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Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
The Notice of Application for this
proposed project issued on August 29,
2008 identified the date for the filing of
interventions as September 19, 2008.
However, affected landowners and
parties with environmental concerns
may be granted late 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.
Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this
notice to all individuals, organizations,
and government entities interested in
and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project. This includes all
landowners whose property may be
used temporarily for project purposes,
who have existing easements from the
pipeline, or who own homes within
distances defined in the Commission’s
regulations of certain aboveground
facilities. By this notice we are also
asking governmental agencies,
especially those in Appendix 2, to
express their interest in becoming
cooperating agencies for the preparation
of the EA.
If you do not want to send comments
at this time but still want to remain on
our mailing list, 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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preparing your submission in the same
manner as you would if filing on paper,
and then saving the file on your
computer’s hard drive. You will attach
that file as your submission. 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. A
comment on a particular project is
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing;’’ or
(3) You may file your comments via
mail to the Commission by sending an
original and two copies of your letter to:
Kimberly 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 3, PJ11.3.
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, click 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.
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
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Kimberly D. Bose,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–418–000]
Southeast Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of
Availability of Environmental
Assessment
October 21, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed
by Southeast Gas Storage, LLC
(Southeast) in the above-referenced
docket.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 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 constructing
and operating:
• 4.6 miles of new 24-inch-diameter
lateral pipeline, designated the Line
547M–100 pipeline, replacing the
existing 6-inch-diameter Line 547E–100
Pipeline. The Line 547M–100 Pipeline
would extend from the Tennessee Gas
Pipeline Company (TGP’s) tie-ins to
Southwest’s proposed New Hamilton
Compressor Station;
• removal of 11,600 feet of the
existing 6-inch-diameter Line 547E–100
Pipeline;
• the new electric driven 24,000horsepower New Hamilton Compressor
Station;
• 2.8 miles of 24-inch-diameter
gathering pipelines from the proposed
compressor station to seven well pads;
• 5,500 feet of 4.5-inch-diameter salt
water disposal piping;
• 15 new horizontal withdrawal/
injection wells and associated well
pads;
• 4 existing active wells to be
converted to observation wells;
• 9 plugged and abandoned wells to
be converted to observation wells;
• 2 existing active wells to be plugged
and abandoned;
• 2 existing active wells to convert to
injection/withdrawal wells;
• 1 plugged and abandoned well to be
re-plugged and abandoned;
• 1 new salt water disposal well and
associated well pad;
• 1 plugged and abandoned
stratigraphic test well drilled under a
Commission exemption to be converted
to an observation well;
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• A new electrical substation; and
• The New Hamilton Meter Station
and interconnect.
The purpose of this project is to
provide 24.7 billion cubic feet of
working gas capacity to customers in the
region by converting a nearly depleted
oil and gas reservoir into a highdeliverability natural gas storage facility
located approximately 3.5 miles
northwest of Caledonia in Monroe and
Lowndes Counties, Mississippi.
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,
(202) 502–8371.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to
Federal, State, and local agencies,
interested individuals, affected
landowners, newspapers, libraries, and
parties to this proceeding. 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 before the date specified
below.
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the Project.
Your comments should focus on the
potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure that
your comments are timely and properly
recorded, please send in your comments
so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before November
21, 2008.
For your convenience, there are three
methods in which you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In
all instances please reference the project
docket number CP08–418–000 with
your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has dedicated eFiling
expert staff available to assist you at
202–502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You may file your comments
electronically by using the Quick
Comment feature, which is located on
the Commission’s Internet Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov under the link to
Documents and Filings. A Quick
Comment is an easy method for
interested persons to submit text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You may file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s Internet Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov under the link to
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15:28 Oct 27, 2008
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Documents and Filings. eFiling involves
preparing your submission in the same
manner as you would if filing on paper,
and then saving the file on your
computer’s hard drive. You will attach
that file as your submission. 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. A
comment on a particular project is
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing;’’ or
(3) You may file your comments via
mail to the Commission by sending an
original and two copies of your letter to:
Kimberly 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 2, PJ11.2.
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).1 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
comments considered.
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, click 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 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
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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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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–476–000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corporation; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
for the Proposed Mobile Bay South
Expansion Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
October 21, 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 construction and operation of
facilities proposed by Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) in
Choctaw County, Alabama.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process we will use to
gather input from the public and
interested agencies on the project. Your
input will help the Commission staff
determine which issues need to be
evaluated in the EA. Please note that the
scoping period will close on November
20, 2008.
This notice is being sent to affected
landowners; federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes;
other interested parties in this
proceeding; and local libraries and
newspapers. We encourage government
representatives to notify their
constituents of this planned project and
encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a
pipeline company representative about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
proposed facilities. The pipeline
company would seek to negotiate a
mutually acceptable agreement.
However, if the project is approved by
the Commission, that approval conveys
with it the right of eminent domain.
Therefore, if easement negotiations fail
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-418-000]
Southeast Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Availability of
Environmental Assessment
October 21, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Southeast Gas Storage, LLC
(Southeast) in the above-referenced docket.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 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 constructing
and operating:
4.6 miles of new 24-inch-diameter lateral pipeline,
designated the Line 547M-100 pipeline, replacing the existing 6-inch-
diameter Line 547E-100 Pipeline. The Line 547M-100 Pipeline would
extend from the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP's) tie-ins to
Southwest's proposed New Hamilton Compressor Station;
removal of 11,600 feet of the existing 6-inch-diameter
Line 547E-100 Pipeline;
the new electric driven 24,000-horsepower New Hamilton
Compressor Station;
2.8 miles of 24-inch-diameter gathering pipelines from the
proposed compressor station to seven well pads;
5,500 feet of 4.5-inch-diameter salt water disposal
piping;
15 new horizontal withdrawal/injection wells and
associated well pads;
4 existing active wells to be converted to observation
wells;
9 plugged and abandoned wells to be converted to
observation wells;
2 existing active wells to be plugged and abandoned;
2 existing active wells to convert to injection/withdrawal
wells;
1 plugged and abandoned well to be re-plugged and
abandoned;
1 new salt water disposal well and associated well pad;
1 plugged and abandoned stratigraphic test well drilled
under a Commission exemption to be converted to an observation well;
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A new electrical substation; and
The New Hamilton Meter Station and interconnect.
The purpose of this project is to provide 24.7 billion cubic feet
of working gas capacity to customers in the region by converting a
nearly depleted oil and gas reservoir into a high-deliverability
natural gas storage facility located approximately 3.5 miles northwest
of Caledonia in Monroe and Lowndes Counties, Mississippi.
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, (202) 502-
8371.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local
agencies, interested individuals, affected landowners, newspapers,
libraries, and parties to this proceeding. 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 before the date specified below.
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the Project. Your comments should focus on
the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and
measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific
your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please send in your comments
so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before November
21, 2008.
For your convenience, there are three methods in which you can use
to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please
reference the project docket number CP08-418-000 with your submission.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has
dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258
or efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick
Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's Internet Web site
at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick
Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's Internet Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling
involves preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if
filing on paper, and then saving the file on your computer's hard
drive. You will attach that file as your submission. 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. A comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment on
a Filing;'' or
(3) You may file your comments via mail to the Commission by
sending an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberly 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 2,
PJ11.2.
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).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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\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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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 comments considered.
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, click 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 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-25615 Filed 10-27-08; 8:45 am]
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