Subject: Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Availability
[Federal Register: November 19, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 223)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP01-45-000]
Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Valley Line Expansion Project
November 9, 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 Colorado Interstate Gas
Company (CIG) 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 facilities to reinforce CIG's existing
natural gas transmission system, including:
The 5C Central Loop--about 35 miles of 24-inch-diameter
loop between CIG's existing Ault Meter Station and the Fort Lupton
Compressor Station, all in Weld County, Colorado;
The Valley Line Loop--about 84 miles of 20-inch-diameter
loop which would generally parallel CIG's existing Valley Line between
its Watkins Compressor Station in southern Adams County east of Denver
and a location adjacent to the existing Nixon Power Plant in central El
Paso County south of Colorado Springs;
Two new natural gas-fired reciprocating engine-driven
compressors, totaling 4,450 horsepower, and appurtenant facilities at
CIG's Fort Lupton Compressor Station in Weld County, Colorado; and
Appurtenant and ancillary facilities.
The purpose of the proposed facilities would be to transport an
additional 278.8 million cubic feet of natural gas per day (MMcfd) on
the portion of CIG's system between its Cheyenne Compressor Station in
northern Weld County and its Watkins Compressor Station in southern
Adams County, and an additional 344.4 MMcfd on the portion of its
Valley Line between its Watkins Compressor Station and the vicinity of
the Nixon Power Plant in central El Paso County south of Colorado
Springs.
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 Street, NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 1, PJ11.1.
Reference Docket No. CP01-45-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before December 10, 2001.
Comments 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.gov under the ``e-Filing''
link and 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.''
Due to current events, we cannot guarantee that we will receive
mail on a timely basis from the U.S. Postal Service, and we do not know
how long this situation will continue. However, we continue to receive
filings from private mail delivery services, including messenger
services in a reliable manner. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments in this proceeding.
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
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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 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 web site (www.ferc.gov) 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-28785 Filed 11-16-01; 8:45 am]
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