80 FR 17738 - Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, Llc; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Garden State Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 63 (April 2, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 63 (April 2, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-07536 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 17738-17740] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-07536] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP15-89-000] Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, Llc; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Garden State Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Garden State Expansion Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in Burlington and Mercer Counties, New Jersey. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. [[Page 17739]] Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on May 4, 2015. This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. Transco provided landowners and residents within a 0.5 mile radius around the proposed compression upgrades with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' This fact sheet addresses a number of typically- asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). Summary of the Proposed Project Transco proposes to construct and operate a new compressor station and a new meter and regulating station in Burlington County, New Jersey and construct and modify an existing compressor station and related appurtenant facilities in Mercer County, New Jersey. The Garden State Expansion Project would provide 180,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas to New Jersey Natural Gas Company. According to Transco, its project would provide system resiliency, service reliability, and operating flexibility for New Jersey Natural Gas Company's system. The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 1.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 51.4 acres of land for the aboveground facilities. Following construction, Transco would maintain about 23.2 acres for permanent operation of the project's facilities; the remaining acreage would be restored and revert to former uses. The EA Process The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us \2\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these general headings:Geology and soils; land use; water resources, fisheries, and wetlands; cultural resources; vegetation and wildlife; air quality and noise; endangered and threatened species; and public safety. We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA will be available in the public record through eLibrary. Depending on the comments received during the scoping process, we may also publish and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We will consider all comments on the EA before making our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public Participation section beginning on page 4. With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA.\3\ Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the Public Participation section of this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office, and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on historic properties.\4\ We will define the project-specific Area of Potential Effects in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office as the project develops. On natural gas facility projects, the Area of Potential Effects at a minimum encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include construction right-of-way, contractor/ pipe storage yards, compressor stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under section 106. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Participation You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. 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 your comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before May 4, 2015. For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the project docket number (CP15-89-000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (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 interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project; [[Page 17740]] (2) You can 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. Environmental Mailing List The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project. If we publish and distribute the EA, copies will be sent to the environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached Information Request (appendix 2). Becoming an Intervenor In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site. Additional Information 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 at 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., CP15- 89). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 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 now 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. Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: March 26, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-07536 Filed 4-1-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE CODE 6717-01-P
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project number of the application to Accession Number: 20150324–5064. Accession Number: 20150324–5053.
which the filing responds; (3) furnish Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/15. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/15.
the name, address, and telephone Docket Numbers: RP15–675–000. Docket Numbers: RP15–670–001.
number of the person protesting or Applicants: Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission,
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply Description: Section 4(d) rate filing LLC.
with the requirements of 18 CFR per 154.204: PAL Negotiated Rate Description: Tariff Amendment per
385.2001 through 385.2005. All Agreement—Koch Energy Services 154.205(b): Amendment to Fuel Tracker
comments, motions to intervene, or L.L.C. to be effective 3/26/2015. Filing Effective May 2015 to be effective
protests must set forth their evidentiary Filed Date: 3/24/15. 5/1/2015.
basis and otherwise comply with the Accession Number: 20150324–5181. Filed Date: 3/24/15.
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/15. Accession Number: 20150324–5078.
comments, motions to intervene, or Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/15.
Docket Numbers: RP15–676–000.
protests should relate to project works Applicants: Enable Mississippi River Any person desiring to protest in any
which are the subject of the variance. Transmission, L. of the above proceedings must file in
Agencies may obtain copies of the Description: Section 4(d) rate filing accordance with Rule 211 of the
application directly from the applicant. per 154.204: Negotiated Rate Filing to Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
A copy of any protest or motion to Add Ameren 3668 Effective 4–1–15 to 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
intervene must be served upon each be effective 4/1/2015. time on the specified comment date.
representative of the applicant specified Filed Date: 3/24/15. The filings are accessible in the
in the particular application. If an Accession Number: 20150324–5191. Commission’s eLibrary system by
intervener files comments or documents Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/15. clicking on the links or querying the
with the Commission relating to the docket number.
