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and specific comments can affect a
reviewer’s ability to participate in
subsequent administrative review or
judicial review.
Comments received in response to
this solicitation, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
be part of the public record for this
proposed action. Comments submitted
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Duffy, Tracks Project Coordinator
at 1393 Hy 169, Ely, MN 55731,
telephone (218) 365–2097.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose and Need for Action
The primary purpose of the Tracks
Project is to maintain and promote
native vegetation communities that are
diverse, productive, healthy, and
resilient by moving the vegetation
towards the desired vegetation and
landscape ecosystem conditions
described in the Superior National
Forest Land and Resource Management
Plan (Forest Plan). Forest Plan direction
for the transportation system is also part
of the project’s purpose.
Proposed Action
The proposed action would manage
forest vegetation composition, age class,
and spatial patterns and the
transportation system associated with
these activities. Proposed activities
include: creating young forest on
approximately 5,166 acres, improving
stand structure and within-stand
diversity on approximately 1,345 acres,
and restoring stand conditions through
a variety of non-harvest activities such
as planting, biomass removal, and
conducting prescribed burns to reduce
risk of wildfire on approximately 352
acres. Managing the minimum road
system needed for long-term vegetation
management would involve adding 5.2
miles of system road and
decommissioning 11.4 miles of road.
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Nature of Decision To Be Made
An environmental analysis for the
Tracks Project will evaluate site-specific
issues, consider management
alternatives, and analyze the potential
effects of the proposed action and
alternatives. The scope of the project is
limited to decisions concerning
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Easement or permission to cross nonfederal property may be needed to
access some treatment units to
implement Forest Service activities.
Scoping Process
This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the environmental
impact statement. Written comments
will be solicited through a notice that
will be sent to the landowners within
the Tracks Project area and other
interested individuals and
organizations.
It is important that reviewers provide
their comments at such times and in
such manner that they are useful to the
agency’s preparation of the
environmental impact statement.
Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the
comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions. The submission of timely
and specific comments can affect a
reviewer’s ability to participate in
subsequent administrative appeal or
judicial review.
Dated: July 20, 2009.
Stephen J. Kuennen,
Laurentian District Ranger.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.:
Notice of Finding of No Significant
Impact
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of Finding of No
Significant Impact.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Responsible Official
Stephen J. Kuennen, Laurentian
District Ranger, 318 Forestry Road,
Aurora, MN 55705.
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activities within the Tracks Project Area
that meet the purpose and need, as well
as desired conditions. An
environmental impact statement will
provide the Responsible Official,
Stephen J. Kuennen, with the
information needed to decide which
actions, if any, to approve.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has
made a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) with respect to a request from
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(AECI) for assistance to finance the
construction, operation, and
maintenance of a new 540-MW gas-fired
combustion combined-cycle generation
unit, a new 161/345-kV substation, a
new 161-kV transmission line, and a
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new 345-kV transmission line in Mayes
County, Oklahoma.
ADDRESSES: The FONSI is available for
public review at the USDA Rural
Utilities Service’s Web site—https://
www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ea.htm or
at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 2244, Stop 1571, Washington, DC
20250–1571; and at AECI’s headquarters
office located at 211 South Golden,
Springfield, Missouri 65801–4775 or the
Pryor Public Library at 505 E. Graham,
Pryor, OK 74361. To obtain copies of the
FONSI or for further information,
contact Stephanie Strength,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
USDA, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1571,
Washington, DC 20250–1571,
Telephone: (202) 720–0468 or e-mail:
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. or
AECI’s headquarters office located at
211 South Golden, Springfield, Missouri
65801–4775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AECI
proposes to construct a 540-megawatt
(MW) combined-cycle, gas-fired
generation unit at the Mid America
Industrial Park Chouteau Power Plant in
Mayes County, Oklahoma. A new
substation will also be constructed, to
be located approximately two miles east
of the existing plant, to be connected by
a single circuit 161-kV line. A single
circuit 345-kV line will further connect
the substation to the Grand River Dam
Authority (GRDA) Coal-Fired Power
Plant, located in Mayes County,
Oklahoma. Burns and McDonnell
Engineering Company, Inc., an
environmental consulting firm,
prepared an Environmental Report for
RUS. RUS conducted an independent
evaluation of the Environmental Report
and agreed that it accurately assessed
the impacts of the proposal. RUS
accepted the document as its
Environmental Assessment and
published the document for a 30-day
public comment period. The applicant
is responsible for obtaining all permits
required to construct the proposal.
Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.4(d)(1) of the
regulations (36 CFR part 800)
implementing Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA), 16 U.S.C. 470f, RUS made a
finding that this project will not affect
historic properties. RUS received no
objection to this finding of effect from
the Oklahoma State Historic
Preservation Office or other consulting
parties. RUS has determined this
finding of no historic properties affected
made pursuant to Section 106 of NHPA
to be consistent with its FONSI.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act, as amended
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(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR 1500–1508), and RUS’
Environmental Policies and Procedures
(7 CFR Part 1794), RUS has determined
that the environmental impacts of the
proposal have been adequately
addressed and that no significant
impacts to the quality of the human
environment would result from the
construction and operation of the
proposal. Any final action by RUS
related to the proposal will be subject
to, and contingent upon, compliance
with all relevant federal and state
environmental laws and regulations.
Since RUS’ action will not result in
significant impacts to the quality of the
human environment, the preparation of
an environmental impact statement
related to the proposed project is not
necessary.
Dated: July 23, 2009.
