Document ID: FERC-2009-1539-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Blue Sky Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Blue Sky Gas Storage Project
Posted Date: 2009-10-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 193)]
[Notices]               
[Page 51577-51578]
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. CP09-428-000]

 
Blue Sky Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Blue Sky Gas Storage Project

September 30, 2009.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas facilities proposed by Blue Sky Gas Storage, LLC (Blue Sky) 
in the above-referenced docket. Blue Sky's proposal (the Blue Sky Gas 
Storage Project) involves the conversion of a

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depleted natural gas reservoir to a natural gas storage facility in 
Logan County, Colorado. The purpose of the project is to provide 
approximately 4.4 billion cubic feet of gas storage capacity to 
interstate shippers of natural gas in the region.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed Blue Sky Gas Storage Project 
in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969. 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 Blue Sky Gas Storage Project includes the following 
proposed facilities:
     5.3 miles of 16-inch-diameter header pipeline extending 
north from the storage facility to interconnect with Rockies Express 
Pipeline, LLC, and Trailblazer Pipeline, LLC's interstate pipeline 
systems;
     9.8 miles of 16-inch-diameter header pipeline extending 
southwest to interconnect with Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas 
Transmission, LLC's interstate pipeline system;
     10 new natural gas storage wells;
     One metering station at each of the two proposed 
interconnections; and
     One 2,370 horsepower compressor station.
    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. (202) 502-
8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local 
agencies; interested groups and individuals; newspapers and libraries 
in the project area; and parties to this proceeding.
    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.
    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 October 30, 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 CP09-428-000 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 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;'' 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.
    If you choose the option to mail your comments, label one copy of 
the comments for the attention of 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.
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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.
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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, then on ``General Search'' and enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field (i.e., CP09-428). 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. E9-24123 Filed 10-6-09; 8:45 am]

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