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CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Line Ad Expansion Project
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[Federal Register: April 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 70)]
[Notices]
[Page 19432]
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. CP05-3-000]
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Line Ad
Expansion Project
April 5, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by CenterPoint Energy Gas
Transmission Company (CEGT) in the above-referenced docket.
The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. 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 two new compressor stations,
Hinton and Allen, in Caddo and Hughes counties, Oklahoma, respectively,
and additional compression at an existing compressor station facility
in Grady County, Oklahoma, including:
? A 10,310-horsepower (hp) Compressor Station in Caddo
County, Oklahoma;
? A 13,220-hp Compressor Station in Hughes County, Oklahoma;
and
? An additional 4,735-hp of compression and appurtenant
facilities to the existing Amber Compressor Station in Grady County,
Oklahoma.
The purpose of the proposed facilities would be to increase the
transportation capacity on CEGT's Line AD by 112,900 Dth per day which
would enable the Line AD capacity to receive Rocky Mountain gas
supplies for transportation west to east across CEGT's system.
The EA has been placed in the public files of the Commission. 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 everyone who responded to the
November 1, 2004 Notice of Intent and parties to this proceeding.
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 before the date 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:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
? Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 3, PJ11.3.
? Reference Docket No. CP05-03-000; and
? Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before May 6, 2005.
Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions
or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's Web site 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 a free account which can be
created by clicking on ``Sign-up.''
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).\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 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. 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 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
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1734 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]
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