Southern Natural Gas Company Magnolia Enterprise Holdings, Inc.; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed AGL-Brunswick Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 3714-3716 [E8-973]
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Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–963 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. ER08–299–000]
Snowflake White Mountain Power,
LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order
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January 15, 2008.
Snowflake White Mountain Power,
LLC (Snowflake) filed an application for
market-based rate authority, with
accompanying tariff. The proposed
market-based rate tariff provides for the
sale of energy, capacity and ancillary
services at market-based rates.
Snowflake also requested waivers of
various Commission regulations. In
particular, Snowflake requested that the
Commission grant blanket approval
under 18 CFR part 34 of all future
issuances of securities and assumptions
of liability by Snowflake.
On January 11, 2008, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market
Development-West, granted the requests
for blanket approval under part 34
(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order
also stated that the Commission would
publish a separate notice in the Federal
Register establishing a period of time for
the filing of protests. Accordingly, any
person desiring to be heard concerning
the blanket approvals of issuances of
securities or assumptions of liability by
Snowflake, should file a protest with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426, in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211,
385.214 (2007).
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests is February
11, 2008.
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Absent a request to be heard in
opposition to such blanket approvals by
the deadline above, Snowflake is
authorized to issue securities and
assume obligations or liabilities as a
guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise
in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or
assumption is for some lawful object
within the corporate purposes of
Snowflake, compatible with the public
interest, and is reasonably necessary or
appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to
require a further showing that neither
public nor private interests will be
adversely affected by continued
approvals of Snowflake’s issuance of
securities or assumptions of liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director’s
Order are available from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. The Order may also 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 filed to access the document.
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–964 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP08–8–000]
Leaf River Energy Center LLC; Notice
of Public Scoping Meeting and Site
Visit for the Proposed Leaf River
Storage Project
January 15, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
will conduct a public scoping meeting
and site visit for the Leaf River Storage
Project involving construction and
operation of natural gas storage and
pipeline header facilities by Leaf River
Energy Center LLC in Smith, Jasper, and
Clarke Counties, Mississippi.
We invite you to attend the public
scoping meeting beginning at 7 p.m.
(CST) on Tuesday evening, January 29,
2008, to provide environmental
comments on the proposed project.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–962 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–5–000]
Southern Natural Gas Company
Magnolia Enterprise Holdings, Inc.;
Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed AGL–Brunswick Project and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
January 2, 2008.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Your input will help us determine the
issues that need to be evaluated in the
environmental assessment. The public
scoping meeting will be held at:
Heidelberg Multi Purpose Building, 114
West Park Street, Heidelberg,
Mississippi 39114, Phone: 601–787–
3000.
The Commission staff will also
conduct a site visit of the location of the
proposed facilities on January 30, 2008.
Anyone interested in participating in
the site visit may attend, and they must
provide their own transportation. The
staff will start the site visit on
Wednesday, January 30 at
approximately 9 a.m. (CST). The
Commission staff, company
representatives, and interested
participants will meet in the parking lot
at the following location: Piggly Wiggly,
Highway 15, Bay Springs, MS 39422.
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 AGL-Brunswick Project involving
construction and operation of natural
gas pipeline facilities by Southern
Natural Gas Company (Southern) in
Jones, Laurens, Glynn, and Liberty
Counties, Georgia. 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 February 4, 2008. Details on
how to submit comments are provided
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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).
Summary of the Proposed Project
The proposed AGL-Brunswick Project
would provide Atlanta Gas Light
Company (AGLC) with direct access to
liquefied natural gas supplies at the Elba
Island LNG facility by making use of
Southern’s existing interstate natural gas
pipeline system.
In order for AGLC to gain gas supply
from Southern’s Elba Island LNG
facility, Southern proposes to abandon
by sale to Magnolia Enterprise Holdings,
Inc. (Magnolia) an undivided interest
equal to 82,000 thousand cubic feet per
day (Mcf/d) of the respective total
capacities of the following facilities:
• Its Twin 30 Pipelines from the
interconnect with Elba Island to Port
Wentworth in Chatham County,
Georgia, and from milepost (MP) 0.0 to
MP 13.6 in Jasper County, South
Carolina;
• 10 miles of its 20-inch Wrens to
Savannah Second Loop Line from the
interconnection with the Twin 30
Pipelines at MP 104.6 at Port
Wentworth, Georgia to the Rincon Gate
at MP 95.1 in Effingham County,
Georgia;
• Its Cypress Pipeline from the take
off point at MP 95.1on the WrensSavannah Lines to an interconnection
with AGLC’s Brunswick Pipeline in
Glynn County, Georgia, including an
additional compressor facility installed
by Southern on that portion of the
Cypress Pipeline (as described below);
and
• Its Brunswick Pipeline from MP 0.0
to its Jackson Measurement Station at
MP 53.8.
