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32174 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 106 / Friday, June 2, 2006 / Notices
DATES: Comments on the scope and Bear Creek Dam is constructed of maintain a winter pool elevation of 565
environmental issues for the EIS must earth fill. A portion of the dam was feet and with a maximum rise of 5 feet;
be postmarked or e-mailed no later than constructed on residual soil and there (3) repair the dam by installing a grout
July 3, 2006 to ensure consideration. are numerous sinkholes in its vicinity. curtain in the soil foundation or by
ADDRESSES: Written comments should Since the completion of the dam in building a barrier to prevent flow
be sent to Charles P. Nicholson, 1969, there has been continuous leakage through the dam; (4) remove the dam
Environmental Stewardship and Policy, of water through the foundation of the and rebuild it in approximately the
Tennessee Valley Authority, Mail Stop dam. Although some leakage is typical same location and with similar
WT 9B, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, of earthen dams, the amount at Bear operating characteristics; (5) build a
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902–1499. Creek has been excessive. In 1972, TVA new weir dam, capable of maintaining
Comments may be e-mailed to completed a major foundation drilling a reservoir pool elevation of 565 feet, a
cpnichol@tva.gov or submitted by fax at and grouting project which reduced the short distance downstream of the
(865) 632–6855. leakage. Since 1972 the leakage has Franklin County Water Service
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: slowly increased and TVA has Authority water intake, remove Bear
Warren P. Behlau, Tennessee Valley attempted several subsequent repairs. Creek Dam, and restore the former creek
Authority, Mail Stop LP 3D–C, 1101 The most recent repairs were in 2004– channel; and (6) remove the dam and
Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 2005, when TVA completed another restore the original creek channel.
37402–2801. Telephone (423) 751–8760. major drilling and grouting project. This TVA will use the results of the public
E-mail may be sent to repair project did not adequately reduce scoping process and additional
wpbehlau@tva.gov. leakage when the reservoir was returned technical studies to refine the range of
to its normal summer pool level. alternatives that will be evaluated in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The excessive leakage through the detail in the EIS.
Background dam foundation increases the risk of
dam failure, especially when the pool Proposed Issues To Be Addressed
Bear Creek Reservoir is one of four level is at an elevation above 570 feet.
reservoirs located in northwest Alabama The EIS will contain descriptions of
TVA has taken steps to minimize this
that comprise the Bear Creek Project. the existing environmental and
risk by maintaining the summer
The Bear Creek Project was authorized socioeconomic resources within the area
reservoir pool at an elevation of 568
by Congress in 1964 for the primary that would be affected by the proposed
feet, eight feet lower than the normal
purposes of flood control, recreation, action. TVA’s evaluation of potential
summer operating level of 576 feet. The
and economic development, including environmental impacts to these
normal winter pool level continues to be
water supply. The project dams do not resources will include, but not
565 feet. Due to the limited size of the
generate electricity. Construction of intake structure and sluiceway, necessarily be limited to, the potential
Bear Creek Dam began in 1967 and was however, TVA cannot pass enough impacts on water quality, water supply,
completed in 1969. The earth-fill dam water through them during many aquatic and terrestrial ecology,
has a maximum height of 68 feet and rainfall events to prevent the pool from endangered and threatened species,
length of 1385 feet. It impounds a rising above 570 feet. When heavy rains wetlands, flooding and floodplains,
reservoir with a maximum length of 12 cause the reservoir to rise above recreation, aesthetics and visual
miles, summer pool of 690 acres, and elevation 576, TVA notifies the local resources, land use including
approximately 39 miles of shoreline. emergency management agencies of the agricultural operations, historic and
Most of the reservoir shoreline is owned increased risk and monitors the archaeological resources, and
by TVA and much of the adjacent back- situation closely. TVA also has socioeconomic resources.
