[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-4233]
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[Federal Register: February 25, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Electrification Administration
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation and Skyline Telephone
Membership Corporation; Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Rural Electrification Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of finding of no significant impact.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Electrification
Administration (REA) has made a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) with respect to a loan application submitted to REA by Blue
Ridge Electric Membership Corporation and Skyline Telephone Membership
Corporation through REA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant
Program. Each has applied for $400,000 to provide financing assistance
to Alleghany County, North Carolina, to develop a 50-acre site in the
Alleghany County Industrial Park for Bristol Compressors.
The FONSI is based on a Borrower's Environmental Report prepared by
Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation and submitted to REA. REA
conducted an independent evaluation of the report and concurs with its
scope and content. In accordance with REA Environmental Policies and
Procedures, 7 CFR 1794.61, REA has adopted the Borrower's Environmental
Report as its Environmental Assessment for the site development
project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence R. Wolfe, Chief,
Environmental Compliance Branch, Electric Staff Division, REA, South
Agriculture Building, Washington, DC 20250, telephone (202) 720-1784.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Site development to be undertaken using the
funds from the two loan applications would be $750,000 for site
clearing, grading, and compaction and $50,000 for erosion control and
drainage. The developed 50-acre site will be conveyed over to Bristol
Compressors by Alleghany County, the owner of the site. Bristol
Compressors will invest $6.9 million to construct a manufacturing
facility on the site.
REA's alternative to providing the requested financing assistance
would be to take no action. Under the no action alternative, REA would
not provide financing assistance for site development. As of the
issuance date of this Federal Register notice REA has not made a
decision on whether or not to provide the financing assistance
requested.
Copies of the environmental assessment and FONSI are available for
review at, or can be obtained from, REA at the address provided herein
or Mr. Brian Crutchfield, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation,
P.O. Box 112, Lenior, North Carolina 28645, telephone (704) 758-2383.
Dated: February 18, 1994.
Wally Beyer,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-4233 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]
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