[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 42753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16029]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service:


Louisa Generation L.L.C.; 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 the 
construction and operation of a 490-megawatt electric generation plant 
in Louisa County, Virginia. RUS may provide financing for the project 
to Louisa Generation L.L.C. (a subsidiary of Old Dominion Electric 
Cooperative).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Old Dominion Electric Cooperative would be 
the agent to construct and operate the proposed plant. The preferred 
plant site is located just east of the Louisa/Albemarle County line at 
the intersection of Klockner Road and a CSX Railroad track. The site is 
approximately 90 acres. About 30 acres of the site would be developed 
for the plant. The plant would be made up of one 170 megawatt, GE Frame 
7FA and four 80 megawatt, 7EA combustion turbines. The nominal output 
of the plant will be 490 megawatts. The primary fuel will be natural 
gas. Low sulfur fuel oil will be used as a back-up fuel.
    The plant will be a peaking facility. It is anticipated that each 
of the five turbines would operate for no more than 1,800 hours per 
year. This would be during periods of high-energy demand in Virginia. 
Columbia Gas of Virginia will provide the natural gas for the plant by 
constructing the natural gas distribution pipeline in an existing gas 
pipeline right-of-way. No new electric transmission lines are required 
to be constructed for the proposed plant. A water pipeline and storage 
tank to be owned and constructed by the Louisa County Water Authority 
will be built to provide water to the generation plant. The length of 
the 12-inch water pipeline is approximately 2.5 miles and will require 
a permanent 20-foot easement for maintenance and operation. The water 
storage tank will have a capacity of 80,000 gallons and will be 
approximately 38 feet high and 20 feet in diameter. The tank will be 
constructed on an approximately \1/4\ acre parcel owned by Louisa 
County.
    Copies of the finding of no significant impact are available from 
RUS at the address provided herein or from Mr. David Smith, Old 
Dominion Electric Cooperative, Insbrook Corporate Center, 4201 Dominion 
Boulevard, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060, telephone (804) 968-4045. Mr. 
Smith's E-mail address is [email protected].

    Dated: June 20, 2002.
Blaine D. Stockton,
Assistant Administrator, Electric Program, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 02-16029 Filed 6-24-02; 8:45 am]
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