Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2005 / Notices 59029 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393), the Caribou-Targhee National 

Forests’ Eastern Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet 

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 in 

Idaho Falls for a business meeting. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The business meeting will be 

held on November 30, 2005 from 10 

a.m. to 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the 

Caribou-Targhee National Forest 

Headquarters Office, 1405 Hollipark 

Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Timchak, Caribou-Targhee 

National Forest Supervisor and 

Designated Federal Officer, at (208) 

524–7500. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting on November 30, 

2005, begins at 10 a.m., at the CaribouTarghee National Forest Headquarters 

Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho 

Falls, Idaho. Agenda topics will include 

looking at funding for this upcoming 

year, briefed on project status from last 

year’s approved projects, and 

welcoming the new Forest Supervisor/ 

Designated Federal Officer. 

Dated: October 3, 2005. 

Lawrence A. Timchak, 

Caribou-Targhee Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 05–20320 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.; 

Notice of Intent To Hold Public 

Scoping Meeting and Prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to hold a public 

scoping meeting and prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) intends to hold a public scoping 

meeting and prepare a supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

in connection with possible impacts 

related to a project proposed by 

Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. 

(SECI), with headquarters in Tampa, 

Florida. The proposal consists of the 

construction of a nominal 750 megawatt 

coal-based electrical generating unit at 

the Seminole Generating Station (SGS). 

The Station is located in Putnam 

County, Florida, about six miles north of 

Palatka. SGS Unit 3 will be constructed 

near the existing SGS Units 1 and 2. The 

new unit can be readily accommodated 

on the existing site. The financing and 

construction of the SGS Unit 1 and 2 

was evaluated in a previous EIS. SECI 

is requesting RUS provide financing for 

the proposed project. 

DATES: RUS will conduct a public 

scoping meeting in an open-house 

format, seeking the input of the public 

and other interested parties, on October 

20, 2005, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the 

Campbell Center at Ravine Gardens 

State Park, 1600 Twigg Street, Palatka, 

Florida 32177, 386–329–3721. 

A scoping document for the 

preparation of a supplemental 

environmental impact statement will be 

available for review at the public 

scoping meeting. The document also is 

available for public review at RUS at the 

address provided in this notice, at 

Seminole Electric Cooperative, 16313 

North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, 

Florida 33618, at Seminole Generating 

Station, 890 North Highway 17, Palatka, 

Florida 32177, and at, 

Putnam County Library System: 

Headquarters Palatka Library, 601 

College Road, Palatka, Florida 32177–

3873. 

Crescent City Public Library Branch, 610 

N. Summit, Crescent City, Florida 

32212–2148. 

Bostwick Community Library Branch, 

125 Tillman Street, P.O. Box 489, 

Bostwick, Florida 32007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Strength, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural 

Development, Utilities Programs, 

Engineering and Environmental Staff, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 

1571, Washington, DC 20250–1571, 

telephone: (202) 720–0468 or e-mail: 

stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov, or 

James Frauen, Manager of 

Environmental Affairs, Seminole 

Electric Cooperative, Inc., P.O. Box 

272000, Tampa, Florida 33688–2000 or 

e-mail: jfrauen@seminole-electric.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SECI 

proposes to construct and operate a 

nominal 750-megawatt coal-based 

electric generating facility (Unit 3) at its 

existing Seminole Generating Station, 

located in Putnam County, Florida, 

about six miles north of Palatka on U.S. 

Highway 17. SECI intends to license the 

construction and operation of SGS Unit 

3 in conjunction with the continued 

operation of the existing Units 1 and 2. 

Unit 1 began commercial operation in 

January 1984 and Unit 2 began 

commercial operation in January 1985. 

Unit 3, a high efficiency, advanced 

technology coal unit with state of the art 

emission controls, will be constructed 

near Units 1 and 2. Unit 3 proposes to 

start commercial operation by May 1, 

2012. It has been determined that a third 

unit can be readily accommodated on 

the existing plant site. Fuel (coal and 

petroleum coke) for all three units will 

continue to be delivered to the site by 

rail. 

The Unit 3 project is estimated to cost 

$1.2 billion, which includes 

approximately $440 million for 

environmental controls. In addition, 

Seminole will also invest more than 

$200 million for advanced air emissions 

controls on Units 1 and 2 to remove 

additional amounts of sulfur dioxide, 

nitrogen oxide, and mercury. A new 

zero discharge system will be installed 

to reuse and evaporate process 

wastewater from all three units resulting 

in further improvement of the quality of 

the Station’s water discharge to the St. 

Johns River. 

Alternatives considered include no 

action, purchased power, renewable 

energy sources, distributed generation, 

and alternative site locations. Comments 

regarding the proposed project may be 

submitted (orally or in writing) at the 

public scoping meetings or in writing 

for receipt no later than November 21, 

2005, to RUS at the address provided in 

this notice. 

As mentioned previously, the 

financing and construction of the 

existing SGS Units 1 and 2 were 

evaluated in a previous EIS prepared by 

the Rural Electrification Administration. 