Magnolia would acquire these
facilities and requests authorization to
lease these facilities back to Southern.
Magnolia would also acquire AGLC’s
107.5-mile-long Brunswick Pipeline
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(located between the Laurens County
Meter Station and the East Brunswick
Meter Station), including the
measurement facilities, and seeks
authorization to lease these facilities
back to Southern.
In addition, Southern proposes to
install the following facilities to provide
the transportation service to AGLC:
• An odorizer at the Brunswick Tap
facility in Jones County, Georgia at
milepost (MP) 0.0 on Southern’s
existing Brunswick Line;
• A new meter station (MaconMilledgeville 3 Meter Station) in Jones
County, Georgia at MP 4.8 on Southern’s
existing Brunswick Line and the
intersection with AGLC’s existing
facilities;
• A new meter station (East
Brunswick Meter Station), new block
valve, and odorizer in Glynn County,
Georgia at approximate MP 72.2 on the
existing Cypress Pipeline; and
• An additional 7,700-horsepower
compressor unit at the Riceboro
Compressor Station in Liberty County,
Georgia at the same location as the
previously approved Station #1
authorized as part of the Cypress
Pipeline Project.
Finally, Southern would abandon by
removal the existing Laurens County
Meter Station in Laurens County,
Georgia at the southern terminus of
Southern’s Brunswick Line (MP 53.8);
The general location of the proposed
facilities is shown in Appendix 1.1
Land Requirements for Construction
The proposed project would affect
about 16.3 acres of land during
construction and about 6.2 acres during
operation. Following construction, land
consisting of the temporary facility
construction footprints and any
additional temporary workspaces would
be allowed to revert to previous
conditions. Southern proposes to utilize
its existing rights-of-way during
construction of the proposed facilities.
The installation of the new compressor
unit at the Riceboro Compressor Station
would disturb about 14.2 acres of the
existing 32.6 acre site during
construction and would require about
5.5 fenced acres during operation.
Construction at the Brunswick Tap, East
1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices are available on the Commission’s Web
site at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For
instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the
‘‘Additional Information’’ section 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 Southern.
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Brunswick Meter Station, and
abandonment at the Laurens County
Meter Station would occur entirely
within the existing and previously
disturbed facility footprint and right-ofway, therefore, no new land
requirements exist for these facilities.
Southern proposes to use existing
public and private roads for access to
the construction areas.
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 Southern’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 will be considered
during the preparation of the EA.
The EA will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
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
2 ’’We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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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
received and considered, please
carefully follow the instructions in the
Public Participation section below.
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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 locations and routes, 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. CP08–5–000;
and
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC, on
or before February 4, 2008.
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of comments. See 18
Code of Federal Regulations
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Internet Web site
at https://www.ferc.gov under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to the User’s
Guide. Prepare your submission in the
same manner as you would if filing on
paper and save it to a file on your hard
drive. Before you can file comments you
will need to create an account 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.’’
As described above, we may publish
and distribute the EA for comment. If
you are interested in receiving an EA for
review and/or comment, please return
the Information Request (Appendix 3). If
you do not return the Information
Request, you will be taken off the
mailing list.
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Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor.’’
Intervenors play a more formal role in
the process. Among other things,
intervenors have the right to receive
copies of case-related Commission
documents and filings by other
intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor
must send one electronic copy (using
the Commission’s eFiling system) or 14
paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must
send a copy of its filings to all other
parties on the Commission’s service list
for this proceeding.
If you want to become an intervenor
you must file a motion to intervene
according to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) (see
Appendix 2).3 Only intervenors have
the right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision.
Affected landowners and parties with
environmental concerns may be granted
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which would not be adequately
represented by any other parties. You do
not need intervenor status to have your
environmental comments considered.
Additional Information
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, then on ‘‘General Search’’
and enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the Docket
Number field. 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 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 notification of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to
3 Interventions may also be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous
discussion on filing comments electronically.
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the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–27–000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Carthage Expansion Project
and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
January 2, 2008.
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 Carthage Expansion Project
involving construction and operation of
natural gas pipeline facilities by
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
(Tennessee) in Ouachita and Desoto
Parishes, Louisiana. 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 February 4, 2008. 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-5-000]
Southern Natural Gas Company Magnolia Enterprise Holdings, Inc.;
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed AGL-Brunswick Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
January 2, 2008.
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 AGL-Brunswick Project
involving construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities
by Southern Natural Gas Company (Southern) in Jones, Laurens, Glynn,
and Liberty Counties, Georgia. The EA will be used by the Commission in
its decision-making 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 February 4, 2008. Details on how to submit comments are
provided
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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).
