[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39864-39865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17005]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY



Federal Energy Regulatory Commission



[Docket No. CP11-30-000; Docket No. CP11-41-000]




Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Dominion Gas Transmission, Inc.; 

Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 

Northeast Supply Diversification and Ellisburg to Craigs Projects



    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for Tennessee 

Gas Pipeline Company's (TGP) proposed Northeast Supply Diversification 

Project (TGP's Project) and Dominion Transmission, Inc.'s (DTI) 

proposed Ellisburg to Craigs Project (DTI's Project) in the above 

referenced dockets. TGP and DTI request authorization to construct 

facilities in Pennsylvania and New York to provide an additional 

250,000 dekatherms per day to the northeast region. Because both 

companies would construct its proposed facilities to provide these 

additional volumes, we analyzed them jointly in one EA.

    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of TGP's and DTI's Project in accordance 

with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects, with 

appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal 

action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

    The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets 

participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA. 

Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with 

respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and 

participate in the NEPA analysis.

    TGP's Project includes the following facilities:

     Approximately 6.77 miles of 30-inch-diameter loop \1\ 

pipeline in Tioga and Bradford Counties, Pennsylvania including a new 

pig \2\ receiver at existing Compressor Station 317;

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    \1\ A loop is a pipeline that is constructed adjacent to another 

pipeline, typically in the same right-of-way, for the purpose of 

increasing capacity in this portion of the system.

    \2\ A ``pig'' is a tool that is inserted into and moves through 

the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal 

inspections, or other purposes.

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     Modifications at existing Compressor Station 230C in 

Niagara County, New York; and

     Modifications to existing meter stations in Erie, 

Livingston, and Niagara Counties, New York and Bradford County, 

Pennsylvania.

    DTI's Project consists of the following facilities:

     One new 10,800 horsepower compressor station in Wyoming 

County, New York;

     One new meter station in Livingston County, New York;

     Replacement of approximately 2,800 feet of 8-inch-diameter 

pipeline with 16-inch-diameter pipeline in Livingston County, New York; 

and

     Modifications to three existing meter stations in 

Livingston County, New York and Potter County, Pennsylvania.

    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 

available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the 

EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 

NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.

    Copies of the EA have been mailed 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; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to 

this proceeding.

    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 

should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 

alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

The more specific your comments, the more useful



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they will be. To ensure that your comments are properly recorded and 

considered prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is 

important that the FERC receives your comments in Washington, DC on or 

before August 1, 2011.

    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 

project docket number (CP11-30-000 or CP11-41-000) with your 

submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and 

has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202) 

502-8258 or [email protected].

    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an 

easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments 

on a project;

    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://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''; or

    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following 

address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.

    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply 

filing comments 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).\3\ Only intervenors 

have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.

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    \3\ 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 (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 

(i.e., CP11-30 or CP11-41). 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 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.



    Dated: June 30, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2011-17005 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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