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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No.

44 / Wednesday, March 5, 2008 / Notices 11909

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY temporary and permanent footprints of instructions in the public participation
the project area would not exceed more section below.
Federal Energy Regulatory than 0.1 acre of previously disturbed
Commission Currently Identified Environmental
land currently covered with concrete.
Issues
[Docket No. CP08–68–000] The EA Process We have already identified the
Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice The National Environmental Policy following issues that we think deserve
of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to attention based on a preliminary review
Assessment for the Proposed Pipeline take into account the environmental of the proposed facilities and the
Compressor Addition Project and impacts that could result from an action environmental information provided by
Request for Comments on whenever it considers the issuance of a Trunkline LNG. This preliminary list of
Environmental Issues Certificate of Public Convenience and issues may be changed based on your
Necessity. NEPA also requires us to comments and our analysis.
February 28, 2008. discover and address concerns the • The operation of the proposed
The staff of the Federal Energy public may have about proposals. This compressor would contribute to noise
Regulatory Commission (FERC or process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The generated by the existing Trunkline
Commission) will prepare an main goal of the scoping process is to LNG facility.
environmental assessment (EA) that will focus the analysis in the EA on the • No impacts would occur to water
discuss the environmental impacts of important environmental issues. By this resources, fisheries, wetlands,
the proposed Pipeline Compressor Notice of Intent, the Commission staff vegetation or wildlife. Other than air
Addition Project (Project) involving the requests public comments on the scope quality and noise, all impacts would
construction and operation of facilities of the issues to address in the EA. All occur within existing Trunkline LNG
by Trunkline LNG Company, LLC comments received are considered property.
(Trunkline LNG) in Calcasieu Parish, during the preparation of the EA. State
and local government representatives Public Participation
Louisiana.1 The EA will be used by the
Commission in its decision-making are encouraged to notify their You can make a difference by
process to determine whether the constituents of this proposed action and providing us with your specific
project is in the public convenience and encourage them to comment on their comments or concerns about the project.
necessity. areas of concern. By becoming a commenter, your
A brochure prepared by the FERC In the EA, we 3 will discuss impacts concerns will be addressed in the EA
entitled ‘‘A Guide to LNG—What All that could occur as a result of the and considered by the Commission. You
Citizens Should Know’’ is available for construction and operation of the should focus on the potential
viewing on the FERC Internet Web site proposed project under these general environmental effects of the proposal,
(http://www.ferc.gov). This brochure headings: alternatives to the proposal (including
addresses a number of typically asked • Geology and Soils. alternative locations), and measures to
questions, including what is LNG and • Land Use. avoid or lessen environmental impact.
• Water Resources, Fisheries, and The more specific your comments, the
how is it transported.
Wetlands. more useful they will be. Please
Summary of the Proposed Project • Cultural Resources. carefully follow these instructions to
• Vegetation and Wildlife.
Trunkline LNG seeks authority to ensure that your comments are received
• Threatened and Endangered
construct, install and operate on land in time and properly recorded:
Species.
owned by Trunkline LNG: • Air Quality and Noise. • Send an original and two copies of
• One new 1,500 horsepower electric We will also evaluate reasonable your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose,
motor-driven compressor in parallel alternatives to the proposed project or Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
with the existing pipeline compressor; portions of the project, and make Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
• Related piping; and recommendations on how to lessen or 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
• Associated electrical connections avoid impacts on the various resource • Label one copy of the comments for
and instrumentation. areas. the attention of OEP/DG2E, Gas Branch
The general location of the project Our independent analysis of the 3.
facilities is shown in Appendix 1.2 issues will be in the EA. Depending on • Reference Docket No. CP08–68–
the comments received during the 000.
Land Requirements for Construction • Mail your comments so that they
Construction of the project would scoping process, the EA may be
will be received in Washington, DC on
occur entirely within the existing 125 published and mailed to Federal, State,
or before March 31, 2008.
acre Trunkline LNG terminal site. The and local agencies, public interest
We will include all comments that we
groups, interested individuals, affected
receive within a reasonable time frame
landowners, newspapers, libraries, and
1 On February 1, 2008, Trunkline LNG filed its
in our environmental analysis of this
application with the Commission under section 7(c) the Commission’s official service list for
project. However, the Commission
of the Natural Gas Act, 15 United States Code this proceeding. A comment period will
§ 717(b)(a), and Parts 157 and 284 of the strongly encourages electronic filing of
be allotted for review if the EA is
Commission’s regulations. The Commission issued any comments or interventions or
published. We will consider all
its Notice of Application on February 12, 2008. protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR
2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not comments on the EA before we make
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all our recommendations to the
on the Commission’s Web site at http://
appendices are available on the Commission’s Web Commission.
site at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link
To ensure your comments are
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Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., and the link to the User’s Guide. Before
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For considered, please carefully follow the
you can file comments you will need to
instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the
last page of this notice. Copies of the appendices 3 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the create a free account which can be
were sent to all those receiving this notice in the environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects created on-line.
mail. (OEP).

