54628 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 203 / Tuesday, October 21, 1997 / Notices

1Florida Gas Transmission Company’s

application was filed with the Commission under

Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of

the Commission’s regulations.

2The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are

available from the Commission’s Public Reference

and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, or call (202) 208–

1371. Copies of the appendices were sent to all

those receiving this notice in the mail.

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Environmental

Review and Compliance Branch, PR–

11.2

• Reference Docket No. CP97–276–

000; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before November 14, 1997.

Comments will be considered by the

Commission but will not serve to make

the comenter 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27776 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–690–000]

Florida Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed FGT 24′′ Calcasieu Pipeline

Replacement Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

October 15, 1997.

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 construction and operation of the

facilities proposed in the FGT 24′′

Calcasieu Pipeline Replacement

Project.1 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.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Florida Gas Transmission Company

(FGT) proposes to reroute one section

and replace, within the same right-ofway, two sections of its 24-inchdiameter mainline pipeline in Calcasieu

Parish, Louisiana. The sections to be

replaced are between mileposts 425.99

and 426.92 (section 1), 430.53 and

432.09 (section 2), and 432.17 and

432.40 (section 3).

Below is an explanation of the work

involved.

Section 1: Abandon, 5,070 feet of

existing 24-inch-diameter mainline and

install about 8,883 feet of new 24-inchdiameter pipeline.

Section 2: Abandon about 8,236 feet

of existing 24-inch-diameter mainline

and install about 7,586 feet of new 24-

inch-diameter pipeline located 10 feet

south of the existing pipeline. The

remaining 650 feet of new 24-inchdiameter pipeline would be north of the

existing pipeline.

Section 3: Abandon about 1,239 feet

of existing 24-inch-diameter mainline,

and install about 1,239 feet of new 24-

inch-diameter pipeline located 10 feet

south of the existing mainline.

All of the facilities are in Calcasieu

Parish, Louisiana. The pipeline sections

must be replaced to comply with

Department of Transportation

Regulations.

The proposed facilities would cost

about $3,762,161.

The general location of the project

facilities is shown in appendix 1.2 If you

are interested in obtaining procedural

information, please write to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Land Requirements for Construction

The replacement and relocation of the

3 sections of the 24-inch-diameter

mainline pipeline would affect about 23

acres with 7 acres being needed for

Section 1, 10 acres for Section 2, and 2

acres for Section 3. Section 1 would

require an additional 4 acres for a new

permanent right-of-way.

Temporary work spaces would

require about 3 acres. FGT proposes to

deliver pipeline to the site by truck and

string the pipeline directly along the

construction right-of-way. All other pipe

fittings would be stored in a leased

warehouse facility.

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 to

discover and address concerns the

public may have about proposals. We

call this ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the

scoping process is to focus the analysis

in the EA on the important

environmental issues. By this Notice of

Intent, the Commission requests public

comments on the scope of the issues it

will address in the EA. All comments

received are considered during the

preparation of the EA. State and local

government representatives are

encouraged to notify their constituents

of this proposed action and encourage

them to comment on their areas of

concern.

The EA will discuss impacts that

could occur from the construction and

operation of the proposed project under

these general headings:

• Geology and soils

• Water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands

• Vegetation and wildlife

• Public safety

• Land use

• Cultural resources

• Endangered and threatened species

We will also evaluate possible

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 in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be

published and mailed to Federal, state,

and local agencies, public interest

groups, interested individuals, affected

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and

the Commission’s official service list for

this proceeding. A comment period will

be allotted for review if the EPA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we make

our recommendations to the

Commission.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

We have already identified several

issues that we think deserve attention

based on a preliminary review of the

proposed facilities and the

environmental information provide by

FGT. This preliminary list of issues may

be changed based on your comments

and our analysis.

• A horizontal drill would be used to

cross the Calcasieu River.

