Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East Texas to Mississippi Expansion Project, 30587 [E7-10532]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP06–446–000, et al.]
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP;
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed East Texas to
Mississippi Expansion Project
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May 25, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared this Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the natural gas pipeline facilities
proposed by Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LP (Gulf South) under the
above-referenced docket. Gulf South’s
East Texas to Mississippi Expansion
Project (Project) would be located in
various counties and parishes in eastern
Texas, northern Louisiana, and western
Mississippi.
The Final EIS was prepared to satisfy
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The FERC
staff concludes that the proposed
Project, with the appropriate mitigation
measures as recommended, would have
limited adverse environmental impact.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS), National Park Service (NPS),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (COE) are federal cooperating
agencies for the development of this
EIS. A federal cooperating agency has
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to any environmental
impact involved with the proposal and
is involved in the NEPA analysis.
The general purpose of the proposed
Project is to transport up to 1.7 billion
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cubic feet per day of natural gas from
production fields in eastern Texas to
markets in the Gulf Coast, Midwestern,
Northeastern, and Southeastern regions
of the United States.
The Final EIS addresses the potential
environmental impacts resulting from
the construction and operation of the
following facilities:
• Approximately 240.3 miles of 42inch-diameter natural gas pipeline
extending easterly from DeSoto Parish,
Louisiana to Simpson County,
Mississippi;
• approximately 3.3 miles of 36-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline extending
northward from Gulf South’s existing
Carthage Junction Compressor Station in
Panola County, Texas to interconnects
with existing natural gas facilities
within Panola County;
• two new compressor stations, the
Vixen and the Tallulah Compressor
Stations, located in Ouachita and
Madison Parishes, Louisiana,
respectively;
• modifications to three existing
compressor stations, the Carthage
Junction, Hall Summit, and McComb
Compressor Stations in Panola, County,
Texas, Bienville Parish, Louisiana and
Walthall County, Mississippi,
respectively; and
• other ancillary facilities, including
six meter and regulator (M/R) facilities,
eleven mainline valves, nine side
valves, and five pig launcher and/or
receiver facilities.
Dependent upon Commission
approval, Gulf South proposes to
complete construction and begin
operating the proposed Project in
September 2007.
The Final EIS has been placed in the
public files of the FERC and is available
for public inspection at: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202)
502–8371.
A limited number of copies of the
Final EIS are available from the Public
Reference Room identified above. In
addition, CD copies of the Final EIS
have been mailed to affected
landowners; various federal, state, and
local government agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes;
local libraries and newspapers;
intervenors; and other individuals that
expressed an interest in the proposed
Project. Hard-copies of the Final EIS
have also been mailed to those who
requested that format during the scoping
and comment periods for the proposed
Project.
In accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
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regulations implementing NEPA, no
agency decision on a proposed action
may be made until 30 days after the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
publishes a notice of availability of a
Final EIS. However, the CEQ regulations
provide an exception to this rule when
an agency decision is subject to a formal
internal process that allows other
agencies or the public to make their
views known. In such cases, the agency
decision may be made at the same time
the notice of the Final EIS is published,
allowing both periods to run
concurrently. Should the FERC issue
Gulf South authorizations for the
proposed Project, it would be subject to
a 30-day rehearing period. Therefore,
the Commission could issue its decision
concurrently with the EPA’s notice of
availability.
Additional information about the
proposed 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).
To access information via the FERC Web
site click on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link then
click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the
docket number (CP06–446) excluding
the last three digits in the Docket
Number field. Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. The
‘‘eLibrary’’ link provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings. For assistance with
‘‘eLibrary’’, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
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
these documents. To learn more about
eSubscription and to sign-up for this
service please go to https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP06-446-000, et al.]
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East Texas to
Mississippi Expansion Project
May 25, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared this Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Gulf South
Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) under the above-referenced docket.
Gulf South's East Texas to Mississippi Expansion Project (Project)
would be located in various counties and parishes in eastern Texas,
northern Louisiana, and western Mississippi.
The Final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that the
proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as
recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service
(NPS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (COE) are federal cooperating agencies for the
development of this EIS. A federal cooperating agency has jurisdiction
by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact
involved with the proposal and is involved in the NEPA analysis.
The general purpose of the proposed Project is to transport up to
1.7 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from production fields in
eastern Texas to markets in the Gulf Coast, Midwestern, Northeastern,
and Southeastern regions of the United States.
The Final EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts
resulting from the construction and operation of the following
facilities:
Approximately 240.3 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline extending easterly from DeSoto Parish, Louisiana to Simpson
County, Mississippi;
approximately 3.3 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline extending northward from Gulf South's existing Carthage
Junction Compressor Station in Panola County, Texas to interconnects
with existing natural gas facilities within Panola County;
two new compressor stations, the Vixen and the Tallulah
Compressor Stations, located in Ouachita and Madison Parishes,
Louisiana, respectively;
modifications to three existing compressor stations, the
Carthage Junction, Hall Summit, and McComb Compressor Stations in
Panola, County, Texas, Bienville Parish, Louisiana and Walthall County,
Mississippi, respectively; and
other ancillary facilities, including six meter and
regulator (M/R) facilities, eleven mainline valves, nine side valves,
and five pig launcher and/or receiver facilities.
Dependent upon Commission approval, Gulf South proposes to complete
construction and begin operating the proposed Project in September
2007.
The Final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and
is available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
A limited number of copies of the Final EIS are available from the
Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, CD copies of the
Final EIS have been mailed to affected landowners; various federal,
state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental
and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local libraries and
newspapers; intervenors; and other individuals that expressed an
interest in the proposed Project. Hard-copies of the Final EIS have
also been mailed to those who requested that format during the scoping
and comment periods for the proposed Project.
In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ)
regulations implementing NEPA, no agency decision on a proposed action
may be made until 30 days after the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) publishes a notice of availability of a Final EIS.
However, the CEQ regulations provide an exception to this rule when an
agency decision is subject to a formal internal process that allows
other agencies or the public to make their views known. In such cases,
the agency decision may be made at the same time the notice of the
Final EIS is published, allowing both periods to run concurrently.
Should the FERC issue Gulf South authorizations for the proposed
Project, it would be subject to a 30-day rehearing period. Therefore,
the Commission could issue its decision concurrently with the EPA's
notice of availability.
Additional information about the proposed 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). To access information
via the FERC Web site click on the ``eLibrary'' link then click on
``General Search'' and enter the docket number (CP06-446) excluding the
last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. The ``eLibrary'' link provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings. For assistance with ``eLibrary'', please
contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
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
these documents. To learn more about eSubscription and to sign-up for
this service please go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-10532 Filed 5-31-07; 8:45 am]
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