# Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 86 / Friday, May 4, 2007 / Notices

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The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing of any comments in
response to this Notice of Intent. For
information on electronic filing of
comments, please see 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, as well as information in 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii). Before you can
submit comments you will need to
create a free account, which can be
created on-line.
The public scoping meetings (dates,
times, and locations are listed above) are
designed to provide another opportunity
to offer comments on the proposed
Project. Interested groups and
individuals are encouraged to attend the
meetings and to present comments on
the environmental issues they believe
should be addressed in the EIS. A
transcript of each meeting will be
generated so that your comments will be
accurately recorded.
Once MEP formally files its
application with the Commission, you
may want to become an official party to
the proceeding known as an
‘‘intervenor.’’ Intervenors play a more
formal role in the process and are able
to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be
heard by the courts if they choose to
appeal the Commission’s final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in a
Commission proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for
becoming an intervenor are included in
the User’s Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’
link on the Commission’s Web site.
Please note that you may not request
intervenor status at this time. You must
wait until a formal application is filed
with the Commission.

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Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this
notice to all individuals, organizations,
and government entities interested in
and/or potentially affected by the
proposed Project. This includes all
landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be
used temporarily for Project purposes,
or who own homes within distances of
certain aboveground facilities, as
defined in the Commission’s
regulations.
If you received this notice, you are on
the environmental mailing list for this
Project. If you do not want to send
comments at this time, but still want to
remain on our mailing list, please return
the Information Request (Appendix 3). If
you do not return the Information
Request, you will be removed from the
Commission’s environmental mailing
list.

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Availability of Additional Information

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at 1–866–208-FERC (3372) or on the
FERC Internet Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov. Using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link,
select ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the
Project docket number excluding the
last three digits (i.e., PF07–4) 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 TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link on
the FERC Internet Web site also
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rule
makings.
In addition, the FERC now offers a
free service called eSubscription that
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. To register for this service,
go to http://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Public meetings or site visits will be
posted on the Commission’s calendar
located at http://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Finally, MEP has established an
Internet Web site for this Project at
http://www.midcontinentexpress.com.
The Web site includes a description of
the Project, a map of the proposed
pipeline route, and answers to
frequently asked questions. You can
also request additional information or
provide comments directly to MEP at 1–
877–327–5515 or
pipelineinfo@midcontinentexpress.com.

Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–8522 Filed 5–3–07; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. CP07–89–000]

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline,
Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed North Welda Storage Field
Expansion Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
April 30, 2007.

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 North Welda Storage Field
Expansion Project involving
construction and operation of facilities
by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline,
Inc. (Southern Star) in and to an existing
gas storage field in Anderson County,
Kansas.1 This EA will be used by the
Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a
pipeline company 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.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ was attached to the project
notice that Southern Star provided to
landowners. 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. It is
available for viewing on the FERC
Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Southern Star is proposing to: (1)
Expand the existing certificated
boundary and buffer zone of its existing
storage field by acquiring certain
property rights to approximately 1,240
acres; (2) to redefine the cap rock of the
1 Southern Star’s application was filed with the
Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

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gas storage formation; (3) install a gas
compressor unit; and (4) revise the
maximum certificated wellhead shut-in
pressure and restate the maximum
certificated capacity at Southern Star’s
existing North Welda Storage Field
located in Anderson County, Kansas.
Southern Star seeks authority to install
an AJAX DPC–180 (173 bhp) skid
mounted compressor package unit,
building, and auxiliary facilities on a
150 by 150-foot lot. Southern Star
would install certain minor facilities
under separate authorization of its
Blanket Certificate issued in Docket No.
CP82–479–000. The minor facilities
would include 3.5 miles of 4-inch
diameter suction storage lateral, 300 feet
of 4-inch discharge lateral, and three
oil/gas separators with collection tanks.
The lateral system would connect 6
existing oil wells (Squirrel Wells 1
through 6) which would be converted to
pressure recovery wells.
The location of the project facilities is
shown in Appendix 1.2
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed facilities
would require about 8.7 acres of land.
Following construction, about 1.8 acres
would be maintained as new
aboveground facility sites and
permanent rights-of-way. The remaining
6.9 acres of land would be restored and
allowed to revert to its former use
(primarily pasture/hayland).

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The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) 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 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. State
and local government representatives
are encouraged to notify their
constituents of this proposed action and
2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices, other than Appendix 1 (map), 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 (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.

