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Public Reference Room, 888 First Street,
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to
pertinent agencies, libraries and
newspapers, parties to this proceeding,
and those who have expressed an
interest in this project by returning the
July 23, 2007, Notice of Intent to Prepare
an Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Texas Gas Storage Expansion
Project Phase 3 and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
mailer, as directed.
Any person wishing to comment on
the EA may do so. To ensure
consideration prior to a Commission
decision on the proposal, it is important
that we receive your comments before
the date specified below. 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 comments to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of the Gas Branch 1, PJ–
11.1;
• Reference Docket No. CP07–405–
000; and
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before December 14, 2007.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing of any comments,
interventions, or protests to this
proceeding. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
of the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to the User’s
guide. Before you can file comments
you will need to create a free account,
which can be created by clicking on
‘‘Login to File’’ and then ‘‘New User
Account.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making. This
filing is considered a ‘‘Comment on
Filing.’’
Comments will be considered by the
Commission 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). Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision. Anyone may
intervene in this proceeding based on
this EA. You must file your request to
intervene as specified above.1 You do
1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous
discussion of filing comments electronically.
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not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered.
Additional information about the
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)
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 (i.e., CP07–405). 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 website also
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
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 notifications of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to the eSubscription
link on the FERC Internet website.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF08–3–000]
White River Hub, LLC; Notice of Intent
To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the White River Hub
Project and Request for Comments
oOn Environmental Issues
November 9, 2007.
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC or Commission) and
the U.S. Department of the Interior’s
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are
evaluating the White River Hub Project,
planned by White River Hub, LLC
(White River). The project includes
construction of about 6.5 miles of new
pipeline and related facilities; a new
compressor station; and acquisition of
about 3 miles of existing pipeline, all in
Rio Blanco County, Colorado. As part of
this evaluation, the Commission staff (as
the lead federal agency for satisfying the
requirements of the National
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Environmental Policy Act of 1969
[NEPA]) will prepare an environmental
assessment (EA) to identify and address
environmental impacts that could result
from construction and operation of the
project. The EA will be prepared with
the assistance and cooperation of the
BLM’s White River Field Office staff in
Meeker, Colorado. The Commission and
the BLM (Agencies) will use the EA in
their respective decision-making
processes to determine whether to
authorize the planned project.
This Notice describes the projectrelated facilities and explains the
scoping process that the Agencies will
use to gather input from the public and
interested agencies on the planned
project. Your input will help determine
the issues that need to be addressed in
the EA. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCOPING
PERIOD FOR THE PLANNED PROJECT WILL
CLOSE ON DECEMBER 10, 2007.
This Notice is being sent to federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American
tribes; other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. This includes
all landowners who are potential rightof-way grantors, whose property may be
used temporarily for project purposes,
or who own homes within distances
defined in the Commission’s regulations
of certain aboveground facilities. We
encourage government representatives
to notify their constituents of this
planned project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern. To
ensure that your comments are
considered, please follow the
instructions in the Public Participation
section below.
With this Notice, we 1 are asking other
federal, state, and local agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues in
the project area to formally cooperate
with us in the preparation of this EA.
These agencies may choose to
participate once they have evaluated the
planned project relative to their
responsibilities. Entities that would like
to request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments described in the Public
Participation section of this Notice.
If you are a landowner receiving this
Notice, you may be contacted by a
White River representative about the
acquisition of an easement to construct,
operate, and maintain the proposed
pipeline facilities. The pipeline
company would seek to negotiate a
mutually acceptable agreement to cover
1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
Energy Projects.
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the easement, damages that may occur
during construction, and any other
issues raised by the landowner. The
Commission encourages pipeline
companies to acquire as much of the
right-of-way (ROW) as possible by
negotiation with the landowners. If the
FERC approves the project, that
approval will convey with it the right of
eminent domain to secure easements for
the facilities. Eminent domain is
intended for use when easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement. In such instances, 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,
including the use of eminent domain for
pipeline facilities and how to
participate in the FERC’s proceedings.
