Turning Point Solar LLC: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact, 25131-25132 [2012-10194]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 82 / Friday, April 27, 2012 / Notices The ESP incorporates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s guidelines entitled ‘‘Best Management Practices for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges.’’ In addition, the ESP contains the following: • Conduct an annual evaluation of progress by the WCGC and the Forest Service toward the environmental stewardship goals. • Establish a testing and monitoring schedule for soil pH at target backstops and shotgun shot-fall zones. Soil pH will be maintained between 6.5 and 8.5. • Establish a soil testing and monitoring schedule for lead content and stability on the site. • Install physical barriers such as silt dams and berms as needed at target backstops and shot-fall zones to prevent lead migration off-site through groundwater and surface water. • Use only ‘‘environmentally friendly’’ clay targets. • Do not allow target clays and wads to accumulate on the trap, skeet, and sporting clay fields. The accumulated ‘‘environmentally friendly’’ and ‘‘black’’ targets on the accessible areas at the trap, skeet, and sporting clay zones will be cleaned up and removed from the site. This project will be completed 3 to 4 years after the permit is issued, and subsequent routine removal of the target debris will be established in the ESP. • Collect and recycle lead at the rifle/ impact berms. • Collect and recycle lead from the trap and skeet ranges and shot-fall zones. • Construct a 12-foot-high, 200- footlong barrier fence on the eastern edge of the skeet range to stop shooting targets and some lead shot from crossing into the San Jose basin. • Coordinate with the local Native American communities to establish ‘‘no shooting days’’ to mitigate the impact of noise. • Remove the target frame racks and permanently discontinue use of the 200-, 300-, and 600-yard ranges in the basin, and remove the materials, contaminated soil, and access road when the rehabilitation project is completed. • Construct a 50-inch-wide access trail into the north-facing trap and skeet range shot-fall zone for lead collection. Lead shot collection will initially be conducted within 50 feet of the trail up and downslope from the trail. • Collect lead in the skeet range shotfall overlap area in the San Jose basin by trimming brush only enough to facilitate access to areas of shot accumulation on the soil surface. • Collect and remove lead for recycling using hand screening or small VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:44 Apr 26, 2012 Jkt 226001 mechanized screening equipment if available. The collection methods will be consistent with the recommendations listed in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s guidelines entitled ‘‘Best Management Practices for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges.’’ Lead shot collection and ground disturbance will be monitored and conducted to reduce the potential for off-site migration of lead. All facilities will be available and accessible to all people without discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, or marital or familial status. An operation and maintenance plan, safety plan, and fire plan will be developed by both the WCGC and the Forest Service, attached to the permit, and monitored to ensure compliance. Possible Alternatives A full range of alternatives will be considered, including non-renewal of the permit, renewal of the permit, and renewal of the permit with modifications. In addition, alternatives in response to issues generated during the scoping process will be considered. All alternatives will comply with the Los Padres National Forest Land Management Plan. Responsible Official Peggy Hernandez, Forest Supervisor, Los Padres National Forest, Goleta, California, is the responsible official for this EIS and its Record of Decision. As the responsible official, the Forest Supervisor will document the decision and the reason for the decision in the Record of Decision. The decision will be subject to Forest Service Appeals Regulations (36 CFR Part 215). Nature of Decision To Be Made The responsible official will make a decision by considering the following: 1. Whether the proposed action will proceed as proposed, with modifications, or not at all; and 2. What associated mitigation measures and monitoring requirements will be required. Preliminary issues identified during earlier public involvement include the following: 1. Potential impacts of lead and other shooting contaminants on-site: (a) At affected areas of San Jose basin from long-bore ranges, and (b) From continued operation of existing facilities proposed to remain; 2. Potential for off-site migration of lead and other shooting contaminants; Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 3. Impacts on cultural sites in the San Jose basin; 4. Target range safety; 5. Target range potential for starting wildfires; and 6. Need for a controlled regulated shooting facility. Scoping Process All scoping comments submitted to the Forest Service in response to the NOI dated December 2, 2009, will be carried through to this current scoping period. Previous respondents are not required to provide duplicate comments; however, all new comments relevant to this proposed action are encouraged and welcome. This scoping process guides the development of the EIS. The Forest Supervisor is seeking public and agency comment on the proposed action to identify issues that could arise. These issues may lead to other alternatives or additional mitigation measures and monitoring requirements. Comments may be provided at any time during the planning process, but it is important that reviewers provide their comments at a time and in a manner that will be most useful to the Agency’s preparation of the EIS. Therefore, comments should be provided prior to the close of the comment period and should clearly articulate the reviewer’s concerns and contentions. The submission of timely and specific comments in