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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-282-000]

 

Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Availability of the Environmental 
Assessment for the Proposed Hood River Pipeline Loop and Extension 
Project

September 23, 1994.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas facilities proposed by Northwest Pipeline Corporation 
(Northwest) in the above-referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The 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 EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed Hood River Pipeline Loop and 
Extension Project in Klickitat County, Washington, including:
     3.7 miles of loop of 6-inch-diameter pipeline,
     1.6 miles of new 6-inch-diameter pipeline, and
     a new meter station.
    The purpose of the proposed project would be to provide up to 
11,000 million British thermal units per day of natural gas to the 
planned Klickitat Energy Partners cogeneration facility.
    The staff has recommended an alternative to the proposed route in 
the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area's agriculturally 
designated General Management Area. The discussion of the alternatives 
begins on page 11 of the EA.
    The EA has been placed in the public files on the FERC and is 
available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Division of Public Information, 941 North Capitol Street 
NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, state and local 
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers, 
and parties to this proceeding.
    A limited number of copies of the EA are available from: Mr. Bob 
Kopka, Environmental Project Manager, Environmental Review and 
Compliance Branch I, Office of Pipeline Regulation, Room 7215, 825 
North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-0282.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Written comments 
must reference Docket No. CP94-282-000, and be addressed to: Office of 
the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Comments should be filed as soon as possible, but must be received 
no later than October 24, 1994, to ensure consideration prior to a 
Commission decision on this proposal. A copy of any comments should 
also be sent to Mr. Bob Kopka, Environmental Project Manager.
    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 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214).
    The date for filing timely motions to intervene in this proceeding 
has passed. Therefore, parties now seeking to file late interventions 
must show good cause, as required by Sec. 385.214(b)(3), why this time 
limitation should be waived. Environmental issues have been viewed as 
good cause for late intervention. You do not need intervenor status to 
have your comments considered.
    Additional information about this project is available from Mr. Bob 
Kopka, Environmental Review and Compliance Branch I, Office of Pipeline 
Regulations, at (202) 208-0282.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-24048 Filed 9-28-94; 8:45 am]
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