97-19025. Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative; Finding of No Significant Impact  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 38971-38972]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-19025]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
    
    Rural Utilities Service
    
    
    Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative; Finding of No Significant 
    Impact
    
    AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
    
    ACTION: Notice of finding of no significant impact.
    
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    SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 
    has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a 
    request from Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative for financing assistance 
    from the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) related to the construction of a 
    new operations center in Richland County, South Carolina.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Quigel, Environmental Protection 
    Specialist, Engineering and
    
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    Environmental Staff, RUS, Stop 1571, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
    Washington, D.C. 20250-1571, telephone (202) 720-0468, E-mail at 
    bquigel@rus.usda.gov.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The new operations center is proposed to be 
    located northeast of the town of Irmo, South Carolina, on the northern 
    side of U.S. Highway 176 just east of the Interstate 26/101 
    Interchange. The size of the proposed site for the new operations 
    center is approximately 6 acres.
        The new operations center will consist of a 20,000 square foot 
    office/operations center building, a 20,000 square foot warehouse, a 
    one-acre asphalt outside storage area with concrete pads for electrical 
    equipment and wire storage, a vehicle refueling area including one fuel 
    pump for gasoline and one pump for diesel fuel, two double-walled 
    10,000 gallon underground fuel storage tanks (one for gasoline and one 
    for diesel fuel) with leak detection and monitoring, a 30 kilowatt 
    standby electric generator with 500 gallon aboveground, diesel fuel 
    storage tank, and parking and paved areas to accommodate 50 employees 
    and visitor vehicles and 10 utility trucks. The facade of the two 
    buildings that make up the office/operations center will be masonry or 
    metal. The majority of the area surrounding the proposed new operations 
    center will not be fenced; however, the outside pole yard will be 
    enclosed by a 7-foot high chain link fence topped with 3 strands of 
    barbed wire.
        RUS considered the alternatives of no action and 3 alternative site 
    locations. Under the no action alternative, RUS would not approve 
    financing assistance for construction of the new operations center. 
    Since RUS believes that Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative has a need to 
    expand its operations facility to provide better response times by 
    maintenance and repair crews to the northern part of its service 
    territory and to avoid future overcrowding at its existing headquarters 
    facility located in Lexington, South Carolina, the no action 
    alternative is not considered to be acceptable. The preferred site is 
    considered to be the best location for the new operations center and is 
    currently owned by Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative.
        Copies of the BER and FONSI are available for review at, or can be 
    obtained from, RUS at the address provided herein or from Mr. Russ C. 
    Dantzler, Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, 254 Longs Pond Road, P.O. 
    Drawer 669, Lexington, South Carolina 29071-0669, telephone (803) 359-
    5551.
    
        Dated: July 11, 1997.
    Adam M. Golodner,
    Deputy Administrator, Program Operations.
    [FR Doc. 97-19025 Filed 7-18-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3410-15-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
07/21/1997
Department:
Rural Utilities Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of finding of no significant impact.
Document Number:
97-19025
Pages:
38971-38972 (2 pages)
PDF File:
97-19025.pdf