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Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
Accession Number: 20090203–0103.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, February 11, 2009.
Docket Numbers: RP09–333–000.
Applicants: Enbridge Offshore
Pipelines (UTOS) LLC.
Description: Enbridge Offshore
Pipelines LLC submits Second Revised
Sheet 141 et al., to FERC Gas Tariff,
Fifth Revised Volume 1.
Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
Accession Number: 20090203–0105.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, February 11, 2009.
Docket Numbers: RP09–334–000.
Applicants: Chandeleur Pipe Line
Company.
Description: Chandeleur Pipe Line
Company requests temporary waivers of
certain tariff provisions and
Commission Regulations for February
20 and 21, 2009.
Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
Accession Number: 20090203–0106.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, February 11, 2009.
Docket Numbers: RP09–335–000.
Applicants: Sabine Pipe Line LLC.
Description: Sabine Pipe Line LLC
submits request for temporary waivers
of tariff provisions and Commission
Regulations.
Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
Accession Number: 20090203–0107.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, February 11, 2009.
Docket Numbers: RP09–336–000.
Applicants: Enbridge Pipelines
(AlaTenn), L.L.C.
Description: Enbridge Pipelines, LLC
submits First Revised Sheet 130 et al.,
to FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth Revised
Volume 1, to be effective 3/1/09.
Filed Date: 01/30/2009.
Accession Number: 20090203–0108.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, February 11, 2009.
Docket Numbers: RP09–337–000.
Applicants: Eastern Shore Natural Gas
Company.
Description: Eastern Shore Natural
Gas Company submits Second Revised
Sheet 92 et al., to FERC Gas Tariff,
Second Revised Volume 1.
Filed Date: 02/02/2009.
Accession Number: 20090203–0215.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
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
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again in a subdocket related to a
compliance filing if you have previously
intervened in the same docket. Protests
will be considered by the Commission
in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. In reference
to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on
or before the comment deadline need
not be served on persons other than the
Applicant.
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 proceedings
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.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2082–027]
PacifiCorp; Notice of Designation of
Certain Commission Staff as NonDecisional
February 4, 2009.
Commission staff member James
Hastreiter (Office of Energy Projects
(503) 552–2760;
james.hastreiter@ferc.gov) is designated
as ‘‘non-decisional’’ staff and is assigned
to help resolve environmental and other
issues associated with development of a
settlement agreement for the Klamath
Hydroelectric Project, and to help
ensure compatibility of any offer of
settlement or settlement agreement with
Commission procedure and licensing
process.
As ‘‘non-decisional’’ staff, Mr.
Hastreiter will not participate in an
advisory capacity in the Commission’s
review of any offer of settlement or
settlement agreement, or deliberations
concerning the disposition of the
relicense application.
Different Commission ‘‘advisory staff’’
will be assigned to review any offer of
settlement or settlement agreement, and
to process the relicense application,
including providing advice to the
Commission with respect to the
agreement and the application. Nondecisional staff and advisory staff are
prohibited from communicating with
one another concerning the settlement
and the relicense application.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–2874 Filed 2–10–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP07–398–002]
Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC;
Notice of Intent To Prepare An
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Mira Compressor Station
Amendment and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
February 4, 2009.
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 Mira Compressor Station
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Amendment (Mira Amendment)
involving construction and operation of
facilities by Gulf Crossing Pipeline
Company LLC (Gulf Crossing) in Caddo
Parish, Louisiana.1 This EA will be used
by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether
the project is in the public convenience
and necessity.
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 March 6,
2009.
This notice is being sent to affected
landowners; federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. State and local
government representatives are asked to
notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment
on their areas of concern.
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 Web site (www.ferc.gov). This
fact sheet addresses a number of
typically asked questions, and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings. It is available for viewing
on the FERC Internet Web site
(www.ferc.gov).
If approved, Gulf Crossing proposes to
commence construction of the proposed
facilities in July 2009.
Land Requirements for Construction
All construction activities associated
with the modifications to the Mira
Compressor Station would be located
within the previously certificated
facility footprint. A total of 20 acres
would be utilized during construction,
and 10 acres would be retained within
the fenced area of the compressor
station.
Gulf Crossing proposes to upgrade the
two previously certificated turbinecompressor units at the Mira
Compressor Station to larger turbine
compressor units to increase the total
horsepower of the Mira Compressor
Station by 14,896. Gulf Crossing would
install a new Solar Mars 100–15000S/
C452 natural gas-fired turbine and a
Solar Titan 130–20502S/C653 natural
gas-fired turbine in place of the previous
units for a total Station horsepower of
35,500. In addition, minor upgrades to
the station’s auxiliary facilities would
be required.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in Appendix 1.2
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 3 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;
• Land use;
• Water resources, fisheries, and
wetlands;
• Cultural resources;
• Vegetation and wildlife;
• Air quality and noise;
• Endangered and threatened species;
• Public safety.
We will also evaluate possible
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
1 On December 5, 2008, Gulf South filed its
application with the Commission under section 7
of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the
Commission’s regulations. The Commission issued
its Notice of Application on December 16, 2008.
2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices, other than Appendix 1 (maps), are
available on the Commission’s Web site at the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington,
DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For instructions
on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of
this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail.
3 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects
(OEP).
