Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 93 / Monday, May 13, 1996 / Notices 22047

1Egan Hub Partners, L.P.’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, 888 First 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.

Standard Paragraph

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,

888 First 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.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11872 Filed 5–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

[Docket No. CP96–199–000]

Egan Hub Partners, L.P.; Notice of

Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed Egan

Gas Storage Expansion Project and

Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

May 7, 1996.

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 construction and operation of the

facilities proposed in the Egan Gas

Storage Expansion 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

Egan Hub Partners, L.P. (Egan)

proposes to construct and operate a

second storage cavern and install about

6,260 horsepower of additional

compression at the storage facility site

in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Egan indicates that the new storage

facilities would provide up to a total of

about 4 billion cubic feet of working gas

storage capacity.

The general location of the project

facilities are shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction

No additional land would be required

for the project.

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:

• Land use.

• Air quality and noise.

• Public safety.

• Cultural resources.

• Endangered and threatened species.

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 two issues

that we think deserves attention based

on a preliminary review of the proposed

facilities and the environmental

information provided by Egan. Keep in

mind that these are preliminary issues.

• Egan would develop an additional

salt storage cavern which would require

fresh water withdrawal, saltwater

disposal, and surface disposal of

insolubles.

• Noise impacts would occur to

nearby residences from the operation of

the compressors.

The list of issues may be added,

subtracted from, or changed based on

your comments and our analysis.

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 locations or 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, 888 First St., N.E.,

Washington, DC 20426;

• Reference Docket No. CP96–199–

000;

• Send a copy of your letter to: Mr.

Herman K. Der, EA Project Manager,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First St., N.E. PR–11.1, Washington,

DC 20426; and

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before June 17, 1996.

If you wish to receive a copy of the

EA, you should request one from Mr.

Herman K. Der 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 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).
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You do not need intervenor status to

have your scoping comments

considered.

Additional information about the

proposed project is available from Mr.

Herman K. Der, EA Project Manager, at

(202) 208–0896.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11834 Filed 5–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP92–166–013]

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line

Company; Notice of Technical

Conference

May 7, 1996.

Take notice that a technical

conference will be convened in this

proceeding on May 16, 1996, at 2:00

p.m., at the offices of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, DC, for the

purpose of reviewing information

submitted by Panhandle pursuant to the

Commission’s remand order in the

above-referenced docket.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant, as

defined by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited

to attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information please

contact Carmen Gastilo (202) 208–2182

or Kathleen Dias (202) 208–0524.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–11839 Filed 5–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Sunshine Act Meeting

May 8, 1996.

The following notice of meeting is

published pursuant to section 3(A) of

the Government in the Sunshine Act

(Pub. L. No. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552B:

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission.

DATE AND TIME: May 15, 1996, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street NE.,

Washington, D.C. 20426.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda;

Note—Items listed on the agenda may

be deleted without further notice.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Lois D. Cashell, Secretary,Telephone

(202) 208–0400, for a recording listing

items stricken from or added to the

meeting, call (202) 208–1627.

This is a list of matters to be

considered by the Commission. It does

not include a listing of all papers

relevant to the items on the agenda;

however, all public documents may be

examined in the reference and

information center.

Consent Agenda—Hydro, 652nd Meeting—May 15, 1996 Regular Meeting (10:00 a.m.)

CAH–1. DOCKET# P–5984 .................................................... 004 NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION

CAH–2. OMITTED ................................................................. ....................

CAH–3. OMITTED ................................................................. ....................

CAH–4. DOCKET# P–11090 .................................................. 001 TUNBRIDGE MILL CORPORATION

CAH–5. DOCKET# P–11402 .................................................. 001 CITY OF CRYSTAL FALLS, MICHIGAN

CAH–6. DOCKET# P–2114 .................................................... 040 PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 OF GRANT COUNTY,

WASHINGTON

CONSENT AGENDA—ELECTRIC

CAE–1. DOCKET# ER—95–203 ............................................ .................... 007 UTILICORP UNITED, INC.

OTHER#S ER95–216 ................................................ 007 AQUILA POWER CORPORATION

ER96–988 .................................................................. 000 AQUILA POWER CORPORATION

ER96–1000 ................................................................ 000 UTILICORP UNITED, INC.

ER96–1366 ................................................................ 000 AQUILA POWER CORPORATION

CAE–2. DOCKET# ER96–1121 .............................................. 000 DUKE/LOUIS DREYFUS ENERGY SERVICES (NEW ENGLAND) L.L.C.

OTHER#S ER96–108 ................................................ 003 DUKE/LOUIS DREYFUS L.L.C.

CAE–3. DOCKET# ER96–1348 .............................................. 000 CSW POWER MARKETING, INC.

CAE–4. DOCKET# ER96–1361 .............................................. 000 ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY

CAE–5. OMITTED ................................................................. ....................

CAE–6. DOCKET# ER96–1428 .............................................. 000 PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

CAE–7. DOCKET# ER96–1459 .............................................. 000 BLACK HILLS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY

CAE–8. DOCKET# ER96–1461 .............................................. 000 CAMBRIDGE ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY

OTHER#S ER96–49 .................................................. 000 CAMBRIDGE ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY

CAE–9. DOCKET# QF94–160 ............................................... 001 CHEROKEE COUNTY COGENERATION PARTNERS, L.P.

CAE–10. DOCKET# ER96–1456 .............................................. 000 PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

OTHER#S ER96–697 ................................................ 000 PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

CAE–11. DOCKET# ER95–626 ................................................ 000 PSI ENERGY, INC.

CAE–12. DOCKET# ER95–1800 .............................................. 001 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO

OTHER#S EL95–55 .................................................. 001 PLAINS ELECTRIC GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION

COOPERATIVE, INC. V. PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW

MEXICO

EL95–63 .................................................................... 001 INCORPORATED COUNTY OF LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO V. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO

EL95–65 .................................................................... 001 WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION V. PUBLIC

SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO

EL95–75 .................................................................... 001 NAVAJO TRIBAL UTILITY AUTHORITY V. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO

CONSENT AGENDA—GAS AND OIL

CAG–1. DOCKET# RP96–153 ................................................ 000 ANR PIPELINE COMPANY

CAG–2. DOCKET# RP95–296 ................................................ 002 WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS COMPANY

CAG–3. DOCKET# RP96–67 .................................................. 000 MOJAVE PIPELINE COMPANY