Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 1, 2000 / Notices 65301

1This rental compressor unit was installed

pursuant to Northern’s blanket certificate authority

granted by order in Docket No. CP82–401–000

issued on September 1, 1982 (20 FERC ¶ 62,410).

1Southern’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 on the Commission’s website at the

‘‘RIMS’’ link or from the Commission’s Public

Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)

208–1371. For instructions on connecting to RIMS

refer to the last page of this notice. Copies of the

appendices were sent to all those receiving this

notice in the mail.

3 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the

environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects

(OEP).

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in Docket

No. CP01–16–000 an application

pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Natural

Gas Act (NGA) for permission and

approval to abandon Unit #12, with

appurtenances, at the Stevens Co. #2

compressor station located in Stevens

County, Kansas, all as more fully set

forth in the application which is on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection. This filing may be

viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Specifically, Northern requests

authority to abandon and remove Unit

#12, as skid-mounted 506 hp rental

unit,1 and appurtenant facilities

consisting of suction and discharge

piping, control and exhaust equipment,

a foundation, fuel metering and similar

equipment. Northern states that the unit

will be removed and returned to the

rental company, and the appurtenant

facilities will be disposed of or returned

to inventory. Northern asserts that the

compressor unit is no longer required

due to changes in the operating

conditions that have eliminated the

need for this compressor unit. Northern

also states that the abandonment will

not: (1) impact any firm service

obligations to its customers; (2) results

in the abandonment of service to any of

Northern’s existing shippers; or (3)

adversely effect capacity.

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Keith

L. Petersen, Director, Certificates and

Report for Northern, 1111 South 103rd

Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at (402)

398–7421 or Michele Winckowski,

Senior Regulatory Analyst, at (402) 398–

7082.

Any person desiring to be heard or

any person desiring to make any

protests with reference to said

application should on or before

November 16, 2000, file with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, a motion to intervene or a protest

in accordance with the requirements of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214)

and the Regulations under the NGA (18

CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the

Commission will be considered by it in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken but will not serve to make the

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

to a proceeding or to participate as a

party in any hearing therein must file a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules. Beginning

November 1, 2000, comments and

protests may be filed electronically via

the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

by Sections 7 and 15 of the NGA and the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedures, a hearing will be held

without further notice before the

Commission or its designee on this

application if no motion to intervene is

filed within the time required herein, if

the Commission on its own review of

the matter finds that permission and

approval for the proposed abandonment

are required by the public convenience

and necessity. If a motion for leave to

intervene is timely filed, or if the

Commission on its own motion believes

that a formal hearing is required, further

notice of such hearing will be duly

given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Northern to appear or

be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27997 Filed 10–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP01–13–000]

Southern Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Albany Compressor Station

Project and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

October 26, 2000.

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 Albany Compressor Station Project

involving the operation of facilities by

Southern Natural Gas Company

(Southern) in Dougherty County,

Georgia.1 The proposal consists of

returning to full time operation an

existing backup compressor unit at the

Albany Compressor Station. 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.

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 and

how to participate in the Commission’s

proceedings. It is available for viewing

on the FERC Internet website

(www.ferc.fed.us).

Summary of the Proposed Project

Southern wants to reinstate a 1,232

horsepower reciprocating compressor

unit at the Albany Compressor Station

to full time service. At this time the unit

is only used as a backup unit that is

available in the event other facitlities on

the system are taken out of service for

maintenance or repair.

The location of the Albany

Compressor Station is shown in

appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

The compressor unit was installed at

the Albany Compressor Station in 1982.

No ground disturbance would be

required. All activities would be

confined to the existing Albany

Compressor Station.

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 3 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

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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 as a result of the change in

the operation of the Albany Compressor

Station. In particular the EA will focus

on the changes in noise and air

emissions resulting from the increased

operation of the compressor unit.

We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed 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 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 EA is

published. 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.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

Because the compressor unit has

already been installed, we have

identified only two issues that we think

deserve additional attention based on a

preliminary review of the proposed

facilities and the environmental

information provided by Southern. This

preliminary list of issues may be

changed based on your comments and

our analysis.

• Increase in air emissions caused by

operating the compressor unit full time.

• Increase in noise from the

compressor station.

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), 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 an original and two copies of

your letter to: David P. Boergers,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room

1A, Washington, DC 20426.

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of Gas 2.

• Reference Docket No. CP01–13–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before November 27, 2000. Beginning

November 1, 2000, comments and

protests may be filed electronically via

the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s web

site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/

doorbell.htm.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding known as 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 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

environmental comments considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs

at (202) 208–0004 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.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER01–172–000, et al.]

Illinois Power Company, et al.; Electric

Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

October 25, 2000.

Take notice that the following filings

have been made with the Commission:

1. Illinois Power Company

[Docket No. ER01–172–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

Illinois Power Company (IP), 500 South

27th Street, Decatur, Illinois 65251–

2200, tendered for filing with the

Commission Service Agreements for

Firm Short-Term Point-To-Point

Transmission Service and for Non-Firm

Point-To-Point Transmission Service

with NRG Power Marketing Inc. (NRG)

and with Ameren Energy Marketing

Company (Ameren). The Agreements

have been entered into pursuant to IP’s

Open Access Transmission Tariff.

IP requests an effective date of

September 25, 2000 for the Agreements

with NRG, an effective date of October

2, 2000 for the Agreements with

Ameren, and a waiver of the

Commission’s notice requirement.

IP has served a copy of the filing on

NRG and Ameren.

Comment date: November 9, 2000, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

2. Lighthouse Energy Trading

Company, Inc.

[Docket No. ER01–174–000]

Take notice that on October 20, 2000,

Lighthouse Energy Trading Company,

Inc., a South Dakota Corporation,

(Lighthouse) petitioned the Commission

for acceptance of Lighthouse Rate

Schedule FERC No. 1; the granting of

certain blanket approvals, including the

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