DELAY TO BE SOUGHT ON OIL PIPELINE PLAN.Byline: Steven J. Gorman Daily News Staff Writer Two Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. members plan to ask state regulators Monday to delay final action by the Public Utilities Commission on a proposed oil pipeline that would slice through Verb 1. slice through - move through a body or an object with a slicing motion; "His hand sliced through the air"slice into go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We the northeast San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . The commission is scheduled to act April 10 on the recommendation of an administrative law judge administrative law judge n. a professional hearing officer who works for the government to preside over hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies. They are generally experienced in the particular subject matter of the agency involved or of several agencies. who earlier this month urged approval of the Pacific Pipeline and certification of an environmental impact study of the project. Councilman Richard Alarcon said the study paid little attention to proposals that would use existing pipelines and might pose less risk. Alarcon said he and Councilman Mike Hernandez will meet Monday in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden with commission President Daniel Fessler to ask for a new review of options. ``We think there have been alternatives that either have not been explored or have been moved forward with misunderstanding,'' Alarcon said. ``How can they make a decision on something they haven't fully studied?'' Recirculating the environmental impact report would entail a new public comment period - and possibly more hearings - in a process that would take at least six months, officials for both Alarcon and the commission said. Martha Sullivan, the commission staffer who directed the environmental impact report, said, ``We issued a final EIR EIR n. popular acronym for environmental impact report, required by many states as part of the application to a county or city for approval of a land development or project. (See: environmental impact report) that we believe has fully considered those alternatives.'' The report concluded that the Pacific Pipeline was preferable to alternatives from the standpoint of environmental protection and public safety. The Pacific Pipeline, backed by a consortium of oil companies that includes Chevron, Texaco and Unocal, would carry up to 130,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Kern County to refineries in Wilmington, El Segundo and Carson. About 12 miles of the pipeline would pass through the Valley along Southern Pacific Railroad "Southern Pacific" redirects here. For the country-rock band, see Southern Pacific (band) The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks SP) was an American railroad. right-of-way in Sylmar, San Fernando, Pacoima and Sun Valley before crossing into Burbank and Glendale. CAPTION(S): Map Map: PACIFIC PIPELINE Daily News |
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