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Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room Please note that the Commission we invite you to attend the public
1A, Washington, DC 20426. strongly encourages the electronic filing comment meetings the FERC will
• Label one copy of your comments to (‘‘eFiling’’) of comments. Instructions on conduct in the project area to receive
the attention of Gas Branch 2, DG2E; how to ‘‘eFile’’ comments can be found comments on the Draft EIS. All meetings
and Reference Docket No. CP07–44–000 on the Commission’s Web site at will begin at 6 p.m. (CDT), and are
on the original and both copies. www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘Documents scheduled as follows:
• Mail your comments so that they and Filings’’ link. In lieu of or in
will be received in Washington, DC on
addition to sending written comments,
or before June 18, 2007.

Date and time Location

Monday, May 21, 6:00 p.m ...................................................................... Lucedale Rocky Creek Inn, 120 Woods Ridge Road, Lucedale, MS
39452, (601) 947–6900.
Tuesday, May 22, 6:00 p.m ..................................................................... La Quinta Inn—Mississippi Ballroom, 6563 U.S. Highway 49 North,
Hattiesburg, MS 39401, (601) 268–2850.
Thursday, May 24, 6:00 p.m .................................................................... Multipurpose Building, West Gallman Road, Gallman, MS 39077, (601)
953–9907.

The public comment meetings will be local libraries and newspapers; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
posted on the FERC’s calendar located intervenors; and other individuals that
at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ expressed an interest in the proposed Federal Energy Regulatory
EventsList.aspx. Interested groups and Project. Hard-copies of the Draft EIS Commission
individuals are encouraged to attend have also been mailed to those who
and present oral comments on the Draft requested that format during the scoping [ FERC Docket No. CP06–459–000]
EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be and comment periods for the proposed
prepared. Project. Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC;
After the comments received are Notice of Availability of the Draft
reviewed, any significant new issues are Additional information about the Environmental Impact Statement and
investigated, and modifications are proposed Project is available from the Draft General Conformity
made to the Draft EIS, a Final EIS will Commission’s Office of External Affairs, Determination for the Proposed
be published and distributed by the at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC Phoenix Expansion Project
FERC staff. The Final EIS will contain Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov).
the staff’s responses to timely comments April 27, 2007.
To access information via the FERC
received on the Draft EIS. website click on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link The environmental staffs of the
Comments will be considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
then click on ‘‘General Search’’ and
Commission but will not serve to make (Commission or FERC); the U.S.
enter the docket number excluding the
the commentor a party to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of
proceeding. Any person seeking to last three digits in the Docket Number
Land Management (BLM); the U.S.
become a party to the proceeding must field. Be sure you have selected an
Department of Agriculture, Forest
file a motion to intervene pursuant to appropriate date range. The ‘‘eLibrary’’
Service (FS); the U.S. Department of
Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of link provides access to the texts of Transportation, Office of Pipeline Safety
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR formal documents issued by the (OPS); the U.S. Department of the
385.214). Anyone may intervene in this Commission, such as orders, notices, Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA);
proceeding based on this Draft EIS. You and rulemakings. For assistance with and the Navajo Nation, collectively
must file your request to intervene as ‘‘eLibrary’’, please contact FERC Online referred to as the Agency Staffs, have
specified above.1 You do not need Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov prepared the draft environmental
intervenor status to have your or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for impact statement (draft EIS) to address
comments considered. TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC’s
The Draft EIS has been placed in the (Transwestern) proposed expansion of
In addition, the Commission now
public files of the FERC and is available its natural gas pipeline system. A draft
offers a free service called eSubscription
for public inspection at: Federal Energy General Conformity Determination was
Regulatory Commission, Public which allows you to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in also prepared by the FERC to assess the
Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., potential air quality impacts associated
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) specific dockets. This can reduce the
amount of time you spend researching with construction and operation of the
502–8371. proposed project and is included as
A limited number of copies of the proceedings by automatically providing
you with notification of these filings, Appendix Q of the draft EIS.
Draft EIS are available from the Public
document summaries and direct links to The draft EIS was prepared to satisfy
Reference Room identified above. In
these documents. To learn more about the requirements of the National
addition, CD copies of the Draft EIS
eSubscription and to sign up for this Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
have been mailed to affected
Agency Staffs have concluded that if the
landowners; various federal, state, and service please go to www.ferc.gov/
project is constructed and operated in
local government agencies; elected esubscribenow.htm.
accordance with applicable laws and
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officials; environmental and public


Kimberly D. Bose, regulations, Transwestern’s proposed
interest groups; Native American tribes;
Secretary. mitigation, and the Agency Staffs’
1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via [FR Doc. E7–8519 Filed 5–3–07; 8:45 am] additional mitigation measures, it
the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous would have limited adverse
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
discussion on filing comments electronically. environmental impact.

