82 FR 57594 - Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57594-57595]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26239]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-18-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of 
Application

    On November 15, 2017, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC 
(Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed an application 
pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations seeking for a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Transco's 
Gateway Expansion Project (Project), which is an expansion of Transco's 
existing interstate gas transmission system in New Jersey that will 
enable Transco to provide an additional 65,000 dekatherms per day of 
firm transportation service, all as more fully set forth in the 
application, which is open to the public for inspection. The filing may 
also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC at [email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding the Transco's application should be 
directed to Jordan Kirwin, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, or 
(713) 215-2264, or by email [email protected].
    Specifically, the Project will involve: (1) Installing 27,500 of 
additional horsepower at Transco's existing Station 303 located in 
Essex County, New Jersey; (2) replacing the existing 12-inch-diameter 
header, meter skid and associated equipment with two new 6-inch-
diameter ultrasonic meter skids and associated equipment at the 
existing Paterson Meter and Regulator (M&R) facility located in Passaic 
County, New Jersey; (3) installing a 36-inch-diameter mainline block 
valve at the existing Roseland M&R facility located in Essex County, 
New Jersey; and (4) installing one electric transformer at the existing 
Roseland Electric Substation located in Essex County, New Jersey.
    Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of

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Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among 
other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's 
issuance of the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the 
Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify 
federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all 
necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal 
authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission 
staff's EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 7 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21, 2017.

    Dated: November 30, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-26239 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am]
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