Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment, 8795 [E5-704]
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The FERC prepared this EA to address
the potential environmental impacts of
the proposed modifications. The
original project was addressed by the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Ocean Express Pipeline Project
(FEIS) issued on November 28, 2003.
The modified project would use the
same methodologies for deepwater
construction and onshore construction.
However, the landfall portion of the
pipeline would be installed in a 14,000foot tunnel instead of the two HDD
segments and associated direct pipelay
on the seafloor. The tunnel amendment
would also incorporate minor route
changes to accommodate the
methodology. These minor route
changes would result in a slight
decrease in the length of the landfall
portion and thus the overall project
length.
Approximately 95 percent of the
original project analyzed in the FEIS is
relatively unchanged, with the
exception of the 2-inch increase in
pipeline diameter. The tunnel
amendment would increase the pipeline
diameter for the modified project from
24 inches to 26 inches and internally
coat the pipeline to allow increased
flow rates. Ocean Express does not
propose to increase the certificated
capacity (842,000 dekatherms/day).
Ocean Express proposes to install a
pressure reducing station inside the new
tunnel to reduce the onshore Maximum
Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP)
to 1,480 pounds per square inch gauge
(psig) or less from the certificated 2,200
psig. The modifications include an
access building at the tunnel shaft at the
Dania Beach Boulevard Traffic Circle
with a gas vent.
Comment Procedures and Public
Meetings
Any person wishing to comment on
the EA may do so. To ensure
consideration prior to a Commission
decision on the proposal, it is important
that we receive your comments before
the date specified below. Please
carefully follow these instructions to
ensure that your comments are received
in time and properly recorded:
• Send an original and two copies of
your comments to: Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426;
• Reference Docket No. CP02–090–
003;
• Label one copy of your comments
for the attention of Gas Branch 3, PJ11.3;
and
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before March 18, 2005.
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Please note that we are continuing to
experience delays in mail deliveries
from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result,
we will include all comments that we
receive within a reasonable time frame
in our environmental analysis of the
project. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of
any comments or interventions to this
proceeding. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to the User’s
Guide. Before you can file comments
you will need to create a free account
which can be created online.
The EA has been placed in the public
files of the FERC and is available for
public inspection at: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Public
Reference, 888 First Street, NE., Room
2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–
8371.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC
Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’
and enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the Docket
Number field. Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For
assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary
helpline can be reached at 1–866–208–
3676, TTY (202) 502–8659 or
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC Internet
website also provides access to the texts
of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission now
offers a free service called eSubscription
which allows you to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching
proceedings by automatically providing
you with notification of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to the eSubscription
link on the FERC Internet Web site.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 1951–119]
Georgia Power Company; Notice of
Availability of Environmental
Assessment
February 16, 2005.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended, and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s (Commission)
regulations (18 CFR part 380),
Commission staff have prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) that
analyzes the environmental impacts of
allowing Georgia Power Company,
licensee for the Sinclair Hydroelectric
Project (FERC No. 1951), to amend the
existing project boundary. The current
project boundary at the 350-foot
elevation contour would be moved to
the 343-foot elevation contour or 25 feet
as measured from the reservoir’s full
pool elevation, whichever is greater.
The purpose of this boundary
amendment is to remove 3,650 acres of
primarily residential lands from the
project boundary, which the licensee
identifies as being neither for, nor
related to, project purposes. Areas
necessary for project purposes, such as
the project works and recreation sites,
would be exempt from the proposed
boundary change and remain within the
project boundary.
A copy of the EA is attached to a
Commission order titled ‘‘Order
Approving Change in Project
Boundary,’’ which was issued on
February 15, 2005, and is available for
review and reproduction at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
located at 888 First Street, NE., Room
2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may
also be viewed on the Commission(s
website at https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘elibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number
(prefaced by P-) and excluding the last
three digits, in the docket number field
to access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 1951-119]
Georgia Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment
February 16, 2005.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission)
regulations (18 CFR part 380), Commission staff have prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) that analyzes the environmental impacts
of allowing Georgia Power Company, licensee for the Sinclair
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 1951), to amend the existing project
boundary. The current project boundary at the 350-foot elevation
contour would be moved to the 343-foot elevation contour or 25 feet as
measured from the reservoir's full pool elevation, whichever is
greater. The purpose of this boundary amendment is to remove 3,650
acres of primarily residential lands from the project boundary, which
the licensee identifies as being neither for, nor related to, project
purposes. Areas necessary for project purposes, such as the project
works and recreation sites, would be exempt from the proposed boundary
change and remain within the project boundary.
A copy of the EA is attached to a Commission order titled ``Order
Approving Change in Project Boundary,'' which was issued on February
15, 2005, and is available for review and reproduction at the
Commission's Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed on the
Commission(s website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``elibrary''
link. Enter the docket number (prefaced by P-) and excluding the last
three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-704 Filed 2-22-05; 8:45 am]
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