[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15334]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP95-194-001, CP95-194-003, CP96-027-000, and CP96-027-
001]
Northern Border Pipeline Company and Natural Gas Pipeline Company
of America; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Northern Border Project
June 6, 1997.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Northern Border
Pipeline Company (Northern Border) and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America (Natural) in the above-referenced dockets, collectively
referred to as the Northern Border Project.
The FEIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the
proposed project, with the mitigating measures we have recommended,
would have limited environmental impact and would be an environmentally
acceptable action. Most of this impact would occur during construction.
The FEIS also evaluates two single system alternatives to the proposals
between Harper, Iowa and Chicago, Illinois. The FEIS concludes that
either single system alternative would be environmentally preferable to
building both projects in that area. The Amarillo system alternative is
the environmentally preferred alternative.
The FEIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
Construction and operation of the following facilities:
Northern Border
About 390.0 miles of new natural gas pipeline;
About 303,500 horsepower (hp) of new compression;
9 new and 1 modified meter stations, 5 new pig Launcher/
receivers, 1 new office/ warehouse building, and 16 new and 9 modified
valves; and
13 new communication towers.
Natural
About 85.7 miles of new natural gas pipeline;
About 9,000 hp of new compression; and
3 new pig launcher/receivers and 17 new or modified
valves.
The purpose of the proposed facilities would be to transport up to
1,226.3 million cubic feet per day of natural gas from producing
regions in Canada and the Williston Basin in Montana and North Dakota
to natural gas shippers and local distribution companies in the
Midwest, primarily the Chicago area.
The FEIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is
available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First
Street, N.E., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
A limited number of copies are available at this location.
Copies of the FEIS have been mailed to Federal, state, and local
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers,
and parties to this proceeding.
Additional information about the proposed project is available from
Paul McKee in the Commission's Office of External Affairs at (202) 208-
1088.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-15334 Filed 6-11-97; 8:45 am]
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