[Federal Register: April 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 67)]
[Notices]
[Page 17988-17989]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr08ap05-45]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP05-50-000]
Colorado Interstate Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability
of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Raton Basin 2005
Expansion Project
April 1, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Colorado Interstate Natural
Gas in the above-referenced docket.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. 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 following proposed pipeline loops and
above-ground facilities:
Line 151B 20'' Expansion--1.9 miles of 20-inch-diameter
pipeline in Las Animas County, Colorado;
Line 200B 16'' Expansion West--4.8 miles of 16-inch-
diameter pipeline in Las Animas County, Colorado;
Line 200B 16'' Expansion Middle--30.3 miles of 16-inch-
diameter pipeline in Las Animas County, Colorado;
Line 200B 16'' Expansion East--34.3 miles of 16-inch-
diameter pipeline in Baca County, Colorado;
Line 10C 24'' Expansion--23.6 miles of 24-inch-diameter
pipeline in Baca County, Colorado and Morton County, Kansas;
Line 12B 24'' Expansion--7.2 miles of 24-inch-diameter
pipeline in Texas County, Oklahoma; and
1,775 horsepower of additional compression at the Beaver
Compressor Station on Line 12A in Beaver County, Oklahoma.
The purpose of the proposed facilities would be to provide
additional pipeline takeaway capacity to natural gas producers in the
Raton Basin.
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 agencies and
interested public interest groups, individuals, 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. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
Send an original and two copies of your comments to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2.
Reference Docket No. CP05-050-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before May 2, 2005.
Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions
or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions
[[Page 17989]]
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-
Filing'' link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file
comments you will need to create a free account which can be created by
clicking on ``Sign-up.''
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 decision.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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, click on ``General Search'' and enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number
field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
ferc.gov 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 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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1634 Filed 4-7-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P