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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
East Kentucky Power Cooperative:
Notice of Availability of an
Environmental Assessment
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of availability of an
Environmental Assessment for public
review.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service, an
agency which administers the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s Rural
Development Utilities Programs (USDA
Rural Development) proposes to prepare
an Environmental Assessment (EA)
related to possible financial assistance
to East Kentucky Power Cooperative
(EKPC) for the construction of
approximately 19 miles of double
circuit 345/138 kilovolt (kV) electric
transmission line and two 345 kV
electric transmission substations. The
proposed transmission line and
substation projects would be located in
Clark County, Kentucky. EKPC is
requesting USDA Rural Development to
provide financial assistance for the
proposed project.
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Written comments on this Notice
must be received on or before June 29,
2006.
ADDRESSES: The Environmental
Assessment will be available for public
review at the Agency’s address provided
in this notice, at the Agency’s Web site:
https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/
ea.htm, at EKPC’s headquarters office
located at 4775 Lexington Road,
Winchester, Kentucky 40391; and at the
Clark County Library, 370 South Burns
Avenue, Winchester, KY 40391.
Written comments should be sent to:
Stephanie Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural
Development, Utilities Programs,
Engineering and Environmental Staff,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop
1571, Washington, DC 20250–1571 or email stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural
Development, Utilities Programs,
Engineering and Environmental Staff,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop
1571, Washington, DC 20250–1571,
Telephone: (202) 720–0468. Ms.
Strength’s e-mail address is
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed project area is located in
northeastern, central, and southeastern
Clark County, Kentucky. The proposed
route for the new electric transmission
line extends westerly on new and
existing electric utility line rights-ofway (ROWs) from a proposed new
substation site located at EKPC’s
existing J.K. Smith Electric Generating
Station, east of the unincorporated
community of Bloomingdale in
southeastern Clark County. Just east of
Muddy Creek Road the proposed route
turns northerly following new and
mostly existing utility line ROWs to a
proposed new substation site located in
northeastern Clark County near the
Bourbon County/Clark County/
Montgomery County Line, and north of
Donaldson Road. The electrical
conductors for the proposed new
transmission line would be supported
by Corten steel, two and three pole
structures with an average height of 100
feet aboveground. The proposed new
line would require a right-of-way (ROW)
width of 150 feet. Construction of a
portion of the new line would involve
rebuilding 16.56 miles of existing 69 kV
transmission line on an existing 100foot wide ROW. The existing line would
be dismantled and replaced by the
proposed new transmission line. An
additional 50 feet in width would be
added to the existing ROW to
accommodate the proposed new line.
DATES:
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Each of the proposed new substations
would affect a maximum of 20 acres of
land. The construction of the proposed
electric transmission project is
tentatively scheduled to begin in the
summer of 2006 and the estimated
duration of construction would be 10
months.
Alternatives considered by USDA
Rural Development and EKPC included:
(a) No action, (b) alternate transmission
line routes, (c) alternate substation sites,
and (d) other electrical alternatives. An
Environmental Report (ER) that
describes the proposed project in detail
and discusses its anticipated
environmental impacts has been
prepared by EKPC. The USDA Rural
Development has accepted the ER as its
EA of the proposed project. The EA is
available for public review at addresses
provided above in this Notice.
Questions and comments should be
sent to USDA Rural Development at the
mailing or e-mail addresses provided
above in this Notice. USDA Rural
Development should receive comments
on the EA in writing by June 29, 2006
to ensure that they are considered in its
environmental impact determination.
Should USDA Rural Development
determine, based on the EA of the
proposed project, that the impacts of the
construction and operation of the
project would not have a significant
environmental impact, it will prepare a
Finding of No Significant Impact. Public
notification of a Finding of No
Significant Impact would be published
in the Federal Register and in
newspapers with circulation in the
project area.
Any final action by USDA Rural
Development related to the proposed
project will be subject to, and
contingent upon, compliance with all
relevant Federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations,
and completion of the environmental
review requirements as prescribed in
USDA Rural Development’s
Environmental Policies and Procedures
(7 CFR part 1794).
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental
Staff, USDA/Rural Development/Utilities
Programs.
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number, (202) 395–7285.
Dated: May 23, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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collection of information under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA), Commerce.
