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the comment period, TVA held seven
public meetings to describe the project
and accept comments. TVA received
about 200 comments signed by more
than 2,400 individuals. After
considering and responding to all
substantive comments, further
evaluating the alternative strategies, and
developing the Target Power Supply
Mix, TVA issued the Final IRP and
SEIS. The NOA for the Final IRP and
SEIS was published in the Federal
Register on July 17, 2015.
Environmentally Preferred Alternative
All of the alternative strategies, as
well as the Target Power Supply Mix,
have several common features that affect
their anticipated environmental
impacts. The only new baseload
generation added is the extended power
uprate of three nuclear units, a
component of all alternative strategies.
All result in decreases in coal-fired
generation and increases in the reliance
on energy efficiency and renewable
resources. All also add varying amounts
of new natural gas-fueled generation to
meet peak loads. Emissions of air
pollutants and CO2, and generation of
coal waste would decrease significantly
under all alternative strategies,
including the Target Power Supply Mix.
Water-related impacts would also
decrease, although by smaller
proportions. The major differences in
the alternative strategies that affect their
environmental impacts are in the
expansion of energy efficiency and
natural gas and renewable resources.
Strategies A–C and the Target Power
Supply Mix have similar environmental
impacts and their impacts to most
environmental resources are greater
than those of Strategies D and E.
Because of its greater reliance on
generation by fossil fuels, Strategy D has
somewhat greater impacts to most
environmental resources than Strategy
E. Strategy E has the greatest reliance on
renewable energy resources, which,
particularly for utility-scale solar
generation, have large land
requirements. Strategy E would
therefore directly affect the largest land
area, almost twice that of the other
alternative strategies and the Target
Power Supply Mix. Relative to other
types of generation, impacts of solar
facilities on land resources are low.
Overall, Strategy E is considered the
environmentally preferred alternative.
Decision
On August 21, 2015, the TVA Board
of Directors approved the preferred
alternative, the Target Power Supply
Mix. The Board also directed staff to
monitor future developments to help
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determine when deviations from the
recommended resource ranges should
be made and to initiate an update to the
IRP no later than 2020 and earlier if
future developments make this
appropriate.
Mitigation Measures
The reduction of environmental
impacts was an important goal in TVA’s
integrated resource planning process
and all of the alternatives assessed by
TVA do that. Because this is a
programmatic review, measures to
reduce potential environmental impacts
on a site-specific level were not
identified. As TVA deploys specific
energy resources, it will review and take
measures to reduce their potential
environmental impacts as appropriate.
TVA’s siting process for generation and
transmission facilities, as well as
processes for modifying these facilities,
are designed to avoid and/or minimize
potential adverse environmental
impacts. Potential impacts will also be
reduced through pollution prevention
measures and environmental controls
such as air pollution control systems,
wastewater treatment systems, and
thermal generating plant cooling
systems. Other potentially adverse
unavoidable impacts will be mitigated
by measures such as compensatory
wetlands mitigation, payments to in-lieu
stream mitigation programs and related
conservation initiatives, enhanced
management of other properties,
documentation and recovery of cultural
resources, and infrastructure
improvement assistance to local
communities.
approximately 9.1 acres of airport land
from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the
sale of this airport property.
As described in the 2011 approved
Airport Layout Plan, the 9.1 acres of
airport land are composed of Tract C
Lots LL 2 and LL 3, and Tract D Lot LL
1C. Precently these properties are
occupied as follows: LL 2 Mat-Su
Borough Nutrition Center, LL 3 Baseball
Fields, and LL 1C City Water Well.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 25, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
document to Mike Edelmann, Aviation
Planner, Federal Aviation
Administration, Alaskan Region
Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue,
#14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587. In
addition, one copy of any comments
submitted to the FAA must be mailed or
delivered to: City of Palmer Alaska POC
Jeffrey Combs Airport Superintendent
(907) 761–1334 JJCOMBS@palmerak.org
231 West Evergreen, Palmer AK 99645.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Michael Edelmann, Federal Aviation
Administration, Alaskan Region
Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue,
#14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587,
telephone 907–271–5026, email
mike.edelmann@faa.gov or Jeffrey
Combs Airport Superintendent (907)
761–1334, JJCOMBS@palmerak.org, 231
West Evergreen, Palmer AK 99645.
Issued in Anchorage, Alaska, on October
20, 2015.
Byron Huffman,
Division Manager, FAA, Alaskan Region.
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Dated: October 16, 2015.
Van M. Wardlaw,
Executive Vice President and Chief External
Relations Officer.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Public Notice for Waiver of
Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance;
Airport Property at Palmer Municipal
Airport, Palmer, Alaska
Federal Aviation
Administration, Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with
repect to land.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given per 49
U.S.C. 47107(h)(1)(A) that the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) is
considering a proposal to change
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Aviation
Medical Examiner Program
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on August
SUMMARY:
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12, 2015. This collection is necessary in
order to determine applicants’
qualifications for certification as
Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs).
