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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Dairyland Power Cooperative: CapX
2020 Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse
345-kV Transmission Line Proposal
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of Availability of a
Record of Decision.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) has issued a Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) related to providing
financial assistance to the Dairyland
Power Cooperative (Dairyland) for its
share in the construction of a proposed
345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line and
associated infrastructure between
Hampton, Minnesota and the La Crosse
area in Wisconsin (Proposal). The
Administrator of RUS has signed the
ROD, which was effective upon signing.
The EIS was prepared pursuant to the
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National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) (U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) and in
accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
regulations for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR
Parts 1500–1508) and RUS’
Environmental Policies and Procedures
(7 CFR part 1794).
ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the ROD
or for further information, contact:
Stephanie Strength, Environmental
Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural
Utilities Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 2244, Stop 1571,
Washington, DC 20250–1571, or email
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. The
ROD is also available at RUS’ Web site
at https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWPCapX2020-Hampton-RochesterLaCrosse.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the
lead federal agency, and as part of its
broad environmental review process,
RUS must take into account the effect of
the Proposal on historic properties in
accordance with Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470f) and its implementing
regulation ‘‘Protection of Historic
Properties’’ (36 CFR part 800). Pursuant
to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), RUS used its
procedures for public involvement
under NEPA, in part, to meet its
responsibilities to solicit and consider
the views of the public and other
interested parties during the Section 106
review process. Accordingly, comments
submitted in the EIS process also
informed RUS’s decision making in the
Section 106 review process.
Dairyland is participating in the
proposal with a number of other
utilities. The other participants include
Xcel Energy [comprised of Northern
States Power Company, a Minnesota
Corporation (NSPM), and Northern
States Power Company, a Wisconsin
Corporation (NSPW)], Southern
Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
(SMMPA), Rochester Public Utilities
(RPU), and WPPI Energy, Inc. (WPPI)].
The purpose of the proposal is to: (1)
Improve community reliability of the
transmission system in Rochester,
Winona, La Crosse, and the surrounding
areas, which include areas Dairyland
currently provides electrical service; (2)
improve the regional reliability of the
transmission system; and (3) increase
generation outlet capacity.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) participated in the EIS
as cooperating agencies, with RUS as
the lead federal agency. The USACE and
the USFWS will each issue its own ROD
as necessary. The proposal includes
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construction and operation of a 345-kV
transmission line and associated
infrastructure, two 161-kV transmission
lines in the vicinity of Rochester,
Minnesota, and two new and three
expanded substations, with a total
transmission line length of
approximately 171 miles. Counties
through which the proposal will pass
include Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, and
Olmsted in Minnesota, and La Crosse,
Trempealeau, and Buffalo in Wisconsin.
The decision documented in RUS’
ROD is that RUS agrees to consider,
subject to loan approval, financing
Dairyland’s share in the proposal.
Details regarding RUS’ regulatory
authority, rationale for the decision, and
compliance with applicable regulations
are included in the ROD.
RUS published its Notice of
Availability (NOA) for the Draft EIS in
the Federal Register on December 16,
2011 (76 FR 78235–78236), and in
newspapers of general circulation
within the proposal’s area of
environmental impact. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA) published its notice of receipt
of the Draft EIS in the Federal Register
on December 16, 2011 (76 FR 78235–
78236). The comment period for the
Draft EIS was extended from 45 to 60
days and ended on February 13, 2012.
Public hearings to receive comments on
the Draft EIS were held from January 9
to 13, 2012, in Alma and Galesville,
Wisconsin; Wanamingo, Cannon Falls,
and Plainview, Minnesota. All
comments received on the Draft EIS
were addressed in the Final EIS. RUS
published its NOA of the Final EIS in
the Federal Register on July 13, 2012
(77 FR 41369–41370), and in
newspapers of general circulation
within the Proposal’s area of
environmental impact. USEPA
published its notice of receipt of the
Final EIS in the Federal Register on July
20, 2012 (77 FR 42727–42728). The 30day comment period ended on August
20, 2012. Comments received on the
Final EIS were addressed in the ROD.
After considering alternatives to meet
the purpose and need of the proposal,
Dairyland identified participation in
construction of the proposal as its best
course of action. A number of
alternatives to meet the purpose and
need were considered, but not studied
in detail, including demand side
management, use of existing generation
and transmission, new generation,
decentralized generation systems,
undergrounding of the transmission
line, and a number of route alternatives.
