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42840 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 145 / Friday, July 28, 2006 / Notices U.S. Department of Education, 830 First Council on Environmental Quality communities, the environmental Street, NE., Union Center Plaza, room (CEQ) NEPA regulations (40 CFR parts community, international stakeholders, #41B4, Washington, DC 20202–5320. 1500–1508), and the DOE NEPA and research organizations to participate Telephone: 202–377–3212; and as a implementing procedures (10 CFR part in the FutureGen Project through the secondary contact, Shirley Wheeler, 1021), to assess the potential NEPA process. Director, Collections Management, environmental impacts for the proposed Potential environmental impacts of Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of action of providing Federal funding (up each of the four alternatives will be Education, 830 First Street, NE., Union to $700 million) for the FutureGen analyzed in detail in the EIS. Center Plaza, room #41F1, Washington, Project. The FutureGen Project would Reasonable power plant technologies DC 20202–5320. Telephone: (202) 377– comprise the planning, design, and component configurations proposed 3294. If you use a telecommunications construction and operation by a private- by the Alliance will be used in the device for the deaf (TTD), you may call sector organization of a coal-fueled evaluation. In addition, DOE will the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1– electric power and hydrogen gas (H2) consider potential mitigation 800–877–8339. production plant integrated with carbon opportunities in the EIS. Individuals with disabilities may dioxide (CO2) capture and geologic DATES: To ensure that all of the issues obtain this document in an alternative sequestration of the captured gas. related to this proposal are addressed, format (e.g., Braille, large print, Following an evaluation of 12 site DOE invites comments on the proposed audiotape, or computer diskette) on proposals from seven states, DOE scope and content of the EIS from all request to either contact person listed in identified four sites as reasonable interested parties. Comments must be the previous paragraph. alternatives: (1) Mattoon, Illinois; (2) received by September 13, 2006, to Tuscola, Illinois; (3) Jewett, Texas; and Electronic Access to This Document ensure consideration. Late comments (4) Odessa, Texas. DOE has prepared will be considered to the extent You may view this document, as well this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform practicable. In addition to receiving as all other documents of this interested parties of the pending EIS comments in writing and by telephone Department published in the Federal and to invite public comments on the [See ADDRESSES below], DOE will Register, in text or Adobe portable proposed action, including: (1) The conduct public scoping meetings in document format (PDF) on the following proposed plans for implementing the which government agencies, private- site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ FutureGen Project, (2) the range of sector organizations, and the general fedregister/index.html. environmental issues and alternatives to public are invited to present oral To use PDF you must have Adobe be analyzed, and (3) the nature of the comments or suggestions with regard to Acrobat Reader Program, which is impact analyses to be considered in the the alternatives and impacts to be available free at this site. If you have EIS. A general overview of the proposed considered in the EIS. Scoping meetings questions about using PDF, call the U.S. action was published on February 16, will be held during August 2006 near Government Printing Office (GPO), toll 2006, in an Advance Notice of Intent (71 each proposed project site, at locations free, at 1–888–293–6498; or in the FR 8283). and on dates to be announced in a DOE has signed a Cooperative Washington, DC, area at (202) 512–1530. future Federal Register notice and in Agreement that provides financial local newspapers. Oral comments will Note: The official version of this document assistance to the FutureGen Industrial is the document published in the Federal be heard during the scoping meetings Register. Free Internet access to the official Alliance, Inc. (Alliance) for implementing the FutureGen Project. beginning at 7 p.m. (See Public Scoping edition of the Federal Register and the Code Process). The public will be invited to of Federal Regulations is available on GPO The Alliance is a non-profit industrial consortium led by the coal-fueled an informal session of the scoping Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ meetings at the same locations index.html. electric power industry and the coal production industry. Along with beginning at 4 p.m. to learn more about Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; Pub. L. 100–503; planning, designing, constructing and the proposed action. Various displays 26 U.S.C. 6103(m)(2) and (m)(4). operating the FutureGen power plant and other information about the Dated: July 25, 2006. and the sequestration facility, the proposed action will be available, and DOE personnel will be present at the Theresa S. Shaw, Alliance would also monitor, measure, informal session to discuss the and verify geologic sequestration of CO2. Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. FutureGen Project and the EIS process. [FR Doc. E6–12131 Filed 7–27–06; 8:45 am] The FutureGen Project aims to establish the technical and economic ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed BILLING CODE 4000–01–P feasibility of co-producing electricity scope of the EIS and requests for copies and H2 from coal while capturing and of the Draft EIS may be submitted by fax sequestering the CO2 generated in the (304–285–4403), e-mail DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY process. FutureGen would employ ([email protected]), or a letter Notice of Intent To Prepare an integrated gasification combined-cycle addressed to the NEPA Document Environmental Impact Statement for (IGCC) power plant technology that for Manager for the FutureGen Project: Mr. Implementation of the FutureGen the first time would be integrated with Mark L. McKoy, National Energy Project CO2 capture and geologic sequestration. Technology Laboratory, U.S. DOE is providing technical and Department of Energy, P.O. Box 880, AGENCY: Department of Energy. programmatic guidance to the Alliance, Morgantown, WV 26507–0880, Attn: ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an retains certain review and approval FutureGen Project EIS. Environmental Impact Statement. rights as defined in the Cooperative Comments or requests to participate Agreement, and oversees Alliance in the public scoping process also can SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of activities for compliance with the terms be submitted by contacting Mr. Mark L. Energy (DOE) announces its intent to of the Cooperative Agreement. DOE is McKoy directly at telephone 304–285– prepare an Environmental Impact responsible for NEPA compliance 4426; toll free number 1–800–432–8330 Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National activities. Both DOE and the Alliance (extension 4426); fax 304–285–4403; or Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the encourage state and local agencies, local e-mail [email protected]. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:47 Jul 27, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 145 / Friday, July 28, 2006 / Notices 42841 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To that combustion of fossil fuels leads to that support the goal of near-zero obtain additional information about this increased concentrations of CO2 and emissions. project, contact Mr. Mark L. McKoy by other greenhouse gases in the The FutureGen Project would proceed the means provided above. For general atmosphere. Combined, the electricity through 2018 with design, construction, information on the DOE NEPA process, and transportation sectors are operation, and monitoring. Performance please contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, responsible for nearly three-fourths of and economic tests results would be Director, Office of NEPA Policy and the country’s man-made greenhouse gas shared among all participants, industry, Compliance (EH–42), U.S. Department emissions. Because power plants are the environmental community, and the of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, stationary sources, it is more feasible to public. DOE intends to invite SW., Washington, DC 20585–0119. capture these emissions and sequester participation from international Telephone: 202–586–4600. Facsimile: them than it would be to capture organizations to maximize the global 202–586–7031. Or leave a toll-free greenhouse gas emissions from mobile applicability and acceptance of message at 1–800–472–2756. sources, such as automobiles. FutureGen’s results, helping to support SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To this end, DOE has identified a an international consensus on the role need for a near-zero emissions, coal-to- Background of coal and geological sequestration in energy option that would produce addressing global greenhouse gas President Bush proposed on February electric power and H2 from coal while emissions and energy security. 27, 2003, that the United States permanently sequestering CO2 in deep undertake a $1 billion, 10-year project to geological formations. The technical, FutureGen Project Processes build the world’s first coal-fueled plant economic, and environmental feasibility The FutureGen Project would employ to produce electricity and H2 with near- of producing electric power and advanced coal gasification technology zero emissions. In response to this hydrogen from coal, when coupled