ETC Tiger Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project, 5312-5313 [2010-2108]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 5312 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 2, 2010 / Notices and 14.6 of their respective Open Access Transmission Tariffs. Filed Date: 01/20/2010. Accession Number: 20100120–0238. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric securities filings: Docket Numbers: ES10–18–000. Applicants: Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. Description: Supplement to Application for Authorization of the Assumption of Liabilities and the Issuance of Securities Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act by Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. Filed Date: 01/21/2010. Accession Number: 20100121–5074. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, February 1, 2010. Docket Numbers: ES10–22–000. Applicants: Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation. Description: Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation’s Supplemental to its Application for Authorization to Issue Short-Term Debt Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act. Filed Date: 01/21/2010. Accession Number: 20100121–5077. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 11, 2010. Docket Numbers: ES10–23–000. Applicants: New York State Electric & Gas Corp. Description: New York State Electric & Gas Corporation’s Supplemental to its Application for Authorization to Issue Short-Term Debt Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act. Filed Date: 01/21/2010. Accession Number: 20100121–5076. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 11, 2010. Docket Numbers: ES10–24–000. Applicants: Central Maine Power Company. Description: Central Maine Power Company’s Supplemental to its Application for Authorization to Issue Short-Term Debt Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act. Filed Date: 01/21/2010. Accession Number: 20100121–5073. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 11, 2010. Docket Numbers: ES10–25–000. Applicants: Allegheny Generating Company. Description: Application of Allegheny Generating Company for Authorization Under Section 204. Filed Date: 01/19/2010. Accession Number: 20100119–5208. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:52 Feb 01, 2010 Jkt 220001 Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 09, 2010. Take notice that the Commission received the following public utility holding company filings: Docket Numbers: PH08–23–001. Applicants: Boralex Inc. Description: Form FERC 65A of Boralex Inc. Filed Date: 01/21/2010. Accession Number: 20100121–5085. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 11, 2010. 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. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–2084 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP09–460–000] ETC Tiger Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project January 26, 2010. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the ETC Tiger Pipeline Project (Project) proposed by ETC Tiger Pipeline Company, LLC (ETC Tiger) in the above referenced docket. ETC Tiger requests authorization to construct, own, operate, and maintain the proposed Project, which consists of an interstate natural gas pipeline and associated ancillary facilities. The proposed Project would transport about 2.0 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from east Texas and northwest Louisiana to the Midwest, Northeastern, and Southeastern markets. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. 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. This EA was prepared in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project includes the following proposed facilities: • About 175.0 miles of 42-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline in Panola County, Texas, and Caddo, DeSoto, Red River, Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, Richland, and Franklin Parishes, Louisiana; • About 0.4 mile of 42-inch-diameter interconnecting station pipeline in Richland Parish, Louisiana; E:\FR\FM\02FEN1.SGM 02FEN1 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 2, 2010 / Notices • Four compressor stations: the Carthage, Cannisnia, Bienville, and Chatham Compressor Stations, located in Panola County, Texas; Red River Parish, Louisiana; Bienville Parish, Louisiana; and Jackson Parish, Louisiana, respectively; • One bidirectional meter and regulator station at a receipt/delivery point with an intrastate pipeline, the Houston Pipe Line Meter/Regulator (M/R) Station in Panola County, Texas; • Eight new meter and regulator stations at receipt points with four pipeline systems, including: —Two Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc. (Chesapeake) M/R Stations in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; —EnCana Marketing (USA) (EnCana) M/R Station in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; —Questar Exploration and Production Company (Questar) M/R Station in Red River Parish, Louisiana; —EnCana M/R Station in Red River Parish, Louisiana; —Tristate North Louisiana Midstream, LLC (Tristate) M/R Station in Red River Parish, Louisiana; —Questar M/R Station in Bienville Parish, Louisiana; and —EnCana M/R Station in Bienville Parish, Louisiana; • Interconnects with seven existing interstate pipelines at delivery points including: —Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P. (TETCO) M/R Station in Bienville Parish, Louisiana; —Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee Gas) M/R Station in Jackson Parish, Louisiana; —Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) M/R Station in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; —Trunkline Gas Company, LLC (Trunkline) M/R Station in Richland Parish, Louisiana; —ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) M/R Station in Richland Parish, Louisiana; —Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (CGT) M/R Station in Richland Parish, Louisiana; and —Southeast Supply Header, LLC (SESH) M/R Station in Richland Parish, Louisiana; • Fifteen mainline valves; and • Three pig launcher/receiver facilities associated with the Carthage and Bienville Compressor Stations, to be located within the permanent right-ofway at the terminus of the pipeline. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public viewing on the FERC’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:52 Feb 01, 2010 Jkt 220001 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; interested groups and individuals; newspapers and libraries in the Project area; and parties to this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. 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 properly recorded and considered prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before February 26, 2010. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the Project docket number (CP09–460–000) 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 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 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 on paper at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply filing comments will not serve to make PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 5313 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 Code of Federal Regulations (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 (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC 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 (i.e., CP09–460). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (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. 2010–2108 Filed 2–1–10; 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. E:\FR\FM\02FEN1.SGM 02FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-460-000]