Among the alternatives addressed in
detail in the EIS is the No Action
alternative, under which the proposal
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would not be undertaken, and a number
of route alternatives identified and
considered in the EISs prepared for the
proposal by the States of Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
Based on an evaluation of the
information and impact analyses
presented in the EIS, RUS finds that the
evaluation of reasonable alternatives is
consistent with NEPA and RUS
Environmental Policies and Procedures.
Details regarding RUS’ regulatory
authority, rationale for the decision, and
compliance with applicable regulations
are included in the ROD. Because the
proposal may involve action in
floodplains or wetlands, this Notice also
serves as a final notice of action in
floodplains and wetlands (in accordance
with Executive Orders 11988 and
11990).
This ROD is not a decision on
Dairyland’s loan application and
therefore not an approval of the
expenditure of federal funds. This
notice of the ROD concludes RUS’
environmental review process in
accordance with NEPA and RUS’
Environmental Policies and Procedures
(7 CFR 1794). The ultimate decision as
to loan approval depends upon the
conclusion of this environmental review
process plus financial and engineering
analyses. Issuance of the ROD will allow
these reviews to proceed.
Dated: January 11, 2013.
John Charles Padalino,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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Order Renewing Order Temporarily
Denying Export Privileges and Making
That Temporary Denial of Export
Privilges Applicable to an Additional
Related Person
Mahan Airways, Mahan Tower, No. 21,
Azadegan St., M.A. Jenah Exp. Way,
Tehran, Iran
Zarand Aviation, a/k/a GIE Zarand Aviation,
42 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris, France
and 112 Avenue Kleber, 75116 Paris,
France
Gatewick LLC, a/k/a Gatewick Freight &
Cargo Services, a/k/a/Gatewick Aviation
Services, G#22 Dubai Airport Free Zone,
P.O. Box 393754, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates and P.O. Box 52404, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates and Mohamed
Abdulla Alqaz Building, Al Maktoum
Street, Al Rigga, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates;
Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard, a/k/a
Kosarian Fard, P.O. Box 52404, Dubai,
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United Arab Emirates; Mahmoud Amini,
G#22 Dubai Airport Free Zone, P.O. Box
393754, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and
P.O. Box 52404, Dubai, United Arab
Emirates and Mohamed Abdulla Alqaz
Building, Al Maktoum Street, Al Rigga,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Kerman Aviation, a/k/a GIE Kerman
Aviation, 42 Avenue Montaigne 75008,
Paris, France
Sirjanco Trading. P.O. Box 8709, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Ali Eslamian, 4th Floor, 33 Cavendish
Square, London, W1G0PW, United
Kingdom and 2 Bentinck Close, Prince
Albert Road St. Johns Wood, London
NW87RY, United Kingdom
Mahan Air General Trading LLC, 19th Floor
Al Moosa Tower One Sheik Zayed Road,
Dubai 40594, United Arab Emirates
Skyco (UK) Ltd., 4th Floor, 33 Cavendish
Square, London, W1G 0PV, United
Kingdom
Equipco (UK) Ltd., 2 Bentinck Close, Prince
Albert Road, London, NW8 7RY, United
Kingdom
Mehdi Bahrami, Mahan Airways—Istanbul
Office, Cumhuriye Cad. Sibil Apt No: 101
D:6, 34374 Emadad, Sisli Istanbul, Turkey
Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the
Export Administration Regulations, 15
CFR parts 730–774 (2012) (‘‘EAR’’ or the
‘‘Regulations’’), I hereby grant the
request of the Office of Export
Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’) to renew the
August 9, 2012 Order Temporarily
Denying the Export Privileges of Mahan
Airways, Zarand Aviation, Gatewick
LLC, Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard,
Mahmoud Amini, Kerman Aviation,
Sirjanco Trading LLC, Ali Eslamian,
Mahan Air General Trading LLC, Skyco
(UK) Ltd., and Equipco (UK) Ltd. I find
that renewal of the Temporary Denial
Order (‘‘TDO’’) is necessary in the
public interest to prevent an imminent
violation of the EAR. Additionally,
pursuant to Section 766.23 of the
Regulations, including the provisions of
notice and an opportunity to respond, I
find it necessary to add the following
person as a related person in order to
prevent evasion of the TDO:
Mehdi Bahrami, Mahan Airways—Istanbul
Office, Cumhuriye Cad. Sibil Apt No: 101
D:6, 34374 Emadad, Sisli Istanbul, Turkey
I. Procedural History
On March 17, 2008, Darryl W.
