[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 44477]
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[FR Doc No: 95-21297]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; 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 the 
potential environmental impact related to the construction of new 
headquarters and related facilities proposed by Brazos Electric Power 
Cooperative, Inc. (Brazos), of Waco, Texas. The proposed project will 
be located on a site adjacent to Interstate Highway 35 approximately 
0.5 miles north of the City of Lorena and 5.7 miles south of the City 
of Waco in McLennan County, Texas.
    RUS has concluded that the environmental impacts from the proposed 
project would not be significant and that the proposed action is not a 
major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. Therefore, the preparation of an environmental impact 
statement is not required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence R. Wolfe, Chief, Environmental Compliance Branch, Electric 
Staff Division, room 1246, Ag Box 1569, South Agriculture Building, 
RUS, Washington, DC 20250, telephone (202) 720-1784.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RUS, in accordance with its environmental 
policies and procedures, required that Brazos prepare a Borrower's 
Environmental Report (BER) reflecting the potential impacts of the 
proposed facilities. The BER, which includes input from Federal, State 
and local agencies and the public, has been adopted as RUS' 
Environmental Assessment for the project in accordance with 7 CFR 
1794.61. RUS has concluded that the BER represents an accurate 
assessment of the environmental impacts of the project. The proposed 
project should have no impact on cultural resources, floodplains, 
wetlands, important farmland, and federally listed or proposed for 
listing threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat.
    Alternatives considered to the project included no action, 
expansion of Brazos' existing headquarters facility, purchase and 
renovation of other existing area commercial buildings, and alternative 
sites. RUS has considered these alternatives and concluded that the 
project as proposed meets the needs of Brazos to reduce overcrowding at 
the present facility, provide increased space for equipment storage, 
consolidate operations done at various existing facilities and provide 
adequate space for future expansion.
    Copies of the BER and FONSI are available for review at RUS at the 
address provided herein; or can be reviewed at or obtained from the 
offices of Brazos, 2404-12 LaSalle Avenue, Waco, Texas 76706, telephone 
(817) 750-6500, during normal business hours.

    Dated: August 21, 1995.
Adam M. Golodner,
Deputy Administrator, Program Operations.
[FR Doc. 95-21297 Filed 8-25-95; 8:45 am]
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