Summary of the Planned Project
White River plans to construct and
operate the following facilities:
• About 6.5 miles of 30-inch-diameter
pipeline, extending westward from the
Greasewood Hub and a new
interconnection (‘‘tie-in’’) with an
existing 36-inch-diameter pipeline
owned by Enterprise Products Operating
LLC (Enterprise) near the Piceance
Creek;
• A new tie-in with the Enterprise
pipeline, including pig 2 launching/
receiving facilities and a new access
road from County Road 5;
• A new meter station at the
Greasewood Hub end of the new
pipeline, including a common header
for interconnections with existing gas
transporters at the Hub and pig
launching/receiving facilities; and
• Other appurtenant facilities.
Within the fenced area of the new
meter station, Questar Pipeline
Company (Questar) would construct and
operate new compression facilities
consisting of up to three reciprocating
engine-driven compressors totaling
7,700 horsepower. Equipment related to
the compressor station would include
gas coolers, a standby generator, and
buildings to house the compressors and
generators. While Questar would
construct the compression facilities
under its FERC-issued Blanket
Certificate, potential impacts would be
addressed in the EA.
2 A pipeline ‘‘pig’’ is a device to clean or inspect
the pipeline internally. A pig launcher/receiver is
an aboveground facility where pigs are inserted or
retrieved from the pipeline.
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White River would also acquire from
Enterprise about 3 miles of 36-inchdiameter pipeline, extending between
Enterprise’s existing natural gas
processing plant and the Rockies
Express Compressor Station. All of the
planned and existing facilities that
constitute the White River Hub Project
would be located in Rio Blanco County,
Colorado. The general location of the
project is shown in appendix 1.
Land Requirements for Construction
White River’s pipeline construction
design includes a 100-foot-wide ROW.
The wide construction ROW would
enable White River to store topsoil
stripped from the full ROW separate
from subsoils removed from the trench.
At some locations, this width would be
increased to 125–150 feet to
accommodate rugged terrain, steep sideslopes, foreign pipeline crossings,
access approaches, etc. Additional
temporary extra workspace would also
be required where the planned pipeline
crosses roads and foreign utilities.
Construction of the planned pipeline
would disturb about 100 acres.
The 50-foot-square Enterprise tie-in
would require about 0.3 acre during
construction, while construction of the
meter station at the Greasewood Hub
would take place within the planned
4.6-acre permanent site. With the
exception of the 25-foot-wide by 400foot-long (0.2 acre) new access road to
the Enterprise tie-in, existing access
roads would be used to construct the
new pipeline. Of these roads, about 3
miles would have to be upgraded to
handle construction vehicles (totaling
about 9 acres of temporary disturbance).
Finally, truck ramps would be
constructed where the new pipeline
crosses County Road 5 (0.5 acre of
temporary disturbance). Overall,
construction is estimated to temporarily
disturb about 114 acres, not including
pipe storage and contractor yards which
have yet to be located.
Following construction, White River
plans to maintain a 50-foot-wide
permanent ROW for the new pipeline.
In addition to the new access road to the
Enterprise tie-in facility and the new
meter station at Greasewood, land
permanently affected by the planned
White River Hub Project would total
about 44 acres.3 All temporary
workspaces outside the permanent ROW
would be restored and allowed to revert
to current uses.
3 Because the tie-in would be sited entirely within
the existing Enterprise ROW, this facility would not
contribute to the land area permanently affected.
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The EA Process
We are preparing this EA to comply
with NEPA, which requires the
Commission to take into account the
environmental impacts that could result
if it authorizes White River’s planned
project. NEPA also requires us to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposal. 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 and
reasonable alternatives. With this
Notice, we are requesting public
comments on the scope of the issues to
be addressed in the EA. All comments
received will be considered during
preparation of the EA.
