Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Chestnut Ridge, LLC

Federal Register: April 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 62)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Docket No. CP08-36-000

Chestnut Ridge, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental

Assessment for the Proposed JCT Storage Project

March 27, 2009.

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or

Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Chestnut Ridge LLC in the above-referenced docket.

The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC 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 Chestnut Ridge LLC's proposed JCT Storage

Project. Chestnut Ridge proposes to convert an existing, diminished natural gas production field--the West Summit Field, which extends from

Fayette County, Pennsylvania into Preston and Monongalia Counties, West

Virginia--into a gas storage facility with up to 25 billion cubic feet of working gas capacity and up to 500,000 dekatherms per day of injection and withdrawal capacity. Proposed construction would include:

Recompletion/drilling of up to 25 injection/withdrawal or observation wells, 14 of which would be new wells and 11 existing wells;

Construction of approximately 14 miles of gathering laterals from individual wells to a new compressor station;

Construction of an approximate 25,000 horsepower compressor station;

Construction of a 1,900 foot 24-inch diameter pipeline header connecting to a Columbia Gas pipeline;

Construction of a 21.5-mile 24-inch diameter pipeline header connecting to the Dominion Transmission, Inc./Texas Eastern interstate pipeline;

Construction of a 1.5 mile, 138-kilovolt radial transmission line to connect to the Junction Compressor Station with a switchyard and a switching and metering station; and,

Construction of appurtenant facilities consisting of tap valves, pig launchers and receivers, meter and regulator stations, separation and control systems, and access roads.

The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference

Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502- 8371.

Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local agencies; public interest groups; interested individuals; newspapers and libraries in the project area; Native America groups; and parties to this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so.

To ensure consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive your comments before the date specified below.

You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the JCT Storage Project. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.

The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before April 26, 2009.

For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the project docket number CP08-36-000 with your submission.

The docket number can be found on the front of this notice. The

Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.

(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick

Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's internet Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick

Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only comments on a project;

(2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's internet Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling involves preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on paper, and then saving the file on your computer's hard drive. You will attach that file as your submission. New eFiling users must first create an

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account by clicking ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment on a Filing;'' or

(3) You may file your comments via mail to the Commission by sending an original and two copies of your letter to:

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;

Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas Branch 3, PJ-11.3.

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

Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.

\1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the

Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically.

Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.

Additional information about the project is available from the

Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the

FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.

Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202)502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.

In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which 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 the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm).

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

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