[Federal Register: January 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 9)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP07-457-000]
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Availability of
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Iroquois 08/09 Expansion
Project
January 4, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas facilities proposed by Iroquois Gas Transmission System,
L.P. (Iroquois) in the above-referenced docket. The Iroquois 08/09
Expansion Project would expand Iroquois' existing system to deliver up
to 200,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas transportation service to
KeySpan Gas East Corporation at South Commack, Long Island.
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 Iroquois' proposed 08/09 Expansion
Project. Iroquois proposes to construct its project in three phases
which would consist of: looping \1\ its existing pipeline system at
three locations in New York and Connecticut by November 1, 2008 (Phase
1); constructing a new compressor station in Milford, Connecticut with
20,620 horsepower of compression by January 1, 2009 (Phase 2); and
adding a 10,310 horsepower compressor unit to Iroquois' Brookfield
Compressor Station in Brookfield, Connecticut by November 1, 2009
(Phase 3).\2\
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\1\ A loop is a segment of pipeline that is usually installed to
an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. The loop
allows more gas to be moved through the system.
\2\ The Brookfield Compressor Station was approved by the
Commission on December 21, 2006, as part of Iroquois' Market Access
Project in Docket No. CP02-31-002. Construction of the Brookfield
Compressor Station commenced in the October 2007 and operation of
the station is scheduled to commence in the fall of 2008.
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The Phase 1 pipeline looping would include construction of 5.8
miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in Boonville, New York; 1.0 miles of
36-inch-diameter pipeline in Wright, New York; and 1.6 miles of 36-
inch-diameter pipeline in Newtown, Connecticut. The new pipeline
segments would be located adjacent to Iroquois' existing pipeline at
these locations.
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
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers,
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:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Reference Docket No. CP07-457-000;
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Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 1, PJ-11.1; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before February 4, 2008.
Please note that 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 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 an account which can be created on-line.
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).\3\ Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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\3\ 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 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
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 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.
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