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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 6, 2007 / Notices
The purpose of the G–II Project is to
provide facilities necessary to provide
about 537,200 decatherms per day of
additional natural gas capacity to
Guardian’s existing pipeline system.
The proposed additional capacity would
facilitate the transport of natural gas to
customers within the state of Wisconsin
and provide those customers with the
necessary infrastructure to support
growth, choice, and competition within
the natural gas marketplace.
The Final EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of construction
and operation of the following facilities:
• 83.9 miles of 30-inch-diameter
natural gas pipeline in Jefferson, Dodge,
Fond du Lac, Calumet, Brown, and
Outagamie Counties, Wisconsin;
• 31.3 miles of 20-inch-diameter
natural gas pipeline in Brown and
Outagamie Counties, Wisconsin;
• 1.4 miles of 16-inch-diameter
natural gas branch line referred to as the
Denmark Branch Line in Brown County,
Wisconsin;
• Two 20-inch-diameter natural gas
branch lines including the 1.8-mile
Southwest Green Bay Branch Line in
Brown County and a 0.8-mile West
Green Bay Branch Line in Outagamie
County, Wisconsin;
• Two new 39,000 horsepower (hp)
electric-motor-driven compressor
stations including the Sycamore
Compressor Station located in the
Sycamore Township in DeKalb County,
Illinois and the Bluff Creek Compressor
Station located in the Town of La
Grange in Walworth County, Wisconsin;
• Modifications to the existing Ixonia
Meter Station in Jefferson County,
Wisconsin and the construction of seven
new meter stations in the Counties of
Dodge, Fond du Lac, Calumet, Brown,
and Outagamie Counties, Wisconsin;
• New pig launcher/receiver facilities
within Guardian’s existing Ixonia Meter
Station in Jefferson County, Wisconsin,
within the proposed Fox Valley Meter
Station in Calumet County, Wisconsin,
and West Green Bay Meter Station in
Outagamie County, Wisconsin; and
• Six new mainline valves (MLVs),
four of which would occur along the 30inch-diameter pipeline in the counties
of Dodge, Fond du Lac, and Calumet,
Wisconsin, and two which would occur
along the 20-inch-diameter pipeline in
Brown and Outagamie Counties,
Wisconsin.
Guardian proposes to have Project
construction initiated in the spring of
2008 and would be completed for a
proposed in-service date of November
2008.
The Final EIS has been placed in the
public files of the FERC and is available
for public inspection at: Federal Energy
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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, the Final EIS has 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.
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
website click on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
then click on ‘‘General Search’’ and
enter the docket number (CP07–8)
excluding the last three digits in the
Docket Number field. Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. The
‘‘eLibrary’’ link provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings. For assistance with
‘‘eLibrary’’, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
In addition, the Commission now
offers a free service called eSubscription
which allows you to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching
proceedings by automatically providing
you with notification of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to
these documents. To learn more about
eSubscription and to sign-up for this
service please go to https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 199–205]
Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project;
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric
Project
October 26, 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 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR
47897]), the Office of Energy Projects
staff (staff) reviewed the application for
a New Major License for the Santee
Cooper Hydroelectric Project, and have
prepared a final environmental impact
statement (FEIS) for the project which is
located on the Santee and Cooper Rivers
in Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon,
Orangeburg, and Sumpter Counties,
South Carolina.
The FEIS contains staff’s analysis of
the applicant’s proposal and the
alternatives for relicensing the Santee
Cooper Hydroelectric Project. The FEIS
documents the views of governmental
agencies, non-governmental
organizations, affected Indian tribes, the
public, the license applicant, and
Commission staff.
The FEIS will be part of the record
from which the Commission will make
its decision.
A copy of the FEIS is available for
review at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room (Room 2A, located at
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426) or may be viewed on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘e-Library’’
link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits, to access
the document. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
CD versions of the FEIS have been
mailed to everyone on the mailing list
for the project. Copies of the CD, as well
as a limited number of paper copies, are
available from the Public Reference
Room identified above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.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.
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For further information, please
contact Monte TerHaar at (202) 502–
6035 or at monte.terhaar@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP07–448–000]
El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice
of Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Picacho
Compressor Station Project and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
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October 26, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Picacho Compressor Station Project
involving construction and operation of
natural gas pipeline facilities by El Paso
Natural Gas Company (El Paso) in Pinal
County, Arizona. The EA will be used
by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether
the project is in the public convenience
and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the project.
