[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45970-45971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17438]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-57-000]


SCG Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental 
Assessment for the Proposed SCG Pipeline Project

July 5, 2002.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an

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environmental assessment (EA) on the natural gas pipeline facilities 
proposed by SCG Pipeline, Inc. (SCG) 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 potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed facilities in Chatham and 
Effingham Counties, Georgia and Jasper County, South Carolina. These 
facilities would consist of SCG's proposed 18.2-mile-long, 20-inch-
diameter pipeline extending from an interconnect with Southern Natural 
Gas Company's (Southern) pipeline system in Chatham County, Georgia to 
a terminus in Jasper County, South Carolina. The EA also addresses the 
construction of proposed meter stations at the interconnection with 
Southern's pipeline system and at the proposed pipeline terminus.
    The capacity of the SCG Pipeline Project would be 190 million cubic 
feet per day (MMcfd), and the primary source of natural gas would be 
imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Elba Island LNG terminal 
in Savannah, Georgia. SCG seeks to acquire capacity in Southern's 
existing 13.25-mile-long, 30-inch-diameter twin pipelines which extend 
between Elba Island, Georgia and SCG's proposed interconnection at Port 
Wentworth, Georgia in Chatham County. SCG's interconnection at Port 
Wentworth also provides the capability to receive up to 93 MMcfd from 
Southern's Savannah Lateral in the event that Elba Island LNG supply is 
unavailable.
    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:
     Send an original and two copies of your comments to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the 
Gas Branch 1, PJ11.1.
     Reference Docket No. CP02-57-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before August 5, 2002.
    Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail 
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include 
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our 
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission 
encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions or 
protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.gov under 
the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can 
file comments you will need to create a free 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). \1\ Only intervenors have the right to 
seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    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) 208-1088 or on 
the FERC Internet Web site 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) 208-2222.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-17438 Filed 7-10-02; 8:45 am]
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