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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Associated Electric Cooperative
Incorporated: Notice of Availability of
an Environmental Assessment
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of availability of an
Environmental Assessment for public
review.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service, an
Agency delivering the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Rural Development
Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred
to as Rural Development and/or Agency,
has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) to meet its
responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 7
CFR 1794 related to possible financial
assistance to Associated Electric
Cooperative Incorporated (AECI) for the
construction of a new 540-megawatt
(MW) gas-fired combustion combinedcycle generation unit at the existing
Chouteau Power Plant in Mayes County,
Oklahoma. The proposed new unit is
needed to provide additional electric
generating capacity that would allow
AECI to meet its projected electrical
peaking demand in 2011–2016. AECI is
also proposing to construct a new
substation approximately two miles east
of the existing plant, a 161-kilovolt (kV)
transmission line from the existing plant
to the new substation, and a single
circuit 345-kV line from the new
substation to the nearby Grand River
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Dam Authority (GRDA) Coal-Fired
Power Plant I, Mayes County,
Oklahoma. The proposed new
transmission facilities are needed to
provide an outlet for the additional
electric power that would be generated
at the Chouteau Power Plant as a result
of the installation of the proposed new
combustion turbine (CT). AECI is
requesting financial assistance from the
Agency for the proposed action.
DATES: Written comments on this Notice
must be received on or before April 13,
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain copies of the EA or for further
information, contact: Stephanie
Strength, Environmental Protection
Specialist, USDA, Rural Development,
Utilities Programs, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 2244, Stop 1571,
Washington, DC 20250–1571, or e-mail
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
A copy of the EA may be viewed
online at the Agency’s Web site:
https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/
ea.htm and at AECI’s headquarters
office located at 211 South Golden,
Springfield, Missouri 65801–4775 and
at the: Pryor Public Library, 505 E
Graham, Pryor, OK 74361, (918) 825–
0777. Comments may be submitted to
Ms. Strength at the address provided in
this Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
proposes to construct a new 540-MW
gas-fired combustion combined-cycle
generation unit at the existing Chouteau
Power Plant in Mayes County,
Oklahoma with an in-service date of
early 2011. The existing plant includes
a 522 MW combined cycle generation
unit. The proposed 540 MW generating
plant will be connected to a new 161/
345-kV substation that will serve both
the existing and proposed generating
facilities. This substation will be located
approximately two miles east of the
Chouteau Power Plant on 16.7 acres. A
single circuit 161-kV transmission line
would be constructed from the existing
Chouteau Power Plant to the new 345/
161-kV substation and a single circuit
345-kV line will be constructed from the
new substation to the existing Grand
River Dam Authority (GRDA) Coal-Fired
Power Plant.
The proposed CTs would employ an
industrial frame advanced technology
CT equipped with dry low-nitrogen
oxide combustors. The CT would
operate on natural gas as a fuel source.
The construction of the proposal is
tentatively scheduled to begin in 2009
and the estimated duration of
construction would be 2 years.
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A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EA
and Hold a Scoping Meeting was
published in the Federal Register at
73FR51439, on September 3, 2008, The
Paper on September 8, 2008, and The
Daily Times on September 7, 2008. A
public meeting was held on September
16, 2008, at the Mid America Expo
Center, Mid America Industrial Park in
Pryor, Oklahoma 74361. A summary of
public comments can be found at the
Agency Web site listed in this Notice.
As part of its broad environmental
review process, the Agency must take
into account the effect of the proposal
on historic properties in accordance
with section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act and its implementing
regulation, ‘‘Protection of Historic
Properties’’ (36 CFR part 800). Pursuant
to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), the Agency is
using its procedures for public
involvement under NEPA to meet its
responsibilities to solicit and consider
the views of the public during section
106 review. Accordingly, comments
submitted in response to scoping will
inform Agency decisionmaking in
section 106 review. Any party wishing
to participate more directly with the
Agency as a ‘‘consulting party’’ in
section 106 review may submit a written
request to do so to the Agency contact
provided in this notice.
Alternatives considered by Rural
Development and AECI included for the
CTs were (a) no action, (b) alternate
sources of power, (c) load management,
(d) renewable energy sources, (e) nonrenewable energy sources, and (f)
alternate sites. The alternatives
considered for the transmission
facilities were (a) no action and (b)
alternate routes. An environmental
report that describes the proposal in
detail and discusses its anticipated
environmental impacts has been
prepared by AECI. Rural Development
has reviewed and accepted the
document as its EA of the proposal. The
EA is available for public review at the
addresses provided in this Notice.
Questions and comments should be
sent to Rural Development at the
mailing or e-mail addresses provided in
this Notice. Rural Development should
receive comments on the EA in writing
by April 13, 2009 to ensure that they are
considered in its environmental impact
determination.
Should Rural Development
determine, based on the EA of the
proposal, that the impacts of the
construction and operation of the
proposal 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
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in the Federal Register and in
newspapers with circulation in the
proposal area.
Any final action by Rural
Development related to the proposal
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 Rural Development’s
Environmental Policies and Procedures
(7 CFR part 1794).
Dated: March 6, 2009.