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The FERC is the lead federal agency and managed by the BIA for the benefit Transwestern would also acquire an
and will use the EIS to consider the of individual allottees. undivided interest in the existing East
environmental impacts that could result The Phoenix Expansion Project is Valley Lateral consisting of 36.7 miles of
if it issues Transwestern a Certificate of designed to transport up to 500 million 24-inch-diameter lateral pipeline in
Public Convenience and Necessity cubic feet per day of natural gas to the Pinal and Maricopa Counties, Arizona.
under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. Phoenix area, which is one of the
The BLM and the FS are federal land fastest-growing regions in the United Comment Procedures and Public
management agencies affected by States. The project would not only help Meetings
Transwestern’s proposal and have to satisfy the increasing demand for
Any person wishing to comment on
elected to act as cooperating agencies in electricity and natural gas, but would
the draft EIS and/or draft General
preparing the draft EIS. The BLM will also increase competition in the regional
Conformity Determination is
use the document to meet its NEPA energy market, thereby working to
responsibilities in considering stabilize costs to the consumer. encouraged to do so. To ensure
Transwestern’s application for a Right- The draft EIS addresses the potential consideration prior to a Commission
of-Way Grant and obtain Temporary Use environmental effects of the decision on the proposal, it is important
Permits for the portion of the project on construction and operation of the that your comments be received before
federal lands under section 185(f) of the following facilities proposed by the date specified below.
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. The BLM Transwestern: Please note that the Commission
would issue the Right-of-Way Grant and • 24.6 miles of new 36-inch-diameter strongly encourages electronic filing of
Temporary Use Permits for the crossing pipeline loop 1 (the San Juan Lateral any comments, interventions, or
of BLM-managed lands and the Kaibab Loops A and B) extending along the protests to this proceeding. See Title 18
and Prescott National Forests, which are existing San Juan Lateral in San Juan CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
managed by the FS, and for crossing and McKinley Counties, New Mexico; instructions on the FERC Internet Web
lands managed by the U.S. Department • 259.3 miles of new 42- and 36-inch- site (www.ferc.gov) under the eFiling
of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation diameter lateral 2 pipeline (the Phoenix link and the link to the User’s Guide.
(BOR). The BLM would consider the Lateral), consisting of 95.7 miles of 42- Before you can submit comments, you
concurrence or non-concurrence of the inch-diameter pipeline extending from will need to create a free account by
FS and BOR, as well as FERC approval milepost (MP) 0.0 in Yavapai County, clicking on ‘‘Sign-up’’ under ‘‘New
or denial, in making its decision Arizona to MP 95.2 in Maricopa County, User.’’ You will be asked to select the
whether to issue the Right-of-Way Grant Arizona, and 163.6 miles of 36-inch- type of submission you are making. This
and Temporary Use Permits. The BLM’s diameter pipeline extending from MP type of submission is considered a
decision would be documented in a 95.2 in Maricopa County, Arizona to MP ‘‘Comment on Filing.’’ Comments
Record of Decision. 255.1 in Pinal County, Arizona; submitted electronically must be
The OPS is participating as a • 1.4 miles of new 24-, 20-, 16-, and submitted by June 18, 2007.
cooperating agency in preparing the 6-inch-diameter lateral pipeline (the
draft EIS because it is responsible for customer laterals) connecting the If you wish to mail comments, please
ensuring the safe, reliable, and Phoenix Lateral to meter stations that mail your comments so that they will be
environmentally sound operation of the are not located immediately adjacent to received in Washington, DC on or before
nation’s transportation system and for the Phoenix Lateral right-of-way; June 18, 2007. Please carefully follow
providing oversight for oil and natural • Minor piping and pressure control these instructions to ensure that your
gas pipelines. The OPS’ authority is modifications at the existing Bloomfield comments are received in time and
found under the Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Station in San Juan County, properly recorded:
Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. 1671 et New Mexico and at the existing • Send an original and two copies of
seq.) and the Hazardous Liquids Seligman Compressor Station No. 1 in your comments to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. Mohave County, Arizona; Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
2001 et seq.). • Installation of the Ash Fork Facility Commission, 888 First St. NE; Room 1A,
The BIA and the Navajo Nation have at MP 0.0 of the Phoenix Lateral in Washington, DC 20426;
also elected to act as cooperating Yavapai County, Arizona including 2
filter separators, odorant injection • Reference Docket No. CP06–459–
agencies in preparing the draft EIS 000; and
because the proposed project would be facilities, and telecommunications
near tribal lands in Arizona and would equipment; and • Label one copy of your comments
cross two classes of Navajo Nation lands • Installation of 4 taps, 31 valves, 11 for the attention of Gas 2, DG2E.
in New Mexico: Tribal lands and meter stations, 6 pig launchers, and 3 In addition to or in lieu of sending
allotted lands. Tribal lands are owned in pig receivers. written comments, the FERC and the
fee by the Navajo Nation, and access to 1 A loop is a segment of pipeline that is usually
cooperating agencies invite you to
these lands would be acquired through installed adjacent to an existing pipeline and attend public meetings the Agency
direct negotiation between connected to it at both ends. The loop allows more Staffs will conduct in the project area to
Transwestern and officials of the Navajo gas to be moved through the system. receive comments on the draft EIS and
2 A lateral pipeline typically takes gas from the
Nation Tribal Headquarters in Window main system to deliver it to a customer, local
draft General Conformity Determination.
Rock, Arizona. Allotted lands are held distribution system, or another interstate The dates, times, and locations of these
in trust by the United States government transmission system. meetings are as follows:
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Date Location

