[Federal Register: August 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 160)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP07-44-000; CP07-45-000]
Southeast Supply Header, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Southeast Supply Header
Project
August 10, 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 Southeast
Supply Header, LLC (SESH) under the above-referenced dockets. SESH's
Southeast Supply Header Project (Project) would be located in various
counties and parishes in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service
(NPS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (COE), and the Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS) are federal cooperating agencies for the development of this
EIS. A federal cooperating agency has jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved with the
proposal and is involved in the NEPA analysis.
The purpose of the Project is to provide new transportation
capacity that significantly enhances access to reliable, onshore gas
supplies to serve growing demand in the Southeast. To provide this
service, SESH proposes to construct and operate approximately 270 miles
of natural gas pipeline and associated ancillary facilities capable of
transporting up to approximately 1.14 billion cubic feet per day of
natural gas.
The Final EIS addresses the potential environmental impacts
resulting from the construction and operation of the following
facilities:
Approximately 104 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline extending southeasterly from Richland Parish, Louisiana to
Lawrence County, Mississippi;
Approximately 165 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline extending southeasterly from Lawrence County, Mississippi to
Mobile County, Alabama;
Approximately 1.7 miles of 6-, 16-, 20-, 24- and 42-inch-
diameter laterals in Jefferson Davis, Covington, and Forrest counties,
Mississippi and Mobile County, Alabama;
Three new compressor stations, the Delhi, Gwinville, and
the Lucedale Compressor Stations, located in Richland Parish,
Louisiana, and Jefferson Davis and George counties, Mississippi,
respectively;
Two natural gas booster stations, the Collins Booster
Station and Petal Booster Station in Covington and Forrest counties,
Mississippi, respectively; and
Other ancillary facilities including 13 meter and
regulator facilities, 18 mainline valves, 2 tap valves, and 3 pig
launcher and/or receiver facilities.
Dependent upon Commission approval, SESH proposes to commence
construction of the proposed Project in November 2007.
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 2-A,
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
been mailed to those who requested that format during the scoping and
comment periods for the proposed Project.
In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ)
regulations implementing NEPA, no agency decision on a proposed action
may be made until 30 days after the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) publishes a notice of availability of a Final EIS.
However, the CEQ regulations provide an exception to this rule when an
agency decision is subject to a formal internal process that allows
other agencies or the public to make their views known. In such cases,
the agency decision may be made at the same time the notice of the
Final EIS is published, allowing both periods to run concurrently.
Should the FERC issue SESH authorizations for the proposed Project, it
would be subject to a 30-day rehearing period. Therefore, the
Commission could issue its decision concurrently with the EPA's notice
of availability.
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 (i.e., CP07-44)
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 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
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service, please go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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