The California State Lands Commission, and the Bureau of Land Management; North Baja Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability/Completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment for the Proposed North Baja Pipeline Expansion Project, 33484-33486 [E7-11647]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 33484 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 116 / Monday, June 18, 2007 / Notices section 205 of the FPA, 16 USC, 824d and to Part 35 of FERC’s Regulations. Filed Date: 06/04/2007. Accession Number: 20070606–0179. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 25, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1010–000. Applicants: Sumas Cogeneration Co LP. Description: Sumas Cogeneration Company, LP’s application for order accepting market-based rate tariff, granting waivers and blanket authority. Filed Date: 06/04/2007. Accession Number: 20070606–0178. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 25, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1011–000. Applicants: UGI Utilities, Inc. Description: UGI Utilities, Inc submits the corrected Annual Update which was originally submitted on 5/31/07 with detailed calculations conducted through its cost-of-service formula rate etc. Filed Date: 05/31/2007. Accession Number: 20070606–0081. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 21, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1012–000. Applicants: UGI Utilities, Inc. Description: UGI Utilities, Inc submits First Revised Sheet 309B et al. to PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff etc. Filed Date: 05/31/2007. Accession Number: 20070606–0193. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 21, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1014–000. Applicants: NSTAR Electric Company. Description: NSTAR Electric Co submits its informational filing containing the true-up billings under their Local Service Schedules etc. Filed Date: 06/01/2007. Accession Number: 20070606–0189. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, June 22, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following foreign utility company status filings: Docket Numbers: FC07–51–000. Applicants: CMS Enterprises Company. Description: CMS Enterprises Company notification of SelfCertification of Foreign Utility Company Status of Jamaica Private Power Co. Ltd and Private Power Operators Ltd. Filed Date: 06/05/2007. Accession Number: 20070605–5026. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following public utility holding company filings: Docket Numbers: PH07–18–000. Applicants: DQE Holdings LLC. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:19 Jun 15, 2007 Jkt 211001 Description: DQE Holdings LLC submit a FERC Form 65 B Waiver. Filed Date: 06/04/2007. Accession Number: 20070604–5052. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 25, 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 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–11656 Filed 6–15–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [ FERC Docket Nos. CP06–61–000, –001, –002 and CP01–23–003; CA State Clearinghouse No. 2006081127; BLM Reference No. CACA–42662] The California State Lands Commission, and the Bureau of Land Management; North Baja Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability/Completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment for the Proposed North Baja Pipeline Expansion Project June 8, 2007. The environmental staffs of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission), the California State Lands Commission (CSLC), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (collectively referred to as the Agency Staffs) have prepared the final environmental impact statement/ environmental impact report and proposed land use plan amendment (final EIS/EIR/plan amendment) to address North Baja Pipeline, LLC’s (North Baja) proposed expansion of its natural gas pipeline system. The final EIS/EIR/plan amendment was prepared as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the California Environmental Quality Act, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. The purpose of the document is to inform the public and the permitting agencies about the potential adverse and beneficial environmental impacts of the proposed North Baja Pipeline Expansion Project (Project or proposed Project) and its alternatives, and recommend mitigation measures that would reduce the significant adverse impacts to the maximum extent possible, and, where feasible, to a less than significant level. The Agency Staffs have concluded that if the Project is constructed and operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, North Baja’s proposed mitigation, and the Agency Staffs’ additional mitigation measures, it would be an environmentally acceptable action. The FERC is the lead Federal agency and will use the document to consider the environmental impacts that could result if it issues North Baja a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and a Presidential Permit amendment under sections 7 and 3, respectively, of the Natural Gas Act. The CSLC is the lead State agency and will use the document to consider North Baja’s application to amend its existing right- E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 116 / Monday, June 18, 2007 / Notices of-way lease across the State’s Sovereign and School Lands in conjunction with the environmental impacts that could result from any part of the Project in California. The BLM is participating as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the document because the Project would cross Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Palm Springs-South Coast, El Centro, and Yuma Field Offices. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is also a cooperating agency in the preparation of the document because lands administered by the BOR would be crossed by the Project. Under section 185(f) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the BLM has the authority to issue Right-of-Way Grants for all affected Federal lands. The final EIS/ EIR/plan amendment will be used by the BLM to consider whether to amend North Baja’s existing Right-of-Way Grant and issue Temporary Use Permits for the installation of approximately 67.4 miles of pipeline and ancillary facilities across Federal lands managed by the BLM, the BOR, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The final EIS/ EIR/plan amendment will also be used by the BLM to consider amending the California Desert Conservation Area Plan (as amended), which would be necessary for pipeline construction outside of designated utility corridors, as well as amending the Yuma District Resource Management Plan, which would be necessary for pipeline construction across the Milpitas Wash Special Management Area. The BLM proposes to adopt the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment per Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 1506.3 to meet its responsibilities under NEPA and its planning regulations per Title 43 CFR Part 1610. The BLM will present separate Records of Decision for the Right-of-Way Grant and the plan amendments for the North Baja Pipeline Expansion Project after the issuance of the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment. The concurrence or nonconcurrence of the BOR and the FWS would be considered in the BLM’s decision. The existing North Baja system is currently certificated by the FERC to transport 512,500 dekatherms per day (Dthd) (500 million standard cubic feet per day [MMscfd]) of natural gas in a southbound direction. Once completed, the expanded system would be capable of transporting up to 2,932,000 Dthd (2,753 MMscfd) of natural gas from planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and vaporization terminals located on the Baja California coast in Mexico in a northbound direction for delivery to customers in California and VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:19 Jun 15, 2007 Jkt 211001 Arizona. In addition to the new volumes from the LNG terminals, North Baja would continue to offer southbound gas transportation service for several existing shippers. The final EIS/EIR/plan amendment addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following facilities proposed by North Baja: • Up to 79.8 miles of pipeline loop 1 (B-Line) adjacent to North Baja’s existing pipeline (A-Line) consisting of 11.7 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline extending from the existing Ehrenberg Compressor Station at milepost (MP) 0.0 in La Paz County, Arizona to the existing Rannells Trap at MP 11.7 in Riverside County, California, and 68.1 miles of 48-inch-diameter pipeline extending from Rannells Trap to an interconnection at the U.S.