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[FR Doc. 07–6285 Filed 1–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for the Renewal of the Special 

Use Permit (SUP) for Military Activities 

on the De Soto National Forest and 

Implementation of Installation Mission 

Support Activities at Camp Shelby, MS 

AGENCY: National Guard Bureau (NGB), 

Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: This FEIS has been prepared 

by the NGB and the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture—Forest Service (USDA–FS). 

NGB is the lead agency and the USDA–

FS is serving as a cooperating agency in 

the development of this FEIS for the 

renewal of the current SUP that 

authorizes military training activities at 

Camp shelby Training Site. 

DATES: The waiting period for the FEIS 

will end 30 days after publication of an 

NOA in the Federal Register by the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

questions regarding the FEIS may be 

forwarded to Mr. Tim Powell, Public 

Affairs Officer, Joint Forces 

Headquarters, Mississippi National 

Guard, P.O. Box 5027, Jackson, 

Mississippi, 39296–5027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Tim Powell, Public Affairs Officer, at 

(601) 313–6349. The alternate point of 

contact for this action is Major Robert A. 

Lemire, Mississippi Army National 

Guard, Director Environmental 

Programs at (601) 313–6228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This FEIS 

discusses in-depth two alternatives: the 

Preferred Alternative and the No-Action 

Alternative. Under the Preferred 

Alternative, the Mississippi National 

Guard (MSNG) proposes the renewal of 

the USDA–FS SUP for a 20-year 

timeframe and authorizes current 

activities and mission requirements to 

continue on State of Mississippi, DoD, 

and National Forest lands. This 

alternative will help meet the Army 

requirements associated with the 

Proposed Action by constructing 

various new ranges and facilities at 

Camp Shelby and allowing for the 

continuation of necessary maintenance, 

repair, and rehabilitation of the 

infrastructure at Camp Shelby. The No 

Action Alternative would authorize the 

renewal of the SUP for a 10-year 

timeframe (same as previous SUP) and 

military activities would continue as 

currently permitted. this alternative 

would not authorize the proposed 

construction of new ranges and facilities 

and improvements and improved 

management practices. Other 

alternatives considered but eliminated 

from detailed study are also addressed 

in the FEIS. the potential for significant 

impacts exists for both alternatives; 

however with the implementation of the 

ongoing and proposed mitigation and 

monitoring measures, the unavoidable 

adverse impacts can be mitigated to an 

acceptable level. Under the preferred 

alternative, current activities and 

mission requirements will continue on 

State of Mississippi, DoD, and National 

Forest lands. This alternative includes 

implementation of the projects and 

programs discussed in this FEIS, in 

addition to the continuation of 

necessary maintenance, repair, and 

rehabilitation of the military training 

infrastructure at Camp Shelby. 

Environmental consequences for the 

proposed actions; e.g. renewal of the 

SUP, and construction, operation, and 

maintenance of several new projects at 

Camp Shelby have been analyzed. The 

new project proposals have the potential 

for the following adverse impacts: 

(1) Direct and/or indirect effects on 

habitat for other proposed, endangered, 

threatened, and sensitive species such 

as Louisiana quillwort (federal 

endangered species), black pine snake 

(federal candidate species), and other 

state and USDA–FS sensitive plant 

species. There would be direct positive 

effects on the red-cockaded woodpecker 

when colonies are relocated into the 

proposed Habitat Management Area at 

sometime in the future. 

(3) Direct and/or indirect effects on 

approximately 275 acres of wetlands 


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1Rate Order No. WAPA–117, 70 FR 47823, 

August 15, 2005. FERC confirmed and approved the 

rate schedules on June 13, 2006, under FERC 

Docket No. EF05–5171–000 (115 FERC 62,271). 

Approved Rate Schedule SLIP–F8 became effective 

on October 1, 2005, for a 5-year period ending 

September 30, 2010. 

2Rate Order WAPA–132, 72 FR 37758, July 11, 

2007. Extended Rate Schedules SP–PTP6, SP–NW2, 

SP–NFT5, SP–SD2, SP–RS2, SP–E12, SP–FR2, and 

SP–SSR1 for transmission and ancillary services 

were previously submitted as Rate Order No. 

WAPA–99, 67 FR 60656 (September 26, 2002), and 

approved by FERC on November 14, 2003 (105 

FERC 62,093). 

(requiring fill of an estimated 20 acres 

of wetlands). 

Direct effects by removal of 

approximately 120 acres for pine and 

hardwood forested areas. 

(5) Direct effects by movement of 

approximately 250,000 cubic yards of 

earth and resulting direct and/or 

indirect effects from erosion and 

sedimentation. 

The proposed Combined Arms ARea 

(CAA) reconfiguration in this FEIS 

would result in a 4,300 acre reduction 

in the amount of unavoidable impacts 

associated with forest clearing/thinning 

from the scope of the CAA last 

addressed and approved for 

construction in the 1994 SUP EIS. Also 

associated with the CAA is the proposed 

Combined Arms Collective Training 

Facility (CACTF), which would be colocated within the CAA maneuver areas 

to be cleared and/or thinned and would 

not require any further significant 

timber removal. This reduction of 

approximately 4,300 acres of impacts is 

an improvement from an environmental 

standpoint over the original plan and it 

still meets military training 

requirements. 

