Environmental statements; availability, etc.: East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.,

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Federal Register: October 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 198)NoticesPage 55695From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

DOCID:fr14oc99-27

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc., Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an environmental assessment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is issuing an environmental assessment with respect to the potential environmental impacts related to the addition of an 80 megawatt combustion turbine in Clark County, Kentucky. RUS may provide financing assistance to East Kentucky Power Cooperative for the project.

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Quigel, Environmental Protection Specialist, Rural Utilities Service, Engineering and Environmental Staff, Stop 1571, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250- 1571, telephone: (202) 720-0468. Bob's e-mail address is bquigel@rus.usda.gov. Information is also available from Jeff Hohman, Environmental Manager, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, P.O. Box 707, Winchester, Kentucky 40392-0707, telephone (606) 744-4812.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project consists of the construction of an additional 80 megawatt combustion turbine at East Kentucky Power Cooperative's Smith Combustion Turbine Site located approximately 9 miles southeast of Winchester, Kentucky. There are 3, 100 megawatt combustion turbines currently in operation at the site. The additional unit will be constructed next to the 3 existing units.

East Kentucky Power Cooperative prepared an environmental report for RUS which describes the project and assesses its environmental impacts. RUS has conducted an independent evaluation of the environmental report and believes that it accurately assesses the impacts of the proposed project. This environmental report will serve as RUS' environmental assessment of the project. No significant impacts are expected as a result of the construction of the project.

The environmental assessment can be reviewed at the Clark County Public Library, 370 South Burns Avenue, Winchester, Kentucky, telephone (606) 744-5661, the headquarters of East Kentucky Power Cooperative, 4775 Lexington Road, Winchester, Kentucky, or the headquarters of RUS, at the address provided above.

Questions and comments should be sent to RUS at the address provided. RUS will accept questions and comments on the environmental assessment for at least 30 days from the date of publication of this notice.

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: October 6, 1999. Glendon D. Deal, Acting Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff.

FR Doc. 99-26730Filed10-13-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 3410-15-P

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