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occupied by project works or located
within the proposed project boundary.
The FEA contains staff’s analysis of
the potential environmental impacts of
the project and concludes that licensing
the project, with appropriate
environmental protective measures,
would not constitute a major federal
action that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment.
The number of pages in the FEA
exceeds the page limits set forth in the
Council on Environmental Quality’s
July 16, 2020 final rule, Update to the
Regulations Implementing the
Procedural Provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act (85 FR
43304). Noting the scope and
complexity of the proposed action and
action alternatives, the Director of the
Office of Energy Projects, as our senior
agency official, has authorized this page
limit exceedance for the FEA.
The Commission provides all
interested persons with an opportunity
to view and/or print the FEA via the
internet through the Commission’s
Home Page (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
Online Support at
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502–8659.
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Any questions regarding this notice
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Dated: February 10, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
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[Docket No. CP22–486–000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP;
Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Appalachia to Market II and
Entriken Replacement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
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environmental assessment (EA) for the
Appalachia to Market II and Entriken
HP Replacement Project (Project)
proposed by Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the
above-referenced docket. Texas Eastern
proposes to construct, operate, and
maintain the Line 28 Loop, consisting of
2 miles of 36-inch-diameter looping 1
pipeline; a new receiver, valve, and
crossover site; a 27,000 horsepower (hp)
electric motor driven (EMD) compressor
unit and associated buildings and
piping at the Armagh Compressor
Station; construct a 24,000 hp EMD
compressor unit and associated
buildings and piping at the Entriken
Compressor Station. The Project would
be located in Huntington, Indiana and
Lebanon counties, Pennsylvania, and
would allow Texas Eastern to provide
up to 55,000 Dth/d of firm natural gas
transportation service from the
Appalachian supply basin in Southwest
Pennsylvania to delivery points in New
Jersey.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. With the
exception of climate change impacts,
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with the
mitigation measures recommended in
the EA, would not result in significant
environmental impacts. Climate change
impacts are not characterized in the EA
as significant or insignificant because
the Commission is conducting a generic
proceeding to determine whether and
how the Commission will conduct
significant determinations going
forward.2 The EA also concludes that no
system, route, or other alternative would
meet the Project objective while
providing a significant environmental
advantage over the Project as proposed.
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Appalachia to Market II and Entriken
HP Replacement Project 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. The EA is only available in
electronic format. It may be viewed and
1 A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed
parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
2 Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in
Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews, 178
FERC ¶ 61,108 (2022); 178 FERC ¶ 61,197 (2022).
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downloaded from the FERC’s website
(www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas
environmental documents page (https://
www.ferc.gov/industries-data/naturalgas/environment/environmentaldocuments). In addition, the EA may be
accessed by using the eLibrary link on
the FERC’s website. Click on the
eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/
eLibrary/search) select ‘‘General
Search’’ and enter the docket number in
the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field (i.e., CP22–
486). 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, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
The EA is not a decision document.
It presents Commission staff’s
independent analysis of the
environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when
addressing the merits of all issues in
this proceeding. Any person wishing to
comment on the EA may do so. Your
comments should focus on the EA’s
disclosure and discussion of potential
environmental effects, measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impacts
and the completeness of the submitted
alternatives, information and analyses.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they would be. To ensure
that the Commission has the
opportunity to consider your comments
prior to making its decision on this
project, it is important that we receive
your comments in Washington, DC on
or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
March 13, 2023.
For your convenience, there are three
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 on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. 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 FERC
Online. 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, please select
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‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the filing
type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
Commission. Be sure to reference the
Project docket number (CP22–486–000)
on your letter. Submissions sent via the
U.S. Postal Service must be addressed
to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any
other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Filing environmental comments will
not give you intervenor status, but you
do not need intervenor status to have
your comments considered. Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing or judicial review of the
Commission’s decision. At this point in
this proceeding, the timeframe for filing
timely intervention requests has
expired. Any person seeking to become
a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene out-of-time
pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time
limitation should be waived. Motions to
intervene are more fully described at
https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene.
