ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Wisconsin 2006 Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 38669-38671 [E5-3506]
Download as PDF
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 127 / Tuesday, July 5, 2005 / Notices
ER00–3068–005; ER03–34–004; ER98–
3511–009; ER02–1903–004; ER99–2917–
006; ER03–179–005; ER98–3566–012;
ER02–1838–005; ER01–838–005; ER98–
3563–009; ER98–3564–009; ER02–2120–
003; ER01–1972–005; ER98–2076–008;
ER03–155–004; ER03–623–005; ER98–
4222–004; ER01–1710–006; ER02–2166–
004; ER01–2139–007.
Applicants: Backbone Mountain
Windpower LLC; Badger Windpower,
LLC; Bayswater Peaking Facility, LLC;
Blythe Energy, LLC; Calhoun Power
Company I, LLC; Doswell Limited
Partnership; ESI Vansycle Partners, L.P.;
Florida Power & Light Company; FPL
Energy Cape, LLC; FPL Energy Hancock
County Wind, LLC; FPL Energy Maine
Hydro LLC; FPL Energy Marcus Hook,
L.P.; FPL Energy MH 50, LP; FPL Energy
New Mexico Wind, LLC; FPL Energy
Power Marketing, Inc.; FPL Energy
Seabrook, LLC; FPL Energy Vansycle,
LLC; FPL Energy Wyman, LLC; FPL
Energy Wyman IV, LLC; FPLE Rhode
Island State Energy, L.P.; Gray County
Wind Energy, LLC; Hawkeye Power
Partners, LLC; High Winds, LLC;
Jamaica Bay Peaking Facility, LLC; Lake
Benton Power Partners II, LLC; Mill Run
Windpower, LLC; Pennsylvania
Windfarms, Inc.; Somerset Windpower,
LLC.
Description: Backbone Mountain
Windpower LLC and the above listed
companies submit revised tariff sheets
in compliance with the Commission’s
order issued 5/26/05, 111 FERC ¶ 61,242
(2005).
Filed Date: 06/17/2005.
Accession Number: 20050623–0110.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, July 8, 2005.
Docket Numbers: ER05–1136–000.
Applicants: Pacific Gas & Electric
Company.
Description: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company submits a partially executed
Generator Special Facilities Agreement
& an unexecuted Generator
Interconnection Agreement with FPL
Energy, LLC.
Filed Date: 06/22/2005.
Accession Number: 20050624–0016.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, July 13, 2005.
Docket Numbers: ER05–1137–000.
Applicants: DPL Energy Resources,
Inc.
Description: DPL Energy Resources,
Inc submits its notice of cancellation of
its FERC Electric Rate Schedule 1 and
requests waiver of 60-day prior notice
requirement to be effective 6/24/05.
Filed Date: 06/22/2005.
Accession Number: 20050624–0012.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, July 13, 2005.
VerDate jul<14>2003
18:41 Jul 01, 2005
Jkt 205001
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 (18 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
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 and 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 log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First St., 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 for 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 dockets(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online
service, please e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–3471 Filed 7–1–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
PO 00000
Frm 00025
Fmt 4703
38669
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP05–364–000]
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed
Wisconsin 2006 Expansion Project and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
June 22, 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
the Wisconsin 2006 Expansion Project
involving construction and operation of
facilities by ANR Pipeline Company
(ANR) in Rock, Outagamie, Marinette,
Dane, Marathon, and Columbia
Counties, Wisconsin.1 ANR’s project
purpose is to create about 168,241
decatherms per day of incremental firm
capacity on its pipeline system to
accommodate growth in demand from
all market segments in Wisconsin. In
general these facilities would consist of
about 6.86 miles of various diameter
pipeline, addition of compression at 2
compressor stations, and minor
upgrades at 5 existing meter stations.
This EA will be used by the
Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a
pipeline company representative about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
proposed facilities. The pipeline
company would seek to negotiate a
mutually acceptable agreement.
However, if the project is approved by
the Commission, that approval conveys
with it the right of eminent domain.
Therefore, if easement negotiations fail
to produce an agreement, the pipeline
company could initiate condemnation
proceedings in accordance with state
law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ was attached to the project
notice ANR provided to landowners.
