Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment, 40719-40720 [2011-17289]
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Currently Identified Environmental
Issues
We have already identified several
issues that we think deserve attention
based on a preliminary review of the
planned facilities and the
environmental information provided by
Transco. This preliminary list of issues
may be changed based on your
comments and our analysis:
• Construction and operational impacts
on nearby residences;
• Impacts on wetlands and waterbodies;
• Impacts on air quality and noise;
• Impacts on threatened and
endangered species; and
• Safety.
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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 August 15,
2011.
For your convenience, there are four
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. In all
instances, please reference the Project
docket number (PF11–4–000) 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. A brochure prepared
by the FERC entitled ‘‘Your Guide to
Electronic Information at FERC’’ is
included on the enclosed CD–ROM and
is available for viewing on the FERC
Web site (https://www.ferc.gov). This
brochure provides additional details
regarding the electronic information
services available for the Project at the
FERC.
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
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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’’;
3. You may attend and provide either
oral or written comments at a public
scoping meeting. A transcript of each
meeting will be made so that your
comments will be accurately recorded
and included in the public record; or
4. 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 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,
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 3).
Becoming an Intervenor
Once Transco 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
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Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the
Commission’s Web site. Please note that
the Commission will not accept requests
for 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.,
PF11–4). 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 text 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.
Dated: July 1, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project Nos. 12626–002; 12717–002]
Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC;
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) regulations,
18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR
47897), the Office of Energy Projects has
reviewed the applications for original
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licenses for the Brandon Road
Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No.
12717–002) and the Dresden Island
Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No.
12626–002). The Brandon Road
Hydroelectric Project is proposed to be
located on the Des Plaines River, near
the City of Joliet, Will County, Illinois,
at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
(Corps) Brandon Road Lock and Dam.
The Dresden Island Hydroelectric
Project is proposed to be located on the
Illinois River, in the Town of Morris,
Grundy County, Illinois, at the Corps’
Dresden Island Lock and Dam.
Staff prepared a multi-project
environmental assessment (EA), which
analyzes the potential environmental
effects of licensing the projects, and
concludes that licensing the projects,
with appropriate environmental
protection measures, would not
constitute a major federal action that
would significantly affect the quality of
the human environment.
A copy of the EA is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket, excluding the last
three digits for each docket number, in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; toll-free
at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 202–
502–8659.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
e-mail of new filings and issuances
related to these or other pending
projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Any comments should be filed within
30 days from the date of this notice.
Comments may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site https://
www.ferc.gov/doc-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support.
Although the Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing, documents
may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Please affix Brandon Road Hydroelectric
Project, P–12717–002 and Dresden
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Island Hydroelectric Project, P–12626–
002 to all comments.
For further information, contact Janet
Hutzel at (202) 502–8675 or by e-mail at
janet.hutzel@ferc.gov.
Dated: July 5, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011–17289 Filed 7–8–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP11–78–000]
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission
Company, LLC; Notice of Availability
of the Environmental Assessment for
the Proposed Line AM–46
Replacement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Line AM–46 Replacement Project
proposed by CenterPoint Energy Gas
Transmission Company, LLC (CEGT) in
the above-referenced docket. CEGT
requests authorization to construct,
operate, and abandon pipeline facilities
in Howard, Hempstead, Sevier, and
Little River Counties, Arkansas. The
proposed project would replace a
segment of CEGT’s existing natural gas
system to ensure a reliable natural gas
supply of 50 million cubic feet per day
to Ashdown, Arkansas.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Line
AM–46 Replacement 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,
with appropriate mitigating measures,
would not constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
participated as a cooperating agency in
the preparation of the EA. 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 project would require a
permit from the USACE pursuant to
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
(33 United States Code 1344).
The proposed Line AM–46
Replacement Project involves the
abandonment of a total of 16.2 miles of
CEGT’s Line AM–46 and associated
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segments; the construction of 16.7 miles
of Line AM–204, a new 10-inchdiameter pipeline in Howard,
Hempstead, and Sevier Counties,
Arkansas; and the installation of a pig 1
launcher at the beginning of the new
pipeline (MP 0.0) and a pig receiver at
its terminus (MP 16.7).
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 the potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that your
comments are properly recorded and
considered prior to a Commission
decision on the proposal, it is important
that the FERC receives your comments
in Washington, DC on or before
August 1, 2011.
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 (CP11–78–000) with
your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has dedicated eFiling
expert staff available to assist you at
(202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You may file your comments
electronically by using the 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://
1 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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project Nos. 12626-002; 12717-002]
Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Availability of
Environmental Assessment
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) regulations,
18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy
Projects has reviewed the applications for original
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licenses for the Brandon Road Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No.
12717-002) and the Dresden Island Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project
No. 12626-002). The Brandon Road Hydroelectric Project is proposed to
be located on the Des Plaines River, near the City of Joliet, Will
County, Illinois, at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Brandon
Road Lock and Dam. The Dresden Island Hydroelectric Project is proposed
to be located on the Illinois River, in the Town of Morris, Grundy
County, Illinois, at the Corps' Dresden Island Lock and Dam.
Staff prepared a multi-project environmental assessment (EA), which
analyzes the potential environmental effects of licensing the projects,
and concludes that licensing the projects, with appropriate
environmental protection measures, would not constitute a major federal
action that would significantly affect the quality of the human
environment.
A copy of the EA is available for review at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket,
excluding the last three digits for each docket number, in the docket
number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; toll-free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY, 202-502-8659.
You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to these or other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this
notice. Comments may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site https://www.ferc.gov/doc-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the
end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing,
documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and
seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please affix
Brandon Road Hydroelectric Project, P-12717-002 and Dresden Island
Hydroelectric Project, P-12626-002 to all comments.
For further information, contact Janet Hutzel at (202) 502-8675 or
by e-mail at janet.hutzel@ferc.gov.
Dated: July 5, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-17289 Filed 7-8-11; 8:45 am]
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