-Mexico border at MP 79.8 in Imperial County, California; • 2.1 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline lateral 2 (Arrowhead Extension) extending from the proposed B-Line at MP 7.4 to Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) existing Blythe Compressor Station in Riverside County; • 45.7 miles of 16-inch-diameter pipeline lateral (Imperial Irrigation District [IID] Lateral) extending from MP 74.5 of the B-Line near the existing Ogilby Meter Station to the existing IID El Centro Generating Station in Imperial County; • Modifications at the existing Ehrenberg Compressor Station in LaPaz County and the existing Ogilby Meter Station in Imperial County to allow northbound flow of natural gas; • Metering modifications inside the existing El Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso) Meter Station at the Ehrenberg Compressor Station site to allow LNGsource gas to be delivered into the El Paso system; • One meter station (BlytheArrowhead Meter Station) at SoCalGas’ existing Blythe Compressor Station in Riverside County to measure gas delivery from the North Baja system to SoCalGas; • One meter station (El Centro Meter Station) at the IID’s existing El Centro Generating Station in Imperial County to measure gas delivery from the North Baja system to the IID; • Two taps and crossover piping where the Arrowhead Extension would 1 A loop is a segment of pipeline that is usually installed adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. The loop allows more gas to be moved through the system. 2 A lateral pipeline typically takes gas from the main system to deliver it to a customer, local distribution system, or another interstate transmission system. PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33485 connect with the existing A-Line and proposed B-Line in Riverside County; • One tap where the IID Lateral would connect with the proposed BLine in Imperial County; • Four pig 3 launchers; • Five pig receivers; • Nine remote manual valves with automatic shutdown capability on the B-Line, adjacent to the existing A-Line valve sites; and • Four remote manual valves with automatic shutdown capability on the IID Lateral. The final EIS/EIR/plan amendment has been placed in the public files of the FERC and the CSLC and is available for public inspection at: Federal Regulatory Energy Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First St., NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–1371. California State Lands Commission, 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 South, Sacramento, CA 95825, (916) 574– 1938. The final EIS/EIR/plan amendment is also available for viewing on the FERC and CSLC Web sites at the Internet addresses below: https://www.ferc.gov https://www.slc.ca.gov. A limited number of copies of the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment are available from the FERC’s Public Reference Room identified above. These copies may be requested in hard copy or as .pdf files on a CD that can be read by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. In addition, copies of the final EIS/EIR/ plan amendment have been mailed to Federal, State, and local government agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes; affected landowners; local libraries and newspapers; intervenors to the FERC’s proceeding; and other interested parties. Hard copies of the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment can be viewed at the following libraries in the Project area: Yuma County Library District, 350 3rd Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364. Palo Verde Valley Library, 125 W. Chanslorway, Blythe, CA 92225. El Centro Public Library, 539 State Street, El Centro, CA 92243. Hemet Public Library, 510 E. Florida Avenue, Hemet, CA 92543. Imperial Public Library, 200 W. 9th Street, Imperial, CA 92251. City of Rancho Mirage Public Library, 42–520 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. Glen Avon Library, 9244 Galena Street, Riverside, CA 92509. 3 A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion. E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1 33486 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 116 / Monday, June 18, 2007 / Notices jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Palo Verde District Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rollins Hills Estates, CA 90274. Additional information about the Project is available from the FERC’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 on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the FERC, 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 the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web site. Information concerning the involvement of the CSLC in the EIS/EIR process may be obtained from Tom Filler, Project Manager, at (916) 574– 1938, or on the CSLC Internet website at https://www.slc.ca.gov. Information concerning the proposed land use plan amendment and the involvement of the BLM in the EIS/EIR and plan amendment process may be obtained from Lynda Kastoll, Project Manager, at (760) 337–4421. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s publication of the Notice of Availability/Completion of the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment in the Federal Register initiates a 30-day protest period on the plan amendment. Instructions for filing a protest can be found in section 1.7.7 of the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment. The CSLC is expected to consider certification of the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment and act on North Baja’s application at a regularly scheduled meeting in mid-2007. Interested parties will be notified of the date, time, and location of the meeting. If you have any questions regarding the CSLC hearing, VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:19 Jun 15, 2007 Jkt 211001 or wish to testify, please contact Tom Filler at the number above. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–11647 Filed 6–15–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2004–0109; FRL–8129–3] Draft List of Initial Pesticide Active Ingredients and Pesticide Inerts to be Considered for Screening under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) directs EPA to develop a chemical screening program using appropriate validated test systems and other scientifically relevant information to determine whether certain substances may have hormonal effects. In September 2005, EPA published its approach for selecting the initial list of chemicals for which testing will be required under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). This document presents the draft list of the first group of chemicals that will be screened in the Agency’s EDSP. The draft list was produced using the approach described in the September 2005 notice, and includes chemicals that the Agency, in its discretion, has decided should be tested first, based upon exposure potential. This list should not be construed as a list of known or likely endocrine disruptors. Nothing in the approach for generating the initial list provides a basis to infer that by simply being on this list these chemicals are suspected to interfere with the endocrine systems of humans or other species, and it would be inappropriate to do so. The first group of chemicals identified for testing includes pesticide active ingredients and High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals used as pesticide inerts. After considering comments on this draft list of chemicals, EPA will issue a second Federal Register notice containing the final list of chemicals. This document does not describe other aspects of the EDSP such as the administrative procedures EPA will use to require testing, the validated tests and battery that will be included in the EDSP, or the timeframe for requiring the testing or receiving the data. These topics will be PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 addressed in subsequent notices published in the Federal Register. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 17, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2004–0109, by one of the following methods. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001. • Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2004–0109. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries are only accepted during the DCO’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 2004–0109. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects E:\FR\FM\18JNN1.SGM 18JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ FERC Docket Nos. CP06-61-000, -001, -002 and CP01-23-003; CA State 
Clearinghouse No. 2006081127; BLM Reference No. CACA-42662]


