[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 86 (Friday, May 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25286-25287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8519]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-44-000; CP07-45-000]


Southeast Supply Header, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement, and Public Comment Meetings for the 
Proposed Southeast Supply Header Project

April 27, 2007.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Southeast 
Supply Header, LLC (SESH) under the above-referenced docket. SESH's 
Southeast Supply Header Project (Project) would be located in various 
counties and parishes in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
    The Draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that the 
proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as 
recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.
    As authorized by the Director of Energy Projects, this notice 
updates the Schedule of Environmental Review. The close of comment 
period for the Draft EIS is now June 18, 2007. The Final EIS date is 
still projected for August 17, 2007.
    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service 
(NPS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers (COE) are federal cooperating agencies for the 
development of this EIS. A federal cooperating agency has jurisdiction 
by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact 
involved with the proposal and is involved in the NEPA analysis.
    The purpose of the Project is to provide new transportation 
capacity that significantly enhances access to reliable, onshore gas 
supplies to serve growing demand in the Southeast. To provide this 
service, SESH proposes to construct and operate approximately 270 miles 
of natural gas pipeline and associated ancillary facilities capable of 
transporting up to approximately 1.14 billion cubic feet per day of 
natural gas.
    The Draft EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts 
resulting from the construction and operation of the following 
facilities:
     Approximately 104 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline extending southeasterly from Richland Parish, Louisiana to 
Lawrence County, Mississippi;
     Approximately 165 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline extending southeasterly from Lawrence County, Mississippi to 
Mobile County, Alabama;
     Approximately 1.7 miles of 6-, 16-, 20-, 24- and 42-inch 
laterals in Jefferson Davis, Covington, and Forrest Counties, 
Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama;
     Three new compressor stations, the Delhi, Gwinville, and 
the Lucedale Compressor Stations, located in Richland Parish, 
Louisiana, and Jefferson Davis and George County, Mississippi, 
respectively;
     Two natural gas booster stations, the Collins Booster 
Station and Petal Booster Station in Covington and Forrest County, 
Mississippi, respectively; and
     Other ancillary facilities including thirteen meter and 
regulator (M&R) facilities, eighteen mainline valves, two tap valves, 
and three pig launcher and/or receiver facilities.
    Dependent upon Commission approval, SESH proposes to commence 
construction of the proposed Project in November 2007.

Comment Procedures and Public Meetings

    Any person wishing to comment on the Draft EIS may do so. To ensure 
that your comments are timely and properly recorded so that they may be 
considered in the Final EIS, please carefully follow these 
instructions:
     Send an original and two copies of your letter to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

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Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
     Label one copy of your comments to the attention of Gas 
Branch 2, DG2E; and Reference Docket No. CP07-44-000 on the original 
and both copies.
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before June 18, 2007.
    Please note that the Commission strongly encourages the electronic 
filing (``eFiling'') of comments. Instructions on how to ``eFile'' 
comments can be found on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov 
under the ``Documents and Filings'' link. In lieu of or in addition to 
sending written comments, we invite you to attend the public comment 
meetings the FERC will conduct in the project area to receive comments 
on the Draft EIS. All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. (CDT), and are 
scheduled as follows:

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             Date and time                           Location
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Monday, May 21, 6:00 p.m...............  Lucedale Rocky Creek Inn, 120
                                          Woods Ridge Road, Lucedale, MS
                                          39452, (601) 947-6900.
Tuesday, May 22, 6:00 p.m..............  La Quinta Inn--Mississippi
                                          Ballroom, 6563 U.S. Highway 49
                                          North, Hattiesburg, MS 39401,
                                          (601) 268-2850.
Thursday, May 24, 6:00 p.m.............  Multipurpose Building, West
                                          Gallman Road, Gallman, MS
                                          39077, (601) 953-9907.
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    The public comment meetings will be posted on the FERC's calendar 
located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx. Interested 
groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and present oral 
comments on the Draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be 
prepared.
    After the comments received are reviewed, any significant new 
issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the Draft EIS, a 
Final EIS will be published and distributed by the FERC staff. The 
Final EIS will contain the staff's responses to timely comments 
received on the Draft EIS.
    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). Anyone may intervene in this proceeding 
based on this Draft EIS. You must file your request to intervene as 
specified above.\1\ You do not need intervenor status to have your 
comments considered.
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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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    The Draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and 
is available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    A limited number of copies of the Draft EIS are available from the 
Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, CD copies of the 
Draft EIS have been mailed to affected landowners; various federal, 
state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental 
and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local libraries and 
newspapers; intervenors; and other individuals that expressed an 
interest in the proposed Project. Hard-copies of the Draft EIS have 
also been mailed to those who requested that format during the scoping 
and comment periods for the proposed Project.
    Additional information about the proposed 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).
    To access information via the FERC website click on the 
``eLibrary'' link then 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. The ``eLibrary'' link 
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the 
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. For assistance 
with ``eLibrary'', please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    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 
these documents. To learn more about eSubscription and to sign up for 
this service please go to www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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