72 FR 86 pgs. 25286-25287 - Southeast Supply Header, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, and Public Comment Meetings for the Proposed Southeast Supply Header Project
Type: NOTICEVolume: 72Number: 86Pages: 25286 - 25287
Docket number: [Docket No. CP07-44-000; CP07-45-000]
FR document: [FR Doc. E7-8519 Filed 5-3-07; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Sub Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP07-44-000; CP07-45-000]
Southeast Supply Header, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, and Public Comment Meetings for the Proposed Southeast Supply Header Project
April 27, 2007.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared this Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Southeast Supply Header, LLC (SESH) under the above-referenced docket. SESH's Southeast Supply Header Project (Project) would be located in various counties and parishes in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
The Draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that the proposed Project, with the appropriate mitigation measures as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.
As authorized by the Director of Energy Projects, this notice updates the Schedule of Environmental Review. The close of comment period for the Draft EIS is now June 18, 2007. The Final EIS date is still projected for August 17, 2007.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) are federal cooperating agencies for the development of this EIS. A federal cooperating agency has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved with the proposal and is involved in the NEPA analysis.
The purpose of the Project is to provide new transportation capacity that significantly enhances access to reliable, onshore gas supplies to serve growing demand in the Southeast. To provide this service, SESH proposes to construct and operate approximately 270 miles of natural gas pipeline and associated ancillary facilities capable of transporting up to approximately 1.14 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas.
The Draft EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts resulting from the construction and operation of the following facilities:
• Approximately 104 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline extending southeasterly from Richland Parish, Louisiana to Lawrence County, Mississippi;
• Approximately 165 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline extending southeasterly from Lawrence County, Mississippi to Mobile County, Alabama;
• Approximately 1.7 miles of 6-, 16-, 20-, 24- and 42-inch laterals in Jefferson Davis, Covington, and Forrest Counties, Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama;
• Three new compressor stations, the Delhi, Gwinville, and the Lucedale Compressor Stations, located in Richland Parish, Louisiana, and Jefferson Davis and George County, Mississippi, respectively;
• Two natural gas booster stations, the Collins Booster Station and Petal Booster Station in Covington and Forrest County, Mississippi, respectively; and
• Other ancillary facilities including thirteen meter and regulator (M&R) facilities, eighteen mainline valves, two tap valves, and three pig launcher and/or receiver facilities.
Dependent upon Commission approval, SESH proposes to commence construction of the proposed Project in November 2007.
Comment Procedures and Public Meetings
Any person wishing to comment on the Draft EIS may do so. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded so that they may be considered in the Final EIS, please carefully follow these instructions:
• Send an original and two copies of your letter to:Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
• Label one copy of your comments to the attention of Gas Branch 2, DG2E; and Reference Docket No. CP07-44-000 on the original and both copies.
• Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before June 18, 2007.
Please note that the Commission strongly encourages the electronic filing ("eFiling") of comments. Instructions on how to "eFile" comments can be found on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov under the "Documents and Filings" link. In lieu of or in addition to sending written comments, we invite you to attend the public comment meetings the FERC will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the Draft EIS. All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. (CDT), and are scheduled as follows:
| Date and time | Location |
|---|---|
| Monday, May 21, 6:00 p.m | Lucedale Rocky Creek Inn, 120 Woods Ridge Road, Lucedale, MS 39452, (601) 947-6900. |
| Tuesday, May 22, 6:00 p.m | La Quinta Inn-Mississippi Ballroom, 6563 U.S. Highway 49 North, Hattiesburg, MS 39401, (601) 268-2850. |
| Thursday, May 24, 6:00 p.m | Multipurpose Building, West Gallman Road, Gallman, MS 39077, (601) 953-9907. |
The public comment meetings will be posted on the FERC's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and present oral comments on the Draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared.
After the comments received are reviewed, any significant new issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the Draft EIS, a Final EIS will be published and distributed by the FERC staff. The Final EIS will contain the staff's responses to timely comments received on the Draft EIS.
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). Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this Draft EIS. You must file your request to intervene as specified above.1You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Footnotes:
1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu ofpaper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically.
The Draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
A limited number of copies of the Draft EIS are available from the Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, CD copies of the Draft EIS have been mailed to affected landowners; various federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local libraries and newspapers; intervenors; and other individuals that expressed an interest in the proposed Project. Hard-copies of the Draft EIS have also been mailed to those who requested that format during the scoping and comment periods for the proposed Project.
Additional information about the proposed Project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site ( www.ferc.gov ).
To access information via the FERC website click on the "eLibrary" link then 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. The "eLibrary" link provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. For assistance with "eLibrary", please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
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 these documents. To learn more about eSubscription and to sign up for this service please go to www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-8519 Filed 5-3-07; 8:45 am]
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