[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2834]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-6-000]


Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of 
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Gulfstream 
Pipeline Project

January 29, 2001.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) 
on natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Gulfstream Natural Gas 
System, L.L.C. (Gulfstream) in the above-referenced docket. The 
application and other supplemental filings in this docket are available 
for viewing on the FERC Internet website (www.ferc.fed.us). Click on 
the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' from the RIMS menu, and follow 
the instructions.
    The FEIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The staff concludes that approval of 
the Gulfstream Pipeline Project, with appropriate mitigating measures 
as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. The 
FEIS evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including system 
alternatives, route alternatives, and route variations.
    The FEIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed facilities in Mississippi, 
Alabama, and Florida, and State and Federal waters in the Gulf of 
Mexico. Gulfstream proposes to construct about 743 miles of various 
diameter pipeline, 128,000 horsepower (hp) of compression, 1 pressure 
regulating station, 22 meter stations, 4 manifold stations, 34 mainline 
valve sites, and 28 pig launchers or receivers.
    The purpose of the Gulfstream Pipeline Project is to provide 
natural gas transportation service for up to 1.13 billion cubic feet 
per day (bcf/d) of natural gas from supply areas in Alabama and 
Mississippi to new and existing markets in Florida. The primary market 
is for natural gas-fueled electric generation plants. The plants are 
needed to meet the forecasted substantial increases in consumption 
driven by Florida's projected population growth over the next 10 to 20 
years.
    This FEIS 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.
    A limited number of copies are available from the Public Reference 
and Files Maintenance Branch identified above. In addition, the FEIS 
has been mailed to Federal, state, and local agencies; public interest 
groups, individuals, and affected landowners who requested a copy of 
the FEIS; libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding. The 
document is also available for viewing on the FERC website at 
www.ferc.fed.us, using the ``RIMS'' link to information in this docket 
number. For assistance with access to RIMS, the RIMS helpline can be 
reached at (202) 208-2222.
    Additional information about the proposed project is available from 
the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (202) 208-1088 or on 
the FERC website described in the preceding paragraph. Access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission with regard to this 
docket, such as orders and notices, is also available on the FERC 
website using the ``CIPS'' link. For assistance with access to CIPS, 
the CIPS helpline can be reached at (202) 208-2474.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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