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental
Staff, USDA/Rural Development/Utilities
Programs.
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Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from Trinidad and Tobago; Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
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AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: On November 5, 2008, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary
results of the fifth administrative review
for the antidumping duty order on
carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod
(wire rod) from Trinidad and Tobago.
See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from Trinidad and Tobago:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 73 FR
65833 (November 5, 2008) (Preliminary
Results). This review covers imports of
wire rod from ArcelorMittal Point Lisas
Limited,1 and its affiliate Mittal Steel
North America Inc. (MSNA)
(collectively, AMPL). The period of
review (POR) is October 1, 2006,
through September 30, 2007.
Based on our analysis of comments
received, these final results do not differ
from the preliminary results. The final
results are listed below in the Final
Results of Review section.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Moore or Jolanta Lawska, AD/
1 ArcelorMittal Point Lisas Limited is the
successor–in–interest to Mittal Steel Point Lisas
Limited. See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from Trinidad and Tobago: Notice of Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 73 FR 30052 (May 23,
2008).
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CVD Operations, Office 3, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3692 and (202)
482–8362, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 29, 2002, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on wire rod
from Trinidad and Tobago. See Notice
of Antidumping Duty Orders: Carbon
and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from
Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova,
Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine, 67
FR 65945 (Wire Rod Orders). On July 6,
2005, the Department determined that
Mittal Steel Point Lisas Limited (MSPL)
is the successor–in-interest to Carribean
Ispat Limited (CIL). See Notice of Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review: Carbon and
Certain Alloy Wire Rod from Trinidad
and Tobago, 70 FR 38871 (July 6, 2005).
On May 23, 2008, the Department
determined that AMPL is the successor–
in-interest to MSPL. See Carbon and
Certain Alloy Steel wire Rod from
Trinidad and Tobago: Notice of Final
results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 73 FR 30052
(May 23, 2008). On November 5, 2008,
the Department published in the
Federal Register its Preliminary Results
of the administrative review of this
order for the period October 1, 2006,
through September 30, 2007. See
Preliminary Results, 73 FR at 65833.
This is the fifth administrative review of
this order.
Comments From Interested Parties
We invited interested parties to
comment on the Preliminary Results. On
December 5, 2008, AMPL filed a case
brief, and on December 10, 2008,
petitioners submitted a rebuttal brief.
Petitioners are Gerdau Ameristeel US
Inc. (formerly Co–Steel Raritan, Inc.),
Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.,
North Star Steel Texas, Inc., Nucor Steel
Connecticut, Inc., and Rocky Mountain
Steel Mills. No party requested a
hearing.
Scope of the Antidumping Duty Order
The merchandise subject to this order
is certain hot–rolled products of carbon
steel and alloy steel, in coils, of
approximately round cross section, 5.00
mm or more, but less than 19.00 mm, in
solid cross-sectional diameter.
Specifically excluded are steel products
possessing the above–noted physical
characteristics and meeting the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
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United States (HTSUS) definitions for
(a) stainless steel; (b) tool steel; (c) high
nickel steel; (d) ball bearing steel; and
(e) concrete reinforcing bars and rods.
Also excluded are (f) free machining
steel products (i.e., products that
contain by weight one or more of the
following elements: 0.03 percent or
more of lead, 0.05 percent or more of
bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur,
more than 0.04 percent of phosphorus,
more than 0.05 percent of selenium, or
more than 0.01 percent of tellurium).
Also excluded from the scope are
1080 grade tire cord quality wire rod
and 1080 grade tire bead quality wire
rod. Grade 1080 tire cord quality rod is
defined as: (i) grade 1080 tire cord
quality wire rod measuring 5.0 mm or
more but not more than 6.0 mm in
cross-sectional diameter; (ii) with an
average partial decarburization of no
more than 70 microns in depth
(maximum individual 200 microns); (iii)
having no non–deformable inclusions
greater than 20 microns and no
deformable inclusions greater than 35
microns; (iv) having a carbon
segregation per heat average of 3.0 or
better using European Method NFA 04–
114; (v) having a surface quality with no
surface defects of a length greater than
0.15 mm; (vi) capable of being drawn to
a diameter of 0.30 mm or less with 3 or
fewer breaks per ton, and (vii)
containing by weight the following
elements in the proportions shown: (1)
0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less
than 0.01 percent of aluminum, (3)
0.040 percent or less, in the aggregate,
of phosphorus and sulfur, (4) 0.006
percent or less of nitrogen, and (5) not
more than 0.15 percent, in the aggregate,
of copper, nickel and chromium.