The final EIS and Record of Decision for 

the Seminole Plant Unit 1 and 2 and 

Associated Transmission Facilities were 

published in 1979. This EIS evaluated 

the environmental effects of the 

construction of two 600 MW coal-fired 

electric generating units and associated 

230 kV transmission facilities. This EIS 

will be supplemented to evaluate the 

environmental effects of the proposed 

action. 

RUS will use input provided by 

government agencies, private 

organizations, and the public in the 

preparation of a Draft Supplemental EIS. 

The Draft Supplemental EIS will be 

available for review and comment for 45 

days. A Final Supplemental EIS will 

then be prepared that considers all 

comments received. The Final 

Supplemental EIS will be available for 

review and comment for 30 days. 

Following the 30-day comment period, 

RUS will prepare a Record of Decision 

(ROD). Public notices announcing the 

availability of the Draft and Final 

Supplemental EIS and the ROD will be 

59030 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2005 / Notices 

published in the Federal Register and in 

the Palatka Daily News. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposed project 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 the RUS 

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

(7 CFR part 1794). 

Dated: October 4, 2005. 

Glendon D. Deal, 

Director, Engineering and Environmental 

Staff, USDA/Rural Development/Utilities 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–20309 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD 

INVESTIGATION BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

In connection with its investigation 

into the cause of an explosion and fire 

which occurred at BP’s Texas City 

refinery on March 23, 2005, the United 

States Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board (CSB) announces 

that it will convene a community 

meeting starting at 6 p.m. local time on 

Thursday, October 27, 2005, at the 

Charles T. Doyle Convention Center, 

2010 5th Avenue North, Texas City, 

Texas 77590. At the meeting CSB staff 

will present to the Board the 

preliminary results of their investigation 

into this incident. There will be a public 

comment period after the investigators’

presentation. 

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on 

Wednesday, March 23rd, a series of 

explosions occurred at the BP Texas 

City refinery during the restarting of a 

hydrocarbon isomerization unit. Fifteen 

workers were killed and about 170 

others were injured. Many of the victims 

were in or around work trailers located 

near a blowdown drum and stack that 

were open to the atmosphere. The 

explosions occurred when a distillation 

tower flooded with hydrocarbons and 

was over pressurized, resulting in a 

release of flammable hydrocarbons from 

the blowdown stack. After the staff 

presentation, the Board will allow a 

time for public comment. Following the 

conclusion of the public comment 

period, the Board will consider whether 

the preliminary facts presented 

necessitate any recommendations prior 

to the final completion of the Board’s 

investigative report. 

All staff presentations are preliminary 

and are intended solely to allow the 

Board to consider in a public forum the 

issues and factors involved in this case. 

No factual analyses, conclusions or 

findings should be considered final. 

Only after the Board has considered a 

final staff presentation and approved the 

staff report next year will there be an 

approved final record of this incident. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Please notify CSB if a translator 

or interpreter is needed, at least 5 

business days prior to the public 

meeting. For more information, please 

contact the Chemical Safety and Hazard 

Investigation Board at (202) 261–7600, 

or visit our Web site at: http:// 

www.csb.gov. 

Christopher W. Warner, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 05–20443 Filed 10–6–05; 2:28 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6350–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Coastal Zone Management 

Program Administration. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0119. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 17,974. 

Number of Respondents: 35. 

Average Hours Per Response: 35. 

Needs and Uses: Coastal zone 

management grants provide funds to 

states and territories to implement 

federally-approved coastal zone 

management plans; revise assessment 

documents and multi-year strategies; 

submit requests to approve amendments 

or program changes; submit section 

306A documentation on their approved 

coastal zone management plans; and 

submit coastal management 

performance measurement data. The 

funds are also provided to states and 

territories to develop their coastal 

management documents. The 

information submitted is used to 

determine if activities achieve national 

coastal management and enhancement 

objectives and if states and territories 

are adhering to their approved plans. 

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Annually, semi-annually 

and on occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: October 5, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–20339 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Membership of the Office of the 

Secretary Performance Review Board 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of membership on the 

Office of the Secretary Performance 

Review Board. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

4314(c)(4), DOC announces the 

appointment of persons to serve as 

members of the Office of the Secretary 

(OS) Performance Review Board (PRB). 

The OS/PRB is responsible for 

reviewing performance appraisals and 

ratings of Senior Executive Service 

(SES) members. The appointment of 

these members to the OS/PRB will be 

for a period of 24 months. 

DATES: The effective date of service of 

appointees to the Office of the Secretary 

Performance Review Board is upon 

publication of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary King, Director, Office of Executive 

Resources, Office of Human Resources 

Management, Office of the Director, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–3321. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

names, position titles, and type of 

appointment of the members of the OS/ 

PRB are set forth below by organization: 

Department of Commerce, Office of the 

Secretary, 2005–2007, Performance 

Review Board Membership 

Office of the Secretary 

Fred L. Schwien, Director, Executive 

Secretariat; David S. Bohigian, Deputy