Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Texas Eastern Appalachia to Market Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 52524-52526 [2010-21171]
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review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
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related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
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notice, and should be addressed to the
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 1–A, Washington, DC 20426.
Please affix ‘‘Expanded Kansas River
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paper. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filings which may
be filed at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘eFiling’’ link.
For further information, contact
Monte TerHaar at (202) 502–6035.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF10–21–000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Planned Texas Eastern Appalachia to
Market Expansion Project and Request
for Comments on Environmental
Issues
August 19, 2010.
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 planned Texas Eastern Appalachia
to Market Expansion Project (TEAM
2012 Project) which involves the
construction and operation of interstate
natural gas transmission facilities by
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas
Eastern) in Adams, Bedford, Greene,
Fayette, and Franklin Counties,
Pennsylvania. This EA will be used by
the Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether the TEAM
2012 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 TEAM
2012 Project. Your input will help the
Commission staff determine what issues
need to be evaluated in the EA. Please
note that the scoping period will close
on September 17, 2010.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for the TEAM 2012 Project.
State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their
constituents of this project and
encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a
pipeline company representative about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
planned facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the project is
approved by the Commission, that
approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, the pipeline company could
initiate condemnation proceedings
where compensation would be
determined in accordance with state
law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
the FERC Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov). 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.
Summary of the Planned Project
Texas Eastern has agreed to provide
Range Resources—Appalachia and the
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
natural gas transportation services.
According to Texas Eastern, these
services are required to meet a growing
demand for natural gas in the northeast
and to provide additional natural gas
supply diversity and reliability.
To satisfy its agreements, Texas
Eastern plans to install and operate
approximately 17.8 miles of 36-inchdiameter natural gas transmission
pipeline and associated aboveground
facilities adjacent to its existing natural
gas transmission pipeline system. Texas
Eastern also plans to abandon
approximately 11.3 miles of 24-inchdiameter natural gas transmission
pipeline. The planned new pipeline
facilities include:
Length
(miles)
Facility name *
Heidlersburg Discharge Abandonment and Loop .............................................................................................................
Holbrook East Loop ...........................................................................................................................................................
Chambersburg Discharge Abandonment and Loop ..........................................................................................................
Holbrook West Loop ..........................................................................................................................................................
4.0
4.7
7.3
1.8
County
Adams.
Fayette.
Franklin.
Greene.
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* Associated aboveground facilities include main line valves, pig launchers and receivers, cathodic protection stations, and meter stations.
Additionally, Texas Eastern plans to
increase the amount of compression at
its Bedford Compressor Station by
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20,720 horsepower (hp). Texas Eastern
plans to install a 26,000 horsepower
(hp) electrical compressor unit, uprate
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two 11,000 hp electrical units to 14,300
hp units, and abandon in-place nine
reciprocating units.
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The general location of the planned
project facilities is shown in Appendix
1.1
Land Requirements for Construction
Texas Eastern anticipates temporarily
disturbing approximately 303.29 acres
of land during construction of the
planned TEAM 2012 Project. Following
construction, Texas Eastern plans to
maintain approximately 161.95 acres of
land for operation of the planned
facilities. Of the land required for use
during construction and operation of the
planned facilities, approximately 141.64
acres of this land is currently utilized as
Texas Eastern natural gas pipeline
permanent right-of-way.
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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. All comments
received will be considered during the
preparation of the EA.
In the EA we will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
planned 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
• Reliability and safety.
We will also evaluate possible
alternatives to the planned project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
1 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at https://
www.ferc.gov using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or
from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 (202) 502–
8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary,
refer to the last page of this notice.
2 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental
staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects.
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Although no formal application has
been filed, we have already initiated our
NEPA review under the Commission’s
pre-filing process. The purpose of the
pre-filing process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders
and to identify and resolve issues before
an application is filed with the FERC.
