Amended NOI - Abengoa Biorefinery

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from the application deadline date, you implementation, and evaluation of the
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6288. process. Collection of data on these Statement for the Abengoa Biorefinery
measures should be part of the project Project Near Hugoton, KS
V. Application Review Information evaluation plan, along with any
Selection Criteria: The selection measures of progress on goals and AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
criteria for evaluating the applications objectives that are specific to your Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
for this program are from 34 CFR 75.210 project. Energy.
and are listed in the application ACTION: Amended notice of intent.
VII. Agency Contacts
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
VI. Award Administration Information Krish Mathur, FIPSE—Fund for the Energy (DOE or the Department) is
1. Award Notices: If your application Improvement of Postsecondary providing this Amended Notice of
is successful, we notify your U.S. Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room Intent to announce its intent to modify
Representative and U.S. Senators and 6155, Washington, DC 20006–8544. the scope of an ongoing environmental
send you a Grant Award Notification Telephone: (202) 502–7512 or by e-mail: impact statement in which DOE is
(GAN). We may notify you informally, krish.mathur@ed.gov. assessing the potential environmental
also. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll impacts of a project proposed by
If your application is not evaluated or free, at 1–800–877–8339. Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas,
not selected for funding, we notify you. LLC (ABBK), to construct and operate a
2. Administrative and National Policy VIII. Other Information biomass-to-ethanol and energy facility
Requirements: We identify Accessible Format: Individuals with near Hugoton, Kansas (Abengoa
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES

administrative and national policy disabilities can obtain this document Biorefinery Project). DOE issued its
requirements in the application package and a copy of the application package in original Notice of Intent on Aug. 25,
and reference these and other an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 2008, for the proposed construction and
requirements in the Applicable print, audiotape, or computer diskette) operation of a biomass-to-ethanol and
Regulations section of this notice. on request to the program contact energy facility that was planned to be