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. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all 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 https://www.ferc.gov/
ferc-online/overview to register for
eSubscription.
Dated: February 10, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
[Docket No. IC23–1–000]
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725I); Comment
Request; Extension
Filings Instituting Proceedings
AGENCY:
Docket Numbers: RP23–434–000.
Applicants: Midwestern Gas
Transmission Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Housekeeping Update to be effective 3/
13/2023.
Filed Date: 2/10/23.
Accession Number: 20230210–5035.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/23.
Docket Numbers: RP23–435–000.
Applicants: Panhandle Eastern Pipe
Line Company, LP.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Update
GT&C Section 28 to be effective 3/10/
2023.
Filed Date: 2/10/23.
Accession Number: 20230210–5037.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/23.
Docket Numbers: RP23–436–000.
Applicants: Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: RP
2023–02–10 System Map URL to be
effective 3/13/2023.
Filed Date: 2/10/23.
Accession Number: 20230210–5042.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/23.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
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.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
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.
[FR Doc. 2023–03306 Filed 2–15–23; 8:45 am]
Dated: February 10, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on a renewal of
currently approved information
collection, FERC–725I, (Reporting of
Flow Volume and Capacity by Interstate
Natural Gas Pipelines), which will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review. No
Comments were received on the 60-day
notice published on December 5, 2022.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due March 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
FERC–725I to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please
identify the OMB Control Number
(1902–0258) in the subject line of your
comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
Please submit copies of your
comments to the Commission. You may
submit copies of your comments
(identified by Docket No. IC23–1–000)
by one of the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov, is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery.
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: OMB submissions must
be formatted and filed in accordance
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP22-486-000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Appalachia to Market II and
Entriken Replacement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Appalachia to Market II and Entriken HP Replacement Project (Project)
proposed by Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the
above-referenced docket. Texas Eastern proposes to construct, operate,
and maintain the Line 28 Loop, consisting of 2 miles of 36-inch-
diameter looping \1\ pipeline; a new receiver, valve, and crossover
site; a 27,000 horsepower (hp) electric motor driven (EMD) compressor
unit and associated buildings and piping at the Armagh Compressor
Station; construct a 24,000 hp EMD compressor unit and associated
buildings and piping at the Entriken Compressor Station. The Project
would be located in Huntington, Indiana and Lebanon counties,
Pennsylvania, and would allow Texas Eastern to provide up to 55,000
Dth/d of firm natural gas transportation service from the Appalachian
supply basin in Southwest Pennsylvania to delivery points in New
Jersey.
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\1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. With the
exception of climate change impacts, FERC staff concludes that approval
of the proposed project, with the mitigation measures recommended in
the EA, would not result in significant environmental impacts. Climate
change impacts are not characterized in the EA as significant or
insignificant because the Commission is conducting a generic proceeding
to determine whether and how the Commission will conduct significant
determinations going forward.\2\ The EA also concludes that no system,
route, or other alternative would meet the Project objective while
providing a significant environmental advantage over the Project as
proposed.
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\2\ Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas
Infrastructure Project Reviews, 178 FERC ] 61,108 (2022); 178 FERC ]
61,197 (2022).
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The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Appalachia to Market II and Entriken
HP Replacement Project 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. The EA is only available in
electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's
website (www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas environmental documents page
(https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search) select ``General Search''
and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field (i.e., CP22-
486). 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, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should
focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of potential environmental
effects, measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts and the
completeness of the submitted alternatives, information and analyses.
The more specific your comments, the more useful they would be. To
ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on March 13, 2023.
For your convenience, there are three 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 on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. 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
FERC Online. 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, please select
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``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the Project docket number (CP22-
486-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status,
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived.
Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene.
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. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: February 10, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-03306 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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