Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Gallagher Station Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 28002-28004 [2010-11911]
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, May 28, 2010.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1210–000.
Applicants: FirstEnergy Nuclear
Generation Corp.
Description: FirstEnergy Nuclear
Generation Corp. submits tariff filing
per 35.12: Market-Based Rate Power
Sales Tariff to be effective 5/10/2010.
Filed Date: 05/10/2010.
Accession Number: 20100510–5021.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, June 01, 2010.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1211–000.
Applicants: DTE Pontiac North, LLC.
Description: DTE Pontiac North, LLC
submits tariff filing per 35.12: DTE
Pontiac North—Baseline Filing to be
effective 5/14/2010.
Filed Date: 05/10/2010.
Accession Number: 20100510–5064.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, June 01, 2010.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1212–000.
Applicants: DTE River Rouge No.1,
LLC.
Description: DTE River Rouge No.1,
LLC submits tariff filing per 35.12: DTE
River Rouge No. 1—Baseline Filing to be
effective 5/14/2010.
Filed Date: 05/10/2010.
Accession Number: 20100510–5088.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, June 01, 2010.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1213–000.
Applicants: Metro Energy, LLC.
Description: Metro Energy, LLC
submits tariff filing per 35.12: Metro
Energy—Baseline Filing to be effective
5/14/2010.
Filed Date: 05/10/2010.
Accession Number: 20100510–5093.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, June 01, 2010.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1215–000.
Applicants: FirstEnergy Solutions
Corp.
Description: FirstEnergy Solutions
Corp. submits tariff filing per 35.12:
Market-Based Rate Power Sales Tariff to
be effective 5/10/2010 under ER10–
01215–000 Filing Type: 370.
Filed Date: 05/10/2010.
Accession Number: 20100510–5121.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, June 01, 2010.
Docket Numbers: ER10–1219–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc submits an executed Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement with
Wichita Wind, LLC et al. under ER10–
1219.
Filed Date: 05/10/2010.
Accession Number: 20100510–0212.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, June 01, 2010.
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following open access
transmission tariff filings:
Docket Numbers: OA08–19–003.
Applicants: Ohio Valley Electric
Corporation.
Description: Compliance Filing of
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation &
Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation.
Filed Date: 05/07/2010.
Accession Number: 20100507–5120.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, May 28, 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.
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electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
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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 dockets(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF10–8–000]
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Planned Gallagher
Station Project, and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
May 12, 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 Gallagher Station Project, involving
construction and operation of facilities
by Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. (DEI) in
Floyd and Harrison Counties, Indiana
(IN) and Jefferson County, Kentucky
(KY). The facilities include 20 miles of
20-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline,
supporting valves and other meter
stations. 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 the Commission
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 June 11,
2010.
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
pipeline company representative about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
planned facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
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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?’’ is available for viewing on
the FERC Web site (https://
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.
Summary of the Planned Project
DEI plans to construct and operate
approximately 20 miles of 20-inchdiameter pipeline. According to DEI, its
project would enable it to provide
natural gas from the existing interstate
pipeline facilities of Texas Gas
Transmission, LLC. (Texas Gas) in
Jefferson County, KY to two of four
existing coal-fired units at the Gallagher
Station which are being converted to
natural gas-fired units. The electric
generating pipeline would be designed
to have a delivery pressure of 480 psig
to the Gallagher Station; with a peak
flow rate of 5.6 million cubic feet per
hour (MMcf/hr) and an off-peak flow
rate of 4.4 MMcf/hr.
The Gallagher Station Project would
also include:
• Construction of one new natural gas
meter station at Milepost (MP) 0.0 in
Jefferson County, KY;
• Construction of one new natural gas
metering and regulation station at MP
19.52 in Floyd County, IN; and
• Construction of two mainline block
valves: One in Floyd County, IN at MP
13.52, and the other in Harrison County
at MP 7.21.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in appendix 1.1
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Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the planned facilities
would disturb about 286 acres of land
for the aboveground facilities and the
pipeline. Following construction, about
118 acres would be maintained for
permanent operation of the project’s
facilities; the remaining acreage would
be restored and allowed to revert to
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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former uses. About 50 percent of the
planned pipeline route parallels an
existing electric transmission and road
right-of-way (ROW).
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 2 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 in a timely fashion will be
considered during the preparation of the
EA.
In the EA we will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
planned project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils;
• land use;
• water resources, fisheries, and
wetlands;
• cultural resources;
• vegetation and wildlife;
• air quality and noise; and
• endangered and threatened species.
We will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the planned project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
Although no formal application has
been filed, we have already initiated our
NEPA review under the Commission’s
pre-filing process. The purpose of the
pre-filing process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders
and to identify and resolve issues before
an application is filed with the FERC.
As part of our pre-filing review, we have
begun to contact some federal and state
agencies to discuss their involvement in
the scoping process and the preparation
of the EA.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be presented in the EA. The
EA will be placed in the public record
and, depending on the comments
received during the scoping process,
may be published and distributed to the
public. A comment period will be
allotted if the EA is published for
review. We will consider all comments
‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental
staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects.
2 ‘‘We’’,
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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 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.
Consultations Under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
In accordance with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s
implementing regulations for the section
106 process, we are using this notice to
solicit the views of the public on the
project’s potential effects on historic
properties.3 We will document our
findings on the impacts on cultural
resources and summarize the status of
consultations under section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act in
our EA.
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 comments are timely and properly
recorded, please send your comments so
that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before June 11,
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 (PF10–8–000) with your
submission. 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
3 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 800.2(d).
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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
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 a paper copy of your
comments at the following address:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426.
Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 3, PJ–11.3.
