[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5312-5313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2108]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-460-000]


ETC Tiger Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project

January 26, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the ETC 
Tiger Pipeline Project (Project) proposed by ETC Tiger Pipeline 
Company, LLC (ETC Tiger) in the above referenced docket. ETC Tiger 
requests authorization to construct, own, operate, and maintain the 
proposed Project, which consists of an interstate natural gas pipeline 
and associated ancillary facilities. The proposed Project would 
transport about 2.0 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from east 
Texas and northwest Louisiana to the Midwest, Northeastern, and 
Southeastern markets.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project 
in accordance with 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.
    This EA was prepared in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the 
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
    The proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline Project includes the following 
proposed facilities:
     About 175.0 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline 
in Panola County, Texas, and Caddo, DeSoto, Red River, Bienville, 
Jackson, Ouachita, Richland, and Franklin Parishes, Louisiana;
     About 0.4 mile of 42-inch-diameter interconnecting station 
pipeline in Richland Parish, Louisiana;

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     Four compressor stations: the Carthage, Cannisnia, 
Bienville, and Chatham Compressor Stations, located in Panola County, 
Texas; Red River Parish, Louisiana; Bienville Parish, Louisiana; and 
Jackson Parish, Louisiana, respectively;
     One bidirectional meter and regulator station at a 
receipt/delivery point with an intrastate pipeline, the Houston Pipe 
Line Meter/Regulator (M/R) Station in Panola County, Texas;
     Eight new meter and regulator stations at receipt points 
with four pipeline systems, including:

--Two Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc. (Chesapeake) M/R Stations in 
DeSoto Parish, Louisiana;
--EnCana Marketing (USA) (EnCana) M/R Station in DeSoto Parish, 
Louisiana;
--Questar Exploration and Production Company (Questar) M/R Station in 
Red River Parish, Louisiana;
--EnCana M/R Station in Red River Parish, Louisiana;
--Tristate North Louisiana Midstream, LLC (Tristate) M/R Station in Red 
River Parish, Louisiana;
--Questar M/R Station in Bienville Parish, Louisiana; and
--EnCana M/R Station in Bienville Parish, Louisiana;

     Interconnects with seven existing interstate pipelines at 
delivery points including:

--Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P. (TETCO) M/R Station in Bienville 
Parish, Louisiana;
--Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee Gas) M/R Station in Jackson 
Parish, Louisiana;
--Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) M/R Station in Ouachita 
Parish, Louisiana;
--Trunkline Gas Company, LLC (Trunkline) M/R Station in Richland 
Parish, Louisiana;
--ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) M/R Station in Richland Parish, Louisiana;
--Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (CGT) M/R Station in Richland 
Parish, Louisiana; and
--Southeast Supply Header, LLC (SESH) M/R Station in Richland Parish, 
Louisiana;

     Fifteen mainline valves; and
     Three pig launcher/receiver facilities associated with the 
Carthage and Bienville Compressor Stations, to be located within the 
permanent right-of-way at the terminus of the pipeline.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 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. 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 properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive 
your comments in Washington, DC on or before February 26, 2010.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the 
Project docket number (CP09-460-000) 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 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 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 on paper at the following address: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, 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 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 (866) 208-FERC or on the 
FERC 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., CP09-460). 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 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. 2010-2108 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]
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