DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SUMMARY: The Department of Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(DOE) has decided to cancel the Office of International Regimes and preparation of a Programmatic Federal Energy Regulatory Agreements; Proposed Subsequent Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) Commission Arrangement for the assessment of potential environmental impacts from DOE’s Notice of Application for Non-Project AGENCY: Department of Energy. Use of Project Lands and Waters and Carbon Sequestration Program, as ACTION: Notice of proposed subsequent Soliciting Comments, Motions To described in a Notice of Intent arrangement. Intervene, and Protests published in the Federal Register on SUMMARY: This notice is being issued April 21, 2004 (69 FR 21514). DOE had February 16, 2007. under the authority of section 131 of the intended to prepare the PEIS, pursuant Take notice that the following Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended to the National Environmental Policy application has been filed with the (42 U.S.C. 2160). The Department is Act (NEPA), to address the potential Commission and is available for public providing notice of a proposed environmental impacts of carbon inspection: ‘‘subsequent arrangement’’ under the sequestration technologies and potential a. Application Type: Non-Project Use Agreement for Cooperation in the future demonstration activities under Of Project Lands And Waters. Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy the Carbon Sequestration Program, b. Project No: 349–122. between the United States and the which is being implemented by the DOE c. Date Filed: February 1, 2007. European Atomic Energy Community Office of Fossil Energy through its d. Applicant: Alabama Power (Euratom) and the Agreement for National Energy Technology Laboratory. Company (APC). Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of DOE conducted public scoping meetings e. Name of Project: The Martin Dam Nuclear Energy between the United in May and June 2004 in eight cities, Project. States and Canada. and began preparation of the PEIS. f. Location: The project is located on This subsequent arrangement the Tallapoosa River, in Coosa, Elmore, However, upon further consideration, concerns the retransfer of 51,775.1 kg of and Tallapoosa Counties, Alabama. The DOE has determined that the proposed non-project use would occupy Natural UF6 (67.6% U), containing continuation of the PEIS did not warrant 35,000 kg of Uranium. This material project lands and waters on Lake Martin its effort and expense since the research at Shoreline Pointe-East in the northeast will be retransferred from Cameco from the Regional Partnerships and Corporation, Canada, to Urenco Ltd., quarter of Section 7, Township 20 other Program activities in carbon North, Range 23 east, in Tallapoosa Netherlands for enrichment and return sequestration are enhancing our to the United States for use as fuel in County, Alabama. understanding of the area and the PEIS g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power nuclear power reactors by STP Nuclear would not direct any programmatic Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a), 825(r), and 799 Operating Company, Texas. Urenco Ltd. decisions at this time. DOE will and 801. is authorized to receive nuclear material continue to perform project-specific h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Keith E. pursuant to the U.S.-Euratom NEPA reviews of its carbon Bryant, Senior Engineer; 600 18th Street Agreement for Cooperation. sequestration research, development North, Birmingham, AL 35203, (205) In accordance with section 131 of the and demonstration activities. 257–1403. Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, we have determined that this In order to facilitate future project- i. FERC Contact: Any questions on subsequent arrangement will not be specific NEPA reviews, DOE will make this notice should be addressed to inimical to the common defense and available to the public a Carbon Lesley Kordella at (202) 502–6406, or by security. Sequestration Reference Document, e-mail: Lesley.Kordella@ferc.gov. This subsequent arrangement will based on the data and analyses j. Deadline for filing comments and or take effect no sooner than fifteen days developed in conjunction with the PEIS motions: March 15, 2007. after the date of publication of this preparation effort. DOE believes this All documents (original and eight notice. approach would best enable the copies) should be filed with: Ms. Department to meet its Carbon Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Dated: February 20, 2007. Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 For the Department of Energy. Sequestration Program objectives and continue to provide pertinent First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Anatoli Welihozkiy, Please include the project number (P– environmental data and analyses for Acting Director, Office of International 349–122) on any comments or motions Regimes and Agreements. future project- and site-specific NEPA reviews under the Program. filed. Comments, protests, and [FR Doc. E7–3181 Filed 2–23–07; 8:45 am] interventions may be filed electronically BILLING CODE 6450–01–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 Heino Beckert, National Energy CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the Technology Laboratory, U.S. instructions on the Commission’s Web DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Department of Energy, P.O. Box 880, site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Morgantown, WV 26507–0880, by Commission strongly encourages e- Notice of Cancellation of telephone (304) 285–4132, or electronic filings. Programmatic Environmental Impact mail at heino.beckert@netl.doe.gov. k. Description of Request: APC Statement for Implementation of the requests Commission approval to permit Carbon Sequestration Program Issued in Pittsburgh, PA, on this 9th day of February, 2007. Mr. Tim Pilato, a property owner at AGENCY: National Energy Technology Shoreline Pointe-East to install six ycherry on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES
Carl O. Bauer, personal watercraft jet-port docks to the
Laboratory, Department of Energy. Director, National Energy Technology existing community docks. The docks ACTION: Notice of cancellation of Laboratory. would add approximately 300 square Environmental Impact Statement [FR Doc. E7–3178 Filed 2–23–07; 8:45 am] feet to the existing footprint, and would Process. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P be located within one mile by water
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