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Dam and Lake, all owned and operated
by Alabama Power Company (APC).
Also in Alabama, are three dams and
reservoirs owned and operated by the
Corps including Jones Bluff Dam/
Woodruff Lake, Millers Ferry Dam/
William ‘‘Bill’’ Dannelly Lake and
Claiborne Dam and Lake. The
authorized project purposes at the Corps
lakes include water supply, flood
control, hydropower, navigation, fish
and wildlife conservation, and
recreation.
The new manuals will eventually
replace the current manuals and will
address the basin-wide management of
those water resources. Due to the flood
control operational responsibilities of
the Corps, some or all of the manuals for
some of the APC reservoirs will be
updated.
Public participation throughout the
water control plan revision process is
essential. The Corps invites full public
participation at all stages to promote
open communication and better
decision making. All persons,
stakeholders, and organizations that
have an interest in water-related
resources in the ACT basin, including
minority, low-income, disadvantaged
and Native American groups, are urged
to participate in this NEPA
environmental analysis process.
Assistance will be provided upon
request to anyone having difficulty
understanding how to participate. Dates
and locations for public scoping
meetings will be announced by future
publication in the Federal Register and
in the local news media. Tentative dates
for publication of the draft water control
manuals and EIS and other
opportunities for public involvement
will also be announced at that time.
Public comments are welcomed anytime
throughout the NEPA process.
Cooperating Agencies. The lead
responsibility for this action rests with
the Corps. The Corps intends to
coordinate and/or consult with an
interagency team of Federal and State
agencies during scoping and preparation
of the draft EIS. A decision will be made
during the scoping process whether
other agencies will serve in an official
role as cooperating agencies.
Scoping. The Alabama-CoosaTallapoosa Rivers (ACT)/ApalachicolaChattahoochee-Flint Rivers (ACF)
Comprehensive Study from 1990 to
1997 and ACF Compact negotiations
from 1997 to 2004 involved the States
(Alabama, Florida and Georgia),
stakeholders and the public in
identifying areas of concern; collecting
and developing water resource,
environmental, and socioeconomic data;
and developing tools to assist in
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decisions affecting water resources
within the two basins. Development of
the updated water control manuals and
scoping for this EIS will continue to
build upon the knowledge and
information developed during the
Comprehensive Study and subsequent
Compact negotiations. Scoping meetings
with agencies and stakeholder groups
will be scheduled to identify any
significant issues and data gaps, focus
on the alternatives to be evaluated, and
to identify any appropriate updated
tools to assist in evaluation of
alternatives and analysis of impacts.
Byron G. Jorns,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District
Commander.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Access Between the Laurelwood
Housing Area and an Adjacent State
Primary or Secondary Road at Naval
Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, NJ
and To Announce a Public Scoping
Meeting
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, and the regulations
implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts
1500–1508), the Department of the Navy
(Navy) announces its intent to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) to evaluate the potential
environmental consequences of
providing access between the
Laurelwood housing area at Naval
Weapons Station (NWS) Earle and an
adjacent state primary or secondary
road. The requirement for this access in
2010 is a stipulation within the lease
agreement between the Navy and the
developer of Laurelwood. This
developer may construct necessary road
improvements to obtain access and rent
any housing units to the general public
through the year 2040.
Dates and Addresses: Public scoping
will be conducted in the form of an
open-house style meeting to be held in
Monmouth County, New Jersey to
receive written comments on
environmental concerns that should be
addressed in the EIS. The public
scoping meeting will be held on
November 27, 2007, from 4 p.m. and 8
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p.m., at Brookdale Community College,
765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft,
New Jersey.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Patrick Fisher, Naval Weapons Station
Earle, Public Affairs Officer, 201
Highway 34 South, Building C–2, Colts
Neck, New Jersey 07722; telephone:
732–866–2171; e-mail:
patrick.l.fisher@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed action is to provide
unimpeded access in the year 2010 to
the developer of the Laurelwood
housing area across a portion of
mainside NWS Earle connecting the
Laurelwood housing area with a state
primary or secondary road. The
requirement for this access in 2010 is
part of an existing lease agreement
between the Navy and the developer of
Laurelwood.
In 1988 the Navy contracted with a
developer to construct, own, and
operate 300 military family housing
units at NWS Earle, now known as the
Laurelwood housing area. A 52-year
lease agreement for the underlying land
was executed between the Navy and the
developer which included an in-lease
and out-lease period. During the in-lease
period, which runs from 1988 until
2010, the Navy guarantees rent
payments to the developer for the
occupancy of all 300 Laurelwood units.
