[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 45 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10490-10491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4110]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Earth Resources Inc.; 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), 
an agency that administers the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural 
Development Utilities Programs, has made a finding of no significant 
impact (FONSI) with respect to a request from Earth Resources Inc. for 
assistance from RUS to finance the construction and operation of a 
twenty (20) MW power generating station utilizing chicken litter and 
woody biomass as fuel. The proposal would be constructed on a 140-acre 
property in Franklin County, Georgia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Stephanie A. Strength, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Engineering and Environmental Staff, Stop 1571, 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1571, telephone: 
(202) 720-0468 or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Earth Resources Inc. is proposing to install 
a twenty (20) MW GE ID  8287108 and 114939 steam driven 
turbine generation station and accessory structures, fuel storage and 
handling areas, traffic circulation and parking areas, waste holding 
areas, zero discharge system, and stormwater management features. A new 
85-foot tall stack will be required. The proposal is located in 
Franklin County, Georgia. The generating station will be sited on a 
previously graded five-(5) acre portion of a 139-acre property. The 
remaining acres will be maintained as natural area buffers.
    Alternatives considered by the USDA Rural Development and ERI 
included: (a) No action, (b) alternate locations, (c) alternate methods 
to provide service, (d) alternate construction methods and materials, 
(e) alternate designs, (f) load management and energy conservation 
options, and (g) alternate generation technologies.
    Copies of the Environmental Assessment and FONSI are available at, 
or can be obtained from, RUS at the address provided herein, or from 
Mr. Billy Jones (706) 384-4933, at Earth Resources Inc.'s headquarters 
office located at 774 Highway 320, Carnesville, Georgia 30521.

    Dated: March 2, 2007.
James R. Newby,
Assistant Administrator--Electric Program, Rural Development--Utilities 
Programs.
 [FR Doc. E7-4110 Filed 3-7-07; 8:45 am]
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