Jackson, the then-Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Export Enforcement
(‘‘Assistant Secretary’’), signed a TDO
denying Mahan Airways’ export
privileges for a period of 180 days on
the grounds that its issuance was
necessary in the public interest to
prevent an imminent violation of the
Regulations. The TDO also named as
denied persons Blue Airways, of
Yerevan, Armenia (‘‘Blue Airways of
Armenia’’), as well as the ‘‘Balli Group
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Respondents,’’ namely, Balli Group
PLC, Balli Aviation, Balli Holdings,
Vahid Alaghband, Hassan Alaghband,
Blue Sky One Ltd., Blue Sky Two Ltd.,
Blue Sky Three Ltd., Blue Sky Four Ltd.,
Blue Sky Five Ltd., and Blue Sky Six
Ltd., all of the United Kingdom. The
TDO was issued ex parte pursuant to
Section 766.24(a), and went into effect
on March 21, 2008, the date it was
published in the Federal Register.
The TDO subsequently has been
renewed in accordance with Section
766.24(d), including most recently on
August 9, 2012, with modifications and
the additions of related persons having
been made to the TDO during 2010,
2011, and most recently on April 9,
2012.1 As of March 9, 2010, the Balli
Group Respondents and Blue Airways
were no longer subject to the TDO. As
part of the February 25, 2011 TDO
renewal, Gatwick LLC, Mahmoud
Amini, and Pejman Mahmood
Kasarayanifard (‘‘Kosarian Fard’’) were
added as related persons in accordance
with Section 766.23 of the Regulations.
On July 1, 2011, the TDO was modified
by adding Zarand Aviation as a
respondent in order to prevent an
imminent violation. Specifically,
Zarand Aviation owned an Airbus A310
subject to the Regulations that was being
operated for the benefit of Mahan
Airways in violation of both the TDO
and the Regulations. As part of the
August 24, 2011 renewal, Kerman
Aviation, Sirjanco Trading LLC, and Ali
Eslamian were added to the TDO as
related persons. Mahan Air General
Trading LLC, Skyco (UK) Ltd., and
Equipco (UK) Ltd. were added as related
persons on April 9, 2012.
On January 15, 2013, BIS, through its
Office of Export Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’),
submitted a written request for renewal
of the TDO. The current TDO dated
August 9, 2012, will expire on February
4, 2013, unless renewed on or before
that date. Notice of the renewal request
was provided to Mahan Airways and
Zarand Aviation by delivery of a copy
of the request in accordance with
Sections 766.5 and 766.24(d) of the
Regulations. No opposition to any
aspect of the renewal of the TDO has
been received from either Mahan
Airways or Zarand Aviation.
Furthermore, no appeal of the related
1 The August 9, 2012 Order was published in the
Federal Register on August 15, 2012. See 77 F.R.
48,960 (Aug. 15, 2012. The TDO previously had
been renewed on September 17, 2008, March 16,
2009, September 11, 2009, March 9, 2010,
September 3, 2010, February 25, 2011, August 24,
2011, and February 15, 2012. The August 24, 2011
renewal followed the modification of the TDO on
July 1, 2011, which added Zarand Aviation as a
respondent. Each renewal or modification order
was published in the Federal Register.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Dairyland Power Cooperative: CapX 2020 Hampton-Rochester-La
Crosse 345-kV Transmission Line Proposal
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has issued a Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to
providing financial assistance to the Dairyland Power Cooperative
(Dairyland) for its share in the construction of a proposed 345-
kilovolt (kV) transmission line and associated infrastructure between
Hampton, Minnesota and the La Crosse area in Wisconsin (Proposal). The
Administrator of RUS has signed the ROD, which was effective upon
signing. The EIS was prepared pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) (U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) and in accordance with the
Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations for implementing
the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) and RUS'
Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part 1794).
ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the ROD or for further information,
contact: Stephanie Strength, Environmental Protection Specialist, USDA,
Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2244, Stop
1571, Washington, DC 20250-1571, or email
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. The ROD is also available at RUS' Web
site at https://www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWP-CapX2020-Hampton-Rochester-LaCrosse.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the lead federal agency, and as part of
its broad environmental review process, RUS must take into account the
effect of the Proposal on historic properties in accordance with
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f)
and its implementing regulation ``Protection of Historic Properties''
(36 CFR part 800). Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), RUS used its
procedures for public involvement under NEPA, in part, to meet its
responsibilities to solicit and consider the views of the public and
other interested parties during the Section 106 review process.
