[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69955-69956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28633]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-89-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LL; Notice of 
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Garden 
State Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Garden State Expansion Project, proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe 
Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the above-referenced docket. Transco 
requests authorization to construct and operate a new compressor 
station and a new meter and regulating station in Burlington County, 
New Jersey and construct and modify an existing compressor station and 
related appurtenant facilities in Mercer County, New Jersey.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Garden State Expansion Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA). The FERC 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 proposed Garden State Expansion Project includes the following 
facilities:

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Phase 1 (Targeted In-Service Date of November 1, 2016)

     Chesterfield Meter and Regulating (M&R) Station, 
Burlington County, New Jersey--new meter and regulating station near 
milepost (MP) 15.2 on Transco's Trenton-Woodbury Lateral;
     Compressor Station 205 (Station 205), Mercer County, New 
Jersey--Uprate Unit 3 existing motor to 25