[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64213-64214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30744]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


South Mississippi Electric Power Association; 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 (FONSI) with respect to a 
request from South Mississippi Electric Power Association for 
assistance to finance the construction of a 129 megawatt electric 
generating station in Smith County, Mississippi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Quigel, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Engineering and Environmental Staff, RUS, Stop 1571, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-1571, telephone (202) 
720-0468, fax (202) 720-0820, e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No comments were received by RUS via e-mail 
or telephone during the 30-day comment period which closed on November 
10, 2001. However, mail service to the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
has been disrupted during the comment period due to screening of mail 
for potential anthrax contamination. Any person that sent written 
comments on the environmental assessment through the U.S. Postal 
Service to RUS during the comment period should contact RUS at the 
telephone number listed above within 5 working days of this notice to 
ensure their comments are considered prior to project construction. 
Should RUS conclude that any written comments that may have been 
submitted during the official comment period warrant further review and 
would cause reconsideration of RUS' decision, the public would be so 
notified. Otherwise, this FONSI notice will serve as the final public 
notice of this project.
    The project is to be named the Sylvarena Generating Station. South 
Mississippi Electric Power Association proposes to construct the 
generating station. The station site is located approximately 3 miles 
southwest of Sylvarena in Smith County, Mississippi. The plant and 
associated facilities will include 3 General Electric LM6000 simple 
cycle combustion turbines, a 69 kV electrical switchyard and 
substation, approximately 7 miles of new 69 kV transmission line, 
rebuilding and upgrading of existing 69 kV transmission lines, a 
natural gas metering station, approximately 1.5 miles of natural gas 
pipeline, and a guyed microwave tower.
    Copies of the FONSI are available for review at, or can be obtained 
from, RUS at the address provided herein or from Mr. Joey Ward, South 
Mississippi Electric Power Association, 7037 U.S. Highway 49, North, 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39404-5849, telephone

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(601) 268-2083. Mr. Ward's e-mail address is [email protected].

Alfred Rodgers,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Electric Program.
[FR Doc. 01-30744 Filed 12-11-01; 8:45 am]
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