The No Action alternative has two 

subsets, one related to the SUP and the 

other to actions associated with mission 

support (construction in the cantonment 

area and the range and training area). In 

regards to the SUP, this is defined as 

renewal of a 10-year SUP for 

‘‘continuation of military activities as 

presently permitted.’’ This alternative 

does not allow for improved and future 

mission requirements, future military 

construction funding, improved 

management practices, and a 20-year 

SUP permit. 

A copy of the FEIS can be found at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.ngms.state.ms.us/env/Natural%20

Resources/nat_resources_06.htm. 

Following the 30-day waiting period, 

a Record of Decision will be signed. 

Dated: November 13, 2007. 

Addison D. Davis, IV, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, 

(Environment, Safety, and Occupational 

Health). 

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BILLING CODE 3710–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects 

Firm Power, Colorado River Storage 

Project Transmission and Ancillary 

Services Rates—Rate Order No. 

WAPA–137 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Power Rates. 

SUMMARY: The Western Area Power 

Administration (Western) is proposing 

adjustments to the Salt Lake City Area 

Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) firm 

power rates and the Colorado River 

Storage Project (CRSP) Transmission 

and Ancillary Services Rates. The 

SLCA/IP consists of the CRSP, Collbran, 

and Rio Grande projects, which were 

integrated for marketing and ratemaking 

purposes on October 1, 1987, and two 

participating projects of the CRSP that 

have power facilities, the Dolores and 

Seedskadee projects. The current rates, 

under Rate Schedule SLIP–F8, expire 

September 30, 2010, but are not 

sufficient to meet the SLCA/IP revenue 

requirements. The proposed rates will 

provide sufficient revenue to pay all 

annual costs, including operation, 

maintenance, and replacements 

(OM&R), interest expenses, and the 

required repayment of investment 

within the allowable period. 

The only proposed changes to the 

CRSP Transmission and Ancillary 

Services Rates are to change the 

expiration dates to September 30, 2010, 

in alignment with the SLCA/IP firm 

power rates. 

Western will prepare a brochure that 

provides detailed information on the 

rates to all interested parties. The 

proposed rates under Rate Schedules 

SLIP–F9, SP–PTP7, SP–NW3, SP–NFT6, 

SP–CF1, SP–SD3, SP–RS3, SP–EI3, SP–

FR3, and SP–SSR3 are scheduled to go 

into effect on October 1, 2008. 

Publication of this Federal Register 

notice begins the formal process for the 

proposed rates. 

DATES: The consultation and comment 

period begins today and will end April 

3, 2008. Western will present a detailed 

explanation of the proposed rates at a 

public information forum to be held on 

February 5, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. Western 

will accept oral and written comments 

at a public comment forum to be held 

on March 4, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. Western 

will accept written comments any time 

during the consultation and comment 

period. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Mr. Bradley S. Warren, CRSP Manager, 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Management Center, Western Area 

Power Administration, 150 East Social 

Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, 

UT 84111–1580, (801) 524–5493, e-mail 

CRSPMCadj@wapa.gov. Western will 

post information about the rate process 

on its Web site under the ‘‘FY 2009 

SLCA/IP Rate Adjustment’’ section 

located at: http://www.wapa.gov/CRSP/ 

ratescrsp/default.htm. 

Western will post official comments 

received by letter and e-mail to its Web 

site after the close of the comment 

period. Western must receive written 

comments by the end of the 

consultation and comment period to 

ensure consideration in Western’s 

decision process. The public 

information forum and public comment 

forum will be held at the Radisson Hotel 

Salt Lake City Airport, 2177 West North 

Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84116–3196. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Carol A. Loftin, Rates Manager, 

Colorado River Storage Project 

Management Center, Western Area 

Power Administration, 150 East Social 

Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, 

UT 84111–1580, (801) 524–6380, e-mail 

loftinc@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed rates for SLCA/IP firm power 

are designed to return an annual amount 

of revenue to meet the repayment of 

power investment, payment of interest, 

purchased power, OM&R expenses, and 

the repayment of irrigation assistance 

costs as required by law. 

The Deputy Secretary of Energy 

approved Rate Schedule SLIP–F8 for 

firm power service on August 1, 2005.1

Rate Schedule SLIP–F8 became effective 

on October 1, 2005, for a 5-year period 

ending September 30, 2010. Under Rate 

Schedule SLIP–F8, the energy rate is 

10.43 mills per kilowatthour (mills/ 

kWh), and the capacity rate is $4.43 per 

kilowattmonth (kWmonth). The 

composite rate is 25.28 mills/kWh. The 

Deputy Secretary of Energy also 

approved a rate extension for the CRSP 

Transmission and Ancillary Services 

Rates through September 30, 2010.2


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