As part of our pre-filing review, we will
contact numerous federal and state
agencies to discuss their involvement in
the scoping process and the preparation
of the EA.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be presented in the EA. The
EA will be placed in the public record,
and depending on the comments
received during the scoping process,
may be published and distributed to the
public. A public comment period will
be allotted if the EA is published for
review. We will consider all comments
on the EA before we make our
recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure your comments are
considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation
section on page 5.
With this notice, we are asking
agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to
environmental issues to formally
cooperate with us in the preparation of
the EA. These agencies may choose to
participate once they have evaluated the
proposal relative to their
responsibilities. 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.
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
applicable State Historic Preservation
Office(s), 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.3 We will define the
project-specific Area of Potential Effects
(APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s)
as the project is further developed. On
natural gas facility projects, the APE at
a minimum encompasses all areas
subject to ground disturbance (examples
3 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 800. Historic properties are
defined in those regulations as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object
included in or eligible for inclusion in the National
Register of Historic Places.
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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.
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 they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before September
17, 2010.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. In all
instances, please reference the project
docket number (PF10–21–000) with
your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert eFiling staff
available to assist you by phone at (202)
502–8258 or by e-mail at
efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You may file your comments
electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov under the link to
Documents and Filings. An eComment
is an easy method for interested persons
to submit brief, 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. 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 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.
Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list
includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
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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 planned project.
If the EA is published for distribution,
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).
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Becoming an Intervenor
Once Texas Eastern files its
application with the Commission, 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 included in
the User’s Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’
link on the Commission’s Web site.
Please note that the Commission will
not accept requests for intervenor status
at this time. You must wait until a
formal application for the project is filed
with the Commission.
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 (https://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.,
PF10–21–000). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support by e-mail at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or by
phone toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The
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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
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, any public meetings or site
visits will be posted on the
Commission’s calendar located at
https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related
information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket No. CP10–480–000]
Central New York Oil and Gas
Company LLC; Notice of Filing
August 19, 2010.
Take notice that on August 9, 2010,
Central New York Oil and Gas Company
LLC (CNYOG), Two Brush Creek
Boulevard, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO
64112, filed an application, pursuant to
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) and Parts 157 and 284 of the
Commission’s Rules and Regulations for
a certificate of public convenience and
necessity authorizing CNYOG to
construct and operate certain facilities
in Bradford, Sullivan, and Lycoming
Counties, Pennsylvania, to provide
open-access firm and interruptible
transportation service (MARC I Project).
The application is on file with the
Commission and open for public
inspection. This filing is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site 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. 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.
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CNYOG proposes: (i) To construct and
operate an approximately 39-mile long,
30-inch diameter pipeline between
interconnects with interstate pipeline
facilities of Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company (TGP) and Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco) in
Bradford and Lycoming Counties,
Pennsylvania, respectively; (ii) to
construct and operate a new
compression facility with 16,360 hp of
gas-fired compression (M1–S) in
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, and an
additional compressor unit (M1–N) with
15,300 hp of electric-powered
compression in Bradford County,
Pennsylvania; and (iii) appurtenant
facilities. CNYOG states that it has
received executed Precedent
Agreements for commitments to firm
transportation capacity of 550,000 Dth/
day. CNYOG proposes to place the
MARC I Project in service by July 1,
2012.
Any questions regarding the
application are to be directed to William
F. Demarest, Jr., Husch Blackwell
Sanders LLP, 750 17th St., NW., Suite
1000, Washington, DC 20006; phone
number (202) 378–2300 or by e-mail at
william.demarest@huschblackwell.com.
Any person wishing to obtain legal
status by becoming a party to the
proceedings for this project should, on
or before the below listed comment
date, 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 original
and 7 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
Motions to intervene, protests and
comments may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper, see 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
Comment Date: September 9, 2010.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF10-21-000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Planned Texas Eastern Appalachia to
Market Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental
Issues
August 19, 2010.
