Dry Fork Station and Hughes Transmission Project, 62625 [E7-21749]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 6, 2007 / Notices SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this constitutes notice of the upcoming meeting of the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee. The Grain Inspection Advisory Committee meets twice annually to advise GIPSA on the programs and services we deliver under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Recommendations by the committee help us to better meet the needs of our customers who operate in a dynamic and changing marketplace. DATES: November 28, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and November 29, 2007, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. ADDRESSES: The Advisory Committee meeting will take place at the Westin Tabor Center, 1672 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. Requests to address the Advisory Committee at the meeting or written comments may be sent to: Administrator, GIPSA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 3601, Washington, DC 20250–3601. Requests and comments may also be faxed to (202) 690–2173. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Terri Henry, (202) 205–8281 or by email at Terri.L.Henry@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide advice to the Administrator of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration with respect to the implementation of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.). Relevant information about the Advisory Committee is available on the GIPSA Web site. Go to https:// www.gipsa.usda.gov and under the section ‘‘I Want To * * *,’’ click on ‘‘Learn about the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee.’’ The agenda will include discussions about the agency’s financial status, organizational and technological enhancements that are improving service delivery; the pilot study to contract for export service provision and supplemental labor; improvements in the issuance of phytosanitary certification; the Agency’s work in assessing wheat functionality, GIPSA’s role in the ethanol market, and the relevance of the official standards for soybeans and other products. For a copy of the agenda please contact Terri Henry, (202) 205–8281 or by e-mail Terri.L.Henry@usda.gov. Public participation will be limited to written statements, unless permission is received from the Committee Chairman to orally address the Advisory Committee. The meeting will be open to the public. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:55 Nov 05, 2007 Jkt 214001 Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication of program information or related accommodations should contact Terri Henry, at the telephone number listed above. David R. Shipman, Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. E7–21747 Filed 11–5–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 62625 Fristik, USDA, Rural Development, Utilities Programs, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 1571, Room 2240, Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone (202) 720–5093, fax (202) 690–0649, or e-mail: Richard.Fristik@wdc.usda.gov. Dated: October 31, 2007. James R. Newby, Assistant Administrator, USDA Rural Development, Utilities Programs. [FR Doc. E7–21749 Filed 11–5–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Dry Fork Station and Hughes Transmission Project International Trade Administration Rural Utilities Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of Termination of Environmental Impact Statement. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as Rural Development, is terminating further preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dry Fork Station and Hughes Transmission Project in Campbell and Sheridan Counties, Wyoming. The purpose of the EIS was to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of and alternatives to the Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Basin Electric) application for a Rural Development loan guarantee to construct and operate a coal-fired electric generation facility referred to as the Dry Fork Station. Basin Electric did not request a loan guarantee from Rural Development for the Hughes Transmission Line, but it was being evaluated as a connected action for the EIS. Basin Electric withdrew their application to Rural Development on October 17, 2007. A Draft EIS was filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on August 24, 2007, and notice of an extension of the public comment period to November 19, 2007, appeared in the Federal Register on October 17, 2007 (‘‘Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Dry Fork Station and Hughes Transmission Line, Wyoming’’, 72 FR 59071). Public hearings on the Draft EIS were held in Sheridan, Wyoming on September 25, 2007, and in Gillette, Wyoming on September 26, 2007. ADDRESS AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information, contact: Richard PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 A–580–836, C–580–837 Certain Cut–to-Length Carbon–Quality Steel Plate Products From the Republic of Korea: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Countervailing Duty Administrative Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun or Minoo Hatten at (202) 482–5760 and (202) 482–1690, respectively (antidumping), and Jolanta Lawska or Eric Greynolds at (202) 482– 8362 and (202) 482–6071, respectively (countervailing duty), Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background At the request of interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cut–to-length carbon–quality steel plate products from the Republic of Korea for the period February 1, 2006, through January 31, 2007. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 72 FR 14516 (March 28, 2007) (March Initiation Notice), for Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (DSM), and Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 72 FR 20986 (April 27, 2007), for DSEC Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSEC), and Tae Chang Steel Co., Ltd. (TC Steel). The Department initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain cut–to-length carbon–quality E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 62625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21749]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Dry Fork Station and Hughes Transmission Project

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Termination of Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), 
an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as Rural 
Development, is terminating further preparation of an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for the Dry Fork Station and Hughes Transmission 
Project in Campbell and Sheridan Counties, Wyoming.
    The purpose of the EIS was to evaluate the potential environmental 
impacts of and alternatives to the Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 
Inc. (Basin Electric) application for a Rural Development loan 
guarantee to construct and operate a coal-fired electric generation 
facility referred to as the Dry Fork Station. Basin Electric did not 
request a loan guarantee from Rural Development for the Hughes 
Transmission Line, but it was being evaluated as a connected action for 
the EIS. Basin Electric withdrew their application to Rural Development 
on October 17, 2007.
    A Draft EIS was filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
on August 24, 2007, and notice of an extension of the public comment 
period to November 19, 2007, appeared in the Federal Register on 
October 17, 2007 (``Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period, Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement, Dry Fork Station and Hughes 
Transmission Line, Wyoming'', 72 FR 59071). Public hearings on the 
Draft EIS were held in Sheridan, Wyoming on September 25, 2007, and in 
Gillette, Wyoming on September 26, 2007.

ADDRESS AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information, contact: 
Richard Fristik, USDA, Rural Development, Utilities Programs, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 1571, Room 2240, Washington, DC 
20250-1571, telephone (202) 720-5093, fax (202) 690-0649, or e-mail: 
Richard.Fristik@wdc.usda.gov.

    Dated: October 31, 2007.
James R. Newby,
Assistant Administrator, USDA Rural Development, Utilities Programs.
 [FR Doc. E7-21749 Filed 11-5-07; 8:45 am]
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