[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 56607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26244]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-418-000]


Perryville Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Crowville Salt Dome Storage 
Project

October 23, 2009.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this environmental assessment (EA) for the 
natural gas storage and transmission facilities proposed by the 
Perryville Gas Storage, LLC (Perryville) in the above-referenced 
docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 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 impacts resulting from 
construction and operation of Perryville's proposed Crowville Salt Dome 
Storage Project (Project). Perryville proposes to construct, own and 
operate; two new natural gas storage caverns; 2.68 miles of 24-inch-
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline; 11.69 miles of 36-inch-
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline; one 9,500 horsepower 
compressor station; and, related facilities in Franklin and Richland 
Parishes, Louisiana. The purpose of the project is to provide natural 
gas storage capacity to interstate shippers of natural gas.
    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 this EA have been mailed to the appropriate Federal, 
State, and local agencies; public interest groups; interested 
individuals and affected landowners; Native American tribes; newspapers 
and libraries; parties to this proceeding; and those who have expressed 
an interest in this project by responding to the Commission's Notice of 
Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 
Crowville Salt Dome Storage Project and Request for Comments on 
Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting and Site 
Visit, issued on June 26, 2009.
    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 by 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 November 24, 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 CP09-418-000 with your submission. 
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has 
dedicated eFiling expert available staff 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;
    If you choose the option to mail your comments, label one copy of 
the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2.
    Your comments will be considered by the Commission, but simply 
filing comments 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 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 (866) 208-FERC or on the 
Commission's 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., CP09-418). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date 
range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (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 (http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm) 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. To 
register for this service, go to the eSubcription link on the FERC 
Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26244 Filed 10-30-09; 8:45 am]
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