Midcontinent Express Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Midcontinent Express Pipeline Project, 32318-32319 [E8-12658]

Download as PDF PWALKER on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES 32318 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 110 / Friday, June 6, 2008 / Notices order: (1) Transferring Reef’s NGA section 3 authorization to West Texas for the operation and maintenance of facilities used to export natural gas at the International Border near Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, to Coahuila, Mexico; and (2) authorizing the assignment of Reef’s May 30, 2002, Presidential Permit for the operation and maintenance of facilities at the Coahuila, Mexico/Texas export point. The export facilities consist of approximately 400 feet of 12-inch diameter pipeline extending from certain intrastate pipeline facilities in Texas to an interconnection with pipeline facilities owned by Compania National de Gas, S.A. (Conagas) in Coahuila, Mexico. West Texas would continue to operate and maintain these border crossing facilities in its own name rather than as Reef. West Texas and Reef state that no new facilities would be constructed. West Texas and Reef state that the border facilities will remain in place and operation following the requested transfer and assignment. West Texas and Reef also state that the border crossing facilities would be used for transportation services subject to the jurisdiction of the Texas Railroad Commission. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:09 Jun 05, 2008 Jkt 214001 Comment Date: June 20, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–12657 Filed 6–5–08; 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 Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Midcontinent Express Pipeline Project May 30, 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 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 Final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. 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), Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), 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 Final EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts resulting from the construction and operation of the following facilities: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Approximately 506.1 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 4.2-mile-long, 16- and 24-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; • 14 new metering and regulating (M/ R) stations; and • Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including, mainline valves (MLV) and 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 Final EIS also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including alternative energy sources, system alternatives, alternative sites for compressor stations, and alternative pipeline routes. Based on the analysis presented in this Final EIS, the FERC staff concludes that the proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. 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–ROM 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 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 1 A ‘‘pig’’ is a mechanical device used to clean or inspect the pipeline. E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 110 / Friday, June 6, 2008 / Notices 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 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. E8–12658 Filed 6–5–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER08–1012–000] assumptions of liability, is June 19, 2008. 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 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-referenced proceeding 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–12659 Filed 6–5–08; 8:45 am] May 30, 2008. PWALKER on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES PPL Renewable Energy, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BILLING CODE 6717–01–P This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of PPL Renewable Energy, LLC’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate schedule, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file 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 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Part 34, of future issuances of securities and VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:09 Jun 05, 2008 Jkt 214001 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 May 29, 2008. Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Docket Numbers: RP07–310–002. Applicants: Mojave Pipeline Company. Description: Mojave Pipeline Company submits its Refund Report. Filed Date: 05/23/2008. Accession Number: 20080527–0100. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–388–000. Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP. Description: Gulf South Pipeline Company LP submits Four Revised PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32319 Sheet 20 et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume 1, to become effective 3/27/08. Filed Date: 05/27/2008. Accession Number: 20080528–0048. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 9, 2008. Docket Numbers: RP08–389–000. Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America. Description: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC submits First Revised Sheet 33C et al. to FERC Gas Tariff, Seventh Revised Volume 1, to become effective 6/26/08. Filed Date: 05/27/2008. Accession Number: 20080528–0047. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 9, 2008. Docket Numbers: CP08–79–001. Applicants: Mardi Gras Midstream, L.L.C. Description: Mardi Gras Midstream, LLC. submit its agreement with Temple Inland, showing the applicable rates and terms and conditions of service. Filed Date: 05/09/2008. Accession Number: 20080509–5110. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday, June 5, 2008. Docket Numbers: CP08–393–000. Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico. Description: Public Service Company of New Mexico filed a joint abbreviated application for an order approving abandonment by sales and issuing limited jurisdiction certificates of public convenience and necessity and for grant of related waivers of Public Service Company of New Mexico. Filed Date: 05/09/2008. Accession Number: 20080512–5021. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday, June 5, 2008. Docket Numbers: CP08–406–000. Applicants: Columbia Gulf Transmission Company. Description: Columbia Gulf Transmission Company and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation submit a joint application for permission and approval to abandon Columbia Gulf’s Rate Schedules X–53 et al. Filed Date: 5/20/2008. Accession Number: 20080522–0168. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday, June 5, 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 E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 110 (Friday, June 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32318-32319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12658]


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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 
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Midcontinent Express 
Pipeline Project

May 30, 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 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 Final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act. 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), Louisiana Department of Wildlife and 
Fisheries (LDWF), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), 
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), 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 Final EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts 
resulting from the construction and operation of the following 
facilities:
     Approximately 506.1 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 4.2-mile-long, 16- and 24-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;
     14 new metering and regulating (M/R) stations; and
     Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including, mainline 
valves (MLV) and 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 Final EIS also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, 
including alternative energy sources, system alternatives, alternative 
sites for compressor stations, and alternative pipeline routes. Based 
on the analysis presented in this Final EIS, the FERC staff concludes 
that the proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as 
recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.
    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-ROM 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 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

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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 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. E8-12658 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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