Monday, June 4, 2007; 7 p.m. (MST) ...................................................... Central Arizona Seniors Association, 9360 East Manzanita Circle,
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314, (928) 772–3337.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007; 7 p.m. (MST) ..................................................... Albins Civic Center, Black Canyon Community Association,19055 East
K-Mine Road, Black Canyon City, AZ 85375, (623) 374–5553.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007; 7 p.m. (MST) ................................................ Buckeye Community Center, 201 East Centre Avenue, Buckeye, AZ
85326, (623) 349–6600.
Thursday, June 7, 2007; 7 p.m. (MST) .................................................... Hotel Casa Grande, Cotton/Copper Room, 777 North Pinal Avenue,
Casa Grande, AZ 85222, (520) 426–3500.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007; 1 p.m. (MST) ................................................... Navajo Technical College, (former Crownpoint Institute of Technology),
Lower Point Road and State Highway 371, Crownpoint, NM 87313,
(505) 786–4100.

These public meetings will be posted a computer with a CD–ROM drive. The Bloomfield Public Library, 333 South
on the FERC’s calendar located at draft EIS, including the draft General First Street, Bloomfield, NM 87413.
http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ Conformity Determination, is also Farmington Public Library, 100 West
EventsList.aspx. Interested groups and available for viewing on the FERC Broadway, Farmington, NM 87401–
individuals are encouraged to attend Internet Web site at www.ferc.gov. In 6420.
and present written or oral comments addition, copies of the document have Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 West
on the draft EIS and/or draft General been mailed to federal, state, and local Hill, Gallup, NM 87301.
Conformity Determination. Transcripts government agencies; elected officials; Additional information about the
of the meetings will be prepared. Native American tribes; affected project is available from the
After the comments are reviewed, any landowners; local libraries and Commission’s Office of External Affairs
significant new issues are investigated, newspapers; intervenors to the FERC’s at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC
and necessary modifications are made to proceeding; and other interested parties. Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov) using
the draft EIS and draft General Hard copies of the draft EIS, including the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary
Conformity Determination, a final EIS, the draft General Conformity link, click on ‘‘General Search,’’ and
including a final General Conformity Determination, can be viewed at the enter the docket number excluding the
Determination, will be published and following libraries in the project area: last three digits in the Docket Number
distributed. The final EIS will contain Ash Fork Public Library, 518 Lewis field. Be sure you have selected an
the Agency Staffs’ responses to timely Avenue, Ash Fork, AZ 86320. appropriate date range. For assistance,
comments filed on the draft EIS and Avondale-Goodyear Public Library, 328 please contact FERC Online Support at
draft General Conformity Determination West Western Avenue, Avondale, AZ FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
that are related to environmental issues. 85323. free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