The California State Lands Commission, and the Bureau of Land 
Management; North Baja Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability/Completion 
of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report and Proposed Land 
Use Plan Amendment for the Proposed North Baja Pipeline Expansion 
Project

June 8, 2007.
    The environmental staffs of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC or Commission), the California State Lands Commission 
(CSLC), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (collectively referred 
to as the Agency Staffs) have prepared the final environmental impact 
statement/environmental impact report and proposed land use plan 
amendment (final EIS/EIR/plan amendment) to address North Baja 
Pipeline, LLC's (North Baja) proposed expansion of its natural gas 
pipeline system.
    The final EIS/EIR/plan amendment was prepared as required by the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the California Environmental 
Quality Act, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. The 
purpose of the document is to inform the public and the permitting 
agencies about the potential adverse and beneficial environmental 
impacts of the proposed North Baja Pipeline Expansion Project (Project 
or proposed Project) and its alternatives, and recommend mitigation 
measures that would reduce the significant adverse impacts to the 
maximum extent possible, and, where feasible, to a less than 
significant level. The Agency Staffs have concluded that if the Project 
is constructed and operated in accordance with applicable laws and 
regulations, North Baja's proposed mitigation, and the Agency Staffs' 
additional mitigation measures, it would be an environmentally 
acceptable action.
    The FERC is the lead Federal agency and will use the document to 
consider the environmental impacts that could result if it issues North 
Baja a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and a 
Presidential Permit amendment under sections 7 and 3, respectively, of 
the Natural Gas Act. The CSLC is the lead State agency and will use the 
document to consider North Baja's application to amend its existing 
right-

