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averaging greater than 85 times per year, 

is outside the intended design basis of 

the plant. Additionally, KIF has been 

dealing with significant material 

condition issues over the last five years. 

Lower boiler drum repairs at KIF are 

symptomatic of age-driven material 

condition failures that are difficult to 

proactively address. Based on this 

analysis, TVA has developed planning 

assumptions for KIF retirement. TVA 

proposes to retire three units as early as 

2026, but no later than 2031, and the 

remaining six units as early as 2027, but 

no later than 2033, dependent on 

internal and external factors that could 

affect bringing replacement generation 

online. 

The Kingston EIS will assess the 

impact of retiring all KIF units and of 

replacing the generation of those units, 

as discussed in the Alternatives section 

below. To recover the generation 

capacity lost from retirement of the KIF 

units and to account for future load 

growth, TVA is proposing the addition 

of approximately 1,450 MW of 

replacement generation. To maintain 

adequate reserves on the TVA system, 

this 1,450 MW of replacement 

generation would need to be in 

commercial operation prior to the 

retirement of KIF. 

Alternatives 

TVA anticipates that the scope of the 

EIS will include various alternatives in 

addition to the no action alternative 

(continuing to operate KIF with needed 

regulatory updates). TVA plans to 

evaluate three action alternatives in the 

EIS: (A) Retirement of KIF and 

construction and operation of a 

Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine 

(CC) Gas Plant at the same site; (B) 

Retirement of KIF, investment in local 

and regional transmission, and 

construction and operation of Simple 

Cycle Combustion Turbine (CT) Gas 

Plants at alternate locations; (C) 

Retirement of KIF and construction and 

operation of Solar and Storage Facilities, 

primarily at alternate locations. 

Potential connected actions, such as the 

natural gas pipeline and transmission 

upgrades as necessary for any particular 

alternative, will also be considered in 

this assessment. 

Issues To Be Addressed in EIS 

The EIS will address the effects of 

each alternative on the environment, 

including 

• Emissions of greenhouse gases, 

• fuel consumption, 

• air quality, 

• water quality and quantity, 

• waste generation and disposal, 

• land use, 

• ecological, 

• cultural resources, 

• transportation, 

• visual and noise, 

• socioeconomic impacts and 

environmental justice. 

The EIS will include discussion and 

review of any proposed natural gas 

pipeline(s) that would be a necessary 

component of a new proposed CC or CT 

plants under Alternatives A or B. 

Currently under Alternative A, TVA is 

considering replacing generation at the 

KIF location, which would require 

approximately 125 miles of natural gas 

pipeline facilities that will, to the extent 

practicable, be located within or 

adjacent to an existing pipeline right of 

way, to bring gas supply to the KIF 

reservation. The construction of the 

natural gas pipeline(s) would be subject 

to Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) jurisdiction and 

additional review will be undertaken by 

FERC in accordance with its own NEPA 

procedures. TVA’s proposed action may 

also require issuance of an Individual or 

Nationwide Permit under Section 404 of 

the Clean Water Act; Section 401 Water 

Quality Certification; conformance with 

Executive Orders on Environmental 

Justice (12898), Wetlands (11990), 

Floodplain Management (11988), 

Migratory Birds (13186), and Invasive 

Species (13112); and compliance with 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act, and other 

applicable Local, Federal and State 

regulations. 

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. TVA invites members of the 

public as well as Federal, state, and 

local agencies and federally recognized 

Indian tribes to comment on the scope 

of the EIS. Information about this 

project is available on the TVA web 

page at www.tva.gov/nepa, including a 

link to a virtual public meeting room 

and an online public comment page. 

Comments on the scope of this 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 summarize public and agency 

comments, identify the issues and 

alternatives to be addressed in the draft 

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 

written comments on the draft EIS and 

also hold a public open house, which 

may be virtual, for this purpose. TVA 

expects to release the draft EIS in 

Summer of 2022. TVA anticipates 

issuing the final EIS in Spring of 2023 

and a record of decision at least 30 days 

after its release. 

Rebecca Tolene, 

Vice President, Environment. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12693 Filed 6–14–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice, Sikorsky 

Memorial Airport, Stratford, 

Connecticut 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps for Sikorsky Memorial Airport, as 

submitted by the City of Bridgeport, 

Connecticut. 

DATES: Applicable Date: The applicable 

date of the FAA’s determination on the 

noise exposure maps is June 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Doucette, Federal Aviation 

Administration, New England Region, 

Airports Division, 1200 District Avenue, 

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803. 

Office: 781–238–7613. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Sikorsky Memorial Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective June 

8, 2021. 

Under Section 103 of Title I of the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘the Act’’), an airport operator may 

submit to the FAA noise exposure maps 

that meet applicable regulations and 

that depict non-compatible land uses as 


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of the date of submission of such maps, 

a description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested and 

affected parties in the local community, 

government agencies, and persons using 

the airport. 

