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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
If your property would be affected by
one of the alternatives under
Federal Energy Regulatory
consideration, you should have already
Commission
been contacted by a Sabal Trail
[Docket No. PF14–1–000]
representative. A Sabal Trail
representative may have also contacted
Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC;
you or may contact you in the near
Supplemental Notice of Intent To
future about the acquisition of an
Prepare an Environmental Impact
easement to construct, operate, and
Statement for the Planned Southeast
maintain the planned facilities or
Market Pipelines Project and Request
request permission to perform
for Comments on Environmental
environmental surveys on your
Issues Related to New Alternatives
property. Some landowners may not be
Under Consideration
contacted if the alternative across their
property is found to be either not
In response to concerns raised about
feasible or not environmentally
the Sabal Trail Transmission LLC’s
(Sabal Trail) planned Sabal Trail Project preferable to other alternatives being
considered. If the Commission approves
(Project),1 additional pipeline route
the Project, that approval conveys with
alternatives and compressor station
it the right of eminent domain.
location alternatives are now being
Therefore, if easement negotiations fail
considered. These alternatives which
to produce an agreement, the pipeline
are described below would affect new
company could initiate condemnation
landowners; therefore, the Federal
proceedings where compensation would
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC
be determined in accordance with state
or Commission) is issuing this
supplemental notice (Notice) to provide law.
To help potentially affected
these landowners and other interested
landowners and other interested parties
better understand the Commission and
1 The Project is one of three projects being
its environmental review process, the
reviewed concurrently as the Southeast Market
Pipelines Project (SMP Project).
‘‘For Citizens’’ section of the FERC Web
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site (www.ferc.gov) provides information
about getting involved in FERC
jurisdictional projects, and a citizens’
guide entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I
Need to Know?’’ This guide addresses a
number of frequently asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain
and how to participate in the
Commission’s proceedings.
Project Background
On October 16, 2013 the
Commission’s environmental staff
approved Sabal Trail’s request to use the
Commission Pre-Filing Process for the
Project. The purpose of the Pre-Filing
Process is to encourage the early
involvement of interested stakeholders
to identify and resolve project-related
issues before an application is filed with
the Commission. On February 18, 2014
the Commission issued a Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Planned
Southeast Market Pipelines Project,
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Public Scoping Meetings.
During the course of the Pre-Filing
Process, numerous concerns have been
expressed about the potential
environmental impacts of the Project.
Based on the merits of these comments
and to ensure that public concerns are
fully considered during the Pre-Filing
Process, additional alternatives have
been identified and are being
considered.
Project Summary
As noted previously, the Project is
part of the SMP Project and will be
reviewed concurrently along with the
Florida Southeast Connection Project
and the Hillabee Expansion Project. The
SMP Project would involve the
construction and operation of over 650
miles of interstate natural gas
transmission pipeline and associated
facilities in Alabama, Georgia, and
Florida. The Project would connect with
the Hillabee Expansion Project in
Alabama, and the Florida Southeast
Connection Project in Florida.
The Sabal Trail portion of the SMP
Project would involve the construction
and operation of approximately 460
miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline beginning in
Tallapoosa County, Alabama and ending
in Osceola County, Florida. Sabal Trail
also plans to construct and operate
approximately 14 miles of 36-inchdiameter natural gas transmission
pipeline in Osceola and Orange
Counties, Florida (Hunters Creek Line)
and approximately 24 miles of 24-inchdiameter natural gas transmission
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pipeline in Marion and Citrus Counties,
Florida (Citrus County Line). In addition
to the planned pipelines, Sabal Trail
would construct and operate five new
compressor stations located in
Tallapoosa County, Alabama; Dougherty
County, Georgia; and Suwannee,
Marion, and Osceola Counties, Florida.
Project Alternatives
The following alternatives are being
considered. Illustrations of these
alternatives are provided in Appendix 1.
