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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.:
Notice of Availability of an
Environmental Assessment
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of availability of an
Environmental Assessment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) has issued an Environmental
Assessment (EA) to meet its
responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Council on Environmental Quality’s
(CEQ) regulations for implementing
SUMMARY:
NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and
RUS’s Environmental and Policies and
Procedures (7 CFR part 1794) in
connection with potential impacts
related to a proposal by Minnkota Power
Cooperative, Inc. (Minnkota) with
headquarters in Grand Forks, North
Dakota. The proposal consists of the
construction of approximately 260 miles
of 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line in
North Dakota between the Center 345
kV Substation (located northeast of the
Milton R. Young Generation Station,
near Center, North Dakota) and the
Prairie Substation (located west of
Grand Forks, North Dakota). Minnkota
is requesting financial assistance from
RUS for the proposal.
Written comments on this Notice
must be received on or before December
13, 2010.
DATES:
To obtain copies of the EA
or for further information, contact: Mr.
Dennis Rankin, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA/RUS, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Room 2244–S,
Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250–
1571, fax: (202) 690–0649, or e-mail:
dennis.rankin@wdc.usda.gov. A copy of
the EA will be available for public
review at the Agency’s address provided
in this Notice, at the Agency’s Web site:
https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/
ea.htm#Minnkota_Power_Cooperative,_
Inc._, and at the following repositories:
ADDRESSES:
Building location
Address
Aneta Public Library .................................................................
Bismarck’s Veterans Memorial Library .....................................
City of Carrington Library .........................................................
Goodrich Public Library ............................................................
Grand Forks Library ..................................................................
Griggs County Library ...............................................................
Harvey Public Library ...............................................................
Mayville Library .........................................................................
New Rockford Public Library ....................................................
Northwood Public Schools and City Library .............................
Oliver County Auditor ...............................................................
Sheridan County Auditor ..........................................................
Turtle Lake Public Library .........................................................
Washburn Public Library ..........................................................
11995 19th St., Aneta, ND 58212 ...........................................
515 N. 5th St., Bismarck, ND 58501–4057 .............................
55 9th Ave., Carrington, ND 58421–2017 ...............................
122 McKinley Ave., Goodrich, ND 58444 ................................
2110 Library Circle, Grand Forks, ND 58201–6324 ................
902 Burrel Ave., Cooperstown, ND 58425–0546 ....................
119 10th St., Harvey, ND 58341–1531 ...................................
52 Center Ave. N., Mayville, ND 58257 ..................................
811 First Ave. N., New Rockford, ND 58356 ..........................
204 N Doheny St., Northwood, ND 58267 ..............................
115 West Main, Hensler, ND 58530 ........................................
215 East 2nd St., McClusky, ND 58463 ..................................
107 Eggert St., Turtle Lake, ND 58575–0637 .........................
705 Main Ave., Washburn, ND 58577–0637 ...........................
Minnkota
proposes to construct the following for
the project: (1) Construct approximately
260 miles of 345 kV transmission line
between the Center 345 kV Substation
(located northeast of the Milton R.
Young Generation Station, near Center,
North Dakota) and the Prairie Substation
(located west of Grand Forks, North
Dakota), (2) modification of three
existing substations (Center 345 kV,
Square Butte 230 kV, and Prairie
Substations), (3) construction of about
1,500 feet of 230 kV tie line,
(4) relocation of transmission line
structures at the Center 345 kV and
Prairie Substations, and (5) other
associated facilities. It is anticipated
that the facility would be in service in
2013. A Notice of Intent to prepare an
EA and hold scoping meetings was
published in the Federal Register on
October 30, 2009. Public meetings were
held during the week of November 16,
2009. A summary of public comments
can be found at the Agency’s Web site
listed in this Notice.
An EA that describes the proposal in
detail and discusses its anticipated
environmental impacts has been
prepared by Minnkota and HDR
Engineering, Inc. RUS has reviewed and
accepted the document as its EA of the
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proposal. The EA is available for public
review at the addresses provided in this
Notice.
Questions and comments should be
sent to RUS at the mailing or e-mail
addresses provided in this Notice. RUS
should receive comments on the EA in
writing by December 13, 2010 to ensure
that they are considered in its
environmental impact determination.
Should RUS, based on the EA of the
proposal, determine 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
in the Federal Register and in
newspapers with circulation in the
proposal area.
Any final action by RUS 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
RUS’s Environmental Policies and
Procedures (7 CFR part 1794).
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701–326–4505
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701–652–3921
701–884–2632
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701–797–2241
701–324–2156
701–788–3388
701–947–5540
701–587–5221
701–794–8777
701–363–2205
701–448–9170
701–462–8180
Dated: November 8, 2010.
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental
Staff, USDA, Rural Utilities Service.
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BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Friday, November 19,
2010, 11 a.m.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321,
330 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20237.
SUBJECT: Notice of meeting of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors.
SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of
Governors (BBG) will be meeting at the
time and location listed above. The BBG
will be considering resolutions
regarding protection of journalists and
the Agency’s Ethics Program, report
from the Board’s Governance
Committee, a report from the
International Broadcasting Bureau
Coordinating Committee, and research
presentations by InterMedia and Gallup.
