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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices                                              54569

                                          Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are                    2004; and (2) the relative effectiveness              DATE AND TIME:  Tuesday, October 7,
                                          encouraged to submit responses                          of the law in achieving its purposes. The             2008, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
                                          electronically by e-mail to                             IDEA National Assessment                              PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance
                                          oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax                  Implementation Study (NAIS) will                      Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW.,
                                          to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should                    inform the National Assessment by                     Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005
                                          include the following subject line in                   providing a representative, national                  (Metro Stop: Metro Center).
                                          their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB                   picture of the implementation of early                AGENDA: Commissioners will consider
                                          number], [insert abbreviated collection                 intervention and special education                    and vote on Draft EAC Guidance to
                                          name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound                              policies and practices at the state and               States Regarding Material Changes to
                                          Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting                       district levels with a focus on new                   State Plans. Commissioners will
                                          comments electronically should not                      provisions included in IDEA 2004. Data                consider and vote on the accreditation
                                          submit paper copies.                                    collection will include three surveys of              of CIBER, Inc. Commissioners will
                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section                      state administrators: (1) All State Part B            consider a Draft Working Group Policy
                                          3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of                  administrators responsible for programs               [formally known as Draft Policy for Joint
                                          1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires                    providing special education services to               Partnership Task Force of EAC and State
                                          that the Office of Management and                       school aged children with disabilities                Election Officials Regarding Spending of
                                          Budget (OMB) provide interested                         (6–21); (2) all State 619 coordinators                HAVA Funds]. Commissioners will
                                          Federal agencies and the public an early                who oversee preschool programs for                    discuss revisions to the advisory
                                          opportunity to comment on information                   children with disabilities ages 3–5, and;             opinion process. The Commission will
                                          collection requests. OMB may amend or                   (3) all State IDEA Part C coordinators                consider other administrative matters.
                                          waive the requirement for public                        who are responsible for early                            This meeting will be open to the
                                          consultation to the extent that public                  intervention programs serving infants                 public.
                                          participation in the approval process                   and toddlers. A fourth survey will                    PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
                                          would defeat the purpose of the                         collect district level data from a                    Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566–
                                          information collection, violate State or                nationally representative sample of local             3100.
                                          Federal law, or substantially interfere                 special education administrators about
                                          with any agency’s ability to perform its                preschool and school-age programs for                 Thomas R. Wilkey,
                                          statutory obligations. The IC Clearance                 children with disabilities ages 3–21. The             Election Director, U.S. Election Assistance
                                          Official, Regulatory Information                        U.S. Department of Education has                      Commission.
                                          Management Services, Office of                          commissioned Abt Associates to                        [FR Doc. E8–22130 Filed 9–17–08; 4:15 pm]
                                          Management, publishes that notice                       conduct this study.                                   BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P
                                          containing proposed information                            Requests for copies of the information
                                          collection requests prior to submission                 collection submission for OMB review
                                          of these requests to OMB. Each                          may be accessed from http://                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                          proposed information collection,                        edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
                                          grouped by office, contains the                         ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and               Notice of Intent to Prepare an
                                          following: (1) Type of review requested,                by clicking on link number 3753. When                 Environmental Impact Statement and
                                          e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or              you access the information collection,                Notice of Proposed Floodplain and
                                          reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of                click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to                  Wetlands Involvement for the Kemper
                                          the collection; (4) Description of the                  view. Written requests for information                County IGCC Project, Kemper County,
                                          need for, and proposed use of, the                      should be addressed to U.S. Department                MS
                                          information; (5) Respondents and                        of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,                    AGENCY: Department of Energy.
                                          frequency of collection; and (6)                        SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
                                                                                                                                                        ACTION:Notice of Intent and Notice of
                                          Reporting and/or Recordkeeping                          Requests may also be electronically
                                                                                                                                                        Proposed Floodplain and Wetlands
                                          burden. OMB invites public comment.                     mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
                                                                                                                                                        Involvement.
                                            Dated: September 16, 2008.
                                                                                                  to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
                                                                                                  complete title of the information                     SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
                                          Angela C. Arrington,
                                                                                                  collection when making your request.                  Energy (DOE) announces its intent to
                                          IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information              Comments regarding burden and/or
                                          Management Services, Office of Management.                                                                    prepare an Environmental Impact
                                                                                                  the collection activity requirements                  Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National
                                          Institute of Education Sciences                         should be electronically mailed to                    Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
                                            Type of Review: New Collection.                       ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who                   1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
                                            Title: Individuals with Disabilities                  use a telecommunications device for the               seq.), the Council on Environmental
                                          Education Act (IDEA) 2004 National                      deaf (TDD) may call the Federal                       Quality NEPA regulations (40 CFR Parts
                                          Assessment Implementation Study                         Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–                1500–1508), and the DOE NEPA
                                          (NAIS).                                                 800–877–8339.                                         regulations (10 CFR Part 1021), to assess
                                            Frequency: Other: One time.                           [FR Doc. E8–22041 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am]             the potential environmental impacts
                                            Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal              BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                                                                                                                        associated with the construction and
                                          Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs (primary).                                                                                operation of a project proposed by
                                            Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour                                                                            Southern Company, through its affiliate
                                          Burden:                                                                                                       Mississippi Power Company
                                          Responses: 541.                                         ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION                        (Mississippi Power), which has been
                                          Burden Hours: 1,021.                                                                                          selected by DOE for consideration for
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                                            Abstract: The current reauthorization                 Sunshine Act Notice                                   cost-shared funding under the Clean
                                          of IDEA (2004) instructs the Department                 AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance                      Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) program. In
                                          of Education to carry out a National                    Commission.                                           addition, the U.S. Army Corps of
                                          Assessment of the law to measure: (1)                                                                         Engineers will be a cooperating agency
                                                                                                  ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
                                          Progress in the implementation of IDEA                                                                        in the preparation of the EIS, and the


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54570                     Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices

                                          U.S. Environmental Protection Agency                    present at the informal session to                    the CCPI program plans to advance
                                          Region IV has expressed an interest in                  discuss the proposed project and the EIS              selected coal technologies to
                                          also participating in the preparation of                process.                                              commercialization.
                                          the EIS as a cooperating agency. The                    ADDRESSES: Written comments on the                       The Energy Policy Act of 2005
                                          proposed project would demonstrate                      proposed EIS scope and requests to                    established a Federal loan guarantee
                                          Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle                  participate in the public scoping                     program for eligible energy projects that
                                          (IGCC) technology using lignite coal as                 meeting should be addressed to: Mr.                   employ innovative technologies. Title
                                          a feedstock for a new electrical                        Richard A. Hargis, U.S. Department of                 XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
                                          generating plant at a site in Kemper                    Energy, National Energy Technology                    authorizes the Secretary of Energy to
                                          County, Mississippi. The facilities                     Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road,                   make loan guarantees for a variety of
                                          would convert lignite coal into                         P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236–                 types of projects, including projects that
                                          synthesis gas for generating electricity                0940. Individuals who would like to                   ‘‘avoid, reduce, or sequester air
                                          while minimizing sulfur dioxide, oxides                 orally or electronically provide                      pollutants or anthropogenic emissions
                                          of nitrogen, mercury, and particulate                   comments should contact Mr. Hargis                    of greenhouse gases; and employ new or
                                          emissions as compared to conventional                   directly by telephone: 412–386–6065;                  significantly improved technologies as
                                          lignite-fired power plants.                             toll-free number: 1–888–322–7436; fax:                compared to commercial technologies in
                                             The EIS will help DOE decide                         412–386–4604; or electronic mail:                     service in the United States at the time
                                          whether to provide a total of $294                      Richard.Hargis@netl.doe.gov.                          the guarantee is issued.’’ Section
                                          million in cost-shared funding (15% or                                                                        1703(a)(1), 42 U.S.C. 16513. Mississippi
                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                          less of the total project cost, which is                                                                      Power has submitted a pre-application
                                                                                                  information about this project or to
                                          currently projected to be greater than $2                                                                     to DOE and was invited to submit a
                                                                                                  receive a copy of the draft EIS when it
                                          billion) for the proposed project under                                                                       formal application for a loan guarantee.