ETC Tiger Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project

January 26, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the ETC 
Tiger Pipeline Project (Project) proposed by ETC Tiger Pipeline 
Company, LLC (ETC Tiger) in the above referenced docket. ETC Tiger 
requests authorization to construct, own, operate, and maintain the 
proposed Project, which consists of an interstate natural gas pipeline 
and associated ancillary facilities. The proposed Project would 
transport about 2.0 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from east 
Texas and northwest Louisiana to the Midwest, Northeastern, and 
Southeastern markets.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project 
in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act. 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.
    This EA was prepared in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the 
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
    The proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project includes the following 
proposed facilities:
     About 175.0 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline 
in Panola County, Texas, and Caddo, DeSoto, Red River, Bienville, 
Jackson, Ouachita, Richland, and Franklin Parishes, Louisiana;
     About 0.4 mile of 42-inch-diameter interconnecting station 
pipeline in Richland Parish, Louisiana;

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     Four compressor stations: the Carthage, Cannisnia, 
Bienville, and Chatham Compressor Stations, located in Panola County, 
Texas; Red River Parish, Louisiana; Bienville Parish, Louisiana; and 
Jackson Parish, Louisiana, respectively;
     One bidirectional meter and regulator station at a 
receipt/delivery point with an intrastate pipeline, the Houston Pipe 
Line Meter/Regulator (M/R) Station in Panola County, Texas;
     Eight new meter and regulator stations at receipt points 
with four pipeline systems, including:

--Two Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc. (Chesapeake) M/R Stations in 
DeSoto Parish, Louisiana;
--EnCana Marketing (USA) (EnCana) M/R Station in DeSoto Parish, 
Louisiana;
--Questar Exploration and Production Company (Questar) M/R Station in 
Red River Parish, Louisiana;
--EnCana M/R Station in Red River Parish, Louisiana;
--Tristate North Louisiana Midstream, LLC (Tristate) M/R Station in Red 
River Parish, Louisiana;
--Questar M/R Station in Bienville Parish, Louisiana; and
--EnCana M/R Station in Bienville Parish, Louisiana;

     Interconnects with seven existing interstate pipelines at 
delivery points including:

--Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P. (TETCO) M/R Station in Bienville 
Parish, Louisiana;
--Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee Gas) M/R Station in Jackson 
Parish, Louisiana;
--Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) M/R Station in Ouachita 
Parish, Louisiana;
--Trunkline Gas Company, LLC (Trunkline) M/R Station in Richland 
Parish, Louisiana;
--ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) M/R Station in Richland Parish, Louisiana;
--Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (CGT) M/R Station in Richland 
Parish, Louisiana; and
--Southeast Supply Header, LLC (SESH) M/R Station in Richland Parish, 
Louisiana;

     Fifteen mainline valves; and
     Three pig launcher/receiver facilities associated with the 
Carthage and Bienville Compressor Stations, to be located within the 
permanent right-of-way at the terminus of the pipeline.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 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; interested groups and individuals; newspapers and libraries 
in the Project area; and parties to this proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. 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 properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive 
your comments in Washington, DC on or before February 26, 2010.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the 
Project docket number (CP09-460-000) 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 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 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 on paper at the following address: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply 
filing comments 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 Code of Federal Regulations (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 (866) 208-FERC or on the 
FERC 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 
(i.e., CP09-460). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. 
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (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. 2010-2108 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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