[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45970-45971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17438]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP02-57-000]
SCG Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed SCG Pipeline Project
July 5, 2002.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
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environmental assessment (EA) on the natural gas pipeline facilities
proposed by SCG Pipeline, Inc. (SCG) 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 the proposed facilities in Chatham and
Effingham Counties, Georgia and Jasper County, South Carolina. These
facilities would consist of SCG's proposed 18.2-mile-long, 20-inch-
diameter pipeline extending from an interconnect with Southern Natural
Gas Company's (Southern) pipeline system in Chatham County, Georgia to
a terminus in Jasper County, South Carolina. The EA also addresses the
construction of proposed meter stations at the interconnection with
Southern's pipeline system and at the proposed pipeline terminus.
The capacity of the SCG Pipeline Project would be 190 million cubic
feet per day (MMcfd), and the primary source of natural gas would be
imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Elba Island LNG terminal
in Savannah, Georgia. SCG seeks to acquire capacity in Southern's
existing 13.25-mile-long, 30-inch-diameter twin pipelines which extend
between Elba Island, Georgia and SCG's proposed interconnection at Port
Wentworth, Georgia in Chatham County. SCG's interconnection at Port
Wentworth also provides the capability to receive up to 93 MMcfd from
Southern's Savannah Lateral in the event that Elba Island LNG supply is
unavailable.
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 St., NE.,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the
Gas Branch 1, PJ11.1.
Reference Docket No. CP02-57-000; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before August 5, 2002.
Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission
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 by clicking on ``Login to File'' and then ``New User Account.''
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 right to
seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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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) 208-2222.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-17438 Filed 7-10-02; 8:45 am]
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