Midcontinent Express Pipeline, Llc; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Midcontinent Express Pipeline Project, 9110-9112 [E8-2969]

Download as PDF 9110 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 19, 2008 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1651–040] Town of Afton, Wyoming, Lower Valley Energy; Notice of Application for Transfer of License, and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES February 8, 2008. Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Transfer of License. b. Project No.: 1651–040. c. Date Filed: January 7, 2008. d. Applicants: Town of Afton, Wyoming (transferor) and Lower Valley Energy (Transferee). e. Name and Location of Project: Swift Creek Hydroelectric Project is located on Swift Creek, in Lincoln County, Wyoming, partially within the Bridger-Teton National Forest. f. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a—825r. g. Applicant Contacts: For the transferor: Mr. James K. Sanderson, Town Administrator, Town of Afton, Wyoming, P.O. Box 310, Afton, WY 83110–0310. For the transferee: Mr. James R. Webb, President, Lower Valley Energy, 236 North Washington, P.O. Box 188, Afton, WY 83110. h. FERC Contact: Robert Bell at (202) 502–6062. i. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to intervene: March 10, 2008. All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 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. Please include the Project Number on any comments or motions filed. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing a document with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person in 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:57 Feb 15, 2008 Jkt 214001 must also serve a copy of the documents on that resource agency. j. Description of Application: Applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for the Swift Creek Hydroelectric Project from Town of Afton, Wyoming, to Lower Valley Energy. k. This filing 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 (P–1651) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208–3676 or e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the addresses in item g above. l. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. m. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene—Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. n. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and eight copies to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicants specified in the particular application. o. Agency Comments—Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicants. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicants’ representatives. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–2973 Filed 2–15–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08–6–000] Midcontinent Express Pipeline, Llc; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Midcontinent Express Pipeline Project February 8, 2008. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Midcontinent Express Pipeline Company, LLC (MEP) under the above-referenced docket. MEP’s Midcontinent Express Pipeline Project (Project) would be located in various counties and parishes in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that the proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service (NPS), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), and Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) are cooperating agencies for the development of this EIS. A 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 general purpose of the proposed Project is to transport up to 1,500,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas from production fields in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to markets in the eastern region of the United States. The Draft EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts resulting from the construction and operation of the following facilities: E:\FR\FM\19FEN1.SGM 19FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 19, 2008 / Notices • Approximately 504.3 miles of new 30-, 36-, and 42-inch-diameter interstate natural gas pipeline extending from Bryan County, Oklahoma, to a terminus in Choctaw County, Alabama; • An approximately 4.1-mile-long, 16-inch-diameter lateral pipeline in Richland and Madison Parishes, Louisiana; • A total of approximately 111,720 horsepower (hp) of compression at one booster and four new mainline compressor stations; • 13 new metering and regulating (M/R) stations; and • Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including, mainline valves (MLV), pig 1 launcher and receiver facilities. Dependent upon Commission approval, MEP proposes to complete construction and begin operating the proposed Project in February 2009. 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, CD–ROM copies of the Draft EIS have 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. Hard-copies of the Draft EIS have also been mailed to those who requested that format during the scoping and comment periods for the proposed Project. Comment Procedures and Public Meetings Any person wishing to comment on the Draft EIS may do so. To ensure consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the Commission receives your comments before the date specified below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received and properly recorded. • Send an Original and two copies of your comments to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 9111 Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20002. • Reference Docket No. CP08–6–000. • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 3. • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before March 31, 2008 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 on 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.’’ In lieu of or in addition to sending written comments, you are invited to attend public comment meetings the FERC will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the Draft EIS. All meetings will begin at 7 p.m. (CDT), and are scheduled as follows. Date Location Tuesday, March 25, 2008 ................................... Tuesday, March 25, 2008 ................................... Wednesday, March 26, 2008 ............................. Wednesday, March 26, 2008 ............................. Quitman Depot, Main Street and Railroad Avenue, Quitman, MS 39355, (601) 776–3728. Minden Civic Center, 520 Broadway Street, Minden, LA 71055, (318) 377–2144. Eudora Welty Library, 300 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39201, (601) 968–5811. Northeast Texas Community College, 1735 Chapel Hill Road, Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455, (800) 870–0142. Delhi Civic Center, 232 Denver Street, Delhi, LA 71232, (318) 878–3792. Love Civic Center (North Hall), 2025 South Collegiate Drive, Paris, TX 75460, (903) 739– 9912. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Thursday, March 27, 2008 ................................. Thursday, March 27, 2008 ................................. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and present oral comments on the Draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared and placed in the public file. After the comments are reviewed, and significant new issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the Draft EIS, a Final EIS will be published and distributed by the FERC staff. The Final EIS will contain the staff’s responses to timely comments received on the Draft EIS. 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 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 distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–1371. CD–ROM copies of the EIS have been mailed to Federal, state and local agencies; public interest groups; individuals and affected landowners who requested a copy of the Draft EIS or provided comments during scoping; 1 A ‘‘pig’’ is a mechanical device used to clean or inspect the pipeline. 2 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:52 Feb 15, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 libraries and newspapers in the Project area; and parties to this proceeding. Hard copy versions of the Draft EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them. A limited number of hard copies and CD–ROMs are available from the Public Reference Room identified above. 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 (https:// www.ferc.gov). Using the ‘‘eLibrary link,’’ select ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the project docket number excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP08–6) 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 E:\FR\FM\19FEN1.SGM 19FEN1 9112 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 19, 2008 / Notices free at 1–866–208–3676, or TTY (202) 502–8659. 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 eSubscription 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–2969 Filed 2–15–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES February 12, 2008. Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Docket Numbers: RP07–672–001. Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company. Description: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co submits Substitute Nineteenth Revised Sheet 4 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1, to be effective 10/1/07. Filed Date: 02/07/2008. Accession Number: 20080212–0051. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–131–002. Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company. Description: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co submits Substitute Twentieth Revised Sheet 4 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1, to be effective 1/18/08. Filed Date: 02/08/2008. Accession Number: 20080212–0050. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–178–001. Applicants: Southern Natural Gas Company. Description: Southern Natural Gas Company Exhibits 1–7 Supplement to Jan. 31, 2008 Maintenance Capital Surcharge Filing. Filed Date: 02/01/2008. Accession Number: 20080201–4012. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:52 Feb 15, 2008 Jkt 214001 Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–189–000. Applicants: Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company. Description: Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company submits 1st Revised, Second Revised Sheet 4 to FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume 1–A, to be effective 12/15/07. Filed Date: 02/06/2008. Accession Number: 20080208–0169. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–192–000. Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission LP. Description: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP submits Fifth Revised Sheet 543A to FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh Revised Volume 1, to be effective 3/10/ 08. Filed Date: 02/08/2008. Accession Number: 20080211–0006. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–194–000. Applicants: Ozark Gas Transmission, L.L.C. Description: Ozark Gas Transmission LLC submits Second Revised Sheet 69 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume 1, to become effective 4/1/08. Filed Date: 02/11/2008. Accession Number: 20080212–0071. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, February 25, 2008. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–3002 Filed 2–15–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER03–1207–006] Covanta Delano, Inc.; Notice of Filing February 8, 2008. Take notice that on February 6, 2008, Covanta Delano, Inc. filed a revised market-based rate tariff to reflect a name change pursuant to Order No. 697. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 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. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant and all the parties in this proceeding. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. E:\FR\FM\19FEN1.SGM 19FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-6-000]


