[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2238-2239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-397]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-457-000]


Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Iroquois 08/09 Expansion 
Project

January 4, 2008.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas facilities proposed by Iroquois Gas Transmission System, 
L.P. (Iroquois) in the above-referenced docket. The Iroquois 08/09 
Expansion Project would expand Iroquois' existing system to deliver up 
to 200,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas transportation service to 
KeySpan Gas East Corporation at South Commack, Long Island.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 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 Iroquois' proposed 08/09 Expansion 
Project. Iroquois proposes to construct its project in three phases 
which would consist of: looping \1\ its existing pipeline system at 
three locations in New York and Connecticut by November 1, 2008 (Phase 
1); constructing a new compressor station in Milford, Connecticut with 
20,620 horsepower of compression by January 1, 2009 (Phase 2); and 
adding a 10,310 horsepower compressor unit to Iroquois' Brookfield 
Compressor Station in Brookfield, Connecticut by November 1, 2009 
(Phase 3).\2\
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    \1\ A loop is a segment of pipeline that is usually installed to 
an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. The loop 
allows more gas to be moved through the system.
    \2\ The Brookfield Compressor Station was approved by the 
Commission on December 21, 2006, as part of Iroquois' Market Access 
Project in Docket No. CP02-31-002. Construction of the Brookfield 
Compressor Station commenced in the October 2007 and operation of 
the station is scheduled to commence in the fall of 2008.
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    The Phase 1 pipeline looping would include construction of 5.8 
miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in Boonville, New York; 1.0 miles of 
36-inch-diameter pipeline in Wright, New York; and 1.6 miles of 36-
inch-diameter pipeline in Newtown, Connecticut. The new pipeline 
segments would be located adjacent to Iroquois' existing pipeline at 
these locations.
    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: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Reference Docket No. CP07-457-000;

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     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the 
Gas Branch 1, PJ-11.1; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before February 4, 2008.
    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 an account which can be created on-line.
    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).\3\ Only intervenors have the right to seek 
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \3\ 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-397 Filed 1-11-08; 8:45 am]
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