Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Leidy to Long Island Expansion Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues and Notice of Scoping Meetings, 32318-32320 [E5-2781]
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on June 9, 2005.
3. New York Independent System
Operator, Inc.
[Docket No. EL05–84–001, ER05–572–001]
Take notice that on May 16, 2005, the
New York Independent System
Operator, Inc. (NYISO) has provided
service agreements designations under
its Open Access Transmission Tariff to
Niagara Mohawk Power Company in
compliance with the Commission’s
April 15, 2005 Order in Docket Nos.
ER05–572–000 and EL05–84–000.
YISO states that it has served a copy
of its filing on the official service lists.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Easter Time on
June 3, 2005.
4. Entergy Services, Inc.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. EL95–33–006, ER00–2854–005,
EL00–66–004]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
1. Wisconsin Public Service
Corporation
Take notice that on May 18, 2005,
Entergy Services, Inc., on behalf of the
Entergy Operating Companies, Entergy
Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc.,
Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy
Mississippi, Inc., and Entergy New
Orleans, Inc., tendered its compliance
filing in response to the orders in
Louisiana Public Service Commission
and the Council of the City of New
Orleans v. Entergy Corporation, et., al
106 FERC ¶ 61,228 (2004); 111 FERC
¶ 61,080 (2005).
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Easter Time on
June 17, 2005.
[Docket No. AC05–54–000]
5. Condon Wind Power, LLC
Take notice that on May 5, 2005,
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
(WPSC) tendered for filing Notification
of its intention to use deferred
accounting in connection with the
incremental costs which are being
incurred as a result of a forced outage
at the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant.
WPSC states that copies of this filing
were served on WPSC’s wholesale
customers.
Comment Date: June 8, 2005.
[Docket No. ER02–305–005]
[Docket No. AC05–54–000, et al.]
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation,
et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate
Filings
May 24, 2005.
The following filings have been made
with the Commission. The filings are
listed in ascending order within each
docket classification.
2. Arthur Kill Power LLC
[Docket No. EG05–66–000]
Take notice that on May 19, 2005,
Arthur Kill Power LLC (Arthur Kill)
tendered for filing an application for
redetermination of exempt wholesale
generator status pursuant to section 32
of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 and part 365 of the
Commission’s regulations.
Arthur Kill states that it is a limited
liability company that will be engaged
either directly or indirectly and
exclusively in the business of owning
and operating an electric generation
facility located in New York.
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Take notice that on May 18, 2005
Condon Wind Power, LLC (Condon)
submitted for filing revised marketbased rate tariff in compliance with the
Commission’s order issued April 18,
2005, AES Huntington Beach, LLC, et
al., 111 FERC ¶ 61,079. (2005).
Comment Date: 5 p.m. on June 8,
2005.
Standard Paragraph
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 385.211
and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date. It
is not necessary to separately intervene
again in a subdocket related to a
compliance filing if you have previously
intervened in the same docket. Protests
will be considered by the Commission
in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
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document on the Applicant. In reference
to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on
or before the comment deadline need
not be served on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to long on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the intervention or protests to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above proceedings
are accessible in the Commission’s
eLibrary system by clicking on the
appropriate link in the above list. They
are also available to review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that
enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added
to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or
call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TYY,
call (202) 502–8659.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–2792 Filed 6–1–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF05–6–000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
for the Proposed Leidy to Long Island
Expansion Project, Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
and Notice of Scoping Meetings
May 25, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation’s (Transco) planned Leidy
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to Long Island Expansion Project
located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and New York. This notice announces
the opening of the scoping process we
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the projects.
Your input will help the Commission
staff determine which issues need to be
evaluated in the EA. Please note that the
scoping period will close on June 24,
2005.
Comments may be submitted in
written form or presented verbally at the
public meetings detailed below. Further
details on how to submit written
comments are provided in the public
participation section of this notice. In
lieu of sending written comments, you
are invited to attend the public scoping
meetings that are scheduled as follows:
Wednesday, June 15, 2005, 7 p.m. (EST)
Days Inn, 50 Sheraton Road, Danville,
PA 17821, 570–275–5510.
Thursday, June 16, 2005, 7 p.m. (EST)
Ramada Limited, 2989 Hamilton
Boulevard, Highway 287, South
Plainfield, NJ 07080, 908–753–8900.
