[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11072-11073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5373]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP02-396-000 and PF01-1-000]


Greenbrier Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Greenbrier 
Pipeline Project

February 28, 2003.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this final environmental impact statement 
(FEIS) on the natural gas pipeline facilities (the Greenbrier Pipeline 
Project) proposed by Greenbrier Pipeline Company, LLC (GPC) in the 
above-referenced dockets. The application and other supplemental 
filings in these dockets are available for viewing on the FERC Internet 
Web site (http://www.ferc.gov). Click on the ``FERRIS'' link, select 
``General Search,'' then ``Docket '' on the menu, and follow 
the instructions.
    The FEIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The staff concludes that approval of 
the proposed project with appropriate mitigating measures, as 
recommended, would result in some adverse environmental impacts. The 
FEIS evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including system 
alternatives, route alternatives, and route variations.
    The purpose of the project is to create gas supply diversity and to 
meet a portion of the growing energy market in the South Atlantic 
region. The project would be designed to meet a variety of anticipated 
loads, including the growth of two local distribution companies, four 
natural gas-fired electric generation plants, and a natural gas 
marketer. The project is fully subscribed and would transport up to 
600,000 decatherms per day of natural gas.
    The proposed pipeline would extend from east of Clendenin, Kanawha 
County, West Virginia, through West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, 
and North Carolina to its terminus near Stem, in Granville County, 
North Carolina. It would consist of 275.6 miles

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of mainline and three laterals totaling 3.8 miles. The project would 
also construct 2 compressor stations, 3 meter stations, 18 stand alone 
block valves (additional block valves would be collocated at other 
aboveground facility sites), and appurtenant facilities, and about 212 
access roads. Mainline DG-1 would extend from the proposed Elk River 
Compressor Station adjacent to Dominion Transmission, Inc.''s existing 
Cornwell Compressor Station to the proposed Public Service Company of 
North Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina Corporation's compressor station 
near Stem, North Carolina. DG-1 would include 20-, 24-, and 30-inch-
diameter pipeline. Lateral DG-2 would consist of 12-inch-diameter 
pipeline that extends from DG-1 to the proposed Somerset Meter Station 
near Roxboro, North Carolina. Lateral DG-3 would consist of 10-inch-
diameter pipeline that extends from the end of DG-1 to the proposed 
Mountain Creek Meter Station near Butner, North Carolina. Lateral DG-4 
would consist of 30-inch-diameter pipeline that would interconnect the 
proposed Transco Meter Station and the proposed Eden Compressor Station 
in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
    The FEIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
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) 502-8371. 
E-mail: [email protected].
    A limited number of copies are available from the Public Reference 
and Files Maintenance Branch identified above. In addition, copies of 
the FEIS have been mailed to Federal, State, and local government 
agencies; elected officials, environmental and public interest groups; 
affected landowners who requested a copy of the FEIS; Native American 
tribes that might attach religious and cultural significance to 
historic properties in the area of potential effect; local libraries 
and newspapers; and the Commission's list of parties to this 
proceeding.
    In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) 
regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, no 
agency decision on a proposed action may be made until 30 days after 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publishes a notice of 
availability of the FEIS. However, the CEQ regulations provide an 
exception to this rule when an agency decision is subject to a formal 
internal process which allows other agencies or the public to make 
their views known. In such cases, the agency decision may be made at 
the same time the notice of the FEIS is published, allowing both 
periods to run concurrently. The Commission decision for this proposed 
action is subject to a 30-day rehearing period.
    Additional information about the proposed project is available from 
the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-3372 or on 
the FERC Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov), using the ``FERRIS'' link to 
information in this docket number. Click on the ``FERRIS'' link, select 
``General Search'' from the menu, and follow the instructions. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676 or for TYY 
contact 1-202-502-8659. 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.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-5373 Filed 3-6-03; 8:45 am]
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