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proceeding. See 18 Code of Federal
Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site at https://www.ferc.gov under the
link to ‘‘Documents and Filings’’ and
‘‘eFiling.’’ eFiling is a file attachment
process and requires that you prepare
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filing is considered a ‘‘Comment on
Filing.’’ In addition, there is a ‘‘Quick
Comment’’ option available, which is an
easy method for interested persons to
submit text only comments on a project.
The Quick Comment User Guide can be
viewed at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling/quick-comment-guide.pdf.
Quick Comment does not require a
FERC eRegistration account; however,
you will be asked to provide a valid
e-mail address. All comments submitted
under either eFiling or the Quick
Comment option are placed in the
public record for the specified docket or
project number(s).
In lieu of or in addition to sending
written comments, you are invited to
attend the public comment meeting the
FERC will conduct in the Project area to
receive comments on the Draft EIS. The
meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,
April 16, 2008 at 7 p.m. (EST) at the
Indiantown Civic Center, 15675 SW.,
Osceola Street, Indiantown, FL 34956
(772–597–2886).
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, 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
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request to intervene as specified above.1
You do 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 (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., CP08–13) 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 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP07–398–000; CP07–399–000;
CP07–400–000; CP07–401–000; CP07–402–
000]
Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company, LLC;
Gulf South Pipeline Company, L.P.;
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Gulf Crossing Project
March 21, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared this final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the natural gas pipeline facilities
proposed by Gulf Crossing Pipeline
Company, LLC (Gulf Crossing) and Gulf
South Pipeline Company, L.P. (Gulf
South) under the above-referenced
1 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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dockets. Gulf Crossing and Gulf South’s
(the Companies) Gulf Crossing Project
(Project) would be located in various
counties and parishes in Oklahoma,
Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
The final EIS was prepared to satisfy
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. Based on the
analysis included in the final EIS, the
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed Project with appropriate
mitigating measures as recommended,
would have limited adverse
environmental impacts.
The purpose of the proposed Project
is to transport up to 1.73 billion cubic
feet per day of natural gas from
production fields in eastern Texas and
southern Oklahoma to Gulf Coast
market hubs that would service the
eastern United States. The final EIS
addresses the potential environmental
effects of construction and operation of
the facilities listed below.
Gulf Crossing proposes to construct
and operate:
• Approximately 356.3 miles of 42inch-diameter natural gas transmission
pipeline extending east-southeast from
Grayson County, Texas and Bryan
County, Oklahoma to Madison Parish,
Louisiana;
• Four new compressor stations: the
Sherman, Paris, Mira, and Sterlington
Compressor Stations located in Grayson
and Lamar County, Texas and Caddo
and Ouachita Parish, Louisiana,
respectively, totaling 100,734
horsepower;
• Seven new metering and regulating
stations; and
• Other appurtenant ancillary
facilities including, mainline valves
(MLV), pig launcher and receiver
facilities.
Gulf South proposes to construct and
operate:
• Approximately 17.8 miles of 42inch-diameter pipeline loop extending
southeast from Hinds County,
Mississippi to Simpson County,
Mississippi;
• Addition of 30,000 horsepower to
its recently approved Harrisville
Compressor Station; and
• Other appurtenant ancillary
facilities including MLV, pig launcher
and receiver facilities.
The final EIS also evaluates
alternatives to the proposal, including
alternative energy sources, system
alternatives, alternative sites for
compressor stations, and alternative
pipeline routes. Dependent upon
Commission approval, Gulf South
proposes to complete construction and
begin operating the proposed Project by
October 2008.
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The final 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
final EIS are available from the Public
Reference Room identified above. In
addition, CD copies of the final 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. Hardcopies of the final EIS have also been
mailed to those who requested that
format during the scoping and comment
periods for the proposed Project.
Additional information about the
proposed Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC
Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov).
To access information via the FERC
website click on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link
then click on ‘‘General Search’’ and
enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the Docket Number
field (e.g CP07–398). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. The
‘‘eLibrary’’ link provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings. For assistance with
‘‘eLibrary’’, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
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 link to
‘‘Documents and Filings’’ and ‘‘eFiling.’’
eFiling is a file attachment process and
requires that you prepare your
submission in the same manner as you
would if filing on paper, and save it to
a file on your hard drive. New eFiling
users must first create an account by
clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or ‘‘eRegister.’’
You will be asked to select the type of
filing you are making. This filing is
considered a ‘‘Comment on Filing.’’ In
addition, there is a ‘‘Quick Comment’’
option available, which is an easy
method for interested persons to submit
text only comments on a project. The
Quick-Comment User Guide can be
viewed at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling/quick-comment-guide.pdf.
Quick Comment does not require a
FERC eRegistration account; however,
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you will be asked to provide a valid email address. All comments submitted
under either eFiling or the Quick
Comment option are placed in the
public record for the specified docket or
project number(s).
In addition, the Commission now
offers a free service called eSubscription
which allows you to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching
proceedings by automatically providing
you with notification of these filings,
document summaries and direct links to
these documents. To learn more about
eSubscription and to sign-up for this
service please go to https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–95–000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
March 24, 2008.
