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1A pipeline ‘‘loop’’ is a segment of pipe installed 

adjacent and parallel to an existing pipeline system 

that is connected to the system at both ends. A loop 

allows more gas to be moved through that portion 

of the pipeline system or functions as a backup 

system. 

2 Interventions may also be filed electronically via 

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous 

discussion of filing comments electronically. 

Take notice that during the month of 

July/August, 2009, the status of the 

above-captioned entities as Exempt 

Wholesale Generators became effective 

by operation of the Commission’s 

regulations 18 CFR 366.7(a). 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22468 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–68–000] 

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; 

Notice of Availability of the 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed TEMAX and TIME III Projects 

September 11, 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 Texas Eastern Transmission, LP 

(Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced 

docket. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE) and Pennsylvania Department 

of Conservation and Natural Resources 

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 participate in the NEPA 

analysis. The projects would require a 

permit from the USACE pursuant to 

section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 

United States Code 1344). 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental affects resulting from 

two distinct projects known as the 

Texas Eastern Market Area Crossing 

(TEMAX) and Texas Eastern 

Incremental Market Area Expansion III 

(TIME III) Projects, in accordance with 

the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that 

approval of the proposed projects, with 

appropriate mitigating measures, would 

not constitute a major Federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

These projects consist of replacement 

of 25.9 miles of various diameter 

pipeline, construction of 9.6 miles of 

loop,1 use of 0.8 mile of existing 

pipeline, and construction of 26.5 miles 

of new pipeline lateral. In addition, 

Texas Eastern requests authorization to 

add 85,633 horsepower (hp) of 

compression at four existing compressor 

stations and abandon 9,500 hp of 

compression at one compressor station, 

resulting in a net increase of 76,133 hp 

of compression for the projects. Texas 

Eastern also requests authorization to 

uprate the maximum allowable 

operating pressure of its existing Lines 

1 and 2 from 1,000 to 1,112 pounds per 

square inch gauge for 268 miles between 

its Uniontown and Marietta Compressor 

Stations. The proposed facilities are 

located in Greene, Bedford, Franklin, 

Adams, Lancaster and York Counties, 

Pennsylvania. 

The TEMAX Project would provide 

additional natural gas transportation 

capacity of 395,000 dekatherms per day 

(Dth/d) from a receipt point with the 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC in 

Clarington, Ohio, to an interconnect 

with Transcontinental Gas Pipeline 

Company, LLC (Transco) in York 

County, Pennsylvania. The TIME III 

Project, would provide additional 

transportation capacity of 60,000 Dth/d 

from a receipt point in Oakford, 

Pennsylvania to the same interconnect 

with Transco. 

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; 

interested groups and individuals; local 

newspapers and libraries in the project 

areas; Native American 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 

TEMAX and TIME III Projects. 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 

October 13, 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’s docket number CP09–68–000 

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 on ‘‘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. 

If you choose the option to mail your 

comments, label one copy of the 

comments for the attention of the Gas 

Branch 1, PJ–11.1. 

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).2 Only intervenors have the 

right to seek rehearing of the 

Commission’s decisions. 

Affected landowners and parties with 

environmental concerns may be granted 

intervenor status upon showing good 

cause by stating that they have a clear 

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1 16 U.S.C. 824e (2006). 

2 74 FR 13428 (2009). 

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 

projects 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, then on ‘‘General Search’’ 

and enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field (i.e., CP09–68). 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 on 

the FERC Internet Web site 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 

notifications 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. E9–22477 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL09–40–000] 

Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; Notice 

Pursuant to Section 206(b) of the 

Federal Power Act 

September 11, 2009. 

On March 19, 2009, pursuant to 

section 206 of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA),1 the Commission instituted a 

proceeding in Docket No. EL09–40–000. 

Southwest Power Pool, Inc., 126 FERC ¶ 

61,243 (2009). The refund effective date 

for the proceeding instituted in Docket 

No. EL09–40–000 is March 27, 2009, the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register 2 of notice of the Commission’s 

action in this proceeding. 

Under section 206 of the FPA, if no 

final decision is rendered by the 

conclusion of the 180-day period 

commencing upon initiation of a 

proceeding pursuant to section 206, the 

Commission must state why it has failed 

to render a final decision. In that event 

the Commission must also provide its 

best estimate as to when it reasonably 

expects to make such a decision. 

The Commission will be unable to 

render a final decision by the refund 

effective date because additional time is 

needed to analyze the issues. The 

Commission estimates that it will be 

able to issue a decision by December 31, 

2009. This estimate is influenced by the 

complexity of the issues in the 

proceeding. 

The Secretary of the Commission 

issues this notice pursuant to section 

375.302(w) of the Commission’s rules, 

18 CFR 375.302(w) (2009). 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22474 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL09–74–000] 

Green Energy Express LLC ; Notice of 

Filing 

September 11, 2009. 

Take notice that on September 9, 

2009, Green Energy Express LLC (Green 

Energy) filed a Petition for Declaratory 

Order requesting that the Commission 

approve certain rate incentives for 

Green Energy Transmission Line Project 

(Project). The Project includes a 70-mile 

double-circuit 500kV alternating current 

transmission line and a new 500 

kilovolt/230 kV substation, as well as an 

advanced technology fast-acting phase 

shifter that will enable the transport of 

up to 2,000 megawatts of power from 

otherwise location-constrained 

renewable generation resources near 

and around the existing Eagle Mountain 

Substation in eastern Riverside County, 

California to load centers in Southern 

California. 

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 

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 October 9, 2009. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22475 Filed 9–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM06–16–000] 

Mandatory Reliability Standards for the 

Bulk-Power System; Notice of Public 

Meeting 

September 10, 2009. 

Take notice that on September 22, 

2009, the Commission Staff will hold a 

public meeting to present research 

conducted by the faculty of the 

University of Wisconsin-Madison, 

sponsored by the Commission, on 

Topological and Impedance Element 

Ranking (TIER) of the Bulk-Power 

System. Commission Staff will convene 

this meeting, beginning at 10 a.m. and 

ending at 12 noon (EDT), at the offices 

of the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Office of Electric 

Reliability (OER) initiated this project to 

develop, for purposes of section 215 of 

the Federal Power Act, a methodology 

to aid in identifying and ranking the 


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