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consistent with its approved application 

and budget. In making a continuation 

grant, the Secretary also considers 

whether the grantee is operating in 

compliance with the assurances in its 

approved application, including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carol Lyons, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 4W203, Washington, DC 20202– 

5930. Telephone: (202) 453–7122. FAX: 

(202) 205–5631 or by email: i3@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

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print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

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CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

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Dated: April 30, 2013. 

James H. Shelton, III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10466 Filed 5–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability; Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the FutureGen 2.0 Project 

AGENCY: U. S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and public 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces the availability 

of the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement for the FutureGen 2.0 Project 

(DOE/EIS–0460D) for public review and 

comment, as well as the date, location, 

and time for a public hearing. The draft 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

analyzes the potential impacts 

associated with the FutureGen 2.0 

Project (FutureGen 2.0), which would be 

designed, constructed, operated, and 

partially funded by the FutureGen 

Industrial Alliance, Inc. (Alliance). In 

addition to Alliance funding, FutureGen 

2.0 may receive approximately $1 

billion in federal financial assistance 

under the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act (ARRA). 

DOE prepared this draft EIS in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations that implement the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508), DOE’s procedures 

implementing NEPA (10 CFR part 1021), 

and DOE’s procedures for compliance 

with floodplain and wetland review 

requirements (10 CFR part 1022). 

DATES: DOE invites the public to 

comment on the draft EIS during the 

public comment period, which ends 

June 17, 2013. DOE will consider all 

comments postmarked or received 

during the public comment period when 

preparing the final EIS and will 

consider late comments to the extent 

practicable. 

DOE will hold a public hearing on 

May 21, 2013, at Jacksonville High 

School, 1211 N. Diamond Street, 

Jacksonville, Illinois. An informational 

session will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 

6:00 p.m., preceding the formal 

presentations and comment period from 

6:00 p.m. to approximately 8:00 p.m. 

See the PUBLIC HEARING section for 

details on the hearing process. 

ADDRESSES: Requests for information 

about this draft EIS or for a paper copy 

should be directed to: Mr. Cliff Whyte, 

M/S: I07, National Energy Technology 

Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, 

P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26507– 

0880. 

Additional information about the 

draft EIS may also be requested by 

electronic mail at 

cliff.whyte@netl.doe.gov, by telephone 

at (304) 285–2098, or by toll-free 

telephone at 1–800–432–8330, 

extension 2098. The draft EIS will be 

available at http://energy.gov/nepa. 

Copies of the draft EIS are also available 

for review at the locations listed in the 

AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT EIS 

section of this notice. 

Written comments on the draft EIS 

can be mailed or sent electronically to 

Mr. Whyte at the addresses noted above. 

Written comments may also be 

submitted by fax to (304) 285–4403. 

Oral comments on the draft EIS will be 

accepted during the public hearing 

scheduled for the date and location 

provided in the DATES section of this 

notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on the proposed 

project or the draft EIS, please contact: 

Mr. Cliff Whyte (see ADDRESSES). For 

general information regarding DOE’s 

NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Carol 

M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(202) 586–4600; Fax: (202) 586–7031. 

You may also call Ms. Borgstrom at 

(800) 472–2756. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE 

proposes to provide financial assistance 

(approximately $1 billion), through two 

cooperative agreements, to the Alliance 

for its proposed FutureGen 2.0 Project. 

FutureGen 2.0 is a public-private 

partnership formed for the purpose of 

developing and sharing the cost of the 

world’s first commercial-scale oxycombustion electricity generation plant 

integrated with carbon dioxide (CO2) 

capture and storage. Babcock & Wilcox 

Power Generation Group, Inc. and Air 

Liquide Process and Construction, Inc., 

among others, would participate in the 

project by supplying technology, major 

components, and construction services. 

The project would use oxycombustion technology to generate 

electric power and would capture CO2

for permanent storage underground. The 

plant would generate 168 megawatts 

(MW) (gross) of electricity. The Alliance 

would design and construct the plant to 

capture at least 90 percent of the CO2

generated (up to 98 percent could be 

captured). Captured CO2 would be 

transported through a 30-mile pipeline 

to a facility where it would be injected 

into the Mount Simon formation for 

permanent storage. This saline rock 

formation is approximately 4,000–4,500 

feet below ground. The project would be 

designed to capture, transport, and 

inject approximately 1.1 million metric 

tons of CO2 annually, or a total of 

approximately 33 million metric tons 

over 30 years of operation. The Alliance 

would also construct and operate a 

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storage in the vicinity of Jacksonville, 

Illinois. The DOE-funded demonstration 

period would last for 56 months, from 

the start of operations (July 2017) 

through February 2022, but the plant is 

expected to continue commercial 

operations after this date. 

The oxy-combustion plant would be 

built on a 263-acre existing power plant 

site in Morgan County, Illinois, 

approximately one mile south of the 

Village of Meredosia. Ameren Energy 

Resources (Ameren) has agreed to sell to 

the Alliance the assets at the Meredosia 

Energy Center that are necessary for the 

FutureGen 2.0 Project. These assets 

include Unit 4, which was constructed 

in 1975. The Unit 4 steam turbine, 

material and fuel handling facilities, 

process water sources, cooling systems, 

high-voltage interconnection lines, and 

certain other facilities would be used for 

the new plant. Ameren would continue 

to own the three other electricity 

generation units at the Meredosia 

Energy Center. Operation of these units 

has been suspended since 2011. 

