[Federal Register: February 25, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 37)]

[Notices]               

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE



Rural Utilities Service



 

Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Finding of No 

Significant Impact



AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.



ACTION: Notice of finding of no significant impact.



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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 

has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a 

request from



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Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) for assistance from RUS to 

finance the construction and operation of a 40 MW gas turbine 

generation facility at the Apache Generating Station located in Cochise 

County, Arizona.



FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dennis E. Rankin, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, RUS, Engineering and Environmental Staff, Stop 

1571, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-1571, 

telephone: (202) 720-1953 or e-mail: drankin@rus.usda.gov.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AEPCO is proposing to install a 40 MW GE 

model LM6000 Sprint gas combustion turbine generation facility and 

modify the switchyard at their existing Apache Generating Station which 

is located at 3525 North Highway 191 South near Cochise, Arizona. Gas 

Turbine #4 will be configured to operate in the simple cycle mode. A 

new 100-foot tall stack will be required. Approximately 0.5 acres of 

the existing Apache Generation site will be needed for the proposed 

project. The existing plant infrastructure will be utilized for the new 

generation addition including gas lines, cooling water and transmission 

facilities.

    Copies of the Environmental Assessment and FONSI are available at, 

or can be obtained from, RUS at the address provided herein, or from 

Ms. Teri McCaulou, AEPCO, 1000 South Highway 80, Benson, Arizona 85602, 

telephone: (520) 586-5122.



    Dated: January 31, 2002.

Blaine D. Stockton,

Assistant Administrator, Electric Program, Rural Utilities Service.

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