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impose requirements relating to the

design of rates that are not applicable to

market-based rates).

Chestnut Ridge states that the JCT

Project would provide necessary natural

gas infrastructure in furtherance of the

Commission’s policies supporting the

development of new natural gas storage

capacity. According to Chestnut Ridge,

the JCT Project will increase the

reliability of natural gas supply during

periods of production and

transportation interruptions and will

enhance the reliability of the interstate

pipeline grid. Chestnut Ridge states that

the JCT Project will include up to

twenty-six (26) storage injection/

withdrawal wells with a total working

gas storage capacity of up to 25 billion

cubic feet (Bcf). Chestnut Ridge also

states that the JCT Project will have gas

injection and withdrawal capabilities of

up to 500,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/

d).

Chestnut Ridge represents that

construction and operation of the JCT

Project will have minimal impacts on

the natural environment and on

adjacent landowners. Chestnut Ridge

states that the market power study

included with its Application

demonstrates that Chestnut Ridge will

not have market power in any relevant

market. It asserts that the Commission

can therefore conclude that Chestnut

Ridge will be unable to charge or collect

rates for its services that exceed just and

reasonable levels.

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,

within 90 days of this Notice the

Commission staff will either: Complete

its environmental assessment (EA) and

place it into the Commission’s public

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or

issue a Notice of Schedule for

Environmental Review. If a Notice of

Schedule for Environmental Review is

issued, it will indicate, among other

milestones, the anticipated date for the

Commission staff’s issuance of the final

environmental impact statement (FEIS)

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the

EA in the Commission’s public record

for this proceeding or the issuance of a

Notice of Schedule for Environmental

Review will serve to notify federal and

state agencies of the timing for the

completion of all necessary reviews, and

the subsequent need to complete all

federal authorizations within 90 days of

the date of issuance of the Commission

staff’s FEIS or EA.

Any person desiring to intervene or to

protest this filing must file in

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214). Protests will be considered by

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the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a notice of

intervention or motion to intervene, as

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or

protests must be file on or before the

comment date. Anyone filing a motion

to intervene or protest must serve a copy

of that document on the Applicant. On

or before the comment date, it is not

necessary to serve motions to intervene

or protests on persons other than the

Applicant.

However, a person does not have to

intervene in order to have comments

considered. The second way to

participate is by filing with the

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as

possible, an original and two copies of

comments in support of or in opposition

to this project. The Commission will

consider these comments in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but the filing of a comment alone

will not serve to make the filer a party

to the proceeding. The Commission’s

rules require that persons filing

comments in opposition to the project

provide copies of their protests only to

the party or parties directly involved in

the protest.

Persons who wish to comment only

on the environmental review of this

project should submit an original and

two copies of their comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Environmental commenters will be

placed on the Commission’s

environmental mailing list, will receive

copies of the environmental documents,

and will be notified of meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Environmental commenters will not be

required to serve copies of filed

documents on all other parties.

However, the non-party commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission (except for the mailing of

environmental documents issued by the

Commission) and will not have the right

to seek court review of the

Commission’s final order.

The Commission encourages

electronic submission of protests and

interventions in lieu of paper using the

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov.

Persons unable to file electronically

should submit the original and 14

copies of the protest or intervention to

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426.

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Comment Date: January 22, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E8–69 Filed 1–7–08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 925–010 (IA)]

City of Ottumwa, IA; Notice of

Availability of Environmental

Assessment

December 21, 2007.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR Part

380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the

Office of Energy Projects has reviewed

the application for a new license for the

Ottumwa Hydroelectric Project, located

on the Des Moines River in the City of

Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, and

has prepared an Environmental

Assessment (EA). In the EA,

Commission staff analyze the potential

environmental effects of relicensing the

project and conclude that issuing a new

license for the project, with appropriate

environmental measures, would not

constitute a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment.

A copy of the EA is on file with the

Commission and is available for public

inspection. The EA may also be viewed

on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov using the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket

number excluding the last three digits in

the docket number field to access the

document. For assistance, contact FERC

Online Support at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,

(202) 502–8659.

Any comments should be filed within

30 days from the issuance date of this

notice, and should be addressed to the

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,

Room 1–A, Washington, DC 20426.

Please affix ‘‘Ottumwa Project No. 925–

010’’ to all comments. Comments may

be filed electronically via Internet in

lieu of paper. The Commission strongly

encourages electronic filings. See 18

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the

instructions on the Commission’s Web

site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For further

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information, contact Timothy Konnert at

(202) 502–6359.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E8–44 Filed 1–7–08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP07–207–000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Availability of the Final

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Proposed High Plains Expansion

Project

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December 28, 2007.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) has prepared this Final

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the natural gas pipeline facilities

proposed by Colorado Interstate Gas

Company (CIG) under the abovereferenced docket. CIG’s High Plains

Expansion Project (Project) would be

located in Weld, Morgan, and Adams

Counties, Colorado.

