Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Field Zone Expansion Project, 11022 [E7-4335]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 47 (Monday, March 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 11022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4335]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Docket No. CP06-452-000]


Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Field Zone Expansion Project

March 5, 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 to be constructed by Trunkline 
Gas Company, LLC (Trunkline) in the above-referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the 
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not 
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of:

Texas and Louisiana

     Installation of a 45-mile-long 36-inch-diameter NTX Line-
200 Loop natural gas pipeline and associated facilities from the Gate 
Valve 43 in Jasper County, Texas to the Longville Meter Station in 
Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, running through Jasper and Newton 
Counties, Texas and Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Texas

     Installation of three meter stations in Hardin County, 
Jasper Counties, and Liberty County, Texas; and
     Abandonment a 6,350-horsepower (Hp) gas-turbine 
centrifugal compressor unit replaced with a new 10,350-Hp electric 
motor-driven compressor unit and for a total of 10,350-Hp of 
compression at the Kountze Compressor Station in Hardin County, Texas.

Louisiana

     Installation of a 13.5-mile-long 36-inch-diameter Henry 
Hub Lateral natural gas pipeline and associated facilities along 
existing pipeline right-of-way (ROW) in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana;
     Installation of two bi-directional meter stations in 
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana;
     Relocation of two 3,000-Hp compressor units from the 
Centerville Compressor Station to the Kaplan Compressor Station in 
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana; and
     Installation of a 10,350-Hp compressor unit at the 
Longview Compressor Station in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Illinois

     Removal of a 3,000-Hp compressor unit at the Joppa 
Compressor Station in Massac County, Illinois; modify it and uprate to 
5,100-Hp, and then re-install it at the Kaplan Compressor Station in 
Louisiana.
    The purpose of the proposed project is to expand the capacity of 
Trunkline's natural gas pipeline facilities to allow for the flow of 
natural gas from expanding gas production in Texas to delivery points 
in Louisiana.
    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, 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 carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your 
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
     Send 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 2, PJ11.2.
     Reference Docket No. CP06-452-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they would be received in 
Washington, DC on or before April 4, 2007.
    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 would need to create a 
free account which can be created by clicking on ``Sign-up.''
    Comments would be considered by the Commission but would not serve 
to make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to 
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene 
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek 
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be 
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be 
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the 
FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. 
Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number 
field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary 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 rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you too 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, click on ``eSubscription'' 
and then click on ``Sign-up.''

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-4335 Filed 3-9-07; 8:45 am]
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