[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45109-45110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18838]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP10-14-000]
Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed APEX
Expansion Project
July 23, 2010.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Apex Expansion Project proposed by Kern River Gas Transmission
Company (Kern River) in the above-referenced docket. Kern River
requests authorization to expand its natural gas pipeline system in
Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada, to transport an additional 266 million cubic
feet per day of natural gas from existing receipt points in
southwestern Wyoming, to existing delivery connections in southern
Nevada.
The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Apex Expansion Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project
would have some adverse environmental impact; however, these impacts
would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the
implementation of Kern River's proposed mitigation and the additional
measures recommended in the final EIS.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service (USFS), and
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) participated as cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. The cooperating agencies will adopt and use the EIS to
consider the issuance of right-of-way grants on federally administered
lands. While the conclusions and recommendations presented in the final
EIS were developed with input from the cooperating agencies, the
agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in
their respective Records of Decision for the project.
The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
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Approximately 27.6 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline loop \1\ extending southwest in Utah from Morgan County,
through Davis to Salt Lake County;
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\1\ A loop is a segment of pipe that is usually installed
adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends.
The loop allows more gas to be moved through the system.
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One new 30,000-horsepower compressor station (known as the
Milford Compressor Station) in Beaver County, Utah;
Modifications to four existing compressor stations to add
additional compression: The Coyote Creek Compressor Station located in
Uinta County, Wyoming; the Elberta Compressor Station located in Utah
County, Utah; the Fillmore Compressor Station located in Millard
County, Utah; and the Dry Lake Compressor Station located in Clark
County, Nevada;
Six mainline valves; and
Three pig \2\ launcher and two pig receiver facilities.
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\2\ A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry
a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion.
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The final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and
is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. A limited number of copies 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 EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local
newspapers and libraries in the project area; parties to this
proceeding; and potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to
those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version.
Questions?
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC (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., CP10-
14). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676; 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 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
the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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