This fact sheet addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
1 ANR’s application was filed with the
Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act
and part 157 of the Commission’s regulations.
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM
05JYN1
38670
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 127 / Tuesday, July 5, 2005 / Notices
proceedings. It is available for viewing
on the FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
ANR proposes to install a total of 6.86
miles of looping 2 pipeline, add a
compressor unit at an existing
compressor station, construct a new
compressor station, and perform minor
upgrade work at 5 existing meter
stations in Wisconsin. Specifically, the
project includes:
• Little Chute Loop (Outagamie
County)—About 3.08 miles of 16-inch
outside diameter (OD) pipeline, looping
the existing 6-inch OD pipeline;
• Madison Lateral Loop (Rock
County)—About 3.78 miles of 30-inch
OD pipeline, looping the existing 10inch and 12-inch OD pipelines;
• Janesville Compressor Station
Upgrade (Rock County)—A new 2,370
horsepower (hp) reciprocating
compressor unit and associated
equipment to be installed at an existing
compressor station site;
• Goodman Compressor Station
(Marinette County)—A new 20,620 hp
compressor station comprised of two
10,310 hp units to be built at an existing
meter station site; and
• Meter Station Upgrades (Dane,
Marathon, and Columbia Counties)—
Minor equipment modifications at 5
existing meter stations (McFarland, Sun
Prairie, and Stoughton Meter Stations in
Dane County; North Wausau Meter
Station in Marathon County; and
Randolph Meter Station in Columbia
County).
The general locations of the project
facilities are shown in Appendix 1.3
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed facilities
would require about 144.68 acres of
land. Following construction, about
58.82 acres would be maintained as new
aboveground facility sites. The
remaining 85.86 acres of land would be
restored and allowed to revert to its
former use.
2 A loop is a segment of pipeline installed
adjacent to an existing pipeline and which connects
to the existing pipeline at both ends of the loop.
The loop allows more gas to be moved through the
system.
3 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices, other than Appendix 1 (maps), are
available on the Commission’s Web site at the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington,
DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For instructions
on connecting to eLibrary refer to the last page of
this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail.
VerDate jul<14>2003
18:41 Jul 01, 2005
Jkt 205001
The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
take into account the environmental
impacts that could result from an action
whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires us to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping’’. The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
Notice of Intent, the Commission staff
requests public comments on the scope
of the issues to address in the EA. All
comments received are considered
during the preparation of the EA. State
and local government representatives
are encouraged to notify their
constituents of this proposed action and
encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern.
In the EA we 4 will discuss impacts
that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils.
• Land use.
• Water resources, fisheries, and
wetlands.
• Cultural resources.
• Vegetation and wildlife.
• Air quality and noise.
• Endangered and threatened species.
• Hazardous waste.
• Public safety.
We will also evaluate possible
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be in the EA. Depending on
the comments received during the
scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to Federal, state,
and local agencies, public interest
groups, interested individuals, affected
landowners, newspapers, libraries, and
the Commission’s official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will
be allotted for review if the EA is
published. We will consider all
comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the
Commission.
To ensure your comments are
considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the public participation
section below.
4 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental
staff of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP).
PO 00000
Frm 00026
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Currently Identified Environmental
Issues
We have already identified several
issues that we think deserve attention
based on a preliminary review of the
proposed facilities and the
environmental information provided by
ANR. This preliminary list of issues
may be changed based on your
comments and our analysis.
Project-related impact on:
• Visual aesthetics from the proposed
Goodman Compressor Station;
• Outagamie County Landfill’s
operations;
• Karst geologic features;
• School and recreation activities at
Appleton Senior High School North;
and
• Air quality and noise.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
By becoming a commentor, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA
and considered by the Commission. You
should focus on the potential
environmental effects of the proposal,
alternatives to the proposal (including
alternative locations and/or routes), and
measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impact. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. 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 letter to: Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 2.
• Reference Docket No. CP05–364–
000.
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before July 22, 2006.
Please note that the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of
any comments or interventions or
protests 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 on-line.
We may mail the EA for comment. If
you are interested in receiving it, please
return the Information Request
(Appendix 3). If you do not return the
Information Request, you will be taken
off the mailing list.
