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in accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
regulations for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR
Parts 1500–1508), RUS’s NEPA
implementing regulations (7 CFR Part
1794), and the Western Area Power
Administration’s (Western) NEPA
implementing regulations (10 CFR Part
1021). Western was the lead federal
agency in preparation of the EIS as
defined at 40 CFR 1501.5; RUS was a
cooperating agency. The purpose of the
EIS was to evaluate the potential
environmental impacts of and
alternatives to Basin Electric Power
Cooperative’s (Basin Electric)
application for a RUS loan and a
Western interconnection agreement to
construct the proposed Project. The
proposed Project’s facility would
include a new natural gas-fired
combustion turbine set, a heat recovery
steam generator, and a steam turbine
generator set.
ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the
ROD, or for further information, contact:
Ms. Lauren McGee, Environmental
Scientist, USDA, Rural Utilities Service,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop
1571, Room 2239–S, Washington, DC
20250–1571, telephone: (202) 720–1482,
fax: (202) 690–0649, or e-mail:
lauren.mcgee@wdc.usda.gov. A copy of
the ROD can be viewed online at:
https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/
eis.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Basin
Electric’s proposed Project is to
construct, own, operate, and maintain
the Deer Creek Station Energy Facility,
a 300 MW combined-cycle natural gas
generation facility, water pipeline,
transmission line, transmission
interconnection(s), and other associated
facilities in Brookings and Deuel
counties in eastern South Dakota. The
purpose for the proposed Project is to
serve increased load demand for electric
power in the eastern portion of Basin
Electric’s service area. In 2007, Basin
Electric prepared a forecast showing
load and capability surpluses/deficits
through the year 2021. The forecast
predicted that by 2014, there will be a
deficit of 800–900 MW for the eastern
portion of its service area. The proposed
Project’s addition of 300 MW of
generation will help meet Basin
Electric’s future energy requirements.
In accordance with NEPA, the CEQ
regulations for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA, and
applicable agency NEPA implementing
regulations, Western and RUS prepared
an EIS to assess the potential
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed Project. The decision
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being documented in RUS’s ROD is that
the Agency agrees to consider, subject to
loan approval, funding the proposed
Project at the White Site 1 location.
More details regarding RUS’s regulatory
authority, rationale for the decision, and
compliance with applicable regulations
are included in the ROD. Because two
distinct federal actions are being
proposed, RUS and Western decided to
issue separate RODs.
On February 6, 2009, Western
published in the Federal Register a
Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS for the
proposed Project. On February 26, 2010,
RUS published its Notice of Availability
(NOA) of the Draft EIS for the proposed
Project in the Federal Register. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
acknowledged receipt of the Draft EIS
on February 5, 2010, from Western. The
45-day comment period ended on
March 22, 2010. Because few comments
were received which did not result in
the substantial modification of the
alternatives or the environmental
analysis in the Draft EIS, Western and
RUS prepared an abbreviated Final EIS
to address the comments received. RUS
published its NOA of the Final EIS for
the proposed Project in the Federal
Register on June 11, 2010. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
acknowledged receipt of the Final EIS
on May 28, 2010, from Western. The 30day waiting period ended on June 28,
2010. One comment was received; it
was addressed in RUS’s ROD.
After considering various ways to
meet these future needs, Basin Electric
identified construction of the proposed
Project as its best course of action. This
EIS considered 16 alternatives to meet
the future energy requirements of the
eastern portion of its service area and
five alternative site locations. These
alternatives were evaluated in terms of
cost-effectiveness, technical feasibility,
and environmental factors (e.g., soils,
topography and geology, water
resources, air quality, biological
resources, the acoustic environment,
recreation, cultural and historic
resources, visual resources,
transportation, farmland, land use,
human health and safety, the
socioeconomic environment,
environmental justice, and cumulative
effects).
The EIS analyzes in detail the No
Action Alternative and the Action
Alternative (construction of the Deer
Creek Station Energy Facility) at two
separate locations: White Site 1
(Brookings County, T111N R48W,
Section 25 NE Quarter) and White Site
2 (Brookings County, T111N R48W,
Section 2 NW Quarter). The No Action
Alternative would expose Basin Electric
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and its member cooperatives to higher
prices by purchasing power on the
volatile open electric market. The
Action Alternative at White Site 1
would be located approximately 0.5miles from the existing White
Substation, would be further away from
occupied residences, and has more
suitable site conditions than White Site
2. The Action Alternative at White Site
2 would require the construction of a
new substation for interconnection to
the grid, would be closer to occupied
residences, and has site conditions that
are less suitable for the type of
development being proposed. The
resources or environmental factors that
could be affected by the proposed
Project were evaluated in detail in the
EIS. These issues are summarized in
Table ES–1: ‘‘Summary of Potential
Impacts of Deer Creek Station,’’ of the
EIS.
Based on an evaluation of the
information and impact analyses
presented in the EIS, including the
evaluation of all alternatives, and in
consideration of the Agency’s NEPA
implementing regulations,
Environmental Policies and Procedures,
as amended (7 CFR Part 1794), RUS
finds that the evaluation of reasonable
alternatives is consistent with NEPA.
