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Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comment, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
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Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. (MPM),
filed an application on August 7, 2008,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act, proposing to study the
feasibility of adding additional capacity
to the Monadnock Hydroelectric Project
at the project’s Powder Mill Dam
Development, which would be located
near the towns of Bennington and
Antrim on the Contoocook River in
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
The proposed Powder Mill Dam
Hydroelectric Project would utilize
MPM’s licensed Powder Mill Dam of the
Monadnock Hydroelectric Project, FERC
No. 6597 for which MPM is the licensee
and would consist of: (1) A new
generating unit with a total installed
capacity of 200 kW, (2) a new
transmission line connecting to existing
power lines, and (3) appurtenant
facilities. The project would have an
annual generation of 0.7 gigawattshours, which would be sold to a local
utility.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Paul Ciccone,
Vice President Research and
Development, Technical Services,
Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., 117
Antrim Road, Bennington, NH 03442;
phone: (603) 588–3311. FERC Contact:
Tom Papsidero, (202) 502–6002.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene,
notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF08–30–000]
Northwest Pipeline GP; Notice of Intent
To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed
Sundance Trail Expansion Project;
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
November 26, 2008.
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC or Commission) is
in the process of preparing an
environmental assessment (EA) on the
environmental impacts of the Sundance
Trail Expansion Project (Project)
involving the construction and
operation of new underground natural
gas pipeline looping1 and a modified
compressor station proposed by
Northwest Pipeline GP (Northwest). The
Project is under review in Docket No.
PF08–30–000.
This Notice of Intent (NOI) explains
the scoping process that will be used to
gather input from the public and
interested agencies on the Project. Your
input will help determine which issues
will be evaluated in the EA. Please note
that the scoping period for this Project
will close on December 29, 2008.
Although a formal application has not
been filed, the FERC has already
initiated its NEPA review under its prefiling process. A pre-filing docket
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pipeline loop is a segment of pipeline
immediately adjacent to an existing pipeline.
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number has been assigned to the
proposed Project (PF08–30–000). The
purpose of the pre-filing process is to
encourage early involvement of
interested stakeholders and to identify
and resolve issues before an application
is filed with the FERC.
This NOI is being sent to Federal,
State, and local government agencies;
elected officials; affected landowners;
environmental and public interest
groups; Indian tribes and regional
Native American organizations;
commentors and other interested
parties; and local libraries and
newspapers. We 2 encourage
government representatives to notify
their constituents of this proposed
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
Northwest representative about the
acquisition of an easement to construct,
operate, and maintain the proposed
facilities. Northwest would seek to
negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the Project is
approved by the FERC, that approval
conveys with it the right of federal
eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, and the Project is ultimately
approved by the FERC, Northwest could
initiate condemnation proceedings in
accordance with Federal law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility on My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
the FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov/for-citizens/citizenguides.asp). This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain
and how to participate in FERC’s
proceedings.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Northwest has proposed to construct
and operate the Project to provide 150
Mdth/d of transportation capacity out of
the Piceance Basin for delivery into the
Kern River Gas Transmission Company
system where it can be transported to
Utah, southern Nevada, and southern
California markets. The Project’s
pipeline loop would be located in
Lincoln County, Wyoming, and the
compressor station modification would
take place in Uintah County, Utah.
2 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects
(OEP).
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Location maps depicting the proposed
facilities are attached to this NOI as
Appendix 1.3
Specifically, Northwest proposes the
following components for the Project:
• Construction of 15.5 miles of 30inch-diameter underground natural gas
pipeline originating with northwest’s
mainline at Valve 6–2 at milepost (MP)
422.2 (MP 0.0 of the Project) and
terminating at a tie-in at mainline MP
437.7 in Lincoln county Wyoming.
• Abandonment by removal of two
obsolete 3,165-horsepower (hp) at the
existing Vernal compressor Station in
Uintah County, Utah, and replacing
them with one 9,700-hp compressor
unit, as well as installation of associated
gas piping and gas coolers.
• Use of two or three of the following
five potential construction yard sites:
• Muddy Creek Construction Yard,
located within the Northwest’s existing
Muddy Creek Compressor Station, about
6 miles south of Opal in Lincoln
County, Wyoming;
• Kemmerer Construction Yard, an
existing pipe unloading and storage area
located adjacent to the Union Pacific
Railroad, about 4 miles south of
Kemmerer, in Lincoln County,
Wyoming;
• James Town Construction Yard, an
existing industrial site located about 4
miles west of Green River, in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming;
• Granger Construction Yard, an
existing industrial site located about 0.5
mile northwest of Granger in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming; and
• Peru Cutoff Construction Yard, an
existing industrial site located about 7
miles west of Green River in Sweetwater
County, Wyoming.
The EA Process
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The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
take into account the environmental
impacts that could result from an action
whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires us to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
Notice of Intent, the Commission staff
3 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
printed in the Federal Register, but they are being
provided to all those who receive this notice in the
mail. Copies of the NOI can be obtained from the
Commission’s Web site at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, from
the Commission’s Public Reference Room, or by
calling (202) 502–8371. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the end of this
notice.
