[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48459-48460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18675]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP02-1-000 and CP02-1-001]


Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the 
Enivronmental Assessment for the Proposed South System Expansion II 
Project

July 18, 2002.
    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 Southern Natural Gas 
Company (Southern) in the above-referenced dockets.
    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 about 114 miles of pipeline loop and 
about 53,380 horsepower (hp) of mainline compression at various points 
along Southern's existing system in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 
and Georgia. Southern's South System Expansion II Project would provide 
a total of 329,891 thousand cubic feet per day (Mcfd) to serve the 
following customers: Southern Company Services, Inc. (97,950 Mcfd), 
Calpine Energy Services, L.P. (65,000 Mcfd), SCG Pipeline, Inc. (93,046 
Mcfd), Effingham County Power, L.L.C. (58,766 Mcfd), City of Austell, 
Georgia (6,366 Mcfd), Morgan Stanley (5,400 Mcfd), Procter & Gamble 
(1,763 Mcfd), and Kimberly Clark (1,600 Mcfd). Southern proposes to 
construct the project in two phases, with in-service dates proposed for 
June 2003 (Phase I) and May 2004 (Phase II).
    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,

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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 Nos. CP02-1-000 and CP02-1-001; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before August 19, 2002.
    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 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 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). \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 1-866-208-FERC 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 Web site provides 
access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such 
as orders, notices, and rulemakings. From the FERC Internet Web site, 
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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-18675 Filed 7-23-02; 8:45 am]
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