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the name of the word processing 

program used to create the document. 

Because of space limitation, 

attendance at the meeting will be 

determined on a first-come, first-served 

basis. The meeting will be physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Individuals requiring special services, 

such as sign language interpretation or 

other ancillary aids, are asked to 

indicate this to Barbara Brown, 

bbrown@ntia.doc.gov at least two (2) 

days prior to the meeting. Members of 

the public will have an opportunity to 

provide comment at the meetings, time 

permitting. 

Dated: Monday, March 9, 2009. 

Bernadette McGuire-Rivera, 

Associate Administrator, Office of 

Telecommunications and Information 

Applications. 

David P. Grahn, 

Associate General Counsel, Rural 

Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–5411 Filed 3–9–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Associated Electric Cooperative 

Incorporated: Notice of Availability of 

an Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of an 

Environmental Assessment for public 

review. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service, an 

Agency delivering the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture’s Rural Development 

Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred 

to as Rural Development and/or Agency, 

has prepared an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) to meet its 

responsibilities under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 7 

CFR 1794 related to possible financial 

assistance to Associated Electric 

Cooperative Incorporated (AECI) for the 

construction of a new 540-megawatt 

(MW) gas-fired combustion combinedcycle generation unit at the existing 

Chouteau Power Plant in Mayes County, 

Oklahoma. The proposed new unit is 

needed to provide additional electric 

generating capacity that would allow 

AECI to meet its projected electrical 

peaking demand in 2011–2016. AECI is 

also proposing to construct a new 

substation approximately two miles east 

of the existing plant, a 161-kilovolt (kV) 

transmission line from the existing plant 

to the new substation, and a single 

circuit 345-kV line from the new 

substation to the nearby Grand River 

Dam Authority (GRDA) Coal-Fired 

Power Plant I, Mayes County, 

Oklahoma. The proposed new 

transmission facilities are needed to 

provide an outlet for the additional 

electric power that would be generated 

at the Chouteau Power Plant as a result 

of the installation of the proposed new 

combustion turbine (CT). AECI is 

requesting financial assistance from the 

Agency for the proposed action. 

DATES: Written comments on this Notice 

must be received on or before April 13, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain copies of the EA or for further 

information, contact: Stephanie 

Strength, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, USDA, Rural Development, 

Utilities Programs, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 2244, Stop 1571, 

Washington, DC 20250–1571, or e-mail 

stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. 

A copy of the EA may be viewed 

online at the Agency’s Web site: 

http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ 

ea.htm and at AECI’s headquarters 

office located at 211 South Golden, 

Springfield, Missouri 65801–4775 and 

at the: Pryor Public Library, 505 E 

Graham, Pryor, OK 74361, (918) 825– 

0777. Comments may be submitted to 

Ms. Strength at the address provided in 

this Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. 

proposes to construct a new 540-MW 

gas-fired combustion combined-cycle 

generation unit at the existing Chouteau 

Power Plant in Mayes County, 

Oklahoma with an in-service date of 

early 2011. The existing plant includes 

a 522 MW combined cycle generation 

unit. The proposed 540 MW generating 

plant will be connected to a new 161/ 

345-kV substation that will serve both 

the existing and proposed generating 

facilities. This substation will be located 

approximately two miles east of the 

Chouteau Power Plant on 16.7 acres. A 

single circuit 161-kV transmission line 

would be constructed from the existing 

Chouteau Power Plant to the new 345/ 

161-kV substation and a single circuit 

345-kV line will be constructed from the 

new substation to the existing Grand 

River Dam Authority (GRDA) Coal-Fired 

Power Plant. 

The proposed CTs would employ an 

industrial frame advanced technology 

CT equipped with dry low-nitrogen 

oxide combustors. The CT would 

operate on natural gas as a fuel source. 

The construction of the proposal is 

tentatively scheduled to begin in 2009 

and the estimated duration of 

construction would be 2 years. 

A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EA 

and Hold a Scoping Meeting was 

published in the Federal Register at 

73FR51439, on September 3, 2008, The 

Paper on September 8, 2008, and The 

Daily Times on September 7, 2008. A 

public meeting was held on September 

16, 2008, at the Mid America Expo 

Center, Mid America Industrial Park in 

Pryor, Oklahoma 74361. A summary of 

public comments can be found at the 

Agency Web site listed in this Notice. 

