[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8009-8010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4247]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Project No. 11499-000; Tennessee]
Armstrong Energy Resources; Notice of Opportunity for Site Visit
February 14, 1997.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA) are reviewing a proposal from Armstrong Energy
Resources to construct and operate the 1,500-megawatt Laurel Branch
Pumped Storage Project No. 11499. The Laurel Branch Project would be
located in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, seven miles northeast of Dunlap,
Tennessee.
Since the July 1996 Scoping Document I was issued for Armstrong
Energy Resources' (AER) proposed Laurel Branch Project No. 11499 and
Reynolds Creek Project No. 11500, AER has decided not to pursue the
Reynolds Creek Project. AER, by letter filed January 9, 1997, with the
FERC, has withdrawn its proposal, and surrendered its preliminary
permit, for the Reynolds Creek Pumped Storage Project No. 11500. AER,
in deciding to pursue only the Laurel Branch Project, has also defined
the preferred transmission line corridor and alternative corridors for
the project and reduced the initial project boundary.
Scoping and Site Visit
FERC and TVA have scheduled a joint second public scoping meeting
for Armstrong Energy Resources' revised proposal on March 4, 1997
(notice of this meeting was issued earlier on February 3, 1997). The
meeting will be held at Sequatchie County High School on the west side
of Highway #28 in Dunlap, Tennessee. The March 4 meeting will focus on
the proposed changes to Laurel Branch Project and the proposed
transmission corridor and alternative corridors. The formal public
meeting will be held from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, CDT, with registration
beginning at 5 pm.
Prior to the formal public meeting, an Information Open House will
be held from 5 pm to 6:30 pm, or later. The Information Open House is
an informal opportunity for questions and information about the overall
project scope and environmental review process. At the Information Open
House, AER will have on display for public examination, a large map
showing the proposed Laurel Branch Project, the preferred transmission
corridor and alternatives, and private properties that will be affected
with names of the landowners.
After the meeting on March 5, 1997, there will be an opportunity
for a short site visit. The site visit will be conducted mostly by
private vehicles and will cover the project areas, including the
defined transmission corridor (and alternatives), that are accessible
by paved public roads. Further details of the site visit will be
provided at the scoping meetings. Those persons who are interested in
the site visit may contact Ginger Seeber of TVA at (423) 632-1721, to
register. There will also be an opportunity at the meeting to register
for the site visit.
For further information on this process, please contact Eddie R.
Crouse,
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FERC, (202) 219-2794, or Linda Oxendine, TVA, (423) 632-3440.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-4247 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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