Sasser Route Alternative (Terrell and
Dougherty Counties, Georgia)
To address concerns regarding the
planned route’s impact on the
environment and its proximity to
numerous residences located in the
Kiokee-Flint area of Dougherty County,
the Sasser Route Alternative would
deviate from Sabal Trail’s planned route
near Milepost (MP) 138.5 and extend
south and east for approximately 21.5
miles before rejoining Sabal Trail’s
planned route at the proposed site of the
Albany Compressor Station near MP
168.5.
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Albany Compressor Station Alternatives
(Dougherty County, Georgia)
To address concerns regarding the
planned compressor station’s proximity
to the City of Albany and the potential
effects of the station on the surrounding
environment, two additional
compressor station locations (Sites 3A
and 5) have been identified and are
being considered.
Albany Compressor Station Site
Alternative 3A is an approximately 53acre parcel located at MP 155.7 of the
planned pipeline route, 1.7 miles north
of Leary Road and 0.8 miles westsouthwest of Woods Valley Trail. This
site is adjacent to both the planned
pipeline route and the Sasser Route
Alternative.
Albany Compressor Station Site
Alternative 5 is an approximately 53acre parcel located along the Sasser
Route Alternative, south of Gillionville
Road at its intersection with Tallahassee
Road. This site would only be suitable
for the Sasser Route Alternative.
Withlacoochee River Crossing Route
Alternative (Hamilton and Suwannee
Counties, Florida)
To address concerns regarding the
planned route’s impact on karst terrain
and known springs, the Withlacoochee
River Crossing Route Alternative would
deviate from Sabal Trail’s planned route
near MP 260.8 and extend for
approximately 11.4 miles in a generally
south and southeasterly direction,
crossing the Suwannee River State Park
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via horizontal direction drill and
rejoining the planned route at
approximately MP 270.4.
Wacassassa Flats Route Alternative
(Gilchrist County, Florida)
In response to the Gilchrist County
Board of Commissioners and to address
concerns regarding the planned route’s
impact on karst terrain, known springs,
its proximity to residences, and its
impacts on landowners, the Wacassassa
Flats Route Alternative would deviate
from Sabal Trail’s planned route at
approximately MP 320.8 and extend
19.4 miles generally south and east
through the area known as the
Wacassassa Flats until rejoining the
planned route at approximately MP
339.3.
Happy Trails Route Alternative (Osceola
County, Florida)
To address concerns regarding the
planned route’s effects on wetlands and
its proximity to residences, the Happy
Trails Route Alternative would deviate
from Sabal Trail’s planned route at
approximately MP 466.6 and extend
generally east and then south before
rejoining the planned route at
approximately MP 469.2.
The EIS 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 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 EIS on the
important environmental issues. By this
Notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the alternative pipeline
routes and aboveground facility
locations currently under consideration.
We will consider all filed comments
including any additional alternatives
that are suggested during the
preparation of the EIS.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be presented in a draft EIS
that will be placed in the public record,
published, and distributed to the public
for comments. We will also hold public
comment meetings in the Project area
and will address comments on the Draft
EIS in a Final EIS. The Final EIS will
also be placed in the public record,
published, and distributed to the public.
To ensure your comments are
considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation
section below.
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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
supplemental Notice to inform the
Georgia and Florida State Historic
Preservation Offices (SHPOs) of the
alternatives under consideration, and to
solicit their views and those of other
government agencies, interested Indian
tribes, and the public on the SMP
Project’s potential effects on historic
properties.2 We will define the projectspecific Area of Potential Effects (APE)
in consultation with the SHPOs as the
SMP Project develops. 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,
meter stations, and access roads). Our
EIS for the SMP 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 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 considered in a timely
manner and properly recorded, please
send your comments so that the
Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before November
14, 2014.
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 (PF14–1–000) with your
submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission’s
Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link
to Documents and Filings. This is an
easy method for interested persons to
2 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define
historic properties 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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submit brief, text-only comments on a
project;
(2) You can file your comments
electronically using the eFiling feature
located on the Commission’s Web site
(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 must select
the type of filing you are making. If you
are filing a comment on a particular
project, please select ‘‘Comment on a
Filing;’’ or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
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Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list
includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
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.
Copies of the draft EIS 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 Sabal Trail 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.