Docket Numbers: RP15–677–000.
merits of an issue that may affect the eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Applicants: North Baja Pipeline, LLC.
responsibilities of a particular resource information relating to filing
Description: Compliance filing per
agency, they must also serve a copy of requirements, interventions, protests,
154.203: Compliance to Order 801—
the document on that resource agency. service, and qualifying facilities filings
Docket No. RM14–21–000 to be effective
A copy of all other filings in reference can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
6/1/2015.
to this application must be accompanied docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Filed Date: 3/25/15.
by proof of service on all persons listed other information, call (866) 208–3676
Accession Number: 20150325–5015.
in the service list prepared by the (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/15.
Commission in this proceeding, in Dated: March 25, 2015.
accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and Docket Numbers: RP15–678–000.
Applicants: Northern Border Pipeline Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
385.2010.
Company. Deputy Secretary.
Dated: March 26, 2015. Description: Compliance filing per [FR Doc. 2015–07532 Filed 4–1–15; 8:45 am]
Kimberly D. Bose, 154.203: Compliance to Order 801— BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Secretary. Docket No. RM14–21–000 to be effective
[FR Doc. 2015–07538 Filed 4–1–15; 8:45 am] 6/1/2015.
BILLING CODE CODE 6717–01–P Filed Date: 3/25/15. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Accession Number: 20150325–5016.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/15. Federal Energy Regulatory
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission
Docket Numbers: RP15–679–000.
Federal Energy Regulatory Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company. [Docket No. CP15–89–000]
Commission Description: Compliance filing per
154.203: Compliance to Order 801— Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Docket No. RM14–21–000 to be effective Company, Llc; Notice of Intent To
Combined Notice of Filings
6/1/2015. Prepare an Environmental Assessment
Take notice that the Commission has Filed Date: 3/25/15. for the Proposed Garden State
received the following Natural Gas Accession Number: 20150325–5043. Expansion Project and Request for
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/15. Comments on Environmental Issues
Filings Instituting Proceedings Any person desiring to intervene or The staff of the Federal Energy
Docket Numbers: RP15–670–000. protest in any of the above proceedings Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission, must file in accordance with Rules 211 Commission) will prepare an
LLC. and 214 of the Commission’s environmental assessment (EA) that will
Description: Section 4(d) rate filing Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and discuss the environmental impacts of
per 154.403(d)(2): Fuel Tracker Filing 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern the Garden State Expansion Project
Effective May 2015 to be effective 5/1/ time on the specified comment date. involving construction and operation of
2015. Protests may be considered, but facilities by Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Filed Date: 3/23/15. intervention is necessary to become a Line Company, LLC (Transco) in
Accession Number: 20150323–5143. party to the proceeding. Burlington and Mercer Counties, New
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/6/15. Jersey. The Commission will use this EA
Filings in Existing Proceedings
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Docket Numbers: RP15–674–000. in its decision-making process to
Applicants: Golden Triangle Storage, Docket Numbers: RP15–523–002. determine whether the project is in the
Inc. Applicants: Sabine Pipe Line LLC. public convenience and necessity.
Description: Compliance filing per Description: Tariff Amendment per This notice announces the opening of
154.203: Order No. 801 Compliance 154.205(b): Sabine LUAF and Fuel the scoping process the Commission
Filing to be effective 4/1/2015. Amendment 2 to be effective 4/1/2015. will use to gather input from the public
Filed Date: 3/24/15. Filed Date: 3/24/15. and interested agencies on the project.
