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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD08-3-000]

 
Conference on Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Project; Notice 
of Technical Conference and Request for a Statement of Interest 
Regarding an Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Project

January 4, 2008.
    On January 29, 2008, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC or Commission) will hold a technical conference to 
discuss its third-party contracting requirements and expectations with 
respect to preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) on an 
Alaska natural gas transportation project. The staff invites those 
contracting companies with the relevant expertise and an interest in 
providing third-party contractor services to assist the FERC 
environmental staff with the review of the application(s) and the 
design and preparation of an EIS staff will prepare for the anticipated 
project.
    The technical conference will be held at the Commission's 
Headquarters, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426 in room 3M-2A 
from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. EST. All interested parties may attend. The 
conference will not be transcribed, and telephone participation will 
not be available.
    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please 
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with 
the required accommodations.
    If a project moves forward and starts the Pre-Filing Process to 
seek authorization under the Natural Gas Act, the FERC will be the lead 
agency for complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA) and for preparing an EIS that consolidates the environmental 
review of all federal agencies with regulatory and other 
responsibilities relevant to such a project. In particular, the staff 
is interested in information and ideas regarding how a consultant would 
assist it with:
     Planning and supporting the public participation process;
     coordinating the information flow between the lead and 
cooperating agencies;
     identifying and analyzing the environmental issues 
associated with a large diameter trans-Alaskan pipeline project; and
     preparing an EIS that is in full compliance with NEPA.
    In addition to the technical conference, the staff is seeking 
Statements of Interest from qualified companies. Respondents to this 
Request for Statement of Interest (RSI) should also submit a Capability 
Statement (CS) of no more than 25 pages that describes the 
organization's ability to perform the effort outlined above. The CS 
should summarize the company's experience in projects of similar scope 
and complexity, prior NEPA experience, and familiarity with the FERC 
(especially third-party contract experience). The CS should also detail 
the company's relevant expertise in such fields as arctic pipeline 
construction and restoration, pipeline engineering, geotechnical and 
seismic design, subsistence, and Native Alaskan consultation. The CS 
may be appended with the qualifications of the key personnel on the 
project team. In addition to the CS, respondents must include a 
completed Organizational Conflict of Interest Statement (see 
attachment).
    Responses to the RSI must be submitted as detailed below:
     Send two copies to: Michael J. Boyle, Branch Chief, Office 
of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street, NE., Room 62-47, Washington, DC 20426;
     reference ``Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Project 
RSI'' on both copies; and
     mail the response so that it will be received in 
Washington, DC, on or before January 25, 2008.
    Be advised that all information submitted should be marked as 
``Proprietary Information--Do Not Release'' in bold letters on the top 
of every page in order to protect the submittal from public disclosure. 
Companies responding to the RSI may also be interviewed individually at 
the Commission's offices in Washington, DC. If such interviews are 
scheduled, attendance would be at the interested parties' own expense.
    For additional information concerning the technical conference or 
the RSI, please contact Laurence Sauter at 202-502-8205 or Rich McGuire 
at 202-502-6177.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-404 Filed 1-11-08; 8:45 am]

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