Only military and their dependents are
allowed to occupy these housing units
during the in-lease period. During the
out-lease period of 2010 until 2040 the
developer may rent the units to the
general public. However, the lease
requires that the Navy provide
‘‘reasonable access’’ between the
Laurelwood housing area and an
adjacent State, primary, or secondary
road. The lease agreement defines
reasonable access as being on a paved
road, constructed, operated, and
maintained by the developer at its own
cost. The Navy may satisfy this
obligation by either (a) providing
unimpeded access along existing roads
of the installation or (b) providing an
easement for alternate access adequate
to allow the developer to construct a
road from an adjacent primary or
secondary road to Laurelwood that will
provide unimpeded access. Road
construction would be subject to
Federal, State and local laws and
regulations. While the developer must
pay for construction of a new road and
necessary improvements, the Navy is
required to finance the construction of
any road enhancements necessary to
meet their security or operational
requirements (e.g., security fencing,
gates). In addition, the Navy is required
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to obtain all necessary permits for road
construction. In 2040, the lease
agreement expires and the developer is
obligated to demolish the 300 housing
units.
During development of the EIS, the
Navy will evaluate the no-action
alternative and several alternative road
alignments which will provide
unimpeded access from the Laurelwood
housing area to a State primary or
secondary road without adversely
impacting NWS Earle security or
operational/mission capability.
In addition to the natural and cultural
environment located along the various
road alignments, the Navy will evaluate
the potential impacts to local school
systems, base security, community
services, and traffic impacts at proposed
intersections to state roads. Since NWS
Earle was acquired under exclusive
federal jurisdiction, police, fire, and
rescue services would continue to be
provided by the Navy under the
proposed action.
The Navy is initiating the scoping
process to identify community concerns
and local issues to be addressed in this
EIS. Navy representatives will be
available at the public open-house
scoping meeting to receive comments
from the public regarding issues of
concern. Federal, State, and local
agencies and interested individuals are
encouraged to take this opportunity to
identify concerns that should be
addressed during the preparation of the
EIS. Agencies and the public are also
invited and encouraged to provide
written comments on scoping issues in
addition to, or in lieu of, comments
provided at the open-house meeting.
Written comments must be postmarked
by December 14, 2007 and should be
mailed to: Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Atlantic, Attn: Code
EV21LR, 6506 Hampton Boulevard,
Norfolk, Virginia 23508. Comments can
also be submitted no later than
December 14, 2007 via the project Web
site: https://www.laurelwoodeis.com.
Dated: October 31, 2007.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General’s Corps,
U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Finding of No Significant Impact:
Energy Conservation Program for
Commercial Equipment, Distribution
Transformers
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Finding of No Significant
Impact for Energy Conservation
Standards for distribution transformers.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, as amended,
prescribes energy conservation
standards for certain consumer products
and commercial equipment. Part C of
Title III (42 U.S.C. 6311–6317)
establishes a program for ‘‘Certain
Industrial Equipment,’’ which includes
distribution transformers. The
Department of Energy (DOE) is directed
to administer an energy conservation
program for this product. Based on an
Environmental Assessment (EA), DOE/
EA–1565, which is published as part of
the Distribution Transformer Technical
Support Document (TSD), DOE has
determined that the adoption of energy
efficiency for liquid-immersed
distribution transformers and mediumvoltage dry-type distribution
transformers, as adopted by the Final
Rule entitled the ‘‘Energy Conservation
Program for Commercial Equipment:
Distribution Transformers Energy
Conservation Standards; Final Rule,’’
published on October 12, 2007 (72 FR
58190), would not be a major Federal
action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment within the
meaning of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Therefore,
an environmental impact statement
(EIS) is not required, and the
Department is issuing this Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI).
ADDRESSES: Copies of the EA and the
TSD, as well as the complete docket for
the distribution transformer rulemaking
can be reviewed at the U.S. Department
of Energy, Resource Room of the
Building Technologies Program, 950
L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC
(202) 586–2945, between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda
Edwards-Jones at the above telephone
number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room.
You may also obtain copies of certain
previous rulemaking documents from
this proceeding (i.e., Framework
Document, advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (ANOPR), notice of
proposed rulemaking (NOPR or
proposed rule)), draft analyses, public
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meeting materials, and related test
procedure documents from the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy’s Web site at https://
www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/
appliance_standards/commercial/
distribution_transformers.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Antonio Bouza, Project Manager, Energy
Conservation Standards for Distribution
Transformers, Docket No. EE–RM/STD–
00–550, U.S. Department of Energy,
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program,
EE–2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202)
586–4563, e-mail:
Antonio.Bouza@ee.doe.gov. For further
information regarding the DOE NEPA
process contact: Ms. Othalene
Lawrence, EERE NEPA Compliance
Officer (EE–3C), U.S. Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–
0119, (202) 586–8596.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of the Final Rule: The
final rule published on October 12, 2007
established an energy conservation
standard for liquid-immersed
distribution transformers and mediumvoltage dry-type distribution
transformers. 72 FR 58190.
Environmental Impacts: The EA and
TSD evaluate the environmental
impacts of a range of energy
conservation standards for distribution
transformers. The results are presented
for each TSL that DOE considered in
this rulemaking. Each TSL was
considered as an alternative action, and
the environmental impacts of each
alternative are compared to what would
be expected to happen if no new
standard were adopted, i.e., the ‘‘no
action’’ alternative.
