54396 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 183 / Friday, September 19, 2008 / Notices 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, September 19, 2008. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–21887 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP08–466–000] 

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization 

September 11, 2008. 

Take notice that on September 2, 

2008, El Paso Natural Gas Company 

(EPNG), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado 

Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket 

No. 

CP08–466–000, a prior notice request 

pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, 

and 157.216 of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s regulations 

under the Natural Gas Act for 

authorization to decrease the Maximum 

Allowable Operating Pressures (MAOP) 

of the Lakes Meter Station Line (Line 

No. 20108) and the Chandler Line (Line 

No. 2029) and to thereafter operate the 

lines at the lower MAOP, and abandon 

capacity on Line No. 2029, located in 

Maricopa County, Arizona, all as more 

fully set forth in the application, which 

is on file with the Commission and open 

to public inspection. The filing may also 

be viewed on the Web at http:// 

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

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Specifically, EPNG proposes to 

decrease the existing MAOP of Line No. 

20108 from 715 psig to 266 psig and 

Line No. 2029 from 650 psig to 430 psig. 

EPNG also proposes to decrease the 

existing design capacity on Line No. 

2029 from 34 MMcf/d to 27 MMcf/d. 

EPNG states that the proposed MAOP 

decrease will not impair EPNG’s ability 

to meet its current contractual 

obligations on the two pipelines. 

Any questions regarding the 

application should be directed to 

Richard Derryberry, Director, Regulatory 

Affairs Department, El Paso Natural Gas 

Company, Post Office Box 1087, 

Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, or 

call (719) 520–3782. 

Any person may, within 60 days after 

the issuance of the instant notice by the 

Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 

of the Commission’s Procedural Rules 

(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene 

or notice of intervention. Any person 

filing to intervene or the Commission’s 

staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of 

the Commission’s Regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) 

file a protest to the request. If no protest 

is filed within the time allowed 

therefore, the proposed activity shall be 

deemed to be authorized effective the 

day after the time allowed for protest. If 

a protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the time allowed 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–21888 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–8585–8] 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act as amended. Requests for 

copies of EPA comments can be directed 

to the Office of Federal Activities at 

202–564–7146. An explanation of the 

ratings assigned to draft environmental 

impact statements (EISs) was published 

in FR dated April 6, 2008 (73 FR 19833). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20080215, ERP No. D–SFW– 

L64054–AK, Kenai National Wildlife 

Refuge Draft Revised Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan, Implementation, 

AK. 

Summary: While EPA expressed a 

lack of objections, EPA recommended 

that there be a commitment to prepare 

a future Transportation Plan, an Oil and 

Gas Decommissioning Plan, and a Tribal 

Consultation Plan. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080238, ERP No. D–AFS– 

J65520–WY, Off-Highway Vehicle 

(OHV) Route Designation Project, 

Proposing to Improve Management of 

Public Summer Motorized Use (May 

1–November 30) by Designating Roads 

and Motorized Trails, Bridger-Teton 

National Forest, Buffalo, Jackson and 

Big Piney Ranger Districts, Teton, 

Lincoln and Sublette Counties, WY. 

Summary: EPA expressed concern 

about water quality, soil and wildlife 

impacts. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20080262, ERP No. D–SFW– 

K64027–NV, Desert National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex, Ash Meadows, 

Desert, Moapa Valley and Pahranagat 

National Wildlife Refuges, 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 

Clark, Lincoln and Nye counties, NV. 

Summary: EPA has a lack of 

objections to the proposed project and 

supports the restoration efforts included 

in the preferred alternatives. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20080276, ERP No. D–FTA– 

J53009–CO, Gold Line Corridor 

Project, To Implement FixedGuideway Transit Service within the 

Golden Line Study area between 

Denver Union Station (DUS) and 

Ward Road in Wheat Ridge, Denver, 

Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Adam and 

Jefferson Counties, CO. 

Summary: EPA expressed concern 

about water quality, flooding and 

erosion impacts from increased 

impervious surfaces. Rating EC1. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20080271, ERP No. F–BLM– 

J65493–UT, Kanab Field Office 

Resource Management Plan, 

Implementation, Portions of Kane and 

Garfield Counties, UT. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

concerns about impacts to water quality, 

air quality, aquatic resources, wildlife 

habitats, and recreational resources. 

EIS No. 20080286, ERP No. F–AFS– 

J65499–UT, Pockets Resource 

Management Project, Proposes to 

Salvage Dead and Dying Spruce/Fir, 

Regenerate Aspen, and Manage 

Travel, Escalate Ranger District, Dixie 

National Forest, Garfield County, UT. 

Summary: The FEIS adequately 

addressed EPA’s concerns regarding 

potential water quality impacts from the 

project to Antimony Creek, the only 

perennial stream within the project area. 

EIS No. 20080289, ERP No. F–FTA– 

G59004–TX, Northwest Corridor Light 

Rail Transit Line (LRT) to Irving 

/Dallas/Fort Worth International 

Airport, Construction, Dallas County, 

TX. 


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