[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 81 (Friday, April 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22360-22361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9023]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-31-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Sentinel
Expansion Project
April 18, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) of the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by the Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) in the above-referenced docket.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
The EA assesses the environmental impacts of constructing and
operating the proposed Sentinel Expansion Project (Project). The
purpose of the proposed Project is to provide approximately 142,000
dekatherms per day (Dt/d) of natural gas delivery capacity to the
northeastern United States through the replacement of existing
facilities and the addition of looping and compression facilities along
Transco's existing natural gas delivery system.
The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers,
and parties to this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is
important that we receive your comments before the date specified
below.
Please note that the Commission strongly encourages the electronic
filing of any comments or interventions or protests to this proceeding,
see 18 Code of Federal Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's Internet Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to ``Documents and Filings'' and
``eFiling.'' eFiling is a file attachment process and requires that you
prepare your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on
paper, and save it to a file on your hard drive. New eFiling users must
first create an account by clicking on ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister.''
You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. This
filing is considered a ``Comment on Filing.'' In addition, there is a
``Quick Comment'' option available, which is an easy method for
interested persons to submit text-only comments on a project. The
Quick-Comment User Guide can be viewed at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/quick-comment-guide.pdf. Quick Comment does not require
a FERC eRegistration account; however, you will be asked to provide a
valid e-mail address. All comments submitted under either eFiling or
the Quick Comment option are placed in the public record for the
specified docket.
If you are filing written comments, please carefully follow these
instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and
properly recorded:
Send an original and two copies of your comments to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Reference Docket No. CP08-31-000;
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 2, PJ-11.2; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before May 19, 2008.
Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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\1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (http://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. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, 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
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proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these
filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to
http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-9023 Filed 4-24-08; 8:45 am]
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