E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM
05JYN1
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 127 / Tuesday, July 5, 2005 / Notices
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor’’.
Intervenors play a more formal role in
the process. Among other things,
intervenors have the right to receive
copies of case-related Commission
documents and filings by other
intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor
must send one electronic copy (using
the Commission’s eFiling system) or 14
paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must
send a copy of its filings to all other
parties on the Commission’s service list
for this proceeding. If you want to
become an intervenor you must file a
motion to intervene according to Rule
214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.214) (see Appendix 2).5 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
environmental comments considered.
Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this
notice to all individuals, organizations,
and government entities interested in
and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project. This includes all
landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be
used temporarily for project purposes,
or who own homes within distances
defined in the Commission’s regulations
of certain aboveground facilities.
Additional Information
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
5 Interventions may also be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous
discussion on filing comments electronically.
VerDate jul<14>2003
18:41 Jul 01, 2005
Jkt 205001
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.
Finally, 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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–3506 Filed 7–1–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF05–11–000]
Florida Gas Transmission Company;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Phase VII Expansion
Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
June 22, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
that will discuss the environmental
impacts of Florida Gas Transmission
Company’s (FGT) proposed Phase VII
Expansion Project, which would involve
construction in portions of Florida as
discussed below. This project is directly
connected to Southern Natural Gas
Company’s proposed Cypress Pipeline
Project. Therefore, the required National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
review of the Phase VII Expansion
Project will be part of the EIS we are
currently preparing on the Cypress
Pipeline Project under Docket No.
PF05–7–000. The Cypress Pipeline
Project involves the construction and
operation of natural gas pipeline and
compressor facilities in various counties
in Georgia and Florida.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the Phase VII
Expansion Project. Your input will help
PO 00000
Frm 00027
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
38671
determine which issues need to be
evaluated in the EIS. Please note that
the scoping period will close on July 25,
2005.
This notice is being sent to affected
landowners; Federal, state, and local
government agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. State and local
government representatives are asked to
notify their constituents about this
proposed project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
Comments regarding this project may
be submitted in written form or
verbally. Further details on how to
submit written or electronic comments
are provided in the public participation
section of this notice.
The FERC is the lead Federal agency
for the preparation of the EIS. The
document will satisfy the requirements
of NEPA. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (COE) (Savannah and
Jacksonville Districts) has agreed to
participate as a cooperating agency in
the preparation of the EIS for the
Cypress Pipeline Project to satisfy its
NEPA responsibilities under section 404
of the Clean Water Act and section 10
of the Rivers and Harbors Act. We
anticipate the COE will also participate
as a cooperating agency for the FGT
Phase VII Expansion Project.
With this notice,1 are asking other
Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special
expertise with respect to environmental
issues to cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EIS. These agencies
may choose to participate once they
have evaluated FGT’s proposal relative
to their responsibilities. Agencies that
would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments described later in this notice.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by an FGT
representative about the acquisition of
an easement to construct, operate, and
maintain the proposed facilities. The
pipeline company would seek to
negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the project is
approved by the FERC, that approval
conveys with it the right of eminent
domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, the pipeline company could
initiate condemnation proceedings in
accordance with state law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility on My Land? What Do I Need
1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects.
E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM
05JYN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38669-38671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3506]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP05-364-000]
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Wisconsin 2006 Expansion
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
June 22, 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 the Wisconsin 2006 Expansion
Project involving construction and operation of facilities by ANR
Pipeline Company (ANR) in Rock, Outagamie, Marinette, Dane, Marathon,
and Columbia Counties, Wisconsin.\1\ ANR's project purpose is to create
about 168,241 decatherms per day of incremental firm capacity on its
pipeline system to accommodate growth in demand from all market
segments in Wisconsin. In general these facilities would consist of
about 6.86 miles of various diameter pipeline, addition of compression
at 2 compressor stations, and minor upgrades at 5 existing meter
stations. This EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience
and necessity.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ ANR's application was filed with the Commission under
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and part 157 of the Commission's
regulations.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by a pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an
easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities.
