Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northeast Supply Link Project, 47058-47059 [2012-19272]
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Middle Fork American River
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Water Agency; Notice of Draft
Environmental Impact Statement;
Public Meetings
a. Date and Time of Meetings:
Tuesday, August 28, 2012, from 9:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).
b. Location: The Holiday Inn Auburn,
120 Grass Valley Highway, Auburn,
California 95603, Telephone: (530) 887–
8787.
c. FERC Contact: Carolyn Templeton,
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evening meeting is primarily for
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interested individuals and entities are
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public meetings. The meetings will be
recorded by a court reporter, and all
statements will become part of the
Commission’s public record for the
project. This meeting is posted on the
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e. All local, state, and federal
agencies, tribes, and interested parties,
are hereby invited to participate in the
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Dated: July 31, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP12–30–000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC; Notice of Availability
of the Environmental Assessment for
the Proposed Northeast Supply Link
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Northeast Supply Link Project (Project)
proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company (Transco) in the abovereferenced docket. Transco requests
authorization to construct and operate
certain pipeline and compressor
facilities in New York, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania in order to expand the
natural gas delivery capacity to the
northeast region of the United States by
up to 250,000 dekatherms per year.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with appropriate
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mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S.
Department of Transportation Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration participated as
cooperating agencies in the preparation
of the EA. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to resources potentially
affected by the proposal and participate
in the NEPA analysis.
The proposed Project includes the
following facilities:
• Installing approximately 12.0 miles
of new 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop 1
in three separate segments in Hunterdon
County, New Jersey and Lycoming and
Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania;
• Replacing approximately 0.5 mile of
36-inch-diameter pipeline in Essex
County, New Jersey;
• Uprating 2 approximately 25.6 miles
of existing 36-inch-diameter pipeline in
Essex, Passaic, Bergen, and Hudson
Counties, New Jersey;
• Uprating approximately 1.4 miles of
existing 26-inch-diameter pipeline in
Richmond and Kings Counties, New
York;
• Constructing new Compressor
Station 303 and an associated electrical
substation in Essex County, New Jersey;
• Modifying existing Compressor
Stations 505 and 515 in Somerset
County, New Jersey and Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania, respectively;
• Modifying other existing
aboveground facilities in New York
(three facilities); New Jersey (six
facilities); and Pennsylvania (one
facility);
• Installing associated appurtenant
aboveground facilities including
mainline valves and pig 3 launchers and
receivers; and
• Using 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 www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
A limited number of copies of the EA
are available for distribution and public
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 An uprate is a process by which an existing
pipeline is approved to operate at a higher pressure,
thus increasing the capacity of the pipeline. To
obtain an uprate, pipeline operators must determine
and document that the pipeline can safely operate
at the increased pressure.
3 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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inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory
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;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
libraries in the project area; and parties
to this proceeding.
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. To ensure that your
comments are properly recorded and
considered prior to a Commission
decision on the proposal, it is important
that the FERC receives your comments
in Washington, DC on or before August
31, 2012.
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 (CP12–30–000) 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 eComment
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s Web site at 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 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.
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
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Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).4 Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
The Commission grants affected
landowners and others with
environmental concerns intervenor
status upon showing good cause by
stating that they have a clear and direct
interest in this proceeding which no
other party can adequately represent.
Simply filing environmental comments
will not give you intervenor status, but
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 (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., CP12–30).
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
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: August 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP12-30-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northeast
Supply Link Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Northeast Supply Link Project (Project) proposed by Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco) in the above-referenced docket. Transco
requests authorization to construct and operate certain pipeline and
compressor facilities in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in
order to expand the natural gas delivery capacity to the northeast
region of the United States by up to 250,000 dekatherms per year.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate
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mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
and U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration participated as cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or
special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis.
The proposed Project includes the following facilities:
Installing approximately 12.0 miles of new 42-inch-
diameter pipeline loop \1\ in three separate segments in Hunterdon
County, New Jersey and Lycoming and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania;
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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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Replacing approximately 0.5 mile of 36-inch-diameter
pipeline in Essex County, New Jersey;
Uprating \2\ approximately 25.6 miles of existing 36-inch-
diameter pipeline in Essex, Passaic, Bergen, and Hudson Counties, New
Jersey;
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\2\ An uprate is a process by which an existing pipeline is
approved to operate at a higher pressure, thus increasing the
capacity of the pipeline. To obtain an uprate, pipeline operators
must determine and document that the pipeline can safely operate at
the increased pressure.
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Uprating approximately 1.4 miles of existing 26-inch-
diameter pipeline in Richmond and Kings Counties, New York;
Constructing new Compressor Station 303 and an associated
electrical substation in Essex County, New Jersey;
Modifying existing Compressor Stations 505 and 515 in
Somerset County, New Jersey and Luzerne County, Pennsylvania,
respectively;
Modifying other existing aboveground facilities in New
York (three facilities); New Jersey (six facilities); and Pennsylvania
(one facility);
Installing associated appurtenant aboveground facilities
including mainline valves and pig \3\ launchers and receivers; and
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ 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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Using 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 www.ferc.gov
using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the EA 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 EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and
groups; libraries in the project area; and parties to this proceeding.
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. To
ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC
receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before August 31, 2012.
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 (CP12-30-000) 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 eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at 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 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.
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).\4\ Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to
have your comments considered.
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\4\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing
comments.
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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 (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., CP12-
30). 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
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: August 1, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-19272 Filed 8-6-12; 8:45 am]
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