{"abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), and the DOE NEPA implementing procedures (10 CFR Part 1021) to assess the potential environmental impacts for its proposed action of issuing a Federal loan guarantee to TX Energy, LLC (TXE) (DOE/EIS-0412). TXE submitted an application to DOE under the Federal loan guarantee program pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) to support construction of the TXE Industrial Gasification Facility near Beaumont, Texas (the Facility).\\1\\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------","action":"Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct a Public Scoping Meeting, and Notice of Proposed Floodplain and Wetland Involvement.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2009/02/18/E9-3411.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"74 FR 7596","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2009-03-20","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"To ensure that all of the issues related to this proposal are addressed, DOE invites comments on the proposed scope and content of the EIS from all interested parties. Comments must be postmarked, e- mailed, or faxed by March 20, 2009 to ensure consideration. Late comments will be considered to the extent practicable. In addition to receiving written comments (see ADDRESSES below), DOE will conduct a public scoping meeting in which government agencies, private-sector organizations, and the general public are invited to provide comments or suggestions with regard to the alternatives and potential impacts to be considered in the EIS. The public scoping meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on March 5, 2009, at the Beaumont Civic Center Complex, 701 Main St., Beaumont, Texas (see Public Scoping Process below).","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E9-3411","effective_on":null,"end_page":7598,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2009/02/18/E9-3411.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/02/18/E9-3411/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-for-a-proposed-federal-loan-guarantee","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E9-3411?publication_date=2009-02-18","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2009-02-18/E9-3411/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":20,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-02-18/pdf/E9-3411.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2009-02-18","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2009/02/18/E9-3411.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-15T14:03:58Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":7596,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Federal Loan Guarantee To Support Construction of the TX Energy, LLC, Industrial Gasification Facility Near Beaumont, TX","toc_doc":"TX Energy, LLC, Industrial Gasification Facility, Beaumont, TX","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Intent:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":74}