                                                                                                  is issued, contact Mr. Richard A. Hargis                 Proposed Action: The proposed action
                                          the CCPI program. In addition, the EIS                  as described above. For general
                                          would help DOE decide, pending                                                                                for DOE is to provide a total of $294
                                                                                                  information on the DOE NEPA process,                  million in cost-shared funding under
                                          receipt of an application from                          contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom,
                                          Mississippi Power, whether to provide a                                                                       CCPI for the proposed project. DOE has
                                                                                                  Director, Office of NEPA Policy and                   already provided a portion of the total
                                          loan guarantee pursuant to the Energy                   Compliance (GC–20), U.S. Department
                                          Policy Act of 2005. Accordingly, the EIS                                                                      funding ($24.4 million) to Southern
                                                                                                  of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,                  Company for cost-sharing for
                                          will evaluate the potential impacts of                  SW., Washington, DC 20585–0103;
                                          the proposed project, connected actions,                                                                      preliminary design and project
                                                                                                  telephone: 202–586–4600; fax: 202–                    definition, prior to completion of the
                                          and reasonable alternatives. The                        586–7031; or leave a toll-free message at             NEPA process. In addition, DOE may
                                          purpose of this Notice of Intent is to                  1–800–472–2756.                                       also provide a loan guarantee pursuant
                                          inform the public about the proposed                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            to section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act
                                          project; invite public participation in                    Background and Need for Agency                     of 2005.
                                          the EIS process; announce the plans for                 Action: Since the early 1970s, DOE and                   The proposed IGCC electricity
                                          a public scoping meeting; solicit public                its predecessor agencies have pursued                 generating facility would be constructed
                                          comments for consideration in                           research and development programs                     on an undeveloped site of
                                          establishing the scope and content of                   that include long-term, technically                   approximately 1,650 acres in Kemper
                                          the EIS; and provide notice of proposed                 complex activities that support the                   County, Mississippi. The site is located
                                          floodplain and wetlands involvement.                    development of innovative concepts for                in east-central Mississippi near the town
                                          DATES: To ensure that all of the issues                 a wide variety of coal technologies                   of Liberty, approximately 20 miles north
                                          related to this proposal are addressed,                 through the proof-of-concept stage.                   of the city of Meridian and consists
                                          DOE invites comments on the proposed                    However, the availability of a                        principally of uplands and some
                                          scope and content of the EIS from all                   technology at the proof-of-concept stage              wetlands. The uplands are mostly of
                                          interested parties. Comments must be                    is not sufficient to ensure its continued             managed pine timberlands, large
                                          received by October 23, 2008, to ensure                 development and subsequent                            portions of which have been clear-cut,
                                          consideration. Late comments will be                    commercialization. Before any                         while the wetlands are mostly mixed
                                          considered to the extent practicable. In                technology can be considered seriously                hardwood forest. Significant portions of
                                          addition to receiving comments in                       for commercialization, it must be                     the wetlands have been previously
                                          writing and by telephone, DOE will                      demonstrated at a sufficient scale to                 altered by human influences, including
                                          conduct a public scoping meeting in                     prove its reliability and to show                     clear-cutting and conversion to grazing
                                          which agencies, organizations, and                      economically competitive performance.                 areas. Siltation from upland silvaculture
                                          members of the general public are                       The financial risk associated with such               has also previously impacted some
                                          invited to present oral comments or                     large-scale demonstration is, in general,             wetlands. The generally undisturbed
                                          suggestions with regard to the range of                 too high for the private sector to assume             wetlands on the site have a canopy of
                                          actions, alternatives, and potential                    in the absence of strong incentives.                  red maple, yellow poplar and sweet
                                          impacts to be considered in the EIS. The                   The CCPI program was established in                gum. The site’s topography is
                                          scoping meeting will be held at Kemper                  2002 as a government/industry                         characterized by undulating sand and
                                          County High School, 429 Philadelphia                    partnership to implement the                          clay hills, and elevations vary from 400
                                          Road, DeKalb, Mississippi, at 7 p.m. on                 President’s National Energy Policy                    feet above sea level along an unnamed
                                          October 14, 2008. The public is also                    recommendation to increase investment                 tributary to Chickasawhay Creek in the
                                          invited to learn more about the                         in clean coal technology. The goal of the             site’s southwestern corner to 500 feet
                                          proposed project at an informal session                 CCPI program is to accelerate                         above sea level in the site’s northeastern
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                                          at this location beginning at 5 p.m.                    commercial deployment of advanced                     corner.
                                          Displays and other forms of information                 coal technologies that provide the                       The IGCC facilities would occupy
                                          about the proposed agency action and                    United States with clean, reliable, and               approximately 150 acres (or less than 10
                                          the demonstration plant will be                         affordable energy. Through cooperative                percent) of the site. The rest of the site
                                          available, and DOE personnel will be                    agreements established with industry,                 would remain undeveloped, with the


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices                                            54571

                                          exception of new transmission lines, a                  draft cooling towers, synthesis gas                   mine area. Actual mining—the
                                          natural gas supply pipeline, a carbon                   cleanup facilities, and particulate                   uncovering and removal of lignite—
                                          dioxide (CO2) pipeline and site access                  filtration systems. The height of the                 would disturb approximately 275 acres
                                          and fuel handling infrastructure.                       proposed main stacks would be                         per year for about 40 years, or a total of
                                             The proposed facilities would                        approximately 325 feet above ground.                  about 11,000 acres. The mine would use
                                          demonstrate IGCC technology in a new                    The project would also require systems                draglines and a truck and shovel
                                          power plant consisting of two lignite                   for coal handling and storage, as well as             operation to remove the overburden,
                                          coal gasifiers with gas cleanup systems,                plant roads, administration buildings,                mine the lignite coal, and reclaim the
                                          two gas combustion turbines (CTs), two                  water and wastewater treatment                        site in accordance with a mine plan
                                          heat recovery steam generators (HRSG),                  systems, and ash handling and                         approved by the Mississippi Department
                                          a single steam turbine, and associated                  management facilities. Connected                      of Environmental Quality. Actual
                                          support facilities. Onsite non-potable                  actions would include a natural gas                   mining would disturb uplands and
                                          deep wells would provide                                supply pipeline, planned CO2 capture                  wetlands and require stream diversions.
                                          approximately 6 million gallons per day                 systems and CO2 pipeline, electric                    The lignite coal would be transported by
                                          of groundwater required for cooling                     transmission facilities, and a surface                truck and/or overland conveyor.
                                          water makeup, steam cycle makeup, and                   lignite mine.                                         Following lignite removal,
                                          other processes. The IGCC facility                         The overall objective of the project is            approximately 275 acres per year of
                                          would produce synthesis gas from                        to demonstrate the feasibility of this                mined land would be restored to
                                          lignite coal and use this gas to drive the              selected IGCC technology at a size that               approximate the pre-mine land contour
                                          two CTs. Hot exhaust gas from the gas                   would be attractive to utilities for                  and re-vegetated to a land use consistent
                                          turbines would generate steam from                      commercial operation. The lignite coal                with a mine reclamation plan approved
                                          water in the HRSGs to drive the steam                   gasifier is based on a technology that                by the Mississippi Department of
                                          turbine; all three turbines would                       Southern Company, KBR Inc., and DOE                   Environmental Quality.