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of-way lease across the State's Sovereign and School Lands in 
conjunction with the environmental impacts that could result from any 
part of the Project in California.
    The BLM is participating as a cooperating agency in the preparation 
of the document because the Project would cross Federal land under the 
jurisdiction of the Palm Springs-South Coast, El Centro, and Yuma Field 
Offices. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is also a cooperating agency 
in the preparation of the document because lands administered by the 
BOR would be crossed by the Project. Under section 185(f) of the 
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, the BLM has the authority to issue Right-
of-Way Grants for all affected Federal lands. The final EIS/EIR/plan 
amendment will be used by the BLM to consider whether to amend North 
Baja's existing Right-of-Way Grant and issue Temporary Use Permits for 
the installation of approximately 67.4 miles of pipeline and ancillary 
facilities across Federal lands managed by the BLM, the BOR, and the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The final EIS/EIR/plan amendment 
will also be used by the BLM to consider amending the California Desert 
Conservation Area Plan (as amended), which would be necessary for 
pipeline construction outside of designated utility corridors, as well 
as amending the Yuma District Resource Management Plan, which would be 
necessary for pipeline construction across the Milpitas Wash Special 
Management Area.
    The BLM proposes to adopt the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment per 
Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sec.  1506.3 to meet its 
responsibilities under NEPA and its planning regulations per Title 43 
CFR Part 1610. The BLM will present separate Records of Decision for 
the Right-of-Way Grant and the plan amendments for the North Baja 
Pipeline Expansion Project after the issuance of the final EIS/EIR/plan 
amendment. The concurrence or non-concurrence of the BOR and the FWS 
would be considered in the BLM's decision.
    The existing North Baja system is currently certificated by the 
FERC to transport 512,500 dekatherms per day (Dthd) (500 million 
standard cubic feet per day [MMscfd]) of natural gas in a southbound 
direction. Once completed, the expanded system would be capable of 
transporting up to 2,932,000 Dthd (2,753 MMscfd) of natural gas from 
planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and vaporization terminals 
located on the Baja California coast in Mexico in a northbound 
direction for delivery to customers in California and Arizona. In 
addition to the new volumes from the LNG terminals, North Baja would 
continue to offer southbound gas transportation service for several 
existing shippers.
    The final EIS/EIR/plan amendment addresses the potential 
environmental effects of the construction and operation of the 
following facilities proposed by North Baja:
     Up to 79.8 miles of pipeline loop \1\ (B-Line) adjacent to 
North Baja's existing pipeline (A-Line) consisting of 11.7 miles of 42-
inch-diameter pipeline extending from the existing Ehrenberg Compressor 
Station at milepost (MP) 0.0 in La Paz County, Arizona to the existing 
Rannells Trap at MP 11.7 in Riverside County, California, and 68.1 
miles of 48-inch-diameter pipeline extending from Rannells Trap to an 
interconnection at the U.S.-Mexico border at MP 79.8 in Imperial 
County, California;
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    \1\ A loop is a segment of pipeline that is usually installed 
adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. 
The loop allows more gas to be moved through the system.
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     2.1 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline lateral \2\ 
(Arrowhead Extension) extending from the proposed B-Line at MP 7.4 to 
Southern California Gas Company's (SoCalGas) existing Blythe Compressor 
Station in Riverside County;
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    \2\ A lateral pipeline typically takes gas from the main system 
to deliver it to a customer, local distribution system, or another 
interstate transmission system.
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     45.7 miles of 16-inch-diameter pipeline lateral (Imperial 
Irrigation District [IID] Lateral) extending from MP 74.5 of the B-Line 
near the existing Ogilby Meter Station to the existing IID El Centro 
Generating Station in Imperial County;
     Modifications at the existing Ehrenberg Compressor Station 
in LaPaz County and the existing Ogilby Meter Station in Imperial 
County to allow northbound flow of natural gas;
     Metering modifications inside the existing El Paso Natural 
Gas Company (El Paso) Meter Station at the Ehrenberg Compressor Station 
site to allow LNG-source gas to be delivered into the El Paso system;
     One meter station (Blythe-Arrowhead Meter Station) at 
SoCalGas' existing Blythe Compressor Station in Riverside County to 
measure gas delivery from the North Baja system to SoCalGas;
     One meter station (El Centro Meter Station) at the IID's 
existing El Centro Generating Station in Imperial County to measure gas 
delivery from the North Baja system to the IID;
     Two taps and crossover piping where the Arrowhead 
Extension would connect with the existing A-Line and proposed B-Line in 
Riverside County;
     One tap where the IID Lateral would connect with the 
proposed B-Line in Imperial County;
     Four pig \3\ launchers;
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a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion.
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     Five pig receivers;
     Nine remote manual valves with automatic shutdown 
capability on the B-Line, adjacent to the existing A-Line valve sites; 
and
     Four remote manual valves with automatic shutdown 
capability on the IID Lateral.
    The final EIS/EIR/plan amendment has been placed in the public 
files of the FERC and the CSLC and is available for public inspection 
at:

