Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Floridian Natural Gas Storage Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues and Notice of a Public Meeting, 8723-8725 [E7-3348]
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Accession Number: 20070220–5019.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Federal Energy Regulatory
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[Docket No. PF07–3–000]
[P–12514–000, Indiana]
Norway-Oakdale Project; Northern
Indiana Public Service Company;
Notice of Availability of Final
Environmental Assessment
February 16, 2007.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended, and Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
regulations (18 CFR part 380),
Commission staff has reviewed the
application for license for the NorwayOakdale Project and have prepared a
final environmental assessment (FEA)
for the project. The project is located on
the Tippecanoe River in Carroll and
White counties, Indiana.
In this FEA, Commission staff
analyzes the probable environmental
effects of implementing the project and
conclude that approval of the project,
with appropriate staff-recommended
environmental measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
Copies of the FEA are available for
review in Public Reference Room 2-A of
the Commission’s offices at 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC. The FEA
also may be viewed on the
Commission’s Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (202) 502–6088, or on the
Commission’s website using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. For assistance with
eLibrary, contact
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
For further information, please
contact Sergiu Serban (202) 502–6211 or
at sergiu.serban@ferc.gov.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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Floridian Natural Gas Storage
Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Floridian
Natural Gas Storage Project; Request
for Comments on Environmental
Issues and Notice of a Public Meeting
February 15, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) is in the process of
evaluating the Floridian Natural Gas
Storage Project planned by Floridian
Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC
(FGS). The project would consist of a
natural gas storage facility located in
Martin County, Florida, north of
Indiantown, Florida, and two
approximately 4-mile-long natural gas
pipelines, extending northwest from the
facility to interconnect with the existing
interstate pipeline systems of Florida
Gas Transmission (FGT) and Gulfstream
Natural Gas System, L.L.C. (Gulfstream).
As a part of this evaluation, FERC
staff will prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS) that will address
the environmental impacts of the
project. Comments on the project may
be submitted in written form or
verbally. Further details on how to
submit written comments are provided
in the Public Participation section of
this NOI. In lieu of sending written
comments, we invite you to attend the
following public scoping meeting and
site visit scheduled as follows:
Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 7 p.m.,
Indiantown Civic Center, 15675 SW
Osceola Street, Indiantown FL 34956,
(772) 597–2886.
FERC will be conducting a site visit
of the proposed project on March 7,
2007, beginning at the Indiantown Civic
Center parking lot at 4 p.m. and
returning to the lot before 6 p.m. Please
note that the applicant will provide a
small bus or allow a caravan of private
vehicles to the project site. The project
pipelines will be viewed from public
rights-of-way from the vehicle.
The Commission will use the EIS in
its decision-making process to
determine whether or not to authorize
the project. This Notice of Intent (NOI)
explains the scoping process we 1 will
use to gather information on the project
from the public and interested agencies.
1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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Your input will help identify the issues
that need to be evaluated in the EIS.
Please note that scoping comments are
requested by March 19, 2007.
This NOI is being sent to Federal,
State, and local government agencies;
elected officials; affected landowners;
environmental and public interest
groups; Indian tribes and regional
Native American organizations;
commentors and other interested
parties; 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
The proposed project will consist of a
natural gas storage facility with a
capacity of up to 8,000,000 dekatherms
per day (dt/d) of sendout capacity.
Additional equipment at the facility will
include liquefaction facilities, revaporization facilities, two 4-mile-long
pipelines to connect with existing
interstate natural gas pipelines, and
metering facilities.
Natural Gas Storage Facility
The Floridian Natural Gas Storage
Project will consist of the following:
• Two 190,000 m3 net capacity fullcontainment natural gas storage tanks;
• Liquefaction equipment;
• Process equipment;
• Boil-off gas (BOG) compression
system;
• Re-vaporization equipment; and
• Electrical, control, and hazard
protection system.
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Pipelines
The pipelines to interconnect with the
interstate natural gas pipelines will
consist of the following:
• Two 4-mile-long, 24- and 10-inchdiameter natural gas pipelines (sendout
and receiving, respectively) with
capacity to deliver up to 8,000,000 dt/
d;
• An interconnection with both the
FGT and Gulfstream pipeline systems;
• Metering, flow control/pressure
control, odorant, and security systems;
and
• Pig launching and receiving
facilities.
FGS proposes to begin construction of
the project in second quarter-2008 with
a projected in-service date early in the
second quarter of 2011.
