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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF06-34-000]

Ozark Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East End Expansion
Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

December 4, 2006.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that
will identify and address the environmental impacts that could result
from the construction and operation of the East End Expansion Project
proposed by Ozark Gas Transmission, LLC (OGT).
    In order to assist staff with the identification of environmental
issues and to comply with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), a scoping period has been
opened to receive comments on the proposed project. Please note that
the scoping period for this project will close on January 31, 2007.
    Comments may be submitted in written form or verbally. Further
details on how to submit written comments are provided in the Public
Participation section of this notice. In lieu of sending written
comments, we invite you to attend the public scoping meetings that will
be scheduled in mid January across the project region. A second notice
will

be issued in December to provide the meeting date, time, and locations.
    This notice is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state,
and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested
parties; and local libraries and newspapers. We encourage government
representatives to notify their constituents of this planned project
and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. Details on how
to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section of
this notice.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by an OGT representative about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed project facilities. The
pipeline company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the project is approved by the FERC, that
approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if
easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline
company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with
state law.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov). This fact

sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to participate in the FERC's proceedings.

Summary of the Proposed Project

    OGT proposes to construct, own, operate, and maintain a natural gas
pipeline to provide incremental multiyear shipper requirements due to
expected regional supply and market growth. OGT indicates that the
proposed facilities form the basis of an incremental project that is
designed to optimize the placement of facilities to meeting short term
volume growth requirements while taking into consideration a long term
design to meet future anticipated transporter volume growth to 2026.
The proposed pipeline would originate at the proposed Wonderview
Compressor Station near Wonderview in Conway County, Arkansas along OGT
existing pipeline right-of-way to Searcy, Arkansas and extend to a
terminus at the interconnection with an existing interstate pipeline
located near Banner in Calhoun County, Mississippi.
    The general location of the proposed pipeline is shown in the
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    The East End Expansion Project facilities under FERC jurisdiction
would include:
     Approximately 225 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline
extension (East End Expansion) and looping beginning in Conway County,
Arkansas and ending in Calhoun County, Mississippi;
     Approximately 8 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline
extension (Noark Extension) from the existing Noark to the proposed
Wonderview Compressor Station all within Conway County, Arkansas;
     Three compressor stations--Wonderview, Searcy, and Helena
Compressor Stations in Conway, White, and Phillips County, Arkansas,
respectively each with two 10,000-horsepower (hp) electric drive
compressors;
     Five new gas meter stations at interconnects with existing
interstate pipelines, including:

--Texas Gas Meter Station in Coahoma County, Mississippi;
--ANR Meter Station in Panola County, Mississippi;
--Trunkline Meter Station in Panola County, Mississippi;
--Tennessee Gas Meter Station in Panola County, Mississippi;
--Columbia Gulf Meter Station in Calhoun County, Mississippi;

     Interconnections between the OGT existing 16-inch-diameter
pipeline (Noark) and the OGT existing 20-inch-diameter pipeline; and
     Four pig launching and receiving facilities (one on the
24-inch-diameter line and three on the 36-inch diameter line), 24-inch
side valve on the 36-inch diameter line, and 14 mainline valves.
    The project would be designed and constructed to receive and
transport about 1.0 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. OGT
proposes to have the project constructed and operational by December
2008.

Land Requirements for Construction

    As proposed, the typical construction right-of-way for the project
pipeline would be 115-feet-wide for the 36-inch-diameter pipeline and
115-feet-wide for the 24-inch-diameter pipeline. Following
construction, OGT would retain a 75-foot-wide permanent right-of-way
for operation of the project. Additional, temporary extra workspaces
beyond the typical construction right-of-way limits would be required
at certain feature crossings (e.g., roads, railroads, wetlands, or
waterbodies), in areas with steep side slopes, or in association with
special construction techniques.
    Based on preliminary information, construction of the proposed
project facilities would affect a total of about 3,414 acres of land.
Following construction, about 2,118 acres would be maintained as
permanent right-of-way, and about 126 acres of land would be maintained
as new aboveground facility sites. The remaining 1,170 acres of
temporary workspace (including all temporary construction rights-of-
way, extra workspaces, and pipe storage and contractor yards) would be
restored and allowed to revert to its former use.

