Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Garner Lng Offloading Facilities and Utilization Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 14784-14786 [2013-05257]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL13–48–000]
Delaware Division of the Public
Advocate, Delaware Municipal Electric
Corporation, Inc., Delaware Public
Service Commission, Maryland Office
of People’s Counsel, Maryland Public
Service Commission, New Jersey
Board of Public Utilities, New Jersey
Division of Rate Counsel, Office of the
People’s Counsel of the District of
Columbia, Public Service Commission
of the District of Columbia v. Baltimore
Gas and Electric Company, Pepco
Holdings, Inc., Potomac Electric Power
Company, Delmarva Power & Light
Company, Atlantic City Electric
Company;
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Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on February 27, 2013,
pursuant to Rules 206 of the Rules of
Practice and Procedure of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission), 18 CFR 385.206 (2013)
and section 206 of the Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e), Delaware Division
of the Public Advocate, Delaware
Municipal Electric Corporation, Inc.,
Delaware Public Service Commission,
Maryland Office of People’s Counsel,
Maryland Public Service Commission,
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities,
New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel,
Office of the People’s Counsel of the
District of Columbia, and Public Service
Commission of the District of Columbia
(collectively, Complainants) filed a
formal complaint against Baltimore Gas
and Electric Company (BGE), Pepco
Holdings, Inc. (PHI), and affiliates;
Potomac Electric Power Company,
Delmarva Power & Light Company, and
Atlantic City Electric Company
(Respondents), seeking a Commission
order to reduce the base return equity
used in BGE’s and PHI Companies’
formula transmission rates to 8.7
percent and directing the Respondents
to submit compliance filings to
implement the changes to the formula
transmission rate implementation
protocols, as more fully described in the
complaint.
The Complainants certify that copies
of the complaint were served on the
contacts for the Respondents as listed
on the Commission’s list of Corporate
Officials and on parties the
Complainants reasonably expect to be
affected by this Complaint.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
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the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. The Respondent’s answer
and all interventions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date.
The Respondent’s answer, motions to
intervene, and protests must be served
on the Complainants.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on March 19, 2013.
Dated: February 28, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP13–53–000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Garner
Lng Offloading Facilities and
Utilization 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 Garner liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Offloading Facilities and Utilization
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Project (Project) involving construction
and operation of LNG offloading
facilities by Northern Natural Gas
Company (Northern) in Hancock
County, Iowa. 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 written comments are in the
Public Participation section of this
notice. Please note that the scoping
period will close on April 1, 2013.
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.
Northern 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
viewing on the FERC Web site
(www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Northern proposes to construct and
operate an LNG offloading facility,
immediately adjacent to the existing
Garner LNG storage facility that would
allow Northern to provide trailerdelivered LNG service to support the
operation and maintenance of its
pipeline system, and provide LNG to
third parties on an interruptible basis.
The Project would consist of the
following facilities:
• Offloading station including, LNG
pump skid, LNG trailer loading skid,
and skid enclosures;
• aboveground transfer piping
including, pipe, and concrete and steel
pipe support;
• isolation, check, and flow control
valves;
• mass flow meter and overpressure
protection system;
• spill containment system;
• security fence, an electrical
operated security gate, and security
monitoring system;
• fire and gas detection system and
emergency shutdown system;
• widen the existing driveway of the
Garner LNG storage facility; and
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• add new access road from the
existing driveway.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in appendix 1.1
Land Requirements for Construction
The property owned by Northern
encompasses a total of 169 acres. The
existing Garner LNG storage facility
occupies approximately 25.6 acres.
Construction of the Project would
require approximately 49.5 acres,
including areas within and outside of
the existing Garner LNG storage facility.
Operation of the Project would require
approximately 1.07 acres. All
construction materials and construction
equipment would be staged and stored
within the Project area.
The EA Process
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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.
In the EA we will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils;
• land use;
• water resources, fisheries, and
wetlands;
• cultural resources;
• vegetation and wildlife;
• air quality and noise;
• endangered and threatened species;
• cumulative impacts; and
• public safety.
We will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
1 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 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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avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
The EA will present our independent
analysis of the issues. The EA will be
available in the public record through
eLibrary. Depending on the comments
received during the scoping process, we
may also publish and distribute the EA
to the public for an allotted comment
period. We will consider all comments
on the EA before making our
recommendations to the Commission.
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 of 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 the
Iowa State Historic Preservation Office
(SHPO), and to solicit its 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 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.
3 The Council on Environmental Quality
regulations addressing cooperating agency
responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s
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
of 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 April 1,
2013.
For your convenience, there are three
methods which you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In
all instances please reference the project
docket number (CP13–53–000) 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 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
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
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
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
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facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will
update the environmental mailing list as
the analysis proceeds to ensure that we
send the information related to this
environmental review to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities
interested in and/or potentially affected
by the proposed project.