lying land is owned by Bear Creek equipment and materials on hand for Scoping Process
Development Authority (BCDA), a state emergency repairs, should a sinkhole or
agency. Shoreline development consists other problem develop. Scoping, which is integral to the
of an environmental education center TVA recognizes that these measures process for implementing NEPA, is a
and two public recreation areas with are not viable long-term solutions to the procedure that solicits public input to
campgrounds and other facilities leakage problem. TVA’s Hydro Board of the EIS process to ensure that: (1) Issues
operated by BCDA, and a municipal raw Consultants has jointly agreed with TVA are identified early and properly
water intake and treatment plant that it must take action to resolve the studied; (2) issues of little significance
operated by the Franklin County Water leakage problem. do not consume substantial time and
Service Authority approximately 2.3 effort; (3) the draft EIS is thorough and
miles upstream of Bear Creek Dam. Potential Alternatives balanced; and (4) delays caused by an
Bear Creek Dam has a concrete chute TVA is considering a range of inadequate EIS are avoided. TVA’s
spillway with an elevation of 602 feet. alternatives. Although the No Action NEPA procedures require that the
The reservoir has historically been alternative, which consists of operating scoping process commence soon after a
operated with a winter pool elevation of the dam as designed, would not remedy decision has been reached to prepare an
565 feet and a summer pool elevation of the leakage problem, it would provide a EIS in order to provide an early and
576 feet. The target spring fill date is baseline for comparison with other open process for determining the scope
mid-April and the target date to begin alternatives and its consideration is and for identifying the significant issues
the winter drawdown in November 15. required by the implementing related to a proposed action. The range
Under normal conditions, discharges are regulations for the National of alternatives and the issues to be
through a tower-type intake structure, Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). addressed in the draft EIS will be
sluiceway tunnel, and stilling basin. Other alternatives under consideration determined, in part, from written
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The reservoir is operated to maintain a include: (1) Continue to operate the dam comments submitted by mail or e-mail,
minimum continuous flow of 21 cubic as done since 2005 with a lower and comments presented orally or in
feet per second at Red Bay, Alabama, summer pool elevation of 568 feet; (2) writing at any public meetings. The
about 23 miles downstream of Bear modify the dam by rebuilding the preliminary identification of reasonable
Creek Dam. spillway at a lower elevation to alternatives and environmental issues in
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this notice is not meant to be exhaustive DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on
or final. May 17, 2006.
Federal Aviation Administration LaVerne F. Reid,
The scoping process will include both
Manager, Airports Division, New England
interagency and public scoping. The
Public Notice for a Change in Use of Region.
public is invited to submit written
Aeronautical Property at Lawrence [FR Doc. 06–5030 Filed 6–1–06; 8:45 am]
comments or e-mail comments on the Municipal Airport, Lawrence, MA BILLING CODE 4910–13–M
scope of this EIS no later than the date
given under the DATES section of this AGENCY:Federal Aviation
notice. Administration (FAA), DOT. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TVA will conduct a public scoping
ACTION: Request for public comments. Federal Aviation Administration
meeting on June 20, 2006, at the Arts
and Entertainment Center in Red Bay,
SUMMARY: The FAA is requesting public Notice of Approval of Finding of No
Alabama. The meeting, which will be
comment on the City of Lawrence, Significant Impact (FONSI) on a Short
conducted in an open-house format,
Massachusetts’ request to change a Form Environmental Assessment (EA);
will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. At the Central Illinois Regional Airport,
portion (40.37 acres) of Airport property
meeting, TVA staff will describe the Bloomington, IL
from aeronautical use to non-
project and the EIS process, answer
aeronautical use. The property is
questions, and solicit comments on the AGENCY: Federal Aviation
located in North Andover, MA, off Clark
issues that the public would like Administration (FAA), DOT.
