[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3224-3225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-916]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF09-15-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Public Scoping Meetings 
for the Appalachian Gateway Project

January 8, 2010.
    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 Appalachian Gateway Project 
involving construction and operation of facilities by Dominion 
Transmission, Inc. (DTI) in northeastern West Virginia (WV) and 
southwestern Pennsylvania (PA). The EA will be used by the Commission 
in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in 
the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the dates and locations of the scoping 
meetings FERC staff will be holding to gather input from the public and 
interested agencies on the project. Your input will help the Commission 
staff determine what issues need to be evaluated in the EA. You are 
invited to attend the public scoping meetings that have been scheduled 
as follows:
    Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 6 p.m. (EST), Youghiogheny Ballroom, 
100 Riverside Drive, West Newton, PA.
    Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6 p.m.(EST), Waynesburg Central High 
School--Auditorium, 30 Zimmerman Drive, Waynesburg, PA.
    Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 6 p.m. (EST), Valley High School--
Auditorium, One Lumberjack Lane, Pine Grove, WV.
    Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 6 PM (EST), Riverside High School--
Auditorium, 1 Warrier Way, Belle, WV.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing for this project, which includes affected landowners; 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. 
State and local government representatives are asked to notify their 
constituents of this planned project and encourage them to comment on 
their areas of concern.

Summary of the Planned Project

    DTI plans to construct and operate approximately 110 miles of 20-, 
24-, and 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and associated 
aboveground facilities in northeastern West Virginia and southwestern 
Pennsylvania. According to DTI, its project would provide about 484,260 
dekatherms of natural gas per day of firm transportation services from 
increasing gas production in the Appalachian region of West Virginia 
and Pennsylvania to the east coast markets.
    The Appalachian Gateway Project would consist of the following 
facilities:
     Approximately 43.1 miles of 30-inch diameter pipeline in 
Marshall County, WV and Greene County, PA;
     Approximately 54.2 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline in 
Greene, Washington, Allegheny, and Westmoreland Counties, PA;
     Approximately 5.2 miles of 20-inch diameter pipeline loop 
in Kanawha County, WV and 6 miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline loop in 
Greene County, PA; \1\
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    \1\ A pipeline loop is constructed parallel to an existing 
pipeline to increase capacity.
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     A total of approximately 1.5 miles of various diameter 
discharge and suction pipelines to serve the Lewis-Wetzel Compressor 
Station (Wetzel County, WV) and the Morrison Compressor Station 
(Harrison County, WV);
     Two new compressor stations on new sites: Burch Ridge 
Station

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(Marshall County, WV) with approximately 6,130 horsepower (HP) and 
Morrison Station (Harrison County, WV) with approximately 1,775 HP;
     Two new compressor stations on existing sites: Chelyan 
Station (Kanawha County, WV) with approximately 4,735 HP and Lewis 
Wetzel Station (Wetzel County, WV) with approximately 3,550 HP;
     A new metering and regulation facility at the existing 
Oakford Compressor Station in Westmoreland County, PA; and
     Upgrades and minor additions to other existing facilities 
in Wyoming, Doddridge, McDowell, and Barbour Counties, WV.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the 
FERC Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on 
the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket 
number, excluding the last three digits, in the Docket Number field 
(PF09-15). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact 202-502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which 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 http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
    Finally, any additional public meetings or site visits will be 
posted on the Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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