Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 127 / Friday, June 30, 2000 / Notices 40617

environmental issues and alternatives,

and invited public participation in the

National Environmental Policy Act

process. A public scoping meeting was

announced and held on December 3,

1997, at Jacksonville, FL. Comments and

feedback received during the public

scoping process were used to guide

development of the environmental

analyses included in this final JEA EIS.

The availability of the draft

environmental impact statement for the

Proposed JEA Circulating Fluidized Bed

Combustor Project was announced in

the Federal Register on Wednesday,

August 25, 1999 (64 FR 46363). The

Notice invited oral and written

comments and provided details on the

public hearing. A public hearing was

held at the North Campus of the Florida

Community College in Jacksonville,

Florida, on September 30, 1999.

Comments received during the comment

period and at the public hearing have

been addressed in the Final JEA EIS.

DOE proposes to provide funding to

JEA for supporting the construction and

operation of a combustor and boiler to

repower a steam turbine and generator

that have been out of service since 1983

at JEA’s Northside Generating Station.

As part of this proposed action (the

preferred alternative identified in the

EIS), the Final JEA EIS evaluates plans

by JEA to repower a second, currently

operating, steam turbine without costshared funding from DOE. In addition to

analyzing the environmental impacts of

the proposed action, the Final JEA EIS

analyzes the potential impacts of the

No-Action Alternative. Under the NoAction Alternative, three scenarios that

reasonably could be expected to be

pursued by JEA in the absence of DOE

funding are analyzed. The Final JEA EIS

compares the environmental impacts

that could be expected to occur from

repowering the two steam turbines with

new circulating fluidized bed

combustors with the impacts that would

be likely from each of the three

scenarios under the No-Action

Alternative.

The principal focus of the JEA EIS is

on evaluating impacts from construction

and operation of the proposed project

on the primary areas of concern: human

health, air quality, surface water,

groundwater, ecological resources,

socioeconomic resources (including

environmental justice), noise, and

traffic. In addition, impacts on land use,

floodplains, wetlands, waste

management, and cultural resources are

also considered.

DOE has distributed copies of the

Final JEA EIS to appropriate Members of

Congress, State and local agencies and

government officials in Florida, Federal

agencies, and other interested parties.

Copies of the document may be

obtained by contacting DOE as provided

in the section of this notice entitled

ADDRESSES. Copies of the Final JEA EIS

are also available for inspection at the

locations identified below:

(1) U.S. Department of Energy, Freedom

of Information Reading Room, 1E–

190, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585.

(2) U.S. Department of Energy, National

Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610

Collins Ferry Road, P.O. Box 880,

Morgantown, WV 26507–0880.

(3) Highlands Branch Library, 1826

Dunn Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32218.

DOE may issue a Record of Decision

(ROD) on whether to provide costshared funding for the proposed JEA

Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor

Project no sooner than 30 days after the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

publishes a Notice of Availability of the

Final EIS in the Federal Register.

Issued in Washington, D.C., this 26th day

of June 2000.

Robert S. Kripowicz,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 00–16558 Filed 6–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Pantex Plant

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), Pantex Plant,

Amarillo, Texas. The Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86

Stat. 770) requires that public notice of

these meetings be announced in the

Federal Register.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, July 25, 2000:

1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Wellington Room, I–40

& Georgia, Amarillo, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry

S. Johnson, Assistant Area Manager,

Department of Energy, Amarillo Area

Office, P.O. Box 30030, Amarillo, TX

79120 (806) 477–3125.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to advise the Department of

Energy and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda:

1:30 Agenda Review/Approval of

Minutes

1:45 Co-Chair Comments

2:00 Task Force/Subcommittee

Reports

2:30 Ex-Officio Reports

3:00 Updates—Concurrence Reports—

DOE

3:30 Break

3:45 Presentation (To Be Decided)

4:45 Public Comments

5:00 Closing Comments

5:30 Adjourn

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Jerry Johnson’s office at the

address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and every

reasonable provision will be made to

accommodate the request in the agenda.

The Deputy Designated Federal Officer

is empowered to conduct the meeting in

a fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Pantex Public Reading

Rooms located at the Amarillo College

Lynn Library and Learning Center, 2201

South Washington, Amarillo, TX phone

(806) 371–5400. Hours of operation are

from 7:45 am to 10 p.m. Monday

through Thursday; 7:45 am to 5 p.m. on

Friday; 8:30 am to 12 noon on Saturday;

and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, except

for Federal holidays. Additionally, there

is a Public Reading Room located at the

Carson County Public Library, 401 Main

Street, Panhandle, TX phone (806) 537–

3742. Hours of operation are from 9 am

to 7 pm on Monday; 9 am to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday; and closed

Saturday and Sunday as well as Federal

Holidays. Minutes will also be available

by writing or calling Jerry S. Johnson at

the address or telephone number listed

above.

Issued at Washington, DC on June 26, 2000.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–16554 Filed 6–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P