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—Impacts on prehistoric and historic

sites.

—Native American concerns.

• Land Use

—Impacts on 158 acres of planted pine.

—Impacts on residential area.

—Visual effect of the aboveground

facilities on surrounding areas.

—Impacts on 4 residences within 50 feet

of the proposed construction work

area.

• Air and Noise Quality

—Impacts on local air and noise

environment as a result of the

operation of the new compressor

upgrades.

• Alternatives

—Evaluate possible alternatives to the

proposed projects or portions of the

projects, and make recommendations

on how to lessen or avoid impacts on

the various resource areas.

• Nonjurisdictional Facilities

—Consideration of effects of

construction of the associated

facilities that may be constructed by

SCS and SCPC, including the planned

Goat Rock and Autaguaville Power

Plants, and those associated laterals

and meter stations which are planned

to interconnect to Southern’s facilities

proposed herein.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by

providing us with your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

By becoming a commentor, your

concerns will be addressed in the EA

and considered by the Commission. You

should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative [locations/routes]), and

measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

they will be. Please carefully follow

these instructions to ensure that your

comments are received in time and

properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your letter to:

David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First St., N.E., Room 1A, Washington,

DC 20426

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of Gas 1.

• Reference Docket No. CP00–233–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before July 3, 2000.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding known at an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Intervenors play a more formal role in

the process. Among other things,

intervenors have the right to receive

copies of case-related Commission

documents and filings by other

intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor

must provide 14 copies of its filings to

the Secretary of the Commission and

must send a copy of its filings to all

other parties on the Commission’s

service list for this proceeding. If you

want to become an intervenor you must

file a motion to intervene according to

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 2). Only

intervenors have the right to seek

rehearing of the Commission’s decision.

Affected landowners and parties with

environmental concerns 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

environmental comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Mr.

Paul McKee of the Commission’s Office

of External Affairs at (202) 208–1088 or

on the FERC website (www.ferc.fed.us)

using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link to information in

this docket number. Click on the

‘‘RIMS’’ link select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

RIMS Menu, and follow the

instructions. For assistance with access

to RIMS, the RIMS helpline can be

reached at (202) 208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link of the

FERC Internet website provides access

to the texts of formal documents issued

by the Commission, such as orders,

notices, and rulemakings. From the

FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the

CIPS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2474.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14400 Filed 6–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–07–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–47–000]

Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline, L.P.,

Notice of Availability of the

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Trans-Union Interstate

Pipeline Project

June 2, 2000.

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 Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline, L.P.

(Trans-Union) 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 environmental

effects of the construction and operation

of the proposed facilities in Claiborne

and Union Parishes, Louisiana and

Union County, Arkansas. These

facilities would consist of about 41.7

miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline, two

mainline valves, and launcher/receiver

facilities at the beginning and end of the

pipeline. The pipeline would supply 430,000

decatherms per day of natural gas to the

planned nonjurisdictional electric

power generation facility being

developed by Union Power Partners

(UPP) in Union County, Arkansas. In

addition, Gulf States Pipeline Company

plans to construct about 30.4 miles of

16- and 20-inch-diameter pipeline in

Louisiana under section 311(a)(2) of the

Natural Gas Policy Act which would

provide a secondary supply as well as

serve other customers.

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 and Files Maintenance

Branch, 888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–1371. copies of the EA have been mailed to

Federal, state and local agencies, public

interest groups, interested individuals,

newspapers, 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

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the date specified below. Please

carefully follow these instructions to

ensure that your comments are received

in time and properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your comments

to: David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First St., N.E., Room 1A, Washington,

DC 20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Gas Group 1, PJ–

11.1;

• Reference Docket No. CP00–47–

000; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before July 3, 2000.

Comments will be considered by the

Commission but will not serve to make

the commentor a party to the preceding.

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). 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

proposed project is available from Mr.

Paul McKee of the Commission’s Office

of External Affairs at (202) 208–1088 or

on the FERC website (www.ferc.fed.us)

using the ‘‘RIMS’’ link to information in

this docket number. Click on the

‘‘RIMS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

RIMS Menu, and follow the

instructions. For assistance with access

to RIMS, the RIMS helpline can be

reached at (202) 208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link on the

FERC Internet website provides access

to the texts of formal documents issued

by the Commission, such as orders,

notices, and rulemakings. From the

FERC Internet website, click on the

‘‘CIPS’’ link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the

CIPS menu, and follow the instructions.

For assistance with access to CIPS, the

CIPS helpline can be reached at (202)

208–2474.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–14396 Filed 6–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–82–000]

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.;

Notice of Availability of the

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Pleasant Hill Pipeline Project

June 2, 2000.

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 Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.

(Williams) in the above-referenced

docket. The proposed project would

include the construction and operation

of approximately 1.5 miles of 24-inchdiameter pipeline; and 2,890-

horsepower (hp) of compression at an

existing compressor station; and the

conversion of the regulatory authority of

an 800–hp compressor unit at an

existing compressor station from

Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) Section

311 to Natural Gas Act (NGA) Part 284

service.

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.

Williams proposes to build new

pipeline and compression facilities to

expand the capacity of its system in

Kansas and Missouri. The new facilities

would enable Williams to transport an

additional 44,200 Dekatherms per day

(Dth/d) of natural gas in the winter and

an additional 88,200 Dth/d of natural

gas in the summer.

The EA assesses the potential

environmental effects of the

construction and operation of the

following proposed natural gas

transmission facilities:

• About 1.5 miles of 24-inch-diameter

pipeline from the Ottawa Compressor

Station to the Ottawa Crossover in

Franklin County, Kansas;

• Two upgraded compressor units:

from 1,350-hp each to 2,000-hp each at

the existing Peculiar Compressor Station

in Cass County, Missouri; and

• One 1,590-hp turbine compressor at

the Peculiar Compressor Station.

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 and Files Maintenance

Branch, 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A,

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208–1371.

Copies of the EA have been mailed to

Federal, state and local agencies, public

interest groups, affected landowners,

interested individuals, newspapers, 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 two copies of your comments

to: David P. Boergers, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First St., N.E., Room 1A, Washington,

DC 20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Gas/Hydro Group,

PJ–11.3;

Reference Docket No. CP00–082–000;

and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before July 1, 2000.

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).

The date for filing timely motions to

intervene in this proceeding has passed.

Therefore, parties now seeking to file

late interventions must show good

cause, as required by section

385.214(b)(3), why this time limitation

should be waived. Environmental issues

have been viewed as good cause for late

intervention. You do not need

intervenor status to have your

comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Paul

McKee in the Commission’s Office of

External Affairs, at (202) 208–1088 or on

the FERC Internet website

(www.ferc.fed.us) using the ‘‘RIMS’’

link to information this docket number.

Click on the ‘‘RIMS’’ link, select

‘‘Docket #’’ from the RIMS Menu, and

follow the instructions. For assistance

with access to RIMS, the RIMS helpline

can be reached at (202) 208–2222.

Similarly, the ‘‘CIPS’’ link on the FERC

Internet website provides access to the

texts of formal documents issued by the

Commission, such as orders, notices,

and rulemakings. From the FERC

Internet website, click on the ‘‘CIPS’’

link, select ‘‘Docket #’’ from the CIPS

menu, and follow the instructions. For