Subject: Horizon Pipeline Company, L.L.C., Natural Gas Pipeline
[Federal Register: May 17, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 96)]
[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 Nos. CP00-129-000 and CP00-132-000]
Horizon Pipeline Company, L.L.C., Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Horizon Project
May 11, 2001.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Horizon Pipeline Company
L.L.C. (Horizon) and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (Natural)
in the above-referenced dockets.
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 following proposed natural gas
transmission facilities:
Approximately 28.5 miles of new 36-inch-diameter pipeline
and leased firm capacity on 42 miles of existing pipeline facilities;
Approximately 0.13 mile of new 24-inch-diameter piping,
auxiliary piping, and valves at Natural's existing Compressor Station
113;
Approximately 12,590 horsepower (hp) of additional
compression at Compressor Station 113;
Approximately 0.05 mile of new 20-inch-diameter lateral;
Approximately 0.01 mile of new 12-inch-diameter lateral;
Four meter stations;
Two mainline block valves;
Three taps; and
Modified station pipping at Natural's existing Streamwood
Meter Station.
The purpose of the proposed facilities is to provide a firm
capacity of 380 thousand dekatherms per day (MDth/d) of natural gas
that would accommodate the continued growth in demand for additional
competitively-priced gas supply in northern Illinois.
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
and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
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.
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 before the date specified
below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
Send an original and two copies of your comments to:
Secretary, Federal Energy, Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Group 1, PJ-11.1;
Reference Docket Nos. CP00-129-000 and CP00-132-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before June 6, 2001.
Comments, protests and interventions may also be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site
at
http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm under the link to the User's
Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to create an account
which can be created by clicking on ``Login to File'' and then ``New
User Account.''
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 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
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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 proposed project is available from
the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (202) 208-1088 or on
the FERC Internet website (www.ferc.fed.us) using the ``RIMS'' link to
information in this docket number. Click on the ``RIMS'' link, select
``Docket #'' from the RIMS Menu, and follow the instructions. For
assistance with access to RIMS, the RIMS helpline can be reached at
(202) 208-2222.
Similarly, the ``CIPS'' link on the FERC Internet website provides
access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such
as orders, notices, and rulemakings. From the FERC Internet website,
click on the ``CIPS'' link, select ``Docket #'' from the CIPS menu, and
follow the instructions. For assistance with access to CIPS, the CIPS
helpline can be reached at (202) 208-2474.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
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