[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5178]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-404-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Columbia Liberty Project

February 27, 2001.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Texas Eastern Transmission 
Corporation (Texas Eastern) in the above referenced docket.
    The EA 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, would not 
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The EA assesses the environmental effects of the construction and 
operation of the proposed facilities in Chester and Delaware Counties, 
Pennsylvania. These facilities would consist of investigating and 
replacing or repairing 37 anomaly sites on Texas Eastern's existing 20-
inch-diameter Line 1-A, constructing 3,086 feet of new pipeline, 
constructing a meter station, modifying piping at Chester Junction, and 
adding 4,000 horsepower of electric driven compression at Texas 
Eastern's existing Eagle Compressor Station.
    The facilities would supply 84,000 decatherms per day of natural 
gas to the nonjurisdictional Columbia Liberty Electric Generating Plant 
being developed by PG&E Energy Trading--Power, L.P. and Liberty 
Electric Power, LLC in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    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 
and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
    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 carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your 
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
    1. Send original and two copies of your comments to: David P. 
Boergers, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
    2. Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas 1, 
PJ-11-1;
    3. Reference Docket No. CP00-404-000; and
    4. Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, 
DC on or before March 29, 2001.
    Comments may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu 
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm under 
the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will 
need to create an account which can be created by clicking on ``Login 
to File'' and then ``New user Account''.
    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). Only intervenors have the right to seek 
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
    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 proposed project is available from 
the Commission's Office of External Affairs at (202) 208-0004 or on the 
FERC 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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