Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northeast Storage Project, 17989-17990 [E5-1638]
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Commission’s decision.
Affected landowners and parties with
environmental concerns may be granted
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which would not be adequately
represented by any other parties. You do
not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered.
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
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Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
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Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous
discussion on filing comments electronically.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP04–365–000]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed
Northeast Storage Project
March 31, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed
by Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI) in
the above-referenced docket.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The staff
concludes that approval of the proposed
project, with appropriate mitigating
measures, would not constitute a major
Federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
proposed natural gas pipeline and
appurtenant facilities including:
1. Development of the Quinlan
Storage Field from a nearly depleted
production reservoir by drilling four
new gas storage wells, and converting a
production well to an observation well,
and converting a test well to an
injection/withdrawal well in
Cattaraugus County, New York;
2. Construction of the new 21.3-milelong, 20-inch-diameter TL–527 Pipeline
in McKean and Potter Counties,
Pennsylvania, and Cattaraugus County,
New York;
3. Construction of the new 0.9-milelong, 8-inch-diameter LN–2471–S
Pipeline in Potter County, Pennsylvania;
4. Construction of the new 0.1-milelong, 8-inch-diameter LN–15 CHG–1
Pipeline in Potter County, Pennsylvania;
5. Construction of the new 0.7-milelong, 16-inch-diameter, QL–1 Pipeline
in Cattaraugus County, New York;
6. Construction of five new 8-inchdiameter well pipelines (QL–3, QL–4,
QL–5, QL–6, and QL–7) totaling 0.11
mile in Cattaraugus County, New York;
7. Construction of the new 0.5-milelong (TL–533) and 0.1-mile-long (TL–
534), 16-inch-diameter pipelines in
Lewis County, West Virginia;
8. Construction of the new Sharon
Measuring and Regulating (M&R)
Facility in Potter County, Pennsylvania;
9. Relocation of the existing Wolcott
M&R Facility in Potter County,
Pennsylvania from MP 0.0 of the LN–15
Pipeline segment (see below) proposed
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for abandonment to about MP 2.3 of the
proposed TL–527 Pipeline;
10. Replacement of orifice meters
with ultrasonic meters at the Leidy
Transco 1 M&R Facility in Clinton,
County, Pennsylvania;
11. Construction of the new 4,740 hp
Quinlan Compressor Station in
Cattaraugus County, New York; and
12. Construction of the new 3,550 hp
Wolf Run Compressor Station in Lewis
County, West Virginia.
In addition, DTI proposed to abandon
in place:
1. 1.76 miles of the existing 8-inchdiameter LN–15 Pipeline in Potter
County, Pennsylvania; and
2. 0.1 mile of the existing 8-inchdiameter LN–250–S Pipeline in Potter
County, Pennsylvania.
The purpose of the Northeast Storage
Project is to provide additional storage
of 9.4 Bcf of gas and additional winter
season firm transportation of 163,017
dekatherms per day.
The EA has been placed in the public
files of the FERC. A limited number of
copies of the EA are available for
distribution and public inspection at:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street,
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502–8371.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to
cooperating agencies, State agencies, a
public interest group and a local
newspaper. 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: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426;
• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of the Gas Branch 3,
PJ11.3.
• Reference Docket No. CP04–365–
000; and
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before April 30, 2005.
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 this
project. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of
any comments or interventions or
protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR
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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 by clicking on
‘‘Sign-up.’’
Comments will be considered by the
Commission but will not serve to make
the commentor a party to the
proceeding. Any person seeking to
become a party to the proceeding must
file a motion to intervene pursuant to
Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR
385.214).1 Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision.
Affected landowners and parties with
environmental concerns may be granted
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which would not be adequately
represented by any other parties. You do
not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered.
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, please contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary
link 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 https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–1638 Filed 4–7–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous
discussion on filing comments electronically.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To
Intervene and Protests
April 1, 2005.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: New minor
license.
b. Project No.: 2153–012.
c. Date Filed: April 30, 2003.
d. Applicant: United Water
Conservation District.
e. Name of Project: Santa Felicia
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Piru Creek in
Ventura County, California. The project
affects 174.5 acres of Federal land
within the Los Padres and Angeles
National Forests.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Dana
Wisehart, United Water Conservation
District, 106 North Eighth Street, Santa
Paula, CA 93060.
i. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan at
(202) 502–8434 or
kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for Filing Motions To
Intervene and Protests: 60 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Magalie R.
Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
Motions to intervene and protests may
be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
k. This application has been accepted
for filing, but is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Santa Felicia Project
consists of: (1) A 200-foot-tall, 1200-
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foot-long earth fill dam; (2) an 88,000
acre-foot reservoir; (3) an ungated
spillway and associated works, (4) a
powerhouse with two units having a
total installed capacity of 1,434kilowatts and (5) appurtenant facilities.
The applicant estimates that the total
average annual generation would be
1,300 megawatthours.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number 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 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Anyone may submit a protest or a
motion to intervene in accordance with
the requirements of Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,
385.211, and 385.214. In determining
the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests
filed, but only those who file a motion
to intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any protests or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified deadline date
for the particular application.
When the application is ready for
environmental analysis, the
Commission will issue a public notice
requesting comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’; (2) set
forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the
application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
protesting or intervening; and (4)
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005.
Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant.
A copy of any protest or motion to
intervene must be served upon each
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP04-365-000]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northeast Storage Project
March 31, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Dominion Transmission, Inc.
(DTI) in the above-referenced docket.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the proposed natural gas pipeline and
appurtenant facilities including:
1. Development of the Quinlan Storage Field from a nearly depleted
production reservoir by drilling four new gas storage wells, and
converting a production well to an observation well, and converting a
test well to an injection/withdrawal well in Cattaraugus County, New
York;
2. Construction of the new 21.3-mile-long, 20-inch-diameter TL-527
Pipeline in McKean and Potter Counties, Pennsylvania, and Cattaraugus
County, New York;
3. Construction of the new 0.9-mile-long, 8-inch-diameter LN-2471-S
Pipeline in Potter County, Pennsylvania;
4. Construction of the new 0.1-mile-long, 8-inch-diameter LN-15
CHG-1 Pipeline in Potter County, Pennsylvania;
5. Construction of the new 0.7-mile-long, 16-inch-diameter, QL-1
Pipeline in Cattaraugus County, New York;
6. Construction of five new 8-inch-diameter well pipelines (QL-3,
QL-4, QL-5, QL-6, and QL-7) totaling 0.11 mile in Cattaraugus County,
New York;
7. Construction of the new 0.5-mile-long (TL-533) and 0.1-mile-long
(TL-534), 16-inch-diameter pipelines in Lewis County, West Virginia;
8. Construction of the new Sharon Measuring and Regulating (M&R)
Facility in Potter County, Pennsylvania;
9. Relocation of the existing Wolcott M&R Facility in Potter
County, Pennsylvania from MP 0.0 of the LN-15 Pipeline segment (see
below) proposed for abandonment to about MP 2.3 of the proposed TL-527
Pipeline;
10. Replacement of orifice meters with ultrasonic meters at the
Leidy Transco 1 M&R Facility in Clinton, County, Pennsylvania;
11. Construction of the new 4,740 hp Quinlan Compressor Station in
Cattaraugus County, New York; and
12. Construction of the new 3,550 hp Wolf Run Compressor Station in
Lewis County, West Virginia.
In addition, DTI proposed to abandon in place:
1. 1.76 miles of the existing 8-inch-diameter LN-15 Pipeline in
Potter County, Pennsylvania; and
2. 0.1 mile of the existing 8-inch-diameter LN-250-S Pipeline in
Potter County, Pennsylvania.
The purpose of the Northeast Storage Project is to provide
additional storage of 9.4 Bcf of gas and additional winter season firm
transportation of 163,017 dekatherms per day.
The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to cooperating agencies, State
agencies, a public interest group and a local newspaper. 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:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 3, PJ11.3.
Reference Docket No. CP04-365-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before April 30, 2005.
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 this project. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions
or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR
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385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' 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 by clicking on ``Sign-up.''
Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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\1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.
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, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link 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 https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1638 Filed 4-7-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
