Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed 278 Megawatt Circulating Fluidized Bed Electric Generating Unit and Associated Infrastructure To Be Constructed and Operated by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., in Clark County, KY, 48236-48237 [E9-22836]
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Intent To Prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for a
Proposed 278 Megawatt Circulating
Fluidized Bed Electric Generating Unit
and Associated Infrastructure To Be
Constructed and Operated by East
Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., in
Clark County, KY
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of Intent (NOI).
SUMMARY: East Kentucky Power
Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) has applied for
a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) to authorize
unavoidable impacts to jurisdictional
waters of the U.S. pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404)
and Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act (Section 10). EKPC is
proposing to construct and operate a
278 megawatt circulating fluidized bed
electric generating unit (CFB) and
associated infrastructure at the existing
J.K. Smith Power Station (the Smith
Site) in southern Clark County,
Kentucky (Proposed Action). In addition
to the CFB unit, other components of
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the Proposed Action on the Smith Site
include: An approximately one-mile,
345 kV electric transmission line; two
(2) beneficial reuse structural fills using
coal combustion by-products (CCB); two
(2) landfills for the on-site disposal of
CCB; an emergency drought water
storage reservoir; several soil borrow
areas for landfill cover and other site
development uses; and a new water
intake/outfall structure in the Kentucky
River.
The Corps intends to prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) to evaluate the
potential effects of the Proposed Action
on the environment. The SEIS is to be
based on a Final EIS and Record of
Decision prepared by the U.S.
Department of Energy in 2002/2003 for
a proposed 540 megawatt coal-fired
integrated gasification combined cycle
(IGCC) electric generating plant at the
same location, the Smith Site. That
project, known as the Kentucky Pioneer
IGCC Demonstration Project, was never
built. USACE has reviewed the EIS
prepared by DOE and, based on
similarities between the two projects,
has determined to adopt that EIS as the
basis for USACE’s review of the
Proposed Action. USACE is preparing
this Supplemental EIS (SEIS) to evaluate
those aspects of the Proposed Action
that are not substantially similar to the
DOE project, as a result of changes in
project parameters, existing
environmental conditions, and relevant
laws and regulations. Where
appropriate, information from the DOE
EIS will be incorporated in the SEIS.
A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an
SEIS for the Proposed Action was
originally published in the Federal
Register on October 6, 2006, by the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency
which administers the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Rural Development
Utilities Programs. 71 FR 59070 (2006).
The Corps previously agreed to
participate as a cooperating agency in
the preparation of the SEIS in order to
meet its NEPA obligations with respect
to EKPC’s request for a Section 404/
Section 10 permit for the Proposed
Action. As a result of the RUS decision
to suspend financing for new baseload
electric generation plants, RUS has
informed the Corps that it does not
intend to complete the SEIS at this time.
Thus, the Corps has determined that it
will assume the role of lead agency in
order to complete the SEIS and satisfy
its NEPA obligations with respect to
EKPC’s request for a Section 404/
Section 10 permit for the Proposed
Action.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the Proposed Action
and SEIS should be addressed to
Michael Hasty, Project Manager,
Regulatory Branch, Louisville District,
at (502) 315–6676, e-mail
Michael.D.Hasty@usace.army.mil.
1.
Proposed Action. The project proposed
by EKPC would include the
construction and operation of a 278megawatt CFB unit and associated
infrastructure on the 3,272-acre Smith
Site owned by EKPC in southern Clark
County, Kentucky. The Proposed Action
is needed to provide sufficient electric
generating capacity to meet the baseload
electric power needs of EKPC’s rural
member distribution cooperatives in
2013. Fuel would be supplied to the
plant site by rail or truck. The
construction of a substation and
approximately one mile of 345 kV
transmission line on the Smith Site
would be required to connect the CFB
unit to EKPC’s transmission system at
the existing, on-site J.K. Smith 345 kV
Switching Station.