Title: Initial Report on a Foreign
Person’s Direct or Indirect Acquisition,
Establishment, or Purchase of the
Operating Assets, of a U.S. Business
Enterprise, Including Real Estate (Form
BE–13) and Report by a U.S. Person
Who Assists or Intervenes in the
Acquisition of a U.S. Business
Enterprise by, or Who Enters into a Joint
Venture with, a Foreign Person (Form
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Form Number(s): BE–13, BE–13
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investment transaction, such as a real
estate broker or attorney, or who enter
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person. The primary purpose of this
information collection is to identify new
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BEA’s estimates of foreign direct
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information is needed to update data on
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that it is complete, and to determine
whether the new affiliates exceed the
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quarterly surveys of foreign direct
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[FR Doc No: 06-4874]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
East Kentucky Power Cooperative: Notice of Availability of an
Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of an Environmental Assessment for
public review.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service, an agency which administers the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities Programs
(USDA Rural Development) proposes to prepare an Environmental
Assessment (EA) related to possible financial assistance to East
Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) for the construction of approximately
19 miles of double circuit 345/138 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission
line and two 345 kV electric transmission substations. The proposed
transmission line and substation projects would be located in Clark
County, Kentucky. EKPC is requesting USDA Rural Development to provide
financial assistance for the proposed project.
DATES: Written comments on this Notice must be received on or before
June 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The Environmental Assessment will be available for public
review at the Agency's address provided in this notice, at the Agency's
Web site: https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ea.htm, at EKPC's
headquarters office located at 4775 Lexington Road, Winchester,
Kentucky 40391; and at the Clark County Library, 370 South Burns
Avenue, Winchester, KY 40391.
Written comments should be sent to: Stephanie Strength,
Environmental Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural Development, Utilities
Programs, Engineering and Environmental Staff, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250-1571 or e-mail
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural Development, Utilities Programs,
Engineering and Environmental Staff, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250-1571, Telephone: (202) 720-0468. Ms.
Strength's e-mail address is stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed project area is located in
northeastern, central, and southeastern Clark County, Kentucky. The
proposed route for the new electric transmission line extends westerly
on new and existing electric utility line rights-of-way (ROWs) from a
proposed new substation site located at EKPC's existing J.K. Smith
Electric Generating Station, east of the unincorporated community of
Bloomingdale in southeastern Clark County. Just east of Muddy Creek
Road the proposed route turns northerly following new and mostly
existing utility line ROWs to a proposed new substation site located in
northeastern Clark County near the Bourbon County/Clark County/
Montgomery County Line, and north of Donaldson Road. The electrical
conductors for the proposed new transmission line would be supported by
Corten steel, two and three pole structures with an average height of
100 feet aboveground. The proposed new line would require a right-of-
way (ROW) width of 150 feet. Construction of a portion of the new line
would involve rebuilding 16.56 miles of existing 69 kV transmission
line on an existing 100-foot wide ROW. The existing line would be
dismantled and replaced by the proposed new transmission line. An
additional 50 feet in width would be added to the existing ROW to
accommodate the proposed new line.
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Each of the proposed new substations would affect a maximum of 20 acres
of land. The construction of the proposed electric transmission project
is tentatively scheduled to begin in the summer of 2006 and the
estimated duration of construction would be 10 months.
Alternatives considered by USDA Rural Development and EKPC
included: (a) No action, (b) alternate transmission line routes, (c)
alternate substation sites, and (d) other electrical alternatives. An
Environmental Report (ER) that describes the proposed project in detail
and discusses its anticipated environmental impacts has been prepared
by EKPC. The USDA Rural Development has accepted the ER as its EA of
the proposed project. The EA is available for public review at
addresses provided above in this Notice.
Questions and comments should be sent to USDA Rural Development at
the mailing or e-mail addresses provided above in this Notice. USDA
Rural Development should receive comments on the EA in writing by June
29, 2006 to ensure that they are considered in its environmental impact
determination.
Should USDA Rural Development determine, based on the EA of the
proposed project, that the impacts of the construction and operation of
the project would not have a significant environmental impact, it will
prepare a Finding of No Significant Impact. Public notification of a
Finding of No Significant Impact would be published in the Federal
Register and in newspapers with circulation in the project area.
Any final action by USDA Rural Development related to the proposed
project will be subject to, and contingent upon, compliance with all
relevant Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations,
and completion of the environmental review requirements as prescribed
in USDA Rural Development's Environmental Policies and Procedures (7
CFR part 1794).
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff, USDA/Rural Development/
Utilities Programs.
[FR Doc. 06-4874 Filed 5-26-06; 8:45 am]
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