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 planned Texas Eastern
Appalachia to Market Expansion Project (TEAM 2012 Project) which
involves the construction and operation of interstate natural gas
transmission facilities by Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas
Eastern) in Adams, Bedford, Greene, Fayette, and Franklin Counties,
Pennsylvania. This EA will be used by the Commission in its decision-
making process to determine whether the TEAM 2012 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 TEAM 2012 Project. Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note
that the scoping period will close on September 17, 2010.
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for the TEAM 2012 Project. State and local government
representatives are asked to notify their constituents of this project
and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, you may be contacted
by a pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an
easement to construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities.
The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement.
However, if the project is approved by the Commission, that approval
conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could
initiate condemnation proceedings where compensation would be
determined in accordance with state law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov). 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.
Summary of the Planned Project
Texas Eastern has agreed to provide Range Resources--Appalachia and
the Chesapeake Utilities Corporation natural gas transportation
services. According to Texas Eastern, these services are required to
meet a growing demand for natural gas in the northeast and to provide
additional natural gas supply diversity and reliability.
To satisfy its agreements, Texas Eastern plans to install and
operate approximately 17.8 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline and associated aboveground facilities adjacent to
its existing natural gas transmission pipeline system. Texas Eastern
also plans to abandon approximately 11.3 miles of 24-inch-diameter
natural gas transmission pipeline. The planned new pipeline facilities
include:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Length
Facility name * (miles) County
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heidlersburg Discharge Abandonment 4.0 Adams.
and Loop.
Holbrook East Loop.................. 4.7 Fayette.
Chambersburg Discharge Abandonment 7.3 Franklin.
and Loop.
Holbrook West Loop.................. 1.8 Greene.
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* Associated aboveground facilities include main line valves, pig
launchers and receivers, cathodic protection stations, and meter
stations.
Additionally, Texas Eastern plans to increase the amount of
compression at its Bedford Compressor Station by 20,720 horsepower
(hp). Texas Eastern plans to install a 26,000 horsepower (hp)
electrical compressor unit, uprate two 11,000 hp electrical units to
14,300 hp units, and abandon in-place nine reciprocating units.
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The general location of the planned project facilities is shown in
Appendix 1.\1\
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
https://www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426 (202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting
to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction
Texas Eastern anticipates temporarily disturbing approximately
303.29 acres of land during construction of the planned TEAM 2012
Project. Following construction, Texas Eastern plans to maintain
approximately 161.95 acres of land for operation of the planned
facilities. Of the land required for use during construction and
operation of the planned facilities, approximately 141.64 acres of this
land is currently utilized as Texas Eastern natural gas pipeline
permanent right-of-way.
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. All comments
received will be considered during the preparation of the EA.
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\2\ ``We'', ``us'', and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the planned 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
Reliability and safety.
We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned project
or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen
or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Although no formal application has been filed, we have already
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process.
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before an
application is filed with the FERC. As part of our pre-filing review,
we will contact numerous federal and state agencies to discuss their
involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be presented in the EA.
The EA will be placed in the public record, and depending on the
comments received during the scoping process, may be published and
distributed to the public. A public comment period will be allotted if
the EA is published for review. We will consider all comments on the EA
before we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure your
comments are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in
the Public Participation section on page 5.
With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally
cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA. These agencies may
choose to participate once they have evaluated the proposal relative to
their responsibilities. 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.
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 applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s), 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.\3\ We will define the project-specific Area of Potential
Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s) as the project is
further developed. On natural gas facility projects, the APE 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.
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\3\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Historic
properties are defined in those regulations as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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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 they will be received in Washington, DC on or before September 17,
2010.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (PF10-21-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
eFiling staff available to assist you by phone at (202) 502-8258 or by
e-mail at efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an
easy method for interested persons to submit brief, 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. 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 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.
Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
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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 planned project.
If the EA is published for distribution, 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
Once Texas Eastern files its application with the Commission, 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
included in the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the
Commission's Web site. Please note that the Commission will not accept
requests for intervenor status at this time. You must wait until a
formal application for the project is filed with the Commission.
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 (https://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., PF10-21-000). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date
range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support by e-mail at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or by phone 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
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, any public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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