An airport operator who has 

submitted such noise exposure maps 

that are found by FAA to be in 

compliance with the requirements of 14 

CFR part 150, promulgated pursuant to 

Title I of the Act, may submit a noise 

compatibility program for FAA approval 

that sets forth the measures the operator 

has taken, or proposes, for the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure map and related 

descriptions submitted by Bridgeport, 

Connecticut. The specific maps under 

consideration were ‘‘Existing Conditions 

(2021) Noise Exposure Map’’ (Figure 9 

on page 38) and ‘‘Forecast Conditions 

(2026) Noise Exposure Map’’ (Figure 10 

on page 40). The FAA has determined 

that these maps for Sikorsky Memorial 

Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on June 8, 

2021. 

FAA’s determination on an airport 

operator’s noise exposure maps is 

limited to a finding that the maps were 

developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in Appendix A of 

14 CFR part 150. Such determination 

does not constitute approval of the 

applicant’s data, information or plans, 

or a commitment to approve a noise 

compatibility program or to fund the 

implementation of that program. 

If questions arise concerning the 

precise relationship of specific 

properties to noise exposure contours 

depicted on a noise exposure map 

submitted under Section 103 of the Act, 

it should be noted that the FAA is not 

involved in any way in determining the 

relative locations of specific properties 

with regard to the depicted noise 

contours, or in interpreting the noise 

exposure maps to resolve questions 

concerning, for example, which 

properties should be covered by the 

provisions of Section 107 of the Act. 

These functions are inseparable from 

the ultimate land use control and 

planning responsibilities of local 

government. These local responsibilities 

are not changed in any way under Part 

150 or through FAA’s review of a noise 

exposure map. Therefore, the 

responsibility for the detailed 

overlaying of noise exposure contours 

onto the map depicting properties on 

the surface rests exclusively with the 

airport operator that submitted the map 

or with those public agencies and 

planning agencies with which 

consultation is required under Section 

103 of the Act. The FAA has relied on 

the certification by the airport operator, 

under Section 150.21 of 14 CFR part 

150, that the statutorily required 

consultation has been accomplished. 

Copies of the noise exposure maps 

and of the FAA’s evaluation of the maps 

are available for examination at the 

following locations: 

Sikorsky Memorial Airport, 100 Great 

Meadow Road, Stratford, Connecticut 

06615 

Federal Aviation Administration, New 

England Region, Airports Division, 

1200 District Avenue, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on 

June 8, 2021. 

Julie Seltsam-Wilps, 

Deputy Division Director, FAA New England 

Region, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12354 Filed 6–14–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement: Milwaukee County 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that a 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement (SEIS) will be prepared for a 

proposed freeway corridor improvement 

project on I–94 in Milwaukee County, 

Wisconsin. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, 

Environmental Program and Project 

Specialist, FHWA Wisconsin Division 

Office, City Center West, 525 Junction 

Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 53717; 

email bethaney.bacher-gresock@dot.gov; 

telephone: (608) 662–2119. Joshua 

LeVeque, Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation (WisDOT) Project 

Manager, WisDOT SE-Region Office, 

141 NW Barstow Street, P.O. Box 798, 

Waukesha, WI 53188 email 

joshua.leveque@dot.wi.gov; telephone: 

(414) 750–1468. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare a 

SEIS in accordance with 23 CFR 

771.130 for proposed improvements 

along approximately 3.5 miles of I–94 

(70th Street–16th Street) in Milwaukee 

County, WI. The project includes the 

following interchanges: 68th Street/70th 

Street, Hawley Road, Mitchell 

Boulevard, the Stadium Interchange (I– 

94/WIS 175/Miller Park Way), 35th 

Street, and 25th/26th/28th Street. The 

Bluemound Road/Wisconsin Avenue/ 

Wells Street interchange with WIS 175 

is also included. The purpose of the 

project remains the same as the original 

EIS: To address the deteriorated 

condition of I–94, obsolete roadway and 

bridge design, existing and future traffic 

demand, and high crash rates. The SEIS 

will evaluate and provide additional 

analysis, if needed, on any new or 

changed impacts to the human and 

natural environment since the approval 

of the January 29, 2016 final EIS (FEIS). 

For example, potential changes in study 

area traffic patterns resulting from the 

pandemic, or potential changes in traffic 

patterns resulting from the construction 

of, or may result from, the identification 

of funding for transportation projects 

identified in the regional transportation 

improvement plan for the area. Also, as 

identified in the original EIS, FHWA 

and WisDOT propose funding for the 

Milwaukee County East-West Bus Rapid 

Transit project as traffic mitigation 

during the construction of the I–94 

project. 

The SEIS will follow the same process 

and format as the original EIS (i.e., draft, 

final, record of decision (ROD)), except 

that scoping is not required. Per 40 CFR 

1506.13, the SEIS will follow Council 

on Environmental Quality regulations in 

effect prior to September 14, 2020. The 

original EIS and other project 

documents will be available on the I–94 

project website http://

www.wisconsindot.gov/94eastwest. 

Public involvement is a critical 

component of the project development 

process and will occur throughout the 

development of the SEIS. The draft SEIS 

will be made available for public and 

agency review and comment prior to the 

public hearing. After public review of 

the draft SEIS and public hearing, 

FHWA and WisDOT will issue a final 

SEIS and ROD. The final SEIS and ROD 

may be issued as one combined 

document pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 

139(n)(2) and 23 CFR 771.124, unless 

criteria are met for issuing the 

documents separately. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to the proposed action are 


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