[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 141 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36694-36695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17695]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-110-000]


Mississippi Hub, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental 
Assessment for the Proposed Mississippi Hub Expansion Project

July 17, 2009.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) of the 
Mississippi Hub, LLC (MS HUB) Expansion Project, proposed in the above 
referenced docket. MS HUB requests authorization to modify its 
previously-authorized salt cavern natural gas storage facility in 
Simpson County, Mississippi and construct and operate new natural gas 
pipeline facilities in Simpson, Jefferson Davis, and Covington 
Counties, Mississippi.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The FERC 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 MS HUB 
Expansion Project (project), involving the following construction 
activities:
     Increasing the working natural gas storage capacity of two 
previously-authorized solution-mined salt storage caverns from 6.0 
billion cubic feet (Bcf) to 7.5 Bcf in each cavern;
     Equipment modifications at the Natural Gas Handling 
Facility Site, including installation of 15,800 horsepower of 
additional compression;
     Construction of 22.6 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline 
and 14.2 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline, collocated in a single 
pipeline corridor;
     Aboveground tie-in and metering facilities at proposed 
pipeline interconnects with the Southeast Supply Header (SESH) pipeline 
and the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco) pipeline; 
and
     Various ancillary facilities.
    The purpose of the project is to expand MS HUB's high 
deliverability natural gas storage facility and create new 
interconnects with the SESH and Transco pipeline systems. The MS HUB 
Expansion Project would increase the total working gas capacity of the 
facility from 12 Bcf to 15 Bcf, and increase MS HUB's natural gas 
withdrawal and injection capabilities.
    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; interested groups and individuals; newspapers and libraries 
in the project area; 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.
    Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, 
reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental 
impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. 
To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please 
send in your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC 
on or before August 17, 2009.
    For your convenience, there are three methods in which you can use 
to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please 
reference the project docket number (CP09-110-000) with your 
submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and 
has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-
8258 or [email protected].
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick 
Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's internet Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick 
Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only 
comments on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's internet Web site at 
http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling 
involves preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if 
filing on paper, and then saving the file on your computer's hard 
drive. You will attach that file as your submission. 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. A comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment on 
a Filing;'' or
    (3) You may file your comments via mail to the Commission by 
sending an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
    Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 3, 
PJ11.3. Mail your comments promptly, so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before August 17, 2009.
    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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 385.214)\1\. Only 
intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's 
decision.
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    \1\ 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 (3372) 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. CP09-110). 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

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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. E9-17695 Filed 7-23-09; 8:45 am]
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