[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39864-39865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17005]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP11-30-000; Docket No. CP11-41-000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Dominion Gas Transmission, Inc.;
Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed
Northeast Supply Diversification and Ellisburg to Craigs Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for Tennessee
Gas Pipeline Company's (TGP) proposed Northeast Supply Diversification
Project (TGP's Project) and Dominion Transmission, Inc.'s (DTI)
proposed Ellisburg to Craigs Project (DTI's Project) in the above
referenced dockets. TGP and DTI request authorization to construct
facilities in Pennsylvania and New York to provide an additional
250,000 dekatherms per day to the northeast region. Because both
companies would construct its proposed facilities to provide these
additional volumes, we analyzed them jointly in one EA.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of TGP's and DTI's Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects, with
appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA.
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with
respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis.
TGP's Project includes the following facilities:
Approximately 6.77 miles of 30-inch-diameter loop \1\
pipeline in Tioga and Bradford Counties, Pennsylvania including a new
pig \2\ receiver at existing Compressor Station 317;
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\1\ A loop is a pipeline that is constructed adjacent to another
pipeline, typically in the same right-of-way, for the purpose of
increasing capacity in this portion of the system.
\2\ A ``pig'' is a tool that is inserted into and moves through
the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal
inspections, or other purposes.
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Modifications at existing Compressor Station 230C in
Niagara County, New York; and
Modifications to existing meter stations in Erie,
Livingston, and Niagara Counties, New York and Bradford County,
Pennsylvania.
DTI's Project consists of the following facilities:
One new 10,800 horsepower compressor station in Wyoming
County, New York;
One new meter station in Livingston County, New York;
Replacement of approximately 2,800 feet of 8-inch-diameter
pipeline with 16-inch-diameter pipeline in Livingston County, New York;
and
Modifications to three existing meter stations in
Livingston County, New York and Potter County, Pennsylvania.
The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 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
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and
groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to
this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. 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
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they will be. To ensure that your comments are properly recorded and
considered prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is
important that the FERC receives your comments in Washington, DC on or
before August 1, 2011.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (CP11-30-000 or CP11-41-000) with your
submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and
has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202)
502-8258 or [email protected].
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an
easy method for interested persons to submit brief, 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 Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling you
can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a
file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an
account by clicking on ``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 a paper copy of your comments at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply
filing comments 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).\3\ Only intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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\3\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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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 (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC 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
(i.e., CP11-30 or CP11-41). Be sure you have selected an appropriate
date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at (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. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: June 30, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-17005 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]
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