Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed WIC 2010 System Enhancement Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 4059-4061 [2010-1387]
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j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days
from the issuance of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the
issuance date of this notice.
All documents may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
For a simpler method of submitting text
only comments, click on ‘‘Quick
Comment.’’ For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and eight copies to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. This application has been accepted
and is now ready for environmental
analysis.
l. The proposed Red Rock Project
would be located at the existing U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Red
Rock Dam. The existing Corps facilities
consist of: (1) A 110-foot-high, 6,260foot-long earth-fill dam with a 241-footlong ogee spillway equipped with five
45-foot-high tainter gates; and (2) a
15,253-acre reservoir at a normal
conservation pool water surface
elevation of 742.0 feet National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929.
The proposed project would utilize
the head created by the existing Corps
dam and consist of: (1) A new 127-footlong by 19-foot-wide intake structure
connected to; (2) three new 19-footdiameter, 211-foot-long penstocks
passing through the left side of the
spillway leading to; (3) a new 59-footlong by 132-foot-wide powerhouse
located directly downstream of the
existing spillway structure containing
three new 12.13-megawatt (MW)
generating units with a total generating
capacity of 36.4 MW; (4) a new 8.4-milelong, 69-kilovolt transmission line; and
(5) appurtenant facilities. The estimated
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average annual generation would be
158,000 megawatt-hours.
The project would be operated in runof-river mode in that it would have no
storage and only use flows released by
the Corps in accordance with its present
operations.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link. Enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the document.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘REPLY
COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,’’ or ‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’
(2) set forth in the heading the name of
the applicant and the project number of
the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
and telephone number of the person
submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise
comply with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed on the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b), and 385.2010.
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.
n. Public notice of the filing of the
initial development application, which
has already been given, established the
due date for filing competing
applications or notices of intent. Under
the Commission’s regulations, any
competing development application
must be filed in response to and in
compliance with public notice of the
initial development application. No
competing applications or notices of
intent may be filed in response to this
notice.
o. Procedural schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following Hydro Licensing
Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will
be made as appropriate. The
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Commission staff proposes to issue one
environmental assessment rather than
issue a draft and final EA. Comments,
terms and conditions,
recommendations, prescriptions, and
reply comments, if any, will be
addressed in an EA. Staff intends to give
at least 30 days for entities to comment
on the EA, and will take into
consideration all comments received on
the EA before final action is taken on
the license application.
Notice of the availability of the EA:
September 2010.
p. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010–1389 Filed 1–25–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP10–13–000]
Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed WIC 2010 System
Enhancement Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
January 15, 2010.
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 WIC 2010 System Enhancement
Project (Project) involving construction
and operation of facilities by Wyoming
Interstate Company (WIC) in Weld and
Sweetwater Counties, in Colorado and
Wyoming, respectively. 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 what issues need to be
evaluated in the EA. Please note that the
scoping period will close on February
15, 2010.
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This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing for this project, which includes
affected landowners; Federal, State, and
local government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American Tribes; parties
to this proceeding; and local libraries
and newspapers. State and local
government representatives are asked to
notify their constituents of this
proposed project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a
pipeline company representative about
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 pipeline 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?’’ was attached to the project
notice WIC provided to landowners.
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 also available for
viewing on the FERC Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov).
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Summary of the Proposed Project
The proposed Project would involve
the modification of the Wamsutter
Compressor Station and the
construction and operation of
approximately 2.43 miles of 20-inchdiameter pipeline from the Wamsutter
Compressor Station to interconnections
with Rockies Express Pipeline Company
and Questar Overthrust Pipeline
Company in Sweetwater County,
Wyoming.
The Project would entail piping
modifications at the Cheyenne
Compressor Station in Weld County,
Colorado, to enable the compression of
gas in a westerly direction toward
Wamsutter. The Wamsutter Compressor
Station compressor modification,
pipeline construction, and Cheyenne
Compressor Station re-piping would
accommodate up to approximately
285,000 dekatherms per day of
transportation volumes for westbound
deliveries.
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The general location of the project
facilities is shown in appendix 1.1
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed Project
would disturb about 35.9 acres of land
for the aboveground facilities and the
pipeline. Following construction, about
16.8 acres would be maintained for
permanent operation of the project’s
facilities; the remaining acreage would
be restored and allowed to revert to
former uses.
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, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to
address in the EA. All comments
received will be considered during the
preparation of the EA.
In the EA we 2 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;
• cumulative impacts; and,
• public safety.
We will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be presented in the EA.
Depending on the comments received
during the scoping process, the EA may
be published and mailed to those on our
1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at https://
www.ferc.gov using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ 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.
2 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental
staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects.
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environmental mailing list (see
discussion of how to remain on our
mailing list on page 5). 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 beginning on page
4.
