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[FR Doc. 2014–05048 Filed 3–7–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP13–36–000, CP13–132–000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company; Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Rockaway Delivery
Lateral and Northeast Connector
Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared this final
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Rockaway Delivery Lateral
Project and Northeast Connector Project
(collectively referred to as the Projects)
as proposed by Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company (Transco) in the
above-referenced dockets. For the
Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project,
Transco requests authorization to
expand its natural gas pipeline system
in New York to provide firm delivery
lateral service of 647 thousand
dekatherms per day (Mdth/d) of natural
gas to National Grid’s distribution
system in New York City. For the
Northeast Connector Project, Transco
proposes to modify existing compressor
station facilities along its existing
pipeline system in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey to provide 100 Mdth/d of
new incremental natural gas supply to
National Grid, as part of the 647 Mdth/
d to be provided by the Rockaway
Delivery Lateral Project. The Northeast
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Connector Project would be
operationally dependent on the
Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project with
similar construction and in-service
schedules.
The final EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of construction
and operation of the Projects in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that
approval of the Projects would have
some adverse environmental impacts,
but these impacts would be reduced to
less-than-significant levels with the
implementation of Transco’s proposed
mitigation and the additional measures
recommended in the final EIS.
The National Park Service; U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, New York
District; National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, National
Marine Fisheries Service; and City of
New York participated as cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the final
EIS. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to resources potentially
affected by a proposal and participate in
the NEPA analysis. While the
conclusions and recommendations
presented in the final EIS were
developed with input from the
cooperating agencies, the federal
cooperating agencies will present their
own conclusions and recommendations
in their respective Records of Decision
for the Projects.
The final EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of construction
and operation of the facilities proposed
by Transco for the Projects. For the
Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project, these
facilities include:
• Approximately 3.2 miles of new 26inch-diameter pipeline to deliver
natural gas from Transco’s existing
Lower New York Bay Lateral (LNYBL)
in the Atlantic Ocean to an onshore tiein with the National Grid system on the
Rockaway Peninsula in the Borough of
Queens, Queens County, New York; and
• an onshore meter and regulating
(M&R) facility to be built in the Borough
of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
Approximately 2.6 miles of the
proposed pipeline would be constructed
offshore on submerged lands owned by
New York State. About 0.6 mile of the
pipeline would be built on federal
lands, both onshore and offshore, within
the Gateway National Recreation Area,
which is administered by the National
Park Service. Less than 0.1 mile of the
pipeline would be built on land owned
by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel
Authority.
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The M&R facility would be
constructed within a historic airplane
hangar complex on Floyd Bennett Field,
which is part of the Gateway National
Recreation Area. Floyd Bennett Field is
listed in the National Register of
Historic Places as a historic district, and
the hangar complex is considered a
contributing element to the significance
of the site. Transco is proposing to
adaptively reuse and restore the hangar
complex to an exterior appearance that
would enhance the visual
characteristics of Floyd Bennett Field
Historic District.
For the Northeast Connector Project,
Transco proposes to:
• Add an incremental 6,540
horsepower (hp) of compression at its
existing Compressor Station 195 in York
County, Pennsylvania by replacing three
existing natural gas-fired reciprocating
engines and appurtenant facilities with
two new electric motor drives;
• add an incremental 5,000 hp of
compression at its existing Compressor
Station 205 in Mercer County, New
Jersey by uprating two existing electric
motor drives; and
• add an incremental 5,400 hp of
compression at its existing Compressor
Station 207 in Middlesex County, New
Jersey by uprating two existing electric
motor drives.
These modifications would occur on
lands owned by Transco within the
existing compressor station sites.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
final EIS to federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners; other
interested individuals and nongovernmental organizations;
newspapers and libraries in the project
area; and parties to this proceeding.
Paper copy versions of this EIS were
mailed to those specifically requesting
them; all others received a compact disk
version. In addition, the final EIS is
available for public viewing on the
FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov). A
limited number of hardcopies 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.