As part of its broad environmental 

review process, the Agency must take 

into account the effect of the proposal 

on historic properties in accordance 

with section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act and its implementing 

regulation, ‘‘Protection of Historic 

Properties’’ (36 CFR part 800). Pursuant 

to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), the Agency is 

using its procedures for public 

involvement under NEPA to meet its 

responsibilities to solicit and consider 

the views of the public during section 

106 review. Accordingly, comments 

submitted in response to scoping will 

inform Agency decisionmaking in 

section 106 review. Any party wishing 

to participate more directly with the 

Agency as a ‘‘consulting party’’ in 

section 106 review may submit a written 

request to do so to the Agency contact 

provided in this notice. 

Alternatives considered by Rural 

Development and AECI included for the 

CTs were (a) no action, (b) alternate 

sources of power, (c) load management, 

(d) renewable energy sources, (e) nonrenewable energy sources, and (f) 

alternate sites. The alternatives 

considered for the transmission 

facilities were (a) no action and (b) 

alternate routes. An environmental 

report that describes the proposal in 

detail and discusses its anticipated 

environmental impacts has been 

prepared by AECI. Rural Development 

has reviewed and accepted the 

document as its EA of the proposal. The 

EA is available for public review at the 

addresses provided in this Notice. 

Questions and comments should be 

sent to Rural Development at the 

mailing or e-mail addresses provided in 

this Notice. Rural Development should 

receive comments on the EA in writing 

by April 13, 2009 to ensure that they are 

considered in its environmental impact 

determination. 

Should Rural Development 

determine, based on the EA of the 

proposal, that the impacts of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposal would not have a significant 

environmental impact, it will prepare a 

Finding of No Significant Impact. Public 

notification of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact would be published 


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1ArcelorMittal Point Lisas Limited is the 

successor–in–interest to Mittal Steel Point Lisas 

Limited. See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 

Rod from Trinidad and Tobago: Notice of Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, 73 FR 30052 (May 23, 

2008). 

in the Federal Register and in 

newspapers with circulation in the 

proposal area. 

Any final action by Rural 

Development related to the proposal 

will be subject to, and contingent upon, 

compliance with all relevant Federal, 

state and local environmental laws and 

regulations, and completion of the 

environmental review requirements as 

prescribed in Rural Development’s 

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

(7 CFR part 1794). 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Mark S. Plank, 

Director, Engineering and Environmental 

Staff, USDA/Rural Development/Utilities 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–5375 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

(A–274–804) 

Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 

Rod from Trinidad and Tobago; Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce 

SUMMARY: On November 5, 2008, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

Department) published the preliminary 

results of the fifth administrative review 

for the antidumping duty order on 

carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod 

(wire rod) from Trinidad and Tobago. 

See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire 

Rod from Trinidad and Tobago: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review, 73 FR 

65833 (November 5, 2008) (Preliminary 

Results). This review covers imports of 

wire rod from ArcelorMittal Point Lisas 

Limited,1 and its affiliate Mittal Steel 

North America Inc. (MSNA) 

(collectively, AMPL). The period of 

review (POR) is October 1, 2006, 

through September 30, 2007. 

Based on our analysis of comments 

received, these final results do not differ 

from the preliminary results. The final 

results are listed below in the Final 

Results of Review section. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 12, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Moore or Jolanta Lawska, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 3, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–3692 and (202) 

482–8362, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 29, 2002, the Department 

published in the Federal Register the 

antidumping duty order on wire rod 

from Trinidad and Tobago. See Notice 

of Antidumping Duty Orders: Carbon 

and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from 

Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, 

Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine, 67 

FR 65945 (Wire Rod Orders). On July 6, 

2005, the Department determined that 

Mittal Steel Point Lisas Limited (MSPL) 

is the successor–in-interest to Carribean 

Ispat Limited (CIL). See Notice of Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review: Carbon and 

Certain Alloy Wire Rod from Trinidad 

and Tobago, 70 FR 38871 (July 6, 2005). 

