Ruby Pipeline Comment.NWRA.Audubon

August 10, 2009 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE; Room 1A Washington, DC 20426 Dear Secretary Bose, On behalf of the National Wildlife Refuge Association (NWRA) and its membership comprised of current and former refuge professionals, refuge Friends organization affiliates and concerned citizens, and the National Audubon Society, a membership organization representing 1 million members and supporters, we thank you for the opportunity to offer comments on the proposed Ruby pipeline (CP09-54-000) at the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in northwestern Nevada. The NWRA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, national membership organization, established in 1975 whose mission is to conserve America’s wildlife heritage for future generations through strategic programs that protect, enhance, and expand the National Wildlife Refuge System and the landscapes beyond its boundaries that secure its ecological integrity. As the only national organization dedicated exclusively to advocating on behalf of the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS), the NWRA strongly supports the management requirements mandated in the National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act of 1997 and its strong biological integrity component. National Audubon Society’s 24 state offices and 500 local chapters throughout the United States serve more than one million members and supporters. Audubon’s mission is to conserve and ...