95-16099. Mojave Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mojave Northward Expansion Project

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 126 (Friday, June 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 34241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16099]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. CP93-258-000 et al.]


Mojave Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mojave Northward 
Expansion Project

June 26, 1995.
    The staffs of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and 
California State Lands Commission (SLC) have prepared this final 
environmental impact report/environmental impact statement (EIR/EIS) on 
the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Mojave Pipeline Company 
(Mojave) in the above dockets.
    The EIR/EIS was prepared under the direction of the FERC and SLC 
staffs to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act and the California Environmental Quality Act. The staffs of the 
FERC and SLC conclude that approval of the proposed project, with 
appropriate mitigation measures and receipt of necessary permits and 
approvals, has the potential to significantly impact the environment. 
The final EIR/EIS evaluates alternatives to Mojave's proposal.
    The FERC and SLC staffs assessed the potential environmental 
effects of the construction and operation of the proposed Mojave 
Northward Expansion Project, which consists of between 585 and 637 
miles of pipeline, depending on final project configuration, including 
the following facilities:
     A North Mainline about 240 miles long from near 
Bakersfield northward to Martinez.
     A Sacramento Mainline about 63 miles long from Ripon to 
southwest Sacramento.
     Shorter segments, which may include segments to Lindsay, 
Famoso, Coalinga, Kingsburg, Sanger, Livingston, Turlock, Ceres, 
Modesto, Tracy, Antioch, Fremont, McFarland, Malaga, Madera, Fairmead, 
Ripon, Lathrop, Hunters Point, and San Francisco.
     A maximum of about 56 miles of pipeline loops on the 
existing Mojave Mainline and Mojave-Kern River East Side Lateral.
     A total of 73,088 to 78,758 horsepower (hp) of compression 
at three new compressor stations in California at Amboy, Daggett, and 
either Famoso or Lindsay plus the addition of 24,470 hp of compression 
to Mojave's existing compressor station at Topock, Arizona.
     Either 53 or 58 new meter stations depending on the final 
project configuration.
    The final EIR/EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC 
and SLC and is available for public inspection at the following 
locations:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Division of Public Information, 
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, [phone]

    Copies of the EIR/EIS have been mailed to the appropriate Federal, 
state, and local agencies and public libraries. Copies of either the 
EIR/EIS or an Executive summary have been mailed to those public 
interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers, and parties to 
this proceeding which requested them.
    A limited number of copies of the final EIR/EIS may also be 
available from either of the following individuals:

Mr. Michael Boyle, Environmental Project Manager, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Office of Pipeline Regulation, Room 7312, 825 
North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, [phone]
Ms. Mary Griggs, Environmental Project Manager, California State Lands 
Commission, 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100-South, Sacramento, CA 95825-
8202, [phone]

    The EIR/EIS will be used in the 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 Procedures, 18 
CFR 285.214(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 EIR/EIS and act on the 
application of the Mojave Pipeline Company at a regularly scheduled 
meeting later this year. The SLC will accept written comments at the 
address above. If you have any questions regarding the SLC hearing, or 
wish to testify, please contact Mary Griggs at [phone].
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-16099 Filed 6-29-95; 8:45 am]
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