ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Expansion Project-Phase I and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 51033-51035 [2010-20451]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 18, 2010 / Notices BILLING CODE 6717–01–P remains just and reasonable. Dogwood Energy, LLC, 132 FERC ¶ 61,120 (2010). The refund effective date in Docket No. EL10–74–000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Kimberly J. Bose, Secretary. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, August 23, 2010. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–20462 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2010–20457 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [Docket No. EL10–73–000] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BE Louisiana, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date [Docket No. CP10–459–000] August 12, 2010. On August 11, 2010, the Commission issued an order that instituted a proceeding in Docket No. EL10–73–000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 USC 824e, to determine whether the J.P. Morgan Sellers’ 1 market-based rate authority in the Cleco Corporation, Inc. balancing authority area remains just and reasonable. BE Louisiana, LLC, 132 FERC ¶ 61,118 (2010). The refund effective date in Docket No. EL10–73–000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Kimberly J. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–20456 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL10–74–000] Dogwood Energy, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES August 12, 2010. On August 11, 2010, the Commission issued an order that instituted a proceeding in Docket No. EL10–74–000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, to determine whether Dogwood Energy, LLC’s market-based rate authority in the KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company balancing authority area 1 For purposes of this notice, the J.P. Morgan Sellers are BE Louisiana, LLC, Cedar Brakes I, L.L.C., Cedar Brakes II, L.L.C., J.P. Morgan Commodities Canada Corporation, J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation, and Utility Contract Funding, L.L.C. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:40 Aug 17, 2010 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Jkt 220001 ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Expansion Project— Phase I and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues August 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 ETC Tiger Pipeline Expansion Project—Phase I, involving construction and operation of facilities by ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC (Tiger) in Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, and Red River Parishes in Louisiana. 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 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 September 13, 2010. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51033 eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings where compensation would be determined 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 Tiger 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 Tiger has proposed Phase I of the ETC Tiger Pipeline Expansion Project to construct two pipeline loops of the ETC Tiger Pipeline and add compression at three compressor stations. The pipeline construction would consist of: Loop 1— approximately 8.2 miles of new 42-inch diameter loop 1 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana (LA); and Loop 2— approximately 12.3 miles of new 42inch diameter pipeline in Jackson and Ouachita Parishes, LA. Associated aboveground facilities consisting of side valves, crossover piping, pig launchers 2 and receivers would be constructed at each end of the pipeline loops. In addition, Tiger would install additional compression at the following existing compressor stations: Approximately 4,735 horsepower (hp) at the Cannisnia Compressor Station in Red River Parish, LA; approximately 8,180 hp of compression at the Bienville Compressor Station in Bienville Parish, LA; and approximately 17,650 hp of compression at the Chatham Compressor Station in Jackson Parish, LA. The Project would add 0.4 billion cubic feet/day of natural gas capacity to Tiger’s system. The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix 1.3 1 A pipeline loop is a segment of new pipeline constructed parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity. 2 A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that is inserted into and moves through the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal inspections, or other purposes. 3 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. E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1 51034 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 18, 2010 / Notices sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb approximately 383 acres of previously disturbed rights-of-way and existing industrial land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline and approximately 4 acres of undisturbed land. Following construction, about 150 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 entire proposed pipeline route parallels the existing Tiger Pipeline right-of-way. 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 4 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 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; • Endangered and threatened species; • Air quality and noise; 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. 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. 4 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:40 Aug 17, 2010 Jkt 220001 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 section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation with applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s), and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project’s potential effects on historic properties.5 We will define the project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s) as the project is further developed. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under section 106. 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 September 13, 2010. 5 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Historic properties are defined in those regulations as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register for Historic Places. PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the project docket number (CP10–459–000) 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 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. With eFiling you can 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 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. Environmental Mailing List The environmental mailing list includes federal, Louisiana State, and local Parish 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 right-of-way 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 proposed project. If the EA is published for distribution, copies will be sent to the environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would prefer to receive E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 18, 2010 / Notices a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached Information Request (Appendix 2). 51035 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 405–097] [Docket No. CP10–478–000] 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. Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Notice of Panel Meeting and Technical Conference Details Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization August 12, 2010. August 12, 2010. Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–20451 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [FR Doc. 2010–20459 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES Becoming an Intervenor On August 3, 2010, Commission staff, in response to the filing of a notice of study dispute by the Maryland Department of Environment (Maryland DOE) convened a single three-person Dispute Resolution Panel (Panel) pursuant to 18 CFR 5.14(d). Maryland DOE disputed the Commission’s study determinations on the following studies: (1) Seasonal and diurnal water quality in Conowingo Pond and below Conowingo dam (study 3.1); (2) Additional Information downstream fish passage effectiveness study (study 3.2); (3) hydrologic study Additional information about the of the lower Susquehanna River (study project is available from the 3.11); and (4) characterization of Commission’s Office of External Affairs, downstream aquatic communities at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web (study 3.18). On July 21, 2010, the site at https://www.ferc.gov using the Commission issued a Notice of Dispute ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary Resolution Process Schedule, Panel link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter Meeting and Technical Conference. The the docket number, excluding the last technical conference date is repeated three digits in the Docket Number field below with additional logistical details. (i.e., CP10–459). Be sure you have The purpose of the technical selected an appropriate date range. For conference is for the disputing agencies, assistance, please contact FERC Online applicants, and Commission to provide Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov the Panel with additional information or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for necessary to evaluate the disputed TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The study. All local, state, and federal eLibrary link also provides access to the agencies, Indian tribes, and other texts of formal documents issued by the interested parties are invited to attend the meeting as observers. The Panel may Commission, such as orders, notices, also request information or clarification and rulemakings. on written submissions as necessary to In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription understand the matters in dispute. The Panel will limit all input that it receives which allows you to keep track of all to the specific studies or information in formal issuances and submittals in dispute and will focus on the specific dockets. This can reduce the applicability of such studies or amount of time you spend researching information to the study criteria proceedings by automatically providing stipulated in 18 CFR 5.9(b). If the you with notification of these filings, number of participants wishing to speak document summaries, and direct links creates time constraints, the Panel may, to the documents. Go to https:// at its discretion, limit the speaking time www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. for each participant. Finally, public meetings or site visits Technical Conference will be posted on the Commission’s Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010. calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/ EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along Time: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. with other related information. Place: Darlington Fire Station, 2600 Castleton Road, Darlington, Maryland. Kimberly D. Bose, BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:40 Aug 17, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Take notice that on August 3, 2010, Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket No. CP10–478–000, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for authorization to abandon, by removal, the previously abandoned above-ground facilities at the Fourway Compressor Station, located in Moore County, Texas, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the Web 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 at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. Specifically, CIG proposes to abandon, by removal, all of the aboveground facilities including the following facilities: Five abandoned-inplace 1,320 Horsepower compressor units, office, shop, warehouse, auxiliary building, compressor building, foundations and basements, as well as other facilities. CIG proposes to remove all above-ground facilities with the exception of two functioning pigging facilities, which service the existing and operating Line No. 3A (Fourway to Kit Carson Line) and Line No. 193A (Plum Creek Lateral). CIG declares that the proposed removal activities will take place entirely within the station yard. CIG estimates the cost to complete the removal of the Fourway Compressor Station to be approximately $3.8 million. CIG avers that subsequent to the abandonment in place, the Fourway facilities have been vandalized. To deter future vandalism, CIG believes that it is prudent to remove the aboveground facilities at the station. Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Susan C. Stires, Director, Regulatory Affairs Department, Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP10-459-000]


ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Expansion 
Project--Phase I and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

August 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 ETC Tiger Pipeline Expansion 
Project--Phase I, involving construction and operation of facilities by 
ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC (Tiger) in Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, and 
Red River Parishes in Louisiana. This EA will be used by the Commission 
in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in 
the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process 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 September 13, 2010.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for this project. 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 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 where compensation would be 
determined 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 Tiger 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

    Tiger has proposed Phase I of the ETC Tiger Pipeline Expansion 
Project to construct two pipeline loops of the ETC Tiger Pipeline and 
add compression at three compressor stations. The pipeline construction 
would consist of: Loop 1--approximately 8.2 miles of new 42-inch 
diameter loop \1\ in Bienville Parish, Louisiana (LA); and Loop 2--
approximately 12.3 miles of new 42-inch diameter pipeline in Jackson 
and Ouachita Parishes, LA. Associated aboveground facilities consisting 
of side valves, crossover piping, pig launchers \2\ and receivers would 
be constructed at each end of the pipeline loops.
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    \1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of new pipeline constructed 
parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
    \2\ A ``pig'' is a tool that is inserted into and moves through 
the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal 
inspections, or other purposes.
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    In addition, Tiger would install additional compression at the 
following existing compressor stations: Approximately 4,735 horsepower 
(hp) at the Cannisnia Compressor Station in Red River Parish, LA; 
approximately 8,180 hp of compression at the Bienville Compressor 
Station in Bienville Parish, LA; and approximately 17,650 hp of 
compression at the Chatham Compressor Station in Jackson Parish, LA. 
The Project would add 0.4 billion cubic feet/day of natural gas 
capacity to Tiger's system.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix 
1.\3\
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    \3\ 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 facilities would disturb approximately 
383 acres of previously disturbed rights-of-way and existing industrial 
land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline and approximately 
4 acres of undisturbed land. Following construction, about 150 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 entire proposed pipeline route parallels the 
existing Tiger Pipeline right-of-way.

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 
\4\ 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.
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    \4\ ``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 proposed project under these 
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     Land use;
     Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     Cultural resources;
     Vegetation and wildlife;
     Endangered and threatened species;
     Air quality and noise; 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. 
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 section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation 
with applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s), and to solicit 
their views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian 
tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on historic 
properties.\5\ We will define the project-specific Area of Potential 
Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s) as the project is 
further developed. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a 
minimum encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples 
include construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, 
compressor stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will 
document our findings on the impacts on historic properties and 
summarize the status of consultations under section 106.
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations 
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Historic 
properties are defined in those regulations as any prehistoric or 
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in 
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register for Historic 
Places.
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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 September 
13, 2010.
    For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to 
submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please 
reference the project docket number (CP10-459-000) 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 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. With eFiling you 
can 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 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.

Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, Louisiana State, 
and local Parish 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 right-of-way 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 proposed project.
    If the EA is published for distribution, copies will be sent to the 
environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would 
prefer to receive

[[Page 51035]]

a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would like to 
remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached 
Information Request (Appendix 2).

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 (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site 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 
(i.e., CP10-459). 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.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the 
Commission's calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-20451 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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