Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project, 48629-48631 [E7-16751]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 164 / Friday, August 24, 2007 / Notices ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 docket(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. Protest Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time August 31, 2007. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–16741 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 yshivers on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES August 17, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER05–1232–004; ER05–283–005. Applicants: JPMorgan Ventures Energy Corporation; JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Description: Notice on Non-Material Change in Status. Filed Date: August 16, 2007. Accession Number: 20070816–5048. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 06, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1005–002; ER07–1006–002; ER07–1007–002. Applicants: Westar Energy, Inc. Description: Westar Energy, Inc submits amended Original Sheet 2 providing additional clarification to the language of the weekly cap. Filed Date: August 15, 2007. Accession Number: 20070816–0126. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, August 27, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1287–000. Applicants: Apple Group LLC. Description: Apple Group, LLC submits a petition for acceptance of their FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1. Filed Date: August 16, 2007. Accession Number: 20070817–0044. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 06, 2007. Docket Numbers: ER07–1288–000. Applicants: Southern California Edison Company. Description: Southern California Edison Co submits an amended letter VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:35 Aug 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 agreement with Los Angeles County Sanitation District 2 of Los Angeles County. Filed Date: August 16, 2007. Accession Number: 20070817–0045. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 06, 2007. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric reliability filings: Docket Numbers: RR07–9–003; RR07– 10–003. Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corporation. Description: Compliance Filing in response to Paragraph 43 of the 05/18/ 07 order, explaining the rationale for 74 Violation risk factor Assignments. Filed Date: August 16, 2007. Accession Number: 20070816–5017. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 12, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48629 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. E7–16739 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project August 17, 2007. Bradwood Landing LLC (Docket No. CP06–365–000); NorthernStar Energy LLC (Docket Nos. CP06–366–000, CP06– 376–000, and CP06–377–000) The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared this draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal proposed by Bradwood Landing LLC and the associated natural gas sendout pipeline facilities proposed by NorthernStar Energy LLC in the above-referenced dockets. The LNG import terminal would be located at Bradwood, about 38 miles up the Columbia River from its mouth, in Clatsop County, Oregon, and the sendout pipeline would be located in Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, and Cowlitz County, Washington. The draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard), and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) 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 COE is responsible for issuing permits under section 10 of the Rivers and Harbor Act and section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The Coast Guard is responsible for the safety and security of port areas and navigable waterways, and E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1 yshivers on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 48630 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 164 / Friday, August 24, 2007 / Notices would issue a Letter of Recommendation indicating if the Columbia River waterway to the proposed LNG terminal is suitable for LNG marine traffic. The DOT is responsible for enforcing safety regulations and standards for the LNG terminal and the design and operation of the natural gas sendout pipeline. The FERC is the lead federal agency for compliance with the NEPA, and for authorization of the Project under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act. The Commission will use the EIS to consider the environmental impacts that would result if it decides to authorize the Project. The cooperating agencies and the FERC staff conclude that the proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. The general purpose of the proposed Project is to provide a new source of natural gas to the Pacific Northwest through the importation of LNG. LNG is natural gas that has been cooled to about ¥260 degrees Fahrenheit, reducing its volume about 600 times from a gas to a liquid, allowing for its transport over long distances across oceans in specially designed ships from its point of origin in foreign countries with abundant natural gas reserves. At the import terminal at Bradwood, the LNG would be off-loaded from the LNG transport ships, stored as a liquid, vaporized back into natural gas, and sent out via the associated pipeline to the existing interstate natural gas pipeline network. The Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal would have a peak sendout capacity of about 1.3 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of natural gas. The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts from the construction and operation of the following facilities proposed by Bradwood Landing LLC: • A dredged LNG ship maneuvering area off of the Columbia River navigation channel; • A single ship berth capable of receiving LNG ships with cargo capacities ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 cubic meters (m3); • A set of four 16-inch-diameter LNG unloading arms, including two liquid unloading arms, one hybrid arm, and a vapor return arm on the jetty, and a 1,240-foot-long, 32-inch-diameter cryogenic LNG transfer pipeline and 6inch-diameter LNG recirculation pipeline extending from the berth to the LNG storage tanks; • Two insulated LNG storage tanks, each with a useable volume of over 1 million barrels, or 160,000 m3; VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:35 Aug 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 • A vapor management system to handle the boil-off gas (BOG) that occurs during the unloading process, including vapor return blowers and knockout drum on the jetty, vapor handling pipework, two BOG compressors, and a BOG condenser; • An LNG sendout system, consisting of six submerged in-tank LNG discharge pumps (three in each storage tank) and five sendout pumps; • Seven submerged combustion vaporizers, of which six would normally operate and one would be a back-up, to re-gasify the LNG and provide natural gas through a metering station to the inlet