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encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern.
In the EA we 3 will discuss impacts
that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils.
• Land use.
• Water resources, fisheries, and
wetlands.
• Cultural resources.
• Vegetation and wildlife.
• Air quality and noise.
• Endangered and threatened species.
• Hazardous waste.
• Public safety.
We will also evaluate possible
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
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.
To ensure your comments are
considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the public participation
section below.
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, and
measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impact. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
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: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
3 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the

environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects
(OEP).

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• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of Gas Branch 2.
• Reference Docket No. CP07–89–
000.
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before May 31, 2007.
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 ‘‘e-Filing’’ link
and the link to the User’s Guide. Before
you can file comments you will need to
create a free account which can be
created on-line.
We may mail the EA for comment. If
you are interested in receiving it, please
return the Information Request
(Appendix 3). If you do not return the
Information Request, you will be taken
off the mailing list.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding, or ‘‘intervenor’’. 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). Intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision. Motions to
Intervene should be electronically
submitted using the Commission’s
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov.
Persons without Internet access should
send an original and 14 copies of their
motion to the Secretary of the
Commission at the address indicated
previously. Persons filing Motions to
Intervene on or before the comment
deadline indicated above must send a
copy of the motion to the Applicant. All
filings, including late interventions,
submitted after the comment deadline
must be served on the Applicant and all
other intervenors identified on the
Commission’s service list for this
proceeding. Persons on the service list
with e-mail addresses may be served
electronically; others must be served a
hard copy of the filing.
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.
Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this
notice to all individuals, organizations,

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and government entities interested in
and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project. This includes all
landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be
used temporarily for project purposes,
or who own homes within distances
defined in the Commission’s regulations
of certain aboveground facilities. By this
notice we are also asking governmental
agencies, especially those in Appendix
2, to express their interest in becoming
cooperating agencies for the preparation
of the EA.
Additional Information
Additional information about the
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)
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 http://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Philis J. Posey,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–8535 Filed 5–3–07; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[ Project No. 12478–001]

Dam Hydroelectric Company, LLC;
Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To
Intervene, Protests, and Comments
April 27, 2007.

Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary
Permit.
b. Project No.: 12478–001.
c. Date filed: April 3, 2007.
d. Applicant: Gibson Dam
Hydroelectric Company, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Gibson Dam
Project.
f. Location: North Fork Sun Fork in
Teton and Lewis and Clark Counties,
Montana. It would use the U.S. Bureau
of Reclamation’s Gibson Dam.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 USC. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Steven C.
Marmon, Project Manager, Gibson Dam
Hydroelectric Company, LLC, 3633
Alderwood Avenue, Bellingham, WA
98225, (360) 738–9999.
i. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, (202)
502–4126.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene: 60
days from the issuance date of this
notice.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comments, protests, and interventions
may 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 under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Please include the project number (P–
12748–001) on any comments or
motions filed.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person in the official service list
for the project. Further, if an intervenor
files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
k. Description of Project: The
proposed project using the U.S. Bureau

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of Reclamation’s Gibson Dam and
operated in a run-of-river mode, would
consist of: (1) Two proposed 300-footlong, steel penstocks, (2) a powerhouse
containing two generating units having
a total installed capacity of 15
megawatts, (3) A proposed 34.5 kilovolt
underground transmission line, and (4)
appurtenant facilities. The Gibson Dam
Hydroelectric Company, LLC project
would have an average annual
generation of 50 gigawatt-hours.
l. This filing is available for review at
the Commission in the Public Reference
Room or may 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, call toll-free 1–866–208–
3676 or e-mail
FERCONLINESUPPORT@FERC.GOV.
For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is
also available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h
above.
m. Competing Preliminary Permit—
Anyone desiring to file a competing
application for preliminary permit for a
proposed project must submit the
competing application itself, or a notice
of intent to file such an application, to
the Commission on or before the
specified comment date for the
particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).
Submission of a timely notice of intent
allows an interested person to file the
competing preliminary permit
application no later than 30 days after
the specified comment date for the
particular application. A competing
preliminary permit application must
conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
n. Competing Development
Application—Any qualified
development applicant desiring to file a
competing development application
must submit to the Commission, on or
before a specified comment date for the
particular application, either a
competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development
application allows an interested person
to file the competing application no
later than 120 days after the specified
comment date for the particular
application. A competing license
application must conform with 18 CFR
4.30(b) and 4.36.
o. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent
must specify the exact name, business
address, and telephone number of the
prospective applicant, and must include
an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be
filed, either a preliminary permit

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