Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Atlantic Sunrise Project, 2344-2345 [2017-00073]
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call notes from December 6, 2016 call with Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Rio Bravo Pipeline, LLC.
3 Memo forwarding letter dated December 21, 2016 from Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
2 Conference
Dated: December 28, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. CP15–138–000]
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC; Notice of Availability
of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Atlantic
Sunrise Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Atlantic Sunrise Project,
proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the
above-referenced docket. Transco
requests authorization to expand its
existing pipeline system from the
Marcellus Shale production area in
northern Pennsylvania to deliver an
incremental 1.7 million dekatherms per
day of year-round firm transportation
capacity to its existing southeastern
market areas.
The final EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
project in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the project would result in some adverse
environmental impacts; however, most
of 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Natural Resources
Conservation Service participated as
cooperating agencies in the preparation
of the final EIS. Cooperating agencies
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have jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to resources
potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis.
Although the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service provided input to
the conclusions and recommendations
presented in the final EIS, the agencies
will present their own conclusions and
recommendations in their respective
records of decision or determinations
for the project.
The final EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of about
199.4 miles of pipeline composed of the
following facilities:
• 185.9 miles of new 30- and 42-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline in
Pennsylvania;
• 11.0 miles of new 36- and 42-inchdiameter pipeline looping in
Pennsylvania;
• 2.5 miles of 30-inch-diameter
replacements in Virginia; and
• associated equipment and facilities.
The project’s proposed aboveground
facilities include two new compressor
stations in Pennsylvania; additional
compression and related modifications
to three existing compressor stations in
Pennsylvania and Maryland; two new
meter stations and three new regulator
stations in Pennsylvania; and minor
modifications at existing aboveground
facilities at various locations in
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, North
Carolina, and South Carolina to allow
for bi-directional flow and the
installation of supplemental
odorization, odor detection, and/or odor
masking/deodorization equipment.
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 and
other interested individuals and groups;
newspapers and libraries in the project
area; and parties to this proceeding.
Paper copy versions of this EIS were
mailed to those specifically requesting
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them; all others received a CD version.
In addition, the final EIS is available for
public viewing on the FERC’s Web site
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.
A limited number of copies 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.
In accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
regulations implementing NEPA, no
agency decision on a proposed action
may be made until 30 days after the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes a notice of availability of the
final EIS in the Federal Register.
However, the CEQ regulations provide
an exception to this rule when an
agency decision is subject to a formal
internal appeal process that allows other
agencies or the public to make their
views known. In such cases, the agency
decision may be made at the same time
the notice of the final EIS is published,
allowing both periods to run
concurrently. The Commission decision
for this proposed action is subject to a
30-day rehearing period.
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
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appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
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at (866) 208–3676; for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
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such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription that
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP15-138-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Atlantic Sunrise Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Atlantic Sunrise Project, proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the above-referenced docket. Transco
requests authorization to expand its existing pipeline system from the
Marcellus Shale production area in northern Pennsylvania to deliver an
incremental 1.7 million dekatherms per day of year-round firm
transportation capacity to its existing southeastern market areas.
The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the project would result in some
adverse environmental impacts; however, most of 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service 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 the proposal and participate in the
NEPA analysis. Although the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the
Natural Resources Conservation Service provided input to the
conclusions and recommendations presented in the final EIS, the
agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in
their respective records of decision or determinations for the project.
The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of about 199.4 miles of pipeline composed of
the following facilities:
185.9 miles of new 30- and 42-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline in Pennsylvania;
11.0 miles of new 36- and 42-inch-diameter pipeline
looping in Pennsylvania;
2.5 miles of 30-inch-diameter replacements in Virginia;
and
associated equipment and facilities.
The project's proposed aboveground facilities include two new
compressor stations in Pennsylvania; additional compression and related
modifications to three existing compressor stations in Pennsylvania and
Maryland; two new meter stations and three new regulator stations in
Pennsylvania; and minor modifications at existing aboveground
facilities at various locations in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland,
North Carolina, and South Carolina to allow for bi-directional flow and
the installation of supplemental odorization, odor detection, and/or
odor masking/deodorization equipment.
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 and other interested individuals and
groups; 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 CD version. In
addition, the final EIS is available for public viewing on the FERC's
Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of
copies 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.
In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ)
regulations implementing NEPA, no agency decision on a proposed action
may be made until 30 days after the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency publishes a notice of availability of the final EIS in the
Federal Register. However, the CEQ regulations provide an exception to
this rule when an agency decision is subject to a formal internal
appeal process that allows other agencies or the public to make their
views known. In such cases, the agency decision may be made at the same
time the notice of the final EIS is published, allowing both periods to
run concurrently. The Commission decision for this proposed action is
subject to a 30-day rehearing period.
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-
138). 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 that 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
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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.
Dated: December 30, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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