Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed 278 Megawatt Circulating Fluidized Bed Electric Generating Unit by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., in Clark County, KY, 20634 [2011-9000]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To
Prepare a Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for a Proposed 278
Megawatt Circulating Fluidized Bed
Electric Generating Unit by East
Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., in
Clark County, KY
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Withdrawal of notice.
The Louisville District of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
today withdraws its Notice of Intent (74
FR 48236, September 22, 2009) to
prepare a Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (SEIS) for a proposed
278 megawatt circulating fluidized bed
electric generating unit by East
Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.
(EKPC), in Clark County, Kentucky.
EKPC withdrew its application for a
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
permit to construct the facility permit
on December 3, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael Hasty, Senior Project Manager,
South Section, Regulatory Branch,
Louisville District, P.O. Box 59,
Louisville, KY 40201–0059. Phone:
(502) 315–6676, e-mail:
michael.d.hasty@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EKPC
applied for a Department of the Army
(DA) permit from the Corps on October
8, 2008. The application requested
authorization for unavoidable impacts
to jurisdictional waters of the U.S.
pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers
and Harbors Act. The Proposed Action
involved the construction and operation
of a 278 megawatt circulating fluidized
bed electric generating unit and
associated infrastructure at the existing
J.K. Smith Power Station in southern
Clark County, Kentucky. Other
appurtenant features of the Proposed
Action included: An approximately onemile, 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 announced the NOI to
prepare a SEIS to evaluate the potential
effects of the Proposed Action on the
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environment on September 22, 2009 (74
FR 48236). The Corps also made a Draft
SEIS available for comment on April 9,
2010 (75 FR 18166). A Public Hearing
was held on June 8, 2010 in Winchester,
KY. At the time of EKPC’s withdrawal,
the Corps was evaluating comments
received at the Public Hearing and in
response to the NOI in preparation of a
Final SEIS. Due to a variety of factors,
EKPC withdrew its application for a
Department of the Army permit to
construct the facility on December 3,
2010.
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Dated: April 4, 2011.
Keith A. Landry,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District
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Dated: April 8, 2011.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed 278 Megawatt Circulating
Fluidized Bed Electric Generating Unit by East Kentucky Power
Cooperative, Inc., in Clark County, KY
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Withdrawal of notice.
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SUMMARY: The Louisville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) today withdraws its Notice of Intent (74 FR 48236, September
22, 2009) to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(SEIS) for a proposed 278 megawatt circulating fluidized bed electric
generating unit by East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC), in
Clark County, Kentucky. EKPC withdrew its application for a Section 404
of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
permit to construct the facility permit on December 3, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Hasty, Senior Project
Manager, South Section, Regulatory Branch, Louisville District, P.O.
Box 59, Louisville, KY 40201-0059. Phone: (502) 315-6676, e-mail:
michael.d.hasty@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EKPC applied for a Department of the Army
(DA) permit from the Corps on October 8, 2008. The application
requested authorization for unavoidable impacts to jurisdictional
waters of the U.S. pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act. The Proposed Action involved
the construction and operation of a 278 megawatt circulating fluidized
bed electric generating unit and associated infrastructure at the
existing J.K. Smith Power Station in southern Clark County, Kentucky.
Other appurtenant features of the Proposed Action included: 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 announced the NOI to prepare a SEIS to evaluate the
potential effects of the Proposed Action on the environment on
September 22, 2009 (74 FR 48236). The Corps also made a Draft SEIS
available for comment on April 9, 2010 (75 FR 18166). A Public Hearing
was held on June 8, 2010 in Winchester, KY. At the time of EKPC's
withdrawal, the Corps was evaluating comments received at the Public
Hearing and in response to the NOI in preparation of a Final SEIS. Due
to a variety of factors, EKPC withdrew its application for a Department
of the Army permit to construct the facility on December 3, 2010.
Dated: April 4, 2011.
Keith A. Landry,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Commander.
[FR Doc. 2011-9000 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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