[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 1994)]
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[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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