The pipeline company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the project is approved by the Commission, that
approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if
easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline
company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with
state law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' was attached to the
project notice ANR provided to landowners. This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent
domain and how to participate in the Commission's
[[Page 38670]]
proceedings. It is available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site
(https://www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
ANR proposes to install a total of 6.86 miles of looping \2\
pipeline, add a compressor unit at an existing compressor station,
construct a new compressor station, and perform minor upgrade work at 5
existing meter stations in Wisconsin. Specifically, the project
includes:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ A loop is a segment of pipeline installed adjacent to an
existing pipeline and which connects to the existing pipeline at
both ends of the loop. The loop allows more gas to be moved through
the system.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Little Chute Loop (Outagamie County)--About 3.08 miles of
16-inch outside diameter (OD) pipeline, looping the existing 6-inch OD
pipeline;
Madison Lateral Loop (Rock County)--About 3.78 miles of
30-inch OD pipeline, looping the existing 10-inch and 12-inch OD
pipelines;
Janesville Compressor Station Upgrade (Rock County)--A new
2,370 horsepower (hp) reciprocating compressor unit and associated
equipment to be installed at an existing compressor station site;
Goodman Compressor Station (Marinette County)--A new
20,620 hp compressor station comprised of two 10,310 hp units to be
built at an existing meter station site; and
Meter Station Upgrades (Dane, Marathon, and Columbia
Counties)--Minor equipment modifications at 5 existing meter stations
(McFarland, Sun Prairie, and Stoughton Meter Stations in Dane County;
North Wausau Meter Station in Marathon County; and Randolph Meter
Station in Columbia County).
The general locations of the project facilities are shown in
Appendix 1.\3\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all appendices, other
than Appendix 1 (maps), are available on the Commission's Web site
at the ``eLibrary'' link or from the Commission's Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the
last page of this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed facilities would require about 144.68
acres of land. Following construction, about 58.82 acres would be
maintained as new aboveground facility sites. The remaining 85.86 acres
of land would be restored and allowed to revert to its former use.
The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals.
This process is referred to as ``scoping''. The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this Notice of Intent, the Commission staff
requests public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the
EA. All comments received are considered during the preparation of the
EA. State and local government representatives are encouraged to notify
their constituents of this proposed action and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
In the EA we \4\ will discuss impacts that could occur as a result
of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\4\ ``We'', ``us'', ``our'' refer to the environmental staff of
the Office of Energy Projects (OEP).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Geology and soils.
Land use.
Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands.
Cultural resources.
Vegetation and wildlife.
Air quality and noise.
Endangered and threatened species.
Hazardous waste.
Public safety.
We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project
or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen
or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending
on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to Federal, state, and local agencies, public
interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners,
newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA
is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the public participation section below.
Currently Identified Environmental Issues
We have already identified several issues that we think deserve
attention based on a preliminary review of the proposed facilities and
the environmental information provided by ANR. This preliminary list of
issues may be changed based on your comments and our analysis.
Project-related impact on:
Visual aesthetics from the proposed Goodman Compressor
Station;
Outagamie County Landfill's operations;
Karst geologic features;
School and recreation activities at Appleton Senior High
School North; and
Air quality and noise.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commentor, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission.
You should focus on the potential environmental effects of the
proposal, alternatives to the proposal (including alternative locations
and/or routes), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact.
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. 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 letter to: Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 2.
Reference Docket No. CP05-364-000.
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before July 22, 2006.
Please note that the Commission strongly encourages electronic
filing of any comments or interventions or protests 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 ``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 on-line.
We may mail the EA for comment. If you are interested in receiving
it, please return the Information Request (Appendix 3). If you do not
return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing list.
[[Page 38671]]
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an official party to the proceeding known as an
``intervenor''. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process.
Among other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of
case-related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors.
Likewise, each intervenor must send one electronic copy (using the
Commission's eFiling system) or 14 paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must send a copy of its filings to all
other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. If
you want to become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene
according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) (see Appendix 2).\5\ Only intervenors have
the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\5\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 environmental comments considered.
Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially
affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily
for project purposes, or who own homes within distances defined in the
Commission's regulations of certain aboveground facilities.
Additional Information
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.
Finally, 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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3506 Filed 7-1-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P