[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51944-51945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25491]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP98-150-000, et al. and CP98-151-000]


Millennium Pipeline Company, L.P., Columbia Gas Transmission 
Corp.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for The Proposed Millennium Pipeline Project

October 4, 2001.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 
on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Millennium Pipeline 
Company (Millennium) and Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation 
(Columbia) in the above-referenced dockets.
    The FEIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the 
proposed project with the appropriate mitigating measures as 
recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. The FEIS 
also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including an alternative 
called the ConEd Offset/Taconic Parkway Alternative that is preferred; 
major route alternatives, including system alternatives; and route 
variations.
    The FEIS addresses the potential environmental effects of:
    1. Construction and operation of these facilities in New York:
     373.5 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline;
     43.8 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline;
     3 measurement and regulating stations and 1 regulator 
station; and
     associated pipeline facilities, including pipeline and 
block valves, pig launchers and receivers, blowdown valves, and 
cathodic protection rectifier beds.
    2. Acquisition from Columbia of:
     6.7 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline in Rockland County, 
New York, that would be used for the new pipeline system between 
mileposts 376.4 and 383.3; and

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     20.1 miles of laterals and 28 metering and regulation 
stations in New York and Pennsylvania, and one compressor station in 
Pennsylvania.
    The purpose of the proposed facilities would be to transport about 
700,000 decatherms per day of natural gas to eight transportation 
customers with delivery points in the State of New York.
    The 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, N.E., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
    Copies of the FEIS have been mailed to Federal, state and local 
agencies, public interest groups, individuals who have requested the 
FEIS, newspapers, and parties to this proceeding. Copies of the 
Executive Summary have been mailed to individuals who filed form 
letters but did not request a copy of the FEIS.
    Additional information about the proposed project is available from 
the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (202) 208-1088 or on 
the FERC Internet website (www.ferc.gov) 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.
[FR Doc. 01-25491 Filed 10-10-01; 8:45 am]
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