valve of the sendout pipeline; • Utilities, including a 1.5-mile-long 115-kilovolt power line and switchyard, and an 800-kilowatt emergency dieselfueled generator; • Support buildings, including a warehouse/administrative building, control building, switch rooms, compressor building, and gatehouse/ security building; and • A fire protection and detection system, including a firewater pumphouse, and security system including fencing. The natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by NorthernStar Energy LLC addressed in the draft EIS include: • A 36.3-mile-long, underground, high-pressure welded steel sendout pipeline consisting of approximately 18.9 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon and 17.4 miles of 30-inchdiameter pipeline in Columbia County, Oregon and Cowlitz County, Washington; • Five meter stations, including at the LNG terminal, the Georgia-Pacific Wauna paper mill delivery point, the interconnection with the Northwest Natural Gas Company intrastate pipeline system, the Portland General Electric Company Beaver Power Plant delivery point, and interconnection with Williams Northwest Pipeline Company interstate pipeline system; and • at least five mainline block valves, two pig 1 launchers, and two pig receivers. Comment Procedures Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS is encouraged to do so. To ensure consideration prior to the production of a final EIS, it is important that your comments be received before December 24, 2007. Please note that the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of 1A ‘‘pig’’ in an internal devise used to dry, clean, and inspect a pipeline. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 any comments. See 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the FERC’s Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the eFiling link and the link to the User’s Guide. Before you can submit comments, you will need to create a free account by clicking on ‘‘Sign-up’’ under ‘‘New User.’’ You will be asked to select the type of submission you are making. This type of submission is considered a ‘‘Comment on Filing.’’ Comments submitted electronically must be submitted by December 24, 2007. If you wish to mail comments on the draft EIS, please mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before December 24, 2007. Please carefully follow the instructions below to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your comments to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A , Washington, DC 20426. • Reference Docket No. CP06–365– 000 et al. on the original and both copies; and • Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas Branch 3, PJ11.3. After comments on the draft EIS are reviewed, any significant new issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the text, a final EIS will be published and distributed. The final EIS will contain the staff responses to timely comments received on the draft EIS. Comments will be considered by the Commission and the cooperating agencies 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). Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS. You must file your request to intervene as specified above.2 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. The draft 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 draft EIS are available from the Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, the draft EIS has been mailed to affected landowners; various federal, 2 Interventions may also filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 164 / Friday, August 24, 2007 / Notices state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Indian tribes and Native American organizations with an interest in the project area; local libraries and newspapers; intervenors; and other individuals that expressed an interest in the proposed Project. 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 (CP06–365) 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. E7–16751 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2301–022, Montana] PPL Montana; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment yshivers on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES August 17, 2007. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for license for the Mystic Lake Hydroelectric Project, located on West Rosebud Creek, in Stillwater and Carbon counties, Montana, and has prepared an VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:35 Aug 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 Environmental Assessment (EA) for the project. The project occupies about 674 acres of federal lands in the Custard National Forest managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The EA contains Commission staff’s analysis of the potential environmental effects of the project and concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. A copy of the EA 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 tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https:// ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Consistent with the schedule included in the Commission’s March 5, 2007, notice, any comments on the EA should be filed by October 1, 2007. Note that the due date in the process plan for comments on the EA was based on a 30day comment period. We are maintaining the process plan schedule notwithstanding the early issuance of the EA. Comments on the EA should be addressed to Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please affix Project No. 2301–022 to all comments. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. For further information, contact Steve Hocking at (202) 502–8753 or steve.hocking@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–16750 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am] 48631 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF07–9–000] Steckman Ridge, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Steckman Ridge Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues August 20, 2007. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will address the environmental impacts of the Steckman Ridge Storage Project proposed by Steckman Ridge, L.P. (Steckman). The Commission will use the EA in its decision-making process to determine whether or not to authorize the project. This notice explains the scoping process the FERC staff will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. Your input will help us determine the issues that need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on September 20, 2007. This notice is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. We 1 encourage government representatives to notify their constituents of this planned project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted by a Steckman 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 the FERC Internet Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy Projects. Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 164 (Friday, August 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48629-48631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal and Pipeline 
Project

