Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C; Notice of Application, 76969-76970 [2015-31213]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 238 / Friday, December 11, 2015 / Notices Dated: December 7, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–31212 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP16–21–000; Docket No. PF14–22–000] jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C; Notice of Application Take notice that on November 20, 2015, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) seeking authority to (i) construct, install, modify, and operate certain pipeline and compression facilities to be located in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, and (ii) to abandon certain facilities, as part of the Northeast Energy Direct Project (NED Project), as described in more detail below. Tennessee proposes to provide up to 1.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of firm capacity at a cost of approximately $5.2 billion dollars, all as more fully set forth in the application. The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Specifically, the NED Project includes two components: (1) The Supply Path Component, which is comprised of facilities from Troy, Pennsylvania, to Wright, New York (Supply Path Component), and (2) the Market Path Component, which is comprised of facilities from Wright, New York, to Dracut, Massachusetts (Market Path Component). The Supply Path Component facilities include: (i) Approximately 174 miles of pipeline facilities in Pennsylvania and New York of which approximately 41 miles will be VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Dec 10, 2015 Jkt 238001 looped, (ii) three new compressor stations totaling 153,500 horsepower (hp), (iii) modifications to one existing compressor station, (iv) two new meter stations, and (v) various appurtenant facilities. The Market Path Component facilities include: (i) Approximately 188 miles of mainline pipeline facilities in New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, (ii) approximately 58 miles of lateral and pipeline looping, including a total of five delivery laterals in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, one pipeline loop in Connecticut, (iii) six new compressor stations totaling 207,600 hp, (iv) construction of 13 new meter stations, (v) modification of 14 existing meter stations, and (vi) various appurtenant facilities. Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to Jacquelyne M. Rocan, Assistant General Counsel, at Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002 or at (713) 420–4544 (phone), or (713) 420–1601 (facsimile), or email: Jacquelyne_Rocan@ kindermorgan.com, or Shannon M. Miller, Regulatory Affairs, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, or at (713) 420–4038 (phone), or (713) 420–1605 (facsimile), or email: shannon_miller@kindermorgan.com. On October 2, 2014, Commission staff granted Tennessee’s request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF14–22–000 to staff activities involving the project. Now, as of the filing of this application on November 20, 2015, the NEPA PreFiling Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP16– 21–000 as noted in the caption of this Notice. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for this proposal. The issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76969 this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 7 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission’s rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be placed on the Commission’s environmental mailing list, will receive copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission’s environmental review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission’s final order. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at E:\FR\FM\11DEN1.SGM 11DEN1 76970 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 238 / Friday, December 11, 2015 / Notices 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. Comment Date: January 6, 2016. Dated: December 7, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–31213 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP16–22–000; PF15–10–000; CP16–23–000; PF15–11–000; CP16–24–000] jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC; Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; DTE Gas Company; Notice of Applications Take notice that on November 20, 2015, NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC (NEXUS), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in Docket No. CP16–22–000 an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization: (i) To construct approximately 255.9 miles of new, 36-inch-diameter interstate pipeline in Ohio and Michigan; (ii) to construct four compressor stations, totaling 130,000 horsepower (HP); (iii) to construct various appurtenances (collectively, the NEXUS Project); (iv) of its proposed pro forma tariff; (v) for a Part 157, Subpart F construction certificate; (vi) for a Part 284, Subpart G blanket certificate; and (vii) for any waivers the Commission deems necessary for the NEXUS Project. NEXUS states that the proposed pipeline will have a capacity of 1.5 million dekatherms per day (Dth/d) and estimates the cost of the NEXUS Project to be approximately $2,095,267,444. Additionally, on November 20, 2015, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in Docket No. CP16–23–000 an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the NGA for authorization: (i) To construct approximately 4.4 miles of 36-inchdiameter pipeline loop in Monroe County, Ohio; (ii) to construct 1,790 feet of connecting pipeline to the NEXUS Project in Columbiana County, Ohio; (iii) to construct a new 18,800 HP compressor station in Columbiana County, Ohio; (iv) to construct a new 9,400 HP compressor unit at its existing Colerain Compressor Station in Belmont County, Ohio; (v) to modify Line 73 to VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Dec 10, 2015 Jkt 238001 allow for bi-directional flow; (vi) to construct various appurtenances (collectively, the TEAL Project); (vii) to abandon by lease to NEXUS 950,155 Dth/d; and (vii) for any waivers the Commission deems necessary for the TEAL Project. Texas Eastern estimates the cost of the TEAL Project to be approximately $183,519,668. These applications will be reviewed contemporaneously with the application for an operating lease filed by DTE Gas Company in Docket No. CP16–24–000 on November 24, 2015. All of the applications are on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site Web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. Any questions concerning the application in Docket No. CP16–22–000 may be directed to Berk Donaldson or Leanne Sidorkewicz, NEXUS Gas Transmission LLC, 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056, by telephone at (713) 627–4488, or by email at bdonaldson@ spectraenergy.com or lsidorkewicz@ spectraenergy.com. Any questions concerning the application in Docket No. CP16–23–000 may be directed to Berk Donaldson, General Manger, Rates and Certificates, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, PO Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251–1642, by telephone at (713) 624–4488, or by facsimile at (713) 627–5947. On December 30, 2014, the Commission staff granted NEXUS’ request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF15–10–000 to staff’s activities involved in the NEXUS Project. Now, as of the November 20, 2015 application, the PreFiling Process for the NEXUS Project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP16–22–000, as noted in the caption of this Notice. On January 16, 2015, the Commission staff granted Texas Eastern’s request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF15–11–000 to staff’s activities involved in the TEAL Project. Now, as of the November 20, 2015 application, the Pre-Filing Process for the TEAL Project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP16–23– PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 000, as noted in the caption of this Notice. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for this proposal. The issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission’s rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of this project should submit an original and E:\FR\FM\11DEN1.SGM 11DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Docket No. CP16-21-000; Docket No. PF14-22-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on November 20, 2015, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company, L.L.C. (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 
77002, filed an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) seeking authority to (i) construct, install, modify, and 
operate certain pipeline and compression facilities to be located in 
Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, 
and (ii) to abandon certain facilities, as part of the Northeast Energy 
Direct Project (NED Project), as described in more detail below. 
Tennessee proposes to provide up to 1.3 billion cubic feet per day 
(Bcf/d) of firm capacity at a cost of approximately $5.2 billion 
dollars, all as more fully set forth in the application. The filing is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, the NED Project includes two components: (1) The 
Supply Path Component, which is comprised of facilities from Troy, 
Pennsylvania, to Wright, New York (Supply Path Component), and (2) the 
Market Path Component, which is comprised of facilities from Wright, 
New York, to Dracut, Massachusetts (Market Path Component). The Supply 
Path Component facilities include: (i) Approximately 174 miles of 
pipeline facilities in Pennsylvania and New York of which approximately 
41 miles will be looped, (ii) three new compressor stations totaling 
153,500 horsepower (hp), (iii) modifications to one existing compressor 
station, (iv) two new meter stations, and (v) various appurtenant 
facilities. The Market Path Component facilities include: (i) 
Approximately 188 miles of mainline pipeline facilities in New York, 
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, (ii) approximately 58 miles of 
lateral and pipeline looping, including a total of five delivery 
laterals in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, one pipeline loop in 
Connecticut, (iii) six new compressor stations totaling 207,600 hp, 
(iv) construction of 13 new meter stations, (v) modification of 14 
existing meter stations, and (vi) various appurtenant facilities.
    Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to 
Jacquelyne M. Rocan, Assistant General Counsel, at Tennessee Gas 
Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002 
or at (713) 420-4544 (phone), or (713) 420-1601 (facsimile), or email: 
Jacquelyne_Rocan@kindermorgan.com, or Shannon M. Miller, Regulatory 
Affairs, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, 
Houston, Texas 77002, or at (713) 420-4038 (phone), or (713) 420-1605 
(facsimile), or email: shannon_miller@kindermorgan.com.
    On October 2, 2014, Commission staff granted Tennessee's request to 
utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process 
and assigned Docket No. PF14-22-000 to staff activities involving the 
project. Now, as of the filing of this application on November 20, 
2015, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this 
time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP16-21-
000 as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will issue a Notice 
of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for this proposal. The 
issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to 
notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of 
all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal 
authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission 
staff's FEIS.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 7 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at

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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.
    Comment Date: January 6, 2016.

    Dated: December 7, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-31213 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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