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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the California State Lands Commission and BLM Reference No. CACA-43346]
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[Federal Register: February 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 39)]
[Notices]
[Page 8954-8955]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the California State Lands
Commission
[FERC Docket No. CP01-422-000, CA State Clearinghouse No. 2001071035,
and BLM Reference No. CACA-43346]
Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability/
Completion of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the
Proposed Kern River 2003 Expansion Project
February 21, 2002.
The staffs of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) and the California State Lands Commission (CSLC) have
prepared a draft environmental impact statement/report (EIS/EIR) to
address natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Kern River Gas
Transmission Company (KRGT).
The draft EIS/EIR was prepared as required by the National
Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act.
Its purpose is to inform the public and the permitting agencies about
the potential adverse and beneficial environmental impacts of the
proposed project and its alternatives, and recommend mitigation
measures that would reduce any significant adverse impacts to the
maximum extent possible and, where feasible, to a less than significant
level. The FERC and the CSLC staffs conclude that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate mitigation measures as recommended,
would have limited adverse environmental impact.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is participating as a
cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS/EIR because the
project would cross Federal land under the jurisdiction of seven field
offices in Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada, and one district office and three
field offices in California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service (FS) is also a cooperating agency in the preparation of the
document because the Dixie National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe
National Forest/Spring Mountains National Recreation Area would be
crossed by the project. The EIS/EIR will be used by the BLM to consider
issuance of a right-of-way grant for the portion of the project on
Federal lands.
The draft EIS/EIR addresses the potential environmental effects of
the construction and operation of the following facilities in Wyoming,
Utah, Nevada, and California:
634.5 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline adjacent to
KRGT's existing pipeline in Wyoming (Lincoln and Uinta Counties), Utah
(Summit, Morgan, Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, Millard, Beaver, Iron, and
Washington Counties), Nevada (Lincoln and Clark Counties), and
California (San Bernardino County);
82.2 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline adjacent to the
portion of KRGT's existing pipeline that it jointly owns with Mojave
Pipeline Company in California (San Bernardino and Kern Counties);
0.8 mile of 12-inch-diameter pipeline in Uinta County,
Wyoming;
three new compressor stations, one each in Wyoming (Uinta
County), Utah (Salt Lake County), and Nevada (Clark County) for a total
of 60,000 horsepower (hp) of compression;
modifications to six existing compressor stations, one in
Wyoming (Lincoln County), three in Utah (Utah, Millard, and Washington
Counties), one in Nevada (Clark County), and one in California (San
Bernardino County) for a total of 103,700 hp of compression;
modifications to one existing meter station in Wyoming
(Lincoln County) and four existing meter stations in California (two
each in San Bernardino and Kern Counties); and
various mainline block valves, internal inspection tool
launcher/receiver facilities, and other appurtenances.
Comment Procedures and Public Meetings
Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS/EIR may do so.
However, to ensure inclusion in the environmental analysis it is
imperative that your comments are received by the date specified below.
Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are
properly recorded:
Send an original and two copies of your comments to:
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888
First Street, N.E., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Reference Docket No. CP01-422-000;
Label one copy of your comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 1;
Send an additional copy of your letter to the following
individual: Cy Oggins, California State Lands Commission, 100 Howe
Avenue, Suite 100 South, Sacramento, CA 95825; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC and Sacramento, CA on or before April 15, 2002.
Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. Because
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only those comments received on or before April 15, 2002 will be
considered in the final EIS/EIR, the Commission encourages electronic
filing or use of private mail delivery services to submit comments on
the draft EIS/EIR. See Title 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's website 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 by clicking on ``Login to File'' and then ``New User Account.''
In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, the FERC and
the CSLC invite you to attend the public meetings the staffs will
conduct in the project area to receive comments on the draft EIS/EIR.
All meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m., and are scheduled as follows:
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Date Location
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Monday, April 1, 2002..................... Ramada Inn, 1511 E. Main
Street, Barstow, California
92311, (760) 256-5673.
Tuesday, April 2, 2002.................... Clark County Government
Center, ETD Room 3, 500
South Grand Central
Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada
89106, (702) 455-3121.
Wednesday, April 3, 2002.................. Holiday Inn, 1575 West 200
North, Cedar City, Utah
84720, (435) 586-8888.
Thursday, April 4, 2002................... Fairfield Inn, 230 North
Admiral Byrd Drive, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84116,
(801) 355-3331.
Friday, April 5, 2002..................... Days Inn, 339 Wasatch Road,
Evanston, Wyoming 82930,
(307) 789-2220.
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Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and
present oral comments on the draft EIS/EIR. Transcripts of the meetings
will be prepared.
After the comments are reviewed, any significant new issues are
investigated, and necessary modifications are made to the draft EIS/
EIR, a final EIS/EIR will be published and distributed. The final EIS/
EIR will contain the FERC and the CSLC staffs' responses to timely
comments received on the draft EIS/EIR.
Comments will be considered by the FERC and the CSLC but 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 Procedure (Title 18 CFR part 385.214). Anyone may intervene in this
proceeding based on the draft EIS/EIR. 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 on filing
comments electronically.
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Federal, state, and local agencies; elected officials; Native
American groups; newspapers; public libraries; intervenors to the
FERC's proceeding; and other interested parties who provided scoping
comments or written or oral comments on the draft EIS/EIR, as well as
those who previously asked to remain on the mailing list will receive a
copy of the final EIS/EIR. If you are not described by one of these
categories but wish to receive a copy of the final EIS/EIR, you must
write to the Secretary of the FERC indicating this request.
The draft EIS/EIR has been placed in the public files of the FERC
and the CSLC and is available for public inspection at:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference and Files
Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A, Washington, DC
20426, (202) 208-1371
and
California State Lands Commission, 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 South,
Sacramento, CA 95825, (916) 574-1889
A limited number of copies of the draft EIS/EIR are available from
the FERC's Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch identified
above. Copies may also be obtained from Cy Oggins, CSLC, at the address
above. The draft EIS/EIR is available for viewing at http://
www.kernriver2003.com and at the public libraries listed in appendix 1
of this notice.\2\
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\2\ The appendix referenced in this notice is not being printed
in the Federal Register. A copy is available on the FERC's website
(http://www.ferc.gov) at the ``RIMS'' link or from the Commission's
Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)208-1371. For
instructions on connecting to RIMS, refer to page 6 of this notice.
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Additional information about the proposed project is available from
Cy Oggins at the CSLC at (916) 574-1884, or on the CSLC website at
http://www.slc.ca.gov, and from the FERC's Office of External Affairs
at (202) 208-1088 (direct line) or you can call the FERC operator at 1-
800-847-8885 and ask for External Affairs. Information is also
available on the FERC website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS''
link. Click on the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket#,'' and follow the
instructions (call (202) 208-2222 for assistance). Access to the texts
of formal documents issued by the FERC, such as orders and notices, is
also available on the FERC website by using the ``CIPS'' link,
selecting ``Docket#,'' and following the instructions. For assistance
with access to CIPS, the CIPS helpline can be reached at (202) 208-
2474.
Information concerning the involvement of the BLM is available from
Jerry Crockford, BLM Project Manager, at (505) 599-6333. Information
concerning the involvement of the FS is available from Kathy Slack,
Supervisor's Office, at (435) 865-3742.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-4599 Filed 2-26-02; 8:45 am]
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