Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Gateway Expansion Project; Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, L.L.C., 24984-24985 [2018-11636]
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all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
7 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. 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 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.
There is an eSubscription link on the
website that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on June 14, 2018.
Dated: May 24, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Roseland Electric Substation
• Installation of an electric
transformer unit.
[Docket No. CP18–18–000]
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Gateway Expansion
Project; Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Company, L.L.C.
On November 15, 2017,
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, L.L.C. (Transco) filed an
application in Docket No. CP18–18–000
requesting a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to
construct and operate certain natural gas
pipeline facilities. The proposed project
is known as the Gateway Expansion
Project (Project), and it would increase
the firm transportation capacity of
Transco’s existing pipeline system by
65,000 dekatherms per day and enable
Transco to provide customers with an
incremental service of natural gas
during high demand periods.
On November 30, 2017, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice
of Application for the Project. Among
other things, that notice alerted agencies
issuing federal authorizations of the
requirement to complete all necessary
reviews and to reach a final decision on
a request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance
of the Commission staff’s Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Project. This
instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s
planned schedule for the completion of
the EA for the Project.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA, July 17, 2018.
90-day Federal Authorization
Decision Deadline, October 15, 2018.
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the Project’s
progress.
Project Description
Transco’s Project would require
modifications at the existing facilities in
the following counties of New Jersey:
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Compressor Station 303
• Expansion of the building and
installation of a 33,000 horsepower
electric-motor driven compression unit
and ancillary equipment; and
• extension of security fencing and
access to new equipment.
Roseland Meter and Regulator
• Installation of a 36-inch Main Line
block valve with automation controls.
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Essex County
Passaic County
Paterson Meter and Regulator
• Replacing the existing 12-inch
headers with two new 6-inch ultrasonic
meter skids and associated equipment;
and
• installation of ancillary equipment.
Background
On January 2, 2018, the Commission
issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Gateway Expansion Project
and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI
was sent to affected landowners within
0.5 mile of the existing facilities;
federal, state, and local government
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. In response to the NOI,
the Commission received comments
from the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection, Sierra Club,
two local community groups (350
Rockland, Roseland Against the
Compressor Station), and several
individual stakeholder comments. The
primary issues raised by the
commenters are concerns over health
impacts from compressor station
emissions; safety concerns including
leaks, rupture, and emergency
responder training; concerns that the
Project would result in contaminant
impacts on the nearby wetlands,
wildlife, and soils; as well as concerns
on cumulative impacts. All substantive
comments will be addressed in the EA.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EA and to keep track of
all formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. This
can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with
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notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
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, select General Search
from the eLibrary menu, enter the
selected date range and Docket Number
excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP18–18), and follow the instructions.
For assistance with access to eLibrary,
the helpline can be reached at (866)
208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC website also
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rule
makings.
Dated: May 24, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–11636 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
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Commission
[Docket No. CP18–485–000]
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Texas Eastern Transmission, LP,
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on May 17, 2018,
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP on
behalf of itself and Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company, LLC (collectively,
the Majority Joint Owners); P.O. Box
1642, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in
Docket No. CP18–485–000, a joint
application, pursuant to section 7(b) of
the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the
Commission’s regulations, to abandon a
gathering lateral and related facilities
located in offshore federal waters in the
Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana.
Specifically, the Majority Joint Owners
propose to (i) abandon in place about
20.5 miles of a 12-inch diameter
offshore gathering lateral, designated as
Line 41–A–5–B; (ii) abandon the
metering and regulating station number
72135, receipt point 73646, and delivery
point 73702; and (iii) abandon by
removal all related appurtenant
facilities. The Majority Joint Owners
state that the facilities proposed for
abandonment are not required to meet
current firm service obligations, all as
more fully set forth in the application,
which is on file with the Commission
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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
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
Application should be directed to Lisa
A. Connolly, Director, Rates &
Certificates, Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP, P.O. Box 1642,
Houston, Texas 77251, or telephone
(713) 627–4102, or fax (713) 627–5947
or by email lisa.connolly@enbridge.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
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 EA
for this proposal. The filing of the EA
in the Commission’s public record for
this proceeding or 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 EA.
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 with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
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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 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.
There is an eSubscription link on the
website that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: June 14, 2018.
Dated: May 24, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–11637 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-18-000]
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Gateway
Expansion Project; Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, L.L.C.
On November 15, 2017, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company,
L.L.C. (Transco) filed an application in Docket No. CP18-18-000
requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant
to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain
natural gas pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the
Gateway Expansion Project (Project), and it would increase the firm
transportation capacity of Transco's existing pipeline system by 65,000
dekatherms per day and enable Transco to provide customers with an
incremental service of natural gas during high demand periods.
On November 30, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project.
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion of the
EA for the Project.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA, July 17, 2018.
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline, October 15, 2018.
If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the
Project's progress.
Project Description
Transco's Project would require modifications at the existing
facilities in the following counties of New Jersey:
Essex County
Compressor Station 303
Expansion of the building and installation of a 33,000
horsepower electric-motor driven compression unit and ancillary
equipment; and
extension of security fencing and access to new equipment.
Roseland Meter and Regulator
Installation of a 36-inch Main Line block valve with
automation controls.
Roseland Electric Substation
Installation of an electric transformer unit.
Passaic County
Paterson Meter and Regulator
Replacing the existing 12-inch headers with two new 6-inch
ultrasonic meter skids and associated equipment; and
installation of ancillary equipment.
Background
On January 2, 2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Gateway Expansion
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI
was sent to affected landowners within 0.5 mile of the existing
facilities; federal, state, and local government agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American
tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers.
In response to the NOI, the Commission received comments from the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Sierra Club, two local
community groups (350 Rockland, Roseland Against the Compressor
Station), and several individual stakeholder comments. The primary
issues raised by the commenters are concerns over health impacts from
compressor station emissions; safety concerns including leaks, rupture,
and emergency responder training; concerns that the Project would
result in contaminant impacts on the nearby wetlands, wildlife, and
soils; as well as concerns on cumulative impacts. All substantive
comments will be addressed in the EA.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets,
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This can
reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with
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notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
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, select General
Search from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and Docket
Number excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP18-18), and follow the
instructions. For assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can
be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or at
[email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC website also
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.
Dated: May 24, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-11636 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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