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The third alternative involves 

construction of a new 500-kV substation 

in Putnam County southwest of 

Cookeville on a 60- to 80-acre site. As 

part of this alternative, TVA would 

acquire a 300-foot-wide right-of-way 

and construct, operate, and maintain 

two new parallel 500-kV transmission 

lines from the proposed substation to 

the TVA Roane-Wilson 500-kV 

Transmission Line. These new lines are 

expected to be less than 2 miles in 

length. TVA would also acquire right-ofway in order to construct, operate, and 

maintain four new 161-kV transmission 

line connections. Two of these would be 

a double-circuit line located on a 100- 

foot-wide right-of-way from the new 

500-kV substation to the existing TVA 

Cordell Hull-West Cookeville 161-kV 

Transmission Line. The other two 

connections would also be a doublecircuit line located on a 100-foot-wide 

right-of-way from the new 500-kV 

substation to the Gallatin-West 

Cookeville 161-kV Transmission Line. 

About 7 to 10 miles of new right-of-way 

would be needed for these connections. 

Additionally, the West Cookeville-South 

Cookeville 161-kV Transmission Line 

would be upgraded. New equipment 

would be installed at the Jamestown 

161-kV Substation in Fentress County, 

Tennessee, and at the Monterey 161-kV 

Substation in Putnam County under this 

alternative. 

New 500-kV transmission lines would 

likely utilize self-supporting, laced-steel 

towers, while new 161-kV lines would 

probably be mounted on single- and 

double-pole steel structures. Line 

construction would require removal of 

trees within the right-of-way as well as 

any other nearby tall trees that could 

endanger safe operation of the line. 

Construction of the 500-kV support 

structures would require the excavation 

of foundations for each of the tower 

legs. Cranes and other heavy equipment 

would be used to construct the towers 

and pull the electrical conductor into 

place. After construction, the disturbed 

areas would be revegetated, and the 

right-of-way would be maintained 

periodically to control the growth of tall 

vegetation. 

After the completion of scoping, TVA 

will begin detailed studies for siting the 

substation and routing the transmission 

lines using maps, aerial photography, 

and other relevant data. When the 

studies have progressed sufficiently, 

potentially affected landowners will be 

contacted directly, and additional field 

surveys will be conducted. 

The results of evaluating the potential 

environmental impacts and other 

important issues identified in the 

scoping process, as well as engineering 

and economic considerations, will be 

used by TVA in identifying a Preferred 

Alternative. At this time, the range of 

alternatives TVA has identified for 

detailed evaluation includes the No 

Action Alternative and the three 

potential Action Alternatives described 

above. As analyses proceed, one or more 

alternatives may be eliminated due to 

technical infeasibility, unacceptable 

environmental impacts, or unreasonably 

high economic costs. TVA expects to 

evaluate multiple sites for the new 

substation and various routing options 

for new transmission lines. 

Proposed Issues To Be Addressed 

The EA or EIS will contain 

descriptions of the existing 

environmental and socioeconomic 

resources within the area that would be 

affected by construction, operation, and 

maintenance of the proposed substation, 

transmission lines, and associated 

upgrades. Evaluation of potential 

environmental impacts to these 

resources will include, but will not 

necessarily be limited to, the potential 

impacts on water quality, aquatic and 

terrestrial ecology, endangered and 

threatened species, wetlands, aesthetics 

and visual resources, land use, historic 

and archaeological resources, and 

socioeconomic resources. The need and 

purpose of the project will be described. 

The range of issues to be addressed in 

the environmental review will be 

determined, in part, from scoping 

comments. The preliminary 

identification of reasonable alternatives 

and environmental issues in this notice 

is not meant to be exhaustive or final. 

