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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC; Supplemental Notice
of Intent for the Proposed Dalton
Expansion Project, Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
Related to New Route Modifications
Under Consideration
You are receiving this letter because
the staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) is evaluating route
modifications to Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company, LLC’s (Transco)
proposed Dalton Expansion Project
(Project). The general location of the
Project is shown in appendix 1.1 Since
the filing of its March 19, 2015
application, Transco provided two
supplemental filings (July 15, 2015 and
September 30, 2015) that identified
several modifications to its proposed
pipeline route. These modifications
were incorporated based on the results
of ongoing field surveys and to address
comments from agencies and other
stakeholders. The majority of the
landowners potentially affected by these
modifications have received notification
of the Commission’s review of the
Project. However, some of the
modifications would affect new
landowners; therefore, the Commission
is issuing this supplemental notice
(Notice) to provide these new
landowners an opportunity to comment
on the Project. You can access detailed
mapping of the modifications to the
1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
502–8371.
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proposed pipeline route on the
Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov)
using eLibrary. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last
page of this notice.
The FERC is the lead federal agency
responsible for conducting the
environmental review of the Project.
The Commission’s staff is preparing an
environmental assessment (EA) that
discusses the environmental impacts of
the Project. This EA will be used to
inform the Commission as it determines
whether the Project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
This Notice announces the opening of
an additional scoping period the
Commission will use to gather input
from the new landowners potentially
affected by the Project. Comments may
Route modification
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Route Variation AE ..................................................................................
Route Variation AG .................................................................................
Route Variation AH .................................................................................
Route Variation BH .................................................................................
Major Route Alternative H .......................................................................
Route Variation BS ..................................................................................
Information in this notice was
prepared to familiarize you with the
new route modifications, the Project as
a whole, the Commission’s
environmental review process, and
instruct you on how to submit
comments.
A pipeline company representative
may have already contacted you or may
contact you soon about surveys and/or
to acquire an easement to construct,
operate, and maintain the pipeline. The
company would seek to negotiate a
mutually acceptable agreement.
However, 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 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. A citizens’ guide
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
to Know?’’ is also available in this
section of the Commission’s Web site.
This guide addresses a number of
frequently asked questions, including
the use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Transco plans to construct and
operate about 113 miles of new 16, 20,
24, and 30-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline and associated facilities in
Coweta, Carroll, Douglas, Paulding,
Bartow, Gordon, and Murray Counties,
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be submitted in writing as described in
the public participation section of this
notice. Please note that comments on
this Notice should be filed with the
Commission by February 29, 2016.
The specific modifications being
scoped by this Notice are listed in the
table below.
30.4
41.5
43.2
63.0
43.7
91.1
to
to
to
to
to
to
31.8
42.8
43.4
64.1
56.3
91.5
...................................
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...................................
...................................
...................................
...................................
Georgia and a new compressor station in
Carroll County, Georgia. Additionally,
Transco plans to modify existing
facilities along its mainline transmission
system in Maryland, Virginia, and North
Carolina to accommodate bidirectional
flow. Transco has indicated that the
Project would provide 448,000
dekatherms per day of incremental firm
transportation service to markets in
northwest Georgia.
The EA 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 2 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 EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to
address in the EA. We will consider all
filed comments during the preparation
of the EA.
In the EA we will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
Project under these general headings:
• Geology and soils;
• water resources, fisheries, and
wetlands;
• vegetation and wildlife;
• endangered and threatened species;
• land use;
• socioeconomics;
• cultural resources;
• air quality and noise; and
• public safety.
2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
Energy Projects.
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County
Paulding
Paulding
Paulding
Bartow
Paulding and Bartow
Gordon
We will also evaluate possible
alternatives to the Project or portions of
the Project, and make recommendations
on how to lessen or avoid impacts on
the various resource areas.
We began our NEPA review under the
Commission’s pre-filing process on
April 25, 2014. The purpose of the prefiling process was to encourage the early
involvement of interested stakeholders
and to identify and resolve issues before
the FERC receives an application. On
October 21, 2014, FERC staff issued an
initial Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Planned Dalton Expansion Project,
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Public Scoping Meetings. FERC Staff
also issued two supplemental NOIs for
the Project on November 14, 2014 and
February 13, 2015.3
The EA will present our independent
analysis of the issues. The EA will be
available in the public record through
eLibrary. We will also publish and
distribute the EA to the public for an
allotted comment period. We will
consider all comments on the EA before
we make our recommendations to the
Commission. To ensure we have the
opportunity to consider and address
your comments, please carefully follow
the instructions in the Public
Participation section of this notice.
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
3 The November 14, 2014 and February 13, 2015
supplemental NOIs can be viewed on the FERC
Internet Web site at www.ferc.gov. Using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘Advanced Search’’ from the
eLibrary menu and enter 20141114–3019 and
20150213–3012, respectively, in the ‘‘Accession
Number’’ field.
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Preservation Act, we are using this
notice to initiate consultation with the
applicable State Historic Preservation
Office(s), and to solicit their views and
those of other government agencies,
interested Indian tribes, and the public
on the Project’s potential effects on
historic properties.4 We will define the
Project-specific Area of Potential Effects
(APE) in consultation with the SHPO as
the 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,
and access roads). Our EA for this
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 or concerns 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 timely and properly
recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before February
29, 2016.
