[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 61 (Friday, March 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16663-16664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6315]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP07-398-000; CP07-399-000; CP07-400-000; CP07-401-000; 
CP07-402-000]


Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company, LLC; Gulf South Pipeline Company, 
L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Gulf Crossing Project

March 21, 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 Gulf Crossing 
Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf Crossing) and Gulf South Pipeline Company, 
L.P. (Gulf South) under the above-referenced dockets. Gulf Crossing and 
Gulf South's (the Companies) Gulf Crossing Project (Project) would be 
located in various counties and parishes in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, 
and Mississippi.
    The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act. Based on the analysis included in 
the final EIS, the FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed 
Project with appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, would have 
limited adverse environmental impacts.
    The purpose of the proposed Project is to transport up to 1.73 
billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from production fields in 
eastern Texas and southern Oklahoma to Gulf Coast market hubs that 
would service the eastern United States. The final EIS addresses the 
potential environmental effects of construction and operation of the 
facilities listed below.
    Gulf Crossing proposes to construct and operate:
     Approximately 356.3 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas 
transmission pipeline extending east-southeast from Grayson County, 
Texas and Bryan County, Oklahoma to Madison Parish, Louisiana;
     Four new compressor stations: the Sherman, Paris, Mira, 
and Sterlington Compressor Stations located in Grayson and Lamar 
County, Texas and Caddo and Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, respectively, 
totaling 100,734 horsepower;
     Seven new metering and regulating stations; and
     Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including, mainline 
valves (MLV), pig launcher and receiver facilities.
    Gulf South proposes to construct and operate:
     Approximately 17.8 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop 
extending southeast from Hinds County, Mississippi to Simpson County, 
Mississippi;
     Addition of 30,000 horsepower to its recently approved 
Harrisville Compressor Station; and
     Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including MLV, pig 
launcher and receiver facilities.
    The final EIS also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, 
including alternative energy sources, system alternatives, alternative 
sites for compressor stations, and alternative pipeline routes. 
Dependent upon Commission approval, Gulf South proposes to complete 
construction and begin operating the proposed Project by October 2008.

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    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 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 excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (e.g 
CP07-398). 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.
    The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments. See 18 
Code of Federal Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on 
the Commission's Internet Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the 
link to ``Documents and Filings'' and ``eFiling.'' eFiling is a file 
attachment process and requires that you prepare your submission in the 
same manner as you would if filing on paper, and save it to a file on 
your hard drive. New eFiling users must first create an account by 
clicking on ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select 
the type of filing you are making. This filing is considered a 
``Comment on Filing.'' In addition, there is a ``Quick Comment'' option 
available, which is an easy method for interested persons to submit 
text only comments on a project. The Quick-Comment User Guide can be 
viewed at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/quick-comment-guide.pdf. Quick Comment does not require a FERC eRegistration account; 
however, you will be asked to provide a valid e-mail address. All 
comments submitted under either eFiling or the Quick Comment option are 
placed in the public record for the specified docket or project 
number(s).
    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.
 [FR Doc. E8-6315 Filed 3-27-08; 8:45 am]
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