Comments will be considered by the Black Canyon City Community Library, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary
Commission and the cooperating 34701 South Old Black Canyon Hwy, link on the FERC Internet website also
agencies but will not serve to make the Black Canyon, AZ 85324. provides access to the texts of formal
commentor a party to the proceeding. Buckeye Public Library, 310 North 6th documents issued by the Commission,
Any person seeking to become a party Street, Buckeye, AZ 85032. such as orders, notices, and
to the proceeding must file a motion to Casa Grande Public Library, 449 North rulemakings.
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Dry Lake, Casa Grande, AZ 85222. In addition, the Commission now
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Chino Valley Public Library, 1020 West offers a free service called eSubscription
Procedure (Title 18 CFR Part 385.214). Palomino Road, Chino Valley, AZ that allows you to keep track of all
Anyone may intervene in this 86323. formal issuances and submittals in
proceeding based on the draft EIS and Coolidge Public Library, 160 West specific dockets. This can reduce the
draft General Conformity Determination. Central Avenue, Coolidge, AZ 85228. amount of time you spend researching
You must file your request to intervene Flagstaff Public Library, 300 West proceedings by automatically providing
as specified above.3 You do not need Aspen, Flagstaff, AZ 86001.
intervenor status to have your you with notification of these filings,
Fredonia Public Library, 118 North
comments considered. document summaries, and direct links
Main Street, Fredonia, AZ 86022.
The draft EIS, including the draft Mayer Public Library, 10004 Wicks to the documents. To register for this
General Conformity Determination, has Street, Mayer, AZ 86333. service, go to the eSubscription link on
been placed in the public files of the Arizona State Library, 1700 West the FERC Internet Web site.
FERC and is available for distribution Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ Information concerning the
and public inspection at: 85007. involvement of the cooperating agencies
North Central Regional Library, 17811 in the EIS process may be obtained
Federal Regulatory Energy Commission,
North 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ from:
Public Reference Room, 888 First St.
NE; Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 85032. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
(202) 208–1371. Yavapai County Library District, 172 of Land Management, Mark
A limited number of copies are East Merritt Street, Suite E, Prescott, Mackiewicz, (435) 636–3616.
AZ 86301. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
available from the FERC’s Public
Reference Room identified above. These Prescott Public Library, 215 East Service, Prescott National Forest, Ken
Goodwin, Prescott, AZ 86303. Simeral, (928) 443–8010.
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copies may be requested in hard copy or


Prescott Valley Public Library, 7501 East Kaibab National Forest, Tom Mutz,
as .pdf files on a CD that can be read by
Civic Circle, Prescott Valley, AZ (928) 635–5661.
3 Interventions may also be filed electronically via 86314. U.S. Department of Transportation,
the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous Williams Public Library, 113 South First Office of Pipeline Safety, John Pepper,
discussion on filing comments electronically. Street, Williams, AZ 86046. (713) 272–2849.

