8230 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 29 / Monday, February 13, 1995 / Notices

1East Tennessee Natural Gas Company’s

application was filed with the Commission under

section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

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.W., Washington, D.C. 20426,

or call (202) 208–1371). Copies of the appendices

were sent to all those receiving this notice in the

mail.

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214) attached as 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 § 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.

John Wisniewski, EA Project Manager,

at (202) 208–1073.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–3466 Filed 2–10–95; 845 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP95–118–000]

East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.; Intent

To Prepare an Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed Roanoke

Expansion Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

February 7, 1995.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or the

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the construction and operation of the

facilities proposed in the Roanoke

Expansion Project.1 This EA will be

used by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether an

environmental impact statement is

required and whether or not to approve

the project.

Summary of the Proposed Project

East Tennessee Natural Gas Company

(East Tennessee) wants Commission

authorization to construct and operate

5.2 miles of pipeline loop to provide

Roanoke Gas Company, in Roanoke,

Virginia, with up to 9,789 decatherms

per day of continued firm transportation

service. East Tennessee’s proposed

facilities would consist of:

• 5.2 miles of 12-inch-diameter loops

in Washington county, Virginia (3.06

miles of loop between milepost (MP)

3311–1+0.04 and MP 3311–1+3.10 and

2.14 miles of loop between MP 3310–

1+8.82 and MP 3310–1+10.96); and

• A 980-horsepower uprate of

existing compressor units at East

Tennessee’s Compressor Station 3110 in

Wartburg, Morgan County, Tennessee.

The locations of these facilities are

shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

The proposed loops would be built

adjacent to existing pipeline rights-ofway (ROW). The construction ROW

would typically be 75 feet wide

consisting of a 50-foot-wide permanent

ROW and a 25-foot-wide temporary

ROW. Following construction, the

disturbed area would be restored and

the 25 feet of temporary ROW would be

allowed to revert to its former land use.

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

• Hazardous waste

• Air quality and noise

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

East Tennessee. Keep in mind that this

is a preliminary list; the list of issues

will be added to, subtracted from, or

changed based on your comments and

our own analysis. Issues are:

• One wetland (palustrine forested/

scrub-shrub/emergent) and six small

perennial streams would be affected.

• There is one residence and one

cemetery located within 50 feet of the

construction ROW.

• There may be additional noise

impact on nearby noise-sensitive areas

from the uprate in compression at

Compressor Station 3110.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by sending

a letter with 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. CP95–118–

000;

• Send a copy of your letter to:

Mr. John Wisniewski, EA Project

Manager, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol St., N.E.

Room 7312, Washington, D.C. 20426;

and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, D.C. on

or before March 10, 1995.

If you wish to receive a copy of the

EA, you should request one from Mr.

Wisniewski at the above address.
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 29 / Monday, February 13, 1995 / Notices 8231

1Northern Natural Gas Company’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, 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.

3According to the applicant, the project will not

affect any waters of the United States. We will repot

any potential impacts, or their absence, under this

heading.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding 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) attached as 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 § 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.

John Wisniewski, EA Project Manager,

at (202) 208–1073.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–3467 Filed 2–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. CP95–130–000]

Northern Natural Gas Co.; Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Assessment

for the Proposed East Leg Expansion

Project and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

February 7, 1995.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or the

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the construction and operation of the

facilities proposed in the East Leg

Expansion Project.1 This EA will be

used by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether an

environmental impact statement is

necessary and whether to approve the

project.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern) wants to expand the capacity

of its facilities in Iowa, Illinois and

Wisconsin to transport an additional

107,600 million British thermal units

per day of natural gas to four local

distribution companies and one electric

cogeneration plant. Northern requests

Commission authorization, in Docket

No. CP95–130–000, to construct and

operate the following facilities needed

to transport those volumes:

Phase I Facilities (1995)

• 6,000 horsepower (hp) of electric

motor-driven compression at the new

Hubbard Compressor Station in Hardin

County, Iowa;

• Modification and repiping of the

existing Waterloo Compressor Station in

Black Hawk County, Iowa;

• 14,000 hp of gas turbine-driven

compression at the new Earlville

Compressor Station in Delaware County,

Iowa;

• A new Quad Cities town border

station (TBS) in Dubuque County, Iowa

for deliveries to the Iowa-Illinois Gas

and Electric Company;

• Modification of the existing Galena

Compressor Station in Jo Daviess

County, Illinois;

• Modification of the existing Beloit

TBS near Beloit, Rock County,

Wisconsin for deliveries to the

Wisconsin Power and Light Company;

and

• A new LS Power TBS in Walworth

County, Wisconsin for Deliveries to the

LS Power-Whitewater Limited

Partnership (LS Power).

Phase II Facilities (1996)

• 3,200 hp of compression (two

1,600-hp gas turbine-driven

compressors) at the new Belleville

Compressor Station in Green County,

Wisconsin.

The general location of the project

facilities and specific locations for

facilities on new sites are shown in

appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the proposed facilities

would require about 26.9 acres of land.

Following construction about 8.6 acres

would be maintained as new aboveground facility sites. The remaining 18.3

acres of land would be restored and

allowed to revert to its former use.

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

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 3

• Vegetation and wildlife

• Endangered and threatened species

• Land use

• Cultural resources

• Air quality and noise

• Hazardous waste

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 issue

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

Northern. Keep in mind that this is a