The EA will present our independent
analysis of the issues. Depending upon
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,
potentially affected landowners,
newspapers and libraries in the project
area, 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 timely 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.
Although no formal application has
been filed with the FERC, we have
already initiated our NEPA review
under the Commission’s Pre-Filing
Process. The purpose of the Pre-Filing
Process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders
and to identify and resolve issues before
an application is filed with the FERC.
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.
Your comments should focus on the
potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives (including
alternative facility sites and pipeline
routes), and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly
recorded, please follow these
instructions:
• Send an original and two copies of
your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose,
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Any public meetings or site visits for
this project will be posted on the
Commission’s calendar located at
https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related
information.
Finally, White River has established
an Internet Web site for this project at
https://www.questarpipeline.com. The
Web site includes a description of the
project and the Commission’s pre-filing
review process, instructions on how the
public may participate in the project
review, and public libraries where
project-related information will be made
available. You can also request
additional information or provide
comments directly to White River at
(800) 366–8532.
Additional Information
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Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
• Label one copy of your comments
for the attention of Gas Branch 1, DG2E;
• Reference Docket No. PF08–3–000
on the original and both copies; and
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before December 10, 2007.
If you submit comments by mail,
submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 8.5 by 11 inches, suitable for
copying. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of
any comments in response to this
Notice. For information on
electronically filing comments, please
see the instructions on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link
and the link to the User’s Guide, as well
as information in 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii). Before you can file
comments you will need to create a free
account, which can be accomplished
on-line.
We may mail the EA for comment. If
you are interested in receiving it, please
return the Mailing List Return Mailer
(appendix 2). If you do not return the
Return Mailer, you will be taken off the
mailing list.
November 9, 2007.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at 1–866–208–FERC (3372) or on the
FERC Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov)
using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the
eLibrary link, select ‘‘General Search’’
and enter the project docket number
excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
PF06–14) in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field.
Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance
with eLibrary, the eLibrary helpline can
be reached at 1–866–208–3676, TTY
(202) 502–8659, or by e-mail at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web
site also provides access to the texts of
formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rule makings.
In addition, the FERC now offers a
free service called e-Subscription 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 https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Take notice that the following
settlement agreement has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Settlement
Agreement.
b. Project No.: P–11879–002.
c. Date filed: October 26, 2007.
d. Applicant: Symbiotics, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Chester Diversion
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On Henry’s Fork of the
Snake River, near the Town of Rexburg,
in Fremont County, Idaho. The project
would occupy 2 acres of U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation (BOR) land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brent L.
Smith, Northwest Power Services, Inc.,
PO Box 535, Rigby, ID 83442, (208) 745–
0834 or Dr. Vincent A. Lamarra,
Ecosystems Research Institute, 975
South State Highway, Logan, UT 84321,
(435) 752–2580.
i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter at (202)
502–6512, or Emily.Carter@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments: 20
days from the notice date. Reply
comments are due 30 days from the
notice date.
k. All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
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Secretary.
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Commission
[Project No. P–11879–002]
Symbiotics, LLC; Notice of Settlement
Agreement and Soliciting Comments
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D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person 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 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.
l. Symbiotics, LLC (Symbiotics) filed
the Settlement Agreement on behalf of
itself and the other signatories to the
Settlement Agreement. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture—Forest
Service, U.S. Department of Interior—
Fish and Wildlife Service, Idaho
Department of Fish and Game, Idaho
Department of Parks and Recreation,
Trout Unlimited, the Henry’s Fork
Foundation, and the Greater
Yellowstone Coalition. The purpose of
the Settlement Agreement is to resolve
among the signatories all issues
regarding fish, wildlife, recreational,
and aesthetic resources associated with
issuance of an original license for the
proposed project. The parties, through
Symbiotics, request that the
Commission consider the protection,
mitigation, and enhancement measures
outlined in the Settlement Agreement in
the Final Environmental Assessment for
the proposed project and that the
Commission includes them in any
license issued for the proposed Chester
Hydroelectric Project.
