[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52967-52968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20527]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP02-031-000]
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Availability of
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Brookfield Expansion
Project
August 8, 2002.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
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Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Iroquois Gas Transmission
System, L.P. (Iroquois) 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 compressor station,
including:
A new 10,000 horsepower compressor;
A turbo-compressor building and three additional control/
monitoring/maintenance buildings;
A 500-foot-long access road;
A security fence; and
Water well and septic system.
The purpose of the proposed facilities would be to allow for the
delivery of natural gas to customers in Queens and Long Island, New
York. Iroquois states that both the City of New York and Long Island
are experiencing a substantial increase in the demand for gas fired
electric generation, which is directly tied to the growth in population
and demand in this particular region of the Northeast.
We are currently reviewing a fifth alternative site proposed by the
Town of Brookfield and the Brookfield Board of Education. This site is
located on Vail Road approximately one mile west of the proposed
project site. We are continuing to evaluate in greater detail this site
alternative and specifically request reviewers to comment on the merits
of this alternative versus Iroquois' proposed site. This site
alternative is described more fully in section C.4. of the EA.
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 two copies of your comments to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426;
Reference Docket No. CP02-031-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before September 9, 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
final order. However, the Commission strongly 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 1-866-208-FERC or on
the FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the FERRIS link.
Click on the FERRIS link, enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance with FERRIS, the FERRIS helpline
can be reached at (202) 502-8222, TTY (202) 208-1659. The FERRIS link
on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the texts of
formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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