[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 106 (Thursday, June 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 26835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13114]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
PowerSouth Energy 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),
an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Rural Development Utilities Programs, has made a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to a request from PowerSouth
Electric Cooperative (PowerSouth) for assistance to finance the
construction and operation of a new 360 megawatt peak-load natural gas-
fired generation facility at PowerSouth's existing McIntosh Power Plant
in Washington County, Alabama.
ADDRESSES: The FONSI is available for public review at USDA Rural
Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1571,
Washington, DC 20250-1571; and at PowerSouth's headquarters office
located at 2027 East Three Notch Street, Andalusia, Alabama 36420. To
obtain copies of the FONSI or for further information, contact
Stephanie Strength, Environmental Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural
Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1571,
Washington, DC 20250-1571; Telephone: (202) 720-0468 or e-mail:
[email protected]; or PowerSouth's headquarters office
located at 2027 East Three Notch Street, Andalusia, Alabama 36420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PowerSouth is proposing to construct a new
360 megawatt peak-load natural gas-fired generation facility at
PowerSouth's existing McIntosh Power Plant with an in-service date of
late 2010. The proposed project would consist of two 180 megawatt
combustion turbine units operated by natural gas. Burns and McDonnell
Engineering Company, Inc., an environmental consulting firm, has
prepared an Environmental Analysis (EA) for RUS. Rural Utilities
Service has conducted an independent evaluation of the EA and believes
that it accurately assesses the impacts of the proposal and has
determined that no significant impacts would result from the
construction and operation of the proposal.
Any final action by RUS related to the proposed project will be
subject to, and contingent upon, compliance with all relevant Federal
environmental laws and regulations and completion of environmental
review procedures as prescribed by the 7 CFR part 1794, Environmental
Policies and Procedures.
Dated: May 29, 2009.
James R. Newby,
Acting Administrator, Electric Program, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E9-13114 Filed 6-3-09; 8:45 am]
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