[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2428-2429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-868]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-36-000]


Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Guardian Pipeline 
Project

January 5, 2001.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this final environmental impact statement 
(final EIS) on natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Guardian 
Pipeline, L.L.C. (Guardian) in the above-referenced docket.
    The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of 
the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures as 
recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. The final 
EIS evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including system 
alternatives; route alternatives; route variations, and minor route 
variations.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following facilities in Illinois and 
Wisconsin:
     141.3 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline extending from 
Joliet, Illinois to Ixonia, Wisconsin;
     8.5 miles of 16-inch-diameter lateral pipeline in Walworth 
and Waukesha Counties, Wisconsin (Eagle Lateral);
     A total of 0.11, 24, and 16-inch-diameter pipeline to 
connect the project to existing pipeline systems in Will County, 
Illinois;
    One 22,225-horsepower compressor station (Joliet Compressor 
Station) in Will County, Illinois;
     Seven new meter stations; and
     Associated pipeline facilities, including eight mainline 
valves.

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    The purpose of the Guardian Pipeline Project is to transport up to 
750,000 decatherms per day of natural gas from the Chicago Hub to 
markets in northern Illinois and Wisconsin.
    Wisconsin Gas Company (WGC) also proposes to construct about 35 
miles of 30-, 24-, and 16-inch diameter pipeline (WGC Lateral Line 
Project) extending eastward from the northern terminus of the Guardian 
Pipeline in Wisconsin. WGC's Lateral Line Project is under the 
jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW). 
Although these facilities are not under the jurisdiction of the FERC, 
they are analyzed in this final EIS. The PSCW is participating in the 
EIS process as a cooperating agency, as is the Wisconsin Department of 
Natural Resources.
    This final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and 
is available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
    Copies of the final EIS have been mailed to Federal, state, and 
local agencies, public interest groups, individuals who have requested 
the final EIS, newspapers, and parties to this proceeding. In addition, 
a limited number of copies are available from the Public Reference and 
Files Maintenance Branch identified above.
    Additional information about the proposed project is available from 
the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (202) 208-1008 or on 
the FERC Internet website (www.ferc.fed.us) using the ``RIMS'' link to 
information in this docket number. Click on the ``RIMS'' link, select 
``Docket #'' from the RIMS Menu, and follow the instructions. For 
assistance with access to RIMS, the RIMS helpline can be reached at 
(202) 208-2222.
    Similarly, the ``CIPS'' link on the FERC Internet website provides 
access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such 
as orders, notices, and rulemakings. From the FERC Internet website, 
click on the ``CIPS'' link, select ``Docket #'' from the CIPS menu, and 
follow the instructions. For assistance with access to CIPS, the CIPS 
helpline can be reached at (202) 208-2474.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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