If we publish and distribute the EA,
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).
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Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an
official party to the Commission’s
proceeding. Intervenors play a more
formal role in the process and are able
to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be
heard by the courts if they choose to
appeal the Commission’s final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in
the proceeding by filing a request to
intervene. Instructions for becoming an
intervenor are located under the Help
link on the Commission’s Web site, by
clicking on ‘‘How to Intervene.’’
Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
site at 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., CP13–53). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The
eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission now
offers a free service called eSubscription
which allows you to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching
proceedings by automatically providing
you with notification of these filings,
document summaries, and direct links
to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
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calendar located at www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Dated: February 28, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2277–023]
Union Electric Company (dba Ameren
Missouri); Notice of Availability of
Draft 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 application for a new
license for the Taum Sauk Pumped
Storage Project (FERC Project No. 2277),
located on the East Fork of the Black
River in Reynolds County, Missouri,
and prepared a draft environmental
assessment (EA).
In the draft EA, Commission staff
analyzes the potential environmental
effects of licensing the project, and
concludes that issuing a new license for
the project, with appropriate
environmental measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
A copy of the draft EA is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s web site at
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits, in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
202–502–8659.
You may also register online at
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this 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
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www.ferc.gov/docfiling/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at 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 ‘‘Taum Sauk Pumped
Storage Project No. 2277–023’’ to all
comments.
For further information, please
contact Janet Hutzel by telephone at
(202) 502–8675, or by email at
janet.hutzel@ferc.gov.
Dated: March 1, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–05278 Filed 3–6–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14447–000—MA]
L.S. Starrett Company; Notice of
Availability of Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR part
380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the
Office of Energy Projects has reviewed
the application for exemption from
licensing for the Crescent Street Dam
Hydroelectric Project, located on the
Millers River, in the Town of Athol,
Worcester County, Massachusetts, and
has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA). In the EA,
Commission staff analyzes the potential
environmental effects of the project and
concludes that issuing an exemption for
the project, with appropriate
environmental measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
A copy of the EA is on file with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection. The EA may also be viewed
on the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP13-53-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Garner Lng Offloading
Facilities and Utilization 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 Garner liquefied natural gas
(LNG) Offloading Facilities and Utilization Project (Project) involving
construction and operation of LNG offloading facilities by Northern
Natural Gas Company (Northern) in Hancock County, Iowa. 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 written comments are in the Public Participation section of
this notice. Please note that the scoping period will close on April 1,
2013.
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.
Northern 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 viewing on
the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Northern proposes to construct and operate an LNG offloading
facility, immediately adjacent to the existing Garner LNG storage
facility that would allow Northern to provide trailer-delivered LNG
service to support the operation and maintenance of its pipeline
system, and provide LNG to third parties on an interruptible basis.
The Project would consist of the following facilities:
Offloading station including, LNG pump skid, LNG trailer
loading skid, and skid enclosures;
aboveground transfer piping including, pipe, and concrete
and steel pipe support;
isolation, check, and flow control valves;
mass flow meter and overpressure protection system;
spill containment system;
security fence, an electrical operated security gate, and
security monitoring system;
fire and gas detection system and emergency shutdown
system;
widen the existing driveway of the Garner LNG storage
facility; and
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add new access road from the existing driveway.
The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
1.\1\
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\1\ 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 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
The property owned by Northern encompasses a total of 169 acres.
The existing Garner LNG storage facility occupies approximately 25.6
acres. Construction of the Project would require approximately 49.5
acres, including areas within and outside of the existing Garner LNG
storage facility. Operation of the Project would require approximately
1.07 acres. All construction materials and construction equipment would
be staged and stored within the Project area.
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 construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
Geology and soils;
land use;
water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
cultural resources;
vegetation and wildlife;
air quality and noise;
endangered and threatened species;
cumulative impacts; and
public safety.
We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. Depending on
the comments received during the scoping process, we may also publish
and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We
will consider all comments on the EA before making our recommendations
to the Commission. 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 of
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 the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to solicit
its 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 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's 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 of 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 April
1, 2013.
For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to
submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please
reference the project docket number (CP13-53-000) 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 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 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 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 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
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facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the project. We will
update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to
ensure that we send the information related to this environmental
review to all individuals, organizations, and government entities
interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project.
If we publish and distribute the EA, copies will be sent to the
environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would
prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please
return the attached Information Request (appendix 2).
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are
located under the Help link on the Commission's Web site, by clicking
on ``How to Intervene.''
Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site at 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., CP13-
53). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to 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, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-05257 Filed 3-6-13; 8:45 am]
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