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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, Room 3104, 941

North Capitol 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.

would remain in service to serve

existing customers.

Southern indicates that the proposed

pipeline facilities would deliver an

additional total firm transportation

service of 3,625 thousand cubic feet

(Mcf) of natural gas per day to

Graniteville Company.

The general location of the project

facilities is shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

Southern proposes to use a 70-footwide construction right-of-way in

nonagricultural areas and a 90-foot-wide

construction right-of-way in agricultural

areas. Following construction, a 50-footwide easement would be permanently

maintained; the remaining 20 feet in

nonagricultural areas and 40 feet in

agricultural areas would be restored and

revert back to prior use. About 30 acres

would be affected by construction.

Additional working space would be

required adjacent to the planned

construction right-of-way at areas of

steep side slopes, road, railroad,

waterbody crossings, and wetlands. No

new access roads would be required.

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 taken into account 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

construction and operation of the

proposed project under these general

headings:

• Geology and soils

• Water resources, fisheries, and

wetlands

• Vegetation and wildlife

• Endangered and threatened species

• Land use

• Cultural resources

• Public safety

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 EA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we

recommend that the Commission

approve or not approve the project.

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 provided by

Southern. Keep in mind that this is a

preliminary list. The list of issues may

be added to, subtracted from, or

changed based on your comments and

our analysis. Issues are:

• The proposed project would cross

five waterbodies, four of which are

perennial. The perennial waterbodies

are Horse Creek (crossed twice), an

unnamed tributary to Horse Creek, and

the Sand River. These waterbodies

support valuable riparian vegetation,

which helps stabilize soil to prevent

erosion and provides habitat for

wildlife. These waterbodies may also

support fishery resources.

• The pipeline would cross 0.35 mile

of wetlands. These wetlands are

classified as palustrine forested.

• The federally endangered redcockaded woodpecker may exist within

the immediate vicinity of the proposed

pipeline right-of-way.

• About 17 acres of upland forest

would be disturbed.

• Residences may be located within

50 feet of the edge of the proposed

construction right-of-way.

• Right-of-way widths.

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:

• Address your letter to: Lois Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol St.,

N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426;

• Reference Docket No. CP95–143–

000;

• Send a copy of your letter to: Mr.

David Gallo, EA Project Manager,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol St., NE., Room 7312,

Washington, DC 20426; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before June 12, 1995.

If you wish to receive a copy of the

EA, you should request one from Mr.

Gallo at the above address.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceedings or become an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Among other things, intervenors have

the right to receive copies of caserelated 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 Commission’s 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.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Mr.

David Gallo, EA Project Manager, at

(202) 208–2066.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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