Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 84 / Wednesday, May 2, 2007 / Notices

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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 84 / Wednesday, May 2, 2007 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

Notice of Public Comment Meetings for

the Elba III Project Draft Environmental

Impact Statement

April 25, 2007.

Southern LNG Inc. (Docket No. CP06–

470–000); Elba Express Company, L.L.C.

(Docket Nos. CP06–471–000, CP06–472–

000, and CP06–473–000); Southern

Natural Gas Company (Docket No.

CP06–474–000)

On March 30, 2007, the staff of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

(FERC or Commission) issued a draft

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the Elba III Project, proposed by

Southern LNG Inc., Elba Express

Company, LLC, and their parent

company Southern Natural Gas

Company, a subsidiary of El Paso

Corporation. Issuance of the draft EIS

began a 45-day public comment period

which will end on May 21, 2007. In

addition to accepting written comments

on the draft EIS, the Commission staff

will be hosting public comment

meetings in the project area to accept

oral comments as listed in the following

table.

Public meeting

date and time

Location

Monday, May

7, 2007 at 7

p.m.

Washington-Wilkes High

School Cafeteria, 304 Gordon Street, Washington,

GA 30673, Phone: (706)

678–2426.

Thomson High School Cafeteria, 1160 White Oak

Road, Thomson, GA

30824, Phone: (706) 986–

4200.

Sylvania Recreation Building, 605 Millen Highway,

Sylvania, GA 30467,

Phone: (912) 863–2388.

Quality Inn Conference Center, (Southburg Chateau

Room), 301 Governor

Truetlen Drive, Pooler, GA

31322, Phone: (912) 748–

6464.

Tuesday, May

8, 2007 at 7

p.m.

Wednesday,

May 9, 2007

at 7 p.m.

Thursday, May

10, 2007 at

7 p.m.

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Comment Procedure

Instructions for submitting written

comments are included in the draft EIS

and the Notice of Availability that were

issued on March 30, 2007. These

documents can be found on the FERC

Internet website as discussed below.

Oral comments presented at the public

comment meetings will be given the

same consideration as written

comments received by mail before the

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close of the public comment period on

May 21, 2007.

As with previous public meetings on

the Elba III Project, attendees will be

asked to provide their name and address

so that any project-related

environmental information issued by

the Commission may be mailed to all

attendees. Additionally, those wishing

to provide oral comments will be asked

to put their name on a Speakers List.

Depending on the number of

individuals wishing to provide oral

comments, speakers may be asked to

limit their presentations to 5 minutes in

order that all speakers may be

accommodated. Transcripts of the

public comment meetings will be

prepared and placed into the FERC’s

public record.

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 on the FERC Internet Web site also

provides access to the texts of formal

documents issued by the Commission,

such as orders, notices, and

rulemakings.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP07–128–000]

Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline

Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare

an Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Kirk Compressor Station

Project and Request for Comments on

Environmental Issues

April 25, 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 Kirk Compressor Station Project

(Project), involving construction and

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operation of a compressor station and

appurtenances by Cheyenne Plains Gas

Pipeline Company (CPG).

This notice announces the opening of

the scoping process we will use to

gather input from the public and

interested agencies on the project. Your

input will help the Commission staff

determine which issues need to be

evaluated in the EA. Please note that the

scoping period will close on May 25,

2007.

This notice is being sent to affected

landowners within half mile of the

proposed compressor station; Federal,

State, and local government

representatives and agencies;

environmental and public interest

groups; Native American tribes; other

interested parties in this proceeding;

and local libraries and newspapers. We

encourage government representatives

to notify their constituents of this

planned project and encourage them to

comment on their areas of concern.

Project Description

CPG proposes to construct a new

natural gas-fired compressor station

referred to as the Kirk Compressor

Station which would consist of a single

10,310 horsepower gas fired compressor

unit and appurtenances near Kirk in

Yuma County, Colorado. The proposed

Project would permit the firm

transportation of an additional 70,000

dekatherms per day of natural gas to a

delivery point near Greensburg, Kansas.

The general location of the project is

shown on the map attached as

Appendix 1.1

The Kirk Compressor Station would

be constructed on a 40 acre tract of land

which is owned by CPG. Approximately

3.69 acres would be permanently

disturbed for placement of the

compressor station and access road. The

current land use is fallow agricultural

land. The closest residence is located

more than one mile away from the

proposed compressor station site

(approximately 5,500 feet north

northwest of the site).

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

1 The appendix referenced in this notice is not

being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of the

appendix (map) are available from the

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, call (202) 502–

8371. Copies of the appendix will be sent to all

those receiving this notice in the mail.

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