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line. Only those facilities are being

considered for RUS financial assistance.

The only alternative to providing

financial assistance to AECC for the

construction of the subject project being

considered by RUS would be to take no

action, therefore, not provide financial

assistance.

An EIS for the proposed generating

station was submitted by AECC to the

APSC on July 1, 1999. Information on

the proposed transmission line was

submitted to the APSC on February 15,

2000. RUS has independently evaluated

the information contained in both

submittals to the APSC and believes that

it accurately assesses the environmental

impacts of the project. In accordance

with the provisions of §§ 1794.53 and

1794.74 of RUS’’ Environmental Policies

and Procedures, the information

referenced above will serve as RUS’’

environmental assessment for this

project.

The environmental assessment can be

reviewed at the AECC headquarters

located at 8000 Scott Hamilton Drive,

Little Rock, Arkansas (501–570–2462).

This document will also be available for

public inspection at the Hempstead

County Library, 500 South Elm Street,

Hope, Arkansas (870–777–4564). It can

also be reviewed at the headquarters of

RUS at the address provided previously.

Questions and comments should be

sent to RUS at the address provided.

RUS will accept questions and

comments on its proposed action for at

least 30 days from the date of

publication of this notice.

RUS will take no final action related

to the project until after notification of

that action is published in the Federal

Register and in the same newspapers

that this notice is being published.

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Lawrence R. Wolfe,

Acting Director, Engineering and

Environmental Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–30098 Filed 11–24–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

Georgia Transmission Corporation,

Notice of Availability of an

Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an

environmental assessment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is

issuing an environmental assessment

with respect to the potential

environmental impacts related to the

construction of approximately 7 miles of

230 kilovolt transmission line in Cobb

County, Georgia. RUS may provide

financing assistance to Georgia

Transmission Corporation for the

project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Quigel, Environmental Protection

Specialist, Rural Utilities Service,

Engineering and Environmental Staff,

Stop 1571, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20250–1571,

telephone: (202) 720–0468. Bob’s e-mail

address is bquigel@rus.usda.gov.

Information is also available from Susan

Ingall of Georgia Transmission

Corporation at (770) 270–7425. Susan’s

e-mail address is

susan.ingall@gatrans.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Georgia

Transmission Corporation proposes to

construct the 230 kilovolt transmission

line between the existing South

Acworth Substation and the existing

Hawkins Store Road Substation. The

transmission line will be 7.1 miles long

and will be located near Acworth and

Kennesaw, Georgia, in northern Cobb

County.

The proposed transmission line will

require a 25 to 35-foot wide corridor

adjacent to existing rights-of-way such

as roads and railroads. Where the

transmission line will not adjacent to an

existing right-of-way a 100-foot wide

corridor will be necessary. The

transmission line will be suspended via

concrete or steel single-pole structures

which will support three conductors

and an overhead ground wire. The

support structures will average 75 to 80

feet in height and will be spaced

approximately 500 to 600 feet apart.

Georgia Transmission Corporation

prepared an environmental analysis for

RUS which describes the project and

assesses its environmental impacts. RUS

has conducted an independent

evaluation of the environmental

analysis and believes that it accurately

assesses the impacts of the proposed

project. This environmental analysis

will serve as RUS’ environmental

assessment of the project. No significant

impacts are expected as a result of the

construction of the project.

The environmental assessment can be

reviewed at the Georgia Transmission

Corporation headquarters located at

2100 East Exchange Place, Tucker, GA.

This document will also be available at

the Cobb County Law Library, 10 East

Park Square, Marietta, Georgia 30090,

telephone (770) 528–1884. It can also be

reviewed at the headquarters of RUS at

the address provided above.

Questions and comments should be

sent to RUS at the address provided.

RUS will accept questions and

comments on the environmental

assessment for at least 30 days from the

date of publication of this notice.

Any final action by RUS related to the

proposed project will be subject to, and

contingent upon, compliance with all

relevant Federal environmental laws

and regulations and completion of

environmental review procedures as

prescribed by the 7 CFR Part 1794,

Environmental Policies and Procedures.

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Lawrence R. Wolfe,

Acting Director, Engineering and

Environmental Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–30097 Filed 11–24–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative;

Notice of Intent

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental assessment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS),

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et

seq.), the Council on Environmental

Quality Regulations for Implementing

the National Environmental Policy Act

(40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and the RUS’

Environmental Policies and Procedures

(7 CFR part 1794) proposes to prepare

an Environmental Assessment for

possibly granting financial assistance to

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (Old

Dominion) to construct a 510 megawatt,

natural gas-fired combustion turbine

electric generation plant in Cecil

County, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob

Quigel, Engineering and Environmental

Staff, Rural Utilities Service, at (202)

720–0468. Bob’s E-mail address is:

bquigel@rus.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Old

Dominion proposes to construct the

natural gas-fired electric generation

plant in the community of Rock Springs,

located in northwestern Cecil County,

Maryland. The proposed plant site is at

the intersection of Old Mill Road and

U.S. Route 222.

