Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Middlesex Extension Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Session, 8271-8273 [2020-02903]
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Applicants: MATL LLP, BHE U.S.
Transmission, LLC.
Description: Request for Negotiated
Rate Authority of MATL LLP, et al.
Filed Date: 1/31/20.
Accession Number: 20200131–5349.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/21/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–936–000.
Applicants: Entergy Arkansas, LLC.
Description: Application to Reduce
Nuclear Decommissioning Costs of
Entergy Services, LLC, on behalf of
Entergy Arkansas, LLC.
Filed Date: 1/31/20.
Accession Number: 20200131–5376.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/21/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–937–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original WMPA SA No. 5588; Queue
No. AE2–114 to be effective 1/8/2020.
Filed Date: 2/3/20.
Accession Number: 20200203–5097.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–938–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2020–02–03_Revisions to the SPP JOA
to Improve Clarity of Affected Systems
to be effective 4/4/2020.
Filed Date: 2/3/20.
Accession Number: 20200203–5143.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–939–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing:
Compliance filing per Commission’s 9/
19/2019 order in EL18–26—Tariff
Revisions to be effective 4/6/2020.
Filed Date: 2/3/20.
Accession Number: 20200203–5154.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/20.
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received the following electric securities
filings:
Docket Numbers: ES20–14–000.
Applicants: Dominion Energy South
Carolina, Inc., South Carolina
Generating Company, Inc.
Description: Application Under
Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for
Authorization to Issue Securities of
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.,
et al.
Filed Date: 1/30/20.
Accession Number: 20200130–5253.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/20/20.
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Commission’s eLibrary system by
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docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
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and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: February 3, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–02894 Filed 2–12–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP20–30–000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Middlesex Extension
Project, Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Public Scoping Session
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Middlesex Extension Project
involving construction and operation of
natural gas facilities by Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in
Middlesex County, New Jersey. The
Commission will use this EA in its
decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies about issues
regarding the project. The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
requires the Commission to take into
account the environmental impacts that
could result from its action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity.
NEPA also requires the Commission to
discover concerns the public may have
about proposals. This process is referred
to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis
in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the
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Commission requests public comments
on the scope of issues to address in the
EA. To ensure that your comments are
timely and properly recorded, please
submit your comments so that the
Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on March 9, 2020.
You can make a difference by
submitting your specific comments or
concerns about the project. Your
comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. Your
input will help the Commission staff
determine what issues they need to
evaluate in the EA. Commission staff
will consider all filed comments during
the preparation of the EA.
If you sent comments on this project
to the Commission before the opening of
this docket on December 19, 2019, you
will need to file those comments in
Docket No. CP20–30–000 to ensure they
are considered as part of this
proceeding.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and
local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this
proposed project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
proposed facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
easement agreement. You are not
required to enter into an agreement.
However, if the Commission approves
the project, that approval conveys with
it the right of eminent domain.
Therefore, if you and the company do
not reach an easement agreement, the
pipeline company could initiate
condemnation proceedings in court. In
such instances, compensation would be
determined by a judge in accordance
with state law.
Texas Eastern provided landowners
with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain
and how to participate in the
Commission’s proceedings. It is also
available for viewing on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) at https://
www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/gas/
gas.pdf.
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The Commission offers a free service
called eSubscription which makes it
easy to stay informed of all issuances
and submittals regarding the dockets/
projects to which you subscribe. These
instant email notifications are the fastest
way to receive notification and provide
a link to the document files which can
reduce the amount of time you spend
researching proceedings. To sign up go
to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
For your convenience, there are four
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing
of comments and has staff available to
assist you at (866) 208–3676 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, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and
Filings. Using eComment 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, which is also 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.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making; a
comment on a particular project is
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’;
(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 (CP20–30–
000) with your submission: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
or
(4) In lieu of sending written
comments, the Commission invites you
to attend the public scoping session its
staff will conduct in the project area,
scheduled as follows:
Date and time
Location
Thursday, February 27, 2020, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. .......................................
Courtyard by Marriott Edison-Woodbridge, 3105 Woodbridge Avenue,
Edison, NJ 08837, 732–738–1991.
The primary goal of this scoping
session is to have you identify the
specific environmental issues and
concerns that should be considered in
the EA. 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.
The scoping session is scheduled
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern
Time. You may arrive at any time after
6:00 p.m. There will not be a formal
presentation by Commission staff when
the session opens. If you wish to speak,
the Commission staff will hand out
numbers in the order of your arrival.
Comments will be taken until 9:00 p.m.
However, 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 8:30 p.m. Please
see appendix 2 for additional
information on the session format and
conduct.
Your scoping comments will be
recorded by a 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 pages 6–7 of this notice 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 5 minutes may be implemented for
each commentor.
It is important to note that the
Commission provides equal
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consideration to all comments received,
whether filed in written form or
provided verbally at a scoping session.
