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1The appendices referenced in this notice are not 

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail and are available at http:// 

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

from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call 

(202) 502–8371. For instructions on connecting to 

eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 

2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental 

staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects. 

toll-free at (866) 208–3676; for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3101 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–36–000] 

Southern Natural Gas Company; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed 2011/2012 Abandonment and 

Replacement Project and Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues 

February 5, 2010. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Southern 2011/2012 Abandonment 

and Replacement Project, involving the 

abandonment and replacement of 

facilities by Southern Natural Gas 

Company (Southern) in Louisiana and 

Mississippi. This EA will be used by the 

Commission in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies on the project. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues need to be 

evaluated in the EA. Please note that the 

scoping period will close on March 8, 

2010. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing for this project. State and local 

government representatives are asked to 

notify their constituents of this 

proposed project and encourage them to 

comment on their areas of concern. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ was attached to the project 

notice Southern provided to 

landowners. This fact sheet addresses a 

number of typically-asked questions, 

including the use of eminent domain 

and how to participate in the 

Commission’s proceedings. It is also 

available for viewing on the FERC Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov). 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

Southern proposes to abandon, 

replace, and modify certain pipeline 

facilities located within East Carroll and 

West Carroll Parishes, Louisiana, and 

Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo, Madison, 

Attala, and Winston Counties, 

Mississippi. Specifically, Southern 

proposes to abandon in place 68.5 miles 

(in five segments) of its North Main 

Loop Line, consisting of 16- to 24-inchdiameter pipeline. To adjust for the 

abandonment, Southern would also 

replace and/or modify small segments of 

its North Main and North Main Loop 

pipelines. These pipeline segments were 

installed using a mechanical coupling 

technology in the late 1930s and early 

1940s. The pipeline, consisting of 18- to 

to 24-inch-diameter pipe, would be cut, 

cleaned, sealed, and abandoned in 

place. 

Overall, the project would involve 29 

separate areas of disturbance along 

Southern’s system in Louisiana and 

Mississippi. The general location of the 

project facilities is shown in appendix 

1.1

Land Requirements for Construction 

The proposed project would 

temporarily disturb about 6.91 acres of 

land for the abandonment and 

modification of the facilities. 

Afterwards, all areas of disturbance 

would be revegetated and return to its 

previous use. All pipeline abandonment 

activities would be conducted within 

the existing right-of-way and 

compressor station areas. No new access 

roads would be required to facilitate the 

abandonment of the pipeline facilities. 

The EA Process 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to 

take into account the environmental 

impacts that could result from an action 

whenever it considers the issuance of a 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to 

discover and address concerns the 

public may have about proposals. This 

process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The 

main goal of the scoping process is to 

focus the analysis in the EA on the 

important environmental issues. By this 

notice, the Commission requests public 

comments on the scope of the issues to 

address in the EA. All comments 

received will be considered during the 

preparation of the EA. 

In the EA we will discuss impacts that 

could occur as a result of the proposed 

project under these general headings: 

• Geology and soils; 

• Land use; 

• Water resources, fisheries, and 

wetlands; 

• Cultural resources; 

• Vegetation and wildlife; 

• Air quality and noise; 

• Endangered and threatened species; 

and 

• Public safety. 

We will also evaluate reasonable 

alternatives to the proposed project or 

portions of the project, and make 

recommendations on how to lessen or 

avoid impacts on the various resource 

areas. 

Our independent analysis of the 

issues will be presented in the EA. The 

EA will be placed into the public record 

and, depending on the comments 

received during the scoping process, the 

EA may be published and distributed to 

the public. A comment period will be 

allotted if the EA is published for 

review. We will consider all comments 

on the EA before we make our 

recommendations to the Commission. 

To ensure your comments are 

considered, please carefully follow the 

instructions in the Public Participation 

section below. 

With this notice, we are asking 

agencies with jurisdiction and/or 

special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues to formally 

cooperate with us in the preparation of 

the EA. These agencies may choose to 

participate once they have evaluated the 

proposal relative to their 

responsibilities. Agencies that would 

like to request cooperating agency status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments provided under the Public 

Participation section of this notice. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the 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 in your comments 

so that they will be received in 

Washington, DC on or before March 8, 

2010. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods which you can use to submit 


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your written comments to the 

Commission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has expert eFiling 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 at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link 

called ‘‘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 that is listed under the 

‘‘Documents and Filings’’ link. 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 to your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on the links called 

‘‘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 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. 

Environmental Mailing List 

The environmental mailing list 

includes federal, state, and local 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. This list also includes 

all affected landowners (as defined in 

the Commission’s regulations) who are 

potential right-of-way grantors, whose 

property may be used temporarily for 

project purposes, or who own homes 

within certain distances of aboveground 

facilities, and anyone who submits 

comments on the project. We will 

update the environmental mailing list as 

the analysis proceeds to ensure that we 

send the information related to this 

environmental review to all individuals, 

organizations, and government entities 

interested in and/or potentially affected 

by the proposed project. 

If the EA is published for distribution, 

copies will be sent to the environmental 

mailing list for public review and 

comment. If the EA is published for 

distribution, copies will be sent to the 

environmental mailing list for public 

review and comment. If you would 

prefer to receive a paper copy of the 

document instead of the CD version or 

would like to remove your name from 

the mailing list, please return the 

attached Information Request (appendix 

2). 

Becoming an Intervenor 

In addition to involvement in the EA 

scoping process, you may want to 

become an ‘‘intervenor,’’ which is an 

official party to the Commission’s 

proceeding. Intervenors play a more 

formal role in the process and are able 

to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be 

heard by the courts if they choose to 

appeal the Commission’s final ruling. 

An intervenor formally participates in 

the proceeding by filing a request to 

intervene. Instructions for becoming an 

intervenor are included in the User’s 

Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the 

Commission’s Web site. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC, or on the FERC 

Web site at 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., CP10–36). 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 

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. 

Finally, public meetings or site visits 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3108 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL10–39–000] 

SunZia Transmission, LLC; Notice of 

Filing 

February 5, 2010. 

Take notice that on January 29, 2010, 

SunZia Transmission, LLC (SunZia) 

filed a petition for declaratory order 

pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2) (2009), 

requesting that the Commission declare 

that: (i) Each investor in SunZia may be 

allocated firm transmission rights 

representing 100% of the sponsor’s pro 

rata investment in the transmission 

capacity of the SunZia Southwest 

Transmission Project; (ii) three sponsors 

of the project, South Western Power 

Group (SWPG), ECP SunZia, LLC (ECP), 

and Shell WindEnergy Inc. (SWE), each 

an owner of membership interest in 

SunZia, may use up to 100% of their 

pro rata share of capacity on the project 

to serve affiliated generators; and (iii) 

SWPG and ECP SunZia may prescribe 

up to 100% of their 80% pro rata share 

of the project transmission capacity 

through long-term firm negotiated rate 

contracts. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

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

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line 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 


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