Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Line MB Loop Extension Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 50098-50100 [2012-20310]
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Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission at (202) 502–6210 or
luciano.lima@ferc.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Docket No. ER12–2366–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL12–2–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL12–60–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc., et al.
For more information, contact
Luciano Lima, Office of Energy Markets
Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission at (202) 502–6210 or
luciano.lima@ferc.gov.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Dated: August 9, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Dated: August 9, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Notice of Commission Staff
Attendance
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The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission hereby gives notice that
members of the Commission’s staff may
attend the following meetings and/or
teleconferences related to the
transmission planning activities of the
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP):
Seams FERC Order No. 1000 Task
Force—August 17, 2012.
Seams FERC Order No. 1000 Task
Force—August 24, 2012.
Seams FERC Order No. 1000 Task
Force—August 31, 2012.
The above-referenced teleconferences
are open to the public.
Further information may be found at
www.misoenergy.org.
The discussions at the meeting
described above may address matters at
issue in the following proceedings:
Docket No. ER09–35–001, Tallgrass
Transmission, LLC.
Docket No. ER09–36–001, Prairie Wind
Transmission, LLC.
Docket No. ER09–548–001, ITC Great
Plains, LLC.
Docket No. ER09–659–002, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER11–4105–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL11–34–001, Midwest
Independent Transmission System
Operator, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1179–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1401–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1401–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1415–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1460–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1586–001, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1610–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1772–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER12–1779–000, Southwest
Power Pool, Inc.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF12–6–000]
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
Supplemental Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
for the Planned Line MB Loop
Extension Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
On August 1, 2012, Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC (Columbia) filed its
intent to modify the Line MB Loop
Extension Project (project) in Baltimore
and Harford Counties, Maryland, by
incorporating the Alternative Route
16.55A into it’s proposed route and
dropping the BGE Route Alternative
from further consideration. On April 16,
2012, a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment (original
NOI) was issued for the project as
originally planned. This Supplemental
Notice of Intent (supplemental NOI)
addresses these changes. The original
NOI is attached to this document, so
certain information included in it will
not be repeated in the supplemental
NOI including the original project
description, information about
becoming an intervenor, and how to
find additional information about the
project.
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 project involving construction and
operation of the facilities planned by
Columbia, including the supplemental
facilities. 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.
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If you are receiving this supplemental
NOI, you may be affected by Alternate
Route 16.55A. This notice announces
the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input
from the public and interested agencies
on these supplemental facilities for the
project. Your input will help the
Commission staff determine what issues
need to be evaluated in the EA. Please
note that the scoping period will close
on September 10, 2012.
This supplemental NOI is being sent
to the affected landowners along the
Alternative Route 16.55A facilities
proposed by Columbia for the project on
August 1, 2012. State and local
government representatives are asked to
notify their constituents of this
modification to the planned project and
encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern. We invite you to file
comments; but, we request that you file
comments only pertinent to Alternative
Route 16.55A.
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
planned 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 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
typically-asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings.
Summary of the Planned Project
Columbia plans to construct about
21.4 miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline
in Baltimore and Harford Counties,
Maryland. The new pipeline would
primarily in installed within or adjacent
to it’s existing rights-of-way.
The planned supplemental facilities
would include the Alternative Route
16.55A which would be about 4.1 miles
of 26-inch-diameter pipeline departing
from the existing Line MA near milepost
(MP) 16.55 and ending at MP 21. It
would begin where the existing Line
MA corridor crosses Dunstan Lane and
would parallel Stansbury Mill Road
eastward to Allison Road. From this
point it would parallel Allison Road
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northward, and then cross this road
extending to the northeast to cross Little
Gunpowder Falls. It would continue
north northeastward through
agricultural land and then turn east
southeastward parallel to Hess Road
behind the residences along Hess Road.
It would then cross Fallston Road and
Kings Arms Drive, and turn
southeastward to tie back to the Line
MA corridor. Because Columbia intends
to incorporate this route alternative into
the Line MB Loop Extension Project, it
longer considers the BGE Route
Alternative as part of the proposed
route.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in appendix 1.1
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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
planned 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 continue to 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.
