[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 111 (Thursday, June 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36436-36437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14396]


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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:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the 
Gas Group 1, PJ-11.1;
    <bullet> Reference Docket No. CP00-47-000; and
    <bullet> 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]
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