[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 51 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13889-13890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5119]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-417-000]


Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement and Public Comment Meeting for the 
Proposed Fayetteville/Greenville Expansion Project

March 7, 2008.
    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 Texas Gas 
Transmission, LLC's (Texas Gas) under the above-referenced docket. 
Texas Gas's Fayetteville/Greenville Expansion Project (Project) would 
be located in Faulkner, Cleburne, White, Woodruff,

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St. Francis, Lee, and Phillips Counties, Arkansas; and Coahoma, 
Washington, Sunflower, Humphreys, Holmes, and Attalla Counties, 
Mississippi.
    The Final 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.
    The purpose of the Project is to add pipeline capacity to Texas 
Gas's existing interstate pipeline system to transport the new natural 
gas supplies being developed from the Fayetteville Shale gas production 
area in north-central Arkansas to markets in the mid-western, 
northeastern, and southeastern United States. Texas Gas is proposing to 
construct at total of about 262.6 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in 
two separate pipeline laterals, two tie-in laterals, a compressor 
station, and associated ancillary facilities.
    The Final EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts 
resulting from the construction and operation of the following 
facilities:
     Fayetteville Lateral: 166.2 miles of 36-inch-diameter 
pipeline in Faulkner, Cleburne, White, Woodruff, St. Francis, Lee, and 
Phillips Counties, Arkansas, and Coahoma County, Mississippi;
     Greenville Lateral: 96.4 miles of 36-inch-diameter 
pipeline in Washington, Sunflower, Humphreys, Holmes, and Attalla 
Counties, Mississippi;
     36-inch tie-in lateral: 0.8 mile of 36-inch-diameter 
pipeline in Attalla County, Mississippi;
     20-inch tie-in lateral: 0.4 mile of 20-inch-diameter 
pipeline in Attalla County, Mississippi;
     The 10,650 horsepower Kosciusko Compressor Station in 
Attalla County, Mississippi;
     Twenty-nine metering and regulating stations; and
     Three pig launchers and three pig receivers.
    The entire project would be capable of transporting about 841,000 
million British thermal units per day (Btu/d) of natural gas on the 
Fayetteville Lateral and about 768,000 MMBtu/d on the Greenville 
Lateral. Texas Gas proposes to construct the pipeline facilities in two 
phases. Phase I would include construction of the first 66 miles of the 
Fayetteville Lateral and related facilities from Conway County to the 
Bald Knob area of White County, Arkansas. Phase II would include 
construction of the remaining 100 miles of the Fayetteville Lateral 
from White County, Arkansas, to Coahoma County, Mississippi, the entire 
Greenville Lateral and associated tie-in laterals, and the Kosciusko 
Compressor Station. Texas Gas proposes beginning construction of both 
Phases I and II in June 2008. However, Phase I would be placed in 
service by August 1, 2008, and Phase II would be placed in service by 
January 1, 2009.
    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, CD copies of the 
Final 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 Final 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 website (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 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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