Document ID: FERC-2010-1073-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Apex Expansion Project;  Kern River Gas Transmission Co.
Posted Date: 2010-08-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 147)]
[Notices]               
[Page 45109-45110]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP10-14-000]

 
Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of 
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed APEX 
Expansion Project

July 23, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Apex Expansion Project proposed by Kern River Gas Transmission 
Company (Kern River) in the above-referenced docket. Kern River 
requests authorization to expand its natural gas pipeline system in 
Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada, to transport an additional 266 million cubic 
feet per day of natural gas from existing receipt points in 
southwestern Wyoming, to existing delivery connections in southern 
Nevada.
    The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Apex Expansion Project in accordance 
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project 
would have some adverse environmental impact; however, these impacts 
would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the 
implementation of Kern River's proposed mitigation and the additional 
measures recommended in the final EIS.
    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Forest Service (USFS), and 
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) participated as cooperating 
agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have 
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources 
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA 
analysis. The cooperating agencies will adopt and use the EIS to 
consider the issuance of right-of-way grants on federally administered 
lands. While the conclusions and recommendations presented in the final 
EIS were developed with input from the cooperating agencies, the 
agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in 
their respective Records of Decision for the project.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following project facilities:

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     Approximately 27.6 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline loop \1\ extending southwest in Utah from Morgan County, 
through Davis to Salt Lake County;
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    \1\ A loop is a segment of pipe that is usually installed 
adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. 
The loop allows more gas to be moved through the system.
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     One new 30,000-horsepower compressor station (known as the 
Milford Compressor Station) in Beaver County, Utah;
     Modifications to four existing compressor stations to add 
additional compression: The Coyote Creek Compressor Station located in 
Uinta County, Wyoming; the Elberta Compressor Station located in Utah 
County, Utah; the Fillmore Compressor Station located in Millard 
County, Utah; and the Dry Lake Compressor Station located in Clark 
County, Nevada;
     Six mainline valves; and
     Three pig \2\ launcher and two pig receiver facilities.
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    \2\ A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry 
a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion.
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    The final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and 
is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov. A limited number of copies are available for distribution 
and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public 
Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 
(202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local 
newspapers and libraries in the project area; parties to this 
proceeding; and potentially affected landowners and other interested 
individuals and groups. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to 
those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version.

Questions?

    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC or on the 
FERC (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 (i.e., CP10-
14). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676; 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 that 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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