The EIS Process

    NEPA requires the Commission to take into account the environmental
impacts that could result from an action when it considers whether or
not an interstate natural gas pipeline should be approved. The FERC
will use the EIS to consider the environmental impact that could result
if the OGT project is authorized under section 7 of the Natural Gas
Act. NEPA also requires us to discover and address concerns the public
may have about proposals to be considered by the Commission. This
process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of the scoping
process is to focus the analysis in the EIS on the important
environmental issues. With this Notice of Intent, the Commission staff
is requesting public comments on the scope of the issues to be
addressed in the EIS. All comments received will be considered during
preparation of the EIS.
    In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     Water resources;
     Wetlands and vegetation;
     Fish and wildlife;
     Threatened and endangered species;
     Land use, recreation, and visual resources;
     Air quality and noise;
     Cultural resources;
     Socioeconomics;
     Reliability and safety; and
     Cumulative impacts.
    In the EIS, we will also evaluate possible alternatives to the
proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations
on how to lessen or avoid impacts on affected resources.
    Our independent analysis of the issues will be included in a draft
EIS. The draft EIS will be mailed to federal,

state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental
and public interest groups; Native American tribes; affected
landowners; commentors; other interested parties; local libraries and
newspapers; and the FERC's official service list for this proceeding. A
45-day comment period will be allotted for review of the draft EIS. We
will consider all comments on the draft EIS and revise the document, as
necessary, before issuing a final EIS. We will consider all comments on
the final EIS before we make our recommendations to the Commission. To
ensure that your comments are considered, please follow the
instructions in the Public Participation section of this notice.
    Although no formal application has been filed, the FERC staff has
already initiated its NEPA review under the Commission's Pre-filing
Process. The purpose of the Pre-filing Process is to encourage the
early involvement of interested stakeholders and to identify and
resolve issues before an application is filed with the FERC.
    With this notice, we are asking federal, state, and local
governmental agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with
respect to environmental issues, especially those identified in
Appendix 2, to express their interest in becoming cooperating agencies
for the preparation of the EIS. These agencies may choose to
participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to their
responsibilities. Agencies that would like to request cooperating
status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided in
Appendix 2.

Currently Identified Environmental Issues

    The EIS will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the proposed project. We have already
identified several issues that we think deserve attention based on a
preliminary review of the project site and the facility information
provided by OGT. This preliminary list of issues may be changed based
on your comments and our analysis.
     Potential effects on prime farmland and erodable soils.
     Potential impacts to perennial and intermittent
waterbodies, including waterbodies with federal and/or state
designations/protections.
     Evaluation of temporary and permanent impacts on wetlands
and development of appropriate mitigation.
     Potential impacts to fish and wildlife habitat, including
potential impacts to federally and state-listed threatened and
endangered species.
     Potential visual effects of the aboveground facilities on
surrounding areas.
     Potential impacts and potential benefits of construction
workforce on local housing, infrastructure, public services, and
economy.
     Potential impacts to local air and noise quality
associated with construction and operation.
     Public safety and potential hazards associated with the
transport of natural gas.
     Alternative alignments for the pipeline route and
alternative sites for the compressor stations.

Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the proposed project. By becoming a
commentor, your concerns will be addressed in the EIS and considered by
the Commission. Your comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable alternatives (including alternative
facility sites and pipeline routes), and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly
recorded, please carefully follow these instructions:
     Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
     Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas
Branch 2, DG2E.
     Reference Docket No. PF06-34-000 on the original and both
copies.
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before January 31, 2007.
    Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our
environmental analysis of this project. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing of any comments in response to this Notice
of Intent. For information on electronically filing comments, please
see the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
.

    The public scoping meetings (dates, times, and locations) will be
provided at a later date in a separate notice. Scoping meetings are
designed to provide another opportunity to offer comments on the
proposed project. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to
attend the meetings and to present comments on the environmental issues
they believe should be addressed in the EIS. A transcript of each
meeting will be generated so that your comments will be accurately
recorded.
    Once OGT formally files its application with the Commission, you
may want to become an official party to the proceeding known as an
``intervenor.'' Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and
are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts
if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An intervenor
formally participates in a Commission proceeding by filing a request to
intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are included in the
User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site.
Please note that you may not request intervenor status at this time.
You must wait until a formal application is filed with the Commission.

Environmental Mailing List

    An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially
affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily
for project purposes, or who own homes within distances defined in the
Commission's regulations of certain aboveground facilities.
    If you received this notice, you are on the environmental mailing
list for this project. If you do not want to send comments at this
time, but still want to remain on our mailing list, please return the
Information Request (Appendix 3). If you do not return the Information
Request, you will be removed from the Commission's environmental
mailing list.

Availability of Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372) or on
the FERC Internet Web site http://www.ferc.gov. The ``eLibrary link''

on the FERC Web site provides access to documents submitted to and
issued by the Commission, such as comments, orders, notices and
rulemakings. Once on the FERC Web site, click on the ``eLibrary link,''
select ``General Search'' and in the ``Docket Number'' field enter the
project docket number excluding the last three digits (PF06-34). When
researching information be sure to select an appropriate date range. In
addition, the FERC now offers a free e-mail

service called eSubscription that 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 the documents. To register for this service, go to
http://www.ferc.gov/[fxsp0]esubscribenow.htm.