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 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.
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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
an application is filed with the FERC.
As part of our pre-filing review, we have
begun to contact some federal and state
agencies to discuss their involvement in
the scoping process and the preparation
of the EA.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be presented in the EA. The
EA will be placed in the public record
and, depending on the comments
received during the scoping process,
may be published and distributed to the
public. A comment period will be
allotted if the EA is published for
review. We will consider all comments
on the EA before we make our
recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure your comments are
considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation
section below.
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, 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 as
the project is further developed. On
natural gas facility projects, the APE at
a minimum encompasses all areas
subject to ground disturbance (examples
include construction right-of-way,
contractor/pipe storage yards,
compressor stations, and access roads).
Our EA for this project will document
our findings on the impacts on historic
properties and summarize the status of
consultations under section 106.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
Your comments should focus on the
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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potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure that
your comments are timely and properly
recorded, please send your comments so
that they will be received in
Washington, DC, on or before September
10, 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 (PF10–15–000) 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 can file your comments
electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s Web site at www.ferc.gov
under the link to Documents and
Filings. This is an easy method for
interested persons to submit brief, textonly comments on a project.
(2) You can file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
featured on the Commission’s Web site
at 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
project, please select ‘‘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
You have been added to the current
environmental mailing list which
includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local
newspapers. This list also includes all
the affected landowners (as defined in
the Commission’s regulations) for the
project as originally planned who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose
property may be used temporarily for
project purposes, or who own homes
within certain distances of above
ground facilities, and anyone who
submits comments on the project. We
will update the environmental mailing
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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 2).
Dated: August 9, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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AP&G Holdings LLC; Supplemental
Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
Filing Includes Request for Blanket
Section 204 Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding, of AP&G
Holdings LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an
accompanying rate schedule, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability is August 30,
2012.
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
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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 Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above-referenced
proceeding(s) 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 email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 10, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD12–12–000]
Coordination Between Natural Gas and
Electricity Markets; Supplemental
Notice of Technical Conference
As announced in the Notices issued
on July 5, 2012 1 and July 17, 2012,2 the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) staff will hold a technical
conference on Monday, August 20,
2012, from 9 a.m. to approximately 5:30
p.m. to discuss gas-electric coordination
issues in the Northeast region. The
agenda and list of roundtable
participants for this conference is
attached. This conference is free of
charge and open to the public.
1 Coordination between Natural Gas and
Electricity Markets, Docket No. AD12–12–000 (July
5, 2012) (Notice of Technical Conferences) (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/
opennat.asp?fileID=13023450); 77 Fed. Reg. 41184
(July 12, 2012) (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR2012-07-12/pdf/2012-16997.pdf).
2 Coordination between Natural Gas and
Electricity Markets, Docket No. AD12–12–000 (July
17, 2012) (Supplemental Notice of Technical
Conferences) (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/
common/opennat.asp?fileID=13029403).
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Commission members may participate
in the conference.
The Northeast region technical
conference will be held at the following
venue: Hyatt Harborside at Boston’s
Logan International Airport, 101
Harborside Drive, Boston, MA 02128,
USA, Tel: 1–617–568–1234, 1–888–421–
1442 (toll free).
If you have not already done so, those
who plan to attend the Northeast region
technical conference are strongly
encouraged to complete the registration
form located at: www.ferc.gov/whatsnew/registration/nat-gas-elec-mktsform.asp. There is no deadline to
register to attend the conference. The
dress code for the conference will be
business casual. The agenda and
roundtable participants for the
remaining technical conferences will be
issued in supplemental notices at later
dates.
The Northeast region technical
conference will not be transcribed.
However, there will be a free audiocast
of the conference. The audiocast will
allow persons to listen to the Northeast
region technical conference, but not
participate. Anyone with Internet access
who desires to listen to the Northeast
region conference can do so by
navigating to www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of
Events and locating the Northeast region
technical conference in the Calendar.
