Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth, 65615 [2010-26444]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth
Issued at Washington, DC, on October 14,
2010.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
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Department of Energy (DOE).
Notice of Open Meeting.
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that
public notice of this meeting be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6
p.m.–8 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Ohio State University,
Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road,
Piketon, Ohio 45661.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel
Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal
Officer, Department of Energy
Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post
Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661,
(740) 897–3822,
Joel.Bradburne@lex.doe.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management and related
activities.
Tentative Agenda
• Call to Order, Introductions, Review
of Agenda
• Approval of September Minutes
• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s
Comments
• Federal Coordinator’s Comments
• Liaisons’ Comments
• Ohio University Update
• Administrative Issues:
Æ Subcommittee Updates
Æ Recommendation on Public Tour
Æ Motions
• Second reading of amendment to the
Operating Procedures
• Public Comments
• Final Comments
• Adjourn
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The EM SSAB,
Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Joel
Bradburne in advance of the meeting at
the phone number listed above. The
Deputy Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Conditional Commitment for a Federal
Loan Guarantee for Project Financing
for Southwest Intertie Project—South
U.S. Department of Energy,
Loan Programs Office.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Record of decision.
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) has decided to offer Great
Basin Transmission, LLC (Great Basin),
a conditional commitment for a Federal
loan guarantee for partial financing of
the 235-mile southern portion of the
Southwest Intertie Project (SWIP), a
proposed 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission
line that would extend from southern
Nevada to southern Idaho. This Record
of Decision (ROD) is based on the
analysis in the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for Project Financing
for Southwest Intertie Project—South
(SWIP South) (DOE/EIS–0443, January
2010) (DOE FEIS). The DOE FEIS
consists of a cover sheet for the January
2010 adoption of the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) 1993 Southwest
Intertie Project Environmental Impact
Statement and Proposed Plan
Amendment (SWIP EIS) and the BLM
2008 Environmental Assessment for the
Southwest Intertie Project Southern
Portion NV–040–07–048 (SWIP South
EA). This ROD also reflects minor
modifications to the Great Basin
proposal and new information
developed since DOE issued its FEIS.
DOE’s offer of a conditional
commitment for a loan guarantee for
SWIP South is authorized under Title
XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
as amended by Section 406 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). This
conditional commitment to provide a
Federal loan guarantee is contingent
upon Great Basin satisfying all
precedent funding obligations, and all
other contractual, statutory, regulatory,
environmental compliance, and other
requirements specified by DOE. DOE
has prepared this ROD in accordance
with the Council on Environmental
Quality regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–
1508) for implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and
DOE’s NEPA Implementing Procedures
(10 CFR Part 1021).
SUMMARY:
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For
further information about DOE’s
decision, contact Carol Hammel-Smith,
NEPA Document Manager,
Environmental Compliance Division,
Loan Programs Office at carol.hammelsmith@hq.doe.gov. Ms. Hammel-Smith
can be reached by mail at the U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., LP–10,
Washington, DC 20585. For information
on the DOE NEPA process, contact Carol
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
Policy and Compliance, at (202) 586–
4600 or (800) 472–2756, or by facsimile
at (202) 586–7031. Ms. Borgstrom can be
reached by mail at the U.S. Department
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., GC–54, Washington, DC 20585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Project Background
SWIP South would begin at the
existing Harry Allen Substation, located
in Dry Lake, Nevada, approximately 20
miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada,
and would run north to the proposed
Thirtymile Substation, located
approximately 18 miles northwest of
Ely, Nevada, where it would
interconnect with Sierra Pacific Power
Company’s existing Falcon-Gonder 345–
kV transmission line. The SWIP South
would traverse approximately 235 miles
through parts of White Pine, Nye,
Lincoln, and Clark counties in Nevada,
and would consist of self-supporting
and guyed structures placed
approximately 1,200 to 1,500 feet apart.
Because of its location SWIP South
could be a vital link for distributing
power from renewable energy sources to
adjacent states that have adopted
specific renewable energy standards.
The SWIP South would have the
potential to provide up to 600
megawatts of renewable energy-derived
electricity to fulfill renewable energy
standards.
The proposed project seeking a DOE
loan guarantee also includes two
elements related to the Falcon-Gonder
transmission line: The Falcon
Substation Upgrades and a Backup
Communications System. Falcon
Substation is an existing 345–kV
switchyard owned by NV Energy (NVE)
and located in Boulder Valley
approximately 40 miles northeast of
Battle Mountain, Nevada. SWIP South
would connect to the Falcon-Gonder
transmission line at the proposed
Thirtymile Substation. The addition of
the SWIP South line necessitates
upgrades to NVE’s Falcon Substation to
improve the existing grid system’s
stability. The equipment included in the
upgrade would consist of a 345–kV
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth
AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires
that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road,
Piketon, Ohio 45661.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Bradburne, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, Department of Energy Portsmouth/Paducah Project
Office, Post Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, (740) 897-3822,
Joel.Bradburne@lex.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make
recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of
environmental restoration, waste management and related activities.
Tentative Agenda
Call to Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda
Approval of September Minutes
Deputy Designated Federal Officer's Comments
Federal Coordinator's Comments
Liaisons' Comments
Ohio University Update
Administrative Issues:
[cir] Subcommittee Updates
[cir] Recommendation on Public Tour
[cir] Motions
Second reading of amendment to the Operating Procedures
Public Comments
Final Comments
Adjourn
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM
SSAB, Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory
committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons
with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Joel Bradburne in
advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
Issued at Washington, DC, on October 14, 2010.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-26444 Filed 10-25-10; 8:45 am]
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