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discussions relating to matters at issue
in the above captioned proceeding.
For further information, contact
Connie Caldwell at
connie.caldwell@ferc.gov; (202) 502–
6489 or Jeffrey Honeycutt at
jeffrey.honeycutt@ferc.gov; (202) 502–
6505.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[ Docket No. CP10–16–000]
Cadeville Gas Storage LLC; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed
Cadeville Gas Storage Project and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
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November 30, 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 Cadeville Gas Storage Project
(Cadeville Gas Storage) involving
construction and operation of facilities
by Cadeville Gas Storage LLC (Cadeville
Gas) in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. 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.
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 December
30, 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.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a
Cadeville Storgae representative about
survey permission and/or the
acquisition of an easement to construct,
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operate, and maintain the proposed
facilities. The 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 natural gas company
could initiate condemnation
proceedings in accordance with state
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 Web site (www.ferc.gov). This
fact sheet addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain 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
Cadeville Storage proposes to convert
a depleted natural gas reservoir to
storage with an approximate 16.4 billion
cubic feet (bcf) of working gas capacity
and 5.4 bcf of base gas capacity.
Cadeville Storage proposed to construct
the following facilities associated with
the Project:
• Install eight new natural gas
injection/withdrawal wells;
• convert three existing wells to
observation wells;
• construct approximately 0.2 miles
of 20-inch diameter injection/
withdrawal pipeline referred to as the
South Injection/Withdrawal Pipeline,
and 1.4 miles of 16-inch diameter
injection/withdrawal pipeline referred
to as the North Injection/Withdrawal
Pipeline;
• construct an integrated compressor
station/control facility, comprised of
five 4,735 brake horsepower (bhp)
natural gas fueled engines, reciprocating
compressors equipped with air intake
filters/silencers, critical grade exhaust
silencer/catalyst, a triethylene glycol
dehydration system, control and safety
systems, and associated facilities;
• construct approximately 2.6 miles
of 16-inch diameter header pipeline
referred to as the Tennessee Header;
• construct approximately 0.9 miles
of 16-inch diameter header pipeline
referred to as the Gulf South Header;
• construct approximately 6.4 miles
of 24-inch diameter header pipeline
referred to as the CenterPoint Header;
and
• construct three metering and
regulation stations, one at each
interconnect point with the Tennessee,
Gulf South, and CenterPoint pipelines.
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These stations are referred to as the
Tennessee Meter Station, Gulf South
Meter Station, and CenterPoint Meter
Station.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in Appendix 1.2
If approved, Cadeville Storage
proposes to commence construction of
the proposed facilities on or about June
2010.
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction and modifications of the
storage field and associated facilities
would temporarily impact about 141.3
acres of land for use as construction
workspace, access roads and pipe/
contractor yards areas. A total of 80.2
acres would be permanent impact.
Cadeville Storage is proposing to
construct as well as utilize existing
access roads along with the Project.
Approximately 2.5 acres would be used
as permanent easements for new access
roads.
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
2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices 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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• 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.
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Currently Identified Environmental
Issues
We have already identified several
issues that we think deserve attention
based on a preliminary review of the
proposed facilities and the
environmental information provided by
Cadeville Storage. This preliminary list
of issues may be changed based on your
comments and our analysis.
• Potential impacts may occur to
wetlands and waterbodies.
Approximately 4.08 acres of wetlands
would be affected by crossing of
pipeline facilities.
• Construction and operation impacts
would affect approximately 132.0 acres
of forested and mixed woods lands.
• Potential impacts may occur to the
federally-listed red-cockaded
woodpecker.
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Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about Cadeville
Gas 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 in your comments
so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before December
30, 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 CP10–16–000 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
account by clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or
‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making. A
comment on a particular project is
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing;’’ or
(3) You may file your comments via
mail to the Commission by sending an
original and two copies of your letter to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426;
Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2.
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
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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/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
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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.
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[Docket No. RP10–30–000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP;
Notice of Change to Technical
Conference
November 30, 2009.
