[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50524-50525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21375]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-39-000]


Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of 
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cheyenne 
Market Center Project

August 5, 2003.
    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 Kinder Morgan Interstate 
Gas Transmission, LLC (Kinder Morgan) 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 Cheyenne Market Center 
Project facilities including:

Compressor Facilities

    [sbull] Rockport (Cheyenne Hub) Compressor Station--install two 
additional 1,680-horsepower (hp) compressor units within the Rockport 
Compressor Station in Weld County, Colorado.
    [sbull] The new Kimball Junction Compressor Station--install two 
1,151-hp compressor units at the existing Kimball Junction Interconnect 
(interconnect between Kinder Morgan's 16-inch-diameter Rockport 
Lateral, 20-inch-diameter Pony Express Pipeline, and 12-inch-diameter 
Weld County to Huntsman Pipeline) in Kimball County, Nebraska.
    [sbull] Huntsman Compressor Station--install two additional 3,550-
hp compressor units in a new building immediately adjacent to the 
northern side of the existing compressors, and install central 
injection and withdrawal meters within the confines of the Huntsman 
Compressor Station. This station is located within the Huntsman Storage 
Field, in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.

Injection/Withdrawal Wells

    [sbull] Drill ten new injection/withdrawal wells at the Huntsman 
Storage Field. The proposed well field design configuration is to drill 
these wells

[[Page 50525]]

directionally (diverging directionally from a vertical well bore) from 
two new multiple wellhead surface location sites. Six wells would be 
drilled at Pad 1, located west and adjacent to the Huntsman 
Storage Field Well 9. Four wells would be drilled at Pad 
2 in the northeast corner of the Huntsman Compressor Station.

Storage Field Lines

    [sbull] Install about 2,000 feet of 12-inch-diameter pipeline loop 
originating at the proposed multiple wellhead Pad 1 site and 
terminating at the Huntsman Compressor Station inlet header facilities. 
This new 12-inch-diameter pipeline would loop a 12-inch-diameter 
pipeline from Huntsman Storage Field Well 9 to the compressor 
station.
    [sbull] Install about 1,800 feet of 8-inch-diameter pipeline loop 
originating at the proposed multiple wellhead Pad 2 site and 
terminating at the Huntsman Compressor Station inlet header facilities. 
This new 8-inch-diameter pipeline would start at Pad 2, tie 
into the existing 8-inch-diameter discharge pipeline at Huntsman 
Storage Field Well 23 and loop the pipeline back to the 
compressor station.

Auxiliary Facilities

    [sbull] Station Supervisory Control Systems--install computer-based 
supervisory-type process control systems at the Huntsman and Rockport 
Compressor Stations.
    [sbull] Check Meter and Flow Control--install a check meter and bi-
directional flow control assembly, with appurtenances, at the existing 
Kimball Junction Interconnect located between Kinder Morgan's 16-inch-
diameter Rockport Lateral and 20-inch-diameter Pony Express Pipeline.
    [sbull] Valves--install control valves at the existing Kinder 
Morgan/Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG) Weld County Measurement 
Station in Weld County, Colorado.
    [sbull] Pigging and Gas Cleaning Facilities--install pigging 
facilities on the new 12-inch-diameter storage field pipeline and, 
depending upon the moisture content of the gas, install either a gas 
scrubber, coalesce filter, or gas separator on the new 8-inch-diameter 
storage field pipeline.
    [sbull] Office Building--construct an office building with septic 
system and water well at the Rockport Compressor Station.
    The proposed project would be an incremental expansion of Kinder 
Morgan's existing Huntsman Storage Facilities. The project would create 
incremental storage capacity for up to 6,000,000 dekatherms (Dth), with 
an associated injection capability of about 38,400 Dth per day (Dthd) 
and an associated withdrawal deliverability of about 62,400 Dthd. 
Through the new facilities, Kinder Morgan proposes to offer a Cheyenne 
Market Center Service that would allow for the injection, storage, and 
withdrawal of gas supplies received and delivered at the Cheyenne Hub 
using facilities incremental to, and separate from, existing Kinder 
Morgan transportation or storage services. The proposed project would 
provide customers with additional flexibility to store gas and utilize 
receipt and delivery points on short notice.
    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) 502-8371.
    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:
    [sbull] Send an original and two copies of your comments to:
    Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., 
NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    [sbull] Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas 
Branch 1, PJ11.1.
    [sbull] Reference Docket No. CP03-39-000; and
    [sbull] Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before August 30, 2003.
    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 
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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 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 1-866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659 or at 
[email protected]. 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.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you too keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to 
the documents. Go tohttp://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.


Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-21375 Filed 8-20-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P