The meeting is open to the public—but
DATE AND TIME:
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due to space limitations via webcast
only—and will be streamed live on the
BBG’s public Web site at https://
www.bbg.gov. The meeting will also be
made available on the BBG’s public Web
site for on-demand viewing.
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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 64–2010]
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Foreign-Trade Zone 78—Nashville, TN;
Application for Expansion
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Metropolitan Government
of Nashville and Davidson County,
grantee of FTZ 78, requesting authority
to expand FTZ 78 to include sites in La
Vergne, Clarksville and Gallatin,
Tennessee. The application was
submitted pursuant to the provisions of
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the
regulations of the Board (15 CFR part
400). It was formally filed on November
5, 2010.
FTZ 78 was approved by the Board on
April 2, 1982 (Board Order 190, 47 FR
16191, 4/15/82) and expanded on
February 18, 1999 (Board Order 1024,
64 FR 9472, 2/26/1999), October 24,
2000 (Board Order 1124, 65 FR 66231,
11/03/2000), and September 30, 2002
(Board Order 1249, 67 FR 62697, 10/08/
2002). The current zone project includes
the following sites: Site 1 (1.2 acres)—
General-Warehousing Space, 750 Cowan
Street, Nashville; Site 2 (57.0 acres)—
Cockrill Bend Industrial Park, 7355
Cockrill Bend Boulevard, Nashville; Site
3 (9.2 acres)—Irish Express Way
Logistics, 323 Mason Road, La Vergne;
Site 4 (39 acres)—Space Park North
Industrial Park, 1000 Cartwright Street,
Goodlettsville; Site 5 (19 acres)—Old
Stone Bridge Industrial Park, Old Stone
Bridge, Goodlettsville; Site 6 (806
acres)—Nashville International Airport,
One Terminal Drive, Nashville; and Site
7 (80 acres)—Eastgate Business Park,
3850 Eastgate Boulevard, Lebanon.
The applicant is requesting authority
to expand the zone to include sites in
La Vergne, Clarksville and Gallatin,
Tennessee: Proposed Site 8 (55.0
acres)—Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, 300
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New Sanford Road, La Vergne; Proposed
Site 9 (1,546.0 acres)—Clarksville
Commerce Park, between Highway 79
and Rossview Road on International
Boulevard, Clarksville; Proposed Site 10
(139.0 acres)—River Chase Barge Port,
41A Bypass and Beacon Road,
Clarksville; Proposed Site 11 (500.0
acres)—Nyrstar Company, 1800 Zinc
Plant Road, Clarksville; and Proposed
Site 12 (451.0 acres)—Gallatin Industrial
Center, Airport Road and Gateway
Drive, Gallatin. The sites will provide
warehousing and distribution services
to area businesses. No specific
manufacturing authority is being
requested at this time. Such requests
would be made to the Board on a caseby-case basis.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Maureen Hinman of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application
and case record and to report findings
and recommendations to the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address below. The closing period for
their receipt is January 11, 2011.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to January 26,
2011.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading
Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site,
which is accessible via https://
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Maureen Hinman at
maureen.hinman@trade.gov or (202)
482–0627.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XZ21
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement on Implementing Recovery
Actions for Hawaiian Monk Seals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement; extension of public scoping
period; request for comments.
AGENCY:
Dated: November 5, 2010.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
On October 1, 2010, NMFS
published a Notice of Intent to prepare
a Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (PEIS) on Recovery Actions
for Hawaiian monk seals (75 FR 60721).
Public comments were due by
November 15, 2010. NMFS has decided
to allow additional time for submission
of public comments on this action.
DATES: The public comment period for
this action has been extended 15 days.
Written comments must be received or
postmarked by November 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the Notice of
Intent and the scoping process for this
action may be submitted by:
• Mail: National Marine Fisheries
Service, Pacific Islands Regional Office,
Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Actions
PEIS, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110,
Honolulu, HI 96814; or
• E-mail: monkseal@noaa.gov.
To be included on a mailing list and
receive newsletters and copies of the
Draft and Final PEIS, please send your
mailing address and/or e-mail address
to Jeff Walters, Hawaiian Monk Seal
Recovery Coordinator, Protected
Resources Division, NOAA NMFS
Pacific Islands Regional Office, 1601
Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu,
HI 96814, or via the following e-mail
address: monkseal@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Walters, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional
Office, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite
1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, or
monkseal@noaa.gov.
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SUMMARY:
The
Notice of Intent, published on October
1, 2010, is available upon request and
can be found on the following Web site:
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
eis/hawaiianmonkseal.htm.
The PEIS will assess the direct,
indirect, and cumulative effects of
implementing the alternative
approaches for funding, undertaking,
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BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
DATE AND TIME: Friday, November 19, 2010, 11 a.m.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20237.
SUBJECT: Notice of meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will be meeting at
the time and location listed above. The BBG will be considering
resolutions regarding protection of journalists and the Agency's Ethics
Program, report from the Board's Governance Committee, a report from
the International Broadcasting Bureau Coordinating Committee, and
research presentations by InterMedia and Gallup. The meeting is open to
the public--but
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due to space limitations via webcast only--and will be streamed live on
the BBG's public Web site at https://www.bbg.gov. The meeting will also
be made available on the BBG's public Web site for on-demand viewing.
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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