Public and Agency Participation 

The EA or EIS is being prepared to 

inform decision makers and the public 

about the potential environmental 

effects of TVA’s options for meeting 

anticipated electric power demands in 

central Tennessee. The draft EA or EIS 

is anticipated to be available in late 

2011. Any changes to this schedule will 

be posted on the TVA Web site: 

http://www.tva.gov/power/projects/ 

putnam_cumb/index.htm. The 

environmental review process will also 

serve to inform the public and the 

decision makers of the reasonable 

measures that would be implemented to 

minimize adverse impacts. Other 

Federal, State, and local agencies and 

governmental entities are invited to 

provide scoping comments. These 

agencies include, but are not limited to, 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation, and the Tennessee State 

Historic Preservation Officer. 

The public is invited to submit 

comments on the scope of the 

environmental review no later than the 

date given under the DATES section of 

this notice. TVA will conduct a public 

scoping meeting on January 20, 2011. 

This open house meeting will begin at 

3 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. CST. The 

meeting will be held at the Willow Place 

Conference Center, Cascade Hall, 

located at 225 North Willow Avenue, 

Cookeville, Tennessee. At the meeting, 

TVA will present overviews of the 

proposed project and the environmental 

review process, answer questions, and 

solicit comments on the issues of 

interest to the public. The meeting will 

be publicized through notices in local 

newspapers, TVA press releases, on the 

TVA Web site at http://www.tva.gov/ 

environment/reports/putnam/index.htm 

and in letters to local elected officials. 

Dated: January 13, 2011. 

Anda A. Ray, 

Senior Vice President, Environment and 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1222 Filed 1–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8120–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Opportunity for Public 

Comment on Surplus Property Release 

at Brunswick-Golden Isles Airport, 

Brunswick, GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Title 

49, U.S.C. Section 47153(c), notice is 

being given that the FAA is considering 

a request from the Glynn county Airport 

Commission to waive the requirement 

that a 16.84-acre parcel of surplus 

property, located on Glynn County 

Airport owned and operated land 

adjacent to, but separated by a public 

roadway, Brunswick-Golden Isles 

Airport, be used for aeronautical 

purposes. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 23, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice 

may be mailed or delivered in triplicate 

to the FAA at the following address: 

Atlanta Airports District Office, Attn: 

Aimee A. McCormick, Program 

Manager, 1701 Columbia Ave., Campus 

Bldg., Ste. 2–260, Atlanta, GA 30337– 

2747. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Steve Brian, 

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Airport Director of Brunswick-Golden 

Isles Airport at the following address: 

295 Aviation Parkway, Ste. 205, 

Brunswick, GA 31525. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aimee McCormick, Program Manager, 

Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 

Columbia Ave., Campus Bldg, Ste. 

2–260, Atlanta, GA 30337–2747, (404) 

305–7143. The application may be 

reviewed in person at this same 

location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

is reviewing a request by the Glynn 

County Airport Commission to release 

16.84 acres of surplus property at the 

Brunswick-Golden Isles Airport. The 

property will be purchased with intent 

to expand an existing adjacent, 

compatible non-aeronautical facility 

with buffer land along the public 

roadway that currently separates it from 

the airport. The location of the land 

relative to existing or anticipated 

aircraft noise contours greater than 

65ldn are not an issue. The net proceeds 

from the sale of this property will be 

used for airport purposes. The proposed 

use ofthis property is compatible with 

airport operations. 

Any person may inspect the request 

in person at the FAA office listed above 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. In addition, any person may, 

upon request, inspect the request, notice 

and other documents germane to the 

request in person at the BrunswickGolden Isles Airport. 

Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 

29, 2010. 

Scott L. Seritt, 

Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, 

Southern Region. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1161 Filed 1–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket FTA–2011–0001] 

Notice of Establishment of Emergency 

Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2011 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) is establishing an 

Emergency Relief Docket for calendar 

year 2011 so grantees and subgrantees 

affected by national or regional 

emergencies may request relief from 

FTA administrative requirements set 

forth in FTA policy statements, 

circulars, guidance documents, and 

regulations. By this notice, FTA is 

establishing an Emergency Relief Docket 

for calendar year 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bonnie L. Graves, Attorney-Advisor, 

Legislation and Regulations Division, 

Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., Room E56–306, Washington, DC 

20590, phone: (202) 366–4011, fax: (202) 

366–3809, or e-mail, 

Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to title 49 CFR part 601, subpart D, FTA 

is establishing the Emergency Relief 

Docket for calendar year 2011. The 

docket may be opened at the request of 

a grantee or subgrantee, or on the 

Administrator’s own initiative. When 

the Emergency Relief Docket is opened, 

FTA will post a notice on its Web site, 

at http://www.fta.dot.gov. In addition, a 

notice will be posted in the docket. 

