Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Southern System Expansion Project II, 10510-10511 [E7-4121]

Download as PDF 10510 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 45 / Thursday, March 8, 2007 / Notices Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 9, 2007. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–4119 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES March 2, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC07–63–000. Applicants: Hardee Power Partners Limited. Description: Hardee Power Partners Limited submits a request for authorization for a transaction that would result in an indirect change in the upstream ownership. Filed Date: 02/27/2007. Accession Number: 20070301–0152. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER98–411–014. Applicants: Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. Description: Wolverine Power Supply Coop, Inc submits its third triennial market power analysis update. Filed Date: 02/26/2007. Accession Number: 20070301–0091. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 19, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER99–1005–007; ER05–1280–002; ER03–1079–008; ER02–47–007; ER02–1381–003; ER02– 309–007. Applicants: Kansas City Power & Light Company; Strategic Energy, LLC; Aquila, Inc.; Aquila Long Term, Inc.; Aquila Merchant Services, Inc.; MEP Clarksdale Power, LLC. Description: Kansas City Power & Light Co and Strategic Energy, LLC submit a notification of Great Plains Energy Inc’s pending acquisitions of Aquila and Aquila’s MBR Entities. Filed Date: 02/26/2007. Accession Number: 20070301–0090. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 19, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER04–835–007; EL04–103–002. Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation. Description: California Independent System Operator Corp submits a VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:53 Mar 07, 2007 Jkt 211001 compliance filing pursuant to FERC’s 12/27/06 Order 492. Filed Date: 02/26/2007. Accession Number: 20070301–0088. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 19, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–572–000. Applicants: Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. Description: Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc on behalf of Wisconsin and Light Co submits a Revised Master Power Supply Agreement with Great Lakes Utilities. Filed Date: 02/26/2007. Accession Number: 20070301–0087. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 19, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–573–000. Applicants: Ocean State Power. Description: Ocean State Power submits revisions to Rate Schedule FERC 1–4 and Rate Schedule FERC 5– 8 to update the rate of return on equity. Filed Date: 02/26/2007. Accession Number: 20070301–0089. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 19, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: Docket Numbers: ES07–25–000. Applicants: Upper Peninsula Power Company. Description: Upper Peninsula Power Company submits its Application for Renewed Authorization to Issue Securities Under Section 204 of the FPA. Filed Date: 02/28/2007. Accession Number: 20070228–5062. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. 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 than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–4118 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP07–25–000] Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Southern System Expansion Project II March 2, 2007. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Questar Pipeline Company (Questar) in the above-referenced docket. This EA has been prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Interior’s, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (collectively, ‘‘cooperating agencies’’). The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The staff and cooperating agencies conclude that approval of the proposed project, with E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 45 / Thursday, March 8, 2007 / Notices appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the proposed Southern System Expansion Project II including: Main Line 104 Extension Pipeline— Consisting of about 53.9 miles of new 24-inch-diameter pipeline loop and ancillary facilities in Uintah, Duchesne and Carbon Counties, Utah. The new pipeline would loop Questar’s existing Main Line 40 northeast of Price, Utah and include a pig launcher, four new mainline block valves, a 200-barrel slug catcher, cathodic protection systems, and associated crossover piping, taps, and valves. Main Line 104 Loop Pipeline— Consisting of about 4.7 miles of new 24inch-diameter pipeline loop and ancillary facilities. The ML 104 Loop pipeline would parallel Questar’s existing ML 104 between its existing Fausett Junction and Oak Spring Compressor Station facilities. Blind Canyon Compressor Station Upgrades—Consisting of upgrades to one of two existing compressor units. Additional proposed facility upgrades would include the installation of about 1,200 feet of new station suction and discharge piping, one pig launcher, one pig receiver, one block valve, one spillover valve, one ultrasonic gas meter, and one filter separator. Oak Spring Compressor Station Upgrades—Consisting of restaging two of the three existing compressor units. Additional proposed facility upgrades would include installation of one pig receiver, one block valve, and one valve associated with the pig receiver. Price Yard Facilities—Consisting of approximately 200 feet of inlet and outlet piping, a 200-barrel slug catcher, a filter separator, and associated valves that would be installed within the boundary of the existing facility site. The purpose of the Southern System Expansion Project II is to deliver up to approximately 175,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas on a firm basis from various receipt points on Questar’s southern transmission system to a delivery point at an existing interconnect facility with the Kern River Gas Transmission Company pipeline near Goshen, Utah. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference and Files Maintenance VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:53 Mar 07, 2007 Jkt 211001 Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state and local agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners, newspapers, and parties to this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive your comments before the date specified below. Please 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 by clicking on ‘‘Sign-up.’’ If you are filing written comments, please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your comments to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas Branch 3, PJ 11.3. • Reference Docket No. CP07–25– 000; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before April 2, 2007. Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).1 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission’s decision. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10511 at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site (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 www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–4121 Filed 3–7–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06–442–000] UGI LNG, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Temple LNG Plant March 2, 2007. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) to discuss the environmental impacts involving the operation of facilities for the existing Temple LNG Plant proposed by UGI LNG, Inc. (UGI LNG) in the above referenced docket. The proposed project is located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Because the Temple LNG Plant is an existing facility the EA focused on the operation of the proposed project, the cryogenic design aspects of the plant and public safety. This EA has been prepared to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing NEPA (Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations [CFR], sections 1500–1508), and the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR 380). E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 45 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
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[FR Doc No: E7-4121]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-25-000]


Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Southern System Expansion 
Project II

March 2, 2007.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Questar Pipeline Company 
(Questar) in the above-referenced docket. This EA has been prepared in 
cooperation with the U.S. Department of Interior's, Bureau of Land 
Management, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(collectively, ``cooperating agencies'').
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The staff and cooperating agencies conclude 
that approval of the proposed project, with

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appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed Southern System Expansion 
Project II including:
    Main Line 104 Extension Pipeline--Consisting of about 53.9 miles of 
new 24-inch-diameter pipeline loop and ancillary facilities in Uintah, 
Duchesne and Carbon Counties, Utah. The new pipeline would loop 
Questar's existing Main Line 40 northeast of Price, Utah and include a 
pig launcher, four new mainline block valves, a 200-barrel slug 
catcher, cathodic protection systems, and associated crossover piping, 
taps, and valves.
    Main Line 104 Loop Pipeline--Consisting of about 4.7 miles of new 
24-inch-diameter pipeline loop and ancillary facilities. The ML 104 
Loop pipeline would parallel Questar's existing ML 104 between its 
existing Fausett Junction and Oak Spring Compressor Station facilities.
    Blind Canyon Compressor Station Upgrades--Consisting of upgrades to 
one of two existing compressor units. Additional proposed facility 
upgrades would include the installation of about 1,200 feet of new 
station suction and discharge piping, one pig launcher, one pig 
receiver, one block valve, one spillover valve, one ultrasonic gas 
meter, and one filter separator.
    Oak Spring Compressor Station Upgrades--Consisting of restaging two 
of the three existing compressor units. Additional proposed facility 
upgrades would include installation of one pig receiver, one block 
valve, and one valve associated with the pig receiver.
    Price Yard Facilities--Consisting of approximately 200 feet of 
inlet and outlet piping, a 200-barrel slug catcher, a filter separator, 
and associated valves that would be installed within the boundary of 
the existing facility site.
    The purpose of the Southern System Expansion Project II is to 
deliver up to approximately 175,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas 
on a firm basis from various receipt points on Questar's southern 
transmission system to a delivery point at an existing interconnect 
facility with the Kern River Gas Transmission Company pipeline near 
Goshen, Utah.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited 
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public 
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference 
and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state and local 
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, affected 
landowners, newspapers, and parties to this proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure 
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is 
important that we receive your comments before the date specified 
below.
    Please 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 by clicking on ``Sign-up.''
    If you are filing written comments, please carefully follow these 
instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and 
properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your comments to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the 
Gas Branch 3, PJ 11.3.
     Reference Docket No. CP07-25-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before April 2, 2007.
    Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to 
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to 
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene 
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek 
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be 
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be 
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the 
FERC Internet Web site (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 www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-4121 Filed 3-7-07; 8:45 am]
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