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On November 9, 2009, the
Commission issued a notice indicating
that a technical conference will be held
in the above-captioned proceeding on
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 10 a.m.,
in a room to be designated at the offices
of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Due to the large number of
participants that have expressed an
interest in making a presentation at the
referenced technical conference, the
starting time is changed to 9 a.m. on
December 8, 2009. Moreover,
presentations by participants will be
limited to 15 minutes, including
questions. Texas Eastern will be
permitted 30 minutes for its
presentation, including questions.
FERC conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations please send an e-mail
to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free
(866) 208–3372 (voice) or 202–502–8659
(TTY), or send a fax to 202–208–2106
with the required accommodations.
All interested persons and staff are
permitted to attend. For further
information please contact David
Maranville at (202) 502–6351 or e-mail
David.Maranville@ferc.gov.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[ Docket No. CP10-16-000]
Cadeville Gas Storage LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cadeville Gas Storage Project
and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
November 30, 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 Cadeville Gas Storage Project
(Cadeville Gas Storage) involving construction and operation of
facilities by Cadeville Gas Storage LLC (Cadeville Gas) in Ouachita
Parish, Louisiana. 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.
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 December 30, 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.
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by a Cadeville Storgae representative about survey permission and/or
the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the
proposed facilities. The 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
natural gas company could initiate condemnation proceedings in
accordance with state 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 Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses
a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent
domain 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
Cadeville Storage proposes to convert a depleted natural gas
reservoir to storage with an approximate 16.4 billion cubic feet (bcf)
of working gas capacity and 5.4 bcf of base gas capacity. Cadeville
Storage proposed to construct the following facilities associated with
the Project:
Install eight new natural gas injection/withdrawal wells;
convert three existing wells to observation wells;
construct approximately 0.2 miles of 20-inch diameter
injection/withdrawal pipeline referred to as the South Injection/
Withdrawal Pipeline, and 1.4 miles of 16-inch diameter injection/
withdrawal pipeline referred to as the North Injection/Withdrawal
Pipeline;
construct an integrated compressor station/control
facility, comprised of five 4,735 brake horsepower (bhp) natural gas
fueled engines, reciprocating compressors equipped with air intake
filters/silencers, critical grade exhaust silencer/catalyst, a
triethylene glycol dehydration system, control and safety systems, and
associated facilities;
construct approximately 2.6 miles of 16-inch diameter
header pipeline referred to as the Tennessee Header;
construct approximately 0.9 miles of 16-inch diameter
header pipeline referred to as the Gulf South Header;
construct approximately 6.4 miles of 24-inch diameter
header pipeline referred to as the CenterPoint Header; and
construct three metering and regulation stations, one at
each interconnect point with the Tennessee, Gulf South, and CenterPoint
pipelines. These stations are referred to as the Tennessee Meter
Station, Gulf South Meter Station, and CenterPoint Meter Station.
The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix
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\2\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all appendices 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, Cadeville Storage proposes to commence construction of
the proposed facilities on or about June 2010.
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction and modifications of the storage field and associated
facilities would temporarily impact about 141.3 acres of land for use
as construction workspace, access roads and pipe/contractor yards
areas. A total of 80.2 acres would be permanent impact.
Cadeville Storage is proposing to construct as well as utilize
existing access roads along with the Project. Approximately 2.5 acres
would be used as permanent easements for new access roads.
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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Geology and soils
Land use
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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 already identified several issues that we think deserve
attention based on a preliminary review of the proposed facilities and
the environmental information provided by Cadeville Storage. This
preliminary list of issues may be changed based on your comments and
our analysis.
Potential impacts may occur to wetlands and waterbodies.
Approximately 4.08 acres of wetlands would be affected by crossing of
pipeline facilities.
Construction and operation impacts would affect
approximately 132.0 acres of forested and mixed woods lands.
Potential impacts may occur to the federally-listed red-
cockaded woodpecker.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about Cadeville Gas 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
in your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or
before December 30, 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 CP10-16-000 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 account by clicking on ``Sign up'' or
``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you are
making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment on
a Filing;'' or
(3) You may file your comments via mail to the Commission by
sending an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2,
PJ11.2.
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.
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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. E9-29033 Filed 12-4-09; 8:45 am]
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