[Federal Register: November 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 223)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP07-405-000]
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assement for the Proposed Phase 3 Storage Expansion
Project
November 13, 2007.
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 Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
(Texas Gas) in the above-referenced docket. Texas Gas proposes to
increase the storage capacity of its existing Midland Storage Field by
constructing facilities in Hanson and Muhlenberg Counties, Kentucky.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 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 proposed Phase 3 Storage Expansion
Project, which includes the following wells, pipeline facilities, and
expansion/modifications of existing compressor stations:
Midland Gas Storage Field
Seven new injection/withdrawal wells;
Six new well pads;
80-foot-tall radio tower on an 8-foot by 8-foot concrete
pad and 6-foot by 6-foot shelter;
Pipeline Facilities
10.5 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline from Texas Gas'
Hanson Compressor Station to its Midland III Compressor Station;
Construct 2,900 feet of 16-inch-diameter pipeline
extending Texas Gas existing E-9 Lateral pipeline;
Construct 8 well laterals ranging from 8 to 12 inches in
diameter and 450 to 3,000 feet in length;
Midland III Compressor Station
A new turbine/compressor building;
A new 5,488 horsepower turbine-driven compressor,
including ancillary equipment;
Control system modifications to allow two existing 1,250-
horsepower electric-driven compressors to operate at 1,500-horsepower;
Retirement of two 2,000-horsepower reciprocating
compressor units
Piping modifications and appurtenant facilities;
Slaughters Compressor Station
Modification of the existing 12,090-horsepower turbine-
driven compressor for a new suction and discharge pressure; The purpose
of the proposed Phase 3 Storage Expansion Project is to expand the
daily withdrawal and seasonal storage capability of the Midland Gas
Storage Field located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
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,
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Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC
20426.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to pertinent agencies, libraries
and newspapers, parties to this proceeding, and those who have
expressed an interest in this project by returning the July 23, 2007,
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Texas Gas Storage Expansion Project Phase 3 and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues mailer, as directed.
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:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 1, PJ-11.1;
Reference Docket No. CP07-405-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before December 14, 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 of 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.''
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 EA. You must file your request to intervene as
specified above.\1\ 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 of filing
comments electronically.
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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 (i.e., CP07-405). 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 for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet website
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
notifications of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet
website.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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