Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 300 Line Project, 10242-10243 [2010-4615]

Download as PDF erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 10242 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 43 / Friday, March 5, 2010 / Notices (5) a transmission line connected to an electric meter; (6) a short tailrace connected to the East Branch, Sebasticook River; and (7) appurtenant facilities. When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign commerce would be affected by the proposed project. The Commission also determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have increased or would increase the project’s head or generating capacity, or have otherwise significantly modified the project’s pre-1935 design or operation. l. Locations of the Application: Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. This filing may be viewed on the web at https://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. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above. m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission’s mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene—Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filings must bear in VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:45 Mar 04, 2010 Jkt 220001 all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR ‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application. p. Agency Comments—Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to file comments on the described application. A copy of the application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an agency’s comments must also be sent to the Applicant’s representatives. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–4607 Filed 3–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP09–444–000] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 300 Line Project February 25, 2010. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 300 Line Project proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP) in the above referenced docket. TGP requests authorization to expand its natural gas pipeline system in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in order to increase the natural gas delivery capacity to the northeast region of the United States by approximately 350,000 dekatherms per day and improve the reliability of it’s existing 300 Line system. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the 300 Line Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (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. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Engineers participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of this EA. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by TGP’s proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. These cooperating agencies will adopt and use the EA to consider the issuance of right-of-way grants on federally administered lands. The proposed 300 Line Project includes the following facilities: • Installation of approximately 127.4 miles of new 30-inch-diameter pipeline loop 1 in seven separate segments in Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania; and Sussex and Passaic Counties, New Jersey; • Construction of new compressor stations in Venango and McKean Counties, Pennsylvania; • Modifications to seven existing compressor stations in Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania, and Sussex County, New Jersey; • Installation of associated appurtenant aboveground facilities including mainline valves and pig 2 launchers/receivers; and • Contractor/pipe yards and access roads. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public viewing on the FERC’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Regulatory Energy Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local libraries and newspapers in the project area; intervenors to the FERC’s proceeding; and affected landowners, potentially affected landowners, and other interested individuals and groups. 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. The Notice of Schedule for 1 A loop is a segment of pipe that is usually installed adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. The loop allows more gas to be moved through the system. 2 A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion. E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 43 / Friday, March 5, 2010 / Notices Environmental Review issued on December 8, 2009, indicated that the EA would be issued on February 19, 2010 and the 90-day Federal authorization decision deadline was May 20, 2010. Due to the unprecedented weather circumstances and subsequent closing of Federal government offices in Washington, DC, during the week of February 8, 2010, issuance of the EA was delayed from February 19, 2010, until February 25, 2010. Therefore, the 90-day Federal authorization decision deadline is extended until May 26, 2010. To ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that FERC receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before March 29, 2010. 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 (CP09–444–000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick Comment feature, which is located on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only comments on a project; (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling involves preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on paper, and then saving the file on your computer’s hard drive. You will attach that file as your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply filing comments will not serve to make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:45 Mar 04, 2010 Jkt 220001 Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).3 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission’s decision. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, then on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP09–444). 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 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 notifications of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–4615 Filed 3–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. OR10–7–000] Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership; Notice of Filing of Supplement to Facilities Surcharge Settlement February 25, 2010. Take notice that on February 19, 2010, Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership (Enbridge Energy), with the support of the Canadian Association of Petroleum 3 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion of filing comments electronically. Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Producers (CAPP), submitted a Supplement to the Facilities Surcharge Settlement approved by the Commission on June 30, 2004, in Docket No. OR04–2–000.1 Any person desiring to intervene and comment on this Supplement to the Settlement should submit an original and 14 copies of its comments and motion to intervene with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, no later than March 8, 2010. Reply comments will be due no later than March 15, 2010. The Commission encourages electronic submission of comments and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. The filings in this proceeding is accessible on-line at https:// www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubcription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–4612 Filed 3–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL09–40–001] Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; Notice of Filing February 25, 2010. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PO 00000 10243 Sfmt 4703 Take notice that on February 22, 2010, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. filed a revision to its Open Access Transmission Tariff to conform the matching requirement in its Tariff provisions allowing incumbent transmission customers to renew, or ‘‘rollover,’’ Their contracts for transmission service to the matching requirement of the Commission’s pro forma OATT, to be effective January 21, 2010, in compliance with the Commission’s January 21, 2010 order, Sw. Power Pool, Inc., 130 FERC ¶ 61,049 (2010) (January 21 Order). Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in 1 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, 107 FERC ¶ 61,336 (2004). E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10242-10243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4615]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-444-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 300 Line Project

February 25, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission 
or FERC) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 300 Line 
Project proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP) in the above 
referenced docket. TGP requests authorization to expand its natural gas 
pipeline system in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in order to increase the 
natural gas delivery capacity to the northeast region of the United 
States by approximately 350,000 dekatherms per day and improve the 
reliability of it's existing 300 Line system.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the 300 Line Project in accordance with 
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(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. Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers participated as 
cooperating agencies in the preparation of this EA. Cooperating 
agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to 
resources potentially affected by TGP's proposal and participate in the 
NEPA analysis. These cooperating agencies will adopt and use the EA to 
consider the issuance of right-of-way grants on federally administered 
lands.
    The proposed 300 Line Project includes the following facilities:
     Installation of approximately 127.4 miles of new 30-inch-
diameter pipeline loop \1\ in seven separate segments in Potter, Tioga, 
Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania; and 
Sussex and Passaic Counties, New Jersey;
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    \1\ A loop is a segment of pipe that is usually installed 
adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. 
The loop allows more gas to be moved through the system.
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     Construction of new compressor stations in Venango and 
McKean Counties, Pennsylvania;
     Modifications to seven existing compressor stations in 
Potter, Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania, 
and Sussex County, New Jersey;
     Installation of associated appurtenant aboveground 
facilities including mainline valves and pig \2\ launchers/receivers; 
and
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    \2\ A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry 
a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion.
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     Contractor/pipe yards and access roads.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the 
EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal 
Regulatory Energy Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local 
libraries and newspapers in the project area; intervenors to the FERC's 
proceeding; and affected landowners, potentially affected landowners, 
and other interested individuals and groups.
    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. The 
Notice of Schedule for

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Environmental Review issued on December 8, 2009, indicated that the EA 
would be issued on February 19, 2010 and the 90-day Federal 
authorization decision deadline was May 20, 2010. Due to the 
unprecedented weather circumstances and subsequent closing of Federal 
government offices in Washington, DC, during the week of February 8, 
2010, issuance of the EA was delayed from February 19, 2010, until 
February 25, 2010. Therefore, the 90-day Federal authorization decision 
deadline is extended until May 26, 2010. To ensure that your comments 
are properly recorded and considered prior to a Commission decision on 
the proposal, it is important that FERC receives your comments in 
Washington, DC on or before March 29, 2010.
    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 (CP09-444-000) with your 
submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and 
has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202) 
502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick 
Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at 
https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick 
Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only 
comments on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling involves 
preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on 
paper, and then saving the file on your computer's hard drive. You will 
attach that file as your submission. New eFiling users must first 
create an account by clicking on ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister.'' You will 
be asked to select the type of filing you are making. A comment on a 
particular project is considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply 
filing comments will not serve to make the commentor a party to the 
proceeding. 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).\3\ Only intervenors 
have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \3\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion of filing 
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be 
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be 
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    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 (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on 
the eLibrary link, then on ``General Search'' and enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field 
(i.e., CP09-444). 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 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 
notifications of these filings, document summaries and direct links to 
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-4615 Filed 3-4-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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