Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, 13741-13742 [2018-06410]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket No. CP17–101–000]
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company, LLC, Northeast
Supply Enhancement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Northeast Supply Enhancement
Project (NESE Project or Project) as
proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the
above-referenced docket. Transco
requests authorization to construct and
operate 36.9 miles of onshore and
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offshore natural gas transmission
pipeline loop 1 and associated facilities,
one new natural gas-fired compressor
station, and modifications at one
existing compressor station. The Project
would provide about 400,000
dekatherms per day of natural gas to end
use residential and commercial
customers in the New York City area.
The draft 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, all
impacts would be reduced to less-thansignificant levels with the
implementation of Transco’s proposed
mitigation and the additional measures
recommended in the draft EIS.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
and the City of New York participated
as cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the draft EIS. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or
special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the
proposals and participate in the NEPA
analysis. Although the cooperating
agencies provide input to the
conclusions and recommendations
presented in the draft EIS, the agencies
will each present its own conclusions
and recommendations in its respective
record of decision or determination for
the Project.
The draft EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
following Project facilities:
• 10.2 miles of 42-inch-diameter
pipeline loop in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania (the Quarryville Loop);
• 3.4 miles of 26-inch-diameter
pipeline loop in Middlesex County,
New Jersey (the Madison Loop);
• 23.5 miles of 26-inch-diameter
pipeline loop in Middlesex and
Monmouth Counties, New Jersey, and
Queens and Richmond Counties, New
York (the Raritan Bay Loop 2);
• modification of existing Compressor
Station 200 in Chester County,
Pennsylvania;
• construction of new Compressor
Station 206 in Somerset County, New
Jersey; and
1 A loop is a segment of pipe that is installed
adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to
it at both ends. A loop generally allows more gas
to move through the system.
2 Except for 0.2 mile of pipe in onshore
Middlesex County, New Jersey, the Raritan Bay
Loop would occur in offshore New Jersey waters
(6.0 miles) and offshore New York waters (17.3
miles).
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• ancillary facilities (including
cathodic protection systems, new and
modified mainline valves with tie-in
assemblies, new and modified launcher/
receiver facilities, and facilities to
connect the Raritan Bay Loop to the
existing Rockaway Delivery Lateral at
the Rockaway Transfer Point).
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
draft 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
draft EIS were mailed to those
specifically requesting them; all others
received a CD version. In addition, the
draft EIS is available for public viewing
on the FERC’s website (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.
Any person wishing to comment on
the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the
proposal in the final EIS, it is important
that the Commission receive your
comments on or before May 14, 2018.
For your convenience, there are four
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received,
whether filed in written form or
provided verbally. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
carefully follow these instructions so
that your comments are properly
recorded.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy
method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission’s website
(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.’’ If you are filing
a comment on a particular project,
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please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
the filing type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address. Be sure to reference
the Project docket number (CP17–101–
000) with your submission: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written or
electronic comments, the Commission
invites you to attend one of the public
comment sessions its staff will conduct
in the Project area to receive comments
on the draft EIS, scheduled as follows:
Date and time
Location
Wednesday, April 25, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m ..............
Thursday, April 26, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m ..................
Wednesday, May 2, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m ................
George Bush Senior Center, 1 Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ 08857, (732) 721–5600.
Best Western Gregory Hotel, 8315 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209, (718) 238–3737.
Franklin Township Community Center, 505 Demott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873, (732) 873–
1991.
Solanco High School, 585 Solanco Road, Quarryville, PA 17566, (717) 786–2151.
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Thursday, May 3, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m ....................
The primary goal of these comment
sessions is to have you identify the
specific environmental issues and
concerns with the draft EIS. Individual
verbal comments will be taken on a oneon-one basis with a court reporter. This
format is designed to receive the
maximum amount of verbal comments
in a convenient way during the
timeframe allotted.
Each comment session is scheduled
from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern
Time Zone. You may arrive at any time
after 5:00 p.m. There will not be a formal
presentation by Commission staff when
the session opens. The Commission staff
will hand out numbers to those who
wish to speak in the order of their
arrival until 8:00 p.m. If no additional
numbers have been handed out and all
individuals who wish to provide
comments have had an opportunity to
do so, staff may conclude the session at
8:00 p.m.
Your verbal comments will be
recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present)
and become part of the public record for
this proceeding. Transcripts will be
publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary
system (see below for instructions on
using eLibrary). If a significant number
of people are interested in providing
verbal comments in the one-on-one
settings, a time limit of 3 to 5 minutes
may be implemented for each
commenter.
It is important to note that written
comments mailed to the Commission
and those submitted electronically are
reviewed by staff with the same scrutiny
and consideration as the verbal
comments given at the public sessions.
Although there will not be a formal
presentation, Commission staff will be
available throughout the evening to
answer your questions about the
environmental review process.
Any person seeking to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
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Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214).3 Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
The Commission grants affected
landowners and others with
environmental concerns intervenor
status upon showing good cause by
stating that they have a clear and direct
interest in this proceeding which no
other party can adequately represent.
Simply filing environmental comments
will not give you intervenor status, but
you do not need intervenor status to
have your comments considered.
Questions
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website (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.,
CP17–101). 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.
