[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 4 (Monday, January 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 777-778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22668]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP05-357-003]


Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Creole Trail Segment 1 
Amendment Project

December 27, 2006.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities proposed 
by Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. (Creole Trail) and referred to 
as the Segment 1 Amendment Project or Project. The Segment 1 Project is 
an amendment to the Creole Trail LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project 
proposed in Docket Nos. CP05-357-000 and CP05-360-000 and approved in 
an order issued by the Commission on June 15, 2006 (Order).
    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.
    This EA addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following facilities in Cameron 
Parish, Louisiana:
     Approximately 18.1 miles of a single, bi-directional, 42-
inch-diameter pipeline extending from the end of the approved Cheniere 
Sabine Pass Pipeline, L.P. (SPP) pipeline in Johnson Bayou to the 
beginning of the approved Creole Trail pipeline system.
     Associated aboveground facilities, including a Metering 
and Regulation Facility, a launcher/receiver and mainline valve at 
Johnson Bayou; a mainline valve at milepost (MP) 8.0; and a mainline 
valve and launcher/receiver at the end of the pipeline at MP 18.1.
    The purpose of the proposed facilities would be to provide access 
to new, competitively priced liquefied natural gas supplies in response 
to the growing demand for natural gas in southern Louisiana and 
throughout the United States. Specifically, the Segment 1 Amendment 
Project would provide increased access to downstream markets and 
additional sources of supply for shippers on the approved SPP and 
Creole Trail pipeline systems.
    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, 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:
     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. CP05-357-003; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before January 26, 2007.
    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 ``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 website (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

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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. E6-22668 Filed 1-5-07; 8:45 am]
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