response to this Notice does not confer status for subsequent administrative appeal but does provide important information for preparation of the document and may be of importance for judicial review. Dated: April 19, 2012. Peggy Hernandez, Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 2012–10192 Filed 4–26–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Turning Point Solar LLC: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact. AGENCY: Preliminary Issues PO 00000 25131 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) associated with a solar generation project. The EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality’s SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1 25132 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 82 / Friday, April 27, 2012 / Notices (CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508) and RUS’s NEPA implementing regulations (7 CFR Part 1794, Environmental Policies and Procedures). The EA evaluates the environmental impacts associated with a potential loan or loan guarantee to Turning Point Solar LLC (Turning Point Solar) for the proposal. RUS is considering funding this proposal. ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the FONSI or EA, or for further information, contact: Ms. Lauren McGee, Environmental Scientist, USDA, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 1571, Room 2244–S, Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone: (202) 720–1482, fax: (202) 690–0649, or email: lauren.mcgee@wdc.usda.gov. A copy of the FONSI and EA can be viewed online at: https:// www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWP-ea.htm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Turning Point Solar proposes to construct a 49.9 MW solar generating facility in Brookfield Township, Noble County, Ohio. The proposal involves the installation of high-efficiency monocrystalline photovoltaic panels mounted on fixed solar racking equipment and the construction of access roads, a powerhouse, transmission improvements, and other supporting facilities. The preferred site is located eight miles northwest of Caldwell, Ohio, on approximately 771 acres of reclaimed strip-mined land owned by Columbus Southern Power Company and Ohio Power Company, collectively American Electric Power Ohio (‘‘AEP Ohio’’). The land was mined by the Central Ohio Coal Company between 1969 and 1991, after which time it was reclaimed. The proposed generating facility would interconnect to AEP Ohio’s South Cumberland 69kV substation, subject to completion of the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) Generation Interconnection application process. A Notice of Intent to prepare an EA and hold a scoping meeting was published in the Federal Register on June 27, 2011, and in newspapers within the general circulation of the proposal area from June 27, 2011 to July 5, 2011. A public meeting was held on July 14, 2011, at the Caldwell Elementary School, located at: 44350 Fairground Road, Caldweld, Ohio. A scoping summary report can be found at the RUS Web site listed in this Notice. The notice of availability of the EA for public review was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2012, and in newspapers within the general circulation of the proposal area on January 26, 2011 to January 30, 2011. The EA was available for public and agency review on the RUS Web site listed in this Notice and at Caldwell Public Library, located at: 517 Spruce Street, Caldwell, Ohio 43724. The 30day comment period ended on March 2, 2012. RUS received three agency comments and one public comment. They are addressed in the FONSI. Turning Point Solar hired URS Corporation to prepare an EA for RUS that described the proposal and assessed its potential environmental impacts. RUS conducted an independent evaluation of the EA and concurred with its scope and content. In accordance with RUS’s Environmental Policies and Procedures at 7 CFR 1794.41, RUS accepted the document as its EA. Based on its EA, RUS has concluded that the proposal would have no significant impacts to water quality, wetlands, the 100-year floodplain, land use, aesthetics, transportation, or human health and safety. The proposal will have no adverse effects on historic properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. RUS has also concluded that the proposal is not likely to affect federally listed threatened and endangered species or designated critical habitat. The proposal would not disproportionately affect minority and low-income populations. No other potential significant impacts resulting from the proposal have been identified. Therefore, RUS has determined that this FONSI fulfills its obligations under NEPA for its action related to the proposal. RUS is satisfied that the environmental impacts of the proposal have been adequately addressed. If RUS takes a federal action on the proposal, it will not result in significant impacts to the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, an Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared for the proposal. Dated: April 19, 2012. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25131-25132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10194]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Turning Point Solar LLC: Notice of Finding of No Significant 
Impact

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has issued a Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental Assessment (EA) 
associated with a solar generation project. The EA was prepared in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 
Council on Environmental Quality's

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(CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA 
(40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) and RUS's NEPA implementing regulations (7 CFR 
Part 1794, Environmental Policies and Procedures). The EA evaluates the 
environmental impacts associated with a potential loan or loan 
guarantee to Turning Point Solar LLC (Turning Point Solar) for the 
proposal. RUS is considering funding this proposal.

