Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned I-595 Replacement Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 13115-13117 [2012-5234]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 43 / Monday, March 5, 2012 / Notices Description: Application for Authorization of the Assumption of Liabilities and the Issuance of Securities under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act of Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. Filed Date: 2/24/12 Accession Number: 20120224–5173 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/16/12 The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: February 27, 2012. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–5241 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP12–399–000. Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline LLC. Description: 2012 Annual FL&U Percentage Adjustment to be effective 4/1/2012. Filed Date: 2/24/12. Accession Number: 20120224–5076. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/7/12. Docket Numbers: RP12–400–000. Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP. Description: Updates to GT&C Section 3.13 to be effective 4/1/2012. Filed Date: 2/27/12. Accession Number: 20120227–5075. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/12/12. Docket Numbers: RP12–403–000. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:06 Mar 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 Applicants: Crossroads Pipeline Company. Description: TRA 2012 to be effective 4/1/2012. Filed Date: 2/27/12. Accession Number: 20120227–5230. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/12/12. Docket Numbers: RP12–402–000. Applicants: Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. Description: Fuel Retention Rates— 2012 to be effective 4/1/2012. Filed Date: 2/28/12. Accession Number: 20120228–5021. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/12/12. Docket Numbers: RP12–404–000. Applicants: High Island Offshore System, L.L.C. Description: 2012 Annual Fuel Filing to be effective 4/1/2012. Filed Date: 2/28/12. Accession Number: 20120228–5049. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/12/12. Docket Numbers: RP12–405–000. Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Description: Annual Fuel Tracker Filing 2012 to be effective 4/1/2012. Filed Date: 2/28/12. Accession Number: 20120228–5051. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/12/12. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, and service can be found at: https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filingreq.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: February 28, 2012. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary [FR Doc. 2012–5239 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13115 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF12–5–000] Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned I–595 Replacement 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 Florida Gas Transmission Company’s (FGT) planned I–595 Replacement Project (Project). The planned project involves the abandonment, relocation, and operation of interstate natural gas transmission facilities in Broward 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 they need to evaluate in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on March 29, 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 planned 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 planned 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. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ is available for viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses a number of E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1 13116 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 43 / Monday, March 5, 2012 / Notices typically-asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission’s proceedings. Summary of the Planned Project FGT plans to abandon and relocate existing natural gas transmission facilities in Broward County, Florida. According to FGT, the planned project would resolve conflicts with Florida Department of Transportation/Florida Turnpike Enterprise encroachments and would maintain the access required for normal operation and maintenance. FGT would: • Abandon approximately 0.48 mile of existing 36-inch-diamater natural gas transmission pipeline; • Construct and operate approximately 0.60 mile of 36-inchdiamater natural gas transmission pipeline; and • Abandon, relocate, realign and reconfigure minor transmission pipeline associated facilities. The general location of the planned facilities is depicted in Appendix 1.1 Land Requirements for Construction Abandonment and relocation of the planned facilities would disturb about 19 acres of land. Following construction, FGT would permanently maintain about three acres of land; the remaining acreage would be restored and revert to former uses. Almost all of the land that would be disturbed is either existing road/utility right-of-way or adjacent to existing road/utility rights-of-way. The EA Process erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 1 The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:06 Mar 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 address in the EA. We will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA. In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the abandonment, relocation and operation of the planned project under these general headings: • Geology and soils; • Water resources and wetlands; • Vegetation and wildlife; • Land use; • Air quality and noise; and • Reliability and safety. We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Although no formal application has been filed, we have already initiated our NEPA review under the Commission’s pre-filing process. The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before the FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we will contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA. The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public Participation section beginning on page 4. With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA.3 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 3 The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 on the project’s potential effects on historic properties.4 We will define the project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s) as the project develops. 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 the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before March 29, 2012. 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 (PF12–5–000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature located on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling feature located on the Commission’s Web site (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 must select the type of filing you are making. If you are filing a comment on a particular 4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define historic properties 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\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 43 / Monday, March 5, 2012 / Notices project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 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 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. Becoming an Intervenor Once FGT 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 in the User’s 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 the Commission receives a formal application for the project. 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 (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., PF12– 5–000). 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 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 www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: February 28, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–5234 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Date and time erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. A flyer containing a brief project description and the above meeting information distributed in the general project area presents information on how to obtain copies of this notice in Spanish. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this planned project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. 15:06 Mar 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF12–4–000] Excelerate Energy L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Aguirre Offshore Gasport Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will address the environmental impacts of the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Excelerate Energy L.P. (Excelerate) in Salinas, Puerto Rico. The Commission will use this EIS in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public interest. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process that 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 EIS. Please note that the scoping period will close on March 30, 2012. You may submit comments in written form or verbally. Further details on how to submit written comments are in the Public Participation section of this notice. In lieu of or in addition to sending written comments, the Commission invites you to attend the public scoping meetings scheduled as indicated below. The Commission will conduct the public scoping meetings in English, but there will be a concurrent Spanish language translation available. Location March 20, 2012; 7 p.m. AST ........................................... March 21, 2012; 7 p.m. AST ........................................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 13117 Lions Club, Carretera 3 km Street Carrete, Guayama, Puerto Rico 00785. Marina de Salinas, P.R. 701 (end) Playa Ward, Salinas, Puerto Rico 00751. Summary of the Proposed Project Excelerate has announced its plans to construct and operate a maritime liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and approximately 4 miles of 18-inch-diameter pipeline linking the receiving facility to the existing onshore Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s Central Aguirre Power Plant (CAPP). The LNG terminal would be in Puerto Rican waters, about 1 mile outside of Jobos Bay and 4 miles off the southern PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 coast of Puerto Rico, near the towns of Salinas and Guayama. This offshore portion of the project would consist of a fixed platform and a permanently docked storage and regasification vessel. The facility would operate year-round to receive, vaporize, and deliver up to 500 million cubic feet per day of natural gas to the CAPP. Specifically, the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project would consist of the following: E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13115-13117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5234]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF12-5-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment for the Planned I-595 Replacement 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 Florida Gas Transmission 
Company's (FGT) planned I-595 Replacement Project (Project). The 
planned project involves the abandonment, relocation, and operation of 
interstate natural gas transmission facilities in Broward 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 they need to evaluate in the EA. Please note that 
the scoping period will close on March 29, 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 planned 
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 planned 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.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural 
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for 
viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses 
a number of

