Environmental Assessments 

Under 7 CFR 1794.24, Proposals normally requiring an EA with scoping, a certain category of Electric Program actions require the use of a scoping process that is similar to those proposals that require an Environmental Impact Statement.   The following projects and links provide  Federal Register Notices and documentation for these proposals.

Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Proposed 540-megawatt (MW) Gas-Fired Combustion Combined-Cycle Generation Unit in Mayes County, Oklahoma

• Alternatives Report (August 2008 - 3.5 MB)

East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.

Environmental Assessment - Spurlock Station, Gilbert Units 3 and 4

• Environmental Assessment (January 2002 - 19.7 MB)

• Finding of No Significant Impact (March 4, 2002 - 147 KB)

Environmental Assessment - Smith to Sideview (North Clark) Electric Transmission Proposal (5/31/06 - 16.82 MB)

• Sections 1 - 4   (938 KB)

• Sections 5 - 8.2   (2.9 MB)

• Sections 8.3 - 8.11   (576 KB)

• Sections 8.12 - Appendix A  (11.9 MB)

• Section Appendix B - C  (589 KB)

• Federal Register Notice of the Availability of an Environmental Assessment (5/31/06 - 57 KB)

Proposal Change: GM-Memphis Junction EA Will Now Be Included In The Warren RECC 161 kV Transmission Line Proposal

Upon review of the public comments received on the  Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared for the East Kentucky Power Corporation's proposed GM - Memphis Junction 161 kV Transmission Line, we have decided that the four transmission line proposals to serve the Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (General Motors to Memphis Junction; Memphis Junction to Aberdeen; Barren County to Oakland to Magna; and Wilson to Aberdeen) will be integrated and evaluated under a single EA. 

Warren RECC 161 kV Transmission Line Proposal

Copies of the Cultural Resource Reports are available by request.  Please contact Stephanie A. Strength at stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov to request either a hard copy or electronic (CD) version of the reports.

Environmental Assessment for the Proposed GM - Memphis Junction Electric Transmission Proposal (6/20/06)

• Environmental Assessment with Appendices - (31.5 MB)

• Federal Register Notice of the Availability of an Environmental Assessment (6/20/06 - 56 KB)

• Environmental Assessment  (4.5 KB)

• Appendix A   (1.9 MB)

• Appendix B-C   (3.3 MB)

• Appendix D  (6.1 MB)

• Appendix E  (3.7 MB)

• Appendix F-1  (5.5 MB)

• Appendix F-2  (5.9 MB)

• Appendix G  (909 KB)

Smith Station Combustion Turbine (CT) Units 9 and 10 and Smith-West Garrard   Transmission Line Proposal

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment

• System Impact Study June, 2006 (11.2 MB)

  • Five Combustion Turbines (84 MW)

  • One Circulating Fluidized Bed Steam Generator (278 MW)

• Smith - West Garrard 345 kV CT and Transmission Line Proposal - Updated Electric Alternative Analysis, February 2007 (161 KB)

• Smith - West Garrard 345 kV CT and Transmission Line Proposal - Macro Corridor Study, June, 2006 (22.3 MB) - Compressed Version (4.2 MB)

• Smith - West Garrard 345 kV CT and Transmission Line Scoping Report

  • Complete Scoping Report - 21 MB (Report has been split in smaller file sizes for easier downloading)

    • Scoping Report - Part I  - 5.1 MB

    • Scoping Report - Part II - 5.2 MB

    • Scoping Report - Part III - 4.8 MB

    • Scoping Report - Part IV - 6.0 MB

• Federal Register Notice to announce the availability of Environmental Assessment (6/26/07 - 50 KB)

• Smith - West Garrard Environmental Assessment

  • Selection of Preferred Transmission Route (7.9 MB)

  • Environmental Assessment (Complete - 52.1 MB)

    • EA Section 1 (27.4 MB)

    • EA Section 2 (25.2 MB)

  • Biological Assessment (56.4 MB)

  • Mist Netting Survey (16.7 MB)

  • Cultural Resources Report

    • Cultural Resources Report North Section 1 (36.7 MB)

    • Cultural Resources Report North Section 2 (35.9 MB)

    • Cultural Resources Report South Section 1-7 (35.3 MB)

    • Cultural Resources Report South Section 8-9 (44.8 MB)

    • Cultural Resources Report South Section 10-11 (39.6 MB)

    • Cultural Resources Report South Section 12 (32.1 MB)

    • Cultural Resources Report South Section 13 - Bibliography (20.1 MB)

• Finding of No Significant Impact - Federal Register  (September 19, 2007 - 51 KB)

• Finding of No Significant Impact Decision Document - (September 12, 2007)

Georgia Transmission Corporation

Electric Alternative Evaluation Study and Macro Corridor Study Report for the Proposed East Walton – Rockville 500 kV Transmission Line; East Walton 500/230 kV Substation; East Walton – Bostwick 230 kV Transmission Line; Bostwick 230 kV Switching Station; East Walton – Jack’s Creek 230 kV Transmission Line; and the East Walton – Bethabara #1 230 kV Transmission Line.  

