[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58300-58301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23000]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP13-84-000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Texas Eastern Appalachia to
Market Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Texas
Eastern Appalachia to Market Project (TEAM 2014), proposed by Texas
Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced
docket. Texas Eastern requests authorization to construct, modify,
operate, and maintain new natural gas pipeline facilities in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and
Mississippi. The project would provide an additional 600,000 dekatherms
per day of natural gas to markets along Texas Eastern's system.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the TEAM 2014 Project in accordance with
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with
appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 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.
The TEAM 2014 Project involves the following facilities:
Constructing approximately 33.6 miles of 36-inch-diameter
natural gas transmission pipeline comprised of seven separate pipeline
loops \1\ and associated pipeline facilities in Pennsylvania;
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\1\ A pipeline loop is constructed parallel to an existing
pipeline to increase capacity.
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horsepower upgrades at four existing compressor stations
in Pennsylvania;
and modifications to numerous existing facilities to allow
bi-directional flow/transmission of natural gas. The bi-directional
flow modifications would occur at 18 existing compressor stations,
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17 existing pig \2\ launcher and receiver sites, and two existing meter
and regulating facilities in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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\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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The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal The FERC staff
mailed copies of the EA 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. In
addition, the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site
(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.
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 they will be. To
ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before October
16, 2013.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (CP13-84-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or [email protected].
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (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 must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.
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. The Commission
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns
intervener status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not
give you intervener status, but you do not need intervener status to
have your comments considered.
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\3\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing
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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 (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., CP13-
84). 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 www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: September 16, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-23000 Filed 9-20-13; 8:45 am]
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