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public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. The

draft EIS also may be viewed on the

Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov under 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.

CD versions of the draft EIS have been

mailed to everone on the mailing list for

the project. Copies of the CD, as well as

a limited number of paper copies, are

available from the Public Reference

Room identified above.

You may also register online at

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances

related to this or other pending projects.

For assistance, contact FERC Online

Support.

Comments should be filed with

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

All comments must be filed by October

3, 2006, and should reference Project

No. 1971–079. Comments may be filed

electronically via the Internet in lieu of

paper. The Commission strongly

encourages electronic filings. See 18

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

on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov under the eLibrary

link.

Anyone may intervene in this

proceeding based on this draft EIS (18

CFR 380.10). You must file your request

to intervene as specified above.1 You do

not need intervenor status to have your

comments considered.

In addition to or in lieu of sending

written comments, you are invited to

attend public meetings that will be held

to receive comments on the draft EIS.

Two meetings have been scheduled for

Thursday night, September 7, and

Friday morning, September 8, 2006, in

Boise, Idaho. Details of these public

meetings, and other meetings yet to be

scheduled, will be included in a

separate notice, as well as posted on the

Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov).

For further information, contact Alan

Mitchnick at (202) 502–6074,

alan.mitchnick @ferc.gov; or Emily

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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Carter at (202) 502–6512,

emily.carter@ferc.gov.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–12717 Filed 8–4–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP06–412–000]

Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Notice of

Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed Jackson

Prairie Storage Deliverability

Expansion Project, Request for

Comments on Environmental Issues

July 28, 2006.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental assessment (EA) that will

discuss the environmental impacts of

the Jackson Prairie (JP) Storage

Deliverability Expansion Project

involving abandonment, construction,

and operation of facilities by Puget

Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget) in Lewis

County, Washington.1 The Commission

will use the EA in its decision-making

process to determine whether or not to

authorize the project. This notice

announces the opening of the scoping

period that will be used to gather

environmental input from the public

and interested agencies on the project.

Your input will help us determine the

issues that need to be evaluated in the

EA. Please note that the scoping period

will close on August 28, 2006.

This notice is being sent to potentially

affected landowners; Federal, State, and

local government agencies; elected

officials; environmental and public

interest groups; Native American Tribes,

other interested parties; local libraries

and newspapers. State and local

government representatives are asked to

notify their constituents of this planned

project and encourage them to comment

on their areas of concern.

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas

Facility on My Land? What Do I Need

To Know?’’ is available for viewing on

the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This

fact sheet addresses a number of

typically asked questions, including the

use of eminent domain and how to

participate in the Commission’s

proceedings.

1 Puget’s application was filed with the

Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act

and part 157 of the Commmission’s regulations.

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If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a Puget

representative about the acquisition of

an easement to construct, operate, and

maintain the proposed facilities. The

pipeline company would seek to

negotiate a mutually acceptable

agreement. However, if the project is

approved by the Commission, that

approval conveys with it the right of

eminent domain. Therefore, if easement

negotiations fail to produce an

agreement, the pipeline company could

initiate condemnation proceedings in

accordance with state law.

Summary of the Proposed Project

Puget is seeking authorization to

design, construct, operate, and maintain

the following new facilities at the

existing JP Storage Field in Lewis

County, Washington:

• Up to ten new withdrawal/injection

wells with associated well connect

pipeline;

• About 0.8 mile of new 24-inchdiameter pipeline to loop a portion of

the existing gathering system;

• One new 10,480-horsepower (hp)

compressor unit at the existing JP

Compressor Station; and

• Upgrades and auxiliary facility

additions at both the JP Compressor

Station (total 1,551 hp increase) and JP

Meter Station.

Puget also requests to abandon

various facilities that would be replaced

by the proposed upgraded facilities.

The existing JP Storage Field

interconnects with Northwest Pipeline

Corporation’s transmission system

which provides natural gas supplies to

markets in the Pacific Northwest.

Puget’s proposed new and upgraded

facilities would allow it to increase

maximum firm withdrawal

deliverability of the JP Storage Field

from 850 million cubic feet per day

(MMcfd) to 1,150 MMcfd. Puget is

expected to commence construction for

the drilling of up to five of the new

wells and installation of associated well

connect lines in the spring of 2007.

Production rate tests on the initial wells

would be conducted to help determine

the minimum number of wells required

to achieve the desired 300 MMcfd. The

remaining facilities are anticipated to be

constructed in 2008.

The general location of Puget’s

proposed facilities is shown on the map

attached as Appendix 1.2

2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of this

notice, other than appendix 1 (maps), are available

on the Commission’s Web site at the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link

or from the Commission’s Public Reference Room,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call

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Land Requirements for Construction

Puget states that all of the proposed

activities associated with this project

would occur on private lands owned or

leased by the JP Storage Field. About

29.66 acres of land would be affected

during construction and about 22.23

acres would be permanently maintained

for operation of the proposed facilities.