August 17, 2007.

Bradwood Landing LLC (Docket No. CP06-365-000); NorthernStar Energy LLC 
(Docket Nos. CP06-366-000, CP06-376-000, and CP06-377-000)

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal proposed by 
Bradwood Landing LLC and the associated natural gas sendout pipeline 
facilities proposed by NorthernStar Energy LLC in the above-referenced 
dockets. The LNG import terminal would be located at Bradwood, about 38 
miles up the Columbia River from its mouth, in Clatsop County, Oregon, 
and the sendout pipeline would be located in Clatsop and Columbia 
Counties, Oregon, and Cowlitz County, Washington.
    The draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (COE), U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard), and the U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT) 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 COE is responsible for issuing permits under section 10 of the 
Rivers and Harbor Act and section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The Coast 
Guard is responsible for the safety and security of port areas and 
navigable waterways, and

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would issue a Letter of Recommendation indicating if the Columbia River 
waterway to the proposed LNG terminal is suitable for LNG marine 
traffic. The DOT is responsible for enforcing safety regulations and 
standards for the LNG terminal and the design and operation of the 
natural gas sendout pipeline.
    The FERC is the lead federal agency for compliance with the NEPA, 
and for authorization of the Project under sections 3 and 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act. The Commission will use the EIS to consider the 
environmental impacts that would result if it decides to authorize the 
Project. The cooperating agencies and the FERC staff conclude that the 
proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as 
recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.
    The general purpose of the proposed Project is to provide a new 
source of natural gas to the Pacific Northwest through the importation 
of LNG. LNG is natural gas that has been cooled to about -260 degrees 
Fahrenheit, reducing its volume about 600 times from a gas to a liquid, 
allowing for its transport over long distances across oceans in 
specially designed ships from its point of origin in foreign countries 
with abundant natural gas reserves. At the import terminal at Bradwood, 
the LNG would be off-loaded from the LNG transport ships, stored as a 
liquid, vaporized back into natural gas, and sent out via the 
associated pipeline to the existing interstate natural gas pipeline 
network. The Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal would have a peak 
sendout capacity of about 1.3 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of 
natural gas.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts from 
the construction and operation of the following facilities proposed by 
Bradwood Landing LLC:
     A dredged LNG ship maneuvering area off of the Columbia 
River navigation channel;
     A single ship berth capable of receiving LNG ships with 
cargo capacities ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 cubic meters (m\3\);
     A set of four 16-inch-diameter LNG unloading arms, 
including two liquid unloading arms, one hybrid arm, and a vapor return 
arm on the jetty, and a 1,240-foot-long, 32-inch-diameter cryogenic LNG 
transfer pipeline and 6-inch-diameter LNG recirculation pipeline 
extending from the berth to the LNG storage tanks;
     Two insulated LNG storage tanks, each with a useable 
volume of over 1 million barrels, or 160,000 m\3\;
     A vapor management system to handle the boil-off gas (BOG) 
that occurs during the unloading process, including vapor return 
blowers and knockout drum on the jetty, vapor handling pipework, two 
BOG compressors, and a BOG condenser;
     An LNG sendout system, consisting of six submerged in-tank 
LNG discharge pumps (three in each storage tank) and five sendout 
pumps;
     Seven submerged combustion vaporizers, of which six would 
normally operate and one would be a back-up, to re-gasify the LNG and 
provide natural gas through a metering station to the inlet valve of 
the sendout pipeline;
     Utilities, including a 1.5-mile-long 115-kilovolt power 
line and switchyard, and an 800-kilowatt emergency diesel-fueled 
generator;
     Support buildings, including a warehouse/administrative 
building, control building, switch rooms, compressor building, and 
gatehouse/security building; and
     A fire protection and detection system, including a 
firewater pumphouse, and security system including fencing.
    The natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by NorthernStar Energy 
LLC addressed in the draft EIS include:
     A 36.3-mile-long, underground, high-pressure welded steel 
sendout pipeline consisting of approximately 18.9 miles of 36-inch-
diameter pipeline in Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon and 17.4 
miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline in Columbia County, Oregon and 
Cowlitz County, Washington;
     Five meter stations, including at the LNG terminal, the 
Georgia-Pacific Wauna paper mill delivery point, the interconnection 
with the Northwest Natural Gas Company intrastate pipeline system, the 
Portland General Electric Company Beaver Power Plant delivery point, 
and interconnection with Williams Northwest Pipeline Company interstate 
pipeline system; and
     at least five mainline block valves, two pig \1\ 
launchers, and two pig receivers.
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inspect a pipeline.
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Comment Procedures

    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS is encouraged to do 
so. To ensure consideration prior to the production of a final EIS, it 
is important that your comments be received before December 24, 2007.
    Please note that the Commission strongly encourages electronic 
filing of any comments. See 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the FERC's Internet Web 
site (https://www.ferc.gov) under the eFiling link and the link to the 
User's Guide. Before you can submit comments, you will need to create a 
free account by clicking on ``Sign-up'' under ``New User.'' You will be 
asked to select the type of submission you are making. This type of 
submission is considered a ``Comment on Filing.'' Comments submitted 
electronically must be submitted by December 24, 2007.
    If you wish to mail comments on the draft EIS, please mail your 
comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before 
December 24, 2007. Please carefully follow the instructions below to 
ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your comments to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Room 1A , Washington, DC 20426.
     Reference Docket No. CP06-365-000 et al. on the original 
and both copies; and
     Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas 
Branch 3, PJ11.3.
    After comments on the draft EIS are reviewed, any significant new 
issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the text, a 
final EIS will be published and distributed. The final EIS will contain 
the staff responses to timely comments received on the draft EIS.
    Comments will be considered by the Commission and the cooperating 
agencies 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). Anyone may intervene 
in this proceeding based on this draft EIS. You must file your request 
to intervene as specified above.\2\ You do not need intervenor status 
to have your comments considered.
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    \2\ Interventions may also filed electronically via the Internet 
in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments 
electronically.
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    The draft 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 draft EIS are available from the 
Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, the draft EIS has 
been mailed to affected landowners; various federal,

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state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental 
and public interest groups; Indian tribes and Native American 
organizations with an interest in the project area; local libraries and 
newspapers; intervenors; and other individuals that expressed an 
interest in the proposed Project.
    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 (CP06-365) 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. E7-16751 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]
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