[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22056-22057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10951]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. CP93-685-000 and CP93-685-001]
Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Tuscarora Pipeline Project
April 28, 1995.
The staffs of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and
the California State Lands Commission (SLC) have prepared a Final
Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (FEIR/EIS)
on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Tuscarora Gas
Transmission Company (Tuscarora) in the above-referenced dockets.
The FEIR/EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental
Quality Act. The FERC and the SLC staffs conclude that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures including
receipt of necessary permits and approvals, has the potential to
significantly impact the environment. The FEIR/EIS evaluates
alternatives to the proposal.
The FEIR/EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the proposed Tuscarora Pipeline Project,
which includes the following facilities:
One 229-mile, 20-inch-diameter pipeline between Malin,
Oregon and Tracy, Nevada, (the Tuscarora mainline). The Tuscarora
mainline would interconnect with the Pacific Gas Transmission Company's
mainline at Malin;
One 4.42-mile, 4-inch-diameter lateral between the
Tuscarora mainline and Alturas, California (the Alturas Lateral);
One 10.61-mile, 6-inch-diameter lateral between the
Tuscarora mainline and a point near Susanville, California (the
Susanville Lateral);
One 5.45-mile, 4-inch-diameter lateral between the
Tuscarora mainline and the Sierra Army Depot near Herlong, California
(the Herlong Lateral);
Five meter stations located in Alturas, Susanville, and
Herlong (Sierra Army Depot) California; and near Spanish Springs and
Tracy, Nevada; and
Twelve mainline valves.
The project gas would be used to generate electrical power at the
Sierra Pacific Company (SPPC) power plant in Tracy, Nevada. A total of
113,050 dekatherms of gas per day (Dkt/d) would be provided. Part of
the supply would also service municipal, commercial, and industrial
uses in the areas around Reno, Nevada; the California cities of Alturas
and Susanville; and at the Sierra Army Depot in the Herlong area.
The FEIR//EIS will be used in regulatory decision making process at
the FERC. While the period for filing interventions in this case has
expired, motions to intervene out-of-time can be filed with the FERC in
accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18
CFR 385.214(d). Further, anyone desiring to file a protest with the
FERC should do so in accordance with 18 CFR 385.211.
The SLC is expected to certify the FEIR/EIS and act on the
application of the Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company at its regularly
scheduled meeting in May or June. Interested parties will be notified
of the date, time, and place of the meeting when it is scheduled. The
SLC will accept written [[Page 22057]] comments at the address below.
If you have any questions regarding the SLC hearing, or wish to
testify, please contact Kirk Walter at the number below.
The FEIR/EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and
the SLC and is available for public inspection at the following
addresses:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference and Files
Maintenance Branch, 941 North Capitol Street, NE., room 3104,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
California State Lands Commission, 100 Howe Avenue, suite 100-South,
Sacramento, CA 95825-8202, (916) 574-1900.
Copies of the FEIR/EIS have been mailed to Federal, state and local
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers,
and parties to this proceeding.
A limited number of copies of the FEIR/EIS are available from
either:
Ms. Alisa Lykens, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Environmental
Project Manager, Office of Pipeline Regulation, room 7312, 825 North
Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-0766; or
Mr. Kirk Walter, California State Lands Commission, Environmental
Project Manager, 100 Howe Avenue, suite 100-South, Sacramento, CA
95825-8202.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-10951 Filed 5-3-95; 8:45 am]
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