On May 23, 2008, the Department 

determined that AMPL is the successor– 

in-interest to MSPL. See Carbon and 

Certain Alloy Steel wire Rod from 

Trinidad and Tobago: Notice of Final 

results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, 73 FR 30052 

(May 23, 2008). On November 5, 2008, 

the Department published in the 

Federal Register its Preliminary Results 

of the administrative review of this 

order for the period October 1, 2006, 

through September 30, 2007. See 

Preliminary Results, 73 FR at 65833. 

This is the fifth administrative review of 

this order. 

Comments From Interested Parties 

We invited interested parties to 

comment on the Preliminary Results. On 

December 5, 2008, AMPL filed a case 

brief, and on December 10, 2008, 

petitioners submitted a rebuttal brief. 

Petitioners are Gerdau Ameristeel US 

Inc. (formerly Co–Steel Raritan, Inc.), 

Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc., 

North Star Steel Texas, Inc., Nucor Steel 

Connecticut, Inc., and Rocky Mountain 

Steel Mills. No party requested a 

hearing. 

Scope of the Antidumping Duty Order 

The merchandise subject to this order 

is certain hot–rolled products of carbon 

steel and alloy steel, in coils, of 

approximately round cross section, 5.00 

mm or more, but less than 19.00 mm, in 

solid cross-sectional diameter. 

Specifically excluded are steel products 

possessing the above–noted physical 

characteristics and meeting the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) definitions for 

(a) stainless steel; (b) tool steel; (c) high 

nickel steel; (d) ball bearing steel; and 

(e) concrete reinforcing bars and rods. 

Also excluded are (f) free machining 

steel products (i.e., products that 

contain by weight one or more of the 

following elements: 0.03 percent or 

more of lead, 0.05 percent or more of 

bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur, 

more than 0.04 percent of phosphorus, 

more than 0.05 percent of selenium, or 

more than 0.01 percent of tellurium). 

Also excluded from the scope are 

1080 grade tire cord quality wire rod 

and 1080 grade tire bead quality wire 

rod. Grade 1080 tire cord quality rod is 

defined as: (i) grade 1080 tire cord 

quality wire rod measuring 5.0 mm or 

more but not more than 6.0 mm in 

cross-sectional diameter; (ii) with an 

average partial decarburization of no 

more than 70 microns in depth 

(maximum individual 200 microns); (iii) 

having no non–deformable inclusions 

greater than 20 microns and no 

deformable inclusions greater than 35 

microns; (iv) having a carbon 

segregation per heat average of 3.0 or 

better using European Method NFA 04– 

114; (v) having a surface quality with no 

surface defects of a length greater than 

0.15 mm; (vi) capable of being drawn to 

a diameter of 0.30 mm or less with 3 or 

fewer breaks per ton, and (vii) 

containing by weight the following 

elements in the proportions shown: (1) 

0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less 

than 0.01 percent of aluminum, (3) 

0.040 percent or less, in the aggregate, 

of phosphorus and sulfur, (4) 0.006 

percent or less of nitrogen, and (5) not 

more than 0.15 percent, in the aggregate, 

of copper, nickel and chromium. 

Grade 1080 tire bead quality rod is 

defined as: (i) grade 1080 tire bead 

quality wire rod measuring 5.5 mm or 

more but not more than 7.0 mm in 

cross-sectional diameter; (ii) with an 

average partial decarburization of no 

more than 70 microns in depth 

(maximum individual 200 microns); (iii) 

having no non–deformable inclusions 

greater than 20 microns and no 

deformable inclusions greater than 35 

microns; (iv) having a carbon 

segregation per heat average of 3.0 or 

better using European Method NFA 04– 

114; (v) having a surface quality with no 

surface defects of a length greater than 

0.2 mm; (vi) capable of being drawn to 

a diameter of 0.78 mm or larger with 0.5 

or fewer breaks per ton; and (vii) 

containing by weight the following 

elements in the proportions shown: (1) 

0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less 

than 0.01 percent of soluble aluminum, 

(3) 0.040 percent or less, in the 

aggregate, of phosphorus and sulfur, (4) 


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