m. A copy of the settlement agreement
is available for review at the
Commission on 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 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.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF08-3-000]
White River Hub, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the White River Hub Project and Request
for Comments oOn Environmental Issues
November 9, 2007.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) and
the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
are evaluating the White River Hub Project, planned by White River Hub,
LLC (White River). The project includes construction of about 6.5 miles
of new pipeline and related facilities; a new compressor station; and
acquisition of about 3 miles of existing pipeline, all in Rio Blanco
County, Colorado. As part of this evaluation, the Commission staff (as
the lead federal agency for satisfying the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [NEPA]) will prepare an environmental
assessment (EA) to identify and address environmental impacts that
could result from construction and operation of the project. The EA
will be prepared with the assistance and cooperation of the BLM's White
River Field Office staff in Meeker, Colorado. The Commission and the
BLM (Agencies) will use the EA in their respective decision-making
processes to determine whether to authorize the planned project.
This Notice describes the project-related facilities and explains
the scoping process that the Agencies will use to gather input from the
public and interested agencies on the planned project. Your input will
help determine the issues that need to be addressed in the EA. Please
note that the scoping period for the planned project will close on
December 10, 2007.
This Notice is being sent to federal, state, and local government
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. This includes all landowners who are potential right-
of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project
purposes, or who own homes within distances defined in the Commission's
regulations of certain aboveground facilities. We encourage government
representatives to notify their constituents of this planned project
and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. To ensure that
your comments are considered, please follow the instructions in the
Public Participation section below.
With this Notice, we \1\ are asking other federal, state, and local
agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues in the project area to formally cooperate with us
in the preparation of this EA. These agencies may choose to participate
once they have evaluated the planned project relative to their
responsibilities. Entities that would like to request cooperating
agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments
described in the Public Participation section of this Notice.
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\1\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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If you are a landowner receiving this Notice, you may be contacted
by a White River representative about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed pipeline facilities. The
pipeline company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement to cover
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the easement, damages that may occur during construction, and any other
issues raised by the landowner. The Commission encourages pipeline
companies to acquire as much of the right-of-way (ROW) as possible by
negotiation with the landowners. If the FERC approves the project, that
approval will convey with it the right of eminent domain to secure
easements for the facilities. Eminent domain is intended for use when
easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement. In such instances,
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, including the
use of eminent domain for pipeline facilities and how to participate in
the FERC's proceedings.
Summary of the Planned Project
White River plans to construct and operate the following
facilities:
About 6.5 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline, extending
westward from the Greasewood Hub and a new interconnection (``tie-in'')
with an existing 36-inch-diameter pipeline owned by Enterprise Products
Operating LLC (Enterprise) near the Piceance Creek;
A new tie-in with the Enterprise pipeline, including pig
\2\ launching/receiving facilities and a new access road from County
Road 5;
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\2\ A pipeline ``pig'' is a device to clean or inspect the
pipeline internally. A pig launcher/receiver is an aboveground
facility where pigs are inserted or retrieved from the pipeline.
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A new meter station at the Greasewood Hub end of the new
pipeline, including a common header for interconnections with existing
gas transporters at the Hub and pig launching/receiving facilities; and
Other appurtenant facilities.
Within the fenced area of the new meter station, Questar Pipeline
Company (Questar) would construct and operate new compression
facilities consisting of up to three reciprocating engine-driven
compressors totaling 7,700 horsepower. Equipment related to the
compressor station would include gas coolers, a standby generator, and
buildings to house the compressors and generators. While Questar would
construct the compression facilities under its FERC-issued Blanket
Certificate, potential impacts would be addressed in the EA.
White River would also acquire from Enterprise about 3 miles of 36-
inch-diameter pipeline, extending between Enterprise's existing natural
gas processing plant and the Rockies Express Compressor Station. All of
the planned and existing facilities that constitute the White River Hub
Project would be located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The general
location of the project is shown in appendix 1.
