[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39692-39693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18912]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-83-000]


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

July 31, 2009.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas facilities proposed by Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI) in 
the above-referenced docket.
    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 Dominion Hub II Project. 
DTI's proposal would abandon in-place one of three existing 5,800-
horsepower (hp) compressor units and install one 10,310-hp natural gas-
driven compressor unit as its replacement at the Borger Compressor 
Station in Tompkins County, New York. The project is the result of an 
agreement between DTI and the New York State Department of 
Environmental Control in which DTI agreed to install a new compressor 
with lower nitrogen oxide emissions.
    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 and state agencies; 
elected officials; newspapers and libraries in the project area; 
parties to this proceeding; and those who have expressed an interest in 
this project by returning the Mailing List Form attached to the May 1, 
2009 Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the 
Proposed Dominion Hub II Project and Request for Comments on 
Environmental Issues.
    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 below to ensure that your comments 
are received in time and properly recorded.
    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific 
comments or concerns about the Dominion Hub II Project. 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

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comments are timely and properly recorded, please send in your comments 
so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before August 31, 
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 CP09-83-000 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 Street, NE., 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas Branch 
1, PJ-11.1.
    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).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek 
rehearing of the Commission's decisions.
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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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    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, then on ``General Search'' and enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field (i.e., CP09-83). 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 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 http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-18912 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
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