Chestnut Ridge, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed JCT Storage Project, 14979-14980 [E9-7444]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 62 / Thursday, April 2, 2009 / Notices mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Comments should be filed with: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC, 20426. All comments must be filed by May 11, 2009, and should reference Project No. 2210–169. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary link. Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 CFR 380.10). You must file your request to intervene as specified above.1 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. In addition to, or in lieu of, sending written comments, you are invited to attend a public meeting that will be held to receive comments on the draft EIS. The time and location of the meeting will be announced in a subsequent notice. At this meeting, resource agency personnel and other interested persons will have the opportunity to provide oral and written comments, as well as recommendations, regarding the draft EIS. The meeting will be recorded by a court reporter, and all statements (verbal and written) will become part of the Commission’s public record for the project. This meeting is posted on the Commission’s calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ EventsList.aspx along with other related information. For further information, contact Allan Creamer at (202) 502–8365, or via e-mail at allan.creamer@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–7443 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:43 Apr 01, 2009 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08–36–000] Chestnut Ridge, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed JCT Storage Project March 27, 2009. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Chestnut Ridge LLC in the abovereferenced docket. The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of Chestnut Ridge LLC’s proposed JCT Storage Project. Chestnut Ridge proposes to convert an existing, diminished natural gas production field—the West Summit Field, which extends from Fayette County, Pennsylvania into Preston and Monongalia Counties, West Virginia— into a gas storage facility with up to 25 billion cubic feet of working gas capacity and up to 500,000 dekatherms per day of injection and withdrawal capacity. Proposed construction would include: • Recompletion/drilling of up to 25 injection/withdrawal or observation wells, 14 of which would be new wells and 11 existing wells; • Construction of approximately 14 miles of gathering laterals from individual wells to a new compressor station; • Construction of an approximate 25,000 horsepower compressor station; • Construction of a 1,900 foot 24-inch diameter pipeline header connecting to a Columbia Gas pipeline; • Construction of a 21.5-mile 24-inch diameter pipeline header connecting to the Dominion Transmission, Inc./Texas Eastern interstate pipeline; • Construction of a 1.5 mile, 138kilovolt radial transmission line to connect to the Junction Compressor Station with a switchyard and a switching and metering station; and, • Construction of appurtenant facilities consisting of tap valves, pig launchers and receivers, meter and PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14979 regulator stations, separation and control systems, and access roads. 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; public interest groups; interested individuals; newspapers and libraries in the project area; Native America groups; 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 JCT Storage 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 your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before April 26, 2009. For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the project docket number CP08–36–000 with your submission. The docket number can be found on the front of this notice. 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 E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 14980 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 62 / Thursday, April 2, 2009 / Notices account by clicking ‘‘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 Street, N.E., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426; Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas Branch 3, PJ– 11.3. 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 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 the eSubscription link on the 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:43 Apr 01, 2009 Jkt 217001 FERC Internet Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm). Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–7444 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P document is added to a subscribed docket(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. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, April 8, 2009. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–7343 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Docket No. PR09–21–000] Enbridge Pipelines (Louisiana Intrastate) LLC; Notice of Compliance Filing DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission March 26, 2009. Take notice that on March 16, 2009, Enbridge Pipelines (Louisiana Intrastate) LLC filed its annual revision of the fuel percentage on its system pursuant to section 3.2 of its Statement of Operating Conditions. Louisiana Intrastate proposes to charge 0.79 percent for fuel and requests an effective date of April 1, 2009. Any person desiring to participate in this rate proceeding 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). 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. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Docket No. ER09–884–000] TransAlta Energy Marketing Corporation; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization March 27, 2009. This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of TransAlta Energy Marketing Corporation’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, 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 assumptions of liability, is April 16, 2009. 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. E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-36-000]


Chestnut Ridge, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental 
Assessment for the Proposed JCT Storage Project

March 27, 2009.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Chestnut Ridge LLC in the 
above-referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that 
approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, 
would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of Chestnut Ridge LLC's proposed JCT Storage 
Project. Chestnut Ridge proposes to convert an existing, diminished 
natural gas production field--the West Summit Field, which extends from 
Fayette County, Pennsylvania into Preston and Monongalia Counties, West 
Virginia--into a gas storage facility with up to 25 billion cubic feet 
of working gas capacity and up to 500,000 dekatherms per day of 
injection and withdrawal capacity. Proposed construction would include:
     Recompletion/drilling of up to 25 injection/withdrawal or 
observation wells, 14 of which would be new wells and 11 existing 
wells;
     Construction of approximately 14 miles of gathering 
laterals from individual wells to a new compressor station;
     Construction of an approximate 25,000 horsepower 
compressor station;
     Construction of a 1,900 foot 24-inch diameter pipeline 
header connecting to a Columbia Gas pipeline;
     Construction of a 21.5-mile 24-inch diameter pipeline 
header connecting to the Dominion Transmission, Inc./Texas Eastern 
interstate pipeline;
     Construction of a 1.5 mile, 138-kilovolt radial 
transmission line to connect to the Junction Compressor Station with a 
switchyard and a switching and metering station; and,
     Construction of appurtenant facilities consisting of tap 
valves, pig launchers and receivers, meter and regulator stations, 
separation and control systems, and access roads.
    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; public interest groups; interested individuals; newspapers 
and libraries in the project area; Native America groups; 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 JCT Storage 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 
your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or 
before April 26, 2009.
    For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to 
submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please 
reference the project docket number CP08-36-000 with your submission. 
The docket number can be found on the front of this notice. 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

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account by clicking ``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 Street, N.E., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
    Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas Branch 
3, PJ-11.3.
    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. To register for this service, go to the eSubscription 
link on the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-7444 Filed 4-1-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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