Document ID: FERC-2010-0117-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Raton 2010 Expansion Project
Posted Date: 2010-01-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 17)]
[Notices]               
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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. CP09-464-000]

 
Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Raton 2010 Expansion Project

January 20, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Raton 
2010 Expansion Project proposed by Colorado Interstate Gas Company 
(CIG) in the above-referenced docket. CIG requests authorization to 
construct approximately 118 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline in Las 
Animas, Huerfano, Pueblo, and El Paso Counties, Colorado in two 
segments (the Spanish Peaks and Aguilar Laterals). The Project would 
increase firm capacity into CIG's system by 130,000 dekatherms per day 
(Dth/d).
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Raton 2010 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, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The proposed Raton 2010 Expansion Project includes the following 
proposed facilities:
     Spanish Peaks Lateral (Line 247A)--a 28 mile 16-inch 
diameter pipeline from the existing Line 222A in Las Animas County, 
Colorado to the intersection of existing Line 27A near

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the town of Aguilar in Las Animas County, Colorado;
     Aguilar Lateral (Line 248A)--a 91 mile 16-inch diameter 
pipeline from the existing Line 27A near the town of Aguilar, Colorado 
northerly through Huerfano and Pueblo Counties, Colorado to the 
intersection of existing Line 212A in El Paso County, Colorado;
     One new Kennedy Meter Station in Las Animas County, 
Colorado;
     Modify the existing Wet Canyon Meter Station in Las Animas 
County, Colorado;
     Modify the existing Picketwire Meter Station in Las Animas 
County, Colorado; and
     Modify the existing Bowie Meter Station in Weld County, 
Colorado.
    The EA 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 using the eLibrary link. 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, (202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State and local 
agencies, interest groups, and individuals, tribes, newspapers and 
libraries in the project area, and parties to this proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. 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 properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive 
your comments in Washington, DC on or before February 19, 2010.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the 
project docket number (CP09-464-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated 
eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or 
efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick 
Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's 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 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 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.
    If you choose the option to mail your comments, label one copy of 
the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2, PJ-11.2. Please mail 
your comments promptly, so that they will be received in Washington, DC 
on or before February 19, 2010.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply 
filing comments 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 decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    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, click on ``General Search'' and enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number 
field (i.e., CP09-464). 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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