Midcontinent Express Pipeline, Llc; Notice of Availability of the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Midcontinent Express 
Pipeline Project

February 8, 2008.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Midcontinent 
Express Pipeline Company, LLC (MEP) under the above-referenced docket. 
MEP's Midcontinent Express Pipeline Project (Project) would be located 
in various counties and parishes in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, and Alabama.
    The Draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that the 
proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as 
recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (FWS), National Park Service (NPS), Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA), Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Texas 
Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), and Alabama Department of 
Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) are cooperating agencies for 
the development of this EIS. A 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 general purpose of the proposed Project is to transport up to 
1,500,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas from production fields in 
Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas to markets in the eastern region of the 
United States.
    The Draft EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts 
resulting from the construction and operation of the following 
facilities:

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     Approximately 504.3 miles of new 30-, 36-, and 42-inch-
diameter interstate natural gas pipeline extending from Bryan County, 
Oklahoma, to a terminus in Choctaw County, Alabama;
     An approximately 4.1-mile-long, 16-inch-diameter lateral 
pipeline in Richland and Madison Parishes, Louisiana;
     A total of approximately 111,720 horsepower (hp) of 
compression at one booster and four new mainline compressor stations;
     13 new metering and regulating (M/R) stations; and
     Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including, mainline 
valves (MLV), pig \1\ launcher and receiver facilities.
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    \1\ A ``pig'' is a mechanical device used to clean or inspect 
the pipeline.
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    Dependent upon Commission approval, MEP proposes to complete 
construction and begin operating the proposed Project in February 2009.
    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, CD-ROM copies of 
the Draft EIS have 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. Hard-copies of the Draft EIS have 
also been mailed to those who requested that format during the scoping 
and comment periods for the proposed Project.

Comment Procedures and Public Meetings

    Any person wishing to comment on the Draft EIS may do so. To ensure 
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is 
important that the Commission receives your comments before the date 
specified below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure 
that your comments are received 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 20002.
     Reference Docket No. CP08-6-000.
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas 
Branch 3.
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before March 31, 2008
    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 on the Commission's Web site 
at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' 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.''
    In lieu of or in addition to sending written comments, you are 
invited to attend public comment meetings the FERC will conduct in the 
project area to receive comments on the Draft EIS. All meetings will 
begin at 7 p.m. (CDT), and are scheduled as follows.

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             Date                               Location
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008......  Quitman Depot, Main Street and Railroad
                                Avenue, Quitman, MS 39355, (601) 776-
                                3728.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008......  Minden Civic Center, 520 Broadway Street,
                                Minden, LA 71055, (318) 377-2144.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008....  Eudora Welty Library, 300 North State
                                Street, Jackson, MS 39201, (601) 968-
                                5811.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008....  Northeast Texas Community College, 1735
                                Chapel Hill Road, Mt. Pleasant, TX
                                75455, (800) 870-0142.
Thursday, March 27, 2008.....  Delhi Civic Center, 232 Denver Street,
                                Delhi, LA 71232, (318) 878-3792.
Thursday, March 27, 2008.....  Love Civic Center (North Hall), 2025
                                South Collegiate Drive, Paris, TX 75460,
                                (903) 739-9912.
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    Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and 
present oral comments on the Draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings 
will be prepared and placed in the public file.
    After the comments are reviewed, and significant new issues are 
investigated, and modifications are made to the Draft EIS, a Final EIS 
will be published and distributed by the FERC staff. The Final EIS will 
contain the staff's responses to timely comments received on the Draft 
EIS.
    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 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 be 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 distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., 
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
    CD-ROM copies of the EIS have been mailed to Federal, state and 
local agencies; public interest groups; individuals and affected 
landowners who requested a copy of the Draft EIS or provided comments 
during scoping; libraries and newspapers in the Project area; and 
parties to this proceeding. Hard copy versions of the Draft EIS were 
mailed to those specifically requesting them. A limited number of hard 
copies and CD-ROMs are available from the Public Reference Room 
identified above.
    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 (https://www.ferc.gov). Using the ``eLibrary 
link,'' select ``General Search'' and enter the project docket number 
excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP08-6) 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

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free at 1-866-208-3676, or TTY (202) 502-8659. 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 
eSubscription 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-2969 Filed 2-15-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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