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intervene. Instructions for becoming an
intervenor are 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 the Commission receives a
formal application for the Project.
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 (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., PF14–1). 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/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
calendar located at www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Dated: October 15, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on November 4, 2014.
Dated: October 16, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF14-1-000]
Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Southeast
Market Pipelines Project and Request for Comments on Environmental
Issues Related to New Alternatives Under Consideration
In response to concerns raised about the Sabal Trail Transmission
LLC's (Sabal Trail) planned Sabal Trail Project (Project),\1\
additional pipeline route alternatives and compressor station location
alternatives are now being considered. These alternatives which are
described below would affect new landowners; therefore, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is issuing this
supplemental notice (Notice) to provide these landowners and other
interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Project. The FERC
is the lead federal agency responsible for conducting the environmental
review of this Project. The Commission's staff will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) that discusses the environmental
impacts of the Project. This EIS will be used in-part by the Commission
to determine whether the Project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
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\1\ The Project is one of three projects being reviewed
concurrently as the Southeast Market Pipelines Project (SMP
Project).
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You have been identified as a landowner or an interested party that
may be affected by new alternatives being considered or by the
corresponding segment of the currently planned route. Information in
this Notice was prepared to familiarize you with these new
alternatives, the Project as a whole, and the Commission's
environmental review process, and instruct you on how to submit
comments about the Project and the alternatives under consideration.
This Notice is also being sent to: Federal, state, and local government
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. We encourage elected officials and government
representatives to notify their constituents about the Project and
inform them on how they can comment on their areas of concern. Please
note that comments on this Notice should be filed with the Commission
by November 14, 2014.
If your property would be affected by one of the alternatives under
consideration, you should have already been contacted by a Sabal Trail
representative. A Sabal Trail representative may have also contacted
you or may contact you in the near future about the acquisition of an
easement to construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities or
request permission to perform environmental surveys on your property.
Some landowners may not be contacted if the alternative across their
property is found to be either not feasible or not environmentally
preferable to other alternatives being considered. If the Commission
approves the Project, 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.
To help potentially affected landowners and other interested
parties better understand the Commission and its environmental review
process, the ``For Citizens'' section of the FERC Web site
(www.ferc.gov) provides information about getting involved in FERC
jurisdictional projects, and a citizens' guide entitled ``An Interstate
Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need to Know?'' This guide
addresses a number of frequently asked questions, including the use of
eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.
Project Background
On October 16, 2013 the Commission's environmental staff approved
Sabal Trail's request to use the Commission Pre-Filing Process for the
Project. The purpose of the Pre-Filing Process is to encourage the
early involvement of interested stakeholders to identify and resolve
project-related issues before an application is filed with the
Commission. On February 18, 2014 the Commission issued a Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned
Southeast Market Pipelines Project, Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings.
During the course of the Pre-Filing Process, numerous concerns have
been expressed about the potential environmental impacts of the
Project. Based on the merits of these comments and to ensure that
public concerns are fully considered during the Pre-Filing Process,
additional alternatives have been identified and are being considered.
Project Summary
As noted previously, the Project is part of the SMP Project and
will be reviewed concurrently along with the Florida Southeast
Connection Project and the Hillabee Expansion Project. The SMP Project
would involve the construction and operation of over 650 miles of
interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and associated facilities
in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. The Project would connect with the
Hillabee Expansion Project in Alabama, and the Florida Southeast
Connection Project in Florida.
The Sabal Trail portion of the SMP Project would involve the
construction and operation of approximately 460 miles of 36-inch-
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline beginning in Tallapoosa
County, Alabama and ending in Osceola County, Florida. Sabal Trail also
plans to construct and operate approximately 14 miles of 36-inch-
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline in Osceola and Orange
Counties, Florida (Hunters Creek Line) and approximately 24 miles of
24-inch-diameter natural gas transmission
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pipeline in Marion and Citrus Counties, Florida (Citrus County Line).
In addition to the planned pipelines, Sabal Trail would construct and
operate five new compressor stations located in Tallapoosa County,
Alabama; Dougherty County, Georgia; and Suwannee, Marion, and Osceola
Counties, Florida.
