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The major components of the 

implemented 2011 IRP strategy 

included 3,600 to 5,100 MW of energy 

efficiency and demand response by 

2020; 1,500 to 2,500 MW of cost 

effective renewable energy additions by 

2020; idling of 2,400 to 4,700 MW of 

coal capacity by 2017; 850 MW of new 

pumped storage capacity in 2020–2024; 

1,150 to 5,900 MW of new nuclear 

capacity in 2013–2029; and 900 to 9,300 

MW of new natural gas capacity in 

2012–2029. 

Since 2011, several dramatic changes, 

both industry-wide and TVA-specific, 

have led TVA to begin development of 

the new IRP and associated 

Supplemental EIS ahead of the 5-year 

cycle identified in the 2011 IRP. Natural 

gas supplies have become abundant and 

available at lower cost. Electricity 

demand growth has been lower than 

forecast and, for TVA, has decreased 

since 2011. Additional TVA-specific 

changes to underlying assumptions used 

in the 2011 IRP study include: The 

delay in the startup of the first nuclear 

capacity addition, Watts Bar Unit 2, 

from 2013 to 2015; the delay of the 

startup of the next nuclear addition, 

Bellefonte Unit 1, beyond the early date 

of 2018; and the postponement of 

planning studies for new pumped 

storage capacity, with eventual startup 

delayed beyond the 2020 early date. 

Proposed Issues To Be Addressed 

Based on both internal and external 

stakeholder discussions, TVA 

anticipates that the major issues to be 

addressed in the IRP Supplemental EIS 

will be the cost and reliability of power, 

the effects of power production on the 

environment, including climate change, 

the effects of climate change on the 

Valley, the availability and use of 

renewable power resources, the 

effectiveness and implementation of 

demand side management options, 

including energy efficiency, handling 

waste and byproducts of TVA’s power 

operations, and the relationship of the 

economy to all of these activities. 

Generic resource options will be the 

primary focus of the Supplemental EIS. 

TVA also anticipates a more robust 

evaluation of electrical transmission 

system additions and upgrades 

necessary to transmit power from TVA 

generating facilities and from facilities 

outside the TVA region. 

Because of the programmatic nature of 

this study, TVA anticipates that the 

environmental effects which are 

examined will primarily be those at a 

regional level with some extending to a 

national or global level. This would 

include such potential environmental 

effects and issues as emissions of 

greenhouse gases, air quality, water 

quality and quantity, waste generation 

and disposal, and ecological and 

cultural resources. Socioeconomic 

impacts within the region that may 

result from alternative energy strategies 

will also be considered. The more sitespecific effects will not be addressed in 

detail and would be addressed in later 

tiered assessments of specific 

implementing activities. 

This list of issues is preliminary and 

is intended to facilitate public comment 

on the scope of this Supplemental EIS. 

TVA invites suggestions concerning the 

list of issues which should be 

addressed. TVA also invites specific 

comments on the questions that will 

begin to be answered by IRP: 

• Should the current power 

generation mix (e.g., coal, nuclear 

power, natural gas, hydro, renewables) 

change? If so, how? 

• Should renewable power be 

available and added in the Valley at a 

significant scale? If so, how? 

• How should energy efficiency and 

demand response be considered in 

planning for future energy needs and 

how can TVA directly affect electricity 

usage by consumers? 

• And how will all of this affect 

reliability and the price we pay for 

electricity? 

Analytical Approach 

TVA anticipates using an analytical 

approach similar to that of the 2011 IRP/ 

EIS described above. The number of 

alternative energy resource strategies 

and scenarios to be evaluated may differ 

from the 2011 IRP/EIS and will be 

determined after the completion of 

scoping. The IRP planning period is 20 

years. 

Scoping Process 

Scoping, which is integral to the 

process for implementing NEPA, 

provides an early and open process to 

ensure that (1) issues are identified early 

and properly studied; (2) issues of little 

significance do not consume substantial 

time and effort; (3) the draft EIS is 

thorough and balanced; and (4) delays 

caused by an inadequate EIS are 

avoided. 

With the help of the public, TVA will 

identify the most effective energy 

resource strategy that will meet TVA’s 

mission and serve the people of the 

Valley for the next 20 years. To ensure 

that the full range of issues and a 

comprehensive portfolio of energy 

resources are addressed, TVA invites 

members of the public as well as 

federal, state, and local agencies and 

Indian tribes to comment on the scope 

of the IRP EIS. As part of the EIS 

process, TVA anticipates asking 

representatives from key stakeholder 

groups to participate in a public review 

group which will meet several times 

over the course of the study to learn 

about the issues, discuss tradeoffs 

associated with different resource 

options, and assist TVA in developing 

an optimal energy resource strategy. 

Comments on the scope of this 

Supplemental EIS should be submitted 

no later than the date given under the 

DATES section of this notice. Any 

comments received, including names 

and addresses, will become part of the 

administrative record and will be 

available for public inspection. 

After consideration of the comments 

received during this scoping period, 

TVA will develop and distribute a 

document which will summarize public 

and agency comments that were 

received and identify the issues and 

alternatives to be addressed in the 

Supplemental EIS and identify the 

schedule for completing the EIS process. 