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integrated with a traditional grain-to- Washington, DC 20585; e-mail significantly improved technologies as
ethanol production facility on the same AskNEPA@hq.doe.gov; telephone 202– compared to commercial technologies in
site. 586–4600; or leave a message at 1–800– service in the United States at the time
DATES: The public scoping period begins 472–2756. the guarantee is issued.’’ ABBK
today, and will end on May 29, 2009. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submitted a DOE loan guarantee
DOE will consider all comments Background: In September 2007, DOE application on February 26, 2009.
received or postmarked by May 29, granted an initial award to ABBK to Section 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill is
2009. DOE will consider late comments advance the conceptual design, initiate intended to assist in the development
to the extent practicable. DOE will hold the permitting process, and support an and construction of commercial-scale
a public scoping meeting in Memorial environmental review under NEPA for biorefineries and the retrofitting of
Hall at the Stevens County Courthouse, ABBK’s proposed biomass-to-ethanol existing facilities using eligible
200 East 6th St., Hugoton, Kansas and energy facility near Hugoton, technology for the development of
67951–2606, on May 19, 2009, from 6 Kansas, pursuant to section 932 of advanced biofuels. ABBK has not
p.m. to 8 p.m. DOE will give equal EPAct 2005. DOE requires completion of submitted an application to the USDA
weight to written and oral comments. the design, permitting, and RBC Biorefinery Assistance Program for
ADDRESSES: Please direct written environmental review obligations prior a loan guarantee under section 9003 of
comments on the scope of the EIS to Ms. to deciding whether to co-fund the the 2008 Farm Bill. After the receipt and
Kristin Kerwin at the U.S. Department construction and operation phase of the review of an application, the RBC may
of Energy, Golden Field Office, 1617 project. The total anticipated cost of this decide to provide a loan guarantee to
Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado, initial work was $37.5 million of which ABBK. The RBC would only do so if the
80401. You also may contact Ms. DOE funded 40 percent ($15 million) application is for an eligible project that
Kerwin by telephone at 303–275–4968, and ABBK provided 60 percent ($22.5 provides for the development,
by facsimile at 303–275–4790, or by e- million). For additional information on construction, and retrofitting of
mail at kristin.kerwin@go.doe.gov. section 932 of EPAct 2005 and details commercial biorefineries using eligible
Please label envelopes and the subject regarding DOE’s competitive solicitation technology.
line of e-mails with the heading process for commercial-scale integrated
Previous Public Scoping Comments:
‘‘Abengoa EIS Scoping Comments.’’ biorefineries, refer to the original NOI,
The Department received 14 scoping
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For (73 FR 50001 (Aug. 25, 2008)).
comments during the public scoping
information on the proposed project, In DOE’s original NOI, the
period that ended on October 9, 2008,
information on how to comment, or to Department announced its intent to
and received no comments after that
receive a copy of the Draft EIS when it prepare an EIS for the Abengoa
date. Commenters expressed support for
is issued, contact Ms. Kristin Kerwin by Biorefinery Project. DOE indicated that
the proposed biorefinery project,
any of the means described above under it was proposing to negotiate a second
suggested there would be no adverse
the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section. financial assistance agreement for
environmental impacts from
For further information on the DOE approximately $61 million for the final
constructing and operating the
Office of Energy Efficiency and design, construction, and operation of
biorefinery, requested information, or
Renewable Energy, Integrated the biomass-to-ethanol and energy
asked that DOE include certain analyses
Biorefinery Program, contact: Ms. Valri facility. This facility was planned to be
in the EIS. For example, the U.S.
Lightner, Biomass Program Manager integrated with a traditional grain-to-
Department of Agriculture Natural
(Acting), U.S. Department of Energy, ethanol production facility, and the
Resources Conservation Service
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., EE– grain-to-ethanol facility was to be
requested an analysis of the potential
2E, Washington, DC 20585; telephone: constructed and operated using private
impacts from biomass production and
202–586–0937; facsimile: 202–586– funds.
harvesting on soils, surface and
1640; e-mail: eere_biomass@ee.doe.gov. In January 2009, because of economic
groundwater quality and quantity, air
For further information on DOE’s viability concerns and anticipated
quality, and upland wildlife habitat.
Loan Guarantee Program, contact: Mr. market conditions, ABBK notified DOE
DOE will address these comments, as
Daniel Tobin, Loan Guarantee Officer, that it no longer was considering the
well as those submitted during the
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 construction and operation of the
public comment period for this
Independence Avenue, SW., CF–1.3, traditional grain-to-ethanol facility, and,
Amended NOI, in the Abengoa
Washington, DC 20585; telephone: 202– further, was proposing to modify its
Biorefinery EIS.
586–1940; facsimile: 202–586–4052; e- biomass-to-ethanol and energy
mail: daniel.tobin@hq.doe.gov. production facility by including a Proposed Action: DOE is proposing to
For further information on the U.S. steam-driven turbine to generate provide cost-shared Federal funding,
Department of Agriculture Rural electricity that would be supplied to the only potentially, to issue a loan
Business-Cooperative Service regional power grid. In addition, ABBK guarantee for the Abengoa Biorefinery
Biorefinery Assistance Program contact: stated its intent to solicit loan Project. DOE would provide
Energy Branch, Attention: Biorefinery guarantees from the DOE Loan approximately $61 million in Federal
Assistance Program, 1400 Independence Guarantee Program pursuant to Title funding pursuant to section 932 of
Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 3225, XVII of EPAct 2005 and from the USDA EPAct 2005 to ABBK for the final
Washington, DC 20250–3225; telephone: RBC Biorefinery Assistance Program design, construction, and initial
202–720–1400. pursuant to section 9003 of the 2008 operation of a commercial-scale
For general information regarding the Farm Bill. biomass-to-ethanol and energy
DOE National Environmental Policy Act EPAct 2005 (Title XVII) authorizes the production facility near Hugoton,

(NEPA) process contact: Ms. Carol M. Department to issue loan guarantees to Kansas. The total estimated cost
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA eligible projects that ‘‘avoid, reduce, or (beyond the initial award) for final
Policy and Compliance, U.S. sequester air pollutants or design, construction, and initial
Department of Energy, 1000 anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse operation of the facility with the new
Independence Avenue, SW., GC–20, gases,’’ and ‘‘employ new or scope is approximately $290 million.


