[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-36]
[[Page 701]]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Termination of an Environmental Impact Statement for the
Construction and Operation of a 300-MW Coal-Fired Electric Generating
Unit Proposed by Wisconsin Power and Light Company Near Cassville in
Grant County, WI
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Termination.
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SUMMARY: The St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) is canceling
the preparation of a federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
the proposal by Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL) to conduct work
below the ordinary high water mark of the Mississippi River, a
navigable water of the U.S., and to discharge dredged or fill material
into waters of the U.S. to facilitate the construction and operation of
a 300 megawatt (MW) baseload coal-fired electric generating unit,
referred to as NED 3, near Cassville in Grant County, WI. The Corps has
terminated its review of the WPL permit application due to WPL's
withdrawal of their permit application on November 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Questions concerning this termination notice can be
addressed to Ms. Tamara Cameron, Regulatory Branch by letter at U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, 190 Fifth Street East, Suite 401, St. Paul, MN
55101-1638, by telephone or by e-mail at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tamara Cameron, (651) 290-5197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 17, 2008 the Corps published in
the Federal Register (73 FR 3241) a notice of intent to prepare an EIS
jointly with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW). Scoping
meetings were held in January and March, 2008 and a notice of
availability of the draft EIS was published in the Federal Register (73
FR 30099) on May 23, 2008.
In July 2008, WPL modified their proposal so that work would be
done under and over the Mississippi River, but not in the River, and
there would be no discharges of dredged or fill material into any
waters of the U.S. On November 21, 2008, WPL withdrew their permit
application, and consequently the Corps has decided to terminate the
EIS.
If WPL submits a subsequent permit application for work over and/or
under the Mississippi River, as detailed in their most recent proposal,
the Corps would evaluate the application under the terms of a
Nationwide Permit, as applicable, or prepare an Environmental
Assessment as part of its standard permit application review.
Dated: December 22, 2008.
Jon L. Christensen,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. E9-36 Filed 1-6-09; 8:45 am]
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