The Old Dominion ownership portion

of the project will consist of three

natural gas-fired combustion turbine

generation units with an output of 170

megawatts each. The entire plant layout

will be designed and permitted to

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accommodate 6 combustion turbine

units and would have a total output of

1,020 megawatts. The environmental

impact has been described for 6 units.

The entire plant will be situated on

approximately 26 acres of the 93-acre

site. No major natural gas pipeline or

electric transmission line improvements

will be needed at either location beyond

the proposed site boundaries. A short

electric transmission line span will be

constructed on a 5-acre parcel owned by

Old Dominion and is adjacent to the

plant to tie the plant to an existing 500

kilovolt transmission line located

southwest of Old Mill Road.

Alternatives considered by RUS and

Old Dominion to constructing the

generation facility as proposed include:

(a) No action, (b) load management, (c)

purchased power, (d) renewable energy,

(e) a combined cycle combustion

turbine plant, and (f) alternative site

locations.

Old Dominion is preparing an

environmental analysis to be submitted

to RUS for review. RUS will use the

environmental analysis to determine the

significance of the impacts of the project

and may adopt it as its environmental

assessment of the project. RUS’

environmental assessment of the project

will be available for review and

comment for 30 days. Notice of

availability of the environmental

assessment will be published in the

Federal Register and in newspapers

with a circulation in the project area. It

is anticipated that the environmental

assessment will be available in

November or December of this year.

RUS will determine, based on the

environmental assessment of the

project, whether or not the impacts of

the construction and operation of the

plant poses a significant impact. Public

notification of RUS’ finding will be

published in the Federal Register and in

newspapers with a circulation in the

project area.

Any final action related to the

proposed project will be subject to, and

contingent upon, compliance with

environmental review requirements

prescribed by the Council on

Environmental Quality and the Rural

Utilities Service’s regulations.

Dated: November 17, 2000.

Mark S. Plank,

Acting Director, Engineering and

Environmental Staff.

[FR Doc. 00–30096 Filed 11–24–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Regulations and Procedures Technical

Advisory Committee; Notice of Open

Meeting

The Regulations and Procedures

Technical Advisory Committee will

meet on December 12, 2000, 9 a.m.,

Room 3884, in the Herbert C. Hoover

Building, 14th Street between

Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues

NW, Washington, DC. The Committee

advises the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Export Administration on

implementation of the Export

Administration Regulations (EAR) and

provides for continuing review to

update the EAR as needed.

Agenda

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.

2. Presentation of papers or comments

by the public.

3. Update on pending regulations.

4. Discussion of deemed export rule.

5. Discussion of anti-boycott

regulations.

6. Roundtable discussion with Bureau

of Export Administration officials.

7. Election of Chair and Vice Chair.

The meeting will be open to the

public and a limited number of seats

will be available. Reservations are not

accepted. To the extent time permits,

members of the public may present oral

statements to the Committee. Written

statements may be submitted at any

time before or after the meeting.

However, to facilitate distribution of

public presentation materials to

Committee members, the Committee

suggests that presenters forward the

public presentation materials, two

weeks prior to the meeting date, to the

following address: Ms. Lee Ann

Carpenter, OSIES/EA/BXA MS: 3876,

14th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC 20230.

For more information or copies of the

minutes, contact Lee Ann Carpenter on

(202) 482–2583.

Dated: November 20, 2000.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Committee Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–30130 Filed 11–24–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 57–2000]

Foreign-Trade Zone 54—Clinton

County, New York; Application for

Expansion

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the County of Clinton, New

York, grantee of FTZ 54, requesting

authority to expand its general-purpose

zone site to include an additional site in

Plattsburgh, New York. The application

was submitted pursuant to the

provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones

Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR

Part 400). It was formally filed on

November 13, 2000.

FTZ 54 was approved on February 14,

1980 (Board Order 153, 45 FR 12469, 2/

26/80) and expanded on September 23,

1982 (Board Order 196, 47 FR 43102, 9/

30/82), and on May 29, 1996 (Board

Order 829, 61 FR 28840, 6/6/96). The

zone project currently includes three

general-purpose zone sites: Site 1 (123

acres)—Clinton County Air Industrial

Park, Plattsburgh; Site 2 (11 acres)—One

Trans-Boarder Drive, Champlain, at I–87

and U.S. Route 11, operated by TransBorder Customs Services, Inc.; and Site

3 (200 acres)—Champlain Industrial

Park, located on New York State Route

11 in Champlain (also includes two

temporary parcels (both expire 11/30/

01) located at 5 Coton Lane (4 acres) and

2002 Ridge Road (15,000 sq ft)).

The applicant is now requesting

authority, on behalf of the Plattsburgh

Airbase Redevelopment Corporation, to

expand the general-purpose zone to

include an additional site (Proposed

Site 4; 3,200 acres) located at the former

Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Interstate 87

and U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh. The

property is owned by the United States

Air Force, which is in the process of

conveying the property to the County of

Clinton Industrial Development Agency,

a municipal corporation, as part of a

base conversion project.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff

has been designated examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

Public comment is invited from

interested parties. Submissions (original

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the

Board’s Executive Secretary at the

address below. The closing period for

their receipt is January 26, 2001.

Rebuttal comments in response to

material submitted during the foregoing

period may be submitted during the