24938 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 87 / Thursday, May 6, 2010 / Notices 

1A pipeline loop is constructed parallel to an 

existing pipeline to increase capacity. 

2A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that is inserted into and moves 

through the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the 

pipeline, internal inspections, or other purposes. 

3The appendices referenced in this notice are not 

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail and are available at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or 

from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call 

(202) 502–8371. For instructions on connecting to 

eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 

4 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental 

staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12667–029] 

City of Hamilton, Ohio American 

Municipal Power, Inc.; Notice of 

Application for Transfer of License and 

Soliciting Comments and Motions To 

Intervene 

April 28, 2010. 

On February 26, 2010, City of 

Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton) and 

American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) 

filed an application for a partial transfer 

of license of the Meldahl Hydroelectric 

Project No. 12677. The project would be 

located at the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ (Corps) Captain Anthony 

Meldahl Lock and Dam on the Ohio 

River, near the City of Augusta, Bracken 

County, Kentucky. 

Applicants seek Commission approval 

to transfer the license for the Meldahl 

Project from Hamilton to Hamilton and 

AMP. 

Applicants’ Contacts: City of 

Hamilton—Mr. Mark Brandenburger, 

City Manager, City of Hamilton, 345 

High Street, Hamilton, OH 45011–6071 

(513) 785–7000 e-mail: 

brandenb@ci.hamilton.oh.us. American 

Municipal Power, Inc.—Mr. Mark S. 

Gerken, P.E., President and CEO, 

American Municipal Power, Inc., 1111 

Schrock Road, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 

43229, phone (614) 540–0855, e-mail: 

mgerken@amppartners.org. 

FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 

502–8735. 

Deadline for filing comments and 

motions to intervene: 30 days from the 

issuance of this notice. Comments and 

motions to intervene may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)(2009) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable 

to be filed electronically, documents 

may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an 

original and eight copies should be 

mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. For more information on how to 

submit these types of filings please go 

to the Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the eLibrary link of Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–12667–029) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3372. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10635 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. PF10–7–000] 

Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of 

Intent to Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Planned Mainline 

104 Expansion Project and Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues 

April 29, 2010. 

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 Mainline 104 Expansion Project, 

involving construction and operation of 

facilities by Questar Pipeline Company 

(Questar) in Uintah County, Utah. 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. 

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 the Commission 

staff determine what issues need to be 

evaluated in the EA. Please note that the 

scoping period will close on May 29, 

2010. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this project. State and 

local government representatives are 

asked to notify their constituents of this 

planned project and 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?’’ is available for viewing on 

the FERC Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses 

a number of typically-asked questions, 

including the use of eminent domain 

and how to participate in the 

Commission’s proceedings. 

Summary of the Planned Project 

Questar plans to construct and 

operate about 23.3 miles of 24-inchdiameter pipeline in Uintah County, 

Utah. The Mainline 104 Expansion 

Project would loop 1 the western end of 

Questar’s existing Mainline 40 between 

its existing Green River Block Valve and 

its Fidlar Compressor Staiton. 

According to Questar, its project would 

allow existing shippers to amend the 

primary receipt-point capacity eastward 

to Fidlar. 

The Mainline 104 Expansion Project 

would consist of the following facilities: 

• 23.5 miles of 24-inch-diameter 

looping pipeline; 

• four mainline block valves; 

• two pig launchers/receivers; 2

• six taps; and 

• minor modifications at the existing 

Fidlar Compressor Station. 

The general location of the project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.3

Land Requirements for Construction 

Construction of the planned facilities 

would disturb about 336 acres of land 

for the above ground facilities and the 

pipeline. Following construction, about 

142 acres would be maintained for 

permanent operation of the project’s 

facilities; the remaining acreage would 

be restored and allowed to revert to 

former uses. About 70 percent of the 

planned pipeline route parallels existing 

pipeline, utility, or road rights-of-way. 

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 4 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, the Commission requests public 

comments on the scope of the issues to 

address in the EA. All comments 

received will be considered during the 

preparation of the EA. 

In the EA, we will discuss impacts 

that could occur as a result of the 

construction and operation of the 

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