94-24047. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 1995/1996 Southeast Expansion Project

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP94-109-000]

 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 1995/1996 Southeast Expansion 
Project

September 23, 1994
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas pipeline facilites proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Corporation (Transco) in the above-reverenced 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 1995/1996 Southeast 
Expansion Project. The project involves construction of about 15.1 
miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline loop in Chilton and 
Autauga Counties, Alabama; 69,700 hp of new compression at four 
existing compressor stations; and equipment modifications to allow 
increased annual operating hours at one existing compressor station. In 
addition, Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power) plans to construct an 
electric substation and a 2.4 mile-long power transmission line to 
serve Compressor Station 120.
    The locations of the compressor stations are as follows:
     Compressor Station 90, Marengo County, Alabama.
     Compressor Station 100, Chilton County, Alabama.
     Compressor Station 110, Randolph County, Alabama.
     Compressor Station 120, Henry County, Georgia.
     Compressor Station 150, Iredell County, North Carolina.
    The purpose of the proposed project would be to provide additional 
transportation capacity of 165,000 thousand cubic feet per day (Mcfd) 
of natural gas to Transco's Southeastern market.
    The specific issue addressed in the EA include:
     Noise from the compressor stations;
     Construction near residences;
     Protection of groundwater resources;
     Erosion control;
     Stream and wetland crossings;
     Threatened and endangered species; and
     Cultural resources.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Division of Public Information, 941 North Capitol Street 
NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC 20426; [phone].
    Copies of the EA 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 EA are available from: Ms. Laura 
Turner, Environmental Project Manager, Environmental Review and 
Compliance Branch II, Office of Pipeline Regulation, Room 7312, 825 
North Capitol Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, [phone].
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Written comments 
must reference Docket No. CP94-109-000 and be addressed to: Office of 
the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol 
Street, NE., Washington, D.C. 20426.
    Comments should be filed as soon as possible, but must be received 
no later than October 24, 1994, to ensure consideration prior to a 
Commission decision on this proposal. A copy of any comments should 
also be sent to Ms. Laura Turner, Environmental Project Manager.
    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 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214).
    The date of filing timely motions to intervene in this proceeding 
has passed. Therefore, parties now seeking to file late interventions 
must show good cause, as required by section 385.214(b)(3), why this 
time limitation should be waived. Environmental issues have been viewed 
as good cause for late intervention. You do not need intervenor status 
to have your commets considered.
    Additional information about this project is available from Ms. 
Laura Turner, Environmental Review and Compliance Branch II, Office of 
Pipeline Regulation, at [phone].
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-24047 Filed 9-28-94; 8:45 am]
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