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by November 25, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the attention of the Desk Officer,
Department of Transportation/FAA, and
sent via electronic mail to oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to
(202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or
by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120–0604.
Title: Aviation Medical Examiner
Program.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 8520–2.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on August 12, 2015 (80 FR 48391). 14
CFR part 183 describes the requirements
for delegating to private physicians the
authority to conduct physical
examinations on persons wishing to
apply for their airmen medial certificate.
This collection of information is for the
purpose of obtaining essential
information concerning the applicants’
professional and personal qualifications.
The FAA uses the information to screen
and select the designees who serve as
aviation medical examiners.
Respondents: Approximately 450
applicants annually.
Frequency: Information is collected
on occasion.
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Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 225
hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14,
2015.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance
Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services
Division, ASP–110.
[FR Doc. 2015–27171 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0081]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Implantable Cardioverter
Defibrillators
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of denials of exemption
applications.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to deny applications from 14 of
15 individuals seeking exemptions from
the Federal cardiovascular standard
applicable to interstate truck and bus
drivers and the reasons for the denials.
The Agency reviewed the medical
information of each of the individuals
who applied for an implantable
cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
exemption. Because the medical
information received from the
cardiologist concerning one individual
indicates the ICD has been disabled due
to improvement of his heart function,
the exemption is no longer needed to
operate commercial motor vehicles
(CMVs) in interstate commerce. Based
on a review of the applications and
following an opportunity for public
comment, FMCSA has concluded that
the remaining 14 individuals in the
notice did not demonstrate they could
achieve a level of safety that is
equivalent to, or greater than, the level
of safety that would be obtained by
complying with the regulation.
DATES: Denial letters were sent to each
of the individuals listed in this notice
on July 24, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Christine A. Hydock, Chief Medical
Programs Division, 202–366–4001, U.S.
Department of Transportation, FMCSA,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room
W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may grant an exemption from
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations for a 2-year period if it finds
‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a
level of safety that is equivalent to or
greater than the level that would be
achieved absent such exemption.’’
FMCSA can renew exemptions at the
end of each 2-year period.
On April 21, 2015, FMCSA published
for public notice and comment, FMCSA
2012–0081 listing 15 individuals
seeking exemptions for ICDs.
Accordingly, the Agency has evaluated
each applicant’s request to determine
whether granting an exemption will
achieve the required level of safety
mandated by statute.
Evaluation Criteria—Cardiovascular
Medical Standard and Advisory
Criteria
The individuals included in this
notice have requested an exemption
from the provisions of 49 CFR
391.41(b)(4), which applies to drivers
who operate CMVs in interstate
commerce, as defined in 49 CFR 390.5.
Section 391.41(b)(4) states that:
‘‘. . . a person is physically qualified to drive
a commercial motor vehicle if that person has
no current clinical diagnosis of myocardial
infarction, angina pectoris, coronary
insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other
cardiovascular disease of a variety known to
be accompanied by syncope (temporary loss
of consciousness due to a sudden decline in
blood flow to the brain), dyspnea (shortness
of breath), collapse, or congestive cardiac
failure.’’
The FMCSA provides medical
advisory criteria as recommendations
for use by medical examiners in
determining whether drivers with
certain medical conditions, procedures,
and/or treatments should be certified to
operate CMVs in interstate commerce in
accordance with the various physical
qualification standards in 49 CFR part
391, subpart E. The advisory criteria are
currently set out as part of the medical
examination report published with 49
CFR 391.43. The advisory criteria for
section 391.41(b)(4) provide that:
The term ‘‘has no current clinical diagnosis
of’’ is specifically designed to encompass: ‘‘a
clinical diagnosis of’’ (1) a current
cardiovascular condition, or (2) a
cardiovascular condition which has not fully
stabilized regardless of the time limit. The
term ‘‘known to be accompanied by’’ is
designed to include a clinical diagnosis of a
cardiovascular disease (1) which is
accompanied by symptoms of syncope,
dyspnea, collapse or congestive cardiac
failure; and/or (2) which is likely to cause
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aviation
Medical Examiner Program
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on August
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12, 2015. This collection is necessary in order to determine
applicants' qualifications for certification as Aviation Medical
Examiners (AMEs).
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 25, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronda Thompson at (202) 267-1416, or
by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 2120-0604.
Title: Aviation Medical Examiner Program.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 8520-2.
Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on August 12, 2015 (80 FR 48391). 14 CFR part 183
describes the requirements for delegating to private physicians the
authority to conduct physical examinations on persons wishing to apply
for their airmen medial certificate. This collection of information is
for the purpose of obtaining essential information concerning the
applicants' professional and personal qualifications. The FAA uses the
information to screen and select the designees who serve as aviation
medical examiners.
Respondents: Approximately 450 applicants annually.
Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 225 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2015.
Ronda Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2015-27171 Filed 10-23-15; 8:45 am]
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