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(2) You can file your comments the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
electronically using the eFiling feature Web site. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
on the Commission’s Web site in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
Additional Information
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, Additional information about the and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
you can provide comments in a variety project is available from the 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
of formats by attaching them as a file Commission’s Office of External Affairs, intervene or protest must serve a copy
with your submission. New eFiling at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web of that document on the Applicant.
users must first create an account by site at www.ferc.gov using the Notice is hereby given that the
clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary deadline for filing protests with regard
the type of filing you are making. If you link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and to the applicant’s request for blanket
are filing a comment on a particular enter the docket number, excluding the authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
project, please select ‘‘Comment on a last three digits in the Docket Number future issuances of securities and
Filing’’; or field (i.e., CP15–89). Be sure you have assumptions of liability is April 15,
(3) You can file a paper copy of your selected an appropriate date range. For 2015.
comments by mailing them to the assistance, please contact FERC Online The Commission encourages
following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov electronic submission of protests and
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for interventions in lieu of paper, using the
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The FERC Online links at http://
1A, Washington, DC 20426. eLibrary link also provides access to the www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
Environmental Mailing List texts of formal documents issued by the service, persons with Internet access
Commission, such as orders, notices, who will eFile a document and/or be
The environmental mailing list and rulemakings. listed as a contact for an intervenor
includes federal, state, and local In addition, the Commission now must create and validate an
government representatives and offers a free service called eSubscription eRegistration account using the
agencies; elected officials; which allows you to keep track of all eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
environmental and public interest formal issuances and submittals in link to log on and submit the
groups; Native American Tribes; other specific dockets. This can reduce the intervention or protests.
interested parties; and local libraries amount of time you spend researching
and newspapers. This list also includes Persons unable to file electronically
proceedings by automatically providing should submit an original and 5 copies
all affected landowners (as defined in you with notification of these filings,
the Commission’s regulations) who are of the intervention or protest to the
document summaries, and direct links Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
potential right-of-way grantors, whose to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/
property may be used temporarily for 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
docs-filing/esubscription.asp. 20426.
project purposes, or who own homes Finally, public meetings or site visits
within certain distances of aboveground The filings in the above-referenced
will be posted on the Commission’s proceeding(s) are accessible in the
facilities, and anyone who submits calendar located at www.ferc.gov/
comments on the project. We will Commission’s eLibrary system by
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along clicking on the appropriate link in the
update the environmental mailing list as with other related information.
the analysis proceeds to ensure that we above list. They are also available for
send the information related to this Dated: March 26, 2015. review in the Commission’s Public
environmental review to all individuals, Kimberly D. Bose, Reference Room in Washington, DC.
organizations, and government entities Secretary. There is an eSubscription link on the
interested in and/or potentially affected Web site that enables subscribers to
[FR Doc. 2015–07536 Filed 4–1–15; 8:45 am]
by the proposed project. receive email notification when a
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If we publish and distribute the EA, document is added to a subscribed
copies will be sent to the environmental docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
mailing list for public review and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Online service, please email
comment. If you would prefer to receive FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
a paper copy of the document instead of Federal Energy Regulatory (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
the CD version or would like to remove Commission (202) 502–8659.
your name from the mailing list, please [Docket No. ER15–1375–000
Dated: March 26, 2015.
return the attached Information Request Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
(appendix 2). McCoy Solar, LLC; Supplemental Deputy Secretary.
Becoming an Intervenor Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate [FR Doc. 2015–07533 Filed 4–1–15; 8:45 am]
Filing Includes Request for Blanket BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
In addition to involvement in the EA Section 204 Authorization
scoping process, you may want to
become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an This is a supplemental notice in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
official party to the Commission’s above-referenced proceeding, of McCoy
proceeding. Intervenors play a more Solar, LLC’s application for market- Federal Energy Regulatory
formal role in the process and are able based rate authority, with an Commission
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to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be accompanying rate schedule, noting that
heard by the courts if they choose to such application includes a request for Combined Notice of Filings #1
appeal the Commission’s final ruling. blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
An intervenor formally participates in part 34, of future issuances of securities Take notice that the Commission
the proceeding by filing a request to and assumptions of liability. received the following electric rate
intervene. Instructions for becoming an Any person desiring to intervene or to filings:
intervenor are in the User’s Guide under protest should file with the Federal Docket Numbers: ER15–576–000.
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