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potential impacts related to a proposal 

by Central Electric Power Cooperative, 

Inc., (Central Electric) of Columbia, 

South Carolina. The proposal consists of 

constructing a 115 kilovolt (kV) 

transmission line through portions of 

Berkeley, Charleston, and/or 

Georgetown Counties, South Carolina, 

to the proposed McClellanville 

substation. Central Electric is requesting 

that RUS provide financial assistance 

for the proposal and may request that 

the USFS issue a special use permit for 

the proposal. 

DATES: RUS has extended the public 

comment period to January 14, 2011. 

RUS will accept verbal and written 

comments regarding the proposal. 

Contact information for submitting 

comments is provided in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Send all written comments 

to the attention of Ms. Lauren McGee, 

Environmental Scientist, USDA Rural 

Utilities Service, Engineering and 

Environmental Staff, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1571, 

Room 2244–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

1571. Comments may also be sent via 

fax: (202) 690–0649, or by e-mail: 

lauren.mcgee@wdc.usda.gov. RUS will 

also accept verbal comments at the 

following telephone number: (855) 806– 

8863. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Central 

Electric proposes to construct a 115-kV 

transmission line to Berkeley Electric 

Cooperative’s proposed McClellanville 

substation. The proposal would provide 

long-term, reliable electric service to the 

McClellanville community and 

surrounding areas. The transmission 

line may originate from one of the 

following points: Belle Isle (Georgetown 

County), Britton Neck (Georgetown 

County), Jamestown (Berkeley County), 

Honey Hill (Berkeley County), Charity 

(Charleston County), or Commonwealth 

(Charleston County). This notice invites 

government agencies, organizations, and 

the public to provide input in the 

development of the EIS for the proposal. 

An updated Alternatives Evaluation 

Study (AES) and Macro-Corridor Study 

(MCS) were prepared for the proposal. 

The AES and MCS discuss the purpose 

and need for the proposal as well as the 

alternatives considered in the proposal’s 

development. A public scoping meeting 

was held on September 29, 2010, 5 p.m. 

to 9 p.m. at St. James-Santee Elementary 

School, 8900 Highway 17 North, 

McClellanville, SC 29458. RUS, Central 

Electric, and Mangi Environmental 

Group gave a presentation at 6 p.m. and 

8 p.m., which provided an overview of: 

(1) The Federal action being considered 

by RUS; (2) an overview of NEPA and 

the EIS process; and, (3) the purpose, 

need and alternatives considered in the 

development of the proposal. The AES 

and MCS (both dated September 2010), 

in addition to materials from the public 

meeting, are available for public review 

at the following RUS Web site: http:// 

www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/eis.htm. 

Due to an error in the mailing list for 

this proposal, RUS has extended the 

comment period to January 14, 2011. 

Among the alternatives that RUS will 

address in the EIS is the ‘‘No Action’’ 

alternative, under which the proposal 

would not be undertaken. In the EIS, the 

effects of the proposal will be compared 

to the existing conditions in the 

proposal area. Alternative transmission 

line corridors will be refined as part of 

the EIS scoping process and will be 

addressed in the EIS. Public health and 

safety, environmental impacts, and 

engineering aspects of the proposal will 

be considered in the EIS. 

RUS is the lead Federal agency, as 

defined at 40 CFR 1501.5, for 

preparation of the EIS. The USFS is a 

cooperating agency. With this notice, 

Federally recognized Native American 

Tribes and Federal agencies with 

jurisdiction or special expertise are 

invited to be cooperating agencies. 

Tribes or agencies may request to be a 

cooperating agency by contacting the 

RUS contact provided in this notice. 

RUS will use input provided during 

scoping in the preparation of the Draft 

EIS. The Draft EIS will be available for 

review and comment for 45 days. A 

Final EIS that considers all comments 

received will subsequently be prepared. 

The Final EIS will be available for 

review for 30 days. Following the 30- 

day review period, RUS will prepare a 

Record of Decision (ROD). Notices 

announcing the availability of the Draft 

EIS, the Final EIS, and the ROD will be 

published in the Federal Register and in 

local newspapers. The USFS may issue 

a separate ROD for the proposal, which 

may be subject to an appeals period as 

prescribed in USFS departmental 

regulations. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposal will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant executive orders and Federal, 

State, and local environmental laws and 

regulations in addition to the 

completion of the environmental review 

requirements as prescribed in RUS’s 

Environmental Policies and Procedures, 

7 CFR part 1794, as amended. 

Dated: December 2, 2010. 

Richard Fristik, 

Acting Director, Engineering and 

Environmental Staff, USDA, Rural Utilities 

Service. 

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AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 11, 

2011; 9:30 a.m. EST. 

PLACE: 624 Ninth Street, NW., Room 

540, Washington, DC 20425. 

Briefing Agenda 

This briefing is open to the public. 

Topic: Disparate Impact in School 

Discipline Policies. 

I. Introductory Remarks by Chairman. 

II. Speakers’ Presentations. 

III. Questions by Commissioners and 

Staff Director. 

IV. Adjourn Briefing. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting 

Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376– 

8591. TDD: (202) 376–8116. 

Persons with a disability requiring 

special services, such as an interpreter 

for the hearing impaired, should contact 

Pamela Dunston at least seven days 

prior to the meeting at 202–376–8105. 

TDD: (202) 376–8116. 

Dated: December 3, 2010. 

David Blackwood, 

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ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 14, 2011; 

9:30 a.m. EST. 

PLACE: 624 Ninth Street, NW., Room 

540, Washington, DC 20425. 

Briefing Agenda 

This briefing is open to the public. 

Topic: Gender and the Wage Gap. 

I. Introductory Remarks by Chairman. 

II. Speakers’ Presentations. 

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