                                          generate electricity. The gas turbines                  have been developing since 1996 at a                     The second type of landscape
                                          would be capable of operating on either                 research facility near Wilsonville,                   disturbance is the associated mining
                                          natural gas or synthesis gas. At full                   Alabama. The technology is unique                     disturbance that would result from the
                                          capacity, the two new lignite coal                      among coal gasification technologies in               installation of facilities and structures
                                          gasifiers would be expected to use about                that it is cost-effective when using low-             supporting the actual mining operation.
                                          12,000 tons of lignite coal per day to                  rank coal, including lignite, as well as              Facilities would include an entrance
                                          produce synthesis gas. Combined, the                    coals with high moisture or high ash
                                                                                                                                                        road, office, shop, fuel farm complex,
                                          three turbines would generate                           content. These coals comprise about
                                                                                                                                                        dragline assembly area, employee and
                                          approximately 550 MW of electricity.                    half the proven U.S. and worldwide
                                                                                                                                                        equipment parking areas, and electrical
                                          This combined-cycle approach of using                   reserves.
                                                                                                     Project activities would include                   substations and transmission lines.
                                          gas turbines and a steam turbine in
                                                                                                  engineering and design, permitting,                   Support structures would include
                                          tandem increases the amount of
                                                                                                  equipment procurement, construction,                  temporary reservoirs, ponds, and
                                          electricity that can be generated from a
                                                                                                  startup, operations, and demonstration                associated stream diversions to route
                                          given amount of lignite coal.
                                             The proposed project would minimize                  of the commercial feasibility of the                  rainfall and surface water flows (e.g.
                                          sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen,                     technology. If DOE decides to                         streams, drainages, and tributaries) from
                                          mercury, and particulate emissions as                   implement the proposed action upon                    undisturbed areas away from or around
                                          compared to conventional lignite-fired                  completing the EIS and issuing a Record               areas where actual mining disturbance
                                          power plants. The project would be                      of Decision, the approximately 3-year                 would occur, and storm water
                                          expected to remove in excess of 99% of                  construction period would be expected                 sedimentation control ponds to retain
                                          the sulfur dioxide produced in the IGCC                 to commence in 2010, and operation of                 and treat surface runoff from areas
                                          process. The removal of nearly all of the               the plant would be expected to begin in               disturbed by the mining and
                                          fuel-bound nitrogen from the synthesis                  2013. Following a 4.5-year                            reclamation operations. As mining
                                          gas prior to combustion in the gas                      demonstration period, the facility would              advances, those diversions, ponds and
                                          turbines would result in oxides of                      continue with commercial operations                   roads that would no longer be needed to
                                          nitrogen emissions of less than 0.07                    immediately afterward.                                support mining would either be restored
                                          pounds per million Btu. At least 90% of                    Connected Actions: While the                       to their approximate pre-mine contour
                                          the mercury in the lignite would be                     proposed project under the cooperative                or retained as permanent post-mine
                                          removed. Over 99% of the particulates                   agreement would consist of the gasifiers,             structures with appropriate landowner
                                          in the synthesis gas would be removed                   synthesis gas cleanup systems, two CT/                and regulatory agency approval.
                                          using high-temperature, high-pressure                   HRSGs, a steam turbine, and supporting                   The outer boundary of the mining
                                          filtration. In addition, the facility is                facilities and infrastructure, the EIS will           area would encompass approximately
                                          planned for carbon capture systems                      also address the construction and                     31,000 acres principally in Kemper
                                          sufficient to remove approximately 25%                  operation of the neighboring surface                  County and partially in Lauderdale
                                          of CO2. The CO2 would be piped off-site                 lignite coal mine, associated                         County. Within this area, a total of
                                          for geologic sequestration via enhanced                 transmission lines (and substations),                 approximately 15,500 acres would be
                                          oil recovery in Jasper County,                          CO2 capture systems and CO2 pipeline,                 disturbed and reclaimed over the life of
                                          approximately 60 miles southwest of the                 and a natural gas pipeline, as connected              the mine. These 15,500 acres would
                                          project location. Ash generated by the                  actions.                                              include approximately 11,000 acres for
                                          gasifiers would be stored onsite or made                   The mine would be operated by North                mining, approximately 4,000 acres for
                                          available for appropriate recycling                     American Coal Corporation and would                   temporary reservoirs, ponds and stream
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                                          alternatives.                                           provide the primary source of fuel for                diversions, and approximately 500 acres
                                             In addition to the gasifiers and                     the project; the secondary source of fuel             for mining support facilities. The mine
                                          turbines, new equipment for the project                 would be natural gas. Mining would                    would produce approximately 3.8
                                          would include stacks, onsite deep                       result in two types of landscape                      million tons of lignite per year to supply
                                          groundwater supply wells, mechanical-                   disturbance during the 40-year life of                the IGCC project. The mine area has


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54572                     Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices

                                          similar topographical characteristics as                Project, DOE identified the reasonable                Mississippi Power’s site selection
                                          described for the plant site area above.                alternatives that would satisfy the                   process in the EIS, however DOE does
                                             The proposed plant site is about 20                  underlying purpose and need for agency                not plan to analyze in detail the
                                          miles north of the existing Mississippi                 action. Because of DOE’s limited role in              alternatives sites considered by
                                          Power transmission infrastructure in the                deciding whether to provide cost-shared               Mississippi Power, because DOE agrees
                                          Meridian, Mississippi, metro area. New                  funding, and possibly a loan guarantee                with Mississippi Power’s conclusion
                                          transmission facilities, including                      for the project, DOE currently plans to               that the sites are not reasonable
                                          appropriate lines and substations,                      analyze in detail the project as proposed             alternatives.
                                          would be constructed to interconnect                    by Mississippi Power (proposed action),                  Floodplains and Wetlands
                                          the plant to the existing grid and to                   the proposed action as modified by                    Involvement: Plans for siting the IGCC
                                          provide firm transmission service for                   conditions (e.g., mitigation), and the no             facility on the plant site are such that
                                          the plant’s output. The new                             action alternative.                                   the IGCC footprint would avoid to the
                                          transmission lines would include                           In analyzing the proposed action,                  extent practicable wetlands and
                                          construction of approximately 57 miles                  DOE will analyze implementing options                 floodplains impacts. Final design for the
                                          of 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission and                   for the location of the plant footprint               access roads from the mine to the coal
                                          approximately nine miles of 115 kV                      within the site boundaries, the route of              handling facilities and other ancillary
                                          transmission. Rights-of-way (ROW) up                    linear facilities (transmission lines and             plant facilities is not yet complete, but
                                          to 125 feet would be required for these                 pipelines), options for CO2 sequestration             may involve impacts to both wetlands
                                          new transmission lines. The IGCC plant                  (e.g., saline aquifers), and other                    and floodplains. Impacts on wetlands
                                          would also require approximately 27                     reasonable alternatives that may be                   and floodplains would be avoided to the
                                          miles of existing transmission lines to                 suggested during the public scoping                   extent practicable and any unavoidable
                                          be upgraded. The new and upgraded                       period.                                               impacts would be minimized and
                                          transmission lines would be in Kemper,                     Under the no action alternative, DOE               mitigated appropriately.
                                          Lauderdale and Clarke Counties in                       would not provide continued funding                      Linear facilities include new and
                                          Mississippi. An approximately 5-mile                    under the cooperative agreement or
                                                                                                                                                        upgraded transmission lines, CO2
                                          natural gas pipeline extending due east                 provide a loan guarantee for the project.
                                                                                                                                                        pipeline, and natural gas pipeline.
                                          from the proposed facilities and an                     In the absence of DOE funding,
                                                                                                                                                        Wetlands delineation surveys are not
                                          approximately 60-mile CO2 pipeline                      Mississippi Power could reasonably
                                                                                                                                                        yet complete; however, it is expected
                                          would also be built. The CO2 pipeline                   pursue two options. These options will
                                                                                                                                                        that some wetland impacts would occur.
