East Kentucky Power Cooperative: Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, 59070-59071 [E6-16530]

Download as PDF 59070 Notices Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 194 Friday, October 6, 2006 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. Dated: September 13, 2006. Patrick W. McDonough, Executive Director, Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries. [FR Doc. E6–16546 Filed 10–5–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P Forest Service Mendocino Resource Advisory Committee Meeting of the Advisory Committee; Meeting Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries. AGENCY: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. 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Blaine Baker, Designated Federal Official. [FR Doc. 06–8527 Filed 10–5–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Notice of intent to hold a public scoping meeting and prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS). ACTION: SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency which administers the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Utilities Programs (USDA/ RDUP) proposes to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and conduct a public scoping meeting related to possible financial assistance to East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) for the proposed construction of two 278 MW Circulating Fluidized Bed generating units (CFBs) in Clark County, Kentucky. EKPC is requesting that RUS provide financial assistance for the proposed project. RUS will conduct a public scoping meeting in an open-house format: October 18, 2006, Trapp, Kentucky, at Trapp Elementary School, 11400 Irvine Road; The open house will be held from 5:30–8 p.m. DATE: Written comments should be sent to: Ms. 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. An Alternatives Evaluation and Site Selection Study, prepared by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, will be presented at the public scoping meeting. The Report is available for public review at RUS at the address provided in this notice, on the RUS Web site https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ eis.htm, at East Kentucky Power Cooperative, INC., 4775 Lexington Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40392–0707 and at: Clark County Public Library, 370 South Burns Ave., Winchester, Kentucky 40391, phone: (859) 744– 5661. ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\06OCN1.SGM 06OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 194 / Friday, October 6, 2006 / Notices 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. EKPC proposes to construct and operate two nominal 278-megawatt coal-based electric generating units at the Smith site, southeast of Winchester, Kentucky, in Clark County. Fuel will be supplied to the plant site by rail or truck. The construction of a substation and approximately 1 mile of 345-kV transmission line would be required to connect the new plant to EKPC’s transmission system. The line would go northwest from the CFB substation to the existing Combustion Turbine substation. EKPC’s schedule calls for the first of these facilities to be in commercial operation by June 2010 and the second by November 2012. Alternatives to be considered by RUS include no action, purchased power, renewable energy sources, distributed generation, and alternative site locations. Comments regarding the proposed project may be submitted (orally or in writing) at the public scoping meetings or in writing no later than November 20, 2006 to RUS at the address provided in this notice. RUS will use input provided by government agencies, private organizations, and the public in the preparation of a Draft SEIS. The Draft SEIS will be available for review and comment for 45 days. A Final SEIS will then be prepared that considers all comments received. The Final Supplemental EIS will be available for review and comment for 30 days. Following the 30-day comment period, RUS will prepare a Record of Decision (ROD). Notices announcing the availability of the Draft and Final SEIS and the ROD will be published in the Federal Register and in local newspapers. Any final action by RUS 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 the RUS Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part 1794). cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Oct 05, 2006 Jkt 211001 Dated: October 2, 2006. Mark S. Plank, Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff, USDA/Rural Development/Utilities Programs. [FR Doc. E6–16530 Filed 10–5–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 59071 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Manuel Alba, Press and Communications (202) 376–7700. David Blackwood, General Counsel. [FR Doc. 06–8581 Filed 10–4–06; 3:56 pm] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Foreign–Trade Zones Board AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. DATE AND TIME: Friday, October 13, 2006, 9 a.m. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 624 9th Street, NW., Room 540, Washington, DC 20425. The meeting is also accessible to the public through the following: Call-In Number: 1–800–597–0731; Access Code Number: 43783773; Federal Relay Service: 1–800–877–8339. PLACE: STATUS: Agenda I. Approval of Agenda. II. Approval of Minutes of August 18, Meeting. III. Announcements. IV. Staff Director’s Report. V. Program Planning. • Record for Briefing on Benefits of Diversity in K–12 Education. • Briefing Report on K–12 Education. • Record for Omaha Briefing on Racially Identifiable School Districts. • Campus Anti-Semitism Public Education Campaign. • Research on Academic Mismatch. VI. 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The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign–Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed on September 25, 2006. FTZ 104 was approved on April 18, 1984 (Board Order 256, 49 FR 17789, 4/ 25/84) at sites in Savannah and Chatham County, adjacent to the Savannah Customs port of entry. The zone project currently consists of the following sites in the Savannah, Georgia area: Site 1 (32 acres)-within the 3,400– acre Savannah International Airport, Savannah; Site 2 (1,075 acres)-includes the 849–acre Garden City (Containerport) Terminal, 2 Main Street, Chatham, and 226–acre Ocean Terminal, 950 West River Street, Savannah; Site 2A (1 acre, 43, 560 sq. ft.)-730 King George Boulevard, Savannah; Site 3 (1,820 acres)Crossroads Business Center, Interstate 95 and Godley Road, Chatham County; Site 4 (1,353 acres)-SPA Industrial Park, 1 mile east of the Interstate 95/U.S. 80 interchange, Chatham County; Site 5 (24 acres)-within the 94–acre Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, One International Drive, Savannah; Site 6 (1,182 acres)-Mulberry Grove site, Interstate 95 and State Highway 21, Savannah; Site 7 (1,592 acres, 3 parcels)-within a 2,140–acre portion of the Tradeport Business Center industrial park, 380 Sunbury Road, Midway. The applicant is requesting authority to add a 98 acre site, located at a proposed industrial park on Tremont Road near the interchange of I–16 and GA 516, Savannah. No specific manufacturing requests are being made E:\FR\FM\06OCN1.SGM 06OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59070-59071]
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[FR Doc No: E6-16530]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