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DOE may also provide a loan guarantee In addition, DOE plans to evaluate effects on public services and
pursuant to Title XVII of EPAct 2005.1 ranges of options for implementing the infrastructure resulting from the influx
The biomass-to-ethanol facility would proposed project, including onsite of construction personnel and plant
use an enzymatic hydrolysis process for versus offsite storage of feedstock; wet operating staff, and environmental
converting biomass feedstocks to (unprotected or uncovered) versus dry justice issues.
ethanol and co-products, and a (protected or covered) storage of 11. Aesthetic and scenic resources:
gasification technology to convert feedstock; and smaller or larger boiler potential visual effects associated with
biomass to synthesis gas. The synthesis sizes. DOE will also explore potential plant structures and operations.
gas would be used to fire a gas-powered mitigation measures that could be 12. Cumulative impacts that result
boiler to generate steam that ultimately implemented for any of the alternatives. from the incremental impacts of the
would be used to produce electricity. Preliminary Identification of proposed plant when added to the other
Biomass feedstock would be supplied Environmental Issues: One purpose of past, present, and reasonably
from waste products from the this Amended NOI is to solicit foreseeable future activities. This may
production of crops produced near the comments and suggestions for DOE to include potential impacts resulting from
facility, and may include sorghum consider in preparing the EIS. As widespread replication of this type of
stubble, corn stover, switchgrass, and background for public comment, the technology, and from traditional grain-
other opportunity feedstocks that are Department tentatively has identified to-ethanol production facilities.
available. the following list of potential 13. Global climate change: potential
The estimated biomass usage (dry environmental issues for analysis. This greenhouse gas emissions that may
metric tons per day) and output of list identifies resource areas that may be result from this project.
ethanol (million gallons per year) for the affected by construction and operation Public Scoping Process: Interested
biomass-to-ethanol facility, the project of the proposed Abengoa Biorefinery agencies, organizations, American
site features and location, and Project and that DOE plans to analyze in Indian tribes, and members of the public
infrastructure requirements would the EIS. This list is not intended to be are encouraged to submit comments or
remain the same as outlined in the all-inclusive or to imply any suggestions concerning the proposed
original NOI. However, electricity content of the Abengoa Biorefinery EIS,
predetermination of impacts. DOE
produced by the steam-powered turbine including the range of reasonable
welcomes comments on these resource
would be sold to Pioneer Electric alternatives and the potential
areas and other suggestions on the scope
Cooperative, Inc., for supply to the environmental impacts. DOE invites
of the EIS.
regional power grid. As discussed in the 1. Water resources: potential impacts written and oral comments and
original NOI, the proposed project on surface and groundwater resources suggestions at the public scoping
would require a new transmission line and water quality, including effects of meeting. The public scoping period will
to bring electricity to the site. The water usage, wastewater management, be open until May 29, 2009.
power produced by the steam-powered Please send written comments to Ms.
and storm water management.
turbine would be supplied back to the Kristin Kerwin, as described above
2. Wetlands: potential impacts on
regional power grid via this same new under the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section. The
apparent isolated wetlands at the project
transmission line. The line would run public scoping meeting will be held at
site.
from the proposed project location to 3. Utility and transportation the location, date, and time listed in the
the east side of Road 11, then several infrastructure: requirements for delivery ‘‘DATES’’ and ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ sections of
miles north to the existing substation. of feedstocks and process chemicals to this Amended NOI. This meeting will be
In addition to processing an estimated the facility and distribution of products informal. A presiding officer designated
400 dry metric tons per day of biomass from the facility to the marketplace. by DOE will establish procedures
for the biomass-to-ethanol facility (to 4. Land use: changes in land use, governing the conduct of the meeting,
produce approximately 12 million including the proposed site and the and DOE will provide an overview of
gallons per year of denatured ethanol), geographical area that will provide the proposed Abengoa Biorefinery
the synthesis gas production facility feedstock to the proposed facility. Project. DOE will not conduct the
would process an estimated 300 dry 5. Local and regional air quality: meeting as an evidentiary hearing, and
metric tons per day of biomass, and the changes in air quality. those who choose to make statements
electric generation portion of the facility 6. Cultural resources: including will not be cross-examined by other
would process and estimated 275 to 700 potential effects on historic and speakers. However, DOE representatives
dry metric tons per day of biomass. The archaeological resources and American may ask speakers questions to help
entire facility would process Indian tribal resources. ensure that DOE understands their
approximately 975 to 1400 dry metric 7. Ecological resources: terrestrial and comments or suggestions.
tons per day of biomass. aquatic plants and animals including For advanced registration to speak at
Alternatives: The Department state and Federally-listed threatened the meeting, please contact Ms. Kristin
proposes to analyze the following and endangered species and other Kerwin via telephone, mail, fax, or e-
alternatives in detail in the EIS: (1) The protected resources. mail as listed in the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’
Abengoa Biorefinery Project as proposed 8. Health and safety: including section. For those persons who wish to
by ABBK; (2) the Abengoa Biorefinery construction-related safety and process- speak but do not register in advance,
Project as proposed by ABBK without related safety associated with handling DOE will provide an opportunity to
supplying electricity to the regional and management of process chemicals. speak after previously scheduled
power grid; and (3) the No Action 9. Noise: potential impacts resulting speakers have spoken, as time allows.
alternative, which assumes that none of from construction and operation of the To ensure that everyone who wishes to
the proposed facilities is constructed. proposed plant and from transportation speak has a chance to do so, DOE will