Additional information about the
Projects 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
(i.e., CP13–36). Be sure you have
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selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@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 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: February 28, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–05119 Filed 3–7–14; 8:45 am]
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[Project No. 14582–000]
Mid-Atlantic Hydro, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On January 31, 2014, Mid-Atlantic
Hydro, LLC filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of a
hydropower project to be located at the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps)
George W. Andrews Lock and Dam on
the Chattahoochee River near the town
of Columbia in Houston County,
Alabama. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
any land-disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) A 100-foot-long, 150foot-wide intake channel; (2) a 70-footlong, 150-foot-wide, 40-foot-high
powerhouse containing three generation
units with a total capacity of 12
megawatts; (3) a 100-foot-long, 150-footwide tailrace; and (4) a 10-mile-long,
115kV transmission line to an existing
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transmission facility. The proposed
project would have an average annual
generation of 60,000 megawatt-hours,
and operate as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Ms. Jennifer
Mesirow, Mid-Atlantic Hydro, LLC,
5425 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600,
Chevy Chase, MD 20815; Phone: (301)
718–4826.
FERC Contact: Christiane Casey,
christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502–
8577.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to
intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18
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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and five 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 Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P–14582) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: February 28, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–05124 Filed 3–7–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP13-36-000, CP13-132-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company; Notice of Availability of
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Rockaway
Delivery Lateral and Northeast Connector Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared this final environmental impact statement
(EIS) for the Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project and Northeast Connector
Project (collectively referred to as the Projects) as proposed by
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco) in the above-
referenced dockets. For the Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project, Transco
requests authorization to expand its natural gas pipeline system in New
York to provide firm delivery lateral service of 647 thousand
dekatherms per day (Mdth/d) of natural gas to National Grid's
distribution system in New York City. For the Northeast Connector
Project, Transco proposes to modify existing compressor station
facilities along its existing pipeline system in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey to provide 100 Mdth/d of new incremental natural gas supply to
National Grid, as part of the 647 Mdth/d to be provided by the Rockaway
Delivery Lateral Project. The Northeast Connector Project would be
operationally dependent on the Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project with
similar construction and in-service schedules.
The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of
construction and operation of the Projects in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the Projects would have some adverse
environmental impacts, but these impacts would be reduced to less-than-
significant levels with the implementation of Transco's proposed
mitigation and the additional measures recommended in the final EIS.
The National Park Service; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District; National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service; and City
of New York participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of
the final EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by a proposal
and participate in the NEPA analysis. While the conclusions and
recommendations presented in the final EIS were developed with input
from the cooperating agencies, the federal cooperating agencies will
present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective
Records of Decision for the Projects.
The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of
construction and operation of the facilities proposed by Transco for
the Projects. For the Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project, these
facilities include:
Approximately 3.2 miles of new 26-inch-diameter pipeline
to deliver natural gas from Transco's existing Lower New York Bay
Lateral (LNYBL) in the Atlantic Ocean to an onshore tie-in with the
National Grid system on the Rockaway Peninsula in the Borough of
Queens, Queens County, New York; and
an onshore meter and regulating (M&R) facility to be built
in the Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
Approximately 2.6 miles of the proposed pipeline would be
constructed offshore on submerged lands owned by New York State. About
0.6 mile of the pipeline would be built on federal lands, both onshore
and offshore, within the Gateway National Recreation Area, which is
administered by the National Park Service. Less than 0.1 mile of the
pipeline would be built on land owned by the Triborough Bridge and
Tunnel Authority.
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The M&R facility would be constructed within a historic airplane
hangar complex on Floyd Bennett Field, which is part of the Gateway
National Recreation Area. Floyd Bennett Field is listed in the National
Register of Historic Places as a historic district, and the hangar
complex is considered a contributing element to the significance of the
site. Transco is proposing to adaptively reuse and restore the hangar
complex to an exterior appearance that would enhance the visual
characteristics of Floyd Bennett Field Historic District.
For the Northeast Connector Project, Transco proposes to:
Add an incremental 6,540 horsepower (hp) of compression at
its existing Compressor Station 195 in York County, Pennsylvania by
replacing three existing natural gas-fired reciprocating engines and
appurtenant facilities with two new electric motor drives;
add an incremental 5,000 hp of compression at its existing
Compressor Station 205 in Mercer County, New Jersey by uprating two
existing electric motor drives; and
add an incremental 5,400 hp of compression at its existing
Compressor Station 207 in Middlesex County, New Jersey by uprating two
existing electric motor drives.
These modifications would occur on lands owned by Transco within
the existing compressor station sites.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the final EIS to federal, state,
and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners; other interested individuals and non-
governmental organizations; newspapers and libraries in the project
area; and parties to this proceeding. Paper copy versions of this EIS
were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all others received
a compact disk version. In addition, the final EIS is available for
public viewing on the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov). A limited number
of hardcopies 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.
Additional information about the Projects 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 (i.e., CP13-36). 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; 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: February 28, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05119 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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