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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 203 / Friday, October 20, 2006 / Notices
Dated: October 17, 2006.
Frank R. Trinity,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 06–8832 Filed 10–18–06; 3:36 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) and the Announcement of a
Public Hearing for the Proposed
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Phosphate Mine Continuation Near
Aurora, in Beaufort County, NC
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (COE), Wilmington District,
Regulatory Division has been reviewing
the request for Department of the Army
authorization, pursuant to Section 404
of the Clean Water Act and Section 10
of the Rivers and Harbor Act, from
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Phosphate Division (PCS) for the
continuation of its phosphate mining
operation near Aurora, Beaufort County,
NC. PCS proposes to expand its existing
open pit phosphate mining operation
into a 3,412 acre tract immediately
adjacent to the current mine. This
expansion would impact 2,408 acres of
waters of the U.S. including wetlands
adjacent to the Pamlico River and South
Creek.
DATES: A Public Hearing will be held at
Southside High School located at 5700
Highway 33 East, Chocowinity, Beaufort
County, NC on December 14, 2006 at
6:30 p.m. Written comments on the
Draft EIS will be received until January
22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and
questions regarding the Draft EIS may be
addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Wilmington District,
Regulatory Division. Attn: File Number
2001–10096, Post Office Box 1890,
Wilmington, NC 28402–1890. Copies of
the Draft EIS can be reviewed on the
Wilmington District Regulatory
homepage at, https://
www.saw.usace.army.mil/wetlands/
regtour.htm, or contact Ms. Alex Phodes
at (910) 251–4633, to receive written or
CD copies of the Draft EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the proposed action
and DEIS can be directed to Mr. Tom
Walker, Project Manager, Regulatory
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Division, telephone: (828) 271–7980
extension 222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Project Description. The PCS
Phosphate, Inc. Aurora (PCS) facility
includes an open pit mining operation
that supplies phosphate ore to its onsite
manufacturing facilities producing
sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, purified
acid, liquid fertilizer, superphosphoric
acid, diammonium phosphate,
defluoinated phosphate, animal feed
and solid fertilizers. Phosphate mining
activities began at this site in 1965. On
August 27, 1997, PCS was issued a
Department of the Army permit to
impact 1,268 acres of waters and
wetlands to continue its mining
operation into the current mine area.
This action is more fully described in
the August, 1996 Final Environmental
Impact Statement for the Texasgulf Inc.
Mine Continuation. PCS is nearing the
end of the current mining area and is
seeking to continue its mining operation
into an adjacent 3,608 acre tract.
2. Proposed Action. On November 2,
2000, PCS applied for Department of the
Army authorization pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and Section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act to
continue its phosphate mining
operation on the Hickory Point
peninsula adjacent the Pamlico River
and South Creek once reserves are
depleted under the existing permitted
area. The applicant’s stated purpose and
need for this project is to continue
mining its phosphate reserve in an
economically viable fashion. More
specifically, the applicant’s stated
purpose and need is to implement a
long-term systematic and cost-effective
mine advance within the project area for
the ongoing PCS mine operation at
Aurora, NC.
The Corps circulated a Public Notice
describing this application on January 2,
2001 (Action ID No. 200110096). PCS
elected to further reduce proposed
impacts to waters of the U.S. in
response to comments on this Public
Notice and submitted a revised permit
application on August 13, 2001. The
Corps circulated a second Public Notice
on October 4, 2001, describing the
revised applicaiton. The proposed
action includes a request for
authorization to impact approximately
2,408 acres of waters of the U.S.
including wetlands to continue the
mine advance into a 3,412 acre area
located adjacent the Pamlico River and
several of its tributaries. Waters and
wetlands in the proposed impact area
are more specifically described in the
following table:
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Proposed Impacts
Acres
1. Creeks/Open Water ......................
2. Brackish Marsh Complex .............
3. Bottomland Hardwood Forest ......
4. Herbaceous Assemblage .............
5. Scrub-Shrub Assemblage ............
6. Pine Plantation .............................
7. Hardwood Forest ..........................
8. Mixed Pine-Hardwood Forest .......
9. Pine Forest ...................................
10. Ponds .........................................
11
38
102
253
202
514
508
564
195
19
Total ...........................................