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requests public comments on the scope
of the issues to address in the EA. All
comments received are considered
during the preparation of the EA. State
and local government representatives
are encouraged to notify their
constituents of this proposed action and
encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern.
In the EA we will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils.
• Water resources.
• Aquatic resources.
• Vegetation and wildlife.
• Threatened and endangered
species.
• Land use, recreation, and visual
resources.
• Cultural resources.
• Socioeconomics.
• Air quality and noise.
• Reliability and safety.
• Cumulative impacts.
We will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be in the EA. Depending on
the comments received during the
scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to federal, state,
and local agencies, public interest
groups, interested individuals, affected
landowners, newspapers, libraries, and
the Commission’s official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will
be allotted for review if the EA is
published. We will consider all
comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the
Commission.
To ensure your comments are
considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation
section.
Public Participation
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 December
29, 2008.
Comments on the proposed Project
should be submitted to the FERC in
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written form. For your convenience,
there are three methods which you can
use to submit your written comments to
the Commission. In all instances please
reference the Project docket number
(PF08–30–000) with your submission.
The three methods are:
(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 3, PJ–11.3.
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.
Once Northwest formally files its
application with the Commission, you
may want to become an ‘‘intervenor,’’
which is an official party to the
proceeding. Intervenors play a more
formal role in the process and are able
to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be
heard by the courts if they choose to
appeal the Commission’s final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in a
Commission proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for
becoming an intervenor are included in
the User’s Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’
link on the Commission’s Web site.
Please note that you may not request
intervenor status at this time. You must
wait until a formal application is filed
with the Commission.
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Environmental Mailing List
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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.
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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Additional Information
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.’’
Click on the eLibrary link, select
‘‘General Search’’ and enter the Project
docket number, excluding the last three
digits (i.e., PF08–30) in the ‘‘Docket
Number’’ field. Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary
helpline can be reached at 1–866–208–
3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or by e-mail
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC 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.
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Pennsylvania Windfarms, Inc.; Notice
of Issuance of Order
November 26, 2008.
Pennsylvania Windfarms, Inc.
(Pennsylvania Windfarms) filed an
application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying tariff.
The proposed market-based rate tariff
provides for the sale of energy, capacity
and ancillary services at market-based
rates. Pennsylvania Windfarms also
requested waivers of various
Commission regulations. In particular,
Pennsylvania Windfarms requested that
the Commission grant blanket approval
under 18 CFR part 34 of all future
issuances of securities and assumptions
of liability by Pennsylvania Windfarms.
On August 5, 2002, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market
Development-West, granted the requests
for blanket approval under part 34
(Director’s Order). The Director’s Order
also stated that the Commission would
publish a separate notice in the Federal
Register establishing a period of time for
the filing of protests. Accordingly, any
person desiring to be heard concerning
the blanket approvals of issuances of
securities or assumptions of liability by
Pennsylvania Windfarms, should file a
protest 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, 385.214
(2004). The Commission encourages the
electronic submission of protests using
the FERC Online link at https://
www.ferc.gov.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests is December
8, 2008.
Absent a request to be heard in
opposition to such blanket approvals by
the deadline above, Pennsylvania
Windfarms is authorized to issue
securities and assume obligations or
liabilities as a guarantor, indorser,
surety, or otherwise in respect of any
security of another person; provided
that such issuance or assumption is for
some lawful object within the corporate
purposes of Pennsylvania Windfarms,
compatible with the public interest, and
is reasonably necessary or appropriate
for such purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to
require a further showing that neither
public nor private interests will be
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adversely affected by continued
approvals of Pennsylvania Windfarm’s
issuance of securities or assumptions of
liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director’s
Order are available from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. The Order may also 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 filed to access the document.
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Request for Interest for Purchase of
Renewable Energy Products
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Request
for Interest for Purchase of Renewable
Energy Products.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Western Area Power
Administration, DOE (Western), a
Federal power marketing agency of the
U.S. Department of Energy, announces
the availability of a Request for Interest
(RFI) for the Purchase of Renewable
Energy Products. Western is seeking
interest from any supplier regarding the
long-term purchase (10 to 15 years) of
renewable energy with or without
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
The energy may be delivered to the
Upper Great Plains Region, the Rocky
Mountain Region’s Loveland Area
Projects, the Colorado River Storage
Project, and/or the Desert Southwest
Region. All available points of delivery
are located within the Western
Interconnection.
Responses to the RFI must be
received by Western on or before
December 18, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to obtain a copy
of the RFI, please contact Mr. Tim Vigil,
Western Area Power Administration,
Colorado River Storage Project, Energy
Management and Marketing Office, 1800
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF08-30-000]
Northwest Pipeline GP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Sundance Trail Expansion
Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
November 26, 2008.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is in
the process of preparing an environmental assessment (EA) on the
environmental impacts of the Sundance Trail Expansion Project (Project)
involving the construction and operation of new underground natural gas
pipeline looping\1\ and a modified compressor station proposed by
Northwest Pipeline GP (Northwest). The Project is under review in
Docket No. PF08-30-000.
