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1 KN Interstate Gas Transmission Company’s

application was filed with the Commission under

Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of

the Commission’s regulations.

2A loop is a segment of pipeline that is installed

adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to

it at both ends. The loop allows more gas to be

moved through the pipeline system at the location

in which the loop is installed.

3The 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, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

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

were sent to all those receiving this notice in the

mail.

Comment date: March 16, 1995, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

Standard Paragraphs

E. 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,

825 North Capitol Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with Rules 211 and 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 18 CFR

385.214). All such motions or protests

should be filed on or before the

comment date. 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.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–5966 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. CP95–113–000]

KN Interstate Gas Transmission

Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare

an Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Casper-Douglas Pipeline

Loop and Spur Project and Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

March 6, 1995.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss environmental impacts of the

construction and operation of facilities

proposed in the Casper-Douglas

Pipeline Loop and Spur Project.1 This

EA will be used by the Commission in

its decision-making process to

determine whether an environmental

impact statement is necessary and

whether to approve the project.

Summary of the Proposed Project

KN Interstate Gas Transmission

Company (KN) presently owns and

operates a natural gas processing plant

in Casper, Wyoming (Casper Plant)

constructed in 1965. Because of the

dated technology used to remove heavy

hydrocarbons from the gas, the Casper

Plant is outmoded and environmentally

inefficient to operate. The plant requires

large volumes of fuel gas, and freon, as

a refrigerant. Because the production of

freon has ceased and the existing supply

of freon at the plant is finite, KN

proposes to close the Casper Plant.

KN wants to reconfigure its main

natural gas transmission system in order

to transfer natural gas processing

operations from the Casper Plant to

another existing processing plant near

Douglas, Wyoming (Douglas Plant). KN

requests Commission authorization, in

Docket No. CP95–113–000, to construct

and operate the following facilities

needed to transfer the processing

operations:

• 43.9 miles of 16-inch-diameter

pipeline loop (Casper-Douglas Pipeline

Loop) in Natrona and Converse

Counties, Wyoming; 2

• 8.0 miles of new 16-inch-diameter

pipeline (Douglas Spur) in Converse

County, Wyoming; and

• 2,000 horsepower (hp) of new

compression at KN’s existing Guernsey

Compressor Station in Platte County,

Wyoming.

The general location of the project

facilities and route maps are shown in

appendix 1.3

Land Requirements for Construction

The Casper-Douglas Pipeline Loop

would be installed within newly

acquired, 100-foot-wide construction

rights-of-way generally parallel to the

right-of-way for an existing 12-inch

pipeline. A 66-foot-wide permanent

right-of-way centered on the new

pipeline would be used for long-term

maintenance activities. About 532 acres

of land would be disturbed if all 100

feet of construction right-of-way along

the pipeline route is used. The

permanent right-of-way would consist

of about 351 acres of land.

The Douglas Spur would be installed

within newly acquired, 100-foot-wide

construction rights-of-way. A 66-footwide permanent right-of-way centered

on the new pipeline would be used for

long-term maintenance activities. Two

temporary staging areas, about 250 by

300 feet, one on each side of the river,

would be required for the crossing of the

North Platte River and associated

wetlands. A total of about 100 acres of

land would be disturbed if all 100 feet

of construction right-of-way along the

pipeline route is used. The permanent

right-of-way would consist of about 64

acres of land.

Private roads/lanes and the existing

rights-of-way would be used for access

to the pipeline during construction and

removal. These roads may require repair

and upgrading to support increased

traffic.

The additional 2,000-hp compressor

unit would be installed at KN’s existing

Guernsey Compressor Station. The

compressor unit would be placed on an

existing foundation adjacent to the

current compressor. No new land for

construction will 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 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.

• Vegetation and wildlife.

• Endangered and threatened species.

• Public safety.

• 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

issues will be in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be
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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 a number

of issues that we think deserve

attention, based on a preliminary review

of the proposed facilities and the

environmental information provided by

KN. 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. The currently identified

issues are:

• The construction of new pipeline

could affect seven separate wetlands.

• The project could cross habitat of

the piping plover, least tern, bald eagle,

whooping crane, peregrine falcon,

black-footed ferret, pallid sturgeon (all

federally listed endangered species),

and the mountain plover (a category 2

candidate species).

• Construction of a 2,000-hp

compressor at the Guernsey Compressor

Station may increase ambient noise

levels in the vicinity of the compressor

station.

• About 2.5 miles of the pipeline are

proposed to cross the Old Fort

Fetterman Reservation, a historic site

established in 1867.

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. CP95–113–

000;

• Send a copy of your letter to: Mr.

Bob Kopka, EA Project Manager, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 825

North Capitol St., N.E., Room 7312,

Washington, D.C. 20426; and

• Mail your comments so they will be

received in Washington D.C. on or

before April 7, 1995.

If you wish to receive a copy of the

EA, you should request one from Mr.

Kopka 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

proceeding or an ‘‘intervenor.’’ Among

other things, intervenors have the right

to receive copies of case-related

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. In certain cases,

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.

Bob Kopka, EA Project Manager, at (202)

208–0282.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–5881 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

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Yukon Pacific Company L.P.; Notice of

Availability of the Final Environmental

Impact Statement for the Yukon Pacific

LNG Project

March 6, 1995

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) has made available a final

environmental impact statement (FEIS)

on the construction and operation of the

liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction

plant, LNG storage and marine loading

facilities, and LNG tanker transport

proposed in the above referenced

docket.

The staff prepared the FEIS to satisfy

the requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act. The staff

concludes that approval of the proposed

action, with appropriate mitigating

measures as recommended, including

receipt of necessary permits and

approvals, would have limited adverse

environmental impact. The FEIS

evaluates alternative to various

components of the proposals.

Yukon Pacific Company L.P. (Yukon

Pacific) is seeking approval of a specific

site at Anderson Bay, Port Valdez,

Alaska to export LNG to destinations in

Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The proposed

action involves construction of:

• A 2.1 billion cubic feet per day LNG

liquefaction plant.

• Four aboveground 800,000-barrel

LNG storage tanks;

• A marine facility to load two

tankers within a 12-hour period; and

• A cargo/personnel ferry docking

facility.

In addition, Yukon Pacific proposes to

operate a fleet of 15 LNG tankers, each

having 125,000 cubic meters of cargo

capacity. The fleet would make 275

trips per year. Construction of the

project would take 8 years with a peak

work force of nearly 4,000 workers in

the fifth year.

The FEIS will be used in the

regulatory decision-making process at

the FERC. While the period for filing

interventions in this case has expired,

motions to intervene out-of-time can be

filed with the FERC in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedures, 18 CFR 385.214(d). Further,

anyone desiring to file a protest with the

FERC should do so in accordance with

18 CFR 385.211.

The FEIS has been placed in the

public files of the FERC and is available

for public inspection at: Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Public

Reference and Files Maintenance

Branch, 941 North Capitol Street, NE.,

Room 3104, Washington, DC 20426,

(202) 208–1371.

Copies of the FEIS have been mailed

to Federal, state, and local agencies,

public interest groups, libraries,

newspapers, individuals who have

requested the FEIS, and other parties to

this proceeding.

Limited copies of the FEIS are

available from:

Mr. Chris Zerby, Environmental Project

Manger, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capital Street,

NE., Room 7312, Washington, DC

20426, (202) 208–0111

Mr. Jerry Brossia, State Pipeline

Coordinator, 411 West 4th Avenue,

Suite #2, Anchorage, Alaska 99501,

(907) 278–8594

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–5882 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

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