[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9507-9508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4775]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Golden Field Office; Notice of Time Variance

AGENCY: Golden Field Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of time variance.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's Golden Field Office is reducing the 
standard 14 day review and comment period for Notice Of Scoping and 
Review of Predecisional Draft Environmental Assessment in connection 
with the proposed granting of a Right-Of-Way Easement to the Public 
Service Company of Colorado. In accordance with 10 CFR 1021.343(b) 
Reduction of Time Periods, DOE is reducing the time period for review 
and comment from 14 days to 7 days.

DATES: Comments to the notice of Scoping and Predecisional Draft will 
be due to DOE 7 days after the date of issuance.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Deborah A. Turner, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO, 80401, Phone 
(303) 275-4746, Fax (303) 275-4788.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON GENERAL DOE NEPA REQUIREMENTS, CONTACT: 
Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, EH-
42, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20585, Phone (202) 586-4600 or 1-800-472-2756, Fax 
(202) 586-7031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Service Company of Colorado has 
conducted extensive public and state agency outreach and coordination 
regarding the installation of a 26 mile high pressure natural gas line 
in the state of Colorado. The outreach and coordination activities have 
been ongoing since August 1996 and all other Federal, State, and local 
approvals have been obtained. A 0.25 mile portion of this pipeline is 
proposed to cross the South Table Mountain (STM) Site located in 
Golden, Colorado. The Golden Field Office is preparing an Environmental 
Assessment in relation to the potential granting of the Right-of-Way 
Easement that will allow the 0.25 mile portion of pipeline to be 
installed across our STM site. Construction and installation of the 
pipeline has already

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commenced on both boundaries to the STM site under Right-of-Way 
easements from other parties.

    Issued in Golden, Colorado, on February 13, 1998.
Frank M. Stewart,
Manager, Golden Field Office.
[FR Doc. 98-4775 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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