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typically-asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how 
to participate in the Commission's proceedings.

Summary of the Planned Project

    FGT plans to abandon and relocate existing natural gas transmission 
facilities in Broward County, Florida. According to FGT, the planned 
project would resolve conflicts with Florida Department of 
Transportation/Florida Turnpike Enterprise encroachments and would 
maintain the access required for normal operation and maintenance.
    FGT would:
     Abandon approximately 0.48 mile of existing 36-inch-
diamater natural gas transmission pipeline;
     Construct and operate approximately 0.60 mile of 36-inch-
diamater natural gas transmission pipeline; and
     Abandon, relocate, realign and reconfigure minor 
transmission pipeline associated facilities.
    The general location of the planned facilities is depicted in 
Appendix 1.\1\
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    \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in 
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all 
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at 
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

    Abandonment and relocation of the planned facilities would disturb 
about 19 acres of land. Following construction, FGT would permanently 
maintain about three acres of land; the remaining acreage would be 
restored and revert to former uses. Almost all of the land that would 
be disturbed is either existing road/utility right-of-way or adjacent 
to existing road/utility 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 
\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. We will 
consider all filed comments 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 abandonment, relocation and operation of the planned project under 
these general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     Water resources and wetlands;
     Vegetation and wildlife;
     Land use;
     Air quality and noise; and
     Reliability and safety.
    We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned project 
or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen 
or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    Although no formal application has been filed, we have already 
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process. 
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement 
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before 
the FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we 
will contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their 
involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. To 
ensure we have the opportunity to consider and address your comments, 
please carefully follow the instructions in the Public Participation 
section beginning on page 4.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues 
related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the 
preparation of the EA.\3\ 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.
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    \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing 
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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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.\4\ We will define the project-specific Area of Potential 
Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s) as the project develops. 
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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    \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations 
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those 
regulations define historic properties 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 the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before March 
29, 2012.
    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 (PF12-5-000) with your submission. The Commission 
encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available 
to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature located on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested 
persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling 
feature located on the Commission's Web site (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 must select the type of filing you are making. If 
you are filing a comment on a particular

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project, please select ``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
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 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.

Becoming an Intervenor

    Once FGT 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 in the User's 
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 the Commission receives a formal 
application for the project.

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 (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., PF12-
5-000). 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 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 www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the 
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: February 28, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-5234 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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