83 FR 24984 - Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Gateway Expansion Project; Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, L.L.C.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 105 (May 31, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-11636

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-18-000]


Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Gateway 
Expansion Project; Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, L.L.C.

    On November 15, 2017, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, 
L.L.C. (Transco) filed an application in Docket No. CP18-18-000 
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 
Gateway Expansion Project (Project), and it would increase the firm 
transportation capacity of Transco's existing pipeline system by 65,000 
dekatherms per day and enable Transco to provide customers with an 
incremental service of natural gas during high demand periods.
    On November 30, 2017, 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, July 17, 2018.
    90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline, October 15, 2018.
    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's Project would require modifications at the existing 
facilities in the following counties of New Jersey:

Essex County

Compressor Station 303
     Expansion of the building and installation of a 33,000 
horsepower electric-motor driven compression unit and ancillary 
equipment; and
     extension of security fencing and access to new equipment.
Roseland Meter and Regulator
     Installation of a 36-inch Main Line block valve with 
automation controls.
Roseland Electric Substation
     Installation of an electric transformer unit.

Passaic County

Paterson Meter and Regulator
     Replacing the existing 12-inch headers with two new 6-inch 
ultrasonic meter skids and associated equipment; and
     installation of ancillary equipment.

Background

    On January 2, 2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Gateway Expansion 
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI 
was sent to affected landowners within 0.5 mile of the existing 
facilities; 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 NOI, the Commission received comments from the New 
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Sierra Club, two local 
community groups (350 Rockland, Roseland Against the Compressor 
Station), and several individual stakeholder comments. The primary 
issues raised by the commenters are concerns over health impacts from 
compressor station emissions; safety concerns including leaks, rupture, 
and emergency responder training; concerns that the Project would 
result in contaminant impacts on the nearby wetlands, wildlife, and 
soils; as well as concerns on cumulative impacts. All substantive 
comments will be addressed in the EA.

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

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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 website (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., CP18-18), 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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC website also 
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the 
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: May 24, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-11636 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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all documents filed by the applicant and Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Essex County
by all other parties. A party must submit Time on June 14, 2018.
Compressor Station 303
7 copies of filings made with the Dated: May 24, 2018.
Commission and must mail a copy to • Expansion of the building and
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
the applicant and to every other party in installation of a 33,000 horsepower
Deputy Secretary. electric-motor driven compression unit
the proceeding. Only parties to the
[FR Doc. 2018–11638 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am] and ancillary equipment; and
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P • extension of security fencing and
However, a person does not have to access to new equipment.
intervene in order to have comments Roseland Meter and Regulator
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
considered. The second way to
• Installation of a 36-inch Main Line
participate is by filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory block valve with automation controls.
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as Commission
possible, an original and two copies of Roseland Electric Substation
comments in support of or in opposition • Installation of an electric
[Docket No. CP18–18–000]
to this project. The Commission will transformer unit.
consider these comments in Notice of Schedule for Environmental
determining the appropriate action to be Passaic County
Review of the Gateway Expansion
taken, but the filing of a comment alone Project; Transcontinental Gas Pipe Paterson Meter and Regulator
will not serve to make the filer a party Line Company, L.L.C.
to the proceeding. The Commission’s • Replacing the existing 12-inch
rules require that persons filing On November 15, 2017, headers with two new 6-inch ultrasonic
comments in opposition to the project Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line meter skids and associated equipment;
provide copies of their protests only to Company, L.L.C. (Transco) filed an and
• installation of ancillary equipment.
the party or parties directly involved in application in Docket No. CP18–18–000
the protest. requesting a Certificate of Public Background
Persons who wish to comment only Convenience and Necessity pursuant to On January 2, 2018, the Commission
on the environmental review of this Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
project should submit an original and construct and operate certain natural gas Environmental Assessment for the
two copies of their comments to the pipeline facilities. The proposed project Proposed Gateway Expansion Project
Secretary of the Commission. is known as the Gateway Expansion and Request for Comments on
Environmental commentors will be Project (Project), and it would increase Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI
placed on the Commission’s the firm transportation capacity of was sent to affected landowners within
environmental mailing list, will receive Transco’s existing pipeline system by 0.5 mile of the existing facilities;
copies of the environmental documents, 65,000 dekatherms per day and enable federal, state, and local government
and will be notified of meetings Transco to provide customers with an agencies; elected officials;
associated with the Commission’s incremental service of natural gas environmental and public interest
environmental review process. during high demand periods. groups; Native American tribes; other
Environmental commentors will not be On November 30, 2017, the Federal interested parties; and local libraries
required to serve copies of filed Energy Regulatory Commission and newspapers. In response to the NOI,
documents on all other parties. (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice the Commission received comments
However, the non-party commentors of Application for the Project. Among from the New Jersey Department of
will not receive copies of all documents other things, that notice alerted agencies Environmental Protection, Sierra Club,
filed by other parties or issued by the issuing federal authorizations of the two local community groups (350
Commission (except for the mailing of requirement to complete all necessary Rockland, Roseland Against the
environmental documents issued by the reviews and to reach a final decision on Compressor Station), and several
Commission) and will not have the right a request for a federal authorization individual stakeholder comments. The
to seek court review of the within 90 days of the date of issuance primary issues raised by the
Commission’s final order. of the Commission staff’s Environmental commenters are concerns over health
The Commission strongly encourages Assessment (EA) for the Project. This impacts from compressor station
electronic filings of comments, protests instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s emissions; safety concerns including
and interventions in lieu of paper using planned schedule for the completion of leaks, rupture, and emergency
the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. the EA for the Project. responder training; concerns that the
Persons unable to file electronically Project would result in contaminant
Schedule for Environmental Review
should submit an original and 5 copies impacts on the nearby wetlands,
of the protest or intervention to the Issuance of EA, July 17, 2018. wildlife, and soils; as well as concerns
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 90-day Federal Authorization on cumulative impacts. All substantive
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC Decision Deadline, October 15, 2018. comments will be addressed in the EA.
20426. If a schedule change becomes
There is an eSubscription link on the necessary, additional notice will be Additional Information
website that enables subscribers to provided so that the relevant agencies In order to receive notification of the
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receive email notification when a are kept informed of the Project’s issuance of the EA and to keep track of
document is added to a subscribed progress. all formal issuances and submittals in
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC specific dockets, the Commission offers
Project Description
Online service, please email a free service called eSubscription. This
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Transco’s Project would require can reduce the amount of time you
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call modifications at the existing facilities in spend researching proceedings by
(202) 502–8659. the following counties of New Jersey: automatically providing you with

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83 FR 24984 - Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Gateway Expansion Project; Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, L.L.C.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 105 (May 31, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission