25844 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / Notices

Rural Utilities Service

Alabama Electric Cooperative; Notice

of Intent

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to hold scoping

meeting and prepare an environmental

assessment and/or environmental

impact statement.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Rural Utilities Service (RUS),

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.

4321 et seq.), the Council on

Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40

CFR parts 1500–1508), and RUS

Environmental Policies and Procedures

(7 CFR part 1794) may prepare an

Environmental Assessment and/or an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for its Federal action related to a

proposal by Alabama Electric

Cooperative to construct two

combustion turbines at the site of their

existing McIntosh Power Plant located

in McIntosh, Alabama. RUS may

provide financing assistance to Alabama

Electric Cooperative for project

construction costs.

MEETING INFORMATION: RUS will conduct

a scoping meeting in an open house

forum on June 27, 1996, from 6 p.m.

until 8 p.m. at the McIntosh Power Plant

located on the west side of Highway 43

at mile marker 41 in McIntosh,

Alabama.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence R.

Wolfe, Senior Environmental Protection

Specialist, Engineering and

Environmental Staff, RUS, Ag. Box

1571, South Agriculture Building,

Washington, DC 20250, telephone (202)

720–1784.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alabama

Electric Cooperative proposes to

construct two 113 megawatt (MW)

combustion turbine generators adjacent

to its existing McIntosh Power Plant.

This power plant is located just west of

U.S. Highway 43 near the center of

Section 1, Township 3 north, Range 1

west in Washington County, Alabama,

just south of McIntosh.

Alternatives to be considered by RUS

and Alabama Electric Cooperative to

Alabama Electric Cooperative

constructing the generation facility

proposed include: (a) No action, (b)

purchase of peaking capacity from

independent power producers, cogenerators, and other electric utilities,

and (c) constructing the proposed

generation facilities at alternative site

locations.

To be presented at the public scoping

meeting will be an alternative

evaluation and siting-study prepared by

Alabama Electric Cooperative. The

alternative evaluation and siting study

is available for public review at RUS at

the address provided in this notice or at

Alabama Electric Cooperative, U. S.

Highway 29 North, Andalusia, Alabama

36420. It can also be reviewed at the

libraries in McIntosh and Chatom,

Alabama.

Government agencies, private

organizations, and the public are invited

to participate in the planning and

analysis of the proposed project.

Representatives from RUS and Alabama

Electric Cooperative will be available to

discuss RUS’s environmental review

process, describe the project and

alternatives under consideration,

discuss the scope of environmental

issues to be considered, answer

questions, and accept oral and written

comments. Written comments will be

accepted for at least 30 days after the

June 27th public scoping meeting.

Written comments should be sent to

RUS at the address provided in this

notice.

From information provided in the

alternative evaluation and siting study,

input that may be provided by

government agencies, private

organizations, and the public, Alabama

Electric Cooperative will prepare an

environmental analysis to be submitted

to RUS for review. If significant impacts

are not evident based on a review of the

environmental analysis and other

relevant information, RUS will prepare

an environmental assessment to

determine if the preparation of an EIS is

warranted.

Should RUS determine that the

preparation of an EIS is not warranted,

it will prepare a finding of no significant

impact (FONSI). The FONSI will be

made available for public review and

comment for 30 days. RUS will not take

its final action related to the project

prior to the expiration of the 30-day

period.

Any final action by RUS related to the

proposed project will be subject to, and

contingent upon, compliance with all

relevant Federal environmental laws

and regulations and completion of

environmental procedures as prescribed

by CEQ and RUS environmental policies

and procedures.

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Adam M. Golodner,

Deputy Administrator—Program Operations.

[FR Doc. 96–12998 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

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Dairyland Power Cooperative; Notice

of Intent

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to conduct

scoping meetings and prepare an

environmental assessment and/or an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service

(RUS), pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the

Council on Environmental Quality

(CEQ) Regulations for Implementing

NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508), and

RUS Environmental Policies and

Procedures (7 CFR Part 1794) intends to

hold public scoping workshops and

prepare an Environmental Assessment

(EA) or an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for a transmission

project proposed by Dairyland Power

Cooperative (Dairyland) and Northern

States Power (NSP). RUS may provide

financing assistance to Dairyland for

project construction costs.