Accordingly, comments submitted in the EIS process also informed RUS's
decision making in the Section 106 review process.
Dairyland is participating in the proposal with a number of other
utilities. The other participants include Xcel Energy [comprised of
Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation (NSPM), and
Northern States Power Company, a Wisconsin Corporation (NSPW)],
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA), Rochester Public
Utilities (RPU), and WPPI Energy, Inc. (WPPI)]. The purpose of the
proposal is to: (1) Improve community reliability of the transmission
system in Rochester, Winona, La Crosse, and the surrounding areas,
which include areas Dairyland currently provides electrical service;
(2) improve the regional reliability of the transmission system; and
(3) increase generation outlet capacity.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) participated in the EIS as cooperating
agencies, with RUS as the lead federal agency. The USACE and the USFWS
will each issue its own ROD as necessary. The proposal includes
construction and operation of a 345-kV transmission line and associated
infrastructure, two 161-kV transmission lines in the vicinity of
Rochester, Minnesota, and two new and three expanded substations, with
a total transmission line length of approximately 171 miles. Counties
through which the proposal will pass include Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha,
and Olmsted in Minnesota, and La Crosse, Trempealeau, and Buffalo in
Wisconsin.
The decision documented in RUS' ROD is that RUS agrees to consider,
subject to loan approval, financing Dairyland's share in the proposal.
Details regarding RUS' regulatory authority, rationale for the
decision, and compliance with applicable regulations are included in
the ROD.
RUS published its Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft EIS in
the Federal Register on December 16, 2011 (76 FR 78235-78236), and in
newspapers of general circulation within the proposal's area of
environmental impact. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
published its notice of receipt of the Draft EIS in the Federal
Register on December 16, 2011 (76 FR 78235-78236). The comment period
for the Draft EIS was extended from 45 to 60 days and ended on February
13, 2012. Public hearings to receive comments on the Draft EIS were
held from January 9 to 13, 2012, in Alma and Galesville, Wisconsin;
Wanamingo, Cannon Falls, and Plainview, Minnesota. All comments
received on the Draft EIS were addressed in the Final EIS. RUS
published its NOA of the Final EIS in the Federal Register on July 13,
2012 (77 FR 41369-41370), and in newspapers of general circulation
within the Proposal's area of environmental impact. USEPA published its
notice of receipt of the Final EIS in the Federal Register on July 20,
2012 (77 FR 42727-42728). The 30-day comment period ended on August 20,
2012. Comments received on the Final EIS were addressed in the ROD.
After considering alternatives to meet the purpose and need of the
proposal, Dairyland identified participation in construction of the
proposal as its best course of action. A number of alternatives to meet
the purpose and need were considered, but not studied in detail,
including demand side management, use of existing generation and
transmission, new generation, decentralized generation systems,
undergrounding of the transmission line, and a number of route
alternatives.
Among the alternatives addressed in detail in the EIS is the No
Action alternative, under which the proposal
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would not be undertaken, and a number of route alternatives identified
and considered in the EISs prepared for the proposal by the States of
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Based on an evaluation of the information and impact analyses
presented in the EIS, RUS finds that the evaluation of reasonable
alternatives is consistent with NEPA and RUS Environmental Policies and
Procedures. Details regarding RUS' regulatory authority, rationale for
the decision, and compliance with applicable regulations are included
in the ROD. Because the proposal may involve action in floodplains or
wetlands, this Notice also serves as a final notice of action in
floodplains and wetlands (in accordance with Executive Orders 11988 and
11990).
This ROD is not a decision on Dairyland's loan application and
therefore not an approval of the expenditure of federal funds. This
notice of the ROD concludes RUS' environmental review process in
accordance with NEPA and RUS' Environmental Policies and Procedures (7
CFR 1794). The ultimate decision as to loan approval depends upon the
conclusion of this environmental review process plus financial and
engineering analyses. Issuance of the ROD will allow these reviews to
proceed.
Dated: January 11, 2013.
John Charles Padalino,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-02805 Filed 2-7-13; 8:45 am]
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