Federal Regulatory Energy Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First 
St., NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
California State Lands Commission, 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 South, 
Sacramento, CA 95825, (916) 574-1938.

    The final EIS/EIR/plan amendment is also available for viewing on 
the FERC and CSLC Web sites at the Internet addresses below:
https://www.ferc.gov
https://www.slc.ca.gov.

    A limited number of copies of the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment are 
available from the FERC's Public Reference Room identified above. These 
copies may be requested in hard copy or as .pdf files on a CD that can 
be read by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. In addition, copies of the 
final EIS/EIR/plan amendment have been mailed to Federal, State, and 
local government agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes; 
affected landowners; local libraries and newspapers; intervenors to the 
FERC's proceeding; and other interested parties. Hard copies of the 
final EIS/EIR/plan amendment can be viewed at the following libraries 
in the Project area:

Yuma County Library District, 350 3rd Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364.
Palo Verde Valley Library, 125 W. Chanslorway, Blythe, CA 92225.
El Centro Public Library, 539 State Street, El Centro, CA 92243.
Hemet Public Library, 510 E. Florida Avenue, Hemet, CA 92543.
Imperial Public Library, 200 W. 9th Street, Imperial, CA 92251.
City of Rancho Mirage Public Library, 42-520 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho 
Mirage, CA 92270.
Glen Avon Library, 9244 Galena Street, Riverside, CA 92509.

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Palo Verde District Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rollins Hills 
Estates, CA 90274.

    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
FERC'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 on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the FERC, 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 the eSubscription 
link on the FERC Internet Web site.
    Information concerning the involvement of the CSLC in the EIS/EIR 
process may be obtained from Tom Filler, Project Manager, at (916) 574-
1938, or on the CSLC Internet website at https://www.slc.ca.gov.
    Information concerning the proposed land use plan amendment and the 
involvement of the BLM in the EIS/EIR and plan amendment process may be 
obtained from Lynda Kastoll, Project Manager, at (760) 337-4421. The 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's publication of the Notice of 
Availability/Completion of the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment in the 
Federal Register initiates a 30-day protest period on the plan 
amendment. Instructions for filing a protest can be found in section 
1.7.7 of the final EIS/EIR/plan amendment.
    The CSLC is expected to consider certification of the final EIS/
EIR/plan amendment and act on North Baja's application at a regularly 
scheduled meeting in mid-2007. Interested parties will be notified of 
the date, time, and location of the meeting. If you have any questions 
regarding the CSLC hearing, or wish to testify, please contact Tom 
Filler at the number above.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-11647 Filed 6-15-07; 8:45 am]
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