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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP01-409-000]

 
Calypso U.S. Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice Of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Modifications to the Calypso 
Pipeline Project

December 12, 2006.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) and the Mineral Management Service (MMS) have prepared this 
Environmental Assessment (EA) to discuss the environmental impacts of 
the Modifications to the Calypso Pipeline Project proposed by Calypso 
U.S. Pipeline L.L.C. (Calypso) in the above referenced docket. The 
proposed project is located in Broward County, Florida; State Waters of 
Florida; and Federal Waters of the United States.
    This EA has been prepared to comply with the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council of Environmental 
Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing NEPA (Title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations [CFR], sections 1500-1508), and the Commission's 
regulations (18 CFR part 380). The staff concludes that approval of 
this proposal would not constitute a major Federal action significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA also evaluates 
alternatives to the proposal, including system alternatives; major 
route alternatives; and route variations.
    The FERC prepared this EA to address the potential environmental 
impacts of the proposed modifications. The original project was 
addressed by the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Tractebel 
Calypso Pipeline Project (FEIS) issued on January 23, 2004. The 
modified project would use the same methodologies for deepwater 
construction and onshore construction. However, the landfall portion of 
the pipeline would be installed in a 3.2-mile-long tunnel. The tunnel 
proposal eliminates the need for two HDD segments, and 2,132 feet of 
open cut trench in shallow marine waters, in addition to avoiding all 
impacts to John U. Lloyd State Park. The tunnel amendment would also 
incorporate minor route changes to accommodate the methodology. These 
minor route changes would result in a slight decrease in the length of 
the landfall portion and thus the overall project length.
    Approximately 95 percent of the original project analyzed in the 
FEIS is relatively unchanged, with the exception of the 6-inch increase 
in pipeline diameter. The tunnel amendment would increase the pipeline 
diameter for the modified project from 24 inches to 30 inches and 
internally coat the pipeline to allow increased flow rates. Calypso 
does not propose to increase the certificated capacity (832,000 
dekatherms/day). The maximum operating pressure (MOAP) would remain 
2,200 pounds per square inch (psig). Calypso indicates that the 
pipeline would most likely be operated at approximately 1530 psig.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    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 with eLibrary, the eLibrary helpline can be reached at 1-
866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659 or FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 
eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-21556 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am]

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