2,408
4. Alternatives. Several alternatives
have been identified and evaluated
through the scoping process, and further
detailed description of all alternatives is
disclosed in Section 2 of the Draft EIS.
The applicant’s preferred alternatives is
to continue its mining activity into a
3,412 acre tract located immediately
adjacent to the present mine.
5. Scoping Process. A public scoping
meeting was held on February 28, 2001
and an interdisciplinary Review Team
(Review Team) comprised of
representatives from other state and
federal regulatory and commenting
agencies, environmental advocacy
groups, the applicant, and CZR
Incorporated (CZR) (third party
consultant to the Corps in accordance
with RGL–05–08). The Review Team
was formed to identify major issues to
be addressed in the EIS and to provide
input on potential alternatives to be
explored and potentially evaluated. As
appropriate, the COE will initiate
consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service under the Endangered
Species Act and the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act, and with the National
Marine Fisheries Service under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and Endangered
Species Act. The Corps is coordinating
with the North Carolina Division of
Water Quality (NCDWQ) to ensure the
Draft EIS has assessed the potential
water quality impacts pursuant to
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act and
with the North Carolina Division of
Coastal Management (NCDCM) to
determine the project’s consistency with
the Coastal Zone Management Act. The
Corps is also coordinating with the
NCDCM and NCDWQ in the
development of the EIS to ensure the
process complies with State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
requirements, as well as the NEPA
requirements. The Draft EIS has been
designed to consolidate both NEPA and
SEPA processes to eliminate
duplications.
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 203 / Friday, October 20, 2006 / Notices
Dated: October 12, 2006.
John E. Pulliam, Jr.,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
[FR Doc. 06–8812 Filed 10–19–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Inland Waterways Users Board
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In Accordance with 10(a)(2)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), announcements is
made of the forthcoming meeting.
Name of Committee: Inland
Waterways Users Board (Board).
Date: November 17, 2006.
Location: Renaissance Pittsburgh
Hotel, 107 6th Street, Pittsburgh, PA
15222, (412–562–1200).
Time: Registration will begin at 8:30
a.m. and the meeting is scheduled to
adjourn at 1 p.m.
Agenda: The Board will hear briefings
on the status of both the funding for
inland navigation projects and studies,
and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund,
and be provided updates of various
inland waterways projects.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mark R. Pointon, Headquarters, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, CECW–CO,
441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC
20314–1000; Ph: 202–761–4258.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. Any
interested person may attend, appear
before, or file statements with the
committee at the time and in the
manner permitted by the committee.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
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October 13, 2006.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC07–1–000.
Applicants: Peoples Elwood, LLC; JPower USA Investment Company, Ltd.
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Description: Peoples Elwood, LLC & JPOWER USA Investment Co, Ltd submit
a joint application for authorization to
transfer membership interest in a public
utility.
Filed Date: October 6, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061010–0219.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, October 27, 2006.
Docket Numbers: EC07–2–000.
Applicants: KGen Southhaven, LLC;
KGen New Albany LLC, BTEC New
Albany LLC.
Description: KGen Southaven, LLC,
KGen New Albany, LLC et al. submit a
joint application for disposition of
jurisdictional facilities.
Filed Date: October 6, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061012–0215.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, October 27, 2006.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG07–3–000.
Applicants: Plains End II, LLC.
Description: Plains End II, LLC
submits its Notice of Self-Certification
of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
Filed Date: October 12, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061012–5017.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, November 2, 2006.
Docket Numbers: EG07–4–000.
Applicants: RC Cape May Holdings,
LLC.
Description: RC Cape May Holdings,
LLC submits its Notice of SelfCertification of Exemption Wholesale
Generator Status.
Filed Date: October 11, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061013–0083.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, November 1, 2006.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER99–845–010.
Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Description: Puget Sound Energy, Inc
submits a Notice in Change in Status
pursuant to requirements of Order 652.
Filed Date: October 6, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061011–0009.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, October 27, 2006.
Docket Numbers: ER00–2885–011;
ER01–2765–010; ER02–1582–009;
ER02–1785–006; ER02–2102–010;
ER06–864–003.
Applicants: Bear Energy, LP; Cedar
Brakes I, L.L.C.; Cedar Brakes II, L.L.C.,
Mohawk River Funding IV, L.L.C.;
Thermo Cogeneration Partnership L.P.,
Utility Contract Funding, L.L.C.
Description: Bear Energy, LP et al.,
submits a notice to FERC that they have
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entered into two energy management
agreements with Project Orange
Associates et al. pursuant to Order 652.
Filed Date: October 11, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061013–0074.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, November 1, 2006.
Docket Numbers: ER01–615–014;
ER96–1551–018.
Applicants: Public Service Company
of New Mexico.
Description: Public Service Company
of New Mexico submits an electric
compliance report.
Filed Date: October 6, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061006–5052.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, October 27, 2006.
Docket Numbers: ER03–467–001.
Applicants: Gulf States Energy, Inc.
Description: Gulf States Energy, Inc
submits amended triennial updated
market power analysis in compliance
with the FERC order.
Filed Date: October 6, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061010–0034.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, October 27, 2006.
Docket Numbers: ER03–821–001.
Applicants: One Nation Energy
Solutions, LLC.
Description: One Nation Energy
Solutions, LLC submits a Triennial
Market Power Update.
Filed Date: October 12, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061013–0099.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, November 2, 2006.
Docket Numbers: ER03–888–003;
ER06–1503–001; ER06–1504–001.
Applicants: Nordic Marketing of
Ohio, LLC; Nordic Marketing of
Pennsylvania, LLC; Nordic Marketing of
Illinois, LLC.
Description: Nordic Marketing of Ohio
LLC et al. submit rate schedule
cancellation sheet (Second Revised
Sheet 1 et al.) to supplement their
September 15, 2006 submission.
Filed Date: October 6, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061011–0010.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, October 27, 2006.
Docket Numbers: ER03–891–002.
Applicants: Gulf States Energy
Investments, L.P.
Description: Gulf States Energy
Investments, LP submits amended
triennial updated market power analysis
in compliances with FERC’s Order 652
under ER03–891.
Filed Date: October 6, 2006.
Accession Number: 20061010–0030.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, October 27, 2006.
Docket Numbers: ER03–1288–002.
Applicants: Rocky Mountain Energy
Center, LLC.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) and the Announcement of a Public Hearing for the
Proposed Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Phosphate Mine Continuation
Near Aurora, in Beaufort County, NC
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), Wilmington District,
Regulatory Division has been reviewing the request for Department of
the Army authorization, pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbor Act, from Potash Corporation of
Saskatchewan Phosphate Division (PCS) for the continuation of its
phosphate mining operation near Aurora, Beaufort County, NC. PCS
proposes to expand its existing open pit phosphate mining operation
into a 3,412 acre tract immediately adjacent to the current mine. This
expansion would impact 2,408 acres of waters of the U.S. including
wetlands adjacent to the Pamlico River and South Creek.