With this notice, we are asking
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. Agencies that would
like to request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public
Participation section of this notice.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
Your comments should focus on the
potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure that
your written comments are timely and
properly recorded, please send in your
comments so that they will be received
in Washington, DC on or before
February 15, 2010.
For your convenience, there are three
methods which you can use to submit
your written comments to the
Commission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert eFiling 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 at
https://www.ferc.gov under the link
called ‘‘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 that is listed under the
‘‘Documents and Filings’’ link. 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 to your submission. New
eFiling users must first create an
account by clicking on the links called
‘‘Sign up’’ or ‘‘eRegister’’. You will be
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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 with
the Commission via mail by sending an
original and two copies of your letter to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426.
In all instances, please reference the
project docket number CP10–13–000
with your submission. Label one copy of
the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 3, PJ–11.3.
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 certain
distances of aboveground facilities (as
defined in the Commission’s
regulations).
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.
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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 Commission’s
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
the 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 Internet at
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
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(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.
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.
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
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on February 5, 2010.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[FR Doc. 2010–1387 Filed 1–25–10; 8:45 am]
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010–1396 Filed 1–25–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL10–33–000]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
New York Independent System
Operator, Inc; Notice of Filing
[Docket No. ID–6223–000]
January 15, 2010.
Favinger, Thomas; Notice of Filing
Take notice that on January 8, 2010,
New York Independent System
Operator, Inc. (NYISO), pursuant to
section 207 of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207
(2009), filed a petition that the
Commission grant a declaratory order
clarifying the status of New York Power
Authority’s Grandfathered Transmission
Congestion Contracts under Attachment
L of the NYISO Open Access
Transmission Tariff after the original
825 MW Charles A. Poletti unit ceases
to operate and also grant them a limited
waiver.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 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
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
January 19, 2010.
Take notice that on January 15, 2010,
Mr. Thomas G. Favinger filed an
application for authority to hold
interlocking positions, pursuant to
section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 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
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
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,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP10-13-000]
Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed WIC 2010 System Enhancement
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
January 15, 2010.
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 WIC 2010 System Enhancement
Project (Project) involving construction and operation of facilities by
Wyoming Interstate Company (WIC) in Weld and Sweetwater Counties, in
Colorado and Wyoming, respectively. 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 what
issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping
period will close on February 15, 2010.
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This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing for this project, which includes affected landowners; Federal,
State, and local government representatives and agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American
Tribes; parties to this proceeding; and local libraries and newspapers.
State and local government representatives are asked to notify their
constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on
their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by a pipeline company representative about 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 pipeline 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?'' was attached to the
project notice WIC provided to landowners. 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
also available for viewing on the FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
The proposed Project would involve the modification of the
Wamsutter Compressor Station and the construction and operation of
approximately 2.43 miles of 20-inch-diameter pipeline from the
Wamsutter Compressor Station to interconnections with Rockies Express
Pipeline Company and Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company in Sweetwater
County, Wyoming.
The Project would entail piping modifications at the Cheyenne
Compressor Station in Weld County, Colorado, to enable the compression
of gas in a westerly direction toward Wamsutter. The Wamsutter
Compressor Station compressor modification, pipeline construction, and
Cheyenne Compressor Station re-piping would accommodate up to
approximately 285,000 dekatherms per day of transportation volumes for
westbound deliveries.
The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
https://www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' 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.
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Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed Project would disturb about 35.9 acres
of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline. Following
construction, about 16.8 acres would be maintained for permanent
operation of the project's facilities; the remaining acreage would be
restored and allowed to revert to former uses.
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, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. All comments
received will be considered during the preparation of the EA.
In the EA we \2\ 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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\2\ ``We'', ``us'', and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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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;
cumulative impacts; and,
public safety.
We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be presented in the EA.
Depending on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA
may be published and mailed to those on our environmental mailing list
(see discussion of how to remain on our mailing list on page 5). 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
beginning on page 4.
With this notice, we are asking 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. Agencies that would like to request cooperating
agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments
provided under the Public Participation section of this notice.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on
the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and
measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific
your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your
written comments are timely and properly recorded, please send in your
comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before
February 15, 2010.
For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to
submit your written comments to the Commission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert eFiling 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 at https://www.ferc.gov under the link
called ``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 that is listed under the ``Documents and Filings''
link. 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 to your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on the links
called ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister''. You will be
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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 with the Commission via mail by
sending an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
In all instances, please reference the project docket number CP10-
13-000 with your submission. Label one copy of the comments for the
attention of Gas Branch 3, PJ-11.3.
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 certain distances of
aboveground facilities (as defined in the Commission's regulations).
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
Commission's 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 the 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
Internet at 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.
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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