Following analysis of the issues, TVA 

will prepare a draft EIS for public 

review and comment. Notice of 

availability of the draft EIS will be 

published by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency in the Federal 

Register. TVA will solicit comments on 

the draft IRP and Supplemental EIS and 

hold public meetings to address it. TVA 

expects to release the draft IRP and 

Supplemental EIS in late 2014. The final 

IRP and Supplemental EIS, along with 

the Record of Decision, will be issued in 

2015. 

Dated: October 23, 2013. 

Brenda E. Brickhouse, 

Vice President, Environment. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25867 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8120–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Request To Release Airport 

Property 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Rule on 

Request to Release Airport Property at 

the Kearney Regional Airport (EAR), 

Kearney, Nebraska. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invites public comment on the release of 

land at the Kearney Regional Airport, 

Kearney, Nebraska, under the provisions 

of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 2, 2013. 

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ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: 

Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Airports Division, 

ACE–610C, 901 Locust Room 364, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to: Michael Tye, 

City Attorney, 1419 Central Avenue, 

P.O. Box 636, Kearney, NE 68848–0636, 

(308) 237–3155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Airports Division, 

ACE–610C, 901 Locust Room 364, 

Kansas City, MO 64106, (816) 329–2644, 

lynn.martin@faa.gov. 

The request to release property may 

be reviewed, by appointment, in person 

at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release approximately 67.72± acres of 

airport property at the Kearney Regional 

Airport (EAR) under the provisions of 

49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). On July 1, 2013, 

the City Attorney at the Kearney 

Regional Airport requested from the 

FAA that approximately 67.72± acres of 

property be released for sale to the City 

of Kearney for them to transfer to the 

Veteran’s Administration for 

construction of the Central Nebraska 

Veteran’s Home. On September 29, 

2013, the FAA determined that the 

request to release property at the 

Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) 

submitted by the Sponsor meets the 

procedural requirements of the Federal 

Aviation Administration and the release 

of the property does not and will not 

impact future aviation needs at the 

airport. The FAA may approve the 

request, in whole or in part, no sooner 

than thirty days after the publication of 

this notice. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

The Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) 

is proposing the release of airport 

property totaling 67.72 acres, more or 

less. This land is to be used for 

construction of a new Central Nebraska 

Veteran’s Home. The release of land is 

necessary to comply with Federal 

Aviation Administration Grant 

Assurances that do not allow federally 

acquired airport property to be used for 

non-aviation purposes. The sale of the 

subject property will result in the land 

at the Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) 

being changed from aeronautical to nonaeronautical use and release the lands 

from the conditions of the Airport 

Improvement Program Grant Agreement 

Grant Assurances. In accordance with 

49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the 

airport will receive fair market value for 

the property, which will be 

subsequently reinvested in another 

eligible airport improvement project for 

general aviation facilities at the Kearney 

Regional Airport. 

Any person may inspect, by 

appointment, the request in person at 

the FAA office listed above under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In 

addition, any person may, upon 

appointment and request, inspect the 

application, notice and other documents 

determined by the FAA to be related to 

the application in person at the Kearney 

Regional Airport. 

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on October 2, 

2013. 

Jim A. Johnson, 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25852 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Order 1050.1F Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice requesting comment on 

proposed Order 1050.1F Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures; ReOpening of Comment Period. 

SUMMARY: This action re-opens the 

comment period for the notice of draft 

Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures that was 

published on August 14, 2013. Airports 

Council International—North America 

(ACI–NA), which represents local, 

regional and state governing bodies that 

own and operate commercial airports 

across the United States, requested that 

the FAA extend the comment period for 

14 days. 

DATES: The notice of the comment 

period for the Order was published on 

August 14, 2013 (78 FR 49596), closed 

September 30, 2013, and is re-opened 

until November 8, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket No. FAA–2013– 

0685 using any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

Facsimile: Fax comments to the 

docket operations personnel at 202– 

493–2251. 

Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Deliver: Deliver comments to 

the Docket Operations Room on the 

ground floor of the West Building at 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides. Using the search function of 

the docket Web site, anyone can find 

and read the electronic form of all 

comments received into any FAA 

docket, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement can be 

found in the Federal Register published 

on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), as well 

as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: You may examine the docket, 

including comments received, on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the U.S. Department of 

Transportation Docket Operations office 

between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays, at U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald Scata, Office of Environment 

and Energy (AEE–400), Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–9890; email 

donald.scata@faa.gov. 

Background: On August 14, 2013, the 

FAA issued a Notice requesting 

comment on proposed Order 1050.1F, 

Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures. In that notice, the FAA 

sought comment on proposed revisions 

to Order 1050.1E, which contains 

policies and procedures for 

implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act (78 FR 

49596). The draft revised order, renumbered as Order 1050.1F, is available 

at http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/

headquarters_offices/apl/environ_

policy_guidance/policy/. The notice 

stated that comments to that document 

were to be received on or before 

September 30, 2013. 

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