Borough of Leighton, PA, Notice of Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions, 45036-45037 [E7-15629]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP07–32–000]
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP;
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Southeast Expansion
Project
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August 3, 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
Southeast Expansion Project (Project)
would be located in various counties
and parishes in eastern Louisiana,
Mississippi, and western Alabama.
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), 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.
Gulf South indicates that the general
purpose of the proposed Project is to
provide producers in eastern Texas and
northern Louisiana an eastern market
outlet for production from CenterPoint
Energy Gas Transmission Company in
the Perryville, Louisiana, area.
The Final EIS addresses the potential
environmental impacts resulting from
the construction and operation of the
following facilities:
• Approximately 111 miles of 42inch-diameter natural gas transmission
pipeline extending easterly from
Simpson County, Mississippi, to
Choctaw County, Alabama;
• Three new compressor stations, the
Delhi, Harrisville, and Destin
Compressor Stations, located in
Richland County, Louisiana; Simpson
County, Mississippi; and Choctaw
County, Alabama, respectively; and
• Other ancillary facilities including
five meter and regulator (M/R) facilities,
eight mainline valves, one side valve,
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and two pig launcher and/or receiver
facilities.
Dependent upon Commission
approval, Gulf South proposes to
complete construction and begin
operating the proposed Project in
January 2008.
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 (CP07–032), 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,
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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
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 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
[Project No. 12455–004]
Borough of Leighton, PA, Notice of
Application Ready for Environmental
Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Terms and
Conditions, and Prescriptions
August 3, 2007.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric license application has
been filed with the Commission and is
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original
License.
b. Project No.: 12455–004.
c. Date Filed: December 29, 2006.
d. Applicant: Borough of Leighton,
Pennsylvania.
e. Name of Project: Beltzville
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project would be
connected to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ Beltzville Dam, located on
Pohopoco Creek, in the Borough of
Leighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: The Federal
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John
Hanosek, P.E., Borough manager, P.O.
Box 29, Municipal Building, Second
and South Street, Leighton, PA 18235,
(610) 377–4002.
i. FERC Contact: Jack Hannula, (202)
502–8917 or john.hannula@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
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All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
Comments, recommendations, terms
and conditions, and prescriptions may
be filed electronically via the Internet in
lieu of paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings. See CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
k. This application has been accepted,
and is ready for environmental analysis
at this time.
l. Description of Project: The project
would be located on the downstream
side of the existing Corps of Engineers
Beltzville Dam consisting of: (1) A 175foot-high, 4,600-foot-long earth-fill dam
with a 23-foot-high, 2,000-foot-long ungated concrete spillway impounding; (2)
a 949-acre reservoir with a normal water
surface elevation of 628.0 feet mean sea
level with; (3) a 193-foot-high; 72-footlong, 42-foot-wide water intake tower
equipped with four flood control service
gates and 8 water quality portals with
gates connected to; (4) a 7-foot-diameter,
1,175-foot-long conduit leading to; (5) a
110-foot-long, 34-foot-wide stilling
basin.
The proposed Beltzville Hydroelectric
Project would consist of: (1) An existing
84-inch conduit that would be modified
to include; (2) a new 78-inch-diameter
steel pipe liner equipped with a 78-inch
butterfly valve and 84-inch slide gate;
(3) an existing 16-inch-diameter, 36foot-long bypassed flow penstock; (4) a
new 60-inch diameter, 37-foot-long Ybranch penstock that bifurcates into a
36-inch-diameter, 43-foot-long penstock
and a 48-inch-diameter, 39-foot-long
penstock leading to; (5) a new
powerhouse containing a 1,700 kilowatt
(kW) and a 900 kW generating units for
a total installed capacity of 2,600 kW;
(6) a 300-foot-long, 12-kilovolt
transmission line; and (7) appurtenant
facilities.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
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https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h. above.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’, ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS’’, or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS’’; (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with
the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
through 385.2005. All comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b), and 385.2010.
You may also register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscribenow.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
n. Procedural schedule: The
Commission staff proposes to issue a
single Environmental Assessment (EA)
rather than issuing a draft and final EA.
