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Label one copy of the comments for 

the attention of Gas Branch 1, PJ–11.1. 

Becoming an Intervenor 

Once Kern River formally files its 

application with the Commission, you 

may want to become an ‘‘intervenor,’’ 

which is an official party to the 

proceeding. Intervenors play a more 

formal role in the process and are able 

to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be 

heard by the courts if they choose to 

appeal the Commission’s final ruling. 

An intervenor formally participates in a 

Commission proceeding by filing a 

request to intervene. Instructions for 

becoming an intervenor are included in 

the User’s Guide under the ‘‘eFiling’’ 

link on the Commission’s Web site. 

Please note that you may not request 

intervenor status at this time; you must 

wait until the formal application for the 

Project is filed with the Commission. 

Environmental Mailing List 

An effort is being made to send this 

notice to all individuals, organizations, 

and government entities interested in 

and/or potentially affected by the 

planned project. This includes all 

landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be 

used temporarily for project purposes, 

or who own homes within certain 

distances (defined in the Commission’s 

regulations) of aboveground facilities. 

If you do not want to send comments 

at this time but still want to remain on 

our mailing list, please return the 

Information Request (Appendix 2). If 

you do not return the Information 

Request, you will be taken off the 

mailing list. 

Availability of Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC 

Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 

using the eLibrary link. Click on the 

eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ 

and enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the Docket 

Number field. Be sure you have selected 

an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 

or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for 

TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The 

eLibrary link also provides access to the 

texts of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission now 

offers a free service called eSubscription 

which allows you to keep track of all 

formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets. This can reduce the 

amount of time you spend researching 

proceedings by automatically providing 

you with notification of these filings, 

document summaries and direct links to 

the documents. Go to http:// 

www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. 

Public meetings or site visits will be 

posted on the Commission’s calendar 

located at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Finally, to request additional 

information on the project or to provide 

comments directly to the project 

sponsor, you can contact Kern River 

directly by calling toll free at 1–888– 

222–1897. Also, Kern River has 

established an Internet Web site at 

http://www.kernrivergas.com, click on 

the ‘‘Expansion Projects’’ tab. The Web 

site includes a description of the 

Project, an overview map of the planned 

facilities, and links to related 

documents. Kern River will update the 

Web site as the environmental review of 

its project proceeds. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–12082 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–58–000] 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC; Notice 

of Availability of the Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Meeker 

to Cheyenne Expansion Project 

May 18, 2009. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared the 

environmental assessment (EA) on the 

natural gas facilities proposed by 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (REX) in 

the above-referenced docket. REX’s 

proposal (the Meeker to Cheyenne 

Expansion Project) would add one 

additional compressor unit to both the 

Big Hole and Arlington Compressor 

Stations in Moffat County, Colorado and 

Carbon County, Wyoming, respectively. 

The EA was prepared to satisfy the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The 

staff concludes that approval of the 

proposed project, with appropriate 

mitigating measures, would not 

constitute a major federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed Meeker to Cheyenne 

Expansion Project. The purpose of the 

project is to increase the capacity of the 

REX–Entrega Pipeline between the 

Meeker Hub (Rio-Blanco County, 

Colorado), the Wamsutter Hub 

(Sweetwater County, Wyoming), and the 

Cheyenne Hub (Weld County, Colorado) 

by 200,000 dekatherms per day. 

The EA has been placed in the public 

files of the FERC. A limited number of 

copies of the EA are available for 

distribution and public inspection at: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 

NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Copies of the EA have been mailed to 

federal, state, and local agencies; 

newspapers and libraries in the project 

area; parties to this proceeding; and 

those who have expressed an interest in 

this project by returning the Mailing List 

Form attached to the March 10, 2009 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Meeker to Cheyenne 

Expansion Project and Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues. 

Any person wishing to comment on 

the EA may do so. To ensure 

consideration prior to a Commission 

decision on the proposal, it is important 

that we receive your comments as 

specified below. Please carefully follow 

these instructions below to ensure that 

your comments are received in time and 

properly recorded. 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the Meeker 

to Cheyenne Expansion Project. Your 

comments should focus on the potential 

environmental effects, reasonable 

alternatives, and measures to avoid or 

lessen environmental impacts. The more 

specific your comments, the more useful 

they will be. To ensure that your 

comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please send in your comments 

so that they will be received in 

Washington, DC on or before June 17, 

2009. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods in which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In 

all instances please reference the project 

docket number CP09–58–000 with your 

submission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has dedicated eFiling 

expert staff available to assist you at 

202–502–8258 orefiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the Quick 

Comment feature, which is located on 

the Commission’s Internet Web site 

athttp://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. A Quick 

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1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via 

the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous 

discussion of filing comments electronically. 

