Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Final General Conformity Determination for the Proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, 5078 [2019-02830]

Download as PDF 5078 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 34 / Wednesday, February 20, 2019 / Notices protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of 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. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. 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. Comments: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 27, 2019. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Dated: February 12, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 1889–088] FirstLight Hydro Generating Company, FirstLight MA Hydro LLC; Notice of Comment Period Extension On January 8, 2019, the Commission issued a notice setting February 7, 2019, as the end of the formal period to file comments, motions to intervene, and protests on the application for transfer of license and substitution of relicense applicant for the Turners Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 1889. Due to the funding lapse at certain federal agencies between December 22, 2018 and January 25, 2019, the Commission is extending the comment period until February 25, 2019. Dated: February 11, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–02707 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FR Doc. 2019–02717 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am] [Docket No. CP17–101–000] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Final General Conformity Determination for the Proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Project DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2485–077] FirstLight Hydro Generating Company; Northfield Mountain LLC; Notice of Comment Period Extension February 11, 2019. On January 8, 2019, the Commission issued a notice setting February 7, 2019, as the end of the formal period to file comments, motions to intervene, and protests on the application for transfer of license and substitution of relicense applicant for the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project No. 2485. Due to the funding lapse at certain federal agencies between December 22, 2018 and January 25, 2019, the Commission is extending the comment period until February 25, 2019. Dated: February 11, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–02702 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:16 Feb 19, 2019 Jkt 247001 The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a final general conformity determination (GCD) for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (Project) proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the abovereferenced docket. The final GCD was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Clean Air Act, and was included in the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Project, which was issued on January 25, 2019. The final GCD and our responses to public comments on the draft GCD are included in appendices I and M of the final EIS, respectively. The final GCD assesses the potential air quality impacts associated with the construction and operation of the following relevant subset of Project facilities: • 10.2 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (the Quarryville Loop); PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • 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, which consists of 0.2 mile of pipe in onshore Middlesex County, New Jersey; 6.0 miles of offshore pipe in New Jersey waters; and 17.3 miles of offshore pipe in New York waters); • modification of existing Compressor Station 200 in Chester County, Pennsylvania; • construction of new Compressor Station 206 in Somerset County, New Jersey; and • ancillary facilities. All of the emissions above the General Conformity applicability thresholds from construction of the Project are expected to occur in New York and New Jersey within the New Jersey-New YorkConnecticut Interstate Air Quality Control Region. The FERC staff concludes that the Project would achieve conformity with the New York and New Jersey State Implementation Plans through direct mitigation and/or the purchase of Emission Reduction Credits and Creditable Emissions Reductions. For additional information on the Project, the public can view the final GCD in the final EIS on our website at https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/ enviro/eis/2019/01-25-19-FEIS.asp. Dated: February 13, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–02830 Filed 2–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2512–079] Hawks Nest Hydro, LLC; Notice of Comment Period Extension On December 12, 2018, the Commission issued a notice setting January 12, 2019, as the end of the formal period to file comments, motions to intervene, and protests for a Recreation Management Plan for the Hawks Nest Hydroelectric Project No. 2512. The project is located on the New River, just upstream of the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers, near the Town of Ansted in Fayette County, West Virginia. Due to the funding lapse at certain federal agencies between E:\FR\FM\20FEN1.SGM 20FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-101-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Final 
General Conformity Determination for the Proposed Northeast Supply 
Enhancement Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final general conformity determination (GCD) 
for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (Project) proposed by 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the above-
referenced docket. The final GCD was prepared to satisfy the 
requirements of the Clean Air Act, and was included in the final 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Project, which was issued 
on January 25, 2019. The final GCD and our responses to public comments 
on the draft GCD are included in appendices I and M of the final EIS, 
respectively. The final GCD assesses the potential air quality impacts 
associated with the construction and operation of the following 
relevant subset of 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, which consists of 0.2 mile of pipe in 
onshore Middlesex County, New Jersey; 6.0 miles of offshore pipe in New 
Jersey waters; and 17.3 miles of offshore pipe in New York waters);
     modification of existing Compressor Station 200 in Chester 
County, Pennsylvania;
     construction of new Compressor Station 206 in Somerset 
County, New Jersey; and
     ancillary facilities.
    All of the emissions above the General Conformity applicability 
thresholds from construction of the Project are expected to occur in 
New York and New Jersey within the New Jersey-New York-Connecticut 
Interstate Air Quality Control Region. The FERC staff concludes that 
the Project would achieve conformity with the New York and New Jersey 
State Implementation Plans through direct mitigation and/or the 
purchase of Emission Reduction Credits and Creditable Emissions 
Reductions.
    For additional information on the Project, the public can view the 
final GCD in the final EIS on our website at https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis/2019/01-25-19-FEIS.asp.

    Dated: February 13, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-02830 Filed 2-19-19; 8:45 am]
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