                                          would extend from the plant through                     be analyzed under the no action
                                                                                                                                                        Construction and operation of the linear
                                          Lauderdale and Clarke counties and end                  alternative. First, the gasifiers, synthesis
                                                                                                                                                        facilities are not expected to impact
                                          in Jasper County, connecting to an                      gas cleanup systems, CT/HRSGs and
                                                                                                                                                        floodplains. Wetland impacts would be
                                          existing CO2 pipeline used for enhanced                 supporting infrastructure could be built
                                                                                                                                                        avoided to the extent practicable and
                                          oil recovery. The ROW for these                         as proposed without DOE funding;
                                                                                                  therefore, this option is essentially the             any direct impacts would be minimized
                                          underground facilities would be up to
                                                                                                  same as the proposed action. The                      and mitigated appropriately.
                                          75 feet wide for the CO2 pipeline and 50
                                                                                                  connected actions would remain                           As noted above, the lignite mine
                                          feet wide for the natural gas pipeline.
                                             Alternatives: NEPA requires that                     unchanged. Second, Mississippi Power                  operations would disturb uplands and
                                          agencies evaluate the reasonable                        could choose not to pursue the IGCC                   wetlands and will require stream
                                          alternatives to the proposed action in an               project. None of the connected actions                diversions. Wetlands delineation
                                          EIS. The range of reasonable alternatives               would likely be built. This option                    surveys are not yet complete; however,
                                          encompasses those alternatives that                     would not contribute to the goal of the               wetlands and floodplain impacts are an
                                          would satisfy the underlying purpose                    CCPI program, which is to accelerate                  inevitable part of surface mine
                                          and need for agency action. The CCPI                    commercial deployment of advanced                     operations due to the acreage required
                                          program was established to help                         coal technologies that provide the                    for the operation. Minimization and
                                          implement the President’s National                      United States with clean, reliable, and               mitigation of these impacts and
                                          Energy Policy recommendation to                         affordable energy. Similarly, the no-                 reclamation of disturbed areas would
                                          increase investment in clean coal                       action alternative would not contribute               comply with the Mississippi
                                          technology, thus improving the                          to the Federal loan guarantee program                 Department of Environmental Quality
                                          reliability and affordability of domestic               goals to make loan guarantees for energy              approved mine plan.
                                          energy supplies while simultaneously                    projects that ‘‘avoid, reduce, or                        DOE will prepare a floodplain and
                                          protecting the environment. The CCPI                    sequester air pollutants or                           wetlands assessment in accordance with
                                          program was structured to achieve                       anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse                 its regulations at 10 CFR Part 1022 and
                                          National Energy Policy goals by                         gases; and employ new or significantly                include the assessment in the EIS.
                                          promoting private sector initiatives to                 improved technologies.’’                                 Preliminary Identification of
                                          invest in demonstrations of advanced                       Alternatives considered by                         Environmental Issues: The following
                                          coal technologies that could be widely                  Mississippi Power in developing the                   environmental issues have been
                                          deployed commercially. Rather than                      proposed project will be presented in                 tentatively identified for analysis in the
                                          being responsible for the siting,                       the EIS. An analysis of alternative sites             EIS. This list, which was developed
                                          construction, and operation of the                      has been prepared by Mississippi Power                from preliminary internal scoping of the
                                          projects, DOE’s role is limited to                      indicating that the only reasonable site              proposed technology, permit
                                          evaluating applications by project                      alternative is the Kemper County site                 applications that have been filed for the
                                          sponsors to determine if they meet the                  based on location of accessible lignite               proposed project, and information from
                                          CCPI program goals. The same is true of                 reserves near Mississippi Power’s                     similar projects, is neither intended to
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                                          DOE’s role with regard to applications                  service territory, proximity to                       be all-inclusive nor a predetermined set
                                          under the loan guarantee program.                       infrastructure, topography, including                 of potential impacts, but is presented to
                                             In determining the range of reasonable               the location of floodplains and                       facilitate public comment on the
                                          alternatives to be considered in the EIS                wetlands, and available open space.                   planned scope of the EIS. Additions to
                                          for the proposed Kemper County IGCC                     DOE will describe and consider                        or deletions from this list may occur as


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices                                                54573

                                          a result of the public scoping process.                 management of process chemicals and                   phone, fax, computer, or in writing (see
                                          The environmental issues include:                       materials.                                            ADDRESSES).
                                             (1) Atmospheric Resources: Potential                    (10) Construction: Potential impacts                 Individuals who do not make advance
                                          air quality impacts resulting from air                  associated with noise, traffic patterns,              arrangements to speak may register at
                                          emissions during construction and                       and construction-related emissions.                   the meeting and will be given the
                                          operation of the proposed Kemper                           (11) Community Impacts: Potential                  opportunity to speak following
                                          County IGCC Project and the connected                   congestion and other impacts to local                 previously scheduled speakers.
                                          actions (e.g., effects of ground-level                  traffic patterns; socioeconomic impacts               Speakers who need more than five
                                          concentrations of criteria pollutants and               on public services and infrastructure                 minutes should indicate the length of
                                          trace metals including mercury, on                      (e.g., police protection, schools, and                time desired in their request. Depending
                                          surrounding areas, including those of                   utilities); noise associated with project             on the number of speakers, DOE may
                                          special concern such as Prevention of                   operation; and environmental justice                  need to limit speakers to five-minute
                                          Significant Deterioration Class I areas).               issues with respect to the surrounding                presentations initially, but will provide
                                          Potential effects of greenhouse gas                     community.                                            additional opportunities as time
                                          emissions.                                                 (12) Cultural and Archaeological                   permits. Speakers can also provide
                                             (2) Water Resources: Potential effects               Resources: Potential impacts to such                  written material to supplement their
                                          of groundwater withdrawals and                          resources associated with construction                presentations. Oral and written
                                          discharges of effluents to surface waters.              of the project and connected actions.                 comments will be given equal weight.
                                                                                                     (13) Cumulative Effects: The                         DOE will begin the formal meeting
                                          Potential water resources impacts
                                                                                                  incremental impacts of the proposed
                                          resulting from construction and                                                                               with an overview of the proposed
                                                                                                  project (e.g., incremental air emissions
                                          operation of the connected actions.                                                                           Kemper County IGCC Project. DOE will
                                                                                                  affecting ambient air quality) when
                                             (3) Infrastructure and Land Use:                                                                           designate a presiding officer to chair the
                                                                                                  added to other past, present, and
                                          Potential effects on existing                                                                                 meeting. The meeting will not be
                                                                                                  reasonably foreseeable future actions,
                                          infrastructure and land uses resulting                                                                        conducted as an evidentiary hearing,
                                                                                                  including the connected actions. This
                                          from the construction and operation of                                                                        and speakers will not be cross-
                                                                                                  analysis will include potential impacts
                                          the proposed IGCC project and                                                                                 examined. However, speakers may be
                                                                                                  on global climate change.
                                          connected action facilities. For example,                  The level of analysis of issues                    asked questions to ensure that DOE fully
                                          potential traffic effects resulting from                analyzed in the EIS will be in                        understands their comments or
                                          the proposed project and potential land                 accordance with their level of                        suggestions. The presiding officer will
                                          use impacts of committing land to                       importance and as determined by the                   establish the order of speakers and
                                          power plant or temporary land use                       scoping process. The most detailed                    provide any additional procedures
                                          impacts of mining.                                      analyses are tentatively expected to                  necessary to conduct the meeting.
                                             (4) Solid Waste: Pollution prevention                focus on potential impacts on air                       Issued in Washington, DC, this 17th day of
                                          and waste management issues,                            resources, cultural and archaeological                September 2008.
