copy of
the PAD and SD1 are included in item
n of this document.
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Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105. (415) 972–3973. email: kohn.roger@epa.gov.
DATES: The PSD and Part 71 permits are
reviewable under Section 307(b)(1) of
the Clean Air Act only in the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals. A petition for
review must be filed by July 5, 2006.
Dated: April 26, 2006.
Deborah Jordan,
Director, Air Division, Region 9.
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Notice of Approval of Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permits
for Newmont Nevada Energy
Investment, LLC (Nevada Department
of Environmental Protection No.
AP4911–1349), Hawaii Electric Light
Company (Hawaii CSP No.0007–01–C),
and Title V Operating Permit for
Peabody Western Coal Co. (EPA
Region 9 No. NN–OP 99–07)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Region 9.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the following permits have been issued:
The Nevada Department of
Environmental Protection, acting under
authority of a PSD delegation
agreement, granted approval to
Newmont Nevada Energy Investment,
LLC to construct the TS Power Plant, a
200 megawatt pulverized coal-fired
boiler plant to be located near Dunphy,
NV. The permit became effective on
June 4, 2005.
The Hawaii Department of Health,
acting under authority of a PSD
delegation agreement, granted approval
to Hawaii Electric Light Company to
construct two 20 MW combustion
turbine generators (Keahole Units 4 & 5)
at Keahole Generating Station, Keahole,
Hawaii. The permit became effective on
June 5, 2001.
EPA Region 9, acting under the title
V operating permit regulations in 40
CFR part 71, granted approval to
Peabody Western Coal Company to
operate two contiguous coal mines
(Kayenta and Black Mesa) in
northeastern Arizona on the
reservations of the Navajo Nation and
the Hopi Tribe. The permit became
effective on July 1, 2004, except for the
opacity monitoring conditions, which
became effective on March 28, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the permits are available for
public inspection and can be obtained
by contacting: Roger Kohn (AIR–3), U.S.
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Environmental Impact Statements and
Regulations; Availability of EPA
Comments
Availability of EPA comments
prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section
309 of the Clean Air Act and section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act as amended. Requests for
copies of EPA comments can be directed
to the Office of Federal Activities at
202–564–7167.
An explanation of the ratings assigned
to draft environmental impact
statements (EISs) was published in FR
dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060002, ERP No. D–BLM–
L65500–ID, Coeur d’Alene Resource
Management Plan, Implementation,
Benewah, Bonner, Boundary,
Kootenai and Shoshone Counties, ID.
SUMMARY: EPA supports the goals
described in preferred alternative which
strives to balance resource protection
with active management of commodity
resources. However, EPA expressed
environmental concerns about water
quality impacts, and requested more
information about how source water
could be protected and recommended
including additional discussion on
protecting air quality related to
prescribed burning.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20060053, ERP No. D–AFS–
K65299–CA, Slapjack Project, Protect
Rural Communities from Fire Hazards
by Constructing Defensible Fuel
Profile Zones (DFPZS), Feather River
Ranger District, Plumas National
Forest, Butte and YubaCounties, CA.
SUMMARY: EPA expressed
environmental concern about the
potential for cumulative watershed
effects, impacts from the use of
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-TVPSD-001; FRL-8167-3]
Notice of Approval of Prevention of Significant Deterioration
(PSD) Permits for Newmont Nevada Energy Investment, LLC (Nevada
Department of Environmental Protection No. AP4911-1349), Hawaii
Electric Light Company (Hawaii CSP No.0007-01-C), and Title V Operating
Permit for Peabody Western Coal Co. (EPA Region 9 No. NN-OP 99-07)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the following permits have been
issued:
The Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, acting under
authority of a PSD delegation agreement, granted approval to Newmont
Nevada Energy Investment, LLC to construct the TS Power Plant, a 200
megawatt pulverized coal-fired boiler plant to be located near Dunphy,
NV. The permit became effective on June 4, 2005.
The Hawaii Department of Health, acting under authority of a PSD
delegation agreement, granted approval to Hawaii Electric Light Company
to construct two 20 MW combustion turbine generators (Keahole Units 4 &
5) at Keahole Generating Station, Keahole, Hawaii. The permit became
effective on June 5, 2001.
EPA Region 9, acting under the title V operating permit regulations
in 40 CFR part 71, granted approval to Peabody Western Coal Company to
operate two contiguous coal mines (Kayenta and Black Mesa) in
northeastern Arizona on the reservations of the Navajo Nation and the
Hopi Tribe. The permit became effective on July 1, 2004, except for the
opacity monitoring conditions, which became effective on March 28,
2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the permits are available
for public inspection and can be obtained by contacting: Roger Kohn
(AIR-3), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. (415) 972-3973. e-mail:
kohn.roger@epa.gov.
DATES: The PSD and Part 71 permits are reviewable under Section
307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act only in the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals. A petition for review must be filed by July 5, 2006.
Dated: April 26, 2006.
Deborah Jordan,
Director, Air Division, Region 9.
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