Six of the new withdrawal well sites

would be located on new graveled well

pads covering an area of 150 feet by 250

feet for drilling operations; the

remaining four well sites would be colocated on two new graveled well pads

which would require an area of 150 feet

by 300 feet.

The new 24-inch loop gathering line

would be constructed within a 90-footwide right-of-way (ROW); and Puget is

proposing to maintain a 75-foot-wide

permanent ROW along the pipeline

route. The total surface disturbance for

the well connect lines and well pads

would require about 12.22 acres. These

new well connect lines would range

from 6- to 10-inch-diameter pipeline

and would tie-in to the JP gathering line.

Puget would generally use established

access roads; however, one new access

road would need to be constructed and

improvements on an existing two-track

road would be necessary. Most

modifications to the JP Compressor

Station would occur within the station

boundaries; however, the station would

need to be expanded 0.51 acre to

accommodate the new gas coolers. All

of the modifications to the JP Meter

Station would occur within the existing

footprint. The existing Chehalis

Compressor Station, which is about 2

miles southwest of the JP Storage Field,

would be used as a pipe storage yard for

the project.

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The EA Process

We 3 are preparing the EA to comply

with the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) which requires the

Commission to take into account the

environmental impacts that could result

from an action whenever it considers

the issuance of a Certificate of Public

Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also

requires us to discover and address

concerns the public may have about

proposals. This process is referred to as

‘‘scoping’’. The main goal of the scoping

process is to focus the analysis in the

EA on the important environmental

issues. By this Notice of Intent, the

(202) 502–8371. For instructions on connecting to

eLibrary refer to the last page of this notice. Copies

of the appendices were sent to all those receiving

this notice in the mail.

3 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’, refer to the

environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects

(OEP).

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Commission staff requests public

comments on the scope of the issues to

address in the EA. All comments

received are considered during the

preparation of the EA.

By this notice, we are also asking

Federal, State, and local agencies with

jurisdiction and/or special expertise

with respect to environmental issues to

formally cooperate with us in the

preparation of the EA. Agencies that

would like to request cooperating status

should follow the instructions for filing

comments below (see Public

Participation).

Our independent analysis of the

issues will be in the EA. Depending on

the comments received during the

scoping process, the EA may be

published and mailed to Federal, State,

and local agencies, public interest

groups, interested individuals, affected

landowners, newspapers, libraries, and

the Commission’s official service list for

this proceeding. A comment period will

be allotted for review if the EA is

published. We will consider all

comments on the EA before we make

our recommendations to the

Commission.

Currently Identified Environmental

Issues

In the EA, we will discuss impacts

that could occur as a result of the

construction and operation of the

project. We will also evaluate possible

alternatives to the proposed project or

portions of the project.

We have already identified some

issues that we think deserve attention

based on a preliminary review of the

proposed facilities and the

environmental information provided by

Puget. This preliminary list of issues

may be changed based on your

comments and our analysis.

• Potential impacts on local Noise

Quality associated with construction

and operation.

• Potential impacts on Water Use and

Quality.

• Potential impacts on Land Use from

a 75-foot-wide permanent ROW.

Public Participation

You can make a difference by

providing us with your specific

comments or concerns about the project.

By becoming a commentor, your

concerns will be addressed in the EA

and considered by the Commission. You

should focus on the potential

environmental effects of the proposal,

alternatives to the proposal (including

alternative locations and routes), and

measures to avoid or lessen

environmental impact. The more

specific your comments, the more useful

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they will be. 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 letter to: Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room

1A, Washington, DC 20426.

• Label one copy of the comments for

the attention of Gas Branch 1.

• Reference Docket No. CP06–412–

000.

• Mail your comments so that they

will be received in Washington, DC on

or before August 28, 2006.

Please note that the Commission

strongly encourages electronic filing of

any comments or interventions or

protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR

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

on the Commission’s Web site at

http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ 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 on-line.

Becoming an Intervenor

In addition to involvement in the EA

scoping process, you may want to

become an official party to the

proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor’’.

Intervenors play a more formal role in

the process. Among other things,

intervenors have the right to receive

copies of case-related Commission

documents and filings by other

intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor

must send one electronic copy (using

the Commission’s e-Filing system) or 14

paper copies of its filings to the

Secretary of the Commission and must

send a copy of its filings to all other

parties on the Commission’s service list

for this proceeding. If you want to

become an intervenor you must file a

motion to intervene according to Rule

214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214).4 Only intervenors have the

right to seek rehearing of the

Commission’s decision.

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

environmental comments considered.