The Northeast region technical
conference will contain a link to its
audiocast. The Capitol Connection
provides technical support for
audiocasts and offers the option of
listening to the meeting via phonebridge for a fee. If you have any
questions, visit
www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703–
993–3100.3
Information on this and the other
regional technical conferences will also
be posted on the Web site www.ferc.gov/
industries/electric/indus-act/electriccoord.asp, as well as the Calendar of
Events on the Commission’s Web site
www.ferc.gov. Changes to the agenda or
list of roundtable participants for the
Northeast region technical conference, if
any, will be posted on the Web site
www.ferc.gov/industries/electric/indusact/electric-coord.asp prior to the
conference.
Commission conferences are
accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov
or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice)
3 The audiocast will continue to be available on
the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s Web
site www.ferc.gov for three months after the
conference.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF12-6-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Line MB Loop
Extension Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
On August 1, 2012, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia) filed
its intent to modify the Line MB Loop Extension Project (project) in
Baltimore and Harford Counties, Maryland, by incorporating the
Alternative Route 16.55A into it's proposed route and dropping the BGE
Route Alternative from further consideration. On April 16, 2012, a
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment (original NOI)
was issued for the project as originally planned. This Supplemental
Notice of Intent (supplemental NOI) addresses these changes. The
original NOI is attached to this document, so certain information
included in it will not be repeated in the supplemental NOI including
the original project description, information about becoming an
intervenor, and how to find additional information about the project.
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 project involving construction
and operation of the facilities planned by Columbia, including the
supplemental facilities. 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.
If you are receiving this supplemental NOI, you may be affected by
Alternate Route 16.55A. This notice announces the opening of the
scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on these supplemental facilities for the
project. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what
issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping
period will close on September 10, 2012.
This supplemental NOI is being sent to the affected landowners
along the Alternative Route 16.55A facilities proposed by Columbia for
the project on August 1, 2012. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their constituents of this
modification to the planned project and encourage them to comment on
their areas of concern. We invite you to file comments; but, we request
that you file comments only pertinent to Alternative Route 16.55A.
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 planned 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 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 typically-asked questions, including the use of eminent
domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.
Summary of the Planned Project
Columbia plans to construct about 21.4 miles of 26-inch-diameter
pipeline in Baltimore and Harford Counties, Maryland. The new pipeline
would primarily in installed within or adjacent to it's existing
rights-of-way.
The planned supplemental facilities would include the Alternative
Route 16.55A which would be about 4.1 miles of 26-inch-diameter
pipeline departing from the existing Line MA near milepost (MP) 16.55
and ending at MP 21. It would begin where the existing Line MA corridor
crosses Dunstan Lane and would parallel Stansbury Mill Road eastward to
Allison Road. From this point it would parallel Allison Road
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northward, and then cross this road extending to the northeast to cross
Little Gunpowder Falls. It would continue north northeastward through
agricultural land and then turn east southeastward parallel to Hess
Road behind the residences along Hess Road. It would then cross
Fallston Road and Kings Arms Drive, and turn southeastward to tie back
to the Line MA corridor. Because Columbia intends to incorporate this
route alternative into the Line MB Loop Extension Project, it longer
considers the BGE Route Alternative as part of the proposed route.
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
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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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 planned 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 continue to 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 an
application is filed with the FERC. As part of our pre-filing review,
we have begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss
their involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be presented in the EA.
The EA will be placed in the public record and, depending on the
comments received during the scoping process, may be published and
distributed to the public. A comment period will be allotted if the EA
is published for review. We will consider all comments on the EA before
we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure your comments
are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public
Participation section below.
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, 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 as the project is further
developed. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under section 106.
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\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 September
10, 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 (PF10-15-000) 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 can file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at 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 by using the eFiling
featured on the Commission's Web site at 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 project, please select
``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
You have been added to the current environmental mailing list which
includes federal, state, and local government representatives and
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American Tribes; other interested parties; and local newspapers.
This list also includes all the affected landowners (as defined in the
Commission's regulations) for the project as originally planned who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily
for project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of
above ground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the
project. We will update the environmental mailing
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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 2).
Dated: August 9, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-20310 Filed 8-17-12; 8:45 am]
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