A location map depicting FGS’
proposed facilities is attached to this
NOI as Appendix 1 (Figures 1 and 2).2
2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are
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The EIS Process
The National Environmental Policy
Act (‘‘NEPA’’) requires the Commission
to take into account the environmental
impacts that could result from an action
when it considers whether or not a
natural gas storage facility should be
approved. The FERC will use the EIS to
consider the environmental impacts that
could result if it issues project
authorizations to FGS under section 7 of
the Natural Gas Act. The 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
EIS on the important environmental
issues. With this NOI, the Commission
staff is requesting public comments on
the scope of the issues to be addressed
in the EIS. All comments received will
be considered during preparation of the
EIS.
In the EIS we will discuss impacts
that could occur as a result of the
construction, operation, maintenance,
and abandonment of the proposed
project under these general headings:
• Geology and Soils.
• Water Resources.
• Aquatic Resources.
• Vegetation and Wildlife.
• Threatened and Endangered
Species.
• Land Use, Recreation, and Visual
Resources.
• Cultural Resources.
• Socioeconomics.
• Air Quality and Noise.
• Reliability and Safety.
• Cumulative Impacts.
In the EIS, 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 affected
resources.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be included in a draft EIS.
The draft EIS will be mailed to federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; affected landowners;
environmental and public interest
groups; Indian tribes and regional
Native American organizations;
commentors; other interested parties;
local libraries and newspapers; and the
FERC’s official service list for this
proceeding. A 45-day comment period
will be allotted for review of the draft
EIS. We will consider all comments on
available on the Commission’s Web site (excluding
maps) at the ‘‘e-Library’’ 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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the draft EIS and revise the document,
as necessary, before issuing a final EIS.
We will consider all comments on the
final EIS before we make our
recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure that your comments are
considered, please follow the
instructions in the Public Participation
section of this NOI.
Although no formal application has
been filed, the FERC staff has already
initiated its NEPA review under its prefiling process. The purpose of the prefiling process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders
and to identify and resolve issues before
an application is filed with the FERC.
With this NOI, we are asking Federal,
State, and local agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues,
especially those identified in Appendix
2, to express their interest in becoming
cooperating agencies for the preparation
of the EIS. These agencies may choose
to participate once they have evaluated
the proposal relative to their
responsibilities. Agencies that would
like to request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided in Appendix 2.
Currently Identified Environmental
Issues
We have already identified issues that
we think deserve attention based on a
preliminary review of the project area,
the planned facility information
provided by FGS, and the public open
house sponsored by FGS and attended
by FERC. This preliminary list of issues,
which is presented below, may be
revised based on your comments and
our continuing analyses.
• Potential impacts on residents in
the project area, including safety issues
at the storage facility, noise, air quality,
and visual resources.
• Potential impacts of the
construction of the storage facility and
the pipeline on property values.
• Potential impacts on threatened and
endangered species.
• Potential impacts on wetlands,
vegetation, and wildlife habitat.
• Potential impacts on cultural
resources.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the
planned project. By becoming a
commentor, your concerns will be
addressed in the EIS and considered by
the Commission. Your comments
should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives (including alternative
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facility sites and pipeline routes), and
measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly
recorded, please follow these
instructions:
• 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 your comments
for the attention of Gas Branch 2, DG2E.
• Reference Docket No. PF07–3–000
on the original and both copies. Mail
your comments so that they will be
received in Washington, DC on or before
March 19, 2007.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing of any comments in
response to this NOI. For information on
electronically filing comments, please
see 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 as well
as information in 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii). Before you can file
comments you will need to create a free
account, which can be accomplished
on-line.
The public scoping meeting (date,
time, and location listed above) are
designed to provide another opportunity
to offer comments on the proposed
project. Interested groups and
individuals are encouraged to attend the
meetings and to present comments on
the environmental issues that they
believe should be addressed in the EIS.
A transcript of the meeting will be
generated so that your comments will be
accurately recorded.
Once FGS formally files its
application with the Commission, you
may want to become an ‘‘intervenor,’’
which is an official party to the
proceeding. Intervenors play a more
formal role in the process and are able
to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be
heard by the courts if they choose to
appeal the Commission’s final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in a
Commission proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for
becoming an intervenor are included in
the User’s Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’
link on the Commission’s Web site.
Please note that you may not request
intervenor status at this time. You must
wait until a formal application is filed
with the Commission.
Environmental Mailing List
If you wish to remain on the
environmental mailing list, please
return the attached Mailing List
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Retention Form (Appendix 3 of this
NOI). If you do not return this form, we
will remove your name from our
mailing list.
To reduce printing and mailing costs,
the draft and final EIS will be issued in
both compact disk (CD–ROM) and hard
copy formats. The FERC strongly
encourages the use of CD–ROM format
in its publication of large documents.