Staff intends to allow at least 30 days for
entities to comment on the EA, and will
take into consideration all comments
received on the EA before final action is
taken on the license application. The
application will be processed according
to the following schedule, but revisions
to the schedule may be made as
appropriate:
Issue Notice of availability of the EA:
January 2008.
Final amendments to the application
must be filed with the Commission no
later than 30 days from the issuance
date of the notice of ready for
environmental analysis.
o. The license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
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proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Comments,
Protests, and Motions To Intervene
August 6, 2007.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary
Permit.
b. Project No.: 12809–000.
c. Date Filed: July 10, 2007.
d. Applicant: James R. Robertson.
e. Name and Location of Project: The
proposed Cave Run Lake Dam
Hydroelectric Project would be located
on Licking River in Bath and Rowan
Counties, Kentucky. The existing Cave
Run Lake Dam is administered by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
g. Applicant Contact: Mr. James
Robertson, 5702 Reno Court, Boonsboro,
MD 21713, (301) 432–7882.
h. FERC Contact: Tom Papsidero,
(202) 502–6002.
i. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene: 60
days from the issuance date of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments, protests and interventions
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Please include the project number (P–
12809–000) on any comments or
motions filed.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person in the official service list
for the project. Further, if an intervenor
files comments or documents with the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12455-004]
Borough of Leighton, PA, Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
August 3, 2007.
Take notice that the following hydroelectric license application
has been filed with the Commission and is available for public
inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original License.
b. Project No.: 12455-004.
c. Date Filed: December 29, 2006.
d. Applicant: Borough of Leighton, Pennsylvania.
e. Name of Project: Beltzville Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: The project would be connected to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers' Beltzville Dam, located on Pohopoco Creek, in the Borough
of Leighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
g. Filed Pursuant to: The Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-
825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. John Hanosek, P.E., Borough manager, P.O.
Box 29, Municipal Building, Second and South Street, Leighton, PA
18235, (610) 377-4002.
i. FERC Contact: Jack Hannula, (202) 502-8917 or
john.hannula@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this
notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this
notice.
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All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
Comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions
may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The
Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
(https://www.ferc.gov) under the ``eFiling'' link.
k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. Description of Project: The project would be located on the
downstream side of the existing Corps of Engineers Beltzville Dam
consisting of: (1) A 175-foot-high, 4,600-foot-long earth-fill dam with
a 23-foot-high, 2,000-foot-long un-gated concrete spillway impounding;
(2) a 949-acre reservoir with a normal water surface elevation of 628.0
feet mean sea level with; (3) a 193-foot-high; 72-foot-long, 42-foot-
wide water intake tower equipped with four flood control service gates
and 8 water quality portals with gates connected to; (4) a 7-foot-
diameter, 1,175-foot-long conduit leading to; (5) a 110-foot-long, 34-
foot-wide stilling basin.
The proposed Beltzville Hydroelectric Project would consist of: (1)
An existing 84-inch conduit that would be modified to include; (2) a
new 78-inch-diameter steel pipe liner equipped with a 78-inch butterfly
valve and 84-inch slide gate; (3) an existing 16-inch-diameter, 36-
foot-long bypassed flow penstock; (4) a new 60-inch diameter, 37-foot-
long Y-branch penstock that bifurcates into a 36-inch-diameter, 43-
foot-long penstock and a 48-inch-diameter, 39-foot-long penstock
leading to; (5) a new powerhouse containing a 1,700 kilowatt (kW) and a
900 kW generating units for a total installed capacity of 2,600 kW; (6)
a 300-foot-long, 12-kilovolt transmission line; and (7) appurtenant
facilities.
m. A copy of the application is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-
866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the address in item h. above.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS'', ``REPLY COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS'', ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS'', or ``PRESCRIPTIONS''; (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b), and 385.2010.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscribenow.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
n. Procedural schedule: The Commission staff proposes to issue a
single Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than issuing a draft and
final EA. Staff intends to allow at least 30 days for entities to
comment on the EA, and will take into consideration all comments
received on the EA before final action is taken on the license
application. The application will be processed according to the
following schedule, but revisions to the schedule may be made as
appropriate:
Issue Notice of availability of the EA: January 2008.
Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.
o. The license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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