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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 85 North Expansion Project

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[Federal Register: July 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 128)]
[Notices]
[Page 32148-32149]
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. CP09-57-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 85 North Expansion Project

June 26, 2009.
    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 Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the above-referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy 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 EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the 85 North Expansion Project. Transco
proposes to construct three new 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline
loops with a combined total length of approximately 22.06 miles
adjacent to its existing pipeline system in Alabama, South Carolina,
and North Carolina. Transco also proposes to construct one new
compressor station and modify eight existing compressor stations in
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The
facilities that would be constructed are as follows:
    • Modify Compressor Station 80 in Jones County, Mississippi,
and Compressor Station 90 in Marengo County, Alabama;
    • Add additional compression at Compressor Station 100 in
Chilton County, Alabama;
    • Construct new Compressor Station 135 in Anderson County, South Carolina;
    • Modify Compressor Station 110 in Randolph County, Alabama;
Compressor Station 115 in Coweta County, Georgia; Compressor Station
125 in Walton County, Georgia; Compressor Station 150 in Iredell
County, North Carolina; and Compressor Station 155 in Davidson County,
North Carolina;
    • Install Coosa Loop, an approximately 4.40 mile segment of
42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline, in Coosa County, Alabama;
    • Install Cowpens Loop, an approximately 9.39 mile segment
of 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline, in Spartanburg and Cherokee
Counties, South Carolina; and
    • Install Iredell Loop, an approximately 8.27 mile segment
of 42-inch diameter natural gas pipeline, in Iredell and Rowan
Counties, North Carolina.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. 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
agencies; public interest groups; interested individuals; newspapers
and libraries in the project area; Native America groups; 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.
    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the 85 North Expansion Project. 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 timely and properly recorded, please
send your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on
or before July 31, 2009.
    For your convenience, there are three methods in which you can use
to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please
reference the project docket number CP09-57-000 with your submission.
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has
dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258
or efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick
Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's internet Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick
Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit 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 Internet Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling
involves preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if
filing on paper, and then saving the file on your computer's hard
drive. You will attach that file as your submission. New eFiling users
must first create an account by clicking ``Sign up'' or ``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 your comments via mail to the Commission by
sending an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas Branch
3, PJ-11.3.
    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 offers a free service called eSubscription which

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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. To register for this service, go to the eSubscription
link on the FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-15895 Filed 7-6-09; 8:45 am]
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