• A total of 11.9 acres of wetlands

would be temporarily affected and 2.2

acres of wetlands would be permanently

affected.
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• Two residences are within 50 feet of

the proposed construction work area

along Section 2.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by sending

a letter addressing your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

You should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative routes), and measures to

avoid or lessen environmental impact.

The more specific your comments, the

more useful they will be. Please follow

the instructions below to ensure that

your comments are received and

properly recorded:

• Send two copies of your letter to:

Lois Cashell, Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First St.,

N.E., Room 1A, Washington, D.C. 20426;

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of the Environmental

Review and Compliance Branch, PR–

11.2;

• Reference Docket No. CP97–690–

000; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, D.C. on

or before November 14, 1997.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding or become an ‘‘intervenor.’’

Among other things, intervenor have the

right to receive copies of case-related

Commission documents and filings by

other intervenors. Likewise, each

intervenor must provide copies of its

filings to all other parties. If you want

to become an intervenor you must file

a motion to intervene according to Rule

214 of the Commissions Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) (see appendix 2).

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 scoping comments

considered.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27777 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 2188]

Montana Power Company; Notice of

Intent To Hold Public Meetings in Great

Falls and Ennis, Montana, To Discuss

the Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed

Relicensing of the Missouri-Madison

Hydroelectric Project

October 15, 1997.

On September 22, 1997, the

Commission staff mailed the MissouriMadison Hydroelectric Project DEIS to

the Environmental Protection Agency,

resource and land management

agencies, and interested organizations,

and individuals. This document

evaluates the environmental

consequences of the proposed

relicensing of the Missouri-Madison

Hydroelectric Project. The nine dams

(Hebgen, Madison, Hauser, Holter, Black

Eagle, Rainbow, Cochrane, Ryan, and

Morony dams) that are a part of this

project are located between West

Yellowstone and above Great Falls,

Montana, on over 300 river miles of the

Madison and Missouri Rivers.

The public meetings will be recorded

by a court reporter and are scheduled as

follows: (1) Tuesday, November 18,

1997 at 7:00 p.m. in the Missouri Room

of the Great Falls Civic Center, Great

Falls, Montana and (2) Thursday,

November 20, 1997 at 7:00 p.m. in the

Ennis High School Library, Ennis,

Montana. These meetings will focus on

the DEIS and issues of concern to

resource and land management

agencies, interested organizations, and

individuals. Another meeting is

scheduled on Wednesday, November

19, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in

the Director’s Conference Room of the

State of Montana’s Lee Metcalf Building,

1520 East Sixth Avenue, Helena,

Montana. This meeting will focus on

clarification of issues of primary

concern to state and federal fish and

wildlife agencies.

At the public meetings, Commission

staff will summarize major DEIS

findings and recommendations.

Resource agency personnel and other

interested persons will be provided an

opportunity to submit oral and written

comments about the DEIS for the

Commission’s public record. Written

comments on the DEIS may also be sent

to: The Secretary, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Comments must be received by

December 2, 1997. All correspondence

should include the appropriate project

name (Missouri-Madison Project) and

number (Project No. 2188) on the first

page of the correspondence.

The DEIS considers recommendations

received from the license applicant,

citizens, resource agencies, and

organizations. Resource enhancements

affect flow regulation, recreation, land

use, fish, wildlife, water quality,

reservoir shoreline erosion, vegetation

resources and other resource issues

proposed.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27778 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5912–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Submission for OMB Review;

National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for

Halogenated Solvent Cleaning

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the following Information Collection

Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval: Subpart

T, National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for

Halogenated Solvent Cleaning, OMB

number 2060–0273, expires 12/31/97.

The ICR describes the nature of the

information collection and its expected

burden and cost; where appropriate, it

includes the actual data collection

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before November 20, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: call

Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740,

or download off the Internet from http:/

/www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to

EPA ICR No. 1652.03.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Subpart T, National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

(NESHAP) for Halogenated Solvent

Cleaning (OMB Control No. 2060–0273;

EPA ICR No.1652.03) expiring 12/31/97.

This is a request for extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: This ICR contains

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements that are mandatory for