The CO2 storage site would be located 

30 miles east of the plant site, on the 

eastern side of Morgan County. A new 

12-inch diameter pipeline would be 

sited and constructed using an 80-foot 

construction right-of-way and a 50-foot 

permanent right-of-way. The Alliance 

has identified two possible routes for 

the pipeline and has proposed to use the 

route that would minimize impacts to 

landowners and the environment. The 

Alliance has not identified a final 

location for the proposed injection 

wells, but has identified an 

approximately 5,300-acre site in which 

the wells would be located and under 

which the CO2 would be permanently 

stored. Up to 25 acres of land would be 

used for the injection facilities, 

associated infrastructure and buildings, 

and access roads. 

The draft EIS evaluates the potential 

impacts of the proposed project, 

connected actions, and reasonable 

alternatives. Because the proposed 

project may affect wetlands, the draft 

EIS includes an assessment of impacts 

to wetlands in accordance with DOE’s 

regulations under Compliance with 

Floodplains and Wetlands 

Environmental Review Requirements 

(10 CFR part 1022). 

DOE analyzed two alternatives in the 

draft EIS: the proposed action and the 

no action alternative. Under the 

proposed action, DOE would provide 

approximately $1 billion in cost-shared 

ARRA funding to the proposed project. 

Under the no action alternative, DOE 

would not provide continued funding. 

Without DOE funding, it is unlikely that 

the Alliance, or the industry in general, 

would undertake the utility-scale 

integration of CO2 capture and geologic 

storage with a coal-fueled power plant 

using oxy-combustion. Therefore, the no 

action alternative also represents a ‘‘nobuild’’ alternative. Without DOE’s 

investment in a utility-scale facility, the 

development of oxy-combustion 

repowered plants integrated with CO2

capture and geologic storage would 

occur more slowly or not at all. 

The draft EIS considers the 

environmental consequences that may 

result from the proposed project and 

describes additional mitigation that 

might be used to reduce various 

impacts. 

Availability of the Draft EIS: Copies of 

the draft EIS have been distributed to 

members of Congress; Native American 

tribal governments; federal, state, and 

local officials; and agencies, 

organizations, and individuals who may 

be interested or affected. The draft EIS 

will be available on the Internet at: 

http://energy.gov/nepa/nepadocuments. Copies of the draft EIS are 

available for public review at the 

following locations: M–C River Public 

Library District, 304 Main Street, 

Meredosia, Illinois; Jacksonville Public 

Library, 201 West College Avenue, 

Jacksonville, Illinois; Taylorville Public 

Library, 121 West Vine Street, 

Taylorville, Illinois; Arcola Public 

Library, 407 East Main Street, Arcola, 

Illinois; and Tuscola Public Library, 112 

Sale Street, Tuscola, Illinois. Additional 

copies also can be requested (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Public Hearing: DOE will conduct a 

public hearing on May 21, 2013 at the 

Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville, 

Illinois to obtain comments on the draft 

EIS. Requests to speak at the public 

hearing can be made by calling or 

writing to Mr. Whyte (see ADDRESSES). 

Requests to speak not submitted prior to 

the hearing will be accepted in the order 

in which they are received during the 

hearing. Speakers are encouraged to 

provide a written version of their oral 

comments or supplementary materials 

for the record. Each speaker will be 

allowed approximately five minutes to 

present comments. Those speakers who 

want more than five minutes should 

indicate the length of time desired in 

their request. Depending on the number 

of speakers, DOE may need to limit all 

speakers to five minutes initially and 

provide additional opportunities as time 

permits. Comments will be recorded by 

a court reporter and will become part of 

the public record. Oral and written 

comments will be given equal 

consideration. 

The public hearing will begin at 5:00 

p.m. with an informational session. 

Formal presentations and a formal 

comment session will begin at 

approximately 6:00 p.m. DOE will begin 

the hearing’s formal session with 

overviews of its clean coal program, 

proposed FutureGen 2.0 Project, and the 

NEPA process, followed by oral 

statements by pre-registered speakers. 

Speakers may be asked questions to 

help ensure that DOE fully understands 

their comments. A presiding officer will 

establish the order of speakers and 

provide any additional procedures 

necessary to conduct the hearing. 

The public hearing will be accessible 

to people with disabilities. In addition, 

any individual needing specific 

assistance, such as a sign language 

interpreter or a translator, should 

contact Mr. Whyte (See ADDRESSES) at 

least 48 hours in advance of the hearing 

so that arrangements can be made. 

Dated: May 1, 2013. 

Mark J. Matarrese, 

Director, Office of Environment, Security, 

Safety and Health, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10662 Filed 5–1–13; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah 

River Site 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Monday, May 20, 2013, 1:00 

p.m.–5:15 p.m.; Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: North Augusta Community 

Center, 495 Brookside Avenue, North 

Augusta, SC 29841. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gerri Flemming, Office of External 

Affairs, Department of Energy, 

Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. 

Box A, Aiken, SC, 29802; Phone: (803) 

952–7886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 


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