Take notice that on March 18, 2008,
Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,
Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in Docket
No. CP08–95–000, a prior notice request
pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208,
157.210, and 157.211 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s
regulations under the Natural Gas Act
for authorization to install and operate
the East Leg I Project, located within the
state of Iowa, all as more fully set forth
in the application, which is on file with
the Commission and open to public
inspection. The filing may also be
viewed on the Web 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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Specifically, Northern proposes to
install and operate: (i) Approximately
one mile of a 30-inch diameter mainline
extension to the existing OgdenWaterloo D-Line, located in Boone and
Story Counties, Iowa; (ii) approximately
five miles of a 6-inch diameter branch
line loop on the existing 4-inch
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diameter Clarksville branch line, located
in Bremer and Butler Counties, Iowa;
(iii) approximately two miles of an 8inch diameter greenfield branch line,
located in Butler County, Iowa; (iv) a
new meter station, the Hawkeye Shell
Rock Meter Station, located in Butler
County, Iowa; and (v) appurtenant
section 2.55(a) facilities. Northern
estimates the cost of construction to be
$6,898,319. Northern states that the
modifications proposed are necessary to
meet the Hawkeye Shell Rock and
Aquila, Inc. requests for firm capacity
totaling 12.5 MMcf/d, effective
September 1, 2008 and November 1,
2008, respectively.
Any questions regarding the
application should be directed to
Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director,
Certificates and External Affairs,
Northern Natural Gas Company, 1111
South 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska
68124, call (402) 398–7103 or Donna
Martens, Senior Regulatory Analyst, at
(402) 398–7138.
Any person or the Commission’s Staff
may, within 60 days after the issuance
of the instant notice by the Commission,
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
of intervention and, pursuant to section
157.205 of the Commission’s
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for protest. If a protest is
filed and not withdrawn within 30 days
after the time allowed for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of
the NGA.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests,
and interventions via the internet in lieu
of paper. See 18 C.F.R.
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP07-398-000; CP07-399-000; CP07-400-000; CP07-401-000;
CP07-402-000]
Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company, LLC; Gulf South Pipeline Company,
L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Gulf Crossing Project
March 21, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared this final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Gulf Crossing
Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf Crossing) and Gulf South Pipeline Company,
L.P. (Gulf South) under the above-referenced dockets. Gulf Crossing and
Gulf South's (the Companies) Gulf Crossing Project (Project) would be
located in various counties and parishes in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana,
and Mississippi.
The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. Based on the analysis included in
the final EIS, the FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed
Project with appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, would have
limited adverse environmental impacts.
The purpose of the proposed Project is to transport up to 1.73
billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from production fields in
eastern Texas and southern Oklahoma to Gulf Coast market hubs that
would service the eastern United States. The final EIS addresses the
potential environmental effects of construction and operation of the
facilities listed below.
Gulf Crossing proposes to construct and operate:
Approximately 356.3 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline extending east-southeast from Grayson County,
Texas and Bryan County, Oklahoma to Madison Parish, Louisiana;
Four new compressor stations: the Sherman, Paris, Mira,
and Sterlington Compressor Stations located in Grayson and Lamar
County, Texas and Caddo and Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, respectively,
totaling 100,734 horsepower;
Seven new metering and regulating stations; and
Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including, mainline
valves (MLV), pig launcher and receiver facilities.
Gulf South proposes to construct and operate:
Approximately 17.8 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop
extending southeast from Hinds County, Mississippi to Simpson County,
Mississippi;
Addition of 30,000 horsepower to its recently approved
Harrisville Compressor Station; and
Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including MLV, pig
launcher and receiver facilities.
The final EIS also evaluates alternatives to the proposal,
including alternative energy sources, system alternatives, alternative
sites for compressor stations, and alternative pipeline routes.
Dependent upon Commission approval, Gulf South proposes to complete
construction and begin operating the proposed Project by October 2008.
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The final 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 final EIS are available from the
Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, CD copies of the
final 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 final EIS have
also been mailed to those who requested that format during the scoping
and comment periods for the proposed Project.
Additional information about the proposed Project is available from
the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on
the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov).
To access information via the FERC website click on the
``eLibrary'' link then click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (e.g
CP07-398). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. The
``eLibrary'' link provides access to the texts of formal documents
issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. For
assistance with ``eLibrary'', please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
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
link to ``Documents and Filings'' and ``eFiling.'' eFiling is a file
attachment process and requires that you prepare your submission in the
same manner as you would if filing on paper, and save it to a file on
your hard drive. New eFiling users must first create an account by
clicking on ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making. This filing is considered a
``Comment on Filing.'' In addition, there is a ``Quick Comment'' option
available, which is an easy method for interested persons to submit
text only comments on a project. The Quick-Comment User Guide can be
viewed at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/quick-comment-guide.pdf. Quick Comment does not require a FERC eRegistration account;
however, you will be asked to provide a valid e-mail address. All
comments submitted under either eFiling or the Quick Comment option are
placed in the public record for the specified docket or project
number(s).
In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
these documents. To learn more about eSubscription and to sign-up for
this service please go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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