704 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 4 / Wednesday, January 7, 2009 / Notices 

1The appendices referenced in this notice are not 

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all 

appendices are available on the Commission’s Web 

site at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502– 

8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, 

refer to the ‘‘Additional Information’’ section of this 

notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to all 

those receiving this notice in the mail. Requests for 

detailed maps of the proposed facilities should be 

made directly to Southern. 

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

environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy 

Projects. 

This filing is available for review at 

the Commission or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

filed to access the document. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERC 

OnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free 

at (866)206–3676, or, for TTY, contact 

(202)502–8659. Comments, protests and 

interventions 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 under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

intervenors to file electronically. 

Any person or the Commission’s staff 

may, within 60 days after issuance of 

the instant notice by the Commission, 

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice 

of intervention and pursuant to section 

157.205 of the regulations under the 

NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 

request. If no protest is filed within the 

time allowed therefore, the proposed 

activity shall be deemed to be 

authorized effective the day after the 

time allowed for filing a protest. If a 

protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the allowed time 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–31437 Filed 1–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–27–000] 

Southern Natural Gas Company; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Southern Natural Gas 2008 

Abandonment and Modification Project 

and Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues 

December 31, 2008. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the potential environmental 

impacts of Southern Natural Gas 

Company’s (Southern) 2008 

Abandonment and Replacement Project 

involving the in-place abandonment of 

approximately 97 miles of pipeline in 

Mississippi and Alabama. The pipeline, 

which is part of Southern’s North Main 

Loop Line, consists of 18-inch-diameter 

to 24-inch-diameter pipe, would be 

abandoned in six segments. In addition, 

Southern proposes to abandon three 

compressor units at the Onward 

Compressor Station in Sharkey County, 

Mississippi. The EA will be used by the 

Commission in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies on the project. 

Your input will help determine which 

issues need to be evaluated in the EA. 

Please note that the scoping period will 

close on January 30, 2009. Details on 

how to submit comments are provided 

in the ‘‘Public Participation’’ section of 

this notice. 

This notice is being sent to affected 

landowners; federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; Native 

American tribes; other interested 

parties; and local libraries and 

newspapers. State and local government 

representatives are asked to notify their 

constituents of this proposed project 

and to encourage them to comment on 

their areas of concern. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ 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 Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov). 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

The six pipeline segments Southern 

proposes to abandon are located in 

Sharkey, Yazoo, Winston, Noxubee, and 

Lowndes Counties, Mississippi and 

Pickens and Tuscaloosa Counties, 

Alabama. These pipeline segments were 

installed using a mechanical coupling 

technology in the late 1930s and early 

1940s. The pipeline, consisting of 18- to 

24-inch-diameter pipe, would be cut, 

cleaned, sealed, and abandoned in 

place. In addition, three compressor 

units are proposed for abandonment at 

the Onward Compressor Station in 

Sharkey County. The project also 

includes the removal, installation, and 

modification of various ancillary 

facilities associated with the pipeline 

segments to be abandoned. Along the 

pipeline right-of-way, 46 work sites 

would be utilized for the abandonment 

and additional modifications. 

All pipeline abandonment activities 

would be conducted within the existing 

right-of-way and compressor station 

areas. No new access roads would be 

required to facilitate the abandonment 

of the pipeline, compressor units, or 

ancillary facilities. 

A map showing the general location 

of the proposed project is included as 

appendix 1.1

The EA Process 

We 2 are preparing this EA to comply 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) which requires the 

Commission to take into account the 

environmental impact that could result 

if it authorizes Southern’s proposal. By 

this notice, we are also asking federal, 

state, and local agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues to 

formally cooperate with us in the 

preparation of the EA. Agencies that 

would like to request cooperating status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments provided below. 

NEPA also requires the FERC to 

discover and address concerns the 

public may have about proposals. This 

process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The 

main goal of the scoping process is to 

focus the analysis in the EA on the 

important environmental issues. By this 

Notice, we are requesting public 

comments on the scope of the issues to 

be addressed in the EA. All comments 

received will be considered during the 

preparation of the EA. 

Our independent analysis of the 

issues will be presented 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, local libraries and 

newspapers, 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. 

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3 Interventions may also be filed electronically via 

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous 

discussion on filing comments electronically. 

To ensure your comments are 

received and considered, please 

carefully follow the instructions in the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ section below. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about Southern’s 

2008 Abandonment and Replacement 

Project. Your comments should focus on 

the potential environmental effects of 

the proposal, reasonable alternatives, 

and measures to avoid or lessen the 

environmental impacts. The more 

specific your comments, the more useful 

they will be. To ensure that your 

comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please send in your comments 

so that they will be received in 

Washington, DC on or before January 30, 

2009. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In 

all instances please reference the project 

docket number with your submission. 

The docket number can be found on the 

front of this notice. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has dedicated eFiling 

expert staff available to assist you at 

(202) 502–8258 or eFiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the Quick 

Comment feature, which is located on 

the Commission’s Internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. A Quick 

Comment is an easy method for 

interested persons to submit text-only 

comments on a project. 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s Internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. eFiling involves 

preparing your submission in the same 

manner as you would if filing on paper, 

and then saving the file on your 

computer’s hard drive. You will attach 

that file as your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or 

‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select 

the type of filing you are making. A 

comment on a particular project is 

considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing.’’ 

(3) You may file your comments via 

mail by sending an original and two 

copies of your letter to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 

20426. 

Label one copy of the comments for 

the attention of Gas Branch 1, PJ–11.1. 

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 send one electronic copy (using 

the Commission’s eFiling system) or 14 

paper 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).3 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. 

Environmental Mailing List 

As described above, we may publish 

and distribute the EA for public review 

and comment. If you are interested in 

receiving an EA, please return the 

Environmental Mailing List Form 

(appendix 2). If you do not return the 

Environmental Mailing List Form or 

comment on the project, you will be 

taken off the mailing list. All 

individuals who provide comments will 

remain on our environmental mailing 

list for this project. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC 

Internet Website (http://www.ferc.gov) 

using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the 

eLibrary link, then on ‘‘General Search’’ 

and enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits (i.e., CP09–27) in the 

Docket Number field. Be sure you have 

selected an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 

or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for 

TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The 

eLibrary link also provides access to the 

texts of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries and direct links to the 

documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm. 

Finally, any public meetings or site 

visits scheduled for this project will be 

posted on the Commission’s calendar at 

http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ 

EventsList.aspx along with other related 

information. You can also request 

additional information by calling 

Southern at (205) 325–7696. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–50 Filed 1–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL09–25–000] 

City of Anaheim, CA; Notice of Filing 

December 30, 2008. 

Take notice that on December 19, 

2008, the City of Anaheim, California 

filed its sixth annual revision to its 

Transmission Revenue Balancing 

Account Adjustment, to become 

effective as of January 1, 2009. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

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 notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies