[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62641-62642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21730]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP07-8-000; CP07-8-001; CP07-8-002]


Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Guardian Expansion and Extension 
Project

October 26, 2007.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this Final Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Guardian 
Pipeline, L.L.C. (Guardian) under the above-referenced docket. The 
Guardian Expansion and Extension Project (G-II Project) would be 
located in various counties in eastern Wisconsin and northeastern 
Illinois.
    The Final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that 
the proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as 
recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA) are federal cooperating agencies, and the Wisconsin 
Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is the state cooperating agency 
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.

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    The purpose of the G-II Project is to provide facilities necessary 
to provide about 537,200 decatherms per day of additional natural gas 
capacity to Guardian's existing pipeline system. The proposed 
additional capacity would facilitate the transport of natural gas to 
customers within the state of Wisconsin and provide those customers 
with the necessary infrastructure to support growth, choice, and 
competition within the natural gas marketplace.
    The Final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of 
construction and operation of the following facilities:
     83.9 miles of 30-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline in 
Jefferson, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Calumet, Brown, and Outagamie Counties, 
Wisconsin;
     31.3 miles of 20-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline in 
Brown and Outagamie Counties, Wisconsin;
     1.4 miles of 16-inch-diameter natural gas branch line 
referred to as the Denmark Branch Line in Brown County, Wisconsin;
     Two 20-inch-diameter natural gas branch lines including 
the 1.8-mile Southwest Green Bay Branch Line in Brown County and a 0.8-
mile West Green Bay Branch Line in Outagamie County, Wisconsin;
     Two new 39,000 horsepower (hp) electric-motor-driven 
compressor stations including the Sycamore Compressor Station located 
in the Sycamore Township in DeKalb County, Illinois and the Bluff Creek 
Compressor Station located in the Town of La Grange in Walworth County, 
Wisconsin;
     Modifications to the existing Ixonia Meter Station in 
Jefferson County, Wisconsin and the construction of seven new meter 
stations in the Counties of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Calumet, Brown, and 
Outagamie Counties, Wisconsin;
     New pig launcher/receiver facilities within Guardian's 
existing Ixonia Meter Station in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, within 
the proposed Fox Valley Meter Station in Calumet County, Wisconsin, and 
West Green Bay Meter Station in Outagamie County, Wisconsin; and
     Six new mainline valves (MLVs), four of which would occur 
along the 30-inch-diameter pipeline in the counties of Dodge, Fond du 
Lac, and Calumet, Wisconsin, and two which would occur along the 20-
inch-diameter pipeline in Brown and Outagamie Counties, Wisconsin.
    Guardian proposes to have Project construction initiated in the 
spring of 2008 and would be completed for a proposed in-service date of 
November 2008.
    The Final 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 Final EIS are available from the 
Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, the Final EIS has 
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.
    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 (http://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 (CP07-8) 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 http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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