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1On December 5, 2008, Centerpoint filed its 

application with the Commission under section 7 

of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the 

Commission’s regulations. The Commission issued 

its Notice of Application on December 17, 2008 

2 2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the 

environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy 

Projects. 

3The appendices referenced in this notice are not 

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all 

appendices are available on the Commission’s Web 

site at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For 

instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to the 

‘‘Additional Information’’ section of this notice. 

Copies of the appendices were sent to all those 

receiving this notice in the mail. Requests for 

detailed maps of the proposed facilities should be 

made directly to Centerpoint. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–29–000] 

Centerpoint Energy Gas Transmission 

Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare 

an Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Carthage to Perryville 

Project—Phase IV and Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues 

January 15, 2009. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

address the environmental impacts of 

the Carthage to Perryville Project— 

Phase IV involving construction and 

operation of facilities by Centerpoint 

Energy Gas Transmission Company 

(Centerpoint) in Red River and Jackson 

Parishes, LA.1 The Commission will use 

the EA in its decision-making process to 

determine whether the project is in the 

public convenience and necessity. 

This notice explains the scoping 

process we 2 will use to gather 

environmental input from the public 

and interested agencies on the projects. 

Your input will help the Commission 

determine the issues that need to be 

evaluated in the EA. Please note that the 

scoping period will close on February 

17, 2009. Details on how to submit 

comments are provided in the ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ section of this notice. 

This notice is being sent to affected 

landowners; Federal, State, and local 

government agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. State and local 

government representatives are asked to 

notify their constituents of this 

proposed project and to encourage them 

to comment on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, you may be contacted by a 

pipeline company representative about 

survey permission and/or the 

acquisition of an easement to construct, 

operate, and maintain the proposed 

facilities. The pipeline company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

agreement for its project. However, if 

the project is approved by the 

Commission, that approval conveys 

with it the right of eminent domain. 

Therefore, if easement negotiations fail 

to produce an agreement, the pipeline 

company could initiate condemnation 

proceedings in accordance with state 

law. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility on My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ is available for viewing on 

the FERC Internet Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses 

a number of typically asked questions, 

including the use of eminent domain 

and how to participate in the FERC’s 

proceedings. 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

The purpose of the project is to 

increase the capacity of Line CP in 

meeting producer and shipper demand 

for Haynesville Shale natural gas in 

northwestern Louisiana that is planned 

for development. The proposed facilities 

would increase the capacity of Line CP 

by 274,000 dekatherms per day to a total 

capacity of 1.87 Billion cubic feet per 

day. Centerpoint specifically proposes 

to: 

• Install one 15,000-horsepower 

compressor unit, 11 air-cooled heat 

exchanger units, and minor yard and 

station piping at its existing Westdale 

Compressor Station in Red River Parish, 

LA; and 

• Install one 15,000-horsepower 

compressor unit, 11 air-cooled heat 

exchanger units, and minor yard and 

station piping at its existing Vernon 

Compressor Station in Jackson Parish, 

LA. 

Centerpoint plans to begin 

constructing the project in June 2009, 

and to place the project in service in 

time for the winter 2009–2010 heating 

season. 

Land Requirements for Construction 

All proposed facilities would be 

constructed entirely within the existing 

fenced-in 6.1-acre Vernon Compressor 

Station and 12.2-acre Westdale 

Compressor Station. All temporary work 

areas within the compressor stations 

disturbed for the project would be 

restored to a vegetative, gravel, or paved 

cover following construction. 

Centerpoint may require the use of 

contractor/pipe yards outside of the 

compressor stations. Contractor/ 

pipeyards would be located on 

commercial or industrial property and 

there would be no below-ground 

disturbance. 

The general location of the proposed 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.3

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. This 

process is referred to as ‘‘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 staff 

requests public comments on the scope 

of the issues to 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. 

In the EA we 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. 

• Threatened and Endangered 

Species. 

• Land Use and Visual Quality. 

• Cultural Resources. 

• Air Quality and Noise. 

• Reliability and Safety. 

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 presented 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, local libraries and 

newspapers, 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 make our recommendations to the 

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Commission. To ensure your comments 

are received and considered, please 

carefully follow the instructions in the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ section below. 

Currently Identified Environmental 

Issues 

We have already identified two issues 

that we think deserve attention based on 

a preliminary review of the proposed 

facilities and the environmental 

information provided by Centerpoint. 

This preliminary list of issues may be 

changed based on your comments and 

our analysis. 

• Potential impacts on air quality and 

noise emissions may occur. 

• Potential water quality impacts on 

two streams adjacent to the Vernon 

Compressor Station. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the 

Carthage to Perryville Project—Phase IV. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects of the 

proposal, reasonable alternatives, and 

measures to avoid or lessen the 

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 February 

17, 2009. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In 

all instances please reference the project 

docket number CP09–29–000 with your 

submission. The docket number can be 

found on the front of this notice. The 

Commission encourages electronic filing 

of comments and has dedicated eFiling 

expert staff available to assist you at 

(202) 502–8258 or eFiling@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 at 

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

Documents and Filings. A Quick 

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.’’ 

(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 St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 

20426; 

Label one copy of the comments for 

the attention of Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2. 

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 

proposed 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 distances 

defined in the Commission’s regulations 

of certain 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. 

Becoming an Intervenor 

In addition to involvement in the EA 

scoping process, 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 ‘‘e-filing’’ 

link on the Commission’s Web site. 

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. 

Finally, 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. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–1474 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0085; FRL–8767–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NESHAP for Radionuclides 

(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1100.13, OMB 

Control No. 2060–0191 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that an Information 

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approval. This is a request to renew an 

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its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before February 25, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

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