AmerenUE; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment, 46622 [E7-16389]

Download as PDF 46622 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 21, 2007 / Notices 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. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Acting Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–16422 Filed 8–20–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2277] AmerenUE; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment rmajette on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES August 14, 2007. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR Part 380), the Office of Energy Projects has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) regarding AmerenUE’s request to rebuild the upper reservoir of the Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Project (FERC No. 2277), located on the East Fork Black River, in Reynolds County, Missouri. The FEA analyzes the environmental effects of the reconstruction of the upper reservoir and contains measures to minimize those effects. The FEA concludes that the proposed reconstruction, with recommended mitigation measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. A copy of the FEA is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or it may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov using the e-Library link. Enter the docket number ‘‘P–2277’’ in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call (202) 502–8222 or (202) 502–8659 (for TTY). VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:34 Aug 20, 2007 Jkt 211001 For further information regarding this notice, please contact Thomas LoVullo at (202) 502–8900. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–16389 Filed 8–20–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF07–4–000] Midcontinent Express Pipeline, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Midcontinent Express Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Site Visit August 14, 2007. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will identify and address the environmental impacts that could result from the construction and operation of the Midcontinent Express Pipeline Project (Project) proposed by Midcontinent Express Pipeline, LLC (MEP). On June 25, 2007, MEP filed draft Resource Reports that identified a modification to the Project in Richland and Madison Parishes, Louisiana, consisting of an approximately 4.2-milelong lateral pipeline (CenterPoint Lateral). MEP subsequently filed additional information clarifying the location of the Project facilities associated with the CenterPoint Lateral on August 3, 2007. On April 27, 2007, the FERC issued a ‘‘Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Midcontinent Express Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings’’ (NOI). The NOI was published in the Federal Register and was also mailed to interested parties, including Federal, state and local officials, agency representatives, conservation organizations; Native American groups; local libraries and newspapers; and property owners affected by the proposed facilities. This notice is being issued because the CenterPoint Lateral was not identified in the NOI, and landowners potentially affected by that facility were therefore not included on the environmental mailing list for that correspondence. In order to assist staff with the identification of environmental issues PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 associated with the modified facilities and to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), a 30-day scoping period has been opened to receive comments on the proposed Project, as modified by the addition of the CenterPoint Lateral. Please note that the scoping period for this project will close on September 10, 2007. Comments on the Project and the issues that should be addressed in the EIS may be submitted in written form. Further details on how to submit written comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. Additionally, as part of the scoping process, we will sponsor a public site visit of the proposed CenterPoint Lateral, as described below. Please note that attendees at the site visit must obtain their own transportation for the site visit. Date and time Location Tuesday, August 28, 2007, 9 am (CST). Delhi Municipal Airport (parking lot), Airport Road/Louisiana Highway 17, Delhi, Louisiana 71232 This notice is being sent to landowners affected by the CenterPoint Lateral, as well as those that previously requested to remain on the Project environmental mailing list; federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers; all of which are encouraged to submit comments on the proposed Project. Details on how to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted by an MEP representative about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed project facilities. The pipeline company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the project is approved by the FERC, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with state law. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ is available for viewing on E:\FR\FM\21AUN1.SGM 21AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 46622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16389]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2277]


AmerenUE; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental 
Assessment

August 14, 2007.
    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) 
regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR 
Part 380), the Office of Energy Projects has prepared a Final 
Environmental Assessment (FEA) regarding AmerenUE's request to rebuild 
the upper reservoir of the Taum Sauk Pumped Storage Project (FERC No. 
2277), located on the East Fork Black River, in Reynolds County, 
Missouri. The FEA analyzes the environmental effects of the 
reconstruction of the upper reservoir and contains measures to minimize 
those effects. The FEA concludes that the proposed reconstruction, with 
recommended mitigation measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the FEA is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room, or it may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at https://www.ferc.gov using the e-Library link. Enter the docket 
number ``P-2277'' in the docket number field to access the document. 
For assistance, call (202) 502-8222 or (202) 502-8659 (for TTY).
    For further information regarding this notice, please contact 
Thomas LoVullo at (202) 502-8900.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-16389 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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