[Federal Register: May 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 87)]
[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 No. CP08-33-000]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hub I Project
April 28, 2008.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline and compression facilities proposed by Dominion
Transmission, Inc. (Dominion) in the above-referenced docket.
Dominion's proposal (the Hub I Project) is to construct a 4,700
horsepower compressor station and about 2.0 miles of 20-inch-diameter
pipeline (in two segments) in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
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 Hub I Project. The purpose
of the project is to provide about 200 million dekatherms per day
(MMDt/d) of service in the summer months and 150 MMDt/d in the winter
months.
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.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local
agencies; newspapers and libraries in the project area; parties to this
proceeding; and those who have expressed an interest in this project by
returning the January 11, 2008 Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Hub I Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues Mailing List Form.
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 as 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 Gas
Branch 1, PJ-11.1;
Reference Docket No. CP08-33-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before May 28, 2008.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any
comments. See 18 Code of Federal Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Internet Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov under the link to ``Documents and Filings'' and ``e-
Filing.'' eFiling is a file attachment process and requires that you
prepare your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on
paper, and save it to a file on your hard drive. New eFiling users must
first create an account by clicking on ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister.''
You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. This
filing is considered a ``Comment on Filing.'' In addition, there is a
``Quick Comment'' option available, which is an easy method for
interested persons to submit text only comments on a project. The
Quick-Comment user Guide can be viewed at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
filing/efiling/quick-comment-guide.pdf. Quick Comment does not require
a FERC eRegistration account; however, you will be asked to provide a
valid e-mail address. All comments submitted under either eFiling or
the Quick Comment option are placed in the public record for the
specified docket or project number(s).
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,
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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., CP08-33). 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 Web site 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 Web
site.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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