Grade 1080 tire bead quality rod is
defined as: (i) grade 1080 tire bead
quality wire rod measuring 5.5 mm or
more but not more than 7.0 mm in
cross-sectional diameter; (ii) with an
average partial decarburization of no
more than 70 microns in depth
(maximum individual 200 microns); (iii)
having no non–deformable inclusions
greater than 20 microns and no
deformable inclusions greater than 35
microns; (iv) having a carbon
segregation per heat average of 3.0 or
better using European Method NFA 04–
114; (v) having a surface quality with no
surface defects of a length greater than
0.2 mm; (vi) capable of being drawn to
a diameter of 0.78 mm or larger with 0.5
or fewer breaks per ton; and (vii)
containing by weight the following
elements in the proportions shown: (1)
0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less
than 0.01 percent of soluble aluminum,
(3) 0.040 percent or less, in the
aggregate, of phosphorus and sulfur, (4)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Associated Electric Cooperative Incorporated: 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 delivering the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities Programs,
hereinafter referred to as Rural Development and/or Agency, has
prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to meet its responsibilities
under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 7 CFR 1794
related to possible financial assistance to Associated Electric
Cooperative Incorporated (AECI) for the construction of a new 540-
megawatt (MW) gas-fired combustion combined-cycle generation unit at
the existing Chouteau Power Plant in Mayes County, Oklahoma. The
proposed new unit is needed to provide additional electric generating
capacity that would allow AECI to meet its projected electrical peaking
demand in 2011-2016. AECI is also proposing to construct a new
substation approximately two miles east of the existing plant, a 161-
kilovolt (kV) transmission line from the existing plant to the new
substation, and a single circuit 345-kV line from the new substation to
the nearby Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) Coal-Fired Power Plant I,
Mayes County, Oklahoma. The proposed new transmission facilities are
needed to provide an outlet for the additional electric power that
would be generated at the Chouteau Power Plant as a result of the
installation of the proposed new combustion turbine (CT). AECI is
requesting financial assistance from the Agency for the proposed
action.
DATES: Written comments on this Notice must be received on or before
April 13, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain copies of the EA or for
further information, contact: Stephanie Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural Development, Utilities Programs,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 2244, Stop 1571, Washington, DC
20250-1571, or e-mail stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
A copy of the EA may be viewed online at the Agency's Web site:
https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ea.htm and at AECI's headquarters
office located at 211 South Golden, Springfield, Missouri 65801-4775
and at the: Pryor Public Library, 505 E Graham, Pryor, OK 74361, (918)
825-0777. Comments may be submitted to Ms. Strength at the address
provided in this Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
proposes to construct a new 540-MW gas-fired combustion combined-cycle
generation unit at the existing Chouteau Power Plant in Mayes County,
Oklahoma with an in-service date of early 2011. The existing plant
includes a 522 MW combined cycle generation unit. The proposed 540 MW
generating plant will be connected to a new 161/345-kV substation that
will serve both the existing and proposed generating facilities. This
substation will be located approximately two miles east of the Chouteau
Power Plant on 16.7 acres. A single circuit 161-kV transmission line
would be constructed from the existing Chouteau Power Plant to the new
345/161-kV substation and a single circuit 345-kV line will be
constructed from the new substation to the existing Grand River Dam
Authority (GRDA) Coal-Fired Power Plant.
The proposed CTs would employ an industrial frame advanced
technology CT equipped with dry low-nitrogen oxide combustors. The CT
would operate on natural gas as a fuel source. The construction of the
proposal is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2009 and the estimated
duration of construction would be 2 years.
A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EA and Hold a Scoping Meeting was
published in the Federal Register at 73FR51439, on September 3, 2008,
The Paper on September 8, 2008, and The Daily Times on September 7,
2008. A public meeting was held on September 16, 2008, at the Mid
America Expo Center, Mid America Industrial Park in Pryor, Oklahoma
74361. A summary of public comments can be found at the Agency Web site
listed in this Notice.
As part of its broad environmental review process, the Agency must
take into account the effect of the proposal on historic properties in
accordance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
and its implementing regulation, ``Protection of Historic Properties''
(36 CFR part 800). Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), the Agency is using
its procedures for public involvement under NEPA to meet its
responsibilities to solicit and consider the views of the public during
section 106 review. Accordingly, comments submitted in response to
scoping will inform Agency decisionmaking in section 106 review. Any
party wishing to participate more directly with the Agency as a
``consulting party'' in section 106 review may submit a written request
to do so to the Agency contact provided in this notice.
Alternatives considered by Rural Development and AECI included for
the CTs were (a) no action, (b) alternate sources of power, (c) load
management, (d) renewable energy sources, (e) non-renewable energy
sources, and (f) alternate sites. The alternatives considered for the
transmission facilities were (a) no action and (b) alternate routes. An
environmental report that describes the proposal in detail and
discusses its anticipated environmental impacts has been prepared by
AECI. Rural Development has reviewed and accepted the document as its
EA of the proposal. The EA is available for public review at the
addresses provided in this Notice.
Questions and comments should be sent to Rural Development at the
mailing or e-mail addresses provided in this Notice. Rural Development
should receive comments on the EA in writing by April 13, 2009 to
ensure that they are considered in its environmental impact
determination.
Should Rural Development determine, based on the EA of the
proposal, that the impacts of the construction and operation of the
proposal 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
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in the Federal Register and in newspapers with circulation in the
proposal area.
Any final action by Rural Development related to the proposal 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
Rural Development's Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part
1794).
Dated: March 6, 2009.
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff, USDA/Rural Development/
Utilities Programs.
[FR Doc. E9-5375 Filed 3-11-09; 8:45 am]
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