[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 67 (Friday, April 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17988-17989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1634]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP05-50-000]


Colorado Interstate Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability 
of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Raton Basin 2005 
Expansion Project

April 1, 2005.
    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 Colorado Interstate Natural 
Gas 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 pipeline loops and 
above-ground facilities:
     Line 151B 20'' Expansion--1.9 miles of 20-inch-diameter 
pipeline in Las Animas County, Colorado;
     Line 200B 16'' Expansion West--4.8 miles of 16-inch-
diameter pipeline in Las Animas County, Colorado;
     Line 200B 16'' Expansion Middle--30.3 miles of 16-inch-
diameter pipeline in Las Animas County, Colorado;
     Line 200B 16'' Expansion East--34.3 miles of 16-inch-
diameter pipeline in Baca County, Colorado;
     Line 10C 24'' Expansion--23.6 miles of 24-inch-diameter 
pipeline in Baca County, Colorado and Morton County, Kansas;
     Line 12B 24'' Expansion--7.2 miles of 24-inch-diameter 
pipeline in Texas County, Oklahoma; and
     1,775 horsepower of additional compression at the Beaver 
Compressor Station on Line 12A in Beaver County, Oklahoma.
    The purpose of the proposed facilities would be to provide 
additional pipeline takeaway capacity to natural gas producers in the 
Raton Basin.
    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 
Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal agencies and 
interested public interest groups, individuals, 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 an original and two copies of your comments to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the 
Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2.
     Reference Docket No. CP05-050-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before May 2, 2005.
    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

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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 ``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 
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, 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, please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-
8659. The eLibrary link 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 
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to 
the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1634 Filed 4-7-05; 8:45 am]
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