Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed APEX Expansion Project, 45109-45110 [2010-18838]

Download as PDF erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 147 / Monday, August 2, 2010 / Notices • Constructing associated minor aboveground facilities; and • Modifying piping at two existing compressor stations. 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 government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups; 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 potential environmental impacts, 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 the FERC receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before August 23, 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 CP10–89–000 with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you by phone at (202) 502–8258 or by e-mail at efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, 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 enables you to provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:04 Jul 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 on ‘‘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. 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 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., CP10–89). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support by e-mail at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or by phone, 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. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–18841 Filed 7–30–10; 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. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45109 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP10–14–000] Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed APEX Expansion Project July 23, 2010. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Apex Expansion Project proposed by Kern River Gas Transmission Company (Kern River) in the above-referenced docket. Kern River requests authorization to expand its natural gas pipeline system in Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada, to transport an additional 266 million cubic feet per day of natural gas from existing receipt points in southwestern Wyoming, to existing delivery connections in southern Nevada. The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Apex Expansion Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project would have some adverse environmental impact; however, these impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation of Kern River’s proposed mitigation and the additional measures recommended in the final EIS. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service (USFS), and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. The cooperating agencies will adopt and use the EIS to consider the issuance of right-of-way grants on federally administered lands. While the conclusions and recommendations presented in the final EIS were developed with input from the cooperating agencies, the agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective Records of Decision for the project. The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following project facilities: E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1 45110 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 147 / Monday, August 2, 2010 / Notices erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES • Approximately 27.6 miles of 36inch-diameter natural gas pipeline loop 1 extending southwest in Utah from Morgan County, through Davis to Salt Lake County; • One new 30,000-horsepower compressor station (known as the Milford Compressor Station) in Beaver County, Utah; • Modifications to four existing compressor stations to add additional compression: The Coyote Creek Compressor Station located in Uinta County, Wyoming; the Elberta Compressor Station located in Utah County, Utah; the Fillmore Compressor Station located in Millard County, Utah; and the Dry Lake Compressor Station located in Clark County, Nevada; • Six mainline valves; and • Three pig 2 launcher and two pig receiver facilities. The final EIS 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. A limited number of copies 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 EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local newspapers and libraries in the project area; parties to this proceeding; and potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version. Questions? Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC (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., CP10–14). 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; for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal 1 A loop is a segment of pipe that is usually installed adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. The loop allows more gas to be moved through the system. 2 A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:04 Jul 30, 2010 Jkt 220001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, August 9, 2010. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [Docket No. PR10–62–000] [FR Doc. 2010–18847 Filed 7–30–10; 8:45 am] documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription that 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. 2010–18838 Filed 7–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Pelico Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Filing July 26, 2010. Take notice that on July 15, 2010, Pelico Pipeline, LLC (Pelico) filed a revised Statement of Operating conditions to modify several gas quality specifications to be consistent with the downstream pipeline specifications. In addition, the imbalance cash out section has been revised to modify the pipeline indices used for the cash out to be aligned with recent market conditions and pipeline activity and the pressure base has been updated to current practice. Any person desiring to participate in this rate filing 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). 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 date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not 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. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PR10–65–000] EasTrans, LLC; Notice of Filing July 26, 2010. Take notice that on July 15, 2010, EasTrans, LLC (EasTrans) filed to significantly modify its Statement of Operating Conditions to provide clarification and reflect the implementation of a new EasTrans nomination process. Any person desiring to participate in this rate filing 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). 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 date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP10-14-000]


Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of 
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed APEX 
Expansion Project

July 23, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Apex Expansion Project proposed by Kern River Gas Transmission 
Company (Kern River) in the above-referenced docket. Kern River 
requests authorization to expand its natural gas pipeline system in 
Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada, to transport an additional 266 million cubic 
feet per day of natural gas from existing receipt points in 
southwestern Wyoming, to existing delivery connections in southern 
Nevada.
    The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Apex Expansion Project in accordance 
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project 
would have some adverse environmental impact; however, these impacts 
would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the 
implementation of Kern River's proposed mitigation and the additional 
measures recommended in the final EIS.
    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service (USFS), and 
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) participated as cooperating 
agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have 
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources 
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA 
analysis. The cooperating agencies will adopt and use the EIS to 
consider the issuance of right-of-way grants on federally administered 
lands. While the conclusions and recommendations presented in the final 
EIS were developed with input from the cooperating agencies, the 
agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in 
their respective Records of Decision for the project.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following project facilities:

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     Approximately 27.6 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline loop \1\ extending southwest in Utah from Morgan County, 
through Davis to Salt Lake County;
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    \1\ A loop is a segment of pipe that is usually installed 
adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. 
The loop allows more gas to be moved through the system.
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     One new 30,000-horsepower compressor station (known as the 
Milford Compressor Station) in Beaver County, Utah;
     Modifications to four existing compressor stations to add 
additional compression: The Coyote Creek Compressor Station located in 
Uinta County, Wyoming; the Elberta Compressor Station located in Utah 
County, Utah; the Fillmore Compressor Station located in Millard 
County, Utah; and the Dry Lake Compressor Station located in Clark 
County, Nevada;
     Six mainline valves; and
     Three pig \2\ launcher and two pig receiver facilities.
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    \2\ A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry 
a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion.
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    The final EIS 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. A limited number of copies 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 EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local 
newspapers and libraries in the project area; parties to this 
proceeding; and potentially affected landowners and other interested 
individuals and groups. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to 
those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version.

Questions?

    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC or on the 
FERC (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., CP10-
14). 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; 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 that 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. 2010-18838 Filed 7-30-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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