Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed New Jersey-New York Expansion Project, 57728-57729 [2011-23741]

Download as PDF 57728 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2011 / Notices CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc. gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary. asp. Enter the docket number (P–13010– 002, or P–14272–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: September 12, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–23799 Filed 9–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP11–56–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed New Jersey—New York Expansion Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared this draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the New Jersey—New York Expansion Project (NJ–NY Project or Project) proposed by Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) and Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (Algonquin), both Spectra Energy Corporation natural gas pipeline companies, in the above-referenced docket. Texas Eastern and Algonquin request authorization to expand their natural gas pipeline systems in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, to deliver up to 800,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas from multiple receipt points on the Texas Eastern and VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Sep 15, 2011 Jkt 223001 Algonquin pipeline systems to new delivery points in New Jersey and New York. The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the NJ– NY 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 would have some adverse environmental impact; however, these impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation of Texas Eastern’s and Algonquin’s proposed mitigation and the additional measures we recommend in the draft EIS. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York City Mayor’s Office, and New York City Department of Environmental Protection participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the draft EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. While the conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS were developed with input from the cooperating agencies, the agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective Records of Decision for the Project. The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the facilities listed below: Texas Eastern and Algonquin propose to construct and operate: • Approximately 19.8 miles of new and replacement 42- and 30-inchdiameter pipeline; • Six new metering and regulating (M&R) stations; • Abandonment of 8.95 miles of existing pipelines; • Modification of four existing compressor stations; • Installation of aboveground overpressure protection regulation at two existing M&R stations; • Installation of three pig launchers and two pig receivers, relocation of four pig receivers, and removal of two pig launchers; • Installation of four mainline and three tap valves along the proposed pipeline facilities; and • Installation of a block valve and blind flange to accommodate a temporary pig receiver. The draft EIS 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. A limited PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 number of copies are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. Copies of the draft EIS have been mailed to Federal, State, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local newspapers and libraries in the Project area; intervenors to the FERC’s proceeding; and potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version. Comment Procedures and Public Meetings Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that the Commission receive your comments before October 31, 2011. For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the Project docket number (CP11–56–000) 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. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded. (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 E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2011 / Notices Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. (4) In addition to or in lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the Commission invites you to attend one of the public comment meetings the staff will conduct in the Project area to receive comments on the draft EIS. Date, time, and location of these meetings will be sent under a different cover. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and present oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared. After the comments are reviewed, any significant new issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the draft EIS, a final EIS will be published and distributed. The final EIS will contain the staff’s responses to timely comments received on the draft EIS. 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 part 385.214).1 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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Questions Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC (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., CP11–56). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnline Support@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676; 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. 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Sep 15, 2011 Jkt 223001 In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription that 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. Dated: September 9, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–23741 Filed 9–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Project No. 2144–038; Project No. 2225– 015] Boundary Hydroelectric Project; Sullivan Creek Project; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Relicensing of the Boundary Hydroelectric Project and the Surrender of the Sullivan Creek Project In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) regulations contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897]), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the applications for license for the Boundary Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2144–38), and the surrender of the Sullivan Creek Project (FERC No. 2225–015). The Boundary Project is located on the Pend Oreille River in Pend Oreille County, Washington. The Sullivan Creek Project is located on Sullivan Lake, and Sullivan Creek and Outlet Creeks, tributaries to the Pend Oreille River that empty into the Boundary Project reservoir. Both projects occupy lands within the Colville National Forest. This final EIS contains staff evaluations of the applicants’ proposals and the alternatives for relicensing the Boundary Project and surrendering the Sullivan Creek Project. The final EIS documents the views of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, affected Indian tribes, the public, the license applicants, and Commission staff. A copy of the final EIS is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number of either project, excluding the last three digits, to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 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 these or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. For further information, please contact David Turner at (202) 502–6191 or at david.turner@ferc.gov. Dated: September 9, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission PO 00000 57729 [FR Doc. 2011–23737 Filed 9–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER11–4482–000] Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization; Madstone Energy Corp. This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Madstone Energy Corp.’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is October 3, 2011. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-56-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; 
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Proposed New Jersey--New York Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this draft environmental impact statement 
(EIS) for the New Jersey--New York Expansion Project (NJ-NY Project or 
Project) proposed by Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) and 
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (Algonquin), both Spectra Energy 
Corporation natural gas pipeline companies, in the above-referenced 
docket. Texas Eastern and Algonquin request authorization to expand 
their natural gas pipeline systems in New Jersey, New York, and 
Connecticut, to deliver up to 800,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas 
from multiple receipt points on the Texas Eastern and Algonquin 
pipeline systems to new delivery points in New Jersey and New York.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the NJ-NY 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 would 
have some adverse environmental impact; however, these impacts would be 
reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation of 
Texas Eastern's and Algonquin's proposed mitigation and the additional 
measures we recommend in the draft EIS.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York City Mayor's 
Office, and New York City Department of Environmental Protection 
participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the draft 
EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise 
with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and 
participate in the NEPA analysis. While the conclusions and 
recommendations presented in the draft EIS were developed with input 
from the cooperating agencies, the agencies will present their own 
conclusions and recommendations in their respective Records of Decision 
for the Project.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the facilities listed below:
    Texas Eastern and Algonquin propose to construct and operate:
     Approximately 19.8 miles of new and replacement 42- and 
30-inch-diameter pipeline;
     Six new metering and regulating (M&R) stations;
     Abandonment of 8.95 miles of existing pipelines;
     Modification of four existing compressor stations;
     Installation of aboveground over-pressure protection 
regulation at two existing M&R stations;
     Installation of three pig launchers and two pig receivers, 
relocation of four pig receivers, and removal of two pig launchers;
     Installation of four mainline and three tap valves along 
the proposed pipeline facilities; and
     Installation of a block valve and blind flange to 
accommodate a temporary pig receiver.
    The draft EIS 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. A limited number of copies are available for distribution 
and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public 
Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 
(202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the draft EIS have been mailed to Federal, State, and 
local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; local 
newspapers and libraries in the Project area; intervenors to the FERC's 
proceeding; and potentially affected landowners and other interested 
individuals and groups. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to 
those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version.

Comment Procedures and Public Meetings

    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure 
consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is 
important that the Commission receive your comments before October 31, 
2011.
    For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
Project docket number (CP11-56-000) 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. Please carefully follow these instructions so that 
your comments are properly recorded.
    (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

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Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    (4) In addition to or in lieu of sending written or electronic 
comments, the Commission invites you to attend one of the public 
comment meetings the staff will conduct in the Project area to receive 
comments on the draft EIS. Date, time, and location of these meetings 
will be sent under a different cover. Interested groups and individuals 
are encouraged to attend and present oral comments on the draft EIS. 
Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared.
    After the comments are reviewed, any significant new issues are 
investigated, and modifications are made to the draft EIS, a final EIS 
will be published and distributed. The final EIS will contain the 
staff's responses to timely comments received on the draft EIS.
    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 part 385.214).\1\ Only 
intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's 
decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on 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.

Questions

    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC or on the 
FERC (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., CP11-
56). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnline 
Support@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676; 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 that 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.

    Dated: September 9, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-23741 Filed 9-15-11; 8:45 am]
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