34744 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 136 / Friday, July 17, 2009 / Notices 

1The appendix referenced in this notice is not 

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of the 

appendix 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 by calling (202) 502– 

8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, 

refer to the ‘‘Additional Information’’ section of this 

notice. Copies of the appendix were sent to all those 

receiving this notice in the mail. Requests for 

detailed maps of the proposed facilities should be 

made directly to Gulf South. 

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

environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy 

Projects. 

analysis, as well as those issues that do 

not require a detailed analysis. 

Meeting Procedures 

Scoping meetings will be recorded by 

a stenographer and will become part of 

the Commission’s formal record for this 

proceeding. 

Individuals, organizations, and 

agencies with environmental expertise 

and concerns are encouraged to attend 

the meetings and to assist staff in 

defining and clarifying the issues to be 

addressed in the EA. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–16990 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–420–000] 

Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Haynesville/Perryville 

Expansion Project and Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues 

July 10, 2009. 

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 Haynesville/Perryville Expansion 

Project involving the construction and 

operation of facilities by Gulf South 

Pipeline Company, LP (‘‘Gulf South’’) in 

Bienville and Madison Parishes, 

Louisiana. The Haynesville/Perryville 

Expansion Project involves the 

construction of additional compression 

facilities at two existing compressor 

stations. This EA will be used by the 

Commission in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process we will use to 

gather input from the public and 

interested agencies on the project. Your 

input will help determine which issues 

need to be evaluated in the EA. Please 

note that the scoping period will close 

on August 10, 2009. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this project, which 

includes affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local government 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; Native American tribes; 

parties to this proceeding; 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. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ was attached to the project 

notice Gulf South provided to 

landowners. This fact sheet addresses a 

number of typically asked questions, 

including how to participate in the 

Commission’s proceedings. It is 

available for viewing on the FERC Web 

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

Summary of the Proposed Project 

Gulf South proposes to construct on 

land owned by Gulf South two new 

turbine compressor units totaling 31,913 

horsepower (HP) at their existing Hall 

Summit Compressor Station located in 

Bienville Parish, Louisiana, and one 

new turbine compressor unit rated at 

17,558 HP at their existing Tallulah 

Compressor Station in Madison Parish, 

Louisiana. Associated yard and station 

piping would be constructed at each 

station. In addition, three existing 

compressors at the Tallulah Compressor 

Station would be re-wheeled, and 

several valves within the existing 

Tallulah Compressor Station yard and 

station piping would be replaced with 

similar valves capable of accepting 

higher discharge temperatures. 

Maps showing the location of the 

proposed project are included as 

Appendix 1.1

Land Requirements for Construction 

Construction would temporarily 

impact a total of approximately 42 acres 

for both compressor station sites 

combined. The new facilities would add 

a total of approximately 7 acres of 

permanent impacts to the existing 

station footprints. All temporary and 

permanent impacts would occur on land 

owned by Gulf South. 

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, the Commission staff requests 

public comments on the scope of the 

issues to address in the EA. All 

comments received will be considered 

during the preparation of the EA. 

In the EA, we 2 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; 

• Land use; 

• Water resources, fisheries and 

wetlands; 

• Cultural resources; 

• Vegetation and wildlife; 

• Air quality and noise; 

• Threatened and endangered 

species; and 

• Public safety. 

We will also evaluate reasonable 

alternatives to the proposed project or 

portions of the project, and make 

recommendations on how to lessen or 

avoid impacts on 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 those on our 

environmental mailing list (see 

discussion on how to remain on our 

environmental mailing list on page 5). A 

comment period will be allotted for the 

review if the EA is published. We will 

consider all comments on the EA before 

we make our recommendations to the 

Commission. To ensure your comments 

are considered, please carefully follow 

the instructions in the public 

participation section below. 

With this notice, we are asking 

agencies with jurisdiction and/or 

special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues to formally 

cooperate with us in the preparation of 

the EA. These agencies may choose to 

participate once they have evaluated the 

proposal relative to their 

responsibilities. Agencies that would 

like to request cooperating agency status 

should follow the instructions for filing 

comments provided under the Public 

Participation section of this notice. 

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Currently Identified Environmental 

Issues 

We have already identified issues we 

think deserve attention based on a 

preliminary review of the proposed 

facilities and the environmental 

information provided by Gulf South. 

These issues include potential air 

quality and noise impacts from 

operation of the proposed compressor 

additions at each station. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the 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 August 10, 

2009. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. 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 at 

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

called ‘‘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, that is listed under the 

‘‘Documents and Filings’’ link. 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 with 

the Commission via mail 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. 

In all instances please reference the 

project docket number (CP09–420–000) 

with your submission. Label one copy of 

the comments for the attention of Gas 

Branch 3, PJ–11.3. 

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 

project. This includes all landowners 

who own land within certain distances 

of the aboveground facilities (as defined 

in the Commission’s regulations). 

If you do not want to send comments 

at this time but still want to remain on 

the environmental 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 Commission’s 

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 Internet at 

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 (i.e., CP09–420) 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 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, any 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. E9–16993 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER02–862–011] 

Entergy Power Ventures, L.P.; Notice 

of Filing 

July 10, 2009. 

Take notice that on July 9, 2009, 

Entergy Power Ventures, L.P. submitted 

a revised version of its market-based 

rate tariff reflecting the tariff 

requirements established in Order No. 

697–A. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

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 notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant and 

all the parties in this proceeding. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

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