Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 161 / Friday, August 21, 2009 / Notices 42227 

Accessing and Commenting on the 

NAAHP 

We are making the NAAHP dated 

October 2008 available to the public for 

review and comment. We will consider 

all comments that we receive on or 

before the date listed under the heading 

DATES at the beginning of this notice. 

The NAAHP may be viewed on the 

Federal eRulemaking Web site (see 

ADDRESSES above for instructions for 

accessing Regulations.gov). You may 

request paper copies of the draft 

document by contacting the persons 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the 

draft document when requesting copies. 

The NAAHP may also be viewed at 

APHIS’ Web site at http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/ 

animal_dis_spec/aquaculture/, at FWS’ 

Web site at http://www.fws.gov/ 

fisheries/, or at NOAA’s aquaculture 

Web site at http://aquaculture.noaa.gov. 

The NAAHP is also available for review 

in the APHIS reading room. 

(Information on the location and hours 

of the APHIS reading room is listed 

under the heading ADDRESSES at the 

beginning of this notice.) 

Dated: August 11, 2009. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

Daniel M. Ashe, 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Dated: August 11, 2009. 

Samuel D. Rauch III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–19702 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative; 

Notice of Finding of No Significant 

Impact 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has 

made a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) with respect to a request from 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative for 

assistance to finance the construction, 

operation, and maintenance of a 115.5 

MW wind-powered electric generating 

facility (the Proposal) in Ward County, 

North Dakota. 

ADDRESSES: The FONSI is available for 

public review at the USDA Rural 

Utilities Service’s Web site—http:// 

www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ea.htm or 

at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Room 2244, Stop 1571, Washington, DC 

20250–1571; and at Basin’s 

headquarters office located at 1717 East 

Interstate Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58503– 

0564. 

CONTACTS: To obtain copies of the 

FONSI or for further information, 

contact Dennis Rankin, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural 

Utilities Service, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Stop 1571 Washington, 

DC 20250–1571, Telephone: (202) 720– 

1953 or e-mail: 

dennis.rankin@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Basin 

Electric proposes to construct a new 

115.5 MW wind generation facility in 

north-central North Dakota. The project 

will include seventy-seven (77) 1.5 MW 

wind turbine generators and be located 

approximately 15 miles south of Minot, 

North Dakota. Tetra Tech, an 

environmental consulting firm, 

prepared an Environmental Report for 

RUS. RUS conducted an independent 

evaluation of the Environmental Report 

and agreed that it accurately assessed 

the impacts of the Proposal. RUS 

accepted the document as its 

Environmental Assessment and 

published the document for a 30-day 

public comment period. The applicant 

is responsible for obtaining all permits 

required to construct the Proposal. 

Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.4(d)(1) of the 

regulations (36 CFR Part 800) 

implementing Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA), 16 U.S.C. 470f, RUS made a 

finding that this Proposal will not affect 

historic properties. RUS received no 

objection to this finding of effect from 

the North Dakota State Historic 

Preservation Office or other consulting 

parties. RUS has determined this 

finding of no historic properties affected 

made pursuant to Section 106 of NHPA. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act, as amended 

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

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR 1500–1508), and RUS’ 

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

(7 CFR Part 1794), RUS has determined 

that the environmental impacts of the 

Proposal have been adequately 

addressed and that no significant 

impacts to the quality of the human 

environment would result from the 

construction and operation of the 

Proposal. Any final action by RUS 

related to the Proposal will be subject 

to, and contingent upon, compliance 

with all relevant federal and state 

environmental laws and regulations. 

Since RUS’ action will not result in 

significant impacts to the quality of the 

human environment, the preparation of 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

related to the proposed project is not 

necessary. 

Dated: August 14, 2009. 

Nivin Elgohary, 

Acting Assistant Administrator—Electric, 

Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–20076 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Meeting of the Agricultural 

Air Quality Task Force 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, United States 

Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Air Quality 

Task Force (AAQTF) will meet to 

continue discussions on air quality 

issues relating to agriculture. 

DATES: The meeting will convene at 8 

a.m. on Wednesday through Friday, 

September 16–18, 2009, and conclude at 

5 p.m. on Wednesday, 5 p.m. on 

Thursday, and 12 noon on Friday, 

respectively. A public comment period 

will be held on Thursday, September 

17, 2009. Individuals making oral 

presentations should register at the 

meeting site and bring 50 copies of 

materials they would like distributed. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Embassy Suites on the River located 

at 101 East Locust Street, Des Moines, 

Iowa 50309; Telephone: (515) 244–1700. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Laur, Designated Federal 

Official, Department of Agriculture, 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

6165 South Building, Washington, DC 

20013; Telephone: (202) 720–1858; or email: michele.laur@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2. Additional information concerning 

AAQTF may be viewed on the World 

Wide Web at: http:// 

www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/AAQTF/. 

Agenda 

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 

A. Welcome to Iowa 

B. Discussion of Iowa Air Quality Issues 


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