Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cape Canaveral Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 22692-22694 [2011-9795]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 22692 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2011 / Notices Filed Date: 04/18/2011. Accession Number: 20110418–5085. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Take notice that the Commission received the following land acquisition reports: Docket Numbers: LA11–1–000. Applicants: Canandaigua Power Partners, LLC, Canandaigua Power Partners II, LLC, Evergreen Wind Power, LLC, Evergreen Wind Power III, LLC, Evergreen Wind Power V, LLC, First Wind Energy Marketing, LLC, Milford Wind Corridor Phase I, LLC, Milford Wind Corridor Phase II, LLC, Stetson Wind II, LLC. Description: Report of Canandaigua Power Partners II, LLC, et al. Filed Date: 04/15/2011. Accession Number: 20110415–5340. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 06, 2011. Take notice that the Commission received the following open access transmission tariff filings: Docket Numbers: OA07–19–007; OA07–43–008; ER07–1171–008. Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company. Description: Arizona Public Service Company submits its annual compliance report on penalty assessments and distributions. Filed Date: 04/18/2011. Accession Number: 20110418–5117. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 09, 2011. Docket Numbers: OA07–53–007. Applicants: Progress Energy, Inc. Description: Annual Penalty Revenues Refund Report of Florida Power Corporation et al. Filed Date: 04/18/2011. Accession Number: 20110418–5121. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 09, 2011. Docket Numbers: OA09–22–003. Applicants: Florida Power & Light Company. Description: Annual Compliance Report Regarding Penalties for Unreserved Use of Florida Power & Light Company. Filed Date: 04/18/2011. Accession Number: 20110418–5126. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 09, 2011. 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:01 Apr 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 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. As it relates to any qualifying facility filings, the notices of self-certification [or self-recertification] listed above, do not institute a proceeding regarding qualifying facility status. A notice of self-certification [or self-recertification] simply provides notification that the entity making the filing has determined the facility named in the notice meets the applicable criteria to be a qualifying facility. Intervention and/or protest do not lie in dockets that are qualifying facility self-certifications or selfrecertifications. Any person seeking to challenge such qualifying facility status may do so by filing a motion pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(d)(iii). Intervention and protests may be filed in response to notices of qualifying facility dockets other than self-certifications and selfrecertifications. 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 dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: April 18, 2011. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–9807 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP11–145–000] Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cape Canaveral Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues 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 Cape Canaveral Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) in Orange County, Florida. 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 May 12, 2011. 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 E:\FR\FM\22APN1.SGM 22APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2011 / Notices 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 FGT 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 FGT proposes to construct and operate a new 15,000-horsepower (hp) electric compressor station (CS 32) along its existing 26-inch-diameter mainline near milepost (MP) 691.7; install appurtenant auxiliary facilities at an existing compressor station (CS 18) at MP 668.8; and upgrade existing pipeline facilities, all located in Orange County, Florida. The facilities are proposed in order to provide increased delivery pressure to Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) Cape Canaveral Energy Center (CCEC) in Brevard County, Florida, that is presently being modernized with high efficiency electric power generators capable of producing 1,250 megawatts of power. According to FGT, two 15,000-hp compressor units would be required at the proposed CS 32 in order to allow for 100 percent redundancy. FGT stated that its project would provide a minimum of 650 pounds per square inch gauge delivery pressure at FPL’s CCEC facilities, while maintaining the current contractual rights of all of its existing customers. The Cape Canaveral Project would consist of the following facilities: mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES At CS 32 • Two new compressor buildings, each housing a centrifugal compressor unit with variable-speed gearbox and a 15,000-hp electric motor; • An auxiliary building; • A process control room enclosure; • A switchgear enclosure; • 30-inch-diameter suction and discharge piping; • Main block, suction, and discharge valves; • Three blow downs; • A gas cooling system; • Condensate and oily water tanks; • A back-up generator; • A construction yard; • An access road; and • Replacement of about 800 feet of 26-inch-diameter mainline from MP 691.6 to MP 691.8. • an electric power substation. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:01 Apr 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 At CS 18 • Addition of gas after coolers; • Yard pulsation bottles; and • Minor appurtenant facilities. The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix 1.1 Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the Cape Canaveral Project would require a total of about 41.6 acres which include about 14.6 acres for the facilities within the proposed CS 32, 11.8 acres for temporary work spaces, 10.4 acres for the construction yard, 1.7 acres for the access road, and 3.1 acres consisting of forested wetland and a 50-foot-wide upland buffer zone which would not be affected during construction or operation of the project. After construction about 24.9 acres would be restored and allowed to revert to their former uses. No new work space would be required at CS 18 as all constructionrelated activities would be confined to the existing compressor station. 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 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; • Air quality and noise; 1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at https:// www.ferc.gov using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects. PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22693 • Endangered and threatened species; 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 beginning on page 5. 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.3 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 3 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. E:\FR\FM\22APN1.SGM 22APN1 22694 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2011 / Notices our findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under section 106. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 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 May 12, 2011. 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 (CP11–145–000) 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, 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:01 Apr 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 property 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 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). 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. Dated: April 15, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–9795 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AC11–56–000] SP 49 Pipeline LLC; Notice of Filing 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. Take notice that on April 12, 2011, SP 49 Pipeline LLC (‘‘SP 49’’) submitted a request for waiver of the requirement to file the FERC Form No. 6 for the last two months of the 2010 calendar year. SP 49 requests was based on the fact that its tariffs only affect the last two months of the 2010 calendar year and would not provide useful information to the Commission or to shippers. Effective November 12, 2010, SP 49 acquired a portion of Chevron Pipe Line Company’s (‘‘Chevron’’) pipeline system and associated equipment, specifically the South Pass Block 49 Pipeline System, in addition to certain related pipeline assets. SP 49 filed an Adoption Additional Information Notice and related tariffs on December 6, 2010. Additional information about the Any person desiring to intervene or to project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, protest this filing must file in at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and site at https://www.ferc.gov using the Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214). ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the the docket number, excluding the last appropriate action to be taken, but will three digits in the Docket Number field not serve to make protestants parties to (i.e., CP11–145). Be sure you have the proceeding. Any person wishing to selected an appropriate date range. For become a party must file a notice of assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for protests must be filed on or before the TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the comment date. On or before the texts of formal documents issued by the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests Commission, such as orders, notices, on persons other than the Applicant. and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now The Commission encourages offers a free service called eSubscription electronic submission of protests and which allows you to keep track of all interventions in lieu of paper using the formal issuances and submittals in ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. specific dockets. This can reduce the Persons unable to file electronically amount of time you spend researching should submit an original and 14 copies proceedings by automatically providing of the protest or intervention to the PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22APN1.SGM 22APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-145-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cape Canaveral 
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