    Public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's
calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/[fxsp0]EventCalendar/

EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
    For assistance with the FERC Web site or with eSubscription, please
contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free
at 1-866-208-3676, or TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Finally, OGT has established an Internet Web site for this project
at http://www.eastendexpansion<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The Web
site includes a description of the project, a map of the proposed
pipeline route, and answers to frequently asked questions. You can also
request additional information or provide comments directly to OGT
thorough their Operations Communication Center at 1-888-593-8207.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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 MEMORANDUM

DATE:07/25/2014 FROM: 		Laura Farris/EPA Region 8 TO:CLEAN Power Plan for Existing Power Plants; Docket Id: OAR - 2013-0602 SUBJECT:	Jefferson County Community Solar Garden Grand Opening Event

SUMMARY:         Tim Rehder from EPA Region 8 spoke about the proposed rule for Existing Power Plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act on July 24, 2014, at the Jefferson County Community Garden Grand Opening Ceremony. The meeting was hosted by the Clean Energy Collective.

ATTENDEES:

EPA Tim Rehder

External Stakeholders Todd Davidson, Clean Energy Collective Members of the Public


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC20-99-000.
    Applicants: Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm, LLC, EcoGrove Wind LLC, Red
Hills Wind Project, L.L.C., Acciona Wind Energy USA LLC, Tatanka Wind
Power, LLC, Nevada Solar One, LLC
    Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under Section 203
of the Federal Power Act, et al. of Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm, LLC, et
al.
    Filed Date: 9/3/20.
    Accession Number: 20200903-5201.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/24/20.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2756-009.
    Applicants: Griffith Energy LLC.
    Description: Supplement to May 29, 2020 Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Griffith Energy LLC.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5090.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-1907-001.
    Applicants: Minco Wind I, LLC.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Minco Wind I, LLC Amendment to
Application for MBR Authority to be effective 7/27/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5056.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2813-000.
    Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Service Agreement No. 20-
00034 LMUD NITSA to be effective 11/2/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2814-000.
    Applicants: Sierra Pacific Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Service Agreement No. 20-
00033 LMUD TIA to be effective 11/2/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2815-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Company.
    Description: Notice of Cancellation of Large Generator
Interconnection Agreement No. IA-NEP-4, et al. of New England Power
Company.
    Filed Date: 9/3/20.
    Accession Number: 20200903-5200.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/24/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2817-000.
    Applicants: Ameren Illinois Company, Midcontinent Independent
System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2020-09-04_SA 3554 Ameren
IL-Lincoln Land E&P to be effective 11/4/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5046.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2818-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: First Revised ISA, Service
Agreement No. 4534; Queue No. AF1-023 to be effective 8/6/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5049.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2819-000.
    Applicants: Pleinmont Solar 1, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Reactive Power Compensation
Filing to be effective 10/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5054.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2820-000.
    Applicants: American Transmission Systems, Incorporated, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: ATSI submits ECSAs, SA Nos.
5703 and 5704 to be effective 11/4/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5089.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2821-000.
    Applicants: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, New York Independent
System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 205: EPC Agreement 2563
between NMPC and Atlantic Wind to be effective 8/10/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5109.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2822-000.
    Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc., Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Joint SGIA among NYISO and
NMPC and ELP Stillwater SA no. 2550 to be effective 8/31/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5122.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2823-000.
    Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: MAIT submits three ECSAs, SA
Nos. 5659, 5701, and 5702 to be effective 11/4/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5123.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2824-000.
    Applicants: Southwestern Public Service Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: AGIS Production Template
Update to be effective 1/1/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5124.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2825-000.
    Applicants: Alabama Power Company.
    Description: Initial rate filing: DEF Twin Rivers Affected System
Upgrade Agreement Filing to be effective 8/4/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5125.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2826-000.
    Applicants: Georgia Power Company.
    Description: Initial rate filing: DEF Twin Rivers Affected System
Upgrade Agreement Filing to be effective 8/4/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5126.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-2827-000.
    Applicants: Mississippi Power Company.
    Description: Initial rate filing: DEF Twin Rivers Affected System
Upgrade Agreement Filing to be effective 8/4/2020.
    Filed Date: 9/4/20.
    Accession Number: 20200904-5127.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/25/20.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:

    Docket Numbers: ES20-51-000.
    Applicants: GridLiance High Plains LLC.
    Description: Supplement [Exhibits C, D & E] to July 31, 2020 Under
Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for Authorization to Issue
Securities of GridLiance High Plains LLC.
    Filed Date: 9/3/20.
    Accession Number: 20200903-5208.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/20.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on
or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: September 4, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Texas Gas Transmission, LLC]

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

August 3, 2006.
    Take notice that on August 1, 2006, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
(Texas Gas) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second
Revised Volume No. 1, Eighth Revised Sheet No. 56, to become effective
August 1, 2006.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, D.C.
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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