81_FR_12944 81 FR 12896 - Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Dalton Expansion Project

81 FR 12896 - Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Dalton Expansion Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)

Page Range12896-12896
FR Document2016-05504

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 12896]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05504]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP15-117-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review of the Dalton Expansion Project

    On March 19, 2015, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC 
(Transco) filed an application in Docket No. CP15-117-000 requesting a 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural 
gas pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the Dalton 
Expansion Project (Project), and would provide 448,000 dekatherms per 
day of incremental firm transportation service to markets in northwest 
Georgia.
    On April 2, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project. 
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal 
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and 
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice 
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion of the 
EA for the Project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA March 31, 2016
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline June 29, 2016

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be 
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the 
Project's progress.

Project Description

    Transco plans to construct and operate about 113 miles of new 
natural gas pipeline, and associated facilities in Coweta, Carroll, 
Douglas, Paulding, Bartow, Gordon, and Murray Counties, Georgia and 
install a new 21,830 horsepower compressor station in Carroll County, 
Georgia. Additionally, Transco plans to modify existing facilities 
along its mainline transmission system in Maryland, Virginia, and North 
Carolina to accommodate bidirectional flow.

Background

    On October 21, 2014, FERC staff issued a Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Dalton Expansion 
Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of 
Public Scoping Meetings (NOI). FERC staff also issued two supplemental 
NOIs for the Project on November 14, 2014 and February 13, 2015. The 
original NOI was issued during the pre-filing review of the Project in 
Docket No. PF14-10-000. All three NOIs were sent to affected 
landowners; applicable federal, state, and local government agencies; 
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native 
American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and 
newspapers. In response to the NOIs, the Commission received comments 
from federal, state, and local agencies, the Tuscarora Nation, and 
several landowners. The primary issues raised by the commentors are 
alternative routes to minimize impacts on known rare species habitat, 
alternative routes to follow the existing utility corridor, mitigation 
measures to minimize right-of-way erosion and stormwater runoff into 
streams, air emissions, safety, and cultural resources.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    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, select 
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date 
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e., 
CP15-117), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to 
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at [email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC 
Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued 
by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: March 7, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-05504 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    (www.ferc.gov) under the link to                        DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  Planned Dalton Expansion Project,
                                                    Documents and Filings. With eFiling,                                                                          Request for Comments on
                                                    you can provide comments in a variety                   Federal Energy Regulatory                             Environmental Issues, and Notice of
                                                    of formats by attaching them as a file                  Commission                                            Public Scoping Meetings (NOI). FERC
                                                    with your submission. New eFiling                       [Docket Nos. CP15–117–000]                            staff also issued two supplemental NOIs
                                                    users must first create an account by                                                                         for the Project on November 14, 2014
                                                    clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing            Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line                        and February 13, 2015. The original NOI
                                                    a comment on a particular project,                      Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for                  was issued during the pre-filing review
                                                    please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as                Environmental Review of the Dalton                    of the Project in Docket No. PF14–10–
                                                    the filing type; or                                     Expansion Project                                     000. All three NOIs were sent to affected
                                                       (3) You can file a paper copy of your                                                                      landowners; applicable federal, state,
                                                                                                               On March 19, 2015, Transcontinental                and local government agencies; elected
                                                    comments by mailing them to the
                                                                                                            Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco)                  officials; environmental and public
                                                    following address. Be sure to reference
                                                                                                            filed an application in Docket No.
                                                    the applicable project docket number                                                                          interest groups; Native American tribes;
                                                                                                            CP15–117–000 requesting a Certificate
                                                    (CP15–93–000, CP15–94–000, or CP15–                                                                           other interested parties; and local
                                                                                                            of Public Convenience and Necessity
                                                    96–000) with your submission:                                                                                 libraries and newspapers. In response to
                                                                                                            pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural
                                                    Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal                                                                          the NOIs, the Commission received
                                                                                                            Gas Act to construct and operate certain
                                                    Energy Regulatory Commission, 888                                                                             comments from federal, state, and local
                                                                                                            natural gas pipeline facilities. The
                                                    First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington,                                                                        agencies, the Tuscarora Nation, and
                                                                                                            proposed project is known as the Dalton
                                                    DC 20426.                                                                                                     several landowners. The primary issues
                                                                                                            Expansion Project (Project), and would
                                                       To ensure consideration of your                                                                            raised by the commentors are alternative
                                                                                                            provide 448,000 dekatherms per day of
                                                    comments on the proposals in the final                                                                        routes to minimize impacts on known
                                                                                                            incremental firm transportation service
                                                    EIS, it is important that the Commission                                                                      rare species habitat, alternative routes to