Thus, all recipients will automatically
receive the EIS on CD–ROM. If you wish
to receive a paper copy of the draft EIS
instead of a CD–ROM, you must
indicate that choice on the return
mailer.
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.’’
Click on the eLibrary link, select
‘‘General Search’’ and enter the project
docket number excluding the last three
digits (i.e., PF07–3) 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 by e-mail
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, FGS has established an
Internet Web site for this project at
https://www.floridiangasstorage.com.
The Web site includes a project
overview, status, answers to frequently
asked questions, and links to related
documents. You can also request
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additional information by calling FGS
directly at (800) 621–6843.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Transfer of
License.
b. Project No.: 2621-005.
c. Date Filed: February 2, 2007.
d. Applicants: Milliken & Company
(Transferor) and Lockhart Power
Company (Transferee).
e. Name and Location of Project: The
Pacolet Project is located on the Pacolet
River, in Spartanburg County, South
Carolina.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–25(r).
g. Applicant Contacts: For Transferor
and Transferee: David R. Poe, LeBoeuf,
Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP, 1875
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 1200,
Washington, DC 20009, (202) 986–8000.
h. FERC Contact: Etta L. Foster (202)
502–8769.
i. Deadline for filing comments,
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All documents (original and eight
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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–
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or motions filed.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all interveners
filing a document with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person in the official service list
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF07-3-000]
Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Floridian
Natural Gas Storage Project; Request for Comments on Environmental
Issues and Notice of a Public Meeting
February 15, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) is in the process of evaluating the Floridian Natural Gas
Storage Project planned by Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC
(FGS). The project would consist of a natural gas storage facility
located in Martin County, Florida, north of Indiantown, Florida, and
two approximately 4-mile-long natural gas pipelines, extending
northwest from the facility to interconnect with the existing
interstate pipeline systems of Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) and
Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C. (Gulfstream).
As a part of this evaluation, FERC staff will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) that will address the
environmental impacts of the project. Comments on the project may be
submitted in written form or verbally. Further details on how to submit
written comments are provided in the Public Participation section of
this NOI. In lieu of sending written comments, we invite you to attend
the following public scoping meeting and site visit scheduled as
follows: Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 7 p.m., Indiantown Civic Center,
15675 SW Osceola Street, Indiantown FL 34956, (772) 597-2886.
FERC will be conducting a site visit of the proposed project on
March 7, 2007, beginning at the Indiantown Civic Center parking lot at
4 p.m. and returning to the lot before 6 p.m. Please note that the
applicant will provide a small bus or allow a caravan of private
vehicles to the project site. The project pipelines will be viewed from
public rights-of-way from the vehicle.
The Commission will use the EIS in its decision-making process to
determine whether or not to authorize the project. This Notice of
Intent (NOI) explains the scoping process we \1\ will use to gather
information on the project from the public and interested agencies.
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Your input will help identify the issues that need to be evaluated in
the EIS. Please note that scoping comments are requested by March 19,
2007.
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\1\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
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This NOI is being sent to Federal, State, and local government
agencies; elected officials; affected landowners; environmental and
public interest groups; Indian tribes and regional Native American
organizations; commentors and other interested parties; 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
The proposed project will consist of a natural gas storage facility
with a capacity of up to 8,000,000 dekatherms per day (dt/d) of sendout
capacity. Additional equipment at the facility will include
liquefaction facilities, re-vaporization facilities, two 4-mile-long
pipelines to connect with existing interstate natural gas pipelines,
and metering facilities.
Natural Gas Storage Facility
The Floridian Natural Gas Storage Project will consist of the
following:
Two 190,000 m\3\ net capacity full-containment natural gas
storage tanks;
Liquefaction equipment;
Process equipment;
Boil-off gas (BOG) compression system;
Re-vaporization equipment; and
Electrical, control, and hazard protection system.
Pipelines
The pipelines to interconnect with the interstate natural gas
pipelines will consist of the following:
Two 4-mile-long, 24- and 10-inch-diameter natural gas
pipelines (sendout and receiving, respectively) with capacity to
deliver up to 8,000,000 dt/d;
An interconnection with both the FGT and Gulfstream
pipeline systems;
Metering, flow control/pressure control, odorant, and
security systems; and
Pig launching and receiving facilities.
FGS proposes to begin construction of the project in second
quarter-2008 with a projected in-service date early in the second
quarter of 2011.
A location map depicting FGS' proposed facilities is attached to
this NOI as Appendix 1 (Figures 1 and 2).\2\
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\2\ 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 ``e-Library'' link or
from the Commission's Public Reference Room or call (202) 502-8371.