Summary of the Proposed Project
The proposed AGL-Brunswick Project would provide Atlanta Gas Light
Company (AGLC) with direct access to liquefied natural gas supplies at
the Elba Island LNG facility by making use of Southern's existing
interstate natural gas pipeline system.
In order for AGLC to gain gas supply from Southern's Elba Island
LNG facility, Southern proposes to abandon by sale to Magnolia
Enterprise Holdings, Inc. (Magnolia) an undivided interest equal to
82,000 thousand cubic feet per day (Mcf/d) of the respective total
capacities of the following facilities:
Its Twin 30 Pipelines from the interconnect with Elba
Island to Port Wentworth in Chatham County, Georgia, and from milepost
(MP) 0.0 to MP 13.6 in Jasper County, South Carolina;
10 miles of its 20-inch Wrens to Savannah Second Loop Line
from the interconnection with the Twin 30 Pipelines at MP 104.6 at Port
Wentworth, Georgia to the Rincon Gate at MP 95.1 in Effingham County,
Georgia;
Its Cypress Pipeline from the take off point at MP 95.1on
the Wrens-Savannah Lines to an interconnection with AGLC's Brunswick
Pipeline in Glynn County, Georgia, including an additional compressor
facility installed by Southern on that portion of the Cypress Pipeline
(as described below); and
Its Brunswick Pipeline from MP 0.0 to its Jackson
Measurement Station at MP 53.8.
Magnolia would acquire these facilities and requests authorization
to lease these facilities back to Southern. Magnolia would also acquire
AGLC's 107.5-mile-long Brunswick Pipeline (located between the Laurens
County Meter Station and the East Brunswick Meter Station), including
the measurement facilities, and seeks authorization to lease these
facilities back to Southern.
In addition, Southern proposes to install the following facilities
to provide the transportation service to AGLC:
An odorizer at the Brunswick Tap facility in Jones County,
Georgia at milepost (MP) 0.0 on Southern's existing Brunswick Line;
A new meter station (Macon-Milledgeville 3 Meter Station)
in Jones County, Georgia at MP 4.8 on Southern's existing Brunswick
Line and the intersection with AGLC's existing facilities;
A new meter station (East Brunswick Meter Station), new
block valve, and odorizer in Glynn County, Georgia at approximate MP
72.2 on the existing Cypress Pipeline; and
An additional 7,700-horsepower compressor unit at the
Riceboro Compressor Station in Liberty County, Georgia at the same
location as the previously approved Station 1 authorized as
part of the Cypress Pipeline Project.
Finally, Southern would abandon by removal the existing Laurens
County Meter Station in Laurens County, Georgia at the southern
terminus of Southern's Brunswick Line (MP 53.8);
The general location of the proposed facilities is shown in
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all appendices are
available on the Commission's Web site at the ``eLibrary'' link or
from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary refer to the ``Additional Information''
section 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 Southern.
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Land Requirements for Construction
The proposed project would affect about 16.3 acres of land during
construction and about 6.2 acres during operation. Following
construction, land consisting of the temporary facility construction
footprints and any additional temporary workspaces would be allowed to
revert to previous conditions. Southern proposes to utilize its
existing rights-of-way during construction of the proposed facilities.
The installation of the new compressor unit at the Riceboro Compressor
Station would disturb about 14.2 acres of the existing 32.6 acre site
during construction and would require about 5.5 fenced acres during
operation. Construction at the Brunswick Tap, East Brunswick Meter
Station, and abandonment at the Laurens County Meter Station would
occur entirely within the existing and previously disturbed facility
footprint and right-of-way, therefore, no new land requirements exist
for these facilities. Southern proposes to use existing public and
private roads for access to the construction areas.
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 Southern'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.
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\2\ ''We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects.
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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 will be considered
during the preparation of the EA.
The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the
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
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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 received and 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 locations
and routes, 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. CP08-5-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC, on or before February 4, 2008.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments. See 18
Code of Federal Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on
the Commission's Internet Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the
``eFiling'' link and the link to the User's Guide. Prepare your
submission in the same manner as you would if filing on paper and save
it to a file on your hard drive. Before you can file comments you will
need to create an account 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.''
As described above, we may publish and distribute the EA for
comment. If you are interested in receiving an EA for review and/or
comment, please return the Information Request (Appendix 3). If you do
not return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing
list.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an official party to the proceeding known as an
``intervenor.'' Intervenors play a more formal role in the process.
Among other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of
case-related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors.
Likewise, each intervenor must send one electronic copy (using the
Commission's eFiling system) or 14 paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must send a copy of its filings to all
other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding.
If you want to become an intervenor you must file a motion to
intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) (see Appendix 2).\3\ Only intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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\3\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your environmental comments considered.
Additional Information
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, then on ``General Search'' and enter
the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number
field. 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 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
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-973 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
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