This notice is being sent to affected
landowners; Federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes;
other interested parties in this
proceeding; and local libraries and
newspapers. We encourage government
representatives to notify their
constituents of this planned project and
encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Transco proposes to expand its
natural gas transmission system to
provide 100,000 dekatherms per day of
firm transportation capacity from the
Leidy Hub in Pennsylvania to Long
Island, New York. More specifically,
Transco seeks authority to:
• Construct approximately 4.2 miles
of 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop in
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
(Hughesville Loop);
• Construct approximately 5.7 miles
of 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop in
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Berwick
Loop);
• Construct approximately 3.5 miles
of 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop in
Somerset County, New Jersey (Neshanic
Loop);
• Uprate and replace approximately
1.7 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline
in Middlesex County, New Jersey
(Morgan Replacement);
• Construct and operate a new
10,000-horsepower compressor station
in Middlesex County, New Jersey;
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• Uprate approximately 35 miles of
existing 26-inch-diameter pipeline both
on and offshore of Monmouth County,
New Jersey, and Queens and Nassau
Counties, New York (Lower Bay
Uprate), with no replacement work
anticipated; and
• Upgrade existing meter and
regulator facilities.
Location maps depicting Transco’s
proposed facilities and alternate sites
are provided in Appendix 1.1
Currently Identified Environmental
Issues
At this time no formal application has
been filed with the FERC. For this
project, the FERC staff has initiated its
NEPA review prior to receiving the
application. The purpose of our NEPA
Pre-Filing Process is to involve
interested stakeholders early in project
planning and to identify and resolve
issues before an application is filed with
the FERC.
We have already identified several
issues that we think deserve attention
based on a preliminary review of the
proposed facilities, environmental
information provided by Transco, and
comments gathered from concerned
citizens at Transco’s open houses. This
preliminary list of issues may be
changed based on your comments and
our analysis.
• Compressor station proximity to
residential neighborhoods;
• Morgan Replacement proximity to
planned residential developments;
• Safety concerns of the compressor
station and pipeline;
• Potential impacts on land included
in the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection Green Acres
Program;
• Potential impacts on Farmland
Preservation Property;
• Potential impacts on Shickshinny
Creek; and
• Potential impacts on wetlands.
The EA Process
The FERC will use the EA to consider
the environmental impact that could
result if it issues Transco a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity.
This notice formally announces our
preparation of the EA and the beginning
of the process referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’
We 2 are soliciting input from the public
1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are
available on the Commission’s Web site (excluding
maps) at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the
Commission(s Public Reference Room or call (202)
502–8371. For instructions on connecting to
eLibrary refer to the end of this notice. Copies of
the appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail.
2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects.
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and interested agencies to help us focus
the analysis in the EA on the potentially
significant environmental issues related
to the proposed action.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be included in an EA that
will be prepared for the project. Our
evaluation will also include possible
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and we will
make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various
resource areas of concern.
The EA will be mailed to federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American
tribes; affected landowners; other
interested parties; local libraries and
newspapers; and the FERC(s official
service list for this proceeding. A 30-day
comment period will be allotted for
review of the EA. We will consider all
comments submitted on the EA in any
Commission Order that is issued for the
project.
We are currently involved in
discussions with other jurisdictional
agencies to identify their issues and
concerns. These agencies include the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental
Protection, and the U.S. Department of
Transportation. By this notice, we are
asking these and other federal, state, and
local agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to
environmental issues to formally
cooperate with us in the preparation of
the EA. Agencies that would like to
request cooperating status should follow
the instructions for filing comments
provided below.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the
proposals. Your comments should focus
on the potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impact.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure that
your comments are timely and properly
recorded, please mail your comments so
that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before June 24,
2005 and carefully follow these
instructions:
• Send an original and two copies of
your letter to: Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St., N.E., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426;
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• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 3, DG2E;
and
• Reference Docket No. PF05–6–000
on the original and both copies.
Please note that the Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments. See 18 Code of Federal
Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s
Internet Web site at https://www.ferc.gov
under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to
the User’s Guide. Prepare your
submission in the same manner as you
would if filing on paper and save it to
a file on your hard drive. Before you can
file comments you will need to create an
account by clicking on ‘‘Login to File’’
and then ‘‘New User Account.’’ You will
be asked to select the type of filing you
are making. This filing is considered a
‘‘Comment on Filing.’’
When Transco submits its application
for authorization to construct and
operate the Leidy to Long Island
Expansion Project, the Commission will
publish a Notice of Application in the
Federal Register and will establish a
deadline for interested persons to
intervene in the proceeding. Because the
Commission’s Pre-filing Process occurs
before an application to begin a
proceeding is officially filed, petitions
to intervene during this process are
premature and will not be accepted by
the Commission.
Environmental Mailing List
If you wish to remain on the
environmental mailing list, please
return the Mailing List Retention Form
included in Appendix 2. If you do not
return this form, you will be taken off
our mailing list.
