[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13177-13178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5485]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP11-25-000]
Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Mainline 104 Extension to
Fidlar Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Mainline 104 Extension to Fidlar Project (Project) proposed by Questar
Pipeline Company (Questar) in the above-referenced docket. Questar
requests authorization to extend its existing Mainline 104 pipeline
eastward by constructing, operating, and maintaining a natural gas
transmission pipeline and ancillary facilities between Questar's Green
River Block Valve and its Fidlar Compressor Station located in Uintah
County, Utah. The purpose of the Project is to allow shippers greater
access to Uinta basin natural gas supplies near the Fidlar Compressor
Station.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the 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, with
appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), U.S. Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Utah Public Lands
and Policy Coordination Office participated as cooperating agencies in
the preparation of the EA. 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 BIA and BLM
will adopt and use the EA to consider the issuance of a right-of-way
grant for the portion of the Project on tribal and federal lands,
respectively.
Questar's proposed Project includes the following facilities:
About 24.6 miles of 24-inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline;
Three mainline block valves at mileposts (MP) 8.5, 14.5,
and 24.6;
One pig launcher/receiver at the Fidlar Compressor
Station;
Eight underground pipeline taps at MPs 3.1, 5.4, 6.3, 8.5,
12.7, 13.3, 16.9, and 20.9; and
A measurement and control facility within the Fidlar
Compressor Station.
The EA 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 using the eLibrary link. 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
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; other
interested individuals and groups; newspapers and libraries in the
project area; and parties to this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To
ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC
receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before April 4, 2011.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (CP11-25-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of
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comments and has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you
at (202) 502-8258 or [email protected].
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an
easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments
on a project;
(2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you
can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a
file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an
account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the
type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is
considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply
filing comments will not serve to make the commenter 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).\1\ Only intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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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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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 (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC 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., CP11-25). 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, 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 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.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-5485 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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