[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19963-19964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8707]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-455-000; Docket No. CP09-456-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Company, LLC; Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of 
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Mobile 
Bay Lateral Extension Project and the Pascagoula Expansion Project

April 9, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) of the Mobile 
Bay Lateral Extension Project (Mobile Bay Project) proposed by Florida 
Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) and the Pascagoula Expansion 
Project proposed by FGT and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC 
(Transco) in the above referenced dockets.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed Mobile Bay Project and the 
Pascagoula Expansion Project in accordance with the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that 
approval of the proposed projects, 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 the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); and the 
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.
    The proposed Mobile Bay Project includes the following proposed 
facilities:
     Approximately 8.8 miles of 24-inch-diameter mainline 
pipeline, from near Grand Bay in Mobile County, Alabama to the existing 
FGT Compressor Station (CS) 44 in Mobile County, Alabama, (milepost 
[MP] 0.0);
     One new Meter and Regulation (M&R) (Grand Bay M&R Station) 
with pig launcher in Grand Bay, Alabama (MP 8.8);
     One new Over Pressure Protection Regulator Station with 
pig receiver in Citronelle, Alabama); and
     Modifications to the existing FGT CS 44.
    The Pascagoula Expansion Project would consist of the following 
facilities:
     A receipt meter station near Pascagoula in Jackson County, 
Mississippi;
     Approximately 15.5 miles of 26-inch-diameter jointly owned 
pipeline from Jackson County, Mississippi to Grand Bay, Mobile County, 
Alabama;
     Modifications to FGT/Transco's existing Compressor Station 
82 in Mobile County, Alabama; and
     Minor above-ground facilities.
    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 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; 
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; 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 May 10, 2010.
    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 numbers (CP09-455-000 and CP09-456-000) 
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;

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    (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 a paper copy of your comments at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First St., 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 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. CP09-455 or CP09-456). 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. 2010-8707 Filed 4-15-10; 8:45 am]
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