East Kentucky Power Cooperative: Notice of Intent To Prepare a 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to hold a public scoping meeting and prepare a 
supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS).

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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency which administers 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities 
Programs (USDA/RDUP) proposes to prepare a Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement (SEIS) and conduct a public scoping meeting related to 
possible financial assistance to East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) 
for the proposed construction of two 278 MW Circulating Fluidized Bed 
generating units (CFBs) in Clark County, Kentucky. EKPC is requesting 
that RUS provide financial assistance for the proposed project.

DATE: RUS will conduct a public scoping meeting in an open-house 
format: October 18, 2006, Trapp, Kentucky, at Trapp Elementary School, 
11400 Irvine Road; The open house will be held from 5:30-8 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Ms. 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. An Alternatives Evaluation and Site 
Selection Study, prepared by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, will be 
presented at the public scoping meeting. The Report is available for 
public review at RUS at the address provided in this notice, on the RUS 
Web site https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/eis.htm, at East Kentucky 
Power Cooperative, INC., 4775 Lexington Road, Lexington, Kentucky 
40392-0707 and at: Clark County Public Library, 370 South Burns Ave., 
Winchester, Kentucky 40391, phone: (859) 744-5661.

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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: EKPC proposes to construct and operate two 
nominal 278-megawatt coal-based electric generating units at the Smith 
site, southeast of Winchester, Kentucky, in Clark County. Fuel will be 
supplied to the plant site by rail or truck. The construction of a 
substation and approximately 1 mile of 345-kV transmission line would 
be required to connect the new plant to EKPC's transmission system. The 
line would go northwest from the CFB substation to the existing 
Combustion Turbine substation. EKPC's schedule calls for the first of 
these facilities to be in commercial operation by June 2010 and the 
second by November 2012.
    Alternatives to be considered by RUS include no action, purchased 
power, renewable energy sources, distributed generation, and 
alternative site locations. Comments regarding the proposed project may 
be submitted (orally or in writing) at the public scoping meetings or 
in writing no later than November 20, 2006 to RUS at the address 
provided in this notice.
    RUS will use input provided by government agencies, private 
organizations, and the public in the preparation of a Draft SEIS. The 
Draft SEIS will be available for review and comment for 45 days. A 
Final SEIS will then be prepared that considers all comments received. 
The Final Supplemental EIS will be available for review and comment for 
30 days. Following the 30-day comment period, RUS will prepare a Record 
of Decision (ROD). Notices announcing the availability of the Draft and 
Final SEIS and the ROD will be published in the Federal Register and in 
local newspapers.
    Any final action by RUS 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 the RUS 
Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part 1794).

    Dated: October 2, 2006.
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff, USDA/Rural Development/
Utilities Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-16530 Filed 10-5-06; 8:45 am]
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