[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5532-5533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-193]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP04-12-000]


TransColorado Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Compression Expansion 
Project

January 29, 2004.
    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 TransColorado Gas 
Transmission Company (TransColorado) 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 (``Compression Expansion Project''), with appropriate 
mitigating measures as recommended, would not constitute a major 
Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. The EA evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including 
the no-action alternative, system alternatives, and site alternatives.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed facilities in Colorado. The 
purpose of the Compression Expansion Project is to enable TransColorado 
to increase transportation capacity on its system by 125,000 dekatherms 
per day. Specifically, TransColorado would:
     Construct a new compressor station (Whitewater) 
in Mesa County and install one 4,735-horsepower (hp) compressor;
     Re-wheel a compressor at the existing Olathe 
Compressor Station in Montrose County, with no change in horsepower;
     Construct a new compressor station (Redvale) and 
692 feet of 10-inch-diameter pipeline (Redvale Pipeline) in Montrose 
County, and install one 4,735-hp compressor;
     Install one 3,550-hp compressor at the existing 
Dolores Compressor Station in Dolores County;
     Construct a new compressor station (Mancos) in 
Montezuma County and install two 3,550-hp compressors; and
     Construct, modify, and operate certain ancillary 
facilities entirely within the above-identified compressor stations.
    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; 
libraries; 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 follow these instructions carefully to ensure that your 
comments are received in time and properly recorded:

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     Send an original and two copies of your comments 
to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention 
of Gas Branch 1, PJ-11.1;
     Reference Docket No. CP04-12-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received 
in Washington, DC, on or before March 5, 2004.
    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 on-line by clicking on ``Sign-up.''
    Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to 
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to be 
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.
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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 (1-866-
208-3372) or on the FERC Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the 
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' 
and 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, the eLibrary helpline can be 
reached at 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, and 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 
notifications of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to https://ferconline.ferc.gov/, click on 
``eSubscription'' and then click on ``Sign-up.''

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E4-193 Filed 2-4-04; 8:45 am]
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