Your input will help determine which
issues need to be evaluated in the EA.
Please note that the scoping period will
close on November 26, 2007. Details on
how to submit comments are provided
in the Public Participation section of
this notice.
This notice is being sent to affected
landowners; Federal, State, and local
government agencies; elected officials;
Native American tribes; other interested
parties; and local libraries and
newspapers. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their
constituents of this proposed project
and to encourage them to comment on
their areas of concern.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings. It is available for viewing
on the FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov).
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Summary of the Proposed Project
El Paso proposes to install three gasfired compressor units totaling 8,290
horsepower at the new Picacho
Compressor Station in Pinal County,
Arizona. The proposed project would
provide up to 372,500 dekatherms per
day of gas to interconnects with
Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC’s
proposed Phoenix Expansion (Docket
No. CP06–459–000) and El Paso’s
existing pipeline system.
The proposed compressor station
would be located along El Paso’s Line
20120 in an 8-acre parcel owned by
El Paso. The parcel is also the current
location of El Paso’s Line 20120 pigging
facilities. El Paso indicates that
additional workspace would not be
required outside of the 8-acre parcel,
and an existing public road would be
utilized for access to the construction
area.
The general location of the proposed
facilities is shown in Appendix 11.
The EA Process
We 2 are preparing this EA to comply
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) which requires the
Commission to take into account the
environmental impact that could result
if it authorizes El Paso’s proposal. By
this notice, we are also asking federal,
state, and local agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues to
formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EA. Agencies that
would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided below.
NEPA also requires the FERC to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
Notice of Intent, we are requesting
public comments on the scope of the
issues to address in the EA. All
comments received are considered
during the preparation of the EA.
The EA will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are
available on the Commission’s Internet Web site
(https://www.ferc.gov) at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from
the Commission’s Public Reference Room at (202)
502–8371. For instructios on connecting to
eLibrary, refer to the ‘‘Additional Information’’
section at the end of this notice. Copies of the
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail. Requests for detailed maps of the
proposed facilities should be made directly to
El Paso.
2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our ’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils.
• Land use and visual quality.
• Cultural resources.
• Vegetation and wildlife (including
threatened and endangered species).
• Air quality and noise.
• Reliability and safety.
We will also evaluate possible
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, where necessary,
and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various
resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be in the EA. Depending on
the comments received during the
scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to federal, state,
and local agencies, public interest
groups, interested individuals, affected
landowners, newspapers, libraries, and
the Commission’s official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will
be allotted for review if the EA is
published. We will consider all
comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the
Commission.
To ensure your comments are
considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation
section below.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
By becoming a commentor, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA
and considered by the Commission. You
should focus on the potential
environmental effects of the proposal,
alternatives to the proposal including
alternative compressor station sites, and
measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impact. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. Please carefully follow
these instructions to ensure that your
comments are received in time and
properly recorded:
• Send an original and two copies of
your letter to: Kimberley D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426;
• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 1, PJ–11.1;
• Reference Docket No. CP07–448–
000; and
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before November 26, 2007.
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of comments. See 18
Code of Federal Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 199-205]
Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Availability of
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Santee Cooper
Hydroelectric Project
October 26, 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 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy
Projects staff (staff) reviewed the application for a New Major License
for the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric Project, and have prepared a final
environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the project which is located
on the Santee and Cooper Rivers in Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon,
Orangeburg, and Sumpter Counties, South Carolina.
The FEIS contains staff's analysis of the applicant's proposal and
the alternatives for relicensing the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric
Project. The FEIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-
governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the
license applicant, and Commission staff.
The FEIS will be part of the record from which the Commission will
make its decision.
A copy of the FEIS is available for review at the Commission's
Public Reference Room (Room 2A, located at 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426) or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the ``e-Library'' link. Enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits, to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
CD versions of the FEIS have been mailed to everyone on the mailing
list for the project. Copies of the CD, as well as a limited number of
paper copies, are available from the Public Reference Room identified
above.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.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.
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For further information, please contact Monte TerHaar at (202) 502-
6035 or at monte.terhaar@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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