Availability of Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at 1–866–208 FERC (3372) or on the
FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov). Using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link, select (General Search(from the
eLibrary menu, enter the selected date
range and (Docket Number((i.e., PF05–
6–000), and follow the instructions.
Searches may also be done using the
phrase (Leidy to Long Island Expansion(
in the (Text Search(field. For assistance
with access to eLibrary, the helpline can
be reached at 1–866–208–3676, TTY
(202) 502–8659, or at
FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web
site also provides access to the texts of
formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rule makings.
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In addition, the FERC now offers a
free service called eSubscription that
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. To register for this service,
go to https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Public meetings or site visits will be
posted on the Commission’s calendar
located at https://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information. Finally,
Transco has established an Internet Web
site for its project at https://
www.williams.com/northeast
expansion. The website includes a
project overview, contact information,
regulatory overview, and construction
procedures.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–2781 Filed 6–1–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments,
Protests, and Motions To Intervene
May 25, 2005.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary
Permit.
b. Project No.: 12575–000.
c. Date filed: March 1, 2005.
d. Applicant: South Fork Irrigation
District and Hot Springs Valley
Irrigation District.
e. Name and Location of Project: The
proposed West Valley Pumped Storage
Project would be located in Modoc and
Lassen Counties in California and
would use the Bureau of Land
Management’s Moon Lake Dam.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
g. Applicant contact: Mr. Donald R.
Pope, 2037 E. Phillips Place, Littleton,
CO 80122–3228, (303) 905–4954.
h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero,
(202) 502–6002.
i. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene: 60
days from the issuance date of this
notice.
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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.
Comments, protests and interventions
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Please include the project number (P–
12575–000) on any comments or
motions filed.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person in 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.
j. Description of Project: The proposed
pumped storage project would use the
existing 16-foot-high, 1,100-foot-long
earthen Moon Lake Dam and the Moon
Lake Reservoir, having a surface area of
3,000 acres, a storage capacity of 35,000
acre-feet, and normal water surface
elevation of 5,500 feet msl (which
would serve as the upper reservoir). The
proposed project would consist of: (1) A
new 90-foot-high, 650-foot-long concrete
dam; (2) a new reservoir having a
surface area of 184 acres, a storage
capacity of 8,280 acre-feet, and normal
water surface elevation of 4,950 feet msl
(this proposed reservoir would serve as
the lower reservoir and would be
connected by tunnel to the upper
reservoir); (3) a new powerhouse within
the tunnel, containing four generating
units with a total installed capacity of
264 MW; (4) a new 5-mile-long, 203–KV
transmission line; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would
have an annual generation of 542,880
MWh.
k. Location of Applications: A copy of
the application is available for
inspection and reproduction 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, call toll-free 1–866–208–
3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF05-6-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Leidy to Long
Island Expansion Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
and Notice of Scoping Meetings
May 25, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation's (Transco) planned Leidy
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to Long Island Expansion Project located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and New York. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process
we will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on
the projects. Your input will help the Commission staff determine which
issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping
period will close on June 24, 2005.
Comments may be submitted in written form or presented verbally at
the public meetings detailed below. Further details on how to submit
written comments are provided in the public participation section of
this notice. In lieu of sending written comments, you are invited to
attend the public scoping meetings that are scheduled as follows:
Wednesday, June 15, 2005, 7 p.m. (EST)
Days Inn, 50 Sheraton Road, Danville, PA 17821, 570-275-5510.
Thursday, June 16, 2005, 7 p.m. (EST)
Ramada Limited, 2989 Hamilton Boulevard, Highway 287, South
Plainfield, NJ 07080, 908-753-8900.
This notice is being sent to affected landowners; Federal, state,
and local government representatives and agencies; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested
parties in this proceeding; and local libraries and newspapers. We
encourage government representatives to notify their constituents of
this planned project and encourage them to comment on their areas of
concern.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Transco proposes to expand its natural gas transmission system to
provide 100,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation capacity from
the Leidy Hub in Pennsylvania to Long Island, New York. More
specifically, Transco seeks authority to:
Construct approximately 4.2 miles of 42-inch-diameter
pipeline loop in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (Hughesville Loop);
Construct approximately 5.7 miles of 42-inch-diameter
pipeline loop in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Berwick Loop);
Construct approximately 3.5 miles of 42-inch-diameter
pipeline loop in Somerset County, New Jersey (Neshanic Loop);
Uprate and replace approximately 1.7 miles of 42-inch-
diameter pipeline in Middlesex County, New Jersey (Morgan Replacement);
Construct and operate a new 10,000-horsepower compressor
station in Middlesex County, New Jersey;
Uprate approximately 35 miles of existing 26-inch-diameter
pipeline both on and offshore of Monmouth County, New Jersey, and
Queens and Nassau Counties, New York (Lower Bay Uprate), with no
replacement work anticipated; and
Upgrade existing meter and regulator facilities.
