UGI LNG, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Temple LNG Plant Expansion Project, 17848-17849 [E9-8811]

Download as PDF 17848 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 73 / Friday, April 17, 2009 / Notices mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Description: Northern States Power Company submits the proposed termination of Supplement 1 to Firm Power Service Resale Agreement, FERC Rte Schedule 431 between NSP–M and the city of Shakopee. Filed Date: 04/07/2009. Accession Number: 20090408–0133. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 28, 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 again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. 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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 docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:13 Apr 16, 2009 Jkt 217001 call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–8771 Filed 4–16–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP08–458–000] UGI LNG, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Temple LNG Plant Expansion Project April 10, 2009. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the expansion of the Temple LNG Plant proposed by UGI LNG, Inc. (UGI LNG) in the above-referenced docket. The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. 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 the expansion of UGI LNG’s existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) peak-shaving facility located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Project components include: • A full-containment LNG storage tank designed to store a gross volume of 50,000 cubic meters (m3) (314,500 barrels) of LNG at a maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of 2.5 pounds per square inch (psig); • A send-out/vaporization system to pressurize and vaporize the LNG; • A vapor-handling system to recover and compress vaporized LNG; • A tertiary containment system consisting of a system of swales, earthen berms, bio-retention basin, grading, and concrete barricades designed to contain the entire contents of the LNG storage tank; and • Other LNG storage facility components, including a power distribution system expansion, a new emergency generator, a control building addition, a security fence, and access roads. UGI LNG states that the project would provide new storage and peaking distribution of natural gas. It would send out natural gas through existing PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Utilities, Inc. and Texas Eastern Transmission Company pipeline systems. All proposed facilities would be constructed and operated in Berks County, Pennsylvania. UGI LNG proposes beginning construction in 2009 and to have the project in service by November 2011. 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 and affected landowners; Native American tribes; newspapers and 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 Temple LNG Plant Expansion 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 May 11, 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 CP08–458 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 E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 73 / Friday, April 17, 2009 / Notices 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. 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 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. 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. 1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy Projects. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:13 Apr 16, 2009 Jkt 217001 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–8811 Filed 4–16–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF09–6–000] Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Loop Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues April 10, 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 Loop Expansion Project (project) planned by Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company (Overthrust). The project consists of about 43 miles of 36-inchdiameter pipeline within Uinta and Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming. The EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice 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 what issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on May 11, 2009. This Notice of Intent (NOI) 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; and local libraries and newspapers. We 1 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 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17849 planned 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 to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with state law. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC, ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need to Know?’’ is available for viewing on the FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses a number of typicallyasked questions, including those focusing on the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the FERC’s proceedings. Summary of the Planned Project The planned Loop Expansion Project would consist of the following facilities: • About 43 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in Uinta and Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming; • A bypass valve assembly tie-in at the Rock Springs Compressor Station in Rock Springs, Wyoming; • A new crossover valve assembly at milepost (MP) 43.3; and • Two 36-inch-diameter block valves at MPs 18.6 and 38.5. The Loop Expansion Project would allow Overthrust to provide up to 800,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas westbound to Kern River Gas Transmission Company and to El Paso Corporation’s proposed Ruby Pipeline. A general location map of Overthrust’s planned facilities is provided in appendix 1.2 Land Requirements for Construction Construction of Overthrust’s planned facilities would disturb about 833 acres of land including aboveground facilities and the pipeline. Overthrust would utilize existing public roads to access the work areas. Following construction, about 262.3 acres would be maintained for permanent operation of the project’s facilities while the remaining acreage would be restored and allowed to revert to former uses. About 90 percent (39.1 miles) of the planned pipeline would be collocated with existing pipeline, utility, or road ROWs. 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. E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-458-000]


UGI LNG, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental 
Assessment for the Proposed Temple LNG Plant Expansion Project

April 10, 2009.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
expansion of the Temple LNG Plant proposed by UGI LNG, Inc. (UGI LNG) 
in the above-referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. 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 the 
expansion of UGI LNG's existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) peak-
shaving facility located in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, 
Pennsylvania. Project components include:
     A full-containment LNG storage tank designed to store a 
gross volume of 50,000 cubic meters (m\3\) (314,500 barrels) of LNG at 
a maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of 2.5 pounds per square 
inch (psig);
     A send-out/vaporization system to pressurize and vaporize 
the LNG;
     A vapor-handling system to recover and compress vaporized 
LNG;
     A tertiary containment system consisting of a system of 
swales, earthen berms, bio-retention basin, grading, and concrete 
barricades designed to contain the entire contents of the LNG storage 
tank; and
     Other LNG storage facility components, including a power 
distribution system expansion, a new emergency generator, a control 
building addition, a security fence, and access roads.
    UGI LNG states that the project would provide new storage and 
peaking distribution of natural gas. It would send out natural gas 
through existing Utilities, Inc. and Texas Eastern Transmission Company 
pipeline systems.
    All proposed facilities would be constructed and operated in Berks 
County, Pennsylvania. UGI LNG proposes beginning construction in 2009 
and to have the project in service by November 2011.
    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 and affected 
landowners; Native American tribes; newspapers and 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 Temple LNG Plant Expansion 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 May 11, 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 CP08-458 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

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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.
    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 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-8811 Filed 4-16-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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