In the event a grantee or subgrantee 

believes the Emergency Relief Docket 

should be opened and it has not been 

opened, that grantee or subgrantee may 

submit a petition in duplicate to the 

Administrator, via U.S. mail, to: Federal 

Transit Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590; 

via telephone, at: (202) 366–4011; or via 

fax, at (202) 366–3472, requesting 

opening of the Docket for that 

emergency and including the 

information set forth below. 

All petitions for relief from 

administrative requirements must be 

posted in the docket in order to receive 

consideration by FTA. The docket is 

publicly accessible and can be accessed 

24 hours a day, seven days a week, via 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Petitions may also 

be submitted by U.S. mail or by hand 

delivery to the DOT Docket 

Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey 

Ave., SE., Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590. Any grantee or subgrantee 

submitting petitions for relief or 

comments to the docket must include 

the agency name (Federal Transit 

Administration) and docket number 

FTA–2011–0001. Grantees and 

subgrantees making submissions to the 

docket by mail or hand delivery should 

submit two copies. 

In the event a grantee or subgrantee 

needs to request immediate relief and 

does not have access to electronic 

means to request that relief, the grantee 

or subgrantee may contact any FTA 

regional office or FTA headquarters and 

request that FTA staff submit the 

petition on its behalf. 

A petition for relief shall: 

(a) Identify the grantee or subgrantee 

and its geographic location; 

(b) Specifically address how an FTA 

requirement in a policy statement, 

circular, agency guidance or rule will 

limit a grantee’s or subgrantee’s ability 

to respond to an emergency or disaster; 

(c) Identify the policy statement, 

circular, guidance document and/or rule 

from which the grantee or subgrantee 

seeks relief; and 

(d) Specify if the petition for relief is 

one-time or ongoing, and if ongoing 

identify the time period for which the 

relief is requested. The time period may 

not exceed three months; however, 

additional time may be requested 

through a second petition for relief. 

A petition for relief from 

administrative requirements will be 

conditionally granted for a period of 

three (3) business days from the date it 

is submitted to the Emergency Relief 

Docket. FTA will review the petition 

after the expiration of the three business 

days and review any comments 

submitted thereto. FTA may contact the 

grantee or subgrantee that submitted the 

request for relief, or any party that 

submits comments to the docket, to 

obtain more information prior to making 

a decision. FTA shall then post a 

decision to the Emergency Relief 

Docket. FTA’s decision will be based on 

whether the petition meets the criteria 

for use of these emergency procedures, 

the substance of the request, and the 

comments submitted regarding the 

petition. If FTA does not respond to the 

request for relief to the docket within 

three business days, the grantee or 

subgrantee may assume its petition is 

granted for a period not to exceed three 

months until and unless FTA states 

otherwise. 

Pursuant to section 604.2(f) of FTA’s 

charter rule (73 FR 2325, Jan. 14, 2008), 

grantees and subgrantees may assist 

with evacuations or other movement of 

people that might otherwise be 

considered charter transportation when 

that transportation is in response to an 

emergency declared by the President, 

governor, or mayor, or in an emergency 

requiring immediate action prior to a 

formal declaration, even if a formal 

declaration of an emergency is not 

eventually made by the President, 

governor or mayor. Therefore, a request 

for relief is not necessary in order to 

provide this service. However, if the 

emergency lasts more than 45 calendar 

days, the grantee or subgrantee shall 

follow the procedures set out in this 

notice. 

FTA reserves the right to reopen any 

docket and reconsider any decision 

made pursuant to these emergency 

procedures based upon its own 

initiative, based upon information or 

comments received subsequent to the 

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