25850 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 90 / Monday, May 11, 1998 / Notices

(June 17, 1994); Order No. 566–A, order on

rehearing, 59 FR 52896 (October 20, 1994), 69 FERC

¶ 61,044 (October 14, 1994); Order No. 566–B, order

on rehearing, 59 FR 65707 (December 21, 1994), 69

FERC ¶ 61,334 (December 14, 1994).

1Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation’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.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

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

20426, in accordance with Rules 211 or

214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

or 385.214). All such motions to

intervene or protest should be filed on

or before May 20, 1998. 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 motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12361 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 6375–006]

H.E.E.D. Co., Inc.; Notice of Availability

of Environmental Assessment

May 5, 1998.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s (Commission’s)

regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order 486,

52 FR 47897), the Commission’s Office

of Hydropower Licensing has reviewed

the revocation the exemption for the

Slaughterhouse Gulch Project, No.

6375–006. The Slaughterhouse Gulch

Project is located on Slaughterhouse

Gulch Creek in Twin Falls County,

Idaho. The exemption is being revoked

for failure to operate the project or to

respond to requests to surrender the

exemption. A Draft Environmental

Assessment (DEA) was prepared, and

the DEA finds that revoking the

exemption would not constitute a major

federal action significantly affecting the

quality of the human environment.

Copies of the DEA are available for

review in the Commission’s Reference

and Information Center, Room 2A, 888

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

20426.

Please submit any comments within

30 days from the date of this notice. Any

comments, conclusions, or

recommendations that draw upon

studies, reports, or other working papers

of substance should be supported by

appropriate documentation.

Comments should be addressed to

David P. Boergers, Acting Secretary,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

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

20426. Please affix Project No. 6375–006

to all comments. For further

information, please contact Ms. Hillary

Berlin, at (202) 219–0038.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12363 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–315–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Assessment

for the Proposed 1998 Line KA

Replacement Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

May 5, 1998

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

facilities proposed in the 1998 Line KA

Replacement Project.1 This EA will be

used by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether

the project is in the public convenience

and necessity.

If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a

pipeline company representative about

the acquisition of an easement to

construct, operate, and maintain the

proposed facilities. The pipeline

company would seek to negotiate a

mutually acceptable agreement.

However, if the project is approved by

the Commission, that approval conveys

with it the right of eminent domain.

Therefore, if easement negotiations fail

to produce an agreement, the pipeline

company could initiate condemnation

proceedings in accordance with state

law. A fact sheet addressing a number

of typically asked questions, including

the use of eminent domain, is attached

to this notice as appendix 1.2

Summary of the Proposed Project

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation (Columbia) proposes to

abandon and replace about 5.5 miles of

20-inch-diameter pipeline in Pike

County, Kentucky. About 4.9 miles of

the existing pipeline would be

abandoned by removal and replaced

within Columbia’s existing right-of-way.

The remaining 0.6 mile of pipeline

would be abandoned in place and

replaced on newly acquired right-of-way

to avoid steep slopes.

The project location is shown in

appendix 2.

Land Requirements for Construction

Columbia would use a 75-foot-wide

construction right-of-way for the entire

project. Where the pipeline would be

replaced on existing right-of-way, 50

feet of Columbia’s existing right-of-way

and 25 feet of temporary right-of-way

would be used for construction. Where

the pipeline would be replaced on

newly acquired right-of-way. Columbia

would obtain a permanent 50-foot-wide

easement and a 25-foot-wide temporary

right-of-way. The new permanent rightof-way would be about 3.6 acres.

Additional work areas would be

required for road and stream crossings,

access roads, staging areas, and

pipeyards. The area of disturbance for

the entire project would total about 77.4

acres.

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