The Final EIS was prepared to satisfy

the requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act. The FERC

staff concludes that the proposed

Project, with the appropriate mitigation

measures as recommended, would have

limited adverse environmental impact.

The purpose of the Project is to

expand CIG’s existing pipeline system

along Colorado’s Front Range in order to

provide additional transportation

services to this rapidly growing market.

CIG is proposing to construct about

163.7 miles of 24-inch and 30-inchdiameter pipeline in four separate

pipeline segments and associated

ancillary facilities.

The Final EIS addresses the potential

environmental impacts resulting from

the construction and operation of the

following facilities:

• Line 250A: 64.5 miles of 30-inchdiameter pipeline and 20.3 miles of 24inch-diameter pipeline that would

extend from CIG’s existing Cheyenne

Compressor Station to an interconnect

point on the proposed Line 251A in

northeast Adams County;

• Line 251A: 57.9 miles of 24-inchdiameter pipeline between CIG’s

existing Watkins and Fort Morgan

Compressor Stations;

• Line 252A: 14.9 miles of 30-inchdiameter pipeline extending westward

from a point on the proposed Line 250A

about one mile north of the existing

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Hudson Power Plant in the Town of

Hudson, Colorado, to a new

interconnect with Public Service

Company of Colorado’s existing TriTown facilities in Weld County,

Colorado;

• Line 253A: 6.1 miles of 24-inchdiameter pipeline extending westward

from the Watkins Compressor Station to

CIG’s existing East Denver measurement

facility in Adams County, Colorado;

• Ten new meter stations and 19 new

block valves; and

• Twelve pig launcher/receivers.

The entire project would be capable of

transporting about 899,000 decatherms

of gas per day. CIG proposes to begin

construction in January 2008. It would

put each pipeline segment into service

as it is completed, and the entire Project

would be in service by October 2008.

The Final EIS has been placed in the

public files of the FERC and is available

for public inspection at: Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Public

Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202)

502–8371.

A limited number of copies of the

Final EIS are available from the Public

Reference Room identified above. In

addition, CD copies of the Final EIS

have been mailed to affected

landowners; various federal, state, and

local government agencies; elected

officials; environmental and public

interest groups; Native American tribes;

local libraries and newspapers;

intervenors; and other individuals that

expressed an interest in the proposed

Project. Hard-copies of the Final EIS

have also been mailed to those who

requested that format during the scoping

and comment periods for the proposed

Project.

Additional information about the

proposed Project is available from the

Commission’s Office of External Affairs,

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC

Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov).

To access information via the FERC

Web site click on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link

then click on ‘‘General Search’’ and

enter the docket number excluding the

last three digits in the Docket Number

field. Be sure you have selected an

appropriate date range. The ‘‘eLibrary’’

link provides access to the texts of

formal documents issued by the

Commission, such as orders, notices,

and rulemakings. For assistance with

‘‘eLibrary’’, please contact FERC Online

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov

or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for

TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.

In addition, the Commission now

offers a free service called eSubscription

which allows you to keep track of all

formal issuances and submittals in

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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

these documents. To learn more about

eSubscription and to sign-up for this

service please go to http://www.ferc.gov/

esubscribenow.htm.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E8–68 Filed 1–7–08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP08–38–000]

East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

December 21, 2007.

Take notice that on December 18,

2007, East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC

(East Tennessee), P.O. Box 1642,

Houston, Texas 77251–1642, filed in

Docket No. CP08–38–000 a prior notice

request pursuant to sections 157.205

and 157.210 of the Commission’s

regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(NGA) and East Tennessee’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–

412, for authorization to acquire

approximately 72 miles of transmission

pipeline. East Tennessee proposes to

acquire approximately 72 miles of

Spectra Energy Virginia Pipeline

Company’s 8-inch line, in Smyth and

Washington Counties, Virginia, all as

more fully set forth in the application,

which is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection. The

filing may also be viewed on the Web

at http://www.ferc.gov using the

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket

number excluding the last three digits in

the docket number field to access the

document. For assistance, contact FERC

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)

502–8659.

Any questions regarding the

application should be directed to Garth

Johnson, General Manager, Certificates

& Reporting, East Tennessee Natural

Gas, LLC, P.O. Box 1642, Houston,

Texas 77251–1642 at (713) 627–5415.

Any person or the Commission’s Staff

may, within 60 days after the issuance

of the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and, pursuant to section

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