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‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 7 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible online at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, November 29, 2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29844 Filed 11–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2621–009] 

Lockhart Power Company, South 

Carolina; Notice of Availability of 

Environmental Assessment 

November 19, 2010. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission or FERC’s) 

regulations, 18 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Part 380 (Order No. 

486, 52 Federal Register [FR] 47897), 

the Office of Energy Projects has 

reviewed Lockhart Power Company’s 

application for license for the Pacolet 

Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 

2621), located on the Pacolet River in 

Spartanburg County, South Carolina. 

The project does not occupy any Federal 

lands. 

Staff prepared an environmental 

assessment (EA), which analyzes the 

potential environmental effects of 

relicensing the project, and concludes 

that licensing the project, with 

appropriate environmental protection 

measures, would not constitute a major 

Federal action that would significantly 

affect the quality of the human 

environment. 

A copy of the EA is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; toll-free 

at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 202– 

502–8659. 

You may also register online at http: 

//www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Any comments should be filed within 

30 days from the date of this notice. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the Internet. See 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site http:// 

www.ferc.gov/doc-filing/efiling.asp. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 

mail an original and seven copies to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

For further information, contact Lee 

Emery at (202) 502–8379, or by e-mail 

at lee.emery@ferc.gov. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29851 Filed 11–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–493–000] 

Empire Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of 

Availability of the Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Tioga 

County Extension Project 

November 19, 2010. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Tioga County Extension Project 

proposed by Empire Pipeline, Inc. 

(Empire) in the above-referenced docket. 

Empire requests authorization to 

construct and replace pipeline facilities 

to provide an additional 350,000 

dekatherms per day of natural gas 

capacity from new producer 

interconnections in Pennsylvania to 

new interconnections on its pipeline 

system and on Tennessee Gas Pipeline 

Company’s system in New York. 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the Tioga 

County Extension Project in accordance 

with the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (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 New York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation, New York 

State Department of Agriculture and 

Markets, and the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers 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 generally participate in the 

NEPA analysis. 

The proposed Tioga County Extension 

Project includes the following facilities: 

• Construction of approximately 14.9 

miles of new 24-inch-diameter pipeline 

in Tioga County, Pennsylvania and 

Steuben County, New York; 

• Replacement of approximately 1.4 

miles of existing 24-inch-diameter 

pipeline in Ontario County, New York; 

• Construction of a new interconnect 

with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 

in Ontario County, New York; and 

• Construction of miscellaneous 

pipeline modifications and appurtenant 

facilities at the existing Oakfield 

Compressor Station in Genessee County, 

New York. 

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; 

potentially affected landowners and 

other interested individuals and groups; 

newspapers and libraries in the project 

area; and parties to this proceeding. 

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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. 

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 

December 20, 2010. 

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 (CP10–493–000) 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 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. 

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., 

CP10–493). Be sure you have selected 

an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 

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. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29837 Filed 11–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–82–000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company, 

Southern Natural Gas Company, 

Florida Gas Transmission Company, 

LLC, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC, Enterprise Field 

Services, LLC; Notice of Availability of 

the Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Matagorda Offshore Pipeline 

System Abandonment Project 

November 19, 2010. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Matagorda Offshore Pipeline System 

Abandonment Project proposed by 

Northern Natural Gas Company, 

Southern Natural Gas Company, Florida 

Gas Transmission Company, LLC, 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC, and Enterprise Field 

Services, LLC (Applicants) in the above 

referenced docket. The Applicants 

request authorization to abandon in 

place about 86.9 miles of pipeline and 

related facilities onshore in Refugio and 

Calhoun Counties, Texas, and offshore 

in state and Federal waters. These 

facilities are referred to as the 

Matagorda Offshore Pipeline System 

(MOPS). The onshore facilities that 

would be abandoned in place include 

about 26.8 miles of pipeline, the Tivoli 

Dehydration Plant, and several 

interconnect. The offshore facilities 

would be abandoned include about 60.1 

miles of pipeline and several 

interconnects. Further, about 19.8 miles 

of the MOPS offshore pipeline is 

nonjurisdicational gathering pipeline 

and related facilities; abandonment of 

these facilities are also considered in 

this EA. 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

abandonment of the Matagorda Offshore 

Pipeline System Abandonment Project 

in accordance with the requirements of 

the National Environmental Policy Act. 

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 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; Native American tribes; 

potentially affected landowners and 

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 

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