[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 87 (Monday, May 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24584-24585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9809]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-33-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hub I Project

April 28, 2008.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas pipeline and compression facilities proposed by Dominion 
Transmission, Inc. (Dominion) in the above-referenced docket. 
Dominion's proposal (the Hub I Project) is to construct a 4,700 
horsepower compressor station and about 2.0 miles of 20-inch-diameter 
pipeline (in two segments) in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
    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 the proposed Hub I Project. The purpose 
of the project is to provide about 200 million dekatherms per day 
(MMDt/d) of service in the summer months and 150 MMDt/d in the winter 
months.
    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.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local 
agencies; newspapers and libraries in the project area; parties to this 
proceeding; and those who have expressed an interest in this project by 
returning the January 11, 2008 Notice of Intent to Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hub I Project and Request for 
Comments on Environmental Issues Mailing List Form.
    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 as 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 Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas 
Branch 1, PJ-11.1;
     Reference Docket No. CP08-33-000; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before May 28, 2008.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any 
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 ``e-
Filing.'' 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).
    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). Only intervenors have the right to seek 
rehearing of the Commission's decision. Anyone may intervene in this 
proceeding based on this EA. 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 of filing 
comments electronically.
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    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs,

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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 (i.e., CP08-33). 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 on the FERC Internet Web site 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 
notifications of these filings, document summaries and direct links to 
the documents. Go to the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web 
site.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-9809 Filed 5-2-08; 8:45 am]
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