77502 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 239 / Tuesday, December 13, 2011 / Notices 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

Regarding the Wolfpen Knob 

Development Company’s Proposed 

Mason Dixon Mining Complex, a Deep 

Coal Mine, Located 1.3 Miles 

Northwest of Wadestown, in the 

Battelle District of Monongalia County, 

WV 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Corps), 

intends to prepare a draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the proposed Mason Dixon Mining 

Complex. The District Engineer is 

requiring an EIS to be prepared to assess 

the direct, indirect, and cumulative 

environmental, social, and economic 

effects that the issuance of a Department 

of the Army permit, under Section 404 

of the Clean Water Act, may have 

related to discharges of dredge and fill 

material into Waters of the United States 

associated with the construction of the 

proposed Mason Dixon Mining 

Complex. The Corps will prepare the 

EIS in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), NEPA’s implementing 

regulations and the applicable Corps’ 

regulations. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Pittsburgh District, William 

S. Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 

Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222– 

4186. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon 

T. Coleman, Regulatory Project 

Manager, at mason.dixon@usace.army.

mil or (412) 395–7188. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Description of the Proposed Action: 

The purpose of the Mason Dixon Mining 

Complex, as proposed by the permit 

applicant, the Wolfpen Knob 

Development Company, is to extract 

bituminous coal from the Pittsburgh 

coal seam. The mining complex will 

include: A deep mine, a preparation 

plant, a refuse disposal site, a water 

impoundment, and a new rail line. The 

estimated lifespan of the proposed 

mining complex would be 

approximately 20 years. Coal from the 

Pittsburgh seam will be processed at the 

preparation plant with refuse being sent 

to the refuse disposal site. The water 

impoundment would provide water for 

the operation of the preparation plant 

and dust control at the deep mine, 

preparation plant, and associated haul 

roads. A railroad line would be 

constructed to link the proposed mining 

operations with the national railroad 

distribution network. 

2. Alternatives: Alternatives available 

to the Corps for the proposed project are 

to: (1) Issue the Department of the Army 

Permit, (2) issue the Department of the 

Army permit with special conditions, or 

(3) deny the Department of the Army 

permit. Alternatives available to 

Wolfpen Knob Development Company 

are to: (1) Construct, operate, and 

reclaim the Mason Dixon Mining 

Complex preparation plant, deep mine, 

disposal area, and freshwater 

impoundment and rail line as proposed 

in the proposed location; (2) construct, 

operate, and reclaim the Mason Dixon 

Mining Complex preparation plant, 

deep mine, disposal area, and 

freshwater impoundment and rail line 

in a different location; (3) construct, 

operate, and reclaim the Mason Dixon 

Mining Complex preparation plant, 

deep mine, disposal area, and 

freshwater impoundment and rail line 

using different methods; or (4) take no 

action and forgo the construction, 

operation, and reclamation of the Mason 

Dixon Mining Complex preparation 

plant, deep mine, disposal area, and 

freshwater impoundment and rail line 

and secure needed coal supplies 

elsewhere. 

3. Scoping and Public Review Process: 

One or more public scoping meetings to 

disseminate information about the 

proposed project and its potential 

effects on the human environment and 

to seek public comments on the 

proposed project will be conducted. 

Additional public information 

meeting(s) may be held during the draft 

EIS process. Relevant comments and 

issues identified by the public and 

interested parties will be incorporated 

into the document as appropriate. 

4. The public scoping meeting will be 

held at the Clay-Battelle High School 

located at Route 7 West Blacksville, 

West Virginia on January 17, 2012. The 

meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and 

conclude at 8:30 p.m. In the event of 

inclement weather, the meeting will be 

held on January 25, 2012. Consult the 

Corps’ Web site, http:// 

www.lrp.usace.army.mil/or/or-f/ 

permits.htm, for meeting updates. 

5. Significant Issues: Based on 

preliminary analysis, the issues to be 

given significant analysis in the EIS are 

likely to include, but not be limited to: 

The effects to surface water and 

groundwater resources, including water 

quantity and quality, effects on the 

immediate and adjacent property 

owners and nearby communities, 

downstream hydraulics and hydrology, 

geologic resources, vegetation, fish and 

wildlife, threatened and endangered 

species, soils, prime farmland, noise, 

light, aesthetics, historic and prehistoric 

cultural resources, socioeconomics, land 

use, public roads, and air quality. 

6. Cooperating Agencies: Identified 

cooperating agencies include the U.S. 

Surface Transportation Board and the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(Region III). All other agencies 

(including Federal, state and local 

agencies, as well as tribes) which have 

special expertise with respect to any 

environmental issue which should be 

addressed in the draft EIS should 

submit a letter of intent to be a 

Cooperating Agency to Jon T. Coleman, 

Regulatory Project Manager, at (see 

ADDRESSES). 

7. Additional Review and 

Consultation: Compliance with other 

Federal and State requirements that will 

be addressed in the EIS include, but will 

not be limited to, state water quality 

certification under Section 401 of the 

Clean Water Act, protection of water 

quality under the West Virginia/ 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System, protection of air 

quality under the West Virginia Air 

Pollution Control Act, protection of 

endangered and threatened species 

under Section 7 of the Endangered 

Species Act, and protection of cultural 

resources under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act. 

8. Availability of the Draft EIS: It is 

estimated that a draft EIS is will be 

available for public review in 6 to 12 

months. Individuals interested in 

obtaining a copy of the draft EIS for 

review should contact Jon T. Coleman. 

Dated: November 30, 2011. 

William H. Graham, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer. 

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