The discharge of fill material into
waters of the U.S. would be required for
the construction of two (2) CCB
beneficial reuse structural fills; two (2)
on-site CCB landfills; an emergency
drought water storage reservoir; and
several soil borrow areas for landfill
cover and other on-site uses. The
Proposed Action also would include the
construction of a combined water
supply intake and process water
discharge outfall in the Kentucky River.
EKPC’s schedule calls for the proposed
facility to be operational by spring 2013.
2. Alternatives. Alternatives to be
considered by the Corps include no
action, purchased power, renewable
energy sources, distributed generation,
non-renewable energy resources
(including the Proposed Action),
nuclear, demand side management, and
alternative site locations. The Corps’
review of alternatives also will include
the application of the Section 404(b)(1)
guidelines to ensure the avoidance,
minimization, and mitigation of impacts
to aquatic resources.
3. Scoping Process. RUS previously
engaged in a scoping process for the
Proposed Action that will serve as the
basis for the SEIS. Following RUS’s
October 6, 2006 NOI, that agency
conducted scoping meetings for
government agencies and the public in
Trapp, Kentucky, on October 18, 2006.
An Alternatives Evaluation and Site
Selection Study (Alternatives Report),
prepared by EKPC, was made available
for review at the scoping meeting and
on the RUS Web site. That Alternatives
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Report and the Public Scoping Report
developed as a result of the scoping
process and scoping meetings are
available for public review at the Corps
at the address provided in this notice,
and on EKPC’s Web site at https://
www.ekpc.coop/smith-unit1.html.
Because the Corps has participated as
a cooperating agency with RUS in the
NEPA process, and because the nature
of the Proposed Action has not changed
materially (except with the reduction
from two CFB units to one CFB unit),
the Corps intends to rely on the prior
scoping process to complete and
publish the Draft SEIS. In addition the
Corps will continue consultations with
the appropriate agencies.
4. Availability. The Draft SEIS is
anticipated to be available for public
review and comment in September or
October 2009.
Dated: September 8, 2009.
Keith A. Landry,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District
Commander.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
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in its existing inventory of records
systems subject to the Privacy Act of
1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
DATES: The proposed action will be
effective on October 22, 2009 unless
comments are received that would
result in a contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Department of the Army,
Privacy Office, U.S. Army Records
Management and Declassification
Agency, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
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Department of the Army systems of
records notices subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended, have been published in the
Federal Register and are available from
the address above.
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required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
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Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was
submitted on September 4, 2009, to the
House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, the Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I
to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal
Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining
Records About Individuals,’ dated
February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61
FR 6427).
Dated: September 11, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
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Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
for a Proposed 278 Megawatt Circulating Fluidized Bed Electric
Generating Unit and Associated Infrastructure To Be Constructed and
Operated by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., in Clark County, KY
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
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SUMMARY: East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) has applied for a
permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to authorize
unavoidable impacts to jurisdictional waters of the U.S. pursuant to
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404) and Section 10 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act (Section 10). EKPC is proposing to construct and
operate a 278 megawatt circulating fluidized bed electric generating
unit (CFB) and associated infrastructure at the existing J.K. Smith
Power Station (the Smith Site) in southern Clark County, Kentucky
(Proposed Action). In addition to the CFB unit, other components of the
Proposed Action on the Smith Site include: An approximately one-mile,
345 kV electric transmission line; two (2) beneficial reuse structural
fills using coal combustion by-products (CCB); two (2) landfills for
the on-site disposal of CCB; an emergency drought water storage
reservoir; several soil borrow areas for landfill cover and other site
development uses; and a new water intake/outfall structure in the
Kentucky River.
