[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 55695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26730]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., Notice of Availability of
an Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of an environmental assessment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
is issuing an environmental assessment with respect to the potential
environmental impacts related to the addition of an 80 megawatt
combustion turbine in Clark County, Kentucky. RUS may provide financing
assistance to East Kentucky Power Cooperative for the project.
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Quigel, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Rural Utilities Service, Engineering and Environmental
Staff, Stop 1571, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-
1571, telephone: (202) 720-0468. Bob's e-mail address is
bquigel@rus.usda.gov. Information is also available from Jeff Hohman,
Environmental Manager, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, P.O. Box 707,
Winchester, Kentucky 40392-0707, telephone (606) 744-4812.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project consists of the construction of
an additional 80 megawatt combustion turbine at East Kentucky Power
Cooperative's Smith Combustion Turbine Site located approximately 9
miles southeast of Winchester, Kentucky. There are 3, 100 megawatt
combustion turbines currently in operation at the site. The additional
unit will be constructed next to the 3 existing units.
East Kentucky Power Cooperative prepared an environmental report
for RUS which describes the project and assesses its environmental
impacts. RUS has conducted an independent evaluation of the
environmental report and believes that it accurately assesses the
impacts of the proposed project. This environmental report will serve
as RUS' environmental assessment of the project. No significant impacts
are expected as a result of the construction of the project.
The environmental assessment can be reviewed at the Clark County
Public Library, 370 South Burns Avenue, Winchester, Kentucky, telephone
(606) 744-5661, the headquarters of East Kentucky Power Cooperative,
4775 Lexington Road, Winchester, Kentucky, or the headquarters of RUS,
at the address provided above.
Questions and comments should be sent to RUS at the address
provided. RUS will accept questions and comments on the environmental
assessment for at least 30 days from the date of publication of this
notice.
Any final action by RUS related to the proposed project will be
subject to, and contingent upon, compliance with all relevant Federal
environmental laws and regulations and completion of environmental
review procedures as prescribed by the 7 CFR part 1794, Environmental
Policies and Procedures.
Dated: October 6, 1999.
Glendon D. Deal,
Acting Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff.
[FR Doc. 99-26730 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am]
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