Although there will not be a formal
presentation, Commission staff will be
available throughout the scoping session
to answer your questions about the
environmental review process.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Texas Eastern’s project consists of the
construction and operation of 1.55 miles
of 20-inch-diameter pipeline, a new
metering and regulating station, 0.20
mile of 16-inch-diameter
interconnecting piping, and related
appurtenances and ancillary facilities to
provide natural gas transportation to
interconnects with Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company, LLC’s (Transco)
Mainline system and Transco’s existing
Woodbridge Lateral for ultimate
delivery to the 725-Megawatt natural
gas-fueled combined-cycle Woodbridge
Energy Center owned by CPV Shore
Holdings, LLC and located in
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The
Project would be co-located with an
existing utility right-of-way and railroad
corridor.
The general location of the project
facilities filed by Texas Eastern is
shown in appendix 1.1
1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–
8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary,
refer to the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the project would
require about 19.3 acres of land during
construction. Permanent (operational)
impacts would total about 5.8 acres
associated with permanent pipeline
easements and installation of the
proposed aboveground facilities.
Following construction Texas Eastern
would grade, restore pre-construction
contours, and revegetate all areas
temporarily disturbed by construction.
The EA Process
The EA will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of construction
and operation of the proposed project
under these general headings:
• Geology and soils;
• water resources and wetlands;
• vegetation and wildlife;
• threatened and endangered species;
• cultural resources;
• land use;
• air quality and noise;
• public safety; and
• cumulative impacts
Commission staff will also evaluate
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and
make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various
resource areas.
The EA will present Commission
staffs’ independent analysis of the
issues. The EA will be available in
electronic format in the public record
through eLibrary 2 and the
Commission’s website (https://
2 For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer
to the last page of this notice.
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www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/
eis.asp). If eSubscribed, you will receive
instant email notification when the EA
is issued. The EA may be issued for an
allotted public comment period.
Commission staff will consider all
comments on the EA before making
recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure Commission staff have the
opportunity to address your comments,
please carefully follow the instructions
in the Public Participation section,
beginning on page 2.
With this notice, the Commission is
asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to
the environmental issues of this project
to formally cooperate in the preparation
of the EA.3 Agencies that would like to
request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public
Participation section of this notice.
Consultation Under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
In accordance with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s
implementing regulations for section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, the Commission is
using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic
Preservation Office, and to solicit their
views and those of other government
agencies, interested Indian Tribes, and
the public on the project’s potential
effects on historic properties.4 The EA
for this project will document findings
on the impacts on historic properties
and summarize the status of
consultations under section 106.
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Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list
includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. This list also includes
all affected landowners (as defined in
the Commission’s regulations) who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose
property may be used temporarily for
project purposes, or who own homes
within certain distances of aboveground
facilities, and anyone who submits
3 The Council on Environmental Quality
regulations addressing cooperating agency
responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define
historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
district, site, building, structure, or object included
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
of Historic Places.
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comments on the project. Commission
staff will update the environmental
mailing list as the analysis proceeds to
ensure that Commission notices related
to this environmental review are sent to
all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or
potentially affected by the proposed
project.
If the Commission issues the EA for
an allotted public comment period, a
Notice of Availability of the EA will be
sent to the environmental mailing list
and will provide instructions to access
the electronic document on the FERC’s
website (www.ferc.gov). If you need to
make changes to your name/address, or
if you would like to remove your name
from the mailing list, please return the
attached ‘‘Mailing List Update Form’’
(appendix 3).
Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website at www.ferc.gov using the
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link,
click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the
docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’
field, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP20–30). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866)
208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202)
502–8659. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
Public sessions or site visits will be
posted on the Commission’s calendar
located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related
information.
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–02903 Filed 2–12–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG20–73–000.
Applicants: Northern Colorado Wind
Energy Center, LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
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Generator Status of Northern Colorado
Wind Energy Center, LLC.
Filed Date: 2/3/20.
Accession Number: 20200203–5252.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/20.
Docket Numbers: EG20–74–000.
Applicants: Blythe Solar III, LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Blythe Solar III,
LLC.
Filed Date: 2/3/20.
Accession Number: 20200203–5253.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/20.
Docket Numbers: EG20–75–000.
Applicants: Blythe Solar IV, LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Blythe Solar IV,
LLC.
Filed Date: 2/3/20.
Accession Number: 20200203–5254.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/20.
Docket Numbers: EG20–76–000.
Applicants: ENGIE Long Draw Solar
LLC.
Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of ENGIE Long Draw
Solar LLC.
Filed Date: 2/4/20.
Accession Number: 20200204–5147.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/25/20.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER11–1858–008.
Applicants: NorthWestern
Corporation.
Description: Supplement to Triennial
Market Power Analysis for the
Northwest Region of NorthWestern
Corporation.
Filed Date: 2/3/20.
Accession Number: 20200203–5013.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/20.
Docket Numbers: ER15–704–015.
Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company.
Description: Compliance filing:
Corrections to Compliance filing CCSF
WDT SA and IA (SA 275) to be effective
7/1/2015.
Filed Date: 2/4/20.
Accession Number: 20200204–5094.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/25/20.
Docket Numbers: ER15–704–016.
Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company.
Description: Compliance filing:
Corrections to Compliance filing CCSF
WDT SA and IA (SA 275) to be effective
7/23/2015.
Filed Date: 2/4/20.
Accession Number: 20200204–5096.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/25/20.