The Corps intends to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) to evaluate the potential effects of the Proposed
Action on the environment. The SEIS is to be based on a Final EIS and
Record of Decision prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2002/
2003 for a proposed 540 megawatt coal-fired integrated gasification
combined cycle (IGCC) electric generating plant at the same location,
the Smith Site. That project, known as the Kentucky Pioneer IGCC
Demonstration Project, was never built. USACE has reviewed the EIS
prepared by DOE and, based on similarities between the two projects,
has determined to adopt that EIS as the basis for USACE's review of the
Proposed Action. USACE is preparing this Supplemental EIS (SEIS) to
evaluate those aspects of the Proposed Action that are not
substantially similar to the DOE project, as a result of changes in
project parameters, existing environmental conditions, and relevant
laws and regulations. Where appropriate, information from the DOE EIS
will be incorporated in the SEIS.
A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an SEIS for the Proposed Action
was originally published in the Federal Register on October 6, 2006, by
the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency which administers the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Utilities Programs. 71 FR
59070 (2006).
The Corps previously agreed to participate as a cooperating agency
in the preparation of the SEIS in order to meet its NEPA obligations
with respect to EKPC's request for a Section 404/Section 10 permit for
the Proposed Action. As a result of the RUS decision to suspend
financing for new baseload electric generation plants, RUS has informed
the Corps that it does not intend to complete the SEIS at this time.
Thus, the Corps has determined that it will assume the role of lead
agency in order to complete the SEIS and satisfy its NEPA obligations
with respect to EKPC's request for a Section 404/Section 10 permit for
the Proposed Action.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the Proposed Action
and SEIS should be addressed to Michael Hasty, Project Manager,
Regulatory Branch, Louisville District, at (502) 315-6676, e-mail
Michael.D.Hasty@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Proposed Action. The project proposed by
EKPC would include the construction and operation of a 278-megawatt CFB
unit and associated infrastructure on the 3,272-acre Smith Site owned
by EKPC in southern Clark County, Kentucky. The Proposed Action is
needed to provide sufficient electric generating capacity to meet the
baseload electric power needs of EKPC's rural member distribution
cooperatives in 2013. Fuel would be supplied to the plant site by rail
or truck. The construction of a substation and approximately one mile
of 345 kV transmission line on the Smith Site would be required to
connect the CFB unit to EKPC's transmission system at the existing, on-
site J.K. Smith 345 kV Switching Station.
The discharge of fill material into waters of the U.S. would be
required for the construction of two (2) CCB beneficial reuse
structural fills; two (2) on-site CCB landfills; an emergency drought
water storage reservoir; and several soil borrow areas for landfill
cover and other on-site uses. The Proposed Action also would include
the construction of a combined water supply intake and process water
discharge outfall in the Kentucky River. EKPC's schedule calls for the
proposed facility to be operational by spring 2013.
2. Alternatives. Alternatives to be considered by the Corps include
no action, purchased power, renewable energy sources, distributed
generation, non-renewable energy resources (including the Proposed
Action), nuclear, demand side management, and alternative site
locations. The Corps' review of alternatives also will include the
application of the Section 404(b)(1) guidelines to ensure the
avoidance, minimization, and mitigation of impacts to aquatic
resources.
3. Scoping Process. RUS previously engaged in a scoping process for
the Proposed Action that will serve as the basis for the SEIS.
Following RUS's October 6, 2006 NOI, that agency conducted scoping
meetings for government agencies and the public in Trapp, Kentucky, on
October 18, 2006. An Alternatives Evaluation and Site Selection Study
(Alternatives Report), prepared by EKPC, was made available for review
at the scoping meeting and on the RUS Web site. That Alternatives
Report and the Public Scoping Report developed as a result of the
scoping process and scoping meetings are available for public review at
the Corps at the address provided in this notice, and on EKPC's Web
site at https://www.ekpc.coop/smith-unit1.html.
Because the Corps has participated as a cooperating agency with RUS
in the NEPA process, and because the nature of the Proposed Action has
not changed materially (except with the reduction from two CFB units to
one CFB unit), the Corps intends to rely on the prior scoping process
to complete and publish the Draft SEIS. In addition the Corps will
continue consultations with the appropriate agencies.
4. Availability. The Draft SEIS is anticipated to be available for
public review and comment in September or October 2009.
Dated: September 8, 2009.
Keith A. Landry,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Commander.
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