Project Alternatives
The following alternatives are being considered. Illustrations of
these alternatives are provided in Appendix 1.
Sasser Route Alternative (Terrell and Dougherty Counties, Georgia)
To address concerns regarding the planned route's impact on the
environment and its proximity to numerous residences located in the
Kiokee-Flint area of Dougherty County, the Sasser Route Alternative
would deviate from Sabal Trail's planned route near Milepost (MP) 138.5
and extend south and east for approximately 21.5 miles before rejoining
Sabal Trail's planned route at the proposed site of the Albany
Compressor Station near MP 168.5.
Albany Compressor Station Alternatives (Dougherty County, Georgia)
To address concerns regarding the planned compressor station's
proximity to the City of Albany and the potential effects of the
station on the surrounding environment, two additional compressor
station locations (Sites 3A and 5) have been identified and are being
considered.
Albany Compressor Station Site Alternative 3A is an approximately
53-acre parcel located at MP 155.7 of the planned pipeline route, 1.7
miles north of Leary Road and 0.8 miles west-southwest of Woods Valley
Trail. This site is adjacent to both the planned pipeline route and the
Sasser Route Alternative.
Albany Compressor Station Site Alternative 5 is an approximately
53-acre parcel located along the Sasser Route Alternative, south of
Gillionville Road at its intersection with Tallahassee Road. This site
would only be suitable for the Sasser Route Alternative.
Withlacoochee River Crossing Route Alternative (Hamilton and Suwannee
Counties, Florida)
To address concerns regarding the planned route's impact on karst
terrain and known springs, the Withlacoochee River Crossing Route
Alternative would deviate from Sabal Trail's planned route near MP
260.8 and extend for approximately 11.4 miles in a generally south and
southeasterly direction, crossing the Suwannee River State Park via
horizontal direction drill and rejoining the planned route at
approximately MP 270.4.
Wacassassa Flats Route Alternative (Gilchrist County, Florida)
In response to the Gilchrist County Board of Commissioners and to
address concerns regarding the planned route's impact on karst terrain,
known springs, its proximity to residences, and its impacts on
landowners, the Wacassassa Flats Route Alternative would deviate from
Sabal Trail's planned route at approximately MP 320.8 and extend 19.4
miles generally south and east through the area known as the Wacassassa
Flats until rejoining the planned route at approximately MP 339.3.
Happy Trails Route Alternative (Osceola County, Florida)
To address concerns regarding the planned route's effects on
wetlands and its proximity to residences, the Happy Trails Route
Alternative would deviate from Sabal Trail's planned route at
approximately MP 466.6 and extend generally east and then south before
rejoining the planned route at approximately MP 469.2.
The EIS 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
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 EIS on the important
environmental issues. By this Notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the alternative pipeline routes and aboveground facility
locations currently under consideration. We will consider all filed
comments including any additional alternatives that are suggested
during the preparation of the EIS.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be presented in a draft
EIS that will be placed in the public record, published, and
distributed to the public for comments. We will also hold public
comment meetings in the Project area and will address comments on the
Draft EIS in a Final EIS. The Final EIS will also be placed in the
public record, published, and distributed to the public. To ensure your
comments are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in
the Public Participation section below.
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 supplemental Notice to inform the
Georgia and Florida State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) of the
alternatives under consideration, and to solicit their views and those
of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public
on the SMP Project's potential effects on historic properties.\2\ We
will define the project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) in
consultation with the SHPOs as the SMP Project develops. 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, meter stations, and
access roads). Our EIS for the SMP Project will document our findings
on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of
consultations under section 106.
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\2\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties 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 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 considered
in a timely manner and properly recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before
November 14, 2014.
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 (PF14-1-000) with your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested
persons to
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submit brief, text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling
feature located on the Commission's Web site (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 must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing;'' or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
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 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.
Copies of the draft EIS 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 Sabal Trail 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 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 the Commission
receives a formal application for the Project.
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 (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., PF14-1). 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
Dated: October 15, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-25066 Filed 10-21-14; 8:45 am]
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