[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 39903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13116]


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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY


Cheatham County Generation Site Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority.

ACTION: Notice of Intent; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is announcing an 
extension of the public comment period on the Cheatham County 
Generation Site Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement. A Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS was published in the 
Federal Register on May 19, 2023, announcing a 30-day comment period 
closing on June 20, 2023. This notice serves to extend the comment 
period by 7 days until June 27, 2023.

DATES: The comment period for the Notice of Intent published May 19, 
2023, at 88 FR 32267, is extended to June 27, 2023. Comments must be 
postmarked, emailed, or submitted online no later than June 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted by one of the following methods:
    1. TVA's NEPA website: https://www.tva.gov/nepa. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments electronically on the website.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    3. Mail comments to: J. Taylor Johnson, NEPA Compliance Specialist, 
1101 Market Street, BR 2C-C, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, please note 
that any comments received, including names and addresses, will become 
part of the project administrative record and will be available for 
public inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about the 
project, please contact J. Taylor Johnson, NEPA Compliance Specialist, 
by mail at 1101 Market Street, BR 2C-C, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402, 
by email at [email protected], or by phone at 423-751-2732.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cheatham County Generation Site (CHG) 
would generate approximately 900 Megawatts (MW) and replace generation 
capacity for a portion of the Cumberland Fossil Plant (CUF) second unit 
retirement planned by the end of 2028. The CHG CTs would be composed of 
multiple natural gas-fired frame CTs and natural gas-fired and oil-
fired (i.e., dual-fuel) Aeroderivative CTs. CHG would provide flexible 
and dispatchable transmission grid support and facilitate the 
integration of renewable generation onto the TVA bulk transmission 
system, consistent with the 2019 Integrated Resource Plan. TVA is 
inviting public comment concerning the scope of the EIS, alternatives 
being considered, and environmental issues that should be addressed as 
a part of this EIS.
    On May 19, 2023, TVA published a Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS 
to address the potential environmental impacts associated with the 
proposed construction and operation of a simple cycle Combustion 
Turbine (CT) plant and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on a parcel 
of TVA-owned land in Cheatham County, Tennessee. The open house that 
TVA planned to have on May 24, 2023, has been rescheduled and will be 
held on June 21, 2023. Because of the rescheduling of the open house, 
the comment period will remain open until June 27, 2023, so commenters 
have a week after the open house to provide their comments. The TVA 
website listed above contains relevant information about the open house 
and the proposed project. TVA urges the public to review this 
information on the website prior to submitting comments.

Susan Jacks,
General Manager, Environmental Resource Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2023-13116 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
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