[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59679-59680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24756]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[ Docket No. CP11-56-000


Notice of Intent to Hold Public Meetings and Hear Public Comment 
on the Proposed New Jersey-New York Expansion Project Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement; Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Texas 
Eastern Transmission, LP

    On September 9, 2011, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC or Commission) issued the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (draft EIS) for the proposed New Jersey-New York Expansion 
Project (NJ-NY Project or Project) and mailed it to resource and land 
management agencies, interested organizations, and individuals. The 
draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the

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construction and operation of the NJ-NY Project in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. The 
public comment deadline is October 31, 2011. In addition to or in lieu 
of sending written comments, FERC staff invites you to attend one of 
the public comment meetings conducted in the Project area, scheduled as 
follows:

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             Date                               Location
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Monday, October 17, 2011,      P.S. 44--Thomas C. Brown School
 7:00 p.m..                     Auditorium, 80 Maple Parkway, Staten
                                Island, New York 10303.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011,     Knights of Columbus Hall, 669 Avenue C,
 7:00 p.m..                     Bayonne, New Jersey 07002.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011,   James J. Ferris High School Auditorium,
 7:00 p.m..                     35 Colgate Street, Jersey City, New
                                Jersey 07302.
Thursday, October 20, 2011,    P.S. 41--Greenwich Village School
 7:00 p.m..                     Auditorium, 116 West 11th Street, New
                                York, New York 10011.
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    The locations and times of these meetings will also be posted on 
the Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other relevant information. Interested 
groups and individuals are encouraged to attend the public comment 
meetings and present oral comments on the draft EIS. A transcript of 
the meetings will be prepared and submitted to the docket for public 
review.
    We expect to have numerous attendees and speakers at the meetings. 
Based on the attendance at previous meetings, commentors may be 
required to limit verbal presentations to 5 minutes or less; therefore, 
we request you structure your comments so that they are as specific and 
concise as possible. This will allow us to accommodate all who are 
interested in speaking. If you would prefer, you may submit written 
comments at the public meeting or directly to the FERC docket at your 
convenience. Oral comments will not receive greater attention than 
written comments. We will address oral and written comments equally.
    The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and 
is 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.
    CD-ROM copies of the draft EIS were mailed to federal, state, and 
local agencies; public interest groups; individuals who requested a 
copy of the draft EIS or provided comments during scoping; libraries 
and newspapers in the Project area; and parties to this proceeding. 
Hard copy versions of the draft EIS were mailed to those specifically 
requesting them. A limited number of hard copies and CD-ROMs are 
available from the Public Reference Room identified above.
    Please note that copies of the CD-ROM were mailed with a postcard 
that included a docket number for Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC that 
was incorrect. There is only one docket number for the Project: CP11-
56-000.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC or on the 
FERC (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-
56). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnline 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676; 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 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 http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Dated: September 16, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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