1A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool for cleaning and inspecting the 

inside of a pipeline. 

Comment is an easy method for 

interested persons to submit text-only 

comments on a project; 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s Internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. eFiling involves 

preparing your submission in the same 

manner as you would if filing on paper, 

and then saving the file on your 

computer’s hard drive. You will attach 

that file as your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or 

‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select 

the type of filing you are making. A 

comment on a particular project is 

considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing;’’ or 

(3) You may file your comments via 

mail to the Commission by sending an 

original and two copies of your letter to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. 

Label one copy of the comments for 

the attention of the Gas Branch 1, PJ– 

11.1 

Comments will be considered by the 

Commission but will not serve to make 

the commentor a party to the 

proceeding. Any person seeking to 

become a party to the proceeding must 

file a motion to intervene pursuant to 

Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.214).1 Only intervenors have the 

right to seek rehearing of the 

Commission’s decisions. 

Affected landowners and parties with 

environmental concerns may be granted 

intervenor status upon showing good 

cause by stating that they have a clear 

and direct interest in this proceeding 

which would not be adequately 

represented by any other parties. You do 

not need intervenor status to have your 

comments considered. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC 

Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) 

using the eLibrary link. Click on the 

eLibrary link, then on ‘‘General Search’’ 

and enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field (i.e., CP09–58). Be sure 

you have selected an appropriate date 

range. For assistance, please contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link on 

the FERC Internet Web site also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notifications of these filings, document 

summaries and direct links to the 

documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–12089 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP07–52–000; Docket Nos. 

CP07–53–000, CP07–53–001] 

Downeast LNG, Inc. and Downeast 

Pipeline, LLC.; Notice of Availability of 

the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Proposed Downeast 

LNG Project 

May 15, 2009. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) has prepared this draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to address Downeast LNG, Inc.’s and 

Downeast Pipeline, LLC.’s (hereafter 

collectively referred to as Downeast) 

proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

terminal, natural gas pipeline, and 

associated facilities in the abovereferenced docket. The Downeast LNG 

Project (Project) would be located in 

Washington County, Maine. 

The draft EIS was prepared to satisfy 

the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 

U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers; National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, National 

Marine Fisheries Service; U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; and 

the Maine Department of Environmental 

Protection are cooperating agencies for 

the development of this EIS. A 

cooperating agency has jurisdiction by 

law or special expertise with respect to 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with the proposal and is 

involved in the NEPA analysis. 

Based on the analysis included in the 

EIS, the FERC staff concludes 

construction and operation of the 

Downeast LNG Project would result in 

some adverse environmental impacts. 

However, most of these impacts would 

be reduced to less-than-significant 

levels with the implementation of 

Downeast’s proposed mitigation 

measures and the additional measures 

we recommend in the EIS. 

The Project would establish a LNG 

marine terminal in New England 

capable of unloading cargo from LNG 

vessels, storing up to 320,000 cubic 

meters of LNG in specially designed 

tanks, vaporizing the LNG back into 

natural gas, and providing an average 

sendout of 500 million cubic feet of 

natural gas per day to the New England 

region’s interstate pipeline grid. 

Downeast’s proposed 29.8-mile-long 

pipeline would transport natural gas 

from the LNG terminal to an 

interconnect point with Maritimes and 

Northeast Pipeline’s L.L.C. (M&NE) 

existing pipeline system near the town 

of Baileyville, Maine. Downeast states 

that the Project would provide an 

additional supply source of natural gas 

to meet increasing demand and increase 

the reliability of the interstate gas 

delivery system in New England. 

The draft EIS addresses the potential 

environmental effects of construction 

and operation of the following facilities 

proposed by Downeast: 

• A new marine terminal that would 

include a 3,862-foot-long pier with a 

single berth and vessel mooring system, 

intended to handle LNG vessels ranging 

from 70,000 to 165,000 cubic meters in 

capacity, with future expansion 

capabilities to handle vessels with 

220,000 cubic meters of cargo capacity; 

• two full-containment LNG storage 

tanks, each with a nominal usable 

storage capacity of 160,000 cubic 

meters; 

• LNG vaporization and processing 

equipment; 

• piping, ancillary buildings, safety 

systems, and other support facilities; 

• a 29.8-mile-long, 30-inch-diameter 

underground natural gas pipeline; 

• natural gas metering facilities 

located at the LNG terminal site; and 

• various ancillary facilities including 

pigging 1 facilities and three mainline 

block valves. 

The Project would also include the 

transit of LNG vessels through both 

United States and Canadian waters to 

and from the LNG terminal in 

Robbinston, Maine. The intended vessel 

transit routes include the waters of the 

Gulf of Maine, Bay of Fundy, Grand 

Manan Channel, Head Harbor Passage,