James R. Newby,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Fitzgerald Renewable Energy, LLC:
Notice of Finding of No Significant
Impact
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of finding of no
significant impact.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has
made a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) with respect to a request from
Fitzgerald Renewable Energy, LLC (FRE)
for assistance to finance the
construction, operation, and
maintenance of a new 55-megawatt
(MW) gas-fired combustion biomass
fueled power plant in Ben Hill County,
Georgia near Fitzgerald, Georgia.
ADDRESSES: The FONSI is available for
public review at the USDA Rural
Utilities Service’s Web site—https://
www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ea.htm or
at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 2244, Stop 1571, Washington, DC
20250–1571; and at FRE’s headquarters
office located at Fitzgerald Renewable
Energy, LLC, 152 Lincoln Avenue,
Winter Park, FL 32789 or at the
Fitzgerald/Ben Hill County Library, 123
North Main Street, Fitzgerald, GA
31750. To obtain copies of the FONSI or
for further information, contact
Stephanie Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural
Utilities Service, 1400 Independence
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Avenue, SW., Stop 1571 Washington,
DC 20250–1571, Telephone: (202) 720–
0468 or e-mail:
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov, or
FRE’s headquarters office located at
Fitzgerald Renewable Energy, LLC, 152
Lincoln Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789.
Dated: July 23, 2009.
James R. Newby,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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Fitzgerald
Renewable Energy, LLC proposes to
construct a 55-megawatt (MW) biomass
fueled power plant (the Proposal) on
Peachtree Road near Fitzgerald, Georgia
in Ben Hill County. The Proposal,
which will be fueled primarily by wood
debris and residue from the regional
forest products industry, is projected to
be in service in 2011. Trinity
Consultants, an environmental
consulting firm, prepared an
Environmental Report for RUS. RUS
conducted an independent evaluation of
the Environmental Report and agreed
that it accurately assessed the impacts of
the proposal. RUS accepted the
document as its Environmental
Assessment and published the
document for a 30-day public comment
period. The applicant is responsible for
obtaining all permits required to
construct the Proposal.
Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.4(d)(1) of the
regulations (36 CFR part 800)
implementing Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA), 16 U.S.C. 470f, RUS made a
finding that this Proposal will not affect
historic properties. RUS received no
objection to this finding of effect from
the Georgia State Historic Preservation
Office or other consulting parties. RUS
has determined this finding of no
historic properties affected made
pursuant to Section 106 of NHPA.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR 1500–1508), and RUS’
Environmental Policies and Procedures
(7 CFR part 1794), RUS has determined
that the environmental impacts of the
Proposal have been adequately
addressed and that no significant
impacts to the quality of the human
environment would result from the
construction and operation of the
proposal. Any final action by RUS
related to the Proposal will be subject
to, and contingent upon, compliance
with all relevant Federal and State
environmental laws and regulations.
Since RUS’ action will not result in
significant impacts to the quality of the
human environment, the preparation of
an environmental impact statement
related to the proposed project is not
necessary.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.: Notice of Finding of No
Significant Impact
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
has made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to a
request from Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) for
assistance to finance the construction, operation, and maintenance of a
new 540-MW gas-fired combustion combined-cycle generation unit, a new
161/345-kV substation, a new 161-kV transmission line, and a new 345-kV
transmission line in Mayes County, Oklahoma.
ADDRESSES: The FONSI is available for public review at the USDA Rural
Utilities Service's Web site--https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ea.htm
or at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 2244, Stop 1571, Washington,
DC 20250-1571; and at AECI's headquarters office located at 211 South
Golden, Springfield, Missouri 65801-4775 or the Pryor Public Library at
505 E. Graham, Pryor, OK 74361. To obtain copies of the FONSI or for
further information, contact Stephanie Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250-1571, Telephone: (202)
720-0468 or e-mail: stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. or AECI's
headquarters office located at 211 South Golden, Springfield, Missouri
65801-4775.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AECI proposes to construct a 540-megawatt
(MW) combined-cycle, gas-fired generation unit at the Mid America
Industrial Park Chouteau Power Plant in Mayes County, Oklahoma. A new
substation will also be constructed, to be located approximately two
miles east of the existing plant, to be connected by a single circuit
161-kV line. A single circuit 345-kV line will further connect the
substation to the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) Coal-Fired Power
Plant, located in Mayes County, Oklahoma. Burns and McDonnell
Engineering Company, Inc., an environmental consulting firm, prepared
an Environmental Report for RUS. RUS conducted an independent
evaluation of the Environmental Report and agreed that it accurately
assessed the impacts of the proposal. RUS accepted the document as its
Environmental Assessment and published the document for a 30-day public
comment period. The applicant is responsible for obtaining all permits
required to construct the proposal.
Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.4(d)(1) of the regulations (36 CFR part 800)
implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA), 16 U.S.C. 470f, RUS made a finding that this project will not
affect historic properties. RUS received no objection to this finding
of effect from the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office or other
consulting parties. RUS has determined this finding of no historic
properties affected made pursuant to Section 106 of NHPA to be
consistent with its FONSI.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, as
amended
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(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), and RUS' Environmental Policies and
Procedures (7 CFR Part 1794), RUS has determined that the environmental
impacts of the proposal have been adequately addressed and that no
significant impacts to the quality of the human environment would
result from the construction and operation of the proposal. Any final
action by RUS related to the proposal will be subject to, and
contingent upon, compliance with all relevant federal and state
environmental laws and regulations. Since RUS' action will not result
in significant impacts to the quality of the human environment, the
preparation of an environmental impact statement related to the
proposed project is not necessary.
Dated: July 23, 2009.
James R. Newby,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E9-18249 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am]
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