[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 81 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19711-19712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08566]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-6-000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Idle Line 1 Abandonment
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Idle
Line 1 Abandonment Project, proposed by Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
(Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced docket. Texas Eastern requests
authorization to abandon in place and by removal approximately 165
miles of existing, idle, Line 1 pipeline that runs from Fayette County,
Ohio, to Greene County, Pennsylvania. Specifically, Texas Eastern is
proposing to abandon portions of the Line 1 pipeline that were placed
into idle service in 1989 including three segments of 24-inch pipeline,
associated lateral lines 10-L and 10-M, metering and regulating
facilities, and other related aboveground facilities.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
abandonment of the Idle Line 1 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may adopt and use the EA in
its decision-making process on whether to issue a Section 404 or
Section 10 permit to Texas Eastern for abandonment activities in waters
of the United States.
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The proposed Idle Line 1 Abandonment Project includes abandoning in
place the following facilities:
5.03 miles of 24-inch-diameter Line 1 from milepost 837.05
in Fayette County, Ohio to milepost 842.08 in Pickaway County, Ohio
(Segment 1);
155.37 miles of 24-inch-diameter Line 1 from milepost
848.33 in Pickaway County, Ohio to milepost 1003.7 in Green County,
Pennsylvania (Segment 2);
5.48 miles of 24-inch-diameter Line 1 from milepost
1004.35 to 1009.83 in Greene County, Pennsylvania (Segment 3);
0.5 miles of 8-inch Line 10-M in Marshall County, West
Virginia;
0.07 miles of 4.5-inch Line 10-L in Greene County,
Pennsylvania; and
Metering and Regulation facilities, and related launcher/receiver
barrels, mainline valves, and other appurtenances would also be
removed.
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;
libraries in the project areas; potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups; 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 May 22,
2017.
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 (CP17-6-000) 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).\1\ Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns
intervenor 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 intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to
have your comments considered.
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\1\ 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., CP17-
6). 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Dated: April 21, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-08566 Filed 4-27-17; 8:45 am]
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