[Federal Register: November 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 217)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP07-398-001 and CP07-401-000]
Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company, LLC and Gulf South Pipeline
Company, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Gulf Crossing Project
November 2, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared this Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Gulf Crossing
Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf Crossing) and Gulf South Pipeline Company,
L.P. (Gulf South) under the above-referenced dockets. Gulf Crossing and
Gulf South's (the Companies) proposed Gulf Crossing Project (Project)
would be located in various counties and parishes in Oklahoma, Texas,
Louisiana, and Mississippi.
The Draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 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, the Louisiana Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and
Natural Resources Conservation Service are cooperating agencies for the
development of this EIS. A 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.
The general purpose of the proposed Project is to facilitate the
transport of up to 1.73 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from
production fields in eastern Texas and southern Oklahoma to Gulf Coast
market hubs that would service the eastern United States.
The Draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of
construction and operation of the facilities listed below.
Gulf Crossing proposes to construct and operate:
Approximately 353.2 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline extending east-southeast from Grayson County,
Texas and Bryan County, Oklahoma to Madison Parish, Louisiana;
Four new compressor stations: The Sherman, Paris, Mira,
and Sterlington Compressor Stations located in Grayson and Lamar
County, Texas and Caddo and Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, respectively,
totaling 100,734 horsepower;
Seven new metering and regulating stations; and
Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including, mainline
valves (MLV), pig launcher and receiver facilities.
Gulf South proposes to construct and operate:
Approximately 17.8 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop
extending southeast from Hinds County, Mississippi to Simpson County,
Mississippi;
Addition of 30,000 horsepower to its recently approved
Harrisville Compressor Station; and
Other appurtenant ancillary facilities including MLV, pig
launcher and receiver facilities.
The Companies propose to have the facilities installed and
operational by October 2008.
The Draft 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 Draft EIS are available from the
Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, the Draft EIS has
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.
Comment Procedures and Public Meetings
Any person wishing to comment on the Draft EIS may do so. Please
carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are
received and properly recorded.
Send an Original and two copies of your comments to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20002.
Reference Docket Nos. CP07-398-001, and CP07-401-000.
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 3.
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before December 24, 2007.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any
comments, interventions or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 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 ``Login to File'' and
then ``New User Account.'' You will be asked to select the type of
filing you are making. This filing is considered a ``Comment on
Filing.''
In lieu of sending written comments, you are invited to attend
public comment meetings the FERC will conduct in the project area to
receive comments on the Draft EIS. Date, time, and location of these
meetings will be sent under a different cover. Interested groups and
individuals are encouraged to attend and present oral comments on the
Draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared.
After the comments are reviewed, and significant new issues are
investigated, and modifications are made to the Draft EIS, a Final EIS
will be published and distributed by the FERC staff. The Final EIS will
contain the staff's responses to timely comments received on the Draft
EIS.
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). Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision. Anyone may intervene in this
proceeding based on this Draft EIS. You must file your request to
intervene as specified above.\1\
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You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
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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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The Draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and
is available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
CD-ROM copies of the EIS have been mailed to Federal, state and
local agencies; public interest groups; individuals and affected
landowners who requested a copy of the Draft EIS or provided comments
during scoping; libraries and newspapers in the Project area; and
parties to this proceeding. Hard copy versions of the Draft EIS were
mailed to those specifically requesting them. A limited number of hard
copies and CD-ROMs are available from the Public Reference Room
identified above.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372) or on
the FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov). Using the ``eLibrary
link,'' select ``General Search'' and enter the project docket number
excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP07-398) in the ``Docket
Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or TTY (202)
502-8659. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides
access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such
as orders, notices, and rule makings.
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
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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