                                                                                                            to markets in northwest Georgia.
                                                    receive your comments on or before                         On April 2, 2015, the Federal Energy               follow the existing utility corridor,
                                                    April 11, 2016. Please take note that on                Regulatory Commission (Commission or                  mitigation measures to minimize right-
                                                    February 26, 2016, Commission staff                     FERC) issued its Notice of Application                of-way erosion and stormwater runoff
                                                    issued a correction to Appendix I–1 of                  for the Project. Among other things, that             into streams, air emissions, safety, and
                                                    the EIS and placed the document in the                  notice alerted agencies issuing federal               cultural resources.
                                                    public record under accession number                    authorizations of the requirement to                  Additional Information
                                                    20160226–3005.                                          complete all necessary reviews and to
                                                    Questions?                                              reach a final decision on a request for                  In order to receive notification of the
                                                                                                            a federal authorization within 90 days of             issuance of the EA and to keep track of
                                                       Additional information about the                     the date of issuance of the Commission                all formal issuances and submittals in
                                                    projects is available from the                          staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA)                 specific dockets, the Commission offers
                                                    Commission’s Office of External Affairs,                for the Project. This instant notice                  a free service called eSubscription. This
                                                    at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web                   identifies the FERC staff’s planned                   can reduce the amount of time you
                                                    site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary                  schedule for the completion of the EA                 spend researching proceedings by
                                                    link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on              for the Project.                                      automatically providing you with
                                                    ‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket                                                                      notification of these filings, document
                                                    number excluding the last three digits in               Schedule for Environmental Review
                                                                                                                                                                  summaries, and direct links to the
                                                    the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15–93,                 Issuance of EA March 31, 2016                         documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
                                                    CP15–94, or CP15–96). Be sure you have                  90-day Federal Authorization Decision                 filing/esubscription.asp.
                                                    selected an appropriate date range. For                    Deadline June 29, 2016
                                                    assistance, please contact FERC Online                                                                           Additional information about the
                                                                                                               If a schedule change becomes
                                                    Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov                                                                         Project is available from the
                                                                                                            necessary, additional notice will be
                                                    or toll free at (866) 208–3676; for TTY,                                                                      Commission’s Office of External Affairs
                                                                                                            provided so that the relevant agencies
                                                    contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary                                                                          at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Web
                                                                                                            are kept informed of the Project’s
                                                    link also provides access to the texts of                                                                     site (www.ferc.gov). Using the
                                                                                                            progress.
                                                    formal documents issued by the                                                                                ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’
                                                    Commission, such as orders, notices,                    Project Description                                   from the eLibrary menu, enter the
                                                    and rulemakings.                                           Transco plans to construct and                     selected date range and ‘‘Docket
                                                       In addition, the Commission offers a                 operate about 113 miles of new natural                Number’’ excluding the last three digits
                                                    free service called eSubscription that                  gas pipeline, and associated facilities in            (i.e., CP15–117), and follow the
                                                    allows you to keep track of all formal                  Coweta, Carroll, Douglas, Paulding,                   instructions. For assistance with access
                                                    issuances and submittals in specific                    Bartow, Gordon, and Murray Counties,                  to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached
                                                    dockets. This can reduce the amount of                  Georgia and install a new 21,830                      at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659,
                                                    time you spend researching proceedings                  horsepower compressor station in                      or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
                                                    by automatically providing you with                     Carroll County, Georgia. Additionally,                eLibrary link on the FERC Web site also
                                                    notification of these filings, document                 Transco plans to modify existing                      provides access to the texts of formal
                                                                                                                                                                  documents issued by the Commission,
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                                                    summaries, and direct links to the                      facilities along its mainline transmission
                                                    documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-                     system in Maryland, Virginia, and North               such as orders, notices, and rule
                                                    filing/esubscription.asp.                               Carolina to accommodate bidirectional                 makings.
                                                      Dated: February 29, 2016.
                                                                                                            flow.                                                   Dated: March 7, 2016.
                                                    Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                Background                                            Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                    Deputy Secretary.                                          On October 21, 2014, FERC staff                    Deputy Secretary.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–05498 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am]             issued a Notice of Intent To Prepare an               [FR Doc. 2016–05504 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am]
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FR Citation81 FR 12896 

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