Street in the area known of the
addressed in the EIS. The meeting will Northwest quadrant of the Airport and ACTION: Notice of Approval of
be publicized through notices in local is currently used for vacant land. The Documents.
newspapers, by TVA press releases, on City plans to sell 17.44 acres and lease
the TVA Web site at http://www.tva.gov/ SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
22.9 acres for revenue production. Upon Administration (FAA) is issuing this
environment/calendar.htm, and in disposition is the property will be used
letters to local elected officials. notice to advise the public of the
as for development of an industrial approval of a Finding of No Significant
The agencies to be included in the park. Portions of the property were Impact (FONSI) on an Environmental
interagency scoping are U.S. Army acquired under FAAP Project No. 9–19– Assessment for proposed Federal
Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and 007–0503 and ADAP Project No. 5–25– actions at Central Illinois Regional
Wildlife Service, Bear Creek 0026–06. Airport, Bloomington, Illinois. The
Development Agency, Alabama The disposition of proceeds from the FONSI specifies that the proposed
Department of Environmental disposal of airport property will be in federal actions and local development
Management, the Alabama Historical accordance with FAA’s Policy and projects are consistent with existing
Commission, and other Federal, State, Procedures Concerning the Use of environmental policies and objectives as
and local agencies, as appropriate. After Airport Revenue, published in the set forth in the National Environmental
consideration of the scoping comments, Federal Register on February 16, 1999. Policy Act of 1969 and will not
TVA will further identify alternatives significantly affect the quality of the
and environmental issues to be DATES: Comments must be received on environment.
addressed in the EIS. Following analysis or before July 3, 2006. A description of the proposed Federal
of the environmental consequences of ADDRESSES: Documents are available for action is: (a) To issue an environmental
each alternative, TVA will prepare a review by appointment by contacting finding to allow approval of the Airport
draft EIS for public review and Mr. Michael Miller, Airport Manager at Layout Plan (ALP) for the development
comment. Notice of availability of the Lawrence Municipal Airport, 492 items listed below; (b) Approval of the
draft EIS will be published by the Sutton Street, North Andover, MA, Airport Layout Plan (ALP) for the
Environmental Protection Agency in the development items listed below; and (c)
Telephone 978–794–5880 or by
Establish eligibility of the Central
Federal Register. TVA will solicit contacting Donna R. Witte, Federal
Illinois Regional Airport Authority to
written comments on the draft EIS, and Aviation Administration, 16 New
compete for Federal funding for the
information about public meetings to England Executive Park, Burlington,
development projects depicted on the
comment on the draft EIS will be Massachusetts, Telephone 781–238–
Airport Layout Plan.
announced. TVA expects to release a 7624.
The specific item in the local airport
draft EIS in the spring of 2007 and a development project is to construct a
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
final EIS in the fall of 2007. new fuel farm.
Donna R. Witte at the Federal Aviation
In the event the situation Administration, 12 New England Copies of the environmental decision
unexpectedly worsens or is determined Executive Park, Burlington, and the Short Form EA are available for
to be worse, it may be necessary to take Massachusetts 01803, Telephone 781– public information review during
action expeditiously to address this 238–7624. regular business hours at the following
consistent with applicable procedures locations:
for emergency actions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1. Central Illinois Regional Airport,
125 of The Wendell H. Ford Aviation 3201 CIRA Drive, Suite 200,
Dated: May 26, 2006. Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Bloomington, Illinois.
Kathryn J. Jackson, Century (AIR 21) requires the FAA to 2. Division of Aeronautics—Illinois
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Executive Vice President, River System provide an opportunity for public notice Department of Transportation, One
Operations & Environment. and comment to the ‘‘waiver’’ or Langhorne Bond Drive, Capital Airport,
[FR Doc. E6–8564 Filed 6–1–06; 8:45 am] ‘‘modification’’ of a sponsor’s Federal Springfield, IL 62707.
BILLING CODE 8120–08–P obligation to use certain airport property 3. Chicago Airports District Office,
for aeronautical purposes. Room 320, Federal Aviation
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