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We may mail the EA for comment. If Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) request for blanket approval under part
you are interested in receiving it, please using the eLibrary link. Click on the 34 (Director’s Order). On February 28,
return the Information Request eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ 2008, an Errata was issued to the
(Appendix 3). If you do not return the and enter the docket number excluding Director’s Order which stated that the
Information Request, you will be taken the last three digits in the Docket Commission would publish a separate
off the mailing list. Number field. Be sure you have selected notice in the Federal Register
Becoming an Intervenor an appropriate date range. For establishing a period of time for the
assistance, please contact FERC Online filing of protests. Accordingly, any
In addition to involvement in the EA Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov person desiring to be heard concerning
scoping process, you may want to or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for the blanket approvals of issuances of
become an official party to the TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The securities or assumptions of liability by
proceeding, or ‘‘intervenor’’. To become eLibrary link also provides access to the Atlantic Renewables, should file a
an intervenor you must file a motion to texts of formal documents issued by the protest with the Federal Energy
intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission, such as orders, notices, Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Commission’s Rules of Practice and and rulemakings. Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Intervenors In addition, the Commission now accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
have the right to seek rehearing of the offers a free service called eSubscription the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Commission’s decision. Motions to which allows you to keep track of all Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214
Intervene should be electronically formal issuances and submittals in (2007). The Commission encourages the
submitted using the Commission’s specific dockets. This can reduce the electronic submission of protests using
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov. amount of time you spend researching the FERC Online link at http://
Persons without Internet access should proceedings by automatically providing www.ferc.gov.
send an original and 14 copies of their you with notification of these filings, Notice is hereby given that the
motion to the Secretary of the document summaries and direct links to deadline for filing protests is March 24,
Commission at the address indicated the documents. Go to http:// 2008.
previously. Persons filing Motions to www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. Absent a request to be heard in
Intervene on or before the comment Finally, public meetings or site visits opposition to such blanket approvals by
deadline indicated above must send a will be posted on the Commission’s the deadline above, Atlantic Renewables
copy of the motion to the Applicant. All calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/ is authorized to issue securities and
filings, including late interventions, EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along assume obligations or liabilities as a
submitted after the comment deadline with other related information. guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise
must be served on the Applicant and all
Kimberly D. Bose, in respect of any security of another
other intervenors identified on the
Secretary. person; provided that such issuance or
Commission’s service list for this
assumption is for some lawful object
proceeding. Persons on the service list [FR Doc. E8–4219 Filed 3–4–08; 8:45 am]
within the corporate purposes of
with email addresses may be served BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Atlantic Renewables, compatible with
electronically; others must be served a
the public interest, and is reasonably
hard copy of the filing.
Affected landowners and parties with DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY necessary or appropriate for such
environmental concerns may be granted purposes.
intervenor status upon showing good Federal Energy Regulatory The Commission reserves the right to
cause by stating that they have a clear Commission require a further showing that neither
and direct interest in this proceeding public nor private interests will be
[Docket Nos. ER08–387–000; ER08–387–
which would not be adequately 001]
adversely affected by continued
represented by any other parties. You do approvals of Atlantic Renewables’
not need intervenor status to have your Atlantic Renewable Projects II LLC; issuance of securities or assumptions of
environmental comments considered. Notice of Issuance of Order liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director’s
Environmental Mailing List February 28, 2008. Order are available from the
An effort is being made to send this Atlantic Renewable Projects II LLC Commission’s Public Reference Room,
notice to all individuals, organizations, (Atlantic Renewables) filed an 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
and government entities interested in application for market-based rate 20426. The Order may also be viewed
and/or potentially affected by the authority, with an accompanying on the Commission’s Web site at
proposed project. This includes all market-based rate tariff. The proposed http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary
landowners who own land within market-based rate schedule provides for link. Enter the docket number excluding
distances defined in the Commission’s the sale of energy, capacity and the last three digits in the docket
regulations of certain aboveground ancillary services at market-based rates. number filed to access the document.
facilities. By this notice we are also Atlantic Renewables also requested Comments, protests, and interventions
asking governmental agencies, waivers of various Commission may be filed electronically via the
especially those in Appendix 2, to regulations. In particular, Atlantic Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
express their interest in becoming Renewables requested that the 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
cooperating agencies for the preparation Commission grant blanket approval on the Commission’s Web site under the
of the EA. under 18 CFR part 34 of all future ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
issuances of securities and assumptions strongly encourages electronic filings.
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Additional Information of liability by Atlantic Renewables.


Additional information about the On February 22, 2008, pursuant to Kimberly D. Bose,
project is available from the delegated authority, the Director, Secretary.
Commission’s Office of External Affairs, Division of Tariffs and Market [FR Doc. E8–4221 Filed 3–4–08; 8:45 am]
at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC Development—West, granted the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

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