Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Tuscola East Replacement Project, 11349-11350 [E7-4471]

Download as PDF cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 13, 2007 / Notices Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 23, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–585–000. Applicants: Niagara Generation, LLC. Description: Niagara Generation, LLC submits a change in status with respect to the characteristics upon which the Commission relied in granting its market-based rate authority and a notice of succession. Filed Date: 3/2/2007. Accession Number: 20070306–0138. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 23, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–588–000. Applicants: Bangor Hydro-Electric Company. Description: Bangor Hydro-Electric Company submits revised tariff sheets requesting FERC’s approval of its proposed accounting treatment of certain deferred interim regional transmission organization formation costs. Filed Date: 3/2/2007. Accession Number: 20070306–0213. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 23, 2007. 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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 23, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–593–000. Applicants: New England Power Pool. Description: New England Power Pool Participants Committee submits VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:58 Mar 12, 2007 Jkt 211001 counterpart signature pages of the New England Power Pool Agreement dated as of September 1, 1971 etc. Filed Date: 2/28/2007. Accession Number: 20070306–0217. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–595–000. Applicants: NSTAR Electric Company. Description: NSTAR Electric Company submits a First Amendment to the Distribution Services Agreement w/ Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and a Second Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement etc. Filed Date: 3/2/2007. Accession Number: 20070306–0204. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 23, 2007. 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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 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11349 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. Philis J. Posey, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–4494 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06–428–000] Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Tuscola East Replacement Project March 7, 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 Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, LP (Panhandle) in the abovereferenced 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 the construction and operation of the proposed project. Panhandle proposes to replace a total of 31.3 miles of pipeline consisting of three segments and abandoning in place or by removal the existing 29.4 miles of pipelines that correspond with the new replacement lines. Specifically, the project includes: • Tuscola 100-Line (Douglas County, IL)—Replacing 6.7 miles of existing 100Line 20-inch diameter pipeline with 36inch diameter pipeline, designating the new pipeline as the 500-Line, and installing a new pig launcher/receiver; • Tuscola 200-Line (Douglas County, IL)—Replacing 1.9 miles of the existing 200-Line 36-inch diameter pipeline with 20-inch diameter pipeline (the 1.9 miles of 36-inch pipeline replaced would be used for the new 500-Line); E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1 cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 11350 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 13, 2007 / Notices • Montezuma 100-Line (Parke County, IN)—Replacing 6.6 miles of the existing 100-Line 20-inch diameter pipeline with 36-inch diameter pipeline, designating the new pipeline as the 500-Line, and installing a new pig launcher/receiver; and • Zionsville 200-Line (Marion, Boone, and Hamilton Counties, IN)—Replacing 17.9 miles of the existing 200-Line 24inch diameter pipeline with 30-inch diameter pipeline, designating the new pipeline as the 500-Line, and installing a new pig launcher/receiver and a new mainline valve (MLV). Due to the age of Panhandle’s existing line and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Integrity Management Plan regulations, Panhandle reduced the operating pressure on one line by 20 percent in 2004. Additional measures to mitigate risk for High Consequence Areas must be implemented by end of 2011. Panhandle’s project purpose is to restore long-haul transportation capacity from Tuscola heading east to Michigan by replacing the existing diameter pipeline with larger diameter pipeline. 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 Room, 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 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 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; VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:58 Mar 12, 2007 Jkt 211001 • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2 Reference Docket No. CP06–428–000; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before April 6, 2006. 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, 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. Philis J. Posey, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–4471 Filed 3–12–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 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 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 120–020] Southern California Edison Company; Notice of Application and Amended Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment Tendered for Filing With the Commission, and Establishing Procedual Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments March 7, 2007. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New License for Major Project-Existing Dam. b. Project No: P–120–020. c. Date Filed: February 23, 2007. d. Applicant: Southern California Edison Company. e. Name of Project: Big Creek No. 3 Hydroelectric Power Project. f. Location: The Big Creek No. 3 Hydroelectric Project is located in Fresno and Madera Counties, California near the town of Auberry within the San Joaquin River watershed. The Project occupies 377.16 acres of Federal lands. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Russ W. Krieger, Vice President, Power Production, Southern California Edison Company, 300 North Lone Hill Ave., San Dimas, California 91773. Phone: (909) 394–8667. i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo, (202) 502– 6095, or e-mail: james.fargo@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating Agencies: We are asking 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 environmental document. Agencies who would like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for filing comments described in item k below. Agencies granted cooperating status will be precluded from being an intervenor in this proceeding consistent with the Commission’s regulations. k. Deadline for requests for cooperating agency status: 60 days from the date of this notice. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Philis J. Posey, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-428-000]


Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Tuscola East Replacement 
Project

March 7, 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 Panhandle Eastern Pipeline 
Company, LP (Panhandle) 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 the 
construction and operation of the proposed project. Panhandle proposes 
to replace a total of 31.3 miles of pipeline consisting of three 
segments and abandoning in place or by removal the existing 29.4 miles 
of pipelines that correspond with the new replacement lines. 
Specifically, the project includes:
     Tuscola 100-Line (Douglas County, IL)--Replacing 6.7 miles 
of existing 100-Line 20-inch diameter pipeline with 36-inch diameter 
pipeline, designating the new pipeline as the 500-Line, and installing 
a new pig launcher/receiver;
     Tuscola 200-Line (Douglas County, IL)--Replacing 1.9 miles 
of the existing 200-Line 36-inch diameter pipeline with 20-inch 
diameter pipeline (the 1.9 miles of 36-inch pipeline replaced would be 
used for the new 500-Line);

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     Montezuma 100-Line (Parke County, IN)--Replacing 6.6 miles 
of the existing 100-Line 20-inch diameter pipeline with 36-inch 
diameter pipeline, designating the new pipeline as the 500-Line, and 
installing a new pig launcher/receiver; and
     Zionsville 200-Line (Marion, Boone, and Hamilton Counties, 
IN)--Replacing 17.9 miles of the existing 200-Line 24-inch diameter 
pipeline with 30-inch diameter pipeline, designating the new pipeline 
as the 500-Line, and installing a new pig launcher/receiver and a new 
mainline valve (MLV).
    Due to the age of Panhandle's existing line and the U.S. Department 
of Transportation's Integrity Management Plan regulations, Panhandle 
reduced the operating pressure on one line by 20 percent in 2004. 
Additional measures to mitigate risk for High Consequence Areas must be 
implemented by end of 2011. Panhandle's project purpose is to restore 
long-haul transportation capacity from Tuscola heading east to Michigan 
by replacing the existing diameter pipeline with larger diameter 
pipeline.
    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 
Room, 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 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 2, PJ11.2 Reference Docket No. CP06-428-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before April 6, 2006.
    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 (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.

Philis J. Posey,
Acting Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-4471 Filed 3-12-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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