[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56284-56285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24640]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP03-74-000]


Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Cove Point East Project

September 23, 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 Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP 
(DCP) 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 following proposed compressor 
facilities that comprise the Cove Point East Project:

 Compressor Facilities

    [sbull] Loudoun Compressor Station--install one 2,370 and two 4,735 
horsepower (hp) reciprocating engine-driven compressors at a new 
compressor station in Loudoun County, Virginia.
    [sbull] Pleasant Valley Compressor Station--install one 4,750 and 
one 2,750 hp electric motor-driven compressors and two transformers at 
a new

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compressor station in Fairfax County, Virginia.
    The purpose of the Cove Point East Project is to fulfill requests 
for service by Washington Gas Light and Virginia Power Service Energy 
Corporation, Inc. DCP's Cove Point East Project would create an 
additional 445 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) of natural 
gas capacity on its system in order to fulfill requests for service by 
Washington Gas Light (350 MMscfd) and Virginia Power Service Energy 
Corporation, Inc (95 MMscfd).
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Public Reference, 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 Street, 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. CP03-74-000;
    [sbull] Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before October 22, 2003.
    Please note we are continuing to experience delays in mail 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 preceeding. 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 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 eLibrary link. 
Click on the eLibrary 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 eLibrary, call toll-free 
(1-866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659 or at [email protected]. 
The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to 
the texts of formal documents issued by the commission, such as orders, 
notices, or rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you to 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 to http://www.ferc.gov/esubcribenow.htm.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-24640 Filed 9-26-03; 8:45 am]
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