Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Designation of Certain Commission Personnel as Non-Decisional, 78631 [2011-32374]
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Appalachian Power Company; Notice
of Designation of Certain Commission
Personnel as Non-Decisional
Commission staff members Jon
Cofrancesco (Office of Energy Projects
(202) 502–8951;
jon.cofrancesco@ferc.gov) and Elizabeth
Molloy (Office of the General Counsel;
(202) 502–8771;
elizabeth.molloy@ferc.gov) are assigned
to help resolve issues associated with
development of a settlement agreement
for the Smith Mountain 2011 updated
Shoreline Management Plan.
As ‘‘non-decisional’’ staff, Mr.
Cofrancesco and Ms. Molloy will not
participate in an advisory capacity in
the Commission’s review of any offer of
settlement or settlement agreement, or
deliberations concerning the disposition
of the 2011 updated Shoreline
Management Plan.
Different Commission ‘‘advisory staff’’
will be assigned to review any offer of
settlement or settlement agreement, and
to process the 2011 updated Shoreline
Management Plan, including providing
advice to the Commission with respect
to the agreement and the plan. Nondecisional staff and advisory staff are
prohibited from communicating with
one another concerning the settlement
and the 2011 updated Shoreline
Management Plan.
Dated: December 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP12–18–000]
Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Mainline
103 Extension 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 Mainline 103 Extension Project
involving construction and operation of
facilities by Questar Pipeline Company
(Questar) in Uintah County, Utah. The
Commission will use this EA 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 they need to
evaluate in the EA. Details on how to
submit comments are in the Public
Participation section of this notice.
Please note that the scoping period will
close on January 18, 2012.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and
local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this
proposed project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you 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 Commission
approves the project, 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.
Questar provided landowners with a
fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled
‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On
My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’
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
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Summary of the Proposed Project
Questar seeks authorization to
abandon about 8.3 miles of its 14-inchdiameter Mainline 68 and replace it
with about 8.5 miles of 20-inchdiameter Mainline 103 in Uintah
County, Utah. Questar is replacing this
portion of Mainline 68 because it has
been undermined and exposed by flash
flooding. Questar would extend
Mainline 103 away from flood areas in
Weaver Canyon, which would result in
the replacement being 0.2 mile longer
than Mainline 68. Mainline 68 would
remain in operation throughout
Questar’s extension of Mainline 103.
Questar would abandon its Mainline 68
in place, with the exception of areas that
are currently exposed, which would be
removed. Questar would also construct
a pig launcher/receiver 1 facility at its
new Mainline 103/68 junction.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in appendix 1.2
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed facilities
would disturb about 120 acres of land
for the pipeline and aboveground
facilities. Following construction,
Questar would maintain about 52 acres
for permanent operation of the project’s
facilities; the remaining acreage would
be restored and revert to former uses.
The proposed pipeline route generally
parallels existing pipeline, utility, or
road rights-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 3 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
1 A pipeline ‘‘pig’’ is a device used to clean or
inspect the pipeline. A pig launcher/receiver is an
aboveground facility where pigs are inserted or
retrieved from the pipeline.
2 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear 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.
3 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
Energy Projects.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2210-207]
Appalachian Power Company; Notice of Designation of Certain
Commission Personnel as Non-Decisional
Commission staff members Jon Cofrancesco (Office of Energy Projects
(202) 502-8951; jon.cofrancesco@ferc.gov) and Elizabeth Molloy (Office
of the General Counsel; (202) 502-8771; elizabeth.molloy@ferc.gov) are
assigned to help resolve issues associated with development of a
settlement agreement for the Smith Mountain 2011 updated Shoreline
Management Plan.
As ``non-decisional'' staff, Mr. Cofrancesco and Ms. Molloy will
not participate in an advisory capacity in the Commission's review of
any offer of settlement or settlement agreement, or deliberations
concerning the disposition of the 2011 updated Shoreline Management
Plan.
Different Commission ``advisory staff'' will be assigned to review
any offer of settlement or settlement agreement, and to process the
2011 updated Shoreline Management Plan, including providing advice to
the Commission with respect to the agreement and the plan. Non-
decisional staff and advisory staff are prohibited from communicating
with one another concerning the settlement and the 2011 updated
Shoreline Management Plan.
Dated: December 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-32374 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am]
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