[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 14355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6074]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Associated Electric Cooperative; Notice of 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 with respect to a request 
from Associated Electric Cooperative for financing assistance from RUS 
to finance the construction of a natural gas fired combustion turbine 
electric generation plant in Johnson County, Missouri.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Quigel, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Engineering and Environmental Staff, RUS, Stop 1571, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20250-1571, telephone (202) 
720-0468, e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Associated Electric Cooperative proposes to 
construct and operate three, 100-megawatt, simple cycle combustion 
turbine generators on an 80 acre site. The entire plant would use about 
11 acres of the site. The site is located approximately 2 miles north 
of Holden, Missouri. State Highway 131 borders the eastern edge of the 
site.
    The primary fuel for the units would be natural gas with fuel oil 
backup. The generators are Siemens Westinghouse V84.2 dry low-nitrogen 
combustors. Each generating unit would be approximately 60 feet wide 
and 150 feet long. The exhaust stacks would be 90 feet high. An 
electric substation, a 100-foot by 60-foot maintenance building, water 
storage tanks, fuel oil storage tank and unloading area, a gas 
conditioning area and pump house would be located near the combustion 
turbines. A 150-foot microwave tower would be located on site to enable 
the control of the plant from a remote location. A 1,300-foot natural 
gas pipeline and approximately 2.6 miles of electric transmission lines 
will be needed at the site to supply natural gas to the units and 
connect them to the existing electric transmission grid. The electric 
transmission lines will be made up of two 161 kV circuits and two, 69 
kV circuits. Single steel, self weathering, poles will be used to 
support the conductors. The circuits will be made up of two parallel 
lines on a 150-foot wide right-of-way. Each line will support one 161 
kV circuit and one 69 kV underbuild.
    Copies of the Finding of No Significant Impact are available from 
RUS at the address provided herein or from Jerry Bindel of Associated 
Electric Cooperative, P.O. Box 754, Springfield, Missouri 65801-0754 
telephone (417) 885-9272. Mr. Bindel's e-mail address is 
[email protected].

    Dated: February 22, 2001.
Blaine D. Stockton, Jr.,
Assistant Administrator, Electric Program, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 01-6074 Filed 3-9-01; 8:45 am]
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