MEETING INFORMATION: RUS will conduct

four scoping meetings in an open house

forum as follows: on June 24, 1996, from

2 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Lake Woods

Resort, in Cable, Wisconsin; on June 25,

1996, from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the

Hotel Chequamegon, located on

Lakeshore Drive West, in Ashland,

Wisconsin; on June 26, 1996, from 2

p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Dalles House

Restaurant located at the junction of

Highways 35 and 8 in St. Croix Falls,

Wisconsin; and on June 27, 1996, from

2 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Lent Township

Townhall located on 3355 Hemmingway

Road in Stacy, Minnesota.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Lawrence R. Wolfe, Senior

Environmental Protection Specialist,

Engineering and Environmental Staff,

RUS, Ag. Box 1571, South Agriculture

Building, Washington, DC 20250,

telephone (202) 720–1784, or

Mr. Chuck Thompson, Dairyland Power

Cooperative, 3200 East Avenue South,

P.O. Box 817, La Crosse, Wisconsin

54602–0817, telephone (608) 788–

1432.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dairyland,

in conjunction with NSP, proposes to

construct approximately 35 miles of 230

kV transmission line from the Chisago

Substation near Lent, Minnesota, to the

Apple River Substation, in Polk County,

Wisconsin, and 50 miles of 161 kV

transmission line from the Stone Lake

Substation, near Hayward, Wisconsin,

to the Bayfront Substation in Ashland,

Wisconsin.

Alternatives to be considered by RUS

include no action, demand side
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management, local generation, system

alternatives, transmission alternatives,

and alternative routes.

Government agencies, private

organizations, and the public are invited

to participate in the planning and

analysis of the proposed project.

Representatives from RUS, Dairyland,

and NPS will be available to discuss

RUS’s environmental review process,

describe the project and alternatives

under consideration, explain the need

for the project, discuss the scope of

environmental issues to be considered,

answer questions, and accept oral and

written comments. An Alternative

Evaluation and Macro-Corridor Study

(Study) to be prepared by Dairyland,

and its consultant, will be presented for

review and comment at the public

scoping meetings. The Study will be

made available for review and comment

following the public scoping meetings at

a convenient location to be announced

at the public scoping meetings and in

public and legal notices placed in

newspapers with a circulation in the

project area. Written comments will be

accepted at the addresses provided in

this notice within 30 days after the June

27 public scoping meeting.

Based on the Study and input from

Federal, State and local agencies,

private organizations, and the public,

Dairyland will prepare an

Environmental Analysis to be submitted

to RUS for review. If significant impacts

are not evident based on RUS’s

independent review of the

Environmental Analysis (EVAL) and

other relevant information, RUS will

prepare an EA to determine if the

preparation of an EIS is warranted. If the

EVAL or the EA indicates that

significant impacts may occur due to

project construction, RUS will prepare

an EIS.

Should RUS determine that the

preparation of an EIS is not warranted,

it will prepare a Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI). The FONSI

will be made available for public review

and comment for 30 days. RUS will not

take its final action related to the project

prior to the expiration of the 30-day

period.

Any final action by RUS related to the

proposed project will be subject to, and

contingent upon, compliance with all

relevant Federal environmental laws

and regulations and completion of

environmental review procedures as

prescribed by CEQ and RUS

Environmental Policies and Procedures.

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Adam M. Golodner,

Deputy Administrator—Program Operations.

[FR Doc. 96–12997 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

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APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL

RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Appalachian States Low-Level

Radioactive Waste Commission.

ACTION: Annual meeting.

SUMMARY: The Appalachian States LowLevel Radioactive Waste Commission

will hold an annual meeting on June 19,

1996. The meeting is open to the public.

An executive session will be held from

9:15 am to 10:30 am which will be

closed to the public.

DATES: June 19, 1996, 9:00 am–4:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: Harrisburg Hilton and

Towers, One North Second Street,

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marc S. Tenan, Executive Director, 207

State Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717–

234–6295.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Appalachian States Low-Level

Radioactive Waste Commission

(Commission) was established by the

Appalachian States Low-Level

Radioactive Waste Compact Consent Act

(Public Law 100–319, May 19, 1988).

The Commission represents the states of

Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia,

and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

to assist in the establishment of a

regional low-level radioactive waste

disposal facility as required by the LowLevel Radioactive Waste Policy

Amendments Act (Public Law 99–240,

January 15, 1986).

The primary purpose of this meeting

is to: consider a revised budget for

1996–97; consider a proposed budget for

1997–98; elect officers; and hear a status

report on the siting of a regional LLRW

disposal facility. A draft agenda can be

obtained by contacting the Commission

at 717–234–6295.

Marc S. Tenan,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 96–12953 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Trade Fair Privatization Application;

Proposed Collection

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2) (A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Paul Bucher, Manager,

Trade Fair Certification, tel. (202) 482–

2525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Trade Fair Certification (TFC)

program is a service of the U.S.

Department of Commerce (Commerce)

that provides Commerce endorsement

and support for high-quality

international trade fairs which are

organized by private-sector firms. The

TFC program seeks to broaden the base

of U.S. firms, particularly new-to-market

companies by introducing them to key

international trade fairs where they can

achieve their export objectives. Those

objectives include one or more of the

following: direct sales, identification of

local agents or distributors, market

research and exposure, and joint

venture and licensing opportunities for

their products and services.

The objective of the application is to

make a determination that the trade fair

organizer is qualified to organize and

manage U.S. exhibitions at a foreign

trade show.

II. Method of Collection

The collection is by mail. Applicants

mail the applications to the U.S.

Department of Commerce.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0625–0222.