[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-204-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of 
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Trenton 
Woodbury Expansion Project

October 24, 2002.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Corporation (Transco) in the above-referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the 
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not 
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed natural gas pipeline 
facilities, including:
    [sbull] Trenton Woodbury Expansion Loop--about 7.17 miles of new 
36-inch-diameter loop and associated tap valve and pig launcher/
receiver facilities adjacent to Transco's existing 16-inch-diameter 
Trenton Woodbury Line ``A'' between milepost (MP) 8.23 and MP 15.40 in 
Mercer and Burlington Counties, New Jersey; and
    [sbull] Fairless Delivery Lateral--about 2.48 miles of new 24-inch-
diameter pipeline lateral in Burlington County, New Jersey, and Bucks 
County, Pennsylvania, including a meter station in Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania, and associated tap valve and pig launcher/receiver 
facilities at the beginning and end points of the lateral. The lateral 
would commence from approximate MP 17.74 on Transco's existing Trenton 
Woodbury Line ``A'' in Bordentown, New Jersey.
    Transco states that the project facilities would create incremental 
primary firm capacity and provide additional delivery flexibility to 
its subscribers, PECO Energy Company (PECO) and Virginia Power Energy 
Marketing (VAPEM), on Transco's existing Trenton Woodbury Line in 
Mercer and Burlington Counties, New Jersey. The project would also 
provide natural gas to a new power generation plant in Bucks County, 
Pennsylvania.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited 
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public 
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference 
and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, state and local 
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers, 
and parties to this proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure 
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is 
important that we receive your comments before the date specified 
below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your 
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
    [sbull] Send an original and two copies of your comments to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE, 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
    [sbull] Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas 
Branch 1, PJ11.1.
    [sbull] Reference Docket No. CP02-204-000; and
    [sbull] Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before November 25, 2002.
    Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail 
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include 
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our 
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions 
or protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under 
the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can 
file comments you will need to create a free account which can be 
created by clicking on ``Login to File'' and then ``New User Account.''
    Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to 
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. 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 385.214). \1\ Only intervenors have the right to 
seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be 
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be 
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the 
FERC Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the FERRIS link. Click on 
the FERRIS link, enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an 
appropriate date range. For assistance with FERRIS, the FERRIS helpline 
can be reached at 1-866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659 or at 
[email protected]. The FERRIS link on the FERC Internet Web 
site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by 
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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