of feedstocks, process materials, and allot at least five minutes to each
1 The amount requested for the loan guarantee is
plant byproducts. speaker. Persons wishing to speak on
not being disclosed at this time because it is
business sensitive. Moreover, should DOE approve
10. Socioeconomics: potential behalf of an organization should
a loan guarantee, that amount may differ from the socioeconomic impacts of plant identify that organization when they
original request. construction and operation, including request to speak.


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public scoping meeting and will make Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, meeting be announced in the Federal
the transcript available to the public for Telephone 303–275–4801. Register.
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www.eere.energy.gov/golden/ recommendations to the Assistant Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 8:30 a.m.–
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available additional copies of the public Efficiency and Renewable Energy ADDRESSES: The Mulberry Inn, 601 East
scoping meeting transcripts during regarding goals and objectives, Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401.
business hours at the following location: programmatic and administrative
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stevens County Library, 500 S. Monroe policies, and to otherwise carry out the
Street, Hugoton, Kansas 67951. Gerri Flemming, Office of External
Board’s responsibilities as designated in
Schedule: DOE expects to issue the Affairs, Department of Energy,
the State Energy Efficiency Programs
Draft EIS in summer 2009 and will Savannah River Operations Office, P.O.
Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–
announce the availability of the Draft Box A, Aiken, SC 29802; Phone: (803)
440).
EIS in the Federal Register and local Tentative Agenda: Discuss ways 952–7886.
media. DOE will consider comments on STEAB can support DOE’s SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the Draft EIS in preparing the Final EIS. implementation of the Economic Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
Interested parties who do not wish to Recovery Act, support the Board is to make recommendations
submit comments at this time, but who commercialization efforts for both to DOE in the areas of environmental
would like to receive a copy of the Draft energy efficiency and renewable energy, restoration, waste management, and
EIS, should contact Kristin Kerwin, as consider potential collaborative related activities.
provided in the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section of activities involving the State Energy Tentative Agenda:
this notice. Offices, and update members on other Monday, May 18, 2009
Other Agency Involvement: The routine business matters.
Public Participation: The meeting is 1 p.m. Combined Committee Session
Department has invited the U.S.
5 p.m. Adjourn
Department of Agriculture to become a open to the public. Members of the
cooperating agency in the preparation of public who wish to make oral Tuesday, May 19, 2009
this EIS. DOE anticipates that the U.S. statements pertaining to agenda items 8:30 a.m. Approval of Minutes,
Department of Agriculture Rural should contact Gary Burch at the Agency Updates, Public Comment
Business-Cooperative Service will assist address or telephone number listed Session, Chair and Facilitator
with the Department’s review process above. Requests to make oral comments Updates, Administrative Committee
and adopt the Abengoa Biorefinery EIS, must be received five days prior to the Report, Strategic and Legacy
to the extent practicable, to satisfy that teleconference; reasonable provisions Management Committee Report,
agency’s NEPA-related requirements will be made to include requested Public Comment Session
and support its decisions under section topic(s) on the agenda. Written 12 p.m. Lunch Break
9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill. statements may be filed with the Board 1 p.m. Waste Management Committee
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22, either before or after the meeting. The Report, Facility Disposition and
2009. Chair of the Board is empowered to Site Remediation Committee
Steven G. Chalk, conduct the meeting in a fashion that Report, Nuclear Materials
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy
will facilitate the orderly conduct of Committee Report, Public Comment
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