[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59679-59680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24756]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[ Docket No. CP11-56-000
Notice of Intent to Hold Public Meetings and Hear Public Comment
on the Proposed New Jersey-New York Expansion Project Draft
Environmental Impact Statement; Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Texas
Eastern Transmission, LP
On September 9, 2011, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC or Commission) issued the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (draft EIS) for the proposed New Jersey-New York Expansion
Project (NJ-NY Project or Project) and mailed it to resource and land
management agencies, interested organizations, and individuals. The
draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
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construction and operation of the NJ-NY Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. The
public comment deadline is October 31, 2011. In addition to or in lieu
of sending written comments, FERC staff invites you to attend one of
the public comment meetings conducted in the Project area, scheduled as
follows:
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Date Location
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Monday, October 17, 2011, P.S. 44--Thomas C. Brown School
7:00 p.m.. Auditorium, 80 Maple Parkway, Staten
Island, New York 10303.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011, Knights of Columbus Hall, 669 Avenue C,
7:00 p.m.. Bayonne, New Jersey 07002.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011, James J. Ferris High School Auditorium,
7:00 p.m.. 35 Colgate Street, Jersey City, New
Jersey 07302.
Thursday, October 20, 2011, P.S. 41--Greenwich Village School
7:00 p.m.. Auditorium, 116 West 11th Street, New
York, New York 10011.
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The locations and times of these meetings will also be posted on
the Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other relevant information. Interested
groups and individuals are encouraged to attend the public comment
meetings and present oral comments on the draft EIS. A transcript of
the meetings will be prepared and submitted to the docket for public
review.
We expect to have numerous attendees and speakers at the meetings.
Based on the attendance at previous meetings, commentors may be
required to limit verbal presentations to 5 minutes or less; therefore,
we request you structure your comments so that they are as specific and
concise as possible. This will allow us to accommodate all who are
interested in speaking. If you would prefer, you may submit written
comments at the public meeting or directly to the FERC docket at your
convenience. Oral comments will not receive greater attention than
written comments. We will address oral and written comments equally.
The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and
is 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.
CD-ROM copies of the draft EIS were mailed to federal, state, and
local agencies; public interest groups; individuals who requested a
copy of the draft EIS or provided comments during scoping; libraries
and newspapers in the Project area; and parties to this proceeding.
Hard copy versions of the draft EIS were mailed to those specifically
requesting them. A limited number of hard copies and CD-ROMs are
available from the Public Reference Room identified above.
Please note that copies of the CD-ROM were mailed with a postcard
that included a docket number for Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC that
was incorrect. There is only one docket number for the Project: CP11-
56-000.
Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC (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-
56). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnline
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676; 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 that 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: September 16, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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