Docket Numbers: ER19–1730–002.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-30-000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Middlesex Extension Project,
Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public
Scoping Session
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Middlesex Extension Project
involving construction and operation of natural gas facilities by Texas
Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in Middlesex County, New
Jersey. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process
to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies about issues regarding the project. The National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to take into account the
environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires the Commission to discover concerns the
public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as
``scoping.'' The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the
analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this
notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of issues
to address in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and
properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the Commission
receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
March 9, 2020.
You can make a difference by submitting your specific comments or
concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid
or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. Commission
staff will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the
EA.
If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on December 19, 2019, you will need to file
those comments in Docket No. CP20-30-000 to ensure they are considered
as part of this proceeding.
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable easement agreement. You
are not required to enter into an agreement. However, if the Commission
approves the project, that approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if you and the company do not reach an
easement agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings in court. In such instances, compensation would be
determined by a judge in accordance with state law.
Texas Eastern provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the
FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do
I Need To Know?'' This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked
questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate
in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for viewing on
the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/gas/gas.pdf.
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Public Participation
The Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which
makes it easy to stay informed of all issuances and submittals
regarding the dockets/projects to which you subscribe. These instant
email notifications are the fastest way to receive notification and
provide a link to the document files which can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings. To sign up go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 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, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment 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, which is also 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.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you
are making; a comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment
on a Filing'';
(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
(CP20-30-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426; or
(4) In lieu of sending written comments, the Commission invites you
to attend the public scoping session its staff will conduct in the
project area, scheduled as follows:
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Date and time Location
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Thursday, February 27, 2020, 6 p.m. to Courtyard by Marriott Edison-
9 p.m.. Woodbridge, 3105 Woodbridge
Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837, 732-
738-1991.
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The primary goal of this scoping session is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be
considered in the EA. 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.
The scoping session is scheduled from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Eastern Time. You may arrive at any time after 6:00 p.m. There will not
be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session opens. If
you wish to speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers in the
order of your arrival. Comments will be taken until 9:00 p.m. However,
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 8:30 p.m. Please see appendix 2 for additional
information on the session format and conduct.
Your scoping comments will be recorded by a 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 pages 6-7 of this notice 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 5
minutes may be implemented for each commentor.
It is important to note that the Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally at a scoping session. Although there will not be a
formal presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the
scoping session to answer your questions about the environmental review
process.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Texas Eastern's project consists of the construction and operation
of 1.55 miles of 20-inch-diameter pipeline, a new metering and
regulating station, 0.20 mile of 16-inch-diameter interconnecting
piping, and related appurtenances and ancillary facilities to provide
natural gas transportation to interconnects with Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company, LLC's (Transco) Mainline system and Transco's
existing Woodbridge Lateral for ultimate delivery to the 725-Megawatt
natural gas-fueled combined-cycle Woodbridge Energy Center owned by CPV
Shore Holdings, LLC and located in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The
Project would be co-located with an existing utility right-of-way and
railroad corridor.
The general location of the project facilities filed by Texas
Eastern is shown in appendix 1.\1\
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those
receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the Commission's Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, or call
(202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to
the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the project would require about 19.3 acres of land
during construction. Permanent (operational) impacts would total about
5.8 acres associated with permanent pipeline easements and installation
of the proposed aboveground facilities. Following construction Texas
Eastern would grade, restore pre-construction contours, and revegetate
all areas temporarily disturbed by construction.
The EA Process
The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
construction and operation of the proposed project under these general
headings:
Geology and soils;
water resources and wetlands;
vegetation and wildlife;
threatened and endangered species;
cultural resources;
land use;
air quality and noise;
public safety; and
cumulative impacts
Commission staff will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the
proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations
on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
The EA will present Commission staffs' independent analysis of the
issues. The EA will be available in electronic format in the public
record through eLibrary \2\ and the Commission's website (https://
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www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). If eSubscribed, you will
receive instant email notification when the EA is issued. The EA may be
issued for an allotted public comment period. Commission staff will
consider all comments on the EA before making recommendations to the
Commission. To ensure Commission staff have the opportunity to address
your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public
Participation section, beginning on page 2.
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\2\ For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the
last page of this notice.
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With this notice, the Commission is asking agencies with
jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the
environmental issues of this project to formally cooperate in the
preparation of the EA.\3\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this
notice.
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\3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultation Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act
In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, the Commission is using this notice to initiate
consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office,
and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies,
interested Indian Tribes, and the public on the project's potential
effects on historic properties.\4\ The EA for this project will
document findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize
the status of consultations under section 106.
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\4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. Commission staff will update the environmental
mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices
related to this environmental review are sent to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially
affected by the proposed project.
If the Commission issues the EA for an allotted public comment
period, a Notice of Availability of the EA will be sent to the
environmental mailing list and will provide instructions to access the
electronic document on the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov). If you need
to make changes to your name/address, or if you would like to remove
your name from the mailing list, please return the attached ``Mailing
List Update Form'' (appendix 3).
Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number
in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP20-30). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202)
502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all
formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission's
calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02903 Filed 2-12-20; 8:45 am]
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