3 See the previous discussion on the methods for
filing comments.
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Dated: March 23, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. CP18–117–000]
Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization; Wyoming Interstate
Company, LLC
Take notice that on March 15, 2018,
Wyoming Interstate Company, L.L.C.
(WIC), Post Office Box 1087, Colorado
Springs, Colorado 80944, filed a prior
notice request pursuant to sections
157.205, 157.208(b), and 157.210 of the
Commission’s regulations under the
Natural Gas Act for authorization to
increase the available horsepower (hp)
at its existing WIC Cheyenne
Compressor Station located at the
Cheyenne Hub in Weld County,
Colorado. Specifically, WIC seeks to
reclassify one natural gas-fired 2,700
ISO-rated hp compressor unit that
currently serves as a spare unit to
mainline service. The proposed
modification will allow an additional
220,000 dekatherm per day of capacity
from its receipt at the Flying Hawk
Interconnect. The project will allow
additional volumes to be received at a
reduced delivery pressure and boost the
pressure of those volumes into the high
pressure pool at the Cheyenne Hub, all
as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection. The
filing may also be viewed on the 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-101-000]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC,
Northeast Supply Enhancement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE Project or Project)
as proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in
the above-referenced docket. Transco requests authorization to
construct and operate 36.9 miles of onshore and offshore natural gas
transmission pipeline loop \1\ and associated facilities, one new
natural gas-fired compressor station, and modifications at one existing
compressor station. The Project would provide about 400,000 dekatherms
per day of natural gas to end use residential and commercial customers
in the New York City area.
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\1\ A loop is a segment of pipe that is installed adjacent to an
existing pipeline and connected to it at both ends. A loop generally
allows more gas to move through the system.
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The draft 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, all impacts would be reduced to
less-than-significant levels with the implementation of Transco's
proposed mitigation and the additional measures recommended in the
draft EIS.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, and the City of New York participated as cooperating agencies
in the preparation of the draft EIS. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources
potentially affected by the proposals and participate in the NEPA
analysis. Although the cooperating agencies provide input to the
conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS, the
agencies will each present its own conclusions and recommendations in
its respective record of decision or determination for the Project.
The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following Project facilities:
10.2 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop in Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania (the Quarryville Loop);
3.4 miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline loop in Middlesex
County, New Jersey (the Madison Loop);
23.5 miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline loop in Middlesex
and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey, and Queens and Richmond Counties,
New York (the Raritan Bay Loop \2\);
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\2\ Except for 0.2 mile of pipe in onshore Middlesex County, New
Jersey, the Raritan Bay Loop would occur in offshore New Jersey
waters (6.0 miles) and offshore New York waters (17.3 miles).
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modification of existing Compressor Station 200 in Chester
County, Pennsylvania;
construction of new Compressor Station 206 in Somerset
County, New Jersey; and
ancillary facilities (including cathodic protection
systems, new and modified mainline valves with tie-in assemblies, new
and modified launcher/receiver facilities, and facilities to connect
the Raritan Bay Loop to the existing Rockaway Delivery Lateral at the
Rockaway Transfer Point).
The FERC staff mailed copies of the draft 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 draft EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting
them; all others received a CD version. In addition, the draft EIS is
available for public viewing on the FERC's website (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.
Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive your comments on or before May
14, 2018.
For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258
or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's website (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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project,
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please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the Project docket number
(CP17-101-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend one of the public comment sessions its
staff will conduct in the Project area to receive comments on the draft
EIS, scheduled as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date and time Location
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, April 25, 5:00 to George Bush Senior Center, 1 Old Bridge
9:00 p.m. Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ 08857, (732) 721-
5600.
Thursday, April 26, 5:00 to Best Western Gregory Hotel, 8315 4th
9:00 p.m. Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11209, (718) 238-
3737.
Wednesday, May 2, 5:00 to Franklin Township Community Center, 505
9:00 p.m. Demott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873, (732)
873-1991.
Thursday, May 3, 5:00 to 9:00 Solanco High School, 585 Solanco Road,
p.m. Quarryville, PA 17566, (717) 786-2151.
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The primary goal of these comment sessions is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS.
Individual verbal comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a
court reporter. This format is designed to receive the maximum amount
of verbal comments in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.
Each comment session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Eastern Time Zone. You may arrive at any time after 5:00 p.m. There
will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session
opens. The Commission staff will hand out numbers to those who wish to
speak in the order of their arrival until 8:00 p.m. If no additional
numbers have been handed out and all individuals who wish to provide
comments have had an opportunity to do so, staff may conclude the
session at 8:00 p.m.
Your verbal comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 3 to 5 minutes may
be implemented for each commenter.
It is important to note that written comments mailed to the
Commission and those submitted electronically are reviewed by staff
with the same scrutiny and consideration as the verbal comments given
at the public sessions. Although there will not be a formal
presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the evening
to answer your questions about the environmental review process.
Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214).\3\ Only intervenors have
the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The
Commission grants affected landowners and others with environmental
concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other
party can adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments
will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.
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\3\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing
comments.
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Questions
Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (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., CP17-
101). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] 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: March 23, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-06410 Filed 3-29-18; 8:45 am]
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