Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2010 / Notices 69397 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.: 

Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of an 

Environmental Assessment. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) has issued an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) to meet its 

responsibilities under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

(CEQ) regulations for implementing 

NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and 

RUS’s Environmental and Policies and 

Procedures (7 CFR part 1794) in 

connection with potential impacts 

related to a proposal by Minnkota Power 

Cooperative, Inc. (Minnkota) with 

headquarters in Grand Forks, North 

Dakota. The proposal consists of the 

construction of approximately 260 miles 

of 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line in 

North Dakota between the Center 345 

kV Substation (located northeast of the 

Milton R. Young Generation Station, 

near Center, North Dakota) and the 

Prairie Substation (located west of 

Grand Forks, North Dakota). Minnkota 

is requesting financial assistance from 

RUS for the proposal. 

DATES: Written comments on this Notice 

must be received on or before December 

13, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the EA 

or for further information, contact: Mr. 

Dennis Rankin, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, USDA/RUS, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 2244–S, 

Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250– 

1571, fax: (202) 690–0649, or e-mail: 

dennis.rankin@wdc.usda.gov. A copy of 

the EA will be available for public 

review at the Agency’s address provided 

in this Notice, at the Agency’s Web site: 

http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ 

ea.htm#Minnkota_Power_Cooperative,_

Inc._, and at the following repositories: 

Building location Address Phone 

Aneta Public Library ................................................................. 11995 19th St., Aneta, ND 58212 ........................................... 701–326–4505 

Bismarck’s Veterans Memorial Library ..................................... 515 N. 5th St., Bismarck, ND 58501–4057 ............................. 701–355–1480 

City of Carrington Library ......................................................... 55 9th Ave., Carrington, ND 58421–2017 ............................... 701–652–3921 

Goodrich Public Library ............................................................ 122 McKinley Ave., Goodrich, ND 58444 ................................ 701–884–2632 

Grand Forks Library .................................................................. 2110 Library Circle, Grand Forks, ND 58201–6324 ................ 701–772–8116 

Griggs County Library ............................................................... 902 Burrel Ave., Cooperstown, ND 58425–0546 .................... 701–797–2241 

Harvey Public Library ............................................................... 119 10th St., Harvey, ND 58341–1531 ................................... 701–324–2156 

Mayville Library ......................................................................... 52 Center Ave. N., Mayville, ND 58257 .................................. 701–788–3388 

New Rockford Public Library .................................................... 811 First Ave. N., New Rockford, ND 58356 .......................... 701–947–5540 

Northwood Public Schools and City Library ............................. 204 N Doheny St., Northwood, ND 58267 .............................. 701–587–5221 

Oliver County Auditor ............................................................... 115 West Main, Hensler, ND 58530 ........................................ 701–794–8777 

Sheridan County Auditor .......................................................... 215 East 2nd St., McClusky, ND 58463 .................................. 701–363–2205 

Turtle Lake Public Library ......................................................... 107 Eggert St., Turtle Lake, ND 58575–0637 ......................... 701–448–9170 

Washburn Public Library .......................................................... 705 Main Ave., Washburn, ND 58577–0637 ........................... 701–462–8180 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Minnkota 

proposes to construct the following for 

the project: (1) Construct approximately 

260 miles of 345 kV transmission line 

between the Center 345 kV Substation 

(located northeast of the Milton R. 

Young Generation Station, near Center, 

North Dakota) and the Prairie Substation 

(located west of Grand Forks, North 

Dakota), (2) modification of three 

existing substations (Center 345 kV, 

Square Butte 230 kV, and Prairie 

Substations), (3) construction of about 

1,500 feet of 230 kV tie line, 

(4) relocation of transmission line 

structures at the Center 345 kV and 

Prairie Substations, and (5) other 

associated facilities. It is anticipated 

that the facility would be in service in 

2013. A Notice of Intent to prepare an 

EA and hold scoping meetings was 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 30, 2009. Public meetings were 

held during the week of November 16, 

2009. A summary of public comments 

can be found at the Agency’s Web site 

listed in this Notice. 

An EA that describes the proposal in 

detail and discusses its anticipated 

environmental impacts has been 

prepared by Minnkota and HDR 

Engineering, Inc. RUS has reviewed and 

accepted the document as its EA of the 

proposal. The EA is available for public 

review at the addresses provided in this 

Notice. 

Questions and comments should be 

sent to RUS at the mailing or e-mail 

addresses provided in this Notice. RUS 

should receive comments on the EA in 

writing by December 13, 2010 to ensure 

that they are considered in its 

environmental impact determination. 

Should RUS, based on the EA of the 

proposal, determine that the impacts of 

the construction and operation of the 

proposal would not have a significant 

environmental impact, it will prepare a 

Finding of No Significant Impact. Public 

notification of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact would be published 

in the Federal Register and in 

newspapers with circulation in the 

proposal area. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposal will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant Federal, State and local 

environmental laws and regulations, 

and completion of the environmental 

review requirements as prescribed in 

RUS’s Environmental Policies and 

Procedures (7 CFR part 1794). 

Dated: November 8, 2010. 

Mark S. Plank, 

Director, Engineering and Environmental 

Staff, USDA, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28563 Filed 11–10–10; 8:45 am] 

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DATE AND TIME: Friday, November 19, 

2010, 11 a.m. 

PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 

330 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20237. 

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SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of 

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the Agency’s Ethics Program, report 

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