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Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list
includes 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. This list also includes
all affected landowners (as defined in
the Commission’s regulations) who are
potential ROW grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project
purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground
facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will
update the environmental mailing list as
the analysis proceeds to ensure that we
send the information related to this
environmental review to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities
interested in and/or potentially affected
by the planned project.
If the EA is published for distribution,
paper copies will be sent to the
environmental mailing list for public
review and comment. If you would like
to remove your name from the mailing
list, please return the attached
Information Request (Appendix 2).
Becoming an Intervenor
Once DEI files its application with the
Commission, 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
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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 website. Please note that
you may not request intervenor status at
this time. You must wait until a formal
application for the project is filed with
the Commission.
Additional Information
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.,
PF10–8). 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 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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RM10–13–000]
Credit Reforms in Organized
Wholesale Electric Markets; Notice
Establishing Date for Comments
May 12, 2010.
On May 11, 2010, Commission staff
convened a technical conference related
to the Commission’s Notice of Proposed
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Rulemaking on Credit Reforms in
Organized Wholesale Electric Markets.1
Specifically, the technical conference
addressed the proposal in the Credit
Reforms NOPR regarding whether
Independent System Operators/Regional
Transmission Operators should adopt
tariff revisions to clarify their status as
a counterparty to transactions in their
markets
Entities wishing to submit further,
written comments regarding the
counterparty proposal discussed at the
technical conference should submit
their comments in this docket on or
before June 8, 2010.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010–11908 Filed 5–18–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Meeting, Notice of Vote,
Explanation of Action Closing Meeting
and List of Persons to Attend
May 13, 2010.
The following notice of meeting is
published pursuant to Section 3(a) of
the Government in the Sunshine Act
(Pub. L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b:
Agency Holding Meeting: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission.
Date and Time: May 20, 2010, 1 p.m.
Place: Room 2C, Commission Meeting
Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Status: Closed.
Matters to be Considered: Non-Public
Investigations and Inquiries,
Enforcement Related Matters.
Contact Person for More Information:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone
(202) 502–8400.
Chairman Wellinghoff and
Commissioners Spitzer, Moeller, and
Norris voted to hold a closed meeting on
May 20, 2010. The certification of the
General Counsel explaining the action
closing the meeting is available for
public inspection in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room at 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The Chairman and the
Commissioners, their assistants, the
Commission’s Secretary, the General
Counsel and members of her staff, and
a stenographer are expected to attend
the meeting. Other staff members from
the Commission’s program offices who
1 Credit Reforms in Organized Wholesale Electric
Markets, 130 FERC ¶ 61,055 (2010) (Credit Reforms
NOPR).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF10-8-000]
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Planned Gallagher Station Project, and
Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
May 12, 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 Gallagher Station Project,
involving construction and operation of facilities by Duke Energy
Indiana, Inc. (DEI) in Floyd and Harrison Counties, Indiana (IN) and
Jefferson County, Kentucky (KY). The facilities include 20 miles of 20-
inch-diameter natural gas pipeline, supporting valves and other meter
stations. 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 the
Commission 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 June 11, 2010.
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 pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an
easement to construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities.
The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
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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?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC Web site (https://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.
Summary of the Planned Project
DEI plans to construct and operate approximately 20 miles of 20-
inch-diameter pipeline. According to DEI, its project would enable it
to provide natural gas from the existing interstate pipeline facilities
of Texas Gas Transmission, LLC. (Texas Gas) in Jefferson County, KY to
two of four existing coal-fired units at the Gallagher Station which
are being converted to natural gas-fired units. The electric generating
pipeline would be designed to have a delivery pressure of 480 psig to
the Gallagher Station; with a peak flow rate of 5.6 million cubic feet
per hour (MMcf/hr) and an off-peak flow rate of 4.4 MMcf/hr.
The Gallagher Station Project would also include:
Construction of one new natural gas meter station at
Milepost (MP) 0.0 in Jefferson County, KY;
Construction of one new natural gas metering and
regulation station at MP 19.52 in Floyd County, IN; and
Construction of two mainline block valves: One in Floyd
County, IN at MP 13.52, and the other in Harrison County at MP 7.21.
The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
1.\1\
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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 planned facilities would disturb about 286
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline.
Following construction, about 118 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. About 50
percent of the planned pipeline route parallels an existing electric
transmission and road right-of-way (ROW).
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
\2\ 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 in a timely fashion will be considered during the preparation
of the EA.
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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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In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the planned project under these
general headings:
Geology and soils;
land use;
water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
cultural resources;
vegetation and wildlife;
air quality and noise; and
endangered and threatened species.
We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the planned
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Although no formal application has been filed, we have already
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process.
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before an
application is filed with the FERC. As part of our pre-filing review,
we have begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss
their involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be presented in the EA.
The EA will be placed in the public record and, depending on the
comments received during the scoping process, may be published and
distributed to the public. A comment period will be allotted if the EA
is published for review. 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 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.
Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act
In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for the section 106 process, we are using this
notice to solicit the views of the public on the project's potential
effects on historic properties.\3\ We will document our findings on the
impacts on cultural resources and summarize the status of consultations
under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in our EA.
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\3\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800.2(d).
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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
comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so
that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before June 11,
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 (PF10-8-000) with your submission. 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
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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 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 a paper copy of your comments at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 3,
PJ-11.3.
Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list includes 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. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential ROW grantors, whose property may be used
temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within certain
distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on
the project. We will update the environmental mailing list as the
analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related to
this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
planned project.
If the EA is published for distribution, paper copies will be sent
to the environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you
would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the
attached Information Request (Appendix 2).
Becoming an Intervenor
Once DEI files its application with the Commission, 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 website. Please note that you may not request intervenor
status at this time. You must wait until a formal application for the
project is filed with the Commission.
Additional Information
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., PF10-8). 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 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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