[Federal Register: August 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 154)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP07-32-000]
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Southeast
Expansion Project
August 3, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared this Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Gulf South
Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) under the above-referenced docket.
Gulf South's Southeast Expansion Project (Project) would be located in
various counties and parishes in eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, and
western Alabama.
The Final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that the
proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as
recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) are
federal cooperating agencies for the development of this EIS. A federal
cooperating agency has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with
respect to any environmental impact involved with the proposal and is
involved in the NEPA analysis.
Gulf South indicates that the general purpose of the proposed
Project is to provide producers in eastern Texas and northern Louisiana
an eastern market outlet for production from CenterPoint Energy Gas
Transmission Company in the Perryville, Louisiana, area.
The Final EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts
resulting from the construction and operation of the following
facilities:
Approximately 111 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline extending easterly from Simpson County,
Mississippi, to Choctaw County, Alabama;
Three new compressor stations, the Delhi, Harrisville, and
Destin Compressor Stations, located in Richland County, Louisiana;
Simpson County, Mississippi; and Choctaw County, Alabama, respectively;
and
Other ancillary facilities including five meter and
regulator (M/R) facilities, eight mainline valves, one side valve, and
two pig launcher and/or receiver facilities.
Dependent upon Commission approval, Gulf South proposes to complete
construction and begin operating the proposed Project in January 2008.
The Final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and
is available for public inspection at:Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room
2A,Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
A limited number of copies of the Final EIS are available from the
Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, CD copies of the
Final EIS have been mailed to affected landowners; various federal,
state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental
and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local libraries and
newspapers; intervenors; and other individuals that expressed an
interest in the proposed Project. Hard-copies of the Final EIS have
also been mailed to those who requested that format during the scoping
and comment periods for the proposed Project.
In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ)
regulations implementing NEPA, no agency decision on a proposed action
may be made until 30 days after the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) publishes a notice of availability of a Final EIS.
However, the CEQ regulations provide an exception to this rule when an
agency decision is subject to a formal internal process that allows
other agencies or the public to make their views known. In such cases,
the agency decision may be made at the same time the notice of the
Final EIS is published, allowing both periods to run concurrently.
Should the FERC issue Gulf South authorizations for the proposed
Project, it would be subject to a 30-day rehearing period. Therefore,
the Commission could issue its decision concurrently with the EPA's
notice of availability.
Additional information about the proposed 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). To access information
via the FERC Web site, click on the ``eLibrary'' link, then click on
``General Search'' and enter the docket number (CP07-032), excluding
the last three digits, in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. The ``eLibrary'' link provides
access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such
as orders, notices, and rulemakings. For assistance with ``eLibrary,''
please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or
toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called
eSubscription that 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
these documents. To learn more about eSubscription and to sign-up for
this service, please go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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