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 (CP15–117–000) 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
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
4 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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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.5 We will
continue to 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 EA 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
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, 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 ‘‘Document-less
Intervention Guide’’ under the ‘‘e-filing’’
link on the Commission’s Web site.
5 Because the modifications involve only a subset
of the environmental mailing list, this Notice is
being provided to only the affected landowners.
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Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/
resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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
in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15–
117). 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: January 27, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP15-117-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Supplemental Notice
of Intent for the Proposed Dalton Expansion Project, Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues Related to New Route Modifications
Under Consideration
You are receiving this letter because the staff of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is evaluating route
modifications to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC's
(Transco) proposed Dalton Expansion Project (Project). The general
location of the Project is shown in appendix 1.\1\ Since the filing of
its March 19, 2015 application, Transco provided two supplemental
filings (July 15, 2015 and September 30, 2015) that identified several
modifications to its proposed pipeline route. These modifications were
incorporated based on the results of ongoing field surveys and to
address comments from agencies and other stakeholders. The majority of
the landowners potentially affected by these modifications have
received notification of the Commission's review of the Project.
However, some of the modifications would affect new landowners;
therefore, the Commission is issuing this supplemental notice (Notice)
to provide these new landowners an opportunity to comment on the
Project. You can access detailed mapping of the modifications to the
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proposed pipeline route on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov)
using eLibrary. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to
the last page of this notice.
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371.
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The FERC is the lead federal agency responsible for conducting the
environmental review of the Project. The Commission's staff is
preparing an environmental assessment (EA) that discusses the
environmental impacts of the Project. This EA will be used to inform
the Commission as it determines whether the Project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
This Notice announces the opening of an additional scoping period
the Commission will use to gather input from the new landowners
potentially affected by the Project. Comments may be submitted in
writing as described in the public participation section of this
notice. Please note that comments on this Notice should be filed with
the Commission by February 29, 2016.
The specific modifications being scoped by this Notice are listed
in the table below.
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Route modification Milepost range County
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Route Variation AE.............. 30.4 to 31.8...... Paulding
Route Variation AG.............. 41.5 to 42.8...... Paulding
Route Variation AH.............. 43.2 to 43.4...... Paulding
Route Variation BH.............. 63.0 to 64.1...... Bartow
Major Route Alternative H....... 43.7 to 56.3...... Paulding and
Bartow
Route Variation BS.............. 91.1 to 91.5...... Gordon
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Information in this notice was prepared to familiarize you with the
new route modifications, the Project as a whole, the Commission's
environmental review process, and instruct you on how to submit
comments.
A pipeline company representative may have already contacted you or
may contact you soon about surveys and/or to acquire an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the pipeline. The company would seek
to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, 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 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. A citizens' guide
entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I
Need to Know?'' is also available in this section of the Commission's
Web site. This guide addresses a number of frequently asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the
Commission's proceedings.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Transco plans to construct and operate about 113 miles of new 16,
20, 24, and 30-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline and associated
facilities in Coweta, Carroll, Douglas, Paulding, Bartow, Gordon, and
Murray Counties, Georgia and a new compressor station in Carroll
County, Georgia. Additionally, Transco plans to modify existing
facilities along its mainline transmission system in Maryland,
Virginia, and North Carolina to accommodate bidirectional flow. Transco
has indicated that the Project would provide 448,000 dekatherms per day
of incremental firm transportation service to markets in northwest
Georgia.
The EA 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
\2\ 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 EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
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\2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the Project under these general
headings:
Geology and soils;
water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
vegetation and wildlife;
endangered and threatened species;
land use;
socioeconomics;
cultural resources;
air quality and noise; and
public safety.
We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the Project or
portions of the Project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
We began our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process
on April 25, 2014. The purpose of the pre-filing process was to
encourage the early involvement of interested stakeholders and to
identify and resolve issues before the FERC receives an application. On
October 21, 2014, FERC staff issued an initial Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Dalton Expansion
Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Public Scoping Meetings. FERC Staff also issued two supplemental NOIs
for the Project on November 14, 2014 and February 13, 2015.\3\
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\3\ The November 14, 2014 and February 13, 2015 supplemental
NOIs can be viewed on the FERC Internet Web site at www.ferc.gov.
Using the ``eLibrary'' link, select ``Advanced Search'' from the
eLibrary menu and enter 20141114-3019 and 20150213-3012,
respectively, in the ``Accession Number'' field.
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The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. We will also
publish and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment
period. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make our
recommendations to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to
consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation section of this notice.
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
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Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the Project's potential effects on
historic properties.\4\ We will define the Project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the 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, and access roads). Our EA for this Project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under section 106.
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\4\ 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 or concerns 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 timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before
February 29, 2016.
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 (CP15-117-000) 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 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.\5\ We will continue to 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.
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Copies of the EA 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
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, 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 ``Document-less Intervention Guide'' under the ``e-filing'' link on
the Commission's Web site. Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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 in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15-
117). 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: January 27, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01918 Filed 2-2-16; 8:45 am]
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