For instructions on connecting to e-Library 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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The EIS Process
The National Environmental Policy Act (``NEPA'') requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action when it considers whether or not a natural gas
storage facility should be approved. The FERC will use the EIS to
consider the environmental impacts that could result if it issues
project authorizations to FGS under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
The 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
EIS on the important environmental issues. With this NOI, the
Commission staff is requesting public comments on the scope of the
issues to be addressed in the EIS. All comments received will be
considered during preparation of the EIS.
In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of the
proposed project under these general headings:
Geology and Soils.
Water Resources.
Aquatic Resources.
Vegetation and Wildlife.
Threatened and Endangered Species.
Land Use, Recreation, and Visual Resources.
Cultural Resources.
Socioeconomics.
Air Quality and Noise.
Reliability and Safety.
Cumulative Impacts.
In the EIS, 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 affected resources.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be included in a draft
EIS. The draft EIS will be mailed to federal, state, and local
government agencies; elected officials; affected landowners;
environmental and public interest groups; Indian tribes and regional
Native American organizations; commentors; other interested parties;
local libraries and newspapers; and the FERC's official service list
for this proceeding. A 45-day comment period will be allotted for
review of the draft EIS. We will consider all comments on the draft EIS
and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. We
will consider all comments on the final EIS before we make our
recommendations to the Commission. To ensure that your comments are
considered, please follow the instructions in the Public Participation
section of this NOI.
Although no formal application has been filed, the FERC staff has
already initiated its NEPA review under its pre-filing process. The
purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement of
interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before an
application is filed with the FERC.
With this NOI, we are asking Federal, State, and local agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues, especially those identified in Appendix 2, to
express their interest in becoming cooperating agencies for the
preparation of the EIS. These agencies may choose to participate once
they have evaluated the proposal relative to their responsibilities.
Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should
follow the instructions for filing comments provided in Appendix 2.
Currently Identified Environmental Issues
We have already identified issues that we think deserve attention
based on a preliminary review of the project area, the planned facility
information provided by FGS, and the public open house sponsored by FGS
and attended by FERC. This preliminary list of issues, which is
presented below, may be revised based on your comments and our
continuing analyses.
Potential impacts on residents in the project area,
including safety issues at the storage facility, noise, air quality,
and visual resources.
Potential impacts of the construction of the storage
facility and the pipeline on property values.
Potential impacts on threatened and endangered species.
Potential impacts on wetlands, vegetation, and wildlife
habitat.
Potential impacts on cultural resources.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the planned project. By becoming a
commentor, your concerns will be addressed in the EIS and considered by
the Commission. Your comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable alternatives (including alternative
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facility sites and pipeline routes), and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly
recorded, please follow these instructions:
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 your comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 2, DG2E.
Reference Docket No. PF07-3-000 on the original and both
copies. Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington,
DC on or before March 19, 2007.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any
comments in response to this NOI. For information on electronically
filing comments, please see 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 as well as information in 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii).
Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account,
which can be accomplished on-line.
The public scoping meeting (date, time, and location listed above)
are designed to provide another opportunity to offer comments on the
proposed project. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to
attend the meetings and to present comments on the environmental issues
that they believe should be addressed in the EIS. A transcript of the
meeting will be generated so that your comments will be accurately
recorded.
Once FGS formally files its application with the Commission, you
may want to become an ``intervenor,'' which is an official party to the
proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and are
able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts if
they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An intervenor
formally participates in a Commission proceeding by filing a request to
intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are included in the
User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site.
Please note that you may not request intervenor status at this time.
You must wait until a formal application is filed with the Commission.
Environmental Mailing List
If you wish to remain on the environmental mailing list, please
return the attached Mailing List Retention Form (Appendix 3 of this
NOI). If you do not return this form, we will remove your name from our
mailing list.
To reduce printing and mailing costs, the draft and final EIS will
be issued in both compact disk (CD-ROM) and hard copy formats. The FERC
strongly encourages the use of CD-ROM format in its publication of
large documents. Thus, all recipients will automatically receive the
EIS on CD-ROM. If you wish to receive a paper copy of the draft EIS
instead of a CD-ROM, you must indicate that choice on the return
mailer.
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.'' Click on the eLibrary link, select ``General Search'' and enter
the project docket number excluding the last three digits (i.e., PF07-
3) 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 by e-
mail 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, FGS has established an Internet Web site for this project
at https://www.floridiangasstorage.com. The Web site includes a project
overview, status, answers to frequently asked questions, and links to
related documents. You can also request additional information by
calling FGS directly at (800) 621-6843.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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