PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Penneast Pipeline Project, 17988 [2017-07543]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC;
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Penneast Pipeline
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the PennEast Pipeline Project,
proposed by PennEast Pipeline
Company, LLC (PennEast) in the abovereferenced docket. PennEast requests
authorization to construct and operate a
120.2-mile-long greenfield pipeline to
provide 1.1 million dekatherms per day
of year-round natural gas transportation
service from northern Pennsylvania to
markets in eastern and southeastern
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
surrounding states. The 120.2 miles
would consist of 116.0 miles of 36-inchdiameter pipeline (78.3 miles in
Pennsylvania and 37.7 miles in New
Jersey) as well as three laterals totaling
4.2 miles, and up to 47,700 horsepower
(hp) of compression at one new
compressor station in Carbon County,
Pennsylvania.
The final EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
PennEast Pipeline Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with the
mitigation measures recommended in
the EIS, would result in some adverse
environmental impacts, but impacts
would be reduced to less than
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significant levels with the
implementation of PennEast’s proposed
and our recommended mitigation
measures. This determination is based
on our review of the information
provided by PennEast and further
developed from data requests; field
investigations; scoping; literature
research; alternatives analysis; and
contacts with federal, state, and local
agencies as well as Indian tribes and
individual members of the public.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, and U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resource
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 these agencies provided input
to the conclusions and
recommendations presented in the final
EIS, the agencies will present their own
conclusions and recommendations in
any respective record of decision or
determination for the project.
The final EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
following project facilities:
• 116.0 miles of new, 36-inchdiameter pipeline extending from
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania to
Mercer County, New Jersey;
• the 2.1-mile Hellertown Lateral
consisting of 24-inch-diameter pipeline
in Northampton County, Pennsylvania;
• the 0.6-mile Gilbert Lateral
consisting of 12-inch-diameter pipeline
in Hunterdon County, New Jersey;
• the 1.5-mile Lambertville Lateral
consisting of 36-inch-diameter pipeline
in Hunterdon County, New Jersey;
• new, 47,700 hp Kidder Compressor
Station in Kidder Township, Carbon
County, Pennsylvania; and
• associated aboveground facilities
including eight metering and regulating
stations for interconnections, eleven
main line valve sites, and four pig
launcher/receiver sites.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
final EIS to federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
and newspapers and libraries in the
project area. Paper copy versions of this
EIS (Volume 1 in paper copy with the
remainder on CD) were mailed to those
specifically requesting them; all others
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received a CD version of the complete
document.
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 EPA
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–
558). 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
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.
Dated: April 6, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–07543 Filed 4–13–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP15-558-000]
PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Penneast Pipeline
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the PennEast Pipeline Project, proposed by PennEast Pipeline
Company, LLC (PennEast) in the above-referenced docket. PennEast
requests authorization to construct and operate a 120.2-mile-long
greenfield pipeline to provide 1.1 million dekatherms per day of year-
round natural gas transportation service from northern Pennsylvania to
markets in eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
surrounding states. The 120.2 miles would consist of 116.0 miles of 36-
inch-diameter pipeline (78.3 miles in Pennsylvania and 37.7 miles in
New Jersey) as well as three laterals totaling 4.2 miles, and up to
47,700 horsepower (hp) of compression at one new compressor station in
Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the PennEast Pipeline Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed
project, with the mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would
result in some adverse environmental impacts, but impacts would be
reduced to less than significant levels with the implementation of
PennEast's proposed and our recommended mitigation measures. This
determination is based on our review of the information provided by
PennEast and further developed from data requests; field
investigations; scoping; literature research; alternatives analysis;
and contacts with federal, state, and local agencies as well as Indian
tribes and individual members of the public.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource
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 these
agencies provided input to the conclusions and recommendations
presented in the final EIS, the agencies will present their own
conclusions and recommendations in any respective record of decision or
determination for the project.
The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
116.0 miles of new, 36-inch-diameter pipeline extending
from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania to Mercer County, New Jersey;
the 2.1-mile Hellertown Lateral consisting of 24-inch-
diameter pipeline in Northampton County, Pennsylvania;
the 0.6-mile Gilbert Lateral consisting of 12-inch-
diameter pipeline in Hunterdon County, New Jersey;
the 1.5-mile Lambertville Lateral consisting of 36-inch-
diameter pipeline in Hunterdon County, New Jersey;
new, 47,700 hp Kidder Compressor Station in Kidder
Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; and
associated aboveground facilities including eight metering
and regulating stations for interconnections, eleven main line valve
sites, and four pig launcher/receiver sites.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the final EIS to federal, state,
and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and
groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project area. Paper copy
versions of this EIS (Volume 1 in paper copy with the remainder on CD)
were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all others received
a CD version of the complete document.
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 EPA 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-
558). 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 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: April 6, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-07543 Filed 4-13-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