• Electric Alternative Evaluation Study and Macro Corridor Study Report - Part 1 (April 2006 - 1.3 MB)

• Electric Alternative Evaluation Study and Macro Corridor Study Report - Part 2 (April 2006 - 5.9 MB)

Thomson-Warthen 500 kV Transmission Project.

Thomson Primary 500/230/115/46 kV Substation and 38.7-mile 500 kV Transmission Line to the existing Warthen 500 kV Switching Station.

Earth Resources, Inc., Plant Carl, Carnesville, GA

Proposed 20 MW Power Generation Station Utilizing Chicken Litter and Woody Biomass

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (August 25, 2006 - 56 KB)

• Earth Resources, Plant Carl, Public Information Document (June 2006 - 4.5 MB)

• Environmental Assessment (December 2006 - 393 KB)

South Mississippi Electric Power Association

Southeast Greene 230:161:69 kV Substation; Microwave Tower; and 230 and 69 kV Transmission Line

• Federal Register Notice Announcing the Availability of the Environmental Assessment

• Environmental Assessment (October 2006 - 174 KB)

• Appendices A-F  (7.7 MB)

• Appendices G-K  (5.7 MB)

• Site Plans and Maps  (940 KB)

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative

Holland Cliff - Hewitt Road 230 kV Transmission Line Project, Calvert and St. Mary Counties, Maryland

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (August 27, 2008 - 45 KB)

• Electric Alternative Evaluation Study  (August 17, 2008 - 175 KB)

• Macro Corridor Study  (August 2008 - 4.7 MB)

KAMO Electric Cooperative, Inc

Blackberry – Chouteau 345-kV Transmission Proposal

• Macro Corridor Report  (June 2007 - 26.6 MB)

• Scoping Report  (November 8, 2007 - 45.3 MB)

• Environmental Assessment  (December 2007 - 17.9 MB)

• Finding of No Significant Impact  (November 2008 - 1.0 MB)

East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc

East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc - Warren Relocation Project - Hardin County, Cypress Peaking Power Facility Proposal

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (September 12, 2007 - 46 KB)

• Warren Relocation Project, Cypress Site - Alternatives Analysis and Site Study (August 31, 2007 - 1.4 MB)

• Environmental Assessment (December 2007 - 17 MB)

East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc - Warren Relocation Project - San Jacinto County Peaking Power Facility Proposal

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (September 12, 2007 - 46 KB)

• Warren Relocation Project, Jacinto Site - Alternatives Analysis and Site Study (August 31, 2007 - 5.6 MB)

• Environmental Assessment (December 2007 - 40 MB)

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.

Jack County, TX, Generation Plant - Unit 2

• Alternatives Analysis Report (December 2007 - 3.8 MB)  Includes: Appendix A,2006 Power Supply Study and Appendix B, Update to 2002 Power Plant Site Selection Study

• Environmental Assessment (June 2008 - 11.5 MB)

Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.

PrairieWinds - ND1 Wind Proposal, Minot ND

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (March 2008)

• PrairieWinds - ND1 Wind Proposal - Alternatives Analysis and Site Selection Study (February 2008 - 1.5 MB)

100 MW Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine Proposal, Culbertson, MT

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (February 6, 2008)

• Scoping Report (March 2008 - 6.9 MB)

Columbia Power Cooperative Association, Inc.

• Pilot Rock to Ukiah Environmental Assessment, Umatilla County, OR (3/18/08 - 30.3 MB)

• Fossil to Service Creek Environmental Assessment, Wheeler County, OR (3/18/08 - 24 MB)

Decker Energy International, Inc.

Hertford Renewable Energy, LLC Biomass Power Plant, Hertford County, North Carolina

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (May 28, 2008)

• Hertford Renewable Energy, Biomass Power Plant - Alternatives Analysis and Site Selection Study (May 2008 - 0.7 MB)

• Appendices to the Alternative Analysis and Site Selection Study (includes Appendices 1 - 14) - 7.4 MB

• Scoping Report  (September 2008 - 2.2 MB)

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.

Bemidji-Grand Rapids, MN, 230 kV Transmission Line (this proposal has been elevated to an Environmental Impact Statement - the above link will take you to our EIS page)

PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Inc.

McIntosh Power Plant - Construction of a New 360-megawatt Peaking-Load Gas-Fired Generation Facility Proposal, Andalusia, Alabama

• Federal Register Notice to hold Scoping Meeting and the intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (November 5, 2008)

• Alternatives Report