The Agency has selected the Action
Alternative at White Site 1 as its
preferred alternative. Because the
proposed Project may involve action in
floodplains or wetlands, this Notice also
serves as a final notice of action in
floodplains and wetlands (in accordance
to Executive Orders 11988 and 11990).
This Notice concludes RUS’s
compliance with NEPA and the
Agency’s ‘‘Environmental Policies and
Procedures.’’
Dated: July 15, 2010.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Sunshine Act Meeting
Friday, July 30, 2010, 12
Noon–1 p.m.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20237.
CLOSED MEETING: The members of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
will meet in closed session to review
and discuss a number of issues relating
to U.S. Government-funded nonmilitary international broadcasting.
DATE AND TIME:
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They will address internal procedural,
budgetary, and personnel issues, as well
as sensitive foreign policy issues
relating to potential options in the U.S.
international broadcasting field. This
meeting is closed because if open it
likely would either disclose matters that
would be properly classified to be kept
secret in the interest of foreign policy
under the appropriate executive order (5
U.S.C. 552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose
information the premature disclosure of
which would be likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of a proposed
agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B))
In addition, part of the discussion will
relate solely to the internal personnel
and organizational issues of the BBG or
the International Broadcasting Bureau.
(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6))
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Persons interested in obtaining more
information should contact Paul
Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203–4545.
Paul Kollmer-Dorsey,
Deputy General Counsel.
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Dated: July 21, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Comment Request
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The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: International Trade
Administration.
Title: U.S. Government Trade Event
Information Request.
OMB Control Number: 0625–0238.
Form Number(s): ITA–4136.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 200.
Number of Respondents: 400.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
Needs and Uses: Expanding U.S.
exports is a national priority essential to
improving U.S. trade performance. The
International Trade Administration’s
(ITA) Advocacy Center marshals federal
resources to assist U.S. firms competing
for foreign government procurements
worldwide. The Advocacy Center works
closely with the Trade Promotion
Coordination Committee, which is
chaired by the Secretary of Commerce
and includes 20 federal agencies
involved in export promotion. The
purpose of the U.S. Government Trade
Event Information Request is to collect
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the necessary information to make an
evaluation as to whether a firm qualifies
for senior-level U.S. government (USG)
support, in the form of attendance at an
event including witnessing the signing
of a commercial agreement (e.g., most
often a contract).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante,
(202) 395–3647.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–5167 or
via the Internet at
Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Implementation of
Tariff Rate Quota Established Under
Title V of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000 as Amended, for Imports
of Certain Worsted Wool
International Trade
Administration (ITA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 27,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
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14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Request for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to: Robert Carrigg, Office of
Textiles and Apparel, Room 3119, 14th
& Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; Phone number:
(202) 482–2573 and fax number: (202)
482–0667.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Title V of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000 (‘‘the Act’’) as amended by
the Trade Act of 2002, the
Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, the
Pension Protection Act of 2006, and the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
of 2008 contains several provisions to
assist the wool products industries.
These include the establishment of tariff
rate quotas (TRQ) for a limited quantity
of worsted wool fabrics. On December 1,
2000, the President issued Proclamation
7383 which delegated authority to the
Secretary of Commerce to allocate the
TRQ and to issue regulations to
implement these provisions. On January
22, 2001, the Department of Commerce
(DOC) published regulations
establishing procedures for allocation of
the tariff rate quotas (66 FR 6459, 15
CFR 335).
Section 501(e) of the Act restricts
allocation of imports subject to the TRQ
to persons ‘‘who cut and sew men’s and
boys’ worsted wool suits and suit-like
jackets and trousers in the United States
and who apply for an allocation based
on the amount of such suits cut and
sewn during the prior calendar year.’’
Information must be collected each year
from applicants to ensure they meet this
requirement and to determine their fair
share of the TRQ. The DOC will process
this information and issue a license to
each eligible person. The license will
specify the amount of TRQ granted to
each licensee. The applicant shall retain
records substantiating the information
provided in the TRQ license application
for a period of 3 years; and must be
made available upon request by an
appropriate government official.
The Reallocation of Tariff Rate Quota
process states not later than September
30 of each TRQ year, a licensee who
will not import the full quantity granted
in a license during the TRQ year shall
surrender the allocation that will not be
used to DOC for purposes of reallocation
through a written or electronic notice,
including the license control number
and the amount being surrendered. The
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BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Sunshine Act Meeting
DATE AND TIME: Friday, July 30, 2010, 12 Noon-1 p.m.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20237.
CLOSED MEETING: The members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
(BBG) will meet in closed session to review and discuss a number of
issues relating to U.S. Government-funded non-military international
broadcasting.
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They will address internal procedural, budgetary, and personnel issues,
as well as sensitive foreign policy issues relating to potential
options in the U.S. international broadcasting field. This meeting is
closed because if open it likely would either disclose matters that
would be properly classified to be kept secret in the interest of
foreign policy under the appropriate executive order (5 U.S.C.
552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose information the premature disclosure of
which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a
proposed agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B)) In addition, part of
the discussion will relate solely to the internal personnel and
organizational issues of the BBG or the International Broadcasting
Bureau. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6))
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Persons interested in obtaining
more information should contact Paul Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203-4545.
Paul Kollmer-Dorsey,
Deputy General Counsel.
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