    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 Cape Canaveral Project 
involving construction and operation of facilities by Florida Gas 
Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) in Orange County, Florida. 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 May 12, 2011.
    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

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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 FGT 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

    FGT proposes to construct and operate a new 15,000-horsepower (hp) 
electric compressor station (CS 32) along its existing 26-inch-diameter 
mainline near milepost (MP) 691.7; install appurtenant auxiliary 
facilities at an existing compressor station (CS 18) at MP 668.8; and 
upgrade existing pipeline facilities, all located in Orange County, 
Florida. The facilities are proposed in order to provide increased 
delivery pressure to Florida Power & Light Company's (FPL) Cape 
Canaveral Energy Center (CCEC) in Brevard County, Florida, that is 
presently being modernized with high efficiency electric power 
generators capable of producing 1,250 megawatts of power. According to 
FGT, two 15,000-hp compressor units would be required at the proposed 
CS 32 in order to allow for 100 percent redundancy. FGT stated that its 
project would provide a minimum of 650 pounds per square inch gauge 
delivery pressure at FPL's CCEC facilities, while maintaining the 
current contractual rights of all of its existing customers.
    The Cape Canaveral Project would consist of the following 
facilities:

At CS 32

     Two new compressor buildings, each housing a centrifugal 
compressor unit with variable-speed gearbox and a 15,000-hp electric 
motor;
     An auxiliary building;
     A process control room enclosure;
     A switchgear enclosure;
     30-inch-diameter suction and discharge piping;
     Main block, suction, and discharge valves;
     Three blow downs;
     A gas cooling system;
     Condensate and oily water tanks;
     A back-up generator;
     A construction yard;
     An access road; and
     Replacement of about 800 feet of 26-inch-diameter mainline 
from MP 691.6 to MP 691.8.
     an electric power substation.

At CS 18

     Addition of gas after coolers;
     Yard pulsation bottles; and
     Minor appurtenant facilities.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix 
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    \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being 
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to 
all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at 
https://www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the 
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on 
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the Cape Canaveral Project would require a total of 
about 41.6 acres which include about 14.6 acres for the facilities 
within the proposed CS 32, 11.8 acres for temporary work spaces, 10.4 
acres for the construction yard, 1.7 acres for the access road, and 3.1 
acres consisting of forested wetland and a 50-foot-wide upland buffer 
zone which would not be affected during construction or operation of 
the project. After construction about 24.9 acres would be restored and 
allowed to revert to their former uses. No new work space would be 
required at CS 18 as all construction-related activities would be 
confined to the existing compressor station.

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 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 proposed project under these 
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     Land use;
     Water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     Cultural resources;
     Vegetation and wildlife;
     Air quality and noise;
     Endangered and threatened species; 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 beginning on page 5.
    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.\3\ 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

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our findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the 
status of consultations under section 106.
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    \3\ 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 May 12, 2011.
    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 (CP11-145-000) 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, 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 right-of-way grantors, whose property 
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own property 
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 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., CP11-145). 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.

    Dated: April 15, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-9795 Filed 4-21-11; 8:45 am]
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