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the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
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placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
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Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original
and 14 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
On June 21, 2007, the Commission
staff granted North Baja’s request to
utilize the Pre-Filing Process and
assigned Docket No. PF07–11–000 to
staff activities involving CIG’s proposal.
Now, as of the filing of North Baja’s
application on April 15, 2008, the PreFiling Process for this project has
officially concluded. And while the PF
Docket Number is now closed, all of the
information contained in the Pre-Filing
Process will become part of the
certificate proceeding. From this time
forward, CIG’s proceeding will be
conducted in Docket Nos. CP08–152–
000 and CP01–23–006, as noted in the
caption of this Notice. All future
correspondence should refer to these CP
docket numbers only
Comment Date: May 15, 2008.
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–33–000]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Hub I
Project
April 28, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline and compression
facilities proposed by Dominion
Transmission, Inc. (Dominion) in the
above-referenced docket. Dominion’s
proposal (the Hub I Project) is to
construct a 4,700 horsepower
compressor station and about 2.0 miles
of 20-inch-diameter pipeline (in two
segments) in Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The
staff concludes that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
proposed Hub I Project. The purpose of
the project is to provide about 200
million dekatherms per day (MMDt/d)
of service in the summer months and
150 MMDt/d in the winter months.
The EA has been placed in the public
files of the FERC. A limited number of
copies of the EA are available for
distribution and public inspection at:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street,
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to
federal, state, and local agencies;
newspapers and libraries in the project
area; parties to this proceeding; and
those who have expressed an interest in
this project by returning the January 11,
2008 Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Hub I Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
Mailing List Form.
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 as
specified below. Please carefully follow
these instructions to ensure that your
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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 Gas Branch 1, PJ–11.1;
• Reference Docket No. CP08–33–
000; and
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before May 28, 2008.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing of any 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,
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).
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
not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered).
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
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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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., CP08–33). 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 Web site 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 Web site.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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constitute a major federal action that
would significantly affect the quality of
the human environment.
A copy of the EA 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 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.
Any comments should be filed within
30 days from the date of this notice and
should be addressed to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Please affix Project No. 12667–003 to all
comments. 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.
For further information, please
contact Peter Leitzke at 202–502–6059
or at peter.leitzke@ferc.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
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City of Hamilton, Ohio; Notice of
Availability of Environmental
Assessment
[Docket No. PF07–10–000]
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR Part 380 (Order No.
486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy
Projects has reviewed the application
for an Original Major License for the
Meldahl Hydroelectric Project.
The project would be located at the
Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and
Dam and would occupy about 81 acres
of federal lands administered by the
Huntington District of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. Staff has prepared
an environmental assessment (EA) for
the project.
The EA contains staff’s analysis of the
potential environmental effects of the
project and concludes that licensing the
project, with appropriate environmental
protective measures, would not
LNG Development Company, LLC and
Oregon Pipeline Company;
Supplemental Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Oregon
LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project,
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues and Notice of
Public Meetings
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The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) is in the process of
evaluating the Oregon LNG Terminal
and Pipeline Project involving the
construction and operation of facilities
proposed by LNG Development
Company, LLC and Oregon Pipeline
Company (collectively referred to as
Oregon LNG). The facilities would be
located in northern Oregon and consist
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of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import
terminal in Warrenton, Oregon, and an
associated 121-mile-long natural gas
pipeline from the LNG import terminal
southeastward across Clatsop,
Tillamook, Columbia, Washington,
Yamhill, Marion, and Clackamas
Counties, Oregon, to an interconnection
with existing natural gas pipelines
systems near Molalla in Clackamas
County, Oregon.
As a part of this evaluation, FERC
staff will prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS) that will address
the environmental impacts of the
project. The Commission will use the
EIS in its decision-making process to
determine whether or not to authorize
the project. Although the FERC will be
the lead federal agency in the
preparation of an EIS that will satisfy
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers will serve as cooperating
agencies during preparation of the EIS.
Oregon LNG has not yet filed a formal
application with the FERC. However,
we 1 have initiated a NEPA review
under the FERC’s Pre-Filing Process.
The purpose of the Pre-Filing Process is
to encourage the early involvement of
interested stakeholders and to identify
and resolve issues before an application
is filed with the FERC. As part of this
process, the FERC issued a Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline
Project, Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues and Notice of
Public Meetings (NOI) on August 24,
2007. Since that NOI was issued,
Oregon LNG has changed its proposed
project. Specifically, the routing of the
pipeline route has changed and the
project now includes a 9.4-mile-long
pipeline lateral as well as an electric
compressor station. Because of these
changes, the FERC issued this
supplemental NOI. Through the original
and supplemental NOIs, we are seeking
input from the public in preparing the
EIS for the project.
This supplemental NOI explains the
scoping process we will use to gather
information on the project from the
public and interested agencies. Your
input will help identify the issues that
need to be evaluated in the EIS.
Comments on the project may be
submitted in written form or verbally.
Further details on how to submit
written comments are provided in the
Public Participation section of this NOI.
1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-33-000]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hub I Project
April 28, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline and compression facilities proposed by Dominion
Transmission, Inc. (Dominion) in the above-referenced docket.
Dominion's proposal (the Hub I Project) is to construct a 4,700
horsepower compressor station and about 2.0 miles of 20-inch-diameter
pipeline (in two segments) in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the proposed Hub I Project. The purpose
of the project is to provide about 200 million dekatherms per day
(MMDt/d) of service in the summer months and 150 MMDt/d in the winter
months.
The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local
agencies; newspapers and libraries in the project area; parties to this
proceeding; and those who have expressed an interest in this project by
returning the January 11, 2008 Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hub I Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues Mailing List Form.
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 as 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 Gas
Branch 1, PJ-11.1;
Reference Docket No. CP08-33-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before May 28, 2008.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any
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 ``e-
Filing.'' 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).
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 not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered).
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\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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Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs,
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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., CP08-33). 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 Web site 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 Web
site.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-9809 Filed 5-2-08; 8:45 am]
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