DATES: A Public Hearing will be held at Southside High School located
at 5700 Highway 33 East, Chocowinity, Beaufort County, NC on December
14, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. Written comments on the Draft EIS will be
received until January 22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Copies of comments and questions regarding the Draft EIS may
be addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District,
Regulatory Division. Attn: File Number 2001-10096, Post Office Box
1890, Wilmington, NC 28402-1890. Copies of the Draft EIS can be
reviewed on the Wilmington District Regulatory homepage at, https://
www.saw.usace.army.mil/wetlands/regtour.htm, or contact Ms. Alex Phodes
at (910) 251-4633, to receive written or CD copies of the Draft EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the proposed action
and DEIS can be directed to Mr. Tom Walker, Project Manager, Regulatory
Division, telephone: (828) 271-7980 extension 222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Project Description. The PCS Phosphate, Inc. Aurora (PCS)
facility includes an open pit mining operation that supplies phosphate
ore to its onsite manufacturing facilities producing sulfuric acid,
phosphoric acid, purified acid, liquid fertilizer, superphosphoric
acid, diammonium phosphate, defluoinated phosphate, animal feed and
solid fertilizers. Phosphate mining activities began at this site in
1965. On August 27, 1997, PCS was issued a Department of the Army
permit to impact 1,268 acres of waters and wetlands to continue its
mining operation into the current mine area. This action is more fully
described in the August, 1996 Final Environmental Impact Statement for
the Texasgulf Inc. Mine Continuation. PCS is nearing the end of the
current mining area and is seeking to continue its mining operation
into an adjacent 3,608 acre tract.
2. Proposed Action. On November 2, 2000, PCS applied for Department
of the Army authorization pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act to continue its
phosphate mining operation on the Hickory Point peninsula adjacent the
Pamlico River and South Creek once reserves are depleted under the
existing permitted area. The applicant's stated purpose and need for
this project is to continue mining its phosphate reserve in an
economically viable fashion. More specifically, the applicant's stated
purpose and need is to implement a long-term systematic and cost-
effective mine advance within the project area for the ongoing PCS mine
operation at Aurora, NC.
The Corps circulated a Public Notice describing this application on
January 2, 2001 (Action ID No. 200110096). PCS elected to further
reduce proposed impacts to waters of the U.S. in response to comments
on this Public Notice and submitted a revised permit application on
August 13, 2001. The Corps circulated a second Public Notice on October
4, 2001, describing the revised applicaiton. The proposed action
includes a request for authorization to impact approximately 2,408
acres of waters of the U.S. including wetlands to continue the mine
advance into a 3,412 acre area located adjacent the Pamlico River and
several of its tributaries. Waters and wetlands in the proposed impact
area are more specifically described in the following table:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed Impacts Acres
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Creeks/Open Water........................................... 11
2. Brackish Marsh Complex...................................... 38
3. Bottomland Hardwood Forest.................................. 102
4. Herbaceous Assemblage....................................... 253
5. Scrub-Shrub Assemblage...................................... 202
6. Pine Plantation............................................. 514
7. Hardwood Forest............................................. 508
8. Mixed Pine-Hardwood Forest.................................. 564
9. Pine Forest................................................. 195
10. Ponds...................................................... 19
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Total...................................................... 2,408
------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Alternatives. Several alternatives have been identified and
evaluated through the scoping process, and further detailed description
of all alternatives is disclosed in Section 2 of the Draft EIS. The
applicant's preferred alternatives is to continue its mining activity
into a 3,412 acre tract located immediately adjacent to the present
mine.
5. Scoping Process. A public scoping meeting was held on February
28, 2001 and an interdisciplinary Review Team (Review Team) comprised
of representatives from other state and federal regulatory and
commenting agencies, environmental advocacy groups, the applicant, and
CZR Incorporated (CZR) (third party consultant to the Corps in
accordance with RGL-05-08). The Review Team was formed to identify
major issues to be addressed in the EIS and to provide input on
potential alternatives to be explored and potentially evaluated. As
appropriate, the COE will initiate consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act and the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act, and with the National Marine Fisheries
Service under the Magnuson-Stevens Act and Endangered Species Act. The
Corps is coordinating with the North Carolina Division of Water Quality
(NCDWQ) to ensure the Draft EIS has assessed the potential water
quality impacts pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act and with
the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM) to determine
the project's consistency with the Coastal Zone Management Act. The
Corps is also coordinating with the NCDCM and NCDWQ in the development
of the EIS to ensure the process complies with State Environmental
Policy Act (SEPA) requirements, as well as the NEPA requirements. The
Draft EIS has been designed to consolidate both NEPA and SEPA processes
to eliminate duplications.
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Dated: October 12, 2006.
John E. Pulliam, Jr.,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Commander.
[FR Doc. 06-8812 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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