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U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau with it the right of eminent domain. fluids to the dew point control plant
of Indian Affairs, Navajo Area Office, Therefore, if easement negotiations fail located at the compressor station site.
Harrilene Yazzi, (505) 863–8286. to produce an agreement, the pipeline These pipes will occupy the same
Phoenix Area Office, Amy Heuslein, company could initiate condemnation trench as the main gathering lines, fuel
(602) 379–6750. proceedings in accordance with state gas lines, electrical and communication
Navajo Nation, Ron Maldonado, (928) law. lines.
871–7139. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC The location of the project facilities is
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas shown in Appendix 1.1
Kimberly D. Bose,
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
Secretary. Land Requirements for Construction
To Know?’’ was attached to the project
[FR Doc. E7–8524 Filed 5–3–07; 8:45 am] notice CIG provided to landowners. Construction of the proposed facilities
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P This fact sheet addresses a number of would require about 442.5 acres of land.
typically asked questions, including the Following construction, about 29.9 acres
use of eminent domain and how to would be maintained as permanent
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY participate in the Commission’s pipeline right-of-way, well sites, or new
proceedings. It is available for viewing aboveground facility sites. The
Federal Energy Regulatory remaining 412.6 acres of land would be
on the FERC Internet Web site (http://
Commission restored and allowed to revert to its
www.ferc.gov).
[Docket No. PF07–6–000] former use.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Colorado Interstate Gas Company; CIG proposes to convert a depleted The EA Process
Notice of Intent To Prepare an natural gas production field in eastern The National Environmental Policy
Environmental Assessment for the Adams County, Colorado located 34 Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
Proposed Totem Storage Field Project miles northeast of the City of Denver take into account the environmental
and Request for Comments on into the proposed Totem Storage Field impacts that could result from an action
Environmental Issues Project. The storage field design would whenever it considers the issuance of a
have a total gas inventory of Certificate of Public Convenience and
April 30, 2007.
approximately 10.7 Bcf, comprised of Necessity. NEPA also requires us to
The staff of the Federal Energy discover and address concerns the
7.0 Bcf of working gas and 3.7 Bcf of
Regulatory Commission (FERC or public may have about proposals. This
base gas. CIG seeks authority to:
Commission) will prepare an • Construct and operate a 9,400 process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
environmental assessment (EA) that will horsepower compressor station in main goal of the scoping process is to
discuss the environmental impacts of Adams County, Colorado; focus the analysis in the EA on the
the Totem Storage Field Project • Reenter 16 abandoned wells and important environmental issues. By this
involving construction and operation of replug 10 of the 16 wells and convert Notice of Intent, the Commission staff
facilities by Colorado Interstate Gas the remaining six wells to observation requests public comments on the scope
Company (CIG) in Adams County, wells; of the issues to address in the EA. All
Colorado. • Plug and abandon three of seven comments received are considered
This notice announces the opening of currently operational oil and gas wells during the preparation of the EA. State
the scoping process we will use to and convert the remaining four and local government representatives
gather input from the public and operational oil and gas wells to are encouraged to notify their
interested agencies on the project. Your observation wells; constituents of this proposed action and
input will help the Commission staff • Drill eight horizontal injection encourage them to comment on their
determine which issues need to be withdrawal wells from three separate areas of concern.
evaluated in the EA. Please note that the well pad locations. Horizontal wells In the EA we 2 will discuss impacts
scoping period will close on May 30, (Nos. 1, 2. and 3) would be drilled at that could occur as a result of the
2007. Site Pad No. 1 near the north end of the construction and operation of the
This notice is being sent to affected field in the vicinity of an existing well proposed project under these general
landowners; Federal, State, and local pad (Well No. 8–10); horizontal well headings:
government representatives and (Nos. 4, 7, and 8) would be grouped at • Geology and soils.
agencies; environmental and public Site Pad No. 2 located in the center of • Land use.
interest groups; Native American tribes; the field; and horizontal wells (Nos. 5 • Water resources, fisheries, and
other interested parties in this and 6) would be drilled at Site Pad No. wetlands.
proceeding; and local libraries and 3 in the south central portion of the • Cultural resources.
newspapers. We encourage government field in the vicinity of an existing well • Vegetation and wildlife.
representatives to notify their pad location (Well No. 48–2); • Air quality and noise.
constituents of this planned project and • Drill one salt water disposal well; • Endangered and threatened species.
encourage them to comment on their and • Hazardous waste.
areas of concern. • Construct about 3 miles of 6-inch-
If you are a landowner receiving this diameter gathering pipeline and 1.5 1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not

notice, you may be contacted by a miles of 4-inch-diameter saltwater being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
pipeline company representative about appendices, other than Appendix 1 (maps), are
pipeline. available on the Commission’s Web site at the
the acquisition of an easement to The gathering lines would be high- ‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s Public
construct, operate, and maintain the pressure, steel line. The brine disposal Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington,
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proposed facilities. The pipeline line would be high-pressure, fiberglass DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For instructions
company would seek to negotiate a line. Fiberglass pipe will also be used to on connecting to eLibrary refer to the last page of
this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to
mutually acceptable agreement. collect brine and other fluids from the all those receiving this notice in the mail.
However, if the project is approved by individual well head separators and 2 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’ ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental

the Commission, that approval conveys dehydrators and will conduct these staff of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP).

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