14892 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 1997 / Notices

Carolyn A. Lunsford.

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–7904 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3910–01–P

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental

Impact Statement to Evaluate a Permit

Application by Empire, Ltd.

AGENCY: Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: Empire, Ltd., of Wood-Ridge,

New Jersey, has submitted an

application for a Department of the

Army permit to discharge 2.5 million

cubic yards of dredged and/or fill

material into 206 acres of waters of the

United States, including wetlands, to

facilitate the construction of a

commercial mall with retail and office

space, hotel, light industrial facilities,

roads, and infrastructure. The discharge

of dredged and/or fill materials into

waters of the United States requires a

Department of the Army Permit

pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and

Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) and

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33

U.S.C. 1344). The Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) process will assist the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

in determining whether to issue or deny

a permit for the project under these

authorities. This action is taking place

in accordance with the USACE

procedures for implementing the

National Environmental Policy Act (33

CFR Parts 230 and 325).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Joseph J. Seebode, Chief, Regulatory

Branch, New York District Corps of

Engineers, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1937,

New York, New York 10278–0090,

Telephone (212) 264–3996.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Project Description

Empire, Ltd. submitted an application

for a Department of the Army permit to

discharge approximately 2.5 million

cubic yards of dredged and/or fill

material into 206 acres of waters and

wetlands, to create dry land to facilitate

the construction of a major commercial

development project. The project,

known as Meadowlands Mills, would

include a shopping mall, entertainment

center, office complex, hotel, mass

transit center, light industrial facilities,

and associated parking structures and

roadways. The project is proposed to be

developed by Empire, Ltd., and the

Mills Corporation of Arlington, Virginia.

The work is proposed on a 592 acre site

containing wetlands and open waters

adjacent to the Hackensack River within

the Hackensack Meadowlands District

in the Townships of Carlstadt,

Moonachie, and South Hackensack,

Bergen County, New Jersey. The

applicant has submitted a wetlands

mitigation plan with the application

proposing enhancement, creation, and

preservation activities, to establish

approximately 380 acres of higher value

wetlands onsite.

On February 6, 1997, USACE

completed an Environmental

Assessment (EA) under the Corps of

Engineers and Council on

Environmental Quality regulations for

implementing NEPA. The EA was

prepared utilizing information made

available through the public interest

process until that date, including the

issuance of a public notice and the

conduct of two public hearings in the

vicinity of the project. The EA

concluded that USACE will require the

preparation of an Environmental Impact

Statement to process the application.

2. Reasonable Alternatives

In addition to the no action

alternative, reasonable alternatives to be

considered include the following:

a. Off-site alternatives to construction as

proposed

b. On-Site alternatives to construction as

proposed

c. Construction Techniques

3. EIS Scoping

As part of the EIS scoping process,

comments on the proposed scope of the

EIS will be accepted until 45 days after

the publication of this Notice of Intent

in the Federal Register; all comments

should be addressed to the contact

person indicated above. In addition to

receiving written comments, the USACE

will receive oral comments during a

public scoping meeting scheduled for

the latter part of the scoping period.

Notice of the public scoping meeting

will be made through mailings and/or

legal notices in local newspapers.

4. Public Participation in the EIS

Process

The EIS process will provide

opportunities for full participation by

interested federal, state, and local

agencies, as well as other interested

organizations and the general public.

All interested parties are encouraged to

submit their names and addresses to the

contact person indicated above for

inclusion on the distribution list for the

draft and final EIS and any related

public notices.

5. Federal Agency Participation in the

EIS Process

Federal agencies with an interest in

this EIS effort are requested to

participate as cooperating agencies

pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1501.6. All

interested federal agencies are requested

to submit a letter of intent to Colonel

Gary Thomas, Corps of Engineers,

District Engineer.

John R. Hartmann,

Chief, Operations Division.

[FR Doc. 97–7906 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–142]

Application To Export Electric Energy;

Eastern Power Distribution, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

AGENCY: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Eastern Power Distribution,

Inc. (EPD), a power marketer, has

submitted an application to export

electric energy to Canada pursuant to

section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–52), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585 (FAX 202–287–

5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202–

586–4708 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On March 7, 1997, EPD filed an

application with the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) for authorization to export

electric energy to Canada as a power

marketer, pursuant to section 202(e) of

the FPA. Specifically, EPD has proposed

to transmit to Canada electric energy

purchased from suppliers in the United

States and Mexico.

EPD would arrange for the exported

energy to be transmitted to Canada, over

the international transmission facilities

owned by Basin Electric Power

Cooperative, Bonneville Power

Administration, Citizens Utilities,