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\1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipeline immediately
adjacent to an existing pipeline.
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This Notice of Intent (NOI) explains the scoping process that will
be used to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the
Project. Your input will help determine which issues will be evaluated
in the EA. Please note that the scoping period for this Project will
close on December 29, 2008.
Although a formal application has not been filed, the FERC has
already initiated its NEPA review under its pre-filing process. A pre-
filing docket number has been assigned to the proposed Project (PF08-
30-000). The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve
issues before an application is filed with the FERC.
This NOI is being sent to Federal, State, and local government
agencies; elected officials; affected landowners; environmental and
public interest groups; Indian tribes and regional Native American
organizations; commentors and other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. We \2\ encourage government representatives
to notify their constituents of this proposed Project and encourage
them to comment on their areas of concern.
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\2\ ``We'', ``us'', and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP).
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If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by a Northwest representative about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. Northwest
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Project is approved by the FERC, that approval conveys with it the
right of federal eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations
fail to produce an agreement, and the Project is ultimately approved by
the FERC, Northwest could initiate condemnation proceedings in
accordance with Federal law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/for-
citizens/citizen-guides.asp). This fact sheet addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how
to participate in FERC's proceedings.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Northwest has proposed to construct and operate the Project to
provide 150 Mdth/d of transportation capacity out of the Piceance Basin
for delivery into the Kern River Gas Transmission Company system where
it can be transported to Utah, southern Nevada, and southern California
markets. The Project's pipeline loop would be located in Lincoln
County, Wyoming, and the compressor station modification would take
place in Uintah County, Utah.
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Location maps depicting the proposed facilities are attached to
this NOI as Appendix 1.\3\
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\3\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not printed in
the Federal Register, but they are being provided to all those who
receive this notice in the mail. Copies of the NOI can be obtained
from the Commission's Web site at the ``eLibrary'' link, from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, or by calling (202) 502-8371.
For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the end of this
notice.
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Specifically, Northwest proposes the following components for the
Project:
Construction of 15.5 miles of 30-inch-diameter underground
natural gas pipeline originating with northwest's mainline at Valve 6-2
at milepost (MP) 422.2 (MP 0.0 of the Project) and terminating at a
tie-in at mainline MP 437.7 in Lincoln county Wyoming.
Abandonment by removal of two obsolete 3,165-horsepower
(hp) at the existing Vernal compressor Station in Uintah County, Utah,
and replacing them with one 9,700-hp compressor unit, as well as
installation of associated gas piping and gas coolers.
Use of two or three of the following five potential
construction yard sites:
Muddy Creek Construction Yard, located within the
Northwest's existing Muddy Creek Compressor Station, about 6 miles
south of Opal in Lincoln County, Wyoming;
Kemmerer Construction Yard, an existing pipe unloading and
storage area located adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad, about 4
miles south of Kemmerer, in Lincoln County, Wyoming;
James Town Construction Yard, an existing industrial site
located about 4 miles west of Green River, in Sweetwater County,
Wyoming;
Granger Construction Yard, an existing industrial site
located about 0.5 mile northwest of Granger in Sweetwater County,
Wyoming; and
Peru Cutoff Construction Yard, an existing industrial site
located about 7 miles west of Green River in Sweetwater County,
Wyoming.
The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals.
This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this Notice of Intent, the Commission staff
requests public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the
EA. All comments received are considered during the preparation of the
EA. State and local government representatives are encouraged to notify
their constituents of this proposed action and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
Geology and soils.
Water resources.
Aquatic resources.
Vegetation and wildlife.
Threatened and endangered species.
Land use, recreation, and visual resources.
Cultural resources.
Socioeconomics.
Air quality and noise.
Reliability and safety.
Cumulative impacts.
We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending
on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to federal, state, and local agencies, public
interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners,
newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA
is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation section.
Public Participation
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 December
29, 2008.
Comments on the proposed Project should be submitted to the FERC in
written form. For your convenience, there are three methods which you
can use to submit your written comments to the Commission. In all
instances please reference the Project docket number (PF08-30-000) with
your submission. The three methods are:
(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 3,
PJ-11.3.
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.
Once Northwest formally files its application with the Commission,
you may want to become an ``intervenor,'' which is an official party to
the proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and
are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts
if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An intervenor
formally participates in a Commission proceeding by filing a request to
intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are included in the
User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site.
Please note that you may not request intervenor status at this time.
You must wait until a formal application is filed with the Commission.
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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.
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.
Additional Information
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.'' Click on the eLibrary link, select ``General Search'' and enter
the Project docket number, excluding the last three digits (i.e., PF08-
30) in the ``Docket Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary
helpline can be reached at 1-866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or by e-
mail at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC 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.
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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-28699 Filed 12-3-08; 8:45 am]
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