Location maps depicting Transco's proposed facilities and alternate
sites are provided in Appendix 1.\1\
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies are available on the
Commission's Web site (excluding maps) at the ``eLibrary'' link or
from the Commission(s Public Reference Room or call (202) 502-8371.
For instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the end of this
notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving
this notice in the mail.
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Currently Identified Environmental Issues
At this time no formal application has been filed with the FERC.
For this project, the FERC staff has initiated its NEPA review prior to
receiving the application. The purpose of our NEPA Pre-Filing Process
is to involve interested stakeholders early in project planning and to
identify and resolve issues before an application is filed with the
FERC.
We have already identified several issues that we think deserve
attention based on a preliminary review of the proposed facilities,
environmental information provided by Transco, and comments gathered
from concerned citizens at Transco's open houses. This preliminary list
of issues may be changed based on your comments and our analysis.
Compressor station proximity to residential neighborhoods;
Morgan Replacement proximity to planned residential
developments;
Safety concerns of the compressor station and pipeline;
Potential impacts on land included in the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program;
Potential impacts on Farmland Preservation Property;
Potential impacts on Shickshinny Creek; and
Potential impacts on wetlands.
The EA Process
The FERC will use the EA to consider the environmental impact that
could result if it issues Transco a Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity.
This notice formally announces our preparation of the EA and the
beginning of the process referred to as ``scoping.'' We \2\ are
soliciting input from the public and interested agencies to help us
focus the analysis in the EA on the potentially significant
environmental issues related to the proposed action.
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\2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Office of Energy Projects.
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Our independent analysis of the issues will be included in an EA
that will be prepared for the project. Our evaluation will also include
possible alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the
project, and we will make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid
impacts on the various resource areas of concern.
The EA will be mailed to federal, state, and local government
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; affected landowners; other interested parties;
local libraries and newspapers; and the FERC(s official service list
for this proceeding. A 30-day comment period will be allotted for
review of the EA. We will consider all comments submitted on the EA in
any Commission Order that is issued for the project.
We are currently involved in discussions with other jurisdictional
agencies to identify their issues and concerns. These agencies include
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, and the U.S. Department of Transportation. By this notice,
we are asking these and other federal, state, and local agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental
issues to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA.
Agencies that would like to request cooperating status should follow
the instructions for filing comments provided below.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the proposals. Your comments should focus on
the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives and
measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific
your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please mail your comments so
that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before June 24, 2005
and carefully follow these instructions:
Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., N.E., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
[[Page 32320]]
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 3, DG2E; and
Reference Docket No. PF05-6-000 on the original and both
copies.
Please note that the Commission encourages electronic filing of
comments. See 18 Code of Federal Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Internet Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov under the ``eFiling'' link and the link to the User's
Guide. Prepare your submission in the same manner as you would if
filing on paper and save it to a file on your hard drive. Before you
can file comments you will need to create an account by clicking on
``Login to File'' and then ``New User Account.'' You will be asked to
select the type of filing you are making. This filing is considered a
``Comment on Filing.''
When Transco submits its application for authorization to construct
and operate the Leidy to Long Island Expansion Project, the Commission
will publish a Notice of Application in the Federal Register and will
establish a deadline for interested persons to intervene in the
proceeding. Because the Commission's Pre-filing Process occurs before
an application to begin a proceeding is officially filed, petitions to
intervene during this process are premature and will not be accepted by
the Commission.
Environmental Mailing List
If you wish to remain on the environmental mailing list, please
return the Mailing List Retention Form included in Appendix 2. If you
do not return this form, you will be taken off our mailing list.
Availability of Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at 1-866-208 FERC (3372) or on
the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov). Using the
``eLibrary'' link, select (General Search( from the eLibrary menu,
enter the selected date range and (Docket Number( (i.e., PF05-6-000),
and follow the instructions. Searches may also be done using the phrase
(Leidy to Long Island Expansion( in the (Text Search( field. For
assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at 1-
866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to
the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rule makings.
In addition, the FERC now offers a free service called
eSubscription that 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. To register for this service, go to https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's
calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx
along with other related information. Finally, Transco has established
an Internet Web site for its project at https://www.williams.com/
northeast expansion. The website includes a project overview, contact
information, regulatory overview, and construction procedures.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2781 Filed 6-1-05; 8:45 am]
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