                                          including potential solid waste impacts                 resources, communities (noise and                     James A. Slutz,
                                          caused by the generation, treatment,                    traffic), water resources, wetlands, and              Assistant Secretary (Acting), Office of Fossil
                                          transport, storage, and management of                   ecological resources.                                 Energy.
                                          ash and solid wastes.                                      Public Scoping Process: To ensure                  [FR Doc. E8–22100 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am]
                                             (5) Visual: Potential aesthetic impacts              that all issues related to this proposal              BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                          associated with new stacks, mechanical-                 are properly addressed, DOE will
                                          draft cooling tower, two flare derricks,                conduct an open process to define the
                                          and other plant structures included in                  scope of the EIS. The public scoping                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                          the IGCC plant and from the connected                   period will end on October 23, 2008.
                                          actions.                                                Interested agencies, organizations, and               Notice of Interim Approval
                                             (6) Floodplain: Potential impacts (e.g.,             the general public are encouraged to
                                          impeding floodwaters, re-directing                                                                            AGENCY: Southeastern Power
                                                                                                  submit comments or suggestions                        Administration, DOE.
                                          floodwaters, onsite property damage) of                 concerning the content of the EIS, issues
                                          siting structures and infrastructure                                                                          ACTION: Notice of Interim Approval for
                                                                                                  and impacts to be addressed in the EIS,
                                          within a floodplain.                                    and alternatives that should be                       Southeastern Power Administration
                                             (7) Wetlands: Potential effects to                   considered. Scoping comments should                   Cumberland System.
                                          wetlands due to construction and                        clearly describe specific issues or topics            SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of
                                          operation of the power plant and the                    that the EIS should address in order to               Energy confirmed and approved, on an
                                          connected action facilities.                            assist DOE in identifying significant                 interim basis, Rate Schedules CBR–1–G,
                                             (8) Ecological: Potential onsite and                 issues. Written, e-mailed, faxed, or                  CSI–1–G, CEK–1–G, CM–1–G, CC–1–H,
                                          offsite impacts to vegetation, terrestrial              telephoned comments should be                         CK–1–G, CTV–1–G, and Replacement-3.
                                          wildlife, aquatic wildlife, threatened                  communicated by October 23, 2008 (see                 The rates were approved on an interim
                                          and endangered species (other than                      ADDRESSES).                                           basis through September 30, 2013. The
                                          broadly distributed and wide ranging                       In addition, DOE will conduct a                    new rates take effect on October 1, 2008,
                                          species such as the bald eagle and red-                 public scoping meeting at the Kemper                  and are subject to confirmation and
                                          cockaded woodpecker, the threatened                     County High School, 429 Philadelphia                  approval on a final basis by the Federal
                                          Price’s potato bean is the only Federally               Road, DeKalb, Mississippi, at 7 PM on                 Energy Regulatory Commission
                                          protected species known to occur in                     October 14, 2008. The public is also                  (‘‘FERC’’).
                                          Kemper County), and ecologically                        invited to learn more about the
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                                          sensitive habitats due to the                           proposed project at an informal session               DATES: Approval of the rate schedules
                                          construction and operation of the power                 at this location beginning at 5 PM. DOE               on an interim basis is effective October
                                          plant and connected actions.                            requests that anyone who wishes to                    1, 2008, through September 30, 2013.
                                             (9) Safety and Health: Construction-                 speak at this public scoping meeting                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                          related safety, process safety, and                     contact Mr. Richard A. Hargis, either by              Leon Jourolmon, Assistant


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Notice of Intent for Kemper County Miss. IGCC Project

  • 1. Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices 54569 Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 2004; and (2) the relative effectiveness DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 7, encouraged to submit responses of the law in achieving its purposes. The 2008, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. electronically by e-mail to IDEA National Assessment PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax Implementation Study (NAIS) will Commission, 1225 New York Ave., NW., to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should inform the National Assessment by Suite 150, Washington, DC 20005 include the following subject line in providing a representative, national (Metro Stop: Metro Center). their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB picture of the implementation of early AGENDA: Commissioners will consider number], [insert abbreviated collection intervention and special education and vote on Draft EAC Guidance to name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound policies and practices at the state and States Regarding Material Changes to Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting district levels with a focus on new State Plans. Commissioners will comments electronically should not provisions included in IDEA 2004. Data consider and vote on the accreditation submit paper copies. collection will include three surveys of of CIBER, Inc. Commissioners will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section state administrators: (1) All State Part B consider a Draft Working Group Policy 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of administrators responsible for programs [formally known as Draft Policy for Joint 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires providing special education services to Partnership Task Force of EAC and State that the Office of Management and school aged children with disabilities Election Officials Regarding Spending of Budget (OMB) provide interested (6–21); (2) all State 619 coordinators HAVA Funds]. Commissioners will Federal agencies and the public an early who oversee preschool programs for discuss revisions to the advisory opportunity to comment on information children with disabilities ages 3–5, and; opinion process. The Commission will collection requests. OMB may amend or (3) all State IDEA Part C coordinators consider other administrative matters. waive the requirement for public who are responsible for early This meeting will be open to the consultation to the extent that public intervention programs serving infants public. participation in the approval process and toddlers. A fourth survey will PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: would defeat the purpose of the collect district level data from a Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– information collection, violate State or nationally representative sample of local 3100. Federal law, or substantially interfere special education administrators about with any agency’s ability to perform its preschool and school-age programs for Thomas R. Wilkey, statutory obligations. The IC Clearance children with disabilities ages 3–21. The Election Director, U.S. Election Assistance Official, Regulatory Information U.S. Department of Education has Commission. Management Services, Office of commissioned Abt Associates to [FR Doc. E8–22130 Filed 9–17–08; 4:15 pm] Management, publishes that notice conduct this study. BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P containing proposed information Requests for copies of the information collection requests prior to submission collection submission for OMB review of these requests to OMB. Each may be accessed from http:// DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY proposed information collection, edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the grouped by office, contains the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and Notice of Intent to Prepare an following: (1) Type of review requested, by clicking on link number 3753. When Environmental Impact Statement and e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or you access the information collection, Notice of Proposed Floodplain and reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to Wetlands Involvement for the Kemper the collection; (4) Description of the view. Written requests for information County IGCC Project, Kemper County, need for, and proposed use of, the should be addressed to U.S. Department MS information; (5) Respondents and of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, AGENCY: Department of Energy. frequency of collection; and (6) SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. ACTION:Notice of Intent and Notice of Reporting and/or Recordkeeping Requests may also be electronically Proposed Floodplain and Wetlands burden. OMB invites public comment. mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed Involvement. Dated: September 16, 2008. to 202–401–0920. Please specify the complete title of the information SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Angela C. Arrington, collection when making your request. Energy (DOE) announces its intent to IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Comments regarding burden and/or Management Services, Office of Management. prepare an Environmental Impact the collection activity requirements Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Institute of Education Sciences should be electronically mailed to Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of Type of Review: New Collection. ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et Title: Individuals with Disabilities use a telecommunications device for the seq.), the Council on Environmental Education Act (IDEA) 2004 National deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Quality NEPA regulations (40 CFR Parts Assessment Implementation Study Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 1500–1508), and the DOE NEPA (NAIS). 800–877–8339. regulations (10 CFR Part 1021), to assess Frequency: Other: One time. [FR Doc. E8–22041 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] the potential environmental impacts Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal BILLING CODE 4000–01–P associated with the construction and Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs (primary). operation of a project proposed by Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Southern Company, through its affiliate Burden: Mississippi Power Company Responses: 541. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION (Mississippi Power), which has been Burden Hours: 1,021. selected by DOE for consideration for sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Abstract: The current reauthorization Sunshine Act Notice cost-shared funding under the Clean of IDEA (2004) instructs the Department AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) program. In of Education to carry out a National Commission. addition, the U.S. Army Corps of Assessment of the law to measure: (1) Engineers will be a cooperating agency ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 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  • 2. 54570 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices U.S. Environmental Protection Agency present at the informal session to the CCPI program plans to advance Region IV has expressed an interest in discuss the proposed project and the EIS selected coal technologies to also participating in the preparation of process. commercialization. the EIS as a cooperating agency. The ADDRESSES: Written comments on the The Energy Policy Act of 2005 proposed project would demonstrate proposed EIS scope and requests to established a Federal loan guarantee Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle participate in the public scoping program for eligible energy projects that (IGCC) technology using lignite coal as meeting should be addressed to: Mr. employ innovative technologies. Title a feedstock for a new electrical Richard A. Hargis, U.S. Department of XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 generating plant at a site in Kemper Energy, National Energy Technology authorizes the Secretary of Energy to County, Mississippi. The facilities Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, make loan guarantees for a variety of would convert lignite coal into P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236– types of projects, including projects that synthesis gas for generating electricity 0940. Individuals who would like to ‘‘avoid, reduce, or sequester air while minimizing sulfur dioxide, oxides orally or electronically provide pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of nitrogen, mercury, and particulate comments should contact Mr. Hargis of greenhouse gases; and employ new or emissions as compared to conventional directly by telephone: 412–386–6065; significantly improved technologies as lignite-fired power plants. toll-free number: 1–888–322–7436; fax: compared to commercial technologies in The EIS will help DOE decide 412–386–4604; or electronic mail: service in the United States at the time whether to provide a total of $294 Richard.Hargis@netl.doe.gov. the guarantee is issued.’’ Section million in cost-shared funding (15% or 1703(a)(1), 42 U.S.C. 16513. Mississippi FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For less of the total project cost, which is Power has submitted a pre-application information about this project or to currently projected to be greater than $2 to DOE and was invited to submit a receive a copy of the draft EIS when it billion) for the proposed project under formal application for a loan guarantee. is issued, contact Mr. Richard A. Hargis Proposed Action: The proposed action the CCPI program. In addition, the EIS as described above. For general would help DOE decide, pending for DOE is to provide a total of $294 information on the DOE NEPA process, million in cost-shared funding under receipt of an application from contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Mississippi Power, whether to provide a CCPI for the proposed project. DOE has Director, Office of NEPA Policy and already provided a portion of the total loan guarantee pursuant to the Energy Compliance (GC–20), U.S. Department Policy Act of 2005. Accordingly, the EIS funding ($24.4 million) to Southern of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, Company for cost-sharing for will evaluate the potential impacts of SW., Washington, DC 20585–0103; the proposed project, connected actions, preliminary design and project telephone: 202–586–4600; fax: 202– definition, prior to completion of the and reasonable alternatives. The 586–7031; or leave a toll-free message at NEPA process. In addition, DOE may purpose of this Notice of Intent is to 1–800–472–2756. also provide a loan guarantee pursuant inform the public about the proposed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act project; invite public participation in Background and Need for Agency of 2005. the EIS process; announce the plans for Action: Since the early 1970s, DOE and The proposed IGCC electricity a public scoping meeting; solicit public its predecessor agencies have pursued generating facility would be constructed comments for consideration in research and development programs on an undeveloped site of establishing the scope and content of that include long-term, technically approximately 1,650 acres in Kemper the EIS; and provide notice of proposed complex activities that support the County, Mississippi. The site is located floodplain and wetlands involvement. development of innovative concepts for in east-central Mississippi near the town DATES: To ensure that all of the issues a wide variety of coal technologies of Liberty, approximately 20 miles north related to this proposal are addressed, through the proof-of-concept stage. of the city of Meridian and consists DOE invites comments on the proposed However, the availability of a principally of uplands and some scope and content of the EIS from all technology at the proof-of-concept stage wetlands. The uplands are mostly of interested parties. Comments must be is not sufficient to ensure its continued managed pine timberlands, large received by October 23, 2008, to ensure development and subsequent portions of which have been clear-cut, consideration. Late comments will be commercialization. Before any while the wetlands are mostly mixed considered to the extent practicable. In technology can be considered seriously hardwood forest. Significant portions of addition to receiving comments in for commercialization, it must be the wetlands have been previously writing and by telephone, DOE will demonstrated at a sufficient scale to altered by human influences, including conduct a public scoping meeting in prove its reliability and to show clear-cutting and conversion to grazing which agencies, organizations, and economically competitive performance. areas. Siltation from upland silvaculture members of the general public are The financial risk associated with such has also previously impacted some invited to present oral comments or large-scale demonstration is, in general, wetlands. The generally undisturbed suggestions with regard to the range of too high for the private sector to assume wetlands on the site have a canopy of actions, alternatives, and potential in the absence of strong incentives. red maple, yellow poplar and sweet impacts to be considered in the EIS. The The CCPI program was established in gum. The site’s topography is scoping meeting will be held at Kemper 2002 as a government/industry characterized by undulating sand and County High School, 429 Philadelphia partnership to implement the clay hills, and elevations vary from 400 Road, DeKalb, Mississippi, at 7 p.m. on President’s National Energy Policy feet above sea level along an unnamed October 14, 2008. The public is also recommendation to increase investment tributary to Chickasawhay Creek in the invited to learn more about the in clean coal technology. The goal of the site’s southwestern corner to 500 feet proposed project at an informal session CCPI program is to accelerate above sea level in the site’s northeastern sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES at this location beginning at 5 p.m. commercial deployment of advanced corner. Displays and other forms of information coal technologies that provide the The IGCC facilities would occupy about the proposed agency action and United States with clean, reliable, and approximately 150 acres (or less than 10 the demonstration plant will be affordable energy. Through cooperative percent) of the site. The rest of the site available, and DOE personnel will be agreements established with industry, would remain undeveloped, with the VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:11 Sep 19, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:FRFM22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1
