[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23553-23554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09258]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP12-491-000]
Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Trunkline Mainline
Abandonment Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Trunkline Mainline Abandonment Project (Project), proposed by Trunkline
Gas Company, LLC (Trunkline) in the above-referenced docket. Trunkline
requests authorization to abandon by transfer to a corporate affiliate
portions of its existing 100-1 and 100-2 looped pipeline systems and
portions of compressor stations (CS) located in numerous counties in
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and
Texas. Trunkline would also abandon in place 12 compressor units
totaling 15,850 horsepower, and abandon minor facilities at 163 sites
across the two systems.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
activities associated with the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (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.
Trunkline would conduct the following activities as part of the
Project:
Abandon by transfer 45.02 miles of the 24-inch-diameter
100-1 Loopline pipeline extending from mainline valve (MLV) 43-1 near
Buna, Texas to the Longville CS near Longville, Louisiana;
Abandon by transfer 725.46 miles of the 30-inch-diameter
100-2 Loopline pipeline extending from the Longville CS to the Tuscola
CS near Tuscola, Illinois;
Abandon in place a 3,000-hp compressor unit at the Pollock
CS (Louisiana); a 1,050-hp compressor unit at the Epps CS, (Louisiana);
four compressor units totaling 4,200 hp at the Shaw CS (Mississippi);
five compressor units totaling 5,250 hp at the Independence CS
(Mississippi); and a 2,350-hp compressor unit at the Joppa CS
(Illinois); and
Abandon minor facilities at 163 sites across the systems,
80 of which would require ground disturbing activities
The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native
American tribes; potentially affected landowners; newspapers and
libraries in the project area; and parties to this proceeding. In
addition, the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site
(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.
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 the Commission has the opportunity to consider your
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before May 22,
2013.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (CP12-491-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or [email protected].
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address:, Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.
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. The Commission
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to
have your comments considered.
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\1\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing
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Additional information about the project is available from the
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Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site (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., CP12-
491). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at (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 www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: April 15, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-09258 Filed 4-18-13; 8:45 am]
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