Federal Register: February 25, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 37)NoticesPage 9507-9508From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Golden Field Office; Notice of Time Variance

AGENCY: Golden Field Office, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of time variance.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's Golden Field Office is reducing the standard 14 day review and comment period for Notice Of Scoping and Review of Predecisional Draft Environmental Assessment in connection with the proposed granting of a Right-Of-Way Easement to the Public Service Company of Colorado. In accordance with 10 CFR 1021.343(b) Reduction of Time Periods, DOE is reducing the time period for review and comment from 14 days to 7 days.

DATES: Comments to the notice of Scoping and Predecisional Draft will be due to DOE 7 days after the date of issuance.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Deborah A. Turner, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO, 80401, Phone (303) 275-4746, Fax (303) 275-4788.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON GENERAL DOE NEPA REQUIREMENTS, CONTACT: Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, EH- 42, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, Phone (202) 586-4600 or 1-800-472-2756, Fax (202) 586-7031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Service Company of Colorado has conducted extensive public and state agency outreach and coordination regarding the installation of a 26 mile high pressure natural gas line in the state of Colorado. The outreach and coordination activities have been ongoing since August 1996 and all other Federal, State, and local approvals have been obtained. A 0.25 mile portion of this pipeline is proposed to cross the South Table Mountain (STM) Site located in Golden, Colorado. The Golden Field Office is preparing an Environmental Assessment in relation to the potential granting of the Right-of-Way Easement that will allow the 0.25 mile portion of pipeline to be installed across our STM site. Construction and installation of the pipeline has already

[Page 9508]commenced on both boundaries to the STM site under Right-of-Way easements from other parties.

Issued in Golden, Colorado, on February 13, 1998. Frank M. Stewart, Manager, Golden Field Office.

FR Doc. 98-4775Filed2-24-98; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 6450-01-P