[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 45 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10510-10511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4121]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-25-000]


Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Southern System Expansion 
Project II

March 2, 2007.
    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 Questar Pipeline Company 
(Questar) in the above-referenced docket. This EA has been prepared in 
cooperation with the U.S. Department of Interior's, Bureau of Land 
Management, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(collectively, ``cooperating agencies'').
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The staff and cooperating agencies conclude 
that approval of the proposed project, with

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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 Southern System Expansion 
Project II including:
    Main Line 104 Extension Pipeline--Consisting of about 53.9 miles of 
new 24-inch-diameter pipeline loop and ancillary facilities in Uintah, 
Duchesne and Carbon Counties, Utah. The new pipeline would loop 
Questar's existing Main Line 40 northeast of Price, Utah and include a 
pig launcher, four new mainline block valves, a 200-barrel slug 
catcher, cathodic protection systems, and associated crossover piping, 
taps, and valves.
    Main Line 104 Loop Pipeline--Consisting of about 4.7 miles of new 
24-inch-diameter pipeline loop and ancillary facilities. The ML 104 
Loop pipeline would parallel Questar's existing ML 104 between its 
existing Fausett Junction and Oak Spring Compressor Station facilities.
    Blind Canyon Compressor Station Upgrades--Consisting of upgrades to 
one of two existing compressor units. Additional proposed facility 
upgrades would include the installation of about 1,200 feet of new 
station suction and discharge piping, one pig launcher, one pig 
receiver, one block valve, one spillover valve, one ultrasonic gas 
meter, and one filter separator.
    Oak Spring Compressor Station Upgrades--Consisting of restaging two 
of the three existing compressor units. Additional proposed facility 
upgrades would include installation of one pig receiver, one block 
valve, and one valve associated with the pig receiver.
    Price Yard Facilities--Consisting of approximately 200 feet of 
inlet and outlet piping, a 200-barrel slug catcher, a filter separator, 
and associated valves that would be installed within the boundary of 
the existing facility site.
    The purpose of the Southern System Expansion Project II is to 
deliver up to approximately 175,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas 
on a firm basis from various receipt points on Questar's southern 
transmission system to a delivery point at an existing interconnect 
facility with the Kern River Gas Transmission Company pipeline near 
Goshen, Utah.
    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, affected 
landowners, 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 note that 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.''
    If you are filing written comments, 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 3, PJ 11.3.
     Reference Docket No. CP07-25-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before April 2, 2007.
    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 (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 www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-4121 Filed 3-7-07; 8:45 am]
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