The main environmental impact is
decreased emissions from fossil-fueled
electricity generation. All of the
minimum efficiency levels that were
considered for this commercial product
would result in decreased electricity use
and, therefore, a reduction in power
plant emissions. The adopted energy
conservation standard will generally
decrease air pollution by decreasing
future energy demand. The
environmental analysis considers
carbon dioxide (CO2) nitrogen oxides
(NOX), mercury (Hg) and sulfur dioxide
(SO2).
The results of the analysis show an
estimated cumulative reduction of 250
million tons of carbon dioxide
emissions for liquid-immersed and
medium-voltage dry-type distribution
transformers between 2010 and 2038.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Access Between the Laurelwood Housing Area and an Adjacent State
Primary or Secondary Road at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck,
NJ and To Announce a Public Scoping Meeting
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section (102)(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and the regulations implemented by the
Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the
Department of the Navy (Navy) announces its intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential
environmental consequences of providing access between the Laurelwood
housing area at Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Earle and an adjacent state
primary or secondary road. The requirement for this access in 2010 is a
stipulation within the lease agreement between the Navy and the
developer of Laurelwood. This developer may construct necessary road
improvements to obtain access and rent any housing units to the general
public through the year 2040.
Dates and Addresses: Public scoping will be conducted in the form
of an open-house style meeting to be held in Monmouth County, New
Jersey to receive written comments on environmental concerns that
should be addressed in the EIS. The public scoping meeting will be held
on November 27, 2007, from 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., at Brookdale Community
College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, New Jersey.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Patrick Fisher, Naval Weapons
Station Earle, Public Affairs Officer, 201 Highway 34 South, Building
C-2, Colts Neck, New Jersey 07722; telephone: 732-866-2171; e-mail:
patrick.l.fisher@navy.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is to provide unimpeded
access in the year 2010 to the developer of the Laurelwood housing area
across a portion of mainside NWS Earle connecting the Laurelwood
housing area with a state primary or secondary road. The requirement
for this access in 2010 is part of an existing lease agreement between
the Navy and the developer of Laurelwood.
In 1988 the Navy contracted with a developer to construct, own, and
operate 300 military family housing units at NWS Earle, now known as
the Laurelwood housing area. A 52-year lease agreement for the
underlying land was executed between the Navy and the developer which
included an in-lease and out-lease period. During the in-lease period,
which runs from 1988 until 2010, the Navy guarantees rent payments to
the developer for the occupancy of all 300 Laurelwood units. Only
military and their dependents are allowed to occupy these housing units
during the in-lease period. During the out-lease period of 2010 until
2040 the developer may rent the units to the general public. However,
the lease requires that the Navy provide ``reasonable access'' between
the Laurelwood housing area and an adjacent State, primary, or
secondary road. The lease agreement defines reasonable access as being
on a paved road, constructed, operated, and maintained by the developer
at its own cost. The Navy may satisfy this obligation by either (a)
providing unimpeded access along existing roads of the installation or
(b) providing an easement for alternate access adequate to allow the
developer to construct a road from an adjacent primary or secondary
road to Laurelwood that will provide unimpeded access. Road
construction would be subject to Federal, State and local laws and
regulations. While the developer must pay for construction of a new
road and necessary improvements, the Navy is required to finance the
construction of any road enhancements necessary to meet their security
or operational requirements (e.g., security fencing, gates). In
addition, the Navy is required
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to obtain all necessary permits for road construction. In 2040, the
lease agreement expires and the developer is obligated to demolish the
300 housing units.
During development of the EIS, the Navy will evaluate the no-action
alternative and several alternative road alignments which will provide
unimpeded access from the Laurelwood housing area to a State primary or
secondary road without adversely impacting NWS Earle security or
operational/mission capability.
In addition to the natural and cultural environment located along
the various road alignments, the Navy will evaluate the potential
impacts to local school systems, base security, community services, and
traffic impacts at proposed intersections to state roads. Since NWS
Earle was acquired under exclusive federal jurisdiction, police, fire,
and rescue services would continue to be provided by the Navy under the
proposed action.
The Navy is initiating the scoping process to identify community
concerns and local issues to be addressed in this EIS. Navy
representatives will be available at the public open-house scoping
meeting to receive comments from the public regarding issues of
concern. Federal, State, and local agencies and interested individuals
are encouraged to take this opportunity to identify concerns that
should be addressed during the preparation of the EIS. Agencies and the
public are also invited and encouraged to provide written comments on
scoping issues in addition to, or in lieu of, comments provided at the
open-house meeting. Written comments must be postmarked by December 14,
2007 and should be mailed to: Naval Facilities Engineering Command,
Atlantic, Attn: Code EV21LR, 6506 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia
23508. Comments can also be submitted no later than December 14, 2007
via the project Web site: https://www.laurelwoodeis.com.
Dated: October 31, 2007.
T.M. Cruz,
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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