  • 3. Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices 54571 exception of new transmission lines, a draft cooling towers, synthesis gas mine area. Actual mining—the natural gas supply pipeline, a carbon cleanup facilities, and particulate uncovering and removal of lignite— dioxide (CO2) pipeline and site access filtration systems. The height of the would disturb approximately 275 acres and fuel handling infrastructure. proposed main stacks would be per year for about 40 years, or a total of The proposed facilities would approximately 325 feet above ground. about 11,000 acres. The mine would use demonstrate IGCC technology in a new The project would also require systems draglines and a truck and shovel power plant consisting of two lignite for coal handling and storage, as well as operation to remove the overburden, coal gasifiers with gas cleanup systems, plant roads, administration buildings, mine the lignite coal, and reclaim the two gas combustion turbines (CTs), two water and wastewater treatment site in accordance with a mine plan heat recovery steam generators (HRSG), systems, and ash handling and approved by the Mississippi Department a single steam turbine, and associated management facilities. Connected of Environmental Quality. Actual support facilities. Onsite non-potable actions would include a natural gas mining would disturb uplands and deep wells would provide supply pipeline, planned CO2 capture wetlands and require stream diversions. approximately 6 million gallons per day systems and CO2 pipeline, electric The lignite coal would be transported by of groundwater required for cooling transmission facilities, and a surface truck and/or overland conveyor. water makeup, steam cycle makeup, and lignite mine. Following lignite removal, other processes. The IGCC facility The overall objective of the project is approximately 275 acres per year of would produce synthesis gas from to demonstrate the feasibility of this mined land would be restored to lignite coal and use this gas to drive the selected IGCC technology at a size that approximate the pre-mine land contour two CTs. Hot exhaust gas from the gas would be attractive to utilities for and re-vegetated to a land use consistent turbines would generate steam from commercial operation. The lignite coal with a mine reclamation plan approved water in the HRSGs to drive the steam gasifier is based on a technology that by the Mississippi Department of turbine; all three turbines would Southern Company, KBR Inc., and DOE Environmental Quality. generate electricity. The gas turbines have been developing since 1996 at a The second type of landscape would be capable of operating on either research facility near Wilsonville, disturbance is the associated mining natural gas or synthesis gas. At full Alabama. The technology is unique disturbance that would result from the capacity, the two new lignite coal among coal gasification technologies in installation of facilities and structures gasifiers would be expected to use about that it is cost-effective when using low- supporting the actual mining operation. 12,000 tons of lignite coal per day to rank coal, including lignite, as well as Facilities would include an entrance produce synthesis gas. Combined, the coals with high moisture or high ash road, office, shop, fuel farm complex, three turbines would generate content. These coals comprise about dragline assembly area, employee and approximately 550 MW of electricity. half the proven U.S. and worldwide equipment parking areas, and electrical This combined-cycle approach of using reserves. Project activities would include substations and transmission lines. gas turbines and a steam turbine in engineering and design, permitting, Support structures would include tandem increases the amount of equipment procurement, construction, temporary reservoirs, ponds, and electricity that can be generated from a startup, operations, and demonstration associated stream diversions to route given amount of lignite coal. The proposed project would minimize of the commercial feasibility of the rainfall and surface water flows (e.g. sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, technology. If DOE decides to streams, drainages, and tributaries) from mercury, and particulate emissions as implement the proposed action upon undisturbed areas away from or around compared to conventional lignite-fired completing the EIS and issuing a Record areas where actual mining disturbance power plants. The project would be of Decision, the approximately 3-year would occur, and storm water expected to remove in excess of 99% of construction period would be expected sedimentation control ponds to retain the sulfur dioxide produced in the IGCC to commence in 2010, and operation of and treat surface runoff from areas process. The removal of nearly all of the the plant would be expected to begin in disturbed by the mining and fuel-bound nitrogen from the synthesis 2013. Following a 4.5-year reclamation operations. As mining gas prior to combustion in the gas demonstration period, the facility would advances, those diversions, ponds and turbines would result in oxides of continue with commercial operations roads that would no longer be needed to nitrogen emissions of less than 0.07 immediately afterward. support mining would either be restored pounds per million Btu. At least 90% of Connected Actions: While the to their approximate pre-mine contour the mercury in the lignite would be proposed project under the cooperative or retained as permanent post-mine removed. Over 99% of the particulates agreement would consist of the gasifiers, structures with appropriate landowner in the synthesis gas would be removed synthesis gas cleanup systems, two CT/ and regulatory agency approval. using high-temperature, high-pressure HRSGs, a steam turbine, and supporting The outer boundary of the mining filtration. In addition, the facility is facilities and infrastructure, the EIS will area would encompass approximately planned for carbon capture systems also address the construction and 31,000 acres principally in Kemper sufficient to remove approximately 25% operation of the neighboring surface County and partially in Lauderdale of CO2. The CO2 would be piped off-site lignite coal mine, associated County. Within this area, a total of for geologic sequestration via enhanced transmission lines (and substations), approximately 15,500 acres would be oil recovery in Jasper County, CO2 capture systems and CO2 pipeline, disturbed and reclaimed over the life of approximately 60 miles southwest of the and a natural gas pipeline, as connected the mine. These 15,500 acres would project location. Ash generated by the actions. include approximately 11,000 acres for gasifiers would be stored onsite or made The mine would be operated by North mining, approximately 4,000 acres for available for appropriate recycling American Coal Corporation and would temporary reservoirs, ponds and stream sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES alternatives. provide the primary source of fuel for diversions, and approximately 500 acres In addition to the gasifiers and the project; the secondary source of fuel for mining support facilities. The mine turbines, new equipment for the project would be natural gas. Mining would would produce approximately 3.8 would include stacks, onsite deep result in two types of landscape million tons of lignite per year to supply groundwater supply wells, mechanical- disturbance during the 40-year life of the IGCC project. The mine area has VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:11 Sep 19, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:FRFM22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1
  • 4. 54572 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices similar topographical characteristics as Project, DOE identified the reasonable Mississippi Power’s site selection described for the plant site area above. alternatives that would satisfy the process in the EIS, however DOE does The proposed plant site is about 20 underlying purpose and need for agency not plan to analyze in detail the miles north of the existing Mississippi action. Because of DOE’s limited role in alternatives sites considered by Power transmission infrastructure in the deciding whether to provide cost-shared Mississippi Power, because DOE agrees Meridian, Mississippi, metro area. New funding, and possibly a loan guarantee with Mississippi Power’s conclusion transmission facilities, including for the project, DOE currently plans to that the sites are not reasonable appropriate lines and substations, analyze in detail the project as proposed alternatives. would be constructed to interconnect by Mississippi Power (proposed action), Floodplains and Wetlands the plant to the existing grid and to the proposed action as modified by Involvement: Plans for siting the IGCC provide firm transmission service for conditions (e.g., mitigation), and the no facility on the plant site are such that the plant’s output. The new action alternative. the IGCC footprint would avoid to the transmission lines would include In analyzing the proposed action, extent practicable wetlands and construction of approximately 57 miles DOE will analyze implementing options floodplains impacts. Final design for the of 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission and for the location of the plant footprint access roads from the mine to the coal approximately nine miles of 115 kV within the site boundaries, the route of handling facilities and other ancillary transmission. Rights-of-way (ROW) up linear facilities (transmission lines and plant facilities is not yet complete, but to 125 feet would be required for these pipelines), options for CO2 sequestration may involve impacts to both wetlands new transmission lines. The IGCC plant (e.g., saline aquifers), and other and floodplains. Impacts on wetlands would also require approximately 27 reasonable alternatives that may be and floodplains would be avoided to the miles of existing transmission lines to suggested during the public scoping extent practicable and any unavoidable be upgraded. The new and upgraded period. impacts would be minimized and transmission lines would be in Kemper, Under the no action alternative, DOE mitigated appropriately. Lauderdale and Clarke Counties in would not provide continued funding Linear facilities include new and Mississippi. An approximately 5-mile under the cooperative agreement or upgraded transmission lines, CO2 natural gas pipeline extending due east provide a loan guarantee for the project. pipeline, and natural gas pipeline. from the proposed facilities and an In the absence of DOE funding, Wetlands delineation surveys are not approximately 60-mile CO2 pipeline Mississippi Power could reasonably yet complete; however, it is expected would also be built. The CO2 pipeline pursue two options. These options will that some wetland impacts would occur. would extend from the plant through be analyzed under the no action Construction and operation of the linear Lauderdale and Clarke counties and end alternative. First, the gasifiers, synthesis facilities are not expected to impact in Jasper County, connecting to an gas cleanup systems, CT/HRSGs and floodplains. Wetland impacts would be existing CO2 pipeline used for enhanced supporting infrastructure could be built avoided to the extent practicable and oil recovery. The ROW for these as proposed without DOE funding; therefore, this option is essentially the any direct impacts would be minimized underground facilities would be up to same as the proposed action. The and mitigated appropriately. 