EA-1745: Finding of No Significant Impact

Blast Furnace Gas Flare Capture Project at the ArcelorMittal USA, Inc., Indiana Harbor Steel Mill; East Chicago, Indiana

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

August 9, 2010

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Blast Furnace Gas Flare Capture Project at the ArcelorMittal USA, Inc., Indiana Harbor Steel Mill; East Chicago, Indiana

DOE issued a finding of no significant impact for a proposal to award a federal grant to ArcelorMittal USA, Inc. to facilitate construction and operation of a boiler system that would convert blast furnace waste gas into electricity.

For more information, see Blast Furnace Gas Flare Capture Project at the ArcelorMittal USA, Inc., Indiana Harbor Steel Mill.

August 9, 2010

Finding of No Significant Impact for the Blast Furnace Gas Flare Capture Project at the Arcelormittal USA, Inc. Indiana Harbor Steel Mill, East Chicago, Indiana

Based on the analyses in the environmental assessment, DOE determined that its proposed action - awarding a federal grant to ArcelorMittal USA, Inc. to facilitate construction and operation of a boiler system that would convert blast furnace waste gas into electricity - would result in no significant adverse impacts.