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the FONSI or EA, or for further 
information, contact: Ms. Lauren McGee, Environmental Scientist, USDA, 
Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 1571, Room 
2244-S, Washington, DC 20250-1571, telephone: (202) 720-1482, fax: 
(202) 690-0649, or email: lauren.mcgee@wdc.usda.gov. A copy of the 
FONSI and EA can be viewed online at: https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWP-ea.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Turning Point Solar proposes to construct a 
49.9 MW solar generating facility in Brookfield Township, Noble County, 
Ohio. The proposal involves the installation of high-efficiency 
monocrystalline photovoltaic panels mounted on fixed solar racking 
equipment and the construction of access roads, a powerhouse, 
transmission improvements, and other supporting facilities. The 
preferred site is located eight miles northwest of Caldwell, Ohio, on 
approximately 771 acres of reclaimed strip-mined land owned by Columbus 
Southern Power Company and Ohio Power Company, collectively American 
Electric Power Ohio (``AEP Ohio''). The land was mined by the Central 
Ohio Coal Company between 1969 and 1991, after which time it was 
reclaimed. The proposed generating facility would interconnect to AEP 
Ohio's South Cumberland 69kV substation, subject to completion of the 
Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland (PJM) Generation Interconnection 
application process.
    A Notice of Intent to prepare an EA and hold a scoping meeting was 
published in the Federal Register on June 27, 2011, and in newspapers 
within the general circulation of the proposal area from June 27, 2011 
to July 5, 2011. A public meeting was held on July 14, 2011, at the 
Caldwell Elementary School, located at: 44350 Fairground Road, 
Caldweld, Ohio. A scoping summary report can be found at the RUS Web 
site listed in this Notice. The notice of availability of the EA for 
public review was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 
2012, and in newspapers within the general circulation of the proposal 
area on January 26, 2011 to January 30, 2011. The EA was available for 
public and agency review on the RUS Web site listed in this Notice and 
at Caldwell Public Library, located at: 517 Spruce Street, Caldwell, 
Ohio 43724. The 30-day comment period ended on March 2, 2012. RUS 
received three agency comments and one public comment. They are 
addressed in the FONSI.
    Turning Point Solar hired URS Corporation to prepare an EA for RUS 
that described the proposal and assessed its potential environmental 
impacts. RUS conducted an independent evaluation of the EA and 
concurred with its scope and content. In accordance with RUS's 
Environmental Policies and Procedures at 7 CFR 1794.41, RUS accepted 
the document as its EA.
    Based on its EA, RUS has concluded that the proposal would have no 
significant impacts to water quality, wetlands, the 100-year 
floodplain, land use, aesthetics, transportation, or human health and 
safety. The proposal will have no adverse effects on historic 
properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of 
Historic Places. RUS has also concluded that the proposal is not likely 
to affect federally listed threatened and endangered species or 
designated critical habitat. The proposal would not disproportionately 
affect minority and low-income populations.
    No other potential significant impacts resulting from the proposal 
have been identified. Therefore, RUS has determined that this FONSI 
fulfills its obligations under NEPA for its action related to the 
proposal. RUS is satisfied that the environmental impacts of the 
proposal have been adequately addressed. If RUS takes a federal action 
on the proposal, it will not result in significant impacts to the 
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, an Environmental Impact 
Statement will not be prepared for the proposal.

    Dated: April 19, 2012.
Nivin Elgohary,
Assistant Administrator, Electric Programs, USDA, Rural Utilities 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-10194 Filed 4-26-12; 8:45 am]
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