TIMS FORD RESERVOIR LAND MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSITION PLAN Volume I FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT JUNE 2000 This page intentionally left blank Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 8, 2000 / Notices 67033 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY purchasers who voluntarily seek to improvements for their electrical energy contract with TVA are affected. customers. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended by P.L. 104±13; Submission Jacklyn J. Stephenson, Jacklyn J. Stephenson, for OMB Review; Comment Request Senior Manager, Enterprise Operations, Senior Manager, Enterprise Operations, Information Services. Information Services. AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. [FR Doc. 00±28667 Filed 11±7±00; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 00±28668 Filed 11±7±00; 8:45 am] ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; BILLING CODE 8120±08±P BILLING CODE 8120±08±P comment request. SUMMARY: The proposed information TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY collection described below will be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Tims Ford Reservoir Land submitted to the Office of Management Amended by P.L. 104±13; Submission Management and Disposition Plan, and Budget (OMB) for review, as for OMB Review; Comment Request Franklin and Moore Counties, required by the Paperwork Reduction Tennessee Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. amended). The Tennessee Valley AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority Authority is soliciting public comments ACTION: Submission for OMB review; (TVA). on this proposed collection as provided comment request. by 5 CFR Section 1320.8(d)(1). Requests ACTION: Issuance of Record of Decision. for information, including copies of the SUMMARY: The proposed information information collection proposed and collection described below will be SUMMARY: This notice is provided in supporting documentation should be submitted to the Office of Management accordance with the Council on directed to the Agency Clearance and Budget (OMB) for review, as Environmental Quality's regulations (40 Officer: Wilma H. McCauley, Tennessee required by the Paperwork Reduction CFR 1500 to 1508) and TVA's Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as procedures implementing the National (EB 5B), Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402± amended). The Tennessee Valley Environmental Policy Act. TVA and the 2801; (423) 751±2523. Authority is soliciting public comments Tennessee Department of Environment Comments should be sent to OMB on this proposed collection as provided and Conservation (TDEC) have jointly Office of Information and Regulatory by 5 CFR Section 1320.8(d)(1). Requests prepared a comprehensive Land Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for for information, including copies of the Management and Disposition Plan Tennessee Valley Authority no later information collection proposed and involving both state and federally- than December 8, 2000. supporting documentation, should be owned properties on Tims Ford directed to the Agency Clearance Reservoir. On August 29, 2000, the TVA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Officer: Wilma H. McCauley, Tennessee Board of Directors decided to adopt the Type of Request: Regular submission, Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street preferred alternative (Balanced Land proposal to reinstate with change a (EB 5B), Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402± Development with Conservation previously approved collection for 2801; (423) 751±2523. Partnership) identified in the Final which approval has expired (OMB Comments should be sent to OMB Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), control number 3316±0062). Office of Information and Regulatory Tims Ford Reservoir Land Management Title of Information Collection: TVA Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for and Disposition Plan. A Notice of Procurement Documents, including Tennessee Valley Authority no later Availability of the Final EIS was Invitation to Bid, Request for Proposal, than December 8, 2000. published in the Federal Register on Request for Quotation, and other related SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: July 7, 2000. Under the adopted land Procurement or Sales Documents. plan, TVA seeks to balance regional Frequency of Use: On Occasion. Type of Request: Regular submission, development needs with resource Type of Affected Public: Individuals proposal to extend a currently approved conservation on shoreline property. Of or households, businesses or other for- collection of information (OMB control the 6,453 acres of federal and state lands profit, non-profit institutions, small number 3316±0019). on the reservoir which are available for businesses or organizations. Type of Information Collection: allocation, 5,532 acres would be Small Business or Organizations energy right Residential Program. allocated to resource conservation, Affected: Yes. Frequency of Use: On occasion. sensitive resource management, TVA Federal Budget Functional Category Type of Affected Public: Individuals project operation, or recreation uses; Code: 999. or households. 888 acres would be allocated for Estimated Number of Annual Small Business or Organizations residential development or commercial Responses: 24,500. Affected: No. development uses, and 33 acres would Estimated Total Annual Burden be allocated for a Conservation Federal Budget Functional Category Partnership approach which would seek Hours: 50,000. Code: 271. Estimated Average Burden Hours Per to create a wider shoreline buffer in Estimated Number of Annual Request: 0.49. exchange for limited community water Responses: 20,000. use facility access. Need For and Use of Information: Estimated Total Annual Burden TVA procures goods and services to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: fulfill its statutory obligations and sells Hours: 6,000. Harold M. Draper, NEPA Specialist, surplus items to recover a portion of its Estimated Average Burden Hours Per Environmental Policy & Planning, investment costs. This activity must be Response: .3. Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West conducted in compliance with a variety This information is used by Summit Hill Drive, WT 8C, Knoxville, of applicable laws, regulations, and distributors of TVA power to assist in Tennessee 37902±1499; telephone (865) Executive Orders. Vendors and identifying and financing energy 632±6889 or e-mail [email protected]. VerDate 11<MAY>2000 17:37 Nov 07, 2000 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08NON1.SGM pfrm08 PsN: 08NON1 67034 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 8, 2000 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tims Ford November 12, 1999. TVA and TDEC remaining 4 percent would be retained Reservoir was completed in 1970 by subsequently held public meetings in for use as TVA dam reservation (TVA TVA for the purposes of flood control, Winchester, Tennessee on November 30, project operation). hydroelectric generation, recreation, and 1999 and Tullahoma, Tennessee on Under Alternative B, Balanced Land economic development. The reservoir is December 2, 1999 to discuss the draft Development and Conservation, parcels 34 miles long at full pool. There are EIS and solicit comments on the draft. totaling 938 acres would be available for approximately 250 miles of shoreline at Comments were received at public residential development or residential normal summer pool (NSP). Following meetings and by written responses access, with the rest of project lands completion of the reservoir, the thereafter from 268 people, agencies, allocated to natural resource-oriented Tennessee Elk River Development and organizations. After considering all and recreational uses. Cumulatively, 25 Agency (TERDA), a state agency, comments, the Final EIS was completed percent of project lands would be developed subdivisions and recreational and distributed to commenting agencies allocated to residential uses, 25 percent facilities on reservoir properties and the public. A Notice of Availability to recreation uses, and 36 percent to between 1970 and 1996. In 1996, the for the Final EIS was published on July natural resource-oriented uses. As in Tennessee General Assembly passed 7, 2000. Alternative A, approximately 9 percent Public Chapter 816, which terminated Alternatives Considered of project lands would be allocated to TERDA and transferred all powers, sensitive resource management, and 4 duties, contractual obligations, TVA initially considered four percent to TVA project operations. functions and remaining land interests alternatives, including no action, for Alternative B was identified as the allocation of Tims Ford lands. The of the agency to TDEC. TDEC and TVA agencies' preferred alternative in the action alternatives were characterized as agreed by contract in 1998 to develop a Draft EIS. ``Balanced Land Development and comprehensive land management and Under Alternative B1, Balanced Land disposition plan to determine specific Conservation,'' ``Maximum Land Development,'' and ``Maximum Land Development with Conservation uses of reservoir lands. This EIS and Partnership, TVA modified Alternative land management plan are in fulfillment Conservation.'' The alternatives were designed to B to respond to comments received on of that contract. Originally, 21,863 acres vary in the amount of land allocated for the draft EIS and plan. One parcel of of land were acquired for the Tims Ford residential development and for 128 acres, which was previously Project. Reservoir acreage above NSP residential shoreline access. In response allocated to residential development, was 11,183. Subsequent transfers and to public comments on the Draft EIS, was changed