Additional Information

Additional information about the

project is available from the

4 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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Commission’s Office of External Affairs,

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC

Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov) using

the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary

link, 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. For assistance,

please contact FERC Online Support at

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,

contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary

link also provides access to the texts of

formal documents issued by the

Commission, such as orders, notices,

and rulemakings.

In addition, the Commission now

offers a free service called eSubscription

which allows you to keep track of all

formal issuances and submittals in

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

the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/

esubscribenow.htm.

Magalie R. Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E6–12722 Filed 8–4–06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Docket No. PF06–28–000

Southeast Supply Header, LLC; Notice

of Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement for the Proposed

Southeast Supply Header Project,

Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues, and Notice of

Public Scoping Meetings

July 28, 2006.

The staff of the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) will prepare an

environmental impact statement (EIS)

that will identify and address the

environmental impacts that could result

from the construction and operation of

the Southeast Supply Header Project

proposed by Southeast Supply Header,

LLC (SESH) a partnership between Duke

Energy Gas Transmission and

CenterPoint Gas Transmission.

In order to assist staff with the

identification of environmental issues

and to comply with the requirements of

the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969 (NEPA), a thirty day scoping

period has been opened to receive

comments on the proposed project.

Please note that the scoping period for

this project will close on August 28,

2006.

Additionally, as part of the scoping

process, we will also hold three public

meetings, as described below, to receive

comments on the proposed project.

Date and time

Location

Monday—August 21, 2006, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (CST) ..........

Multipurpose Building in Gallman, West Gallman Road, Gallman, Mississippi, Telephone: (601) 953–9007.

Hattiesburg Lake Terrace, Convention Center, One Convention Center Plaza, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39042, Telephone: (800) 638–6877.

Lucedale Rocky Creek Inn, 120 Woods Ridge Road, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452,

Telephone: (601) 947–6900.

Tuesday—August 22, 2006, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (CST) .........

Thursday—August 24, 2006, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (CST) .......

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This notice is being sent to affected

landowners; federal, state, and local

government agencies; elected officials;

environmental and public interest

groups; Native American tribes; other

interested parties; and local libraries

and newspapers; all of which are

encouraged to submit comments on the

proposed project. Details on how to

submit comments are provided in the

Public Participation section of this

notice.

If you are a landowner receiving this

notice, you may be contacted by a SESH

representative about the acquisition of

an easement to construct, operate, and

maintain the proposed project facilities.

The pipeline company would seek to

negotiate a mutually acceptable

agreement. However, if the project is

approved by the FERC, that approval

conveys with it the right of eminent

domain. Therefore, if easement

negotiations fail to produce an

agreement, the pipeline company could

initiate condemnation proceedings in

accordance with state law.

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas

Facility on My Land? What Do I Need

To Know?’’ is available for viewing on

the FERC Internet Web site

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(www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet

addresses a number of typically asked

questions, including the use of eminent

domain and how to participate in the

FERC’s proceedings.

Summary of the Proposed Project

SESH proposes to construct, own and

operate a new 36-inch-diameter natural

gas pipeline and associated facilities

that would be capable of receiving and

transporting about 1.0 billion cubic feet

of natural gas per day in Richland and

Madison Parishes, Louisiana; Warren,

Claiborne, Hinds, Copiah, Simpson,

Lawrence, Jefferson Davis, Covington,

Jones, Forrest, Perry, Greene, George,

and Jackson Counties, Mississippi; and

Mobile County, Alabama.

The general location of the proposed

pipeline is shown in the figure included

as Appendix 1.1

Specifically, SESH proposes to

construct and operate the following

facilities:

• Approximately 270 miles of 36inch-diameter pipeline beginning in

Richland Parish, Louisiana and ending

in Mobile County, Alabama;

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• Three natural gas compressor

stations: Delhi Compressor Station in

Richland Parish (30,000 hp), Louisiana;

Gwenville Compressor Station in

Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

(15,000 hp) and the Lucedale

Compressor Station in George County,

Mississippi (15,000 hp);

• Three booster compressor stations

at the Texas Eastern Transmission LP

(TETLP) meter and regulation (M&R)

Station, at the Transcontinental Gas

Pipeline Corporation (Transco) M&R

Station, and at the Tennessee Gas

Pipeline Company (Tennessee Gas)

M&R Station in Copiah, Jefferson Davis

and Forrest Counties, Mississippi;

• Twelve natural gas pipeline

interconnects and M&R Stations; and

• Three pig launching and receiving

facilities and several mainline valves.

SESH proposes to have the project

constructed and operational by June

2008.

Land Requirements for Construction

As proposed, the typical construction

right-of-way for the project pipeline

would be 100 feet wide. Following

construction, SESH has proposed to

retain a 50-foot-wide permanent rightof-way for operation of the project.

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