75 feet wide for the CO2 pipeline and 50 connected actions would remain As noted above, the lignite mine feet wide for the natural gas pipeline. Alternatives: NEPA requires that unchanged. Second, Mississippi Power operations would disturb uplands and agencies evaluate the reasonable could choose not to pursue the IGCC wetlands and will require stream alternatives to the proposed action in an project. None of the connected actions diversions. Wetlands delineation EIS. The range of reasonable alternatives would likely be built. This option surveys are not yet complete; however, encompasses those alternatives that would not contribute to the goal of the wetlands and floodplain impacts are an would satisfy the underlying purpose CCPI program, which is to accelerate inevitable part of surface mine and need for agency action. The CCPI commercial deployment of advanced operations due to the acreage required program was established to help coal technologies that provide the for the operation. Minimization and implement the President’s National United States with clean, reliable, and mitigation of these impacts and Energy Policy recommendation to affordable energy. Similarly, the no- reclamation of disturbed areas would increase investment in clean coal action alternative would not contribute comply with the Mississippi technology, thus improving the to the Federal loan guarantee program Department of Environmental Quality reliability and affordability of domestic goals to make loan guarantees for energy approved mine plan. energy supplies while simultaneously projects that ‘‘avoid, reduce, or DOE will prepare a floodplain and protecting the environment. The CCPI sequester air pollutants or wetlands assessment in accordance with program was structured to achieve anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse its regulations at 10 CFR Part 1022 and National Energy Policy goals by gases; and employ new or significantly include the assessment in the EIS. promoting private sector initiatives to improved technologies.’’ Preliminary Identification of invest in demonstrations of advanced Alternatives considered by Environmental Issues: The following coal technologies that could be widely Mississippi Power in developing the environmental issues have been deployed commercially. Rather than proposed project will be presented in tentatively identified for analysis in the being responsible for the siting, the EIS. An analysis of alternative sites EIS. This list, which was developed construction, and operation of the has been prepared by Mississippi Power from preliminary internal scoping of the projects, DOE’s role is limited to indicating that the only reasonable site proposed technology, permit evaluating applications by project alternative is the Kemper County site applications that have been filed for the sponsors to determine if they meet the based on location of accessible lignite proposed project, and information from CCPI program goals. The same is true of reserves near Mississippi Power’s similar projects, is neither intended to sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES DOE’s role with regard to applications service territory, proximity to be all-inclusive nor a predetermined set under the loan guarantee program. infrastructure, topography, including of potential impacts, but is presented to In determining the range of reasonable the location of floodplains and facilitate public comment on the alternatives to be considered in the EIS wetlands, and available open space. planned scope of the EIS. Additions to for the proposed Kemper County IGCC DOE will describe and consider or deletions from this list may occur as VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:11 Sep 19, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:FRFM22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1
  • 5. Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices 54573 a result of the public scoping process. management of process chemicals and phone, fax, computer, or in writing (see The environmental issues include: materials. ADDRESSES). (1) Atmospheric Resources: Potential (10) Construction: Potential impacts Individuals who do not make advance air quality impacts resulting from air associated with noise, traffic patterns, arrangements to speak may register at emissions during construction and and construction-related emissions. the meeting and will be given the operation of the proposed Kemper (11) Community Impacts: Potential opportunity to speak following County IGCC Project and the connected congestion and other impacts to local previously scheduled speakers. actions (e.g., effects of ground-level traffic patterns; socioeconomic impacts Speakers who need more than five concentrations of criteria pollutants and on public services and infrastructure minutes should indicate the length of trace metals including mercury, on (e.g., police protection, schools, and time desired in their request. Depending surrounding areas, including those of utilities); noise associated with project on the number of speakers, DOE may special concern such as Prevention of operation; and environmental justice need to limit speakers to five-minute Significant Deterioration Class I areas). issues with respect to the surrounding presentations initially, but will provide Potential effects of greenhouse gas community. additional opportunities as time emissions. (12) Cultural and Archaeological permits. Speakers can also provide (2) Water Resources: Potential effects Resources: Potential impacts to such written material to supplement their of groundwater withdrawals and resources associated with construction presentations. Oral and written discharges of effluents to surface waters. of the project and connected actions. comments will be given equal weight. (13) Cumulative Effects: The DOE will begin the formal meeting Potential water resources impacts incremental impacts of the proposed resulting from construction and with an overview of the proposed project (e.g., incremental air emissions operation of the connected actions. Kemper County IGCC Project. DOE will affecting ambient air quality) when (3) Infrastructure and Land Use: designate a presiding officer to chair the added to other past, present, and Potential effects on existing meeting. The meeting will not be reasonably foreseeable future actions, infrastructure and land uses resulting conducted as an evidentiary hearing, including the connected actions. This from the construction and operation of and speakers will not be cross- analysis will include potential impacts the proposed IGCC project and examined. However, speakers may be on global climate change. connected action facilities. For example, The level of analysis of issues asked questions to ensure that DOE fully potential traffic effects resulting from analyzed in the EIS will be in understands their comments or the proposed project and potential land accordance with their level of suggestions. The presiding officer will use impacts of committing land to importance and as determined by the establish the order of speakers and power plant or temporary land use scoping process. The most detailed provide any additional procedures impacts of mining. analyses are tentatively expected to necessary to conduct the meeting. (4) Solid Waste: Pollution prevention focus on potential impacts on air Issued in Washington, DC, this 17th day of and waste management issues, resources, cultural and archaeological September 2008. including potential solid waste impacts resources, communities (noise and James A. Slutz, caused by the generation, treatment, traffic), water resources, wetlands, and Assistant Secretary (Acting), Office of Fossil transport, storage, and management of ecological resources. Energy. ash and solid wastes. Public Scoping Process: To ensure [FR Doc. E8–22100 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] (5) Visual: Potential aesthetic impacts that all issues related to this proposal BILLING CODE 6450–01–P associated with new stacks, mechanical- are properly addressed, DOE will draft cooling tower, two flare derricks, conduct an open process to define the and other plant structures included in scope of the EIS. The public scoping DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the IGCC plant and from the connected period will end on October 23, 2008. actions. Interested agencies, organizations, and Notice of Interim Approval (6) Floodplain: Potential impacts (e.g., the general public are encouraged to impeding floodwaters, re-directing AGENCY: Southeastern Power submit comments or suggestions Administration, DOE. floodwaters, onsite property damage) of concerning the content of the EIS, issues siting structures and infrastructure ACTION: Notice of Interim Approval for and impacts to be addressed in the EIS, within a floodplain. and alternatives that should be Southeastern Power Administration (7) Wetlands: Potential effects to considered. Scoping comments should Cumberland System. wetlands due to construction and clearly describe specific issues or topics SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary of operation of the power plant and the that the EIS should address in order to Energy confirmed and approved, on an connected action facilities. assist DOE in identifying significant interim basis, Rate Schedules CBR–1–G, (8) Ecological: Potential onsite and issues. Written, e-mailed, faxed, or CSI–1–G, CEK–1–G, CM–1–G, CC–1–H, offsite impacts to vegetation, terrestrial telephoned comments should be CK–1–G, CTV–1–G, and Replacement-3. wildlife, aquatic wildlife, threatened communicated by October 23, 2008 (see The rates were approved on an interim and endangered species (other than ADDRESSES). basis through September 30, 2013. The broadly distributed and wide ranging In addition, DOE will conduct a new rates take effect on October 1, 2008, species such as the bald eagle and red- public scoping meeting at the Kemper and are subject to confirmation and cockaded woodpecker, the threatened County High School, 429 Philadelphia approval on a final basis by the Federal Price’s potato bean is the only Federally Road, DeKalb, Mississippi, at 7 PM on Energy Regulatory Commission protected species known to occur in October 14, 2008. The public is also (‘‘FERC’’). Kemper County), and ecologically invited to learn more about the sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES sensitive habitats due to the proposed project at an informal session DATES: Approval of the rate schedules construction and operation of the power at this location beginning at 5 PM. DOE on an interim basis is effective October plant and connected actions. requests that anyone who wishes to 1, 2008, through September 30, 2013. (9) Safety and Health: Construction- speak at this public scoping meeting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: related safety, process safety, and contact Mr. Richard A. Hargis, either by Leon Jourolmon, Assistant VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:11 Sep 19, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:FRFM22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1