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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 below.
With this NOI, we are asking federal,
state, and local agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues to
formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EA. These agencies
may choose to participate once they
have evaluated the proposal relative to
their responsibilities. Additional
agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow
the instructions for filing comments
provided under the Public Participation
section of this NOI.
Currently Identified Environmental
Issues
We have identified potential impacts
to air quality and a potential increase in
noise impacts as two issues that we
think deserve attention based on a
preliminary review of the proposed
facilities and the environmental
information provided by Gulf Crossing.
This preliminary list of issues may be
changed based on your comments and
our analysis.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the Mira
Amendment. 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 March 6,
2009.
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 CP07–398–002 with
your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has dedicated eFiling
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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 3, PJ11.3.
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 who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be
used temporarily for project purposes,
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 2). If
you do not return the Information
Request, you will be taken off the
mailing list.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, 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.
Additional Information
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 (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 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/
Date and time
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Interested groups and individuals are
encouraged to attend the meetings and
to present comments on the
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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF09–1–000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the 300
Line Project, Request for Comments
on Environmental Issues, and Notice
of Public Scoping Meetings
February 4, 2009.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts that
could result from the construction and
operation of the 300 Line Project. The
project is planned by Tennessee Gas
Pipeline Company (TGP) to expand the
natural gas transportation capacity of its
existing 300 Line pipeline in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
This Notice of Intent (NOI) announces
the opening of the scoping process used
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. The staff will also
use the scoping process to determine
whether preparation of an
environmental impact statement is more
appropriate for this project based on the
anticipated level of impacts. Please note
that the scoping period will close on
March 6, 2009.
Comments may be submitted in
written or verbal form. Further details
on how to submit written comments are
provided in the Public Participation
section of this notice. In lieu of or in
addition to sending written comments,
we invite you to attend the public
scoping meetings scheduled as follows.
Location
Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 7 p.m. (EST) ..........
Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 7 p.m. (EST) ....
Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7 p.m. (EST) ........
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Montrose High School, 50 High School Road, Montrose, Pennsylvania.
Mansfield University, Room G3, Allen Hall, 135 Stadium Drive, Mansfield, Pennsylvania.
environmental issues they believe
should be addressed in the EA. A
transcript of the meetings will be
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP07-398-002]
Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare
An Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Mira Compressor Station
Amendment and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
February 4, 2009.
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 Mira Compressor Station
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Amendment (Mira Amendment) involving construction and operation of
facilities by Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC (Gulf Crossing) in
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.\1\ This EA will be used by the Commission in
its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the
public convenience and necessity.
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\1\ On December 5, 2008, Gulf South filed its application with
the Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157
of the Commission's regulations. The Commission issued its Notice of
Application on December 16, 2008.
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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 March 6, 2009.
This notice is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state,
and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. State and local
government representatives are asked to notify their constituents of
this planned project and encourage them to comment on their areas of
concern.
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 Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses
a number of typically asked questions, and how to participate in the
Commission's proceedings. It is available for viewing on the FERC
Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Gulf Crossing proposes to upgrade the two previously certificated
turbine-compressor units at the Mira Compressor Station to larger
turbine compressor units to increase the total horsepower of the Mira
Compressor Station by 14,896. Gulf Crossing would install a new Solar
Mars 100-15000S/C452 natural gas-fired turbine and a Solar Titan 130-
20502S/C653 natural gas-fired turbine in place of the previous units
for a total Station horsepower of 35,500. In addition, minor upgrades
to the station's auxiliary facilities would be required.
The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix
1.\2\
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\2\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all appendices, other
than Appendix 1 (maps), are available on the Commission's Web site
at the ``eLibrary'' link or from the Commission's Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the
last page of this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail.
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If approved, Gulf Crossing proposes to commence construction of the
proposed facilities in July 2009.
Land Requirements for Construction
All construction activities associated with the modifications to
the Mira Compressor Station would be located within the previously
certificated facility footprint. A total of 20 acres would be utilized
during construction, and 10 acres would be retained within the fenced
area of the compressor station.
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 \3\ will discuss impacts that could occur as a result
of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
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\3\ ``We'', ``us'', and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP).
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Geology and soils;
Land use;
Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
Cultural resources;
Vegetation and wildlife;
Air quality and noise;
Endangered and threatened species;
Public safety.
We will also evaluate possible 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 below.
With this NOI, we are asking federal, state, and local agencies
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to
environmental issues to formally cooperate with us in the preparation
of the EA. These agencies may choose to participate once they have
evaluated the proposal relative to their responsibilities. Additional
agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should
follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the Public
Participation section of this NOI.
Currently Identified Environmental Issues
We have identified potential impacts to air quality and a potential
increase in noise impacts as two issues that we think deserve attention
based on a preliminary review of the proposed facilities and the
environmental information provided by Gulf Crossing. This preliminary
list of issues may be changed based on your comments and our analysis.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the Mira Amendment. 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
March 6, 2009.
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 CP07-398-002 with your submission.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has
dedicated eFiling
[[Page 6870]]
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 3,
PJ11.3.
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 who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily
for project purposes, 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 2). If you do not return the Information Request, you will be
taken off the mailing list.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, 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.
Additional Information
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 (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 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-2866 Filed 2-10-09; 8:45 am]
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