Land Requirements for Construction
White River's pipeline construction design includes a 100-foot-wide
ROW. The wide construction ROW would enable White River to store
topsoil stripped from the full ROW separate from subsoils removed from
the trench. At some locations, this width would be increased to 125-150
feet to accommodate rugged terrain, steep side-slopes, foreign pipeline
crossings, access approaches, etc. Additional temporary extra workspace
would also be required where the planned pipeline crosses roads and
foreign utilities. Construction of the planned pipeline would disturb
about 100 acres.
The 50-foot-square Enterprise tie-in would require about 0.3 acre
during construction, while construction of the meter station at the
Greasewood Hub would take place within the planned 4.6-acre permanent
site. With the exception of the 25-foot-wide by 400-foot-long (0.2
acre) new access road to the Enterprise tie-in, existing access roads
would be used to construct the new pipeline. Of these roads, about 3
miles would have to be upgraded to handle construction vehicles
(totaling about 9 acres of temporary disturbance). Finally, truck ramps
would be constructed where the new pipeline crosses County Road 5 (0.5
acre of temporary disturbance). Overall, construction is estimated to
temporarily disturb about 114 acres, not including pipe storage and
contractor yards which have yet to be located.
Following construction, White River plans to maintain a 50-foot-
wide permanent ROW for the new pipeline. In addition to the new access
road to the Enterprise tie-in facility and the new meter station at
Greasewood, land permanently affected by the planned White River Hub
Project would total about 44 acres.\3\ All temporary workspaces outside
the permanent ROW would be restored and allowed to revert to current
uses.
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\3\ Because the tie-in would be sited entirely within the
existing Enterprise ROW, this facility would not contribute to the
land area permanently affected.
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The EA Process
We are preparing this EA to comply with NEPA, which requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result if it authorizes White River's planned project. NEPA also
requires us to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposal. 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 and reasonable alternatives. With this Notice, we
are requesting public comments on the scope of the issues to be
addressed in the EA. All comments received will be considered during
preparation of the EA.
The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues.
Depending upon 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, potentially affected
landowners, newspapers and libraries in the project area, 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 timely 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.
Although no formal application has been filed with the FERC, we
have already initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's Pre-
Filing Process. The purpose of the Pre-Filing Process is to encourage
early involvement of interested stakeholders and to identify and
resolve issues before an application is filed with the FERC.
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.
Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives (including alternative facility sites and
pipeline routes), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental
impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be.
To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please
follow these instructions:
Send an original and two copies of your letter to:
Kimberly D. Bose,
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Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 1, DG2E;
Reference Docket No. PF08-3-000 on the original and both
copies; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before December 10, 2007.
If you submit comments by mail, submit them in an unbound format,
no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches, suitable for copying. However, the
Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments in
response to this Notice. For information on electronically filing
comments, please see the instructions on the Commission's Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the
User's Guide, as well as information in 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii).
Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account,
which can be accomplished on-line.
We may mail the EA for comment. If you are interested in receiving
it, please return the Mailing List Return Mailer (appendix 2). If you
do not return the Return Mailer, you will be taken off the mailing
list.
Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372) or on
the FERC Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link.
Click on the eLibrary link, select ``General Search'' and enter the
project docket number excluding the last three digits (i.e., PF06-14)
in the ``Docket Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary
helpline can be reached at 1-866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or by e-
mail at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC
Internet Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents
issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.
In addition, the FERC now offers a free service called e-
Subscription 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 https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Any public meetings or site visits for this project will be posted
on the Commission's calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
Finally, White River has established an Internet Web site for this
project at https://www.questarpipeline.com. The Web site includes a
description of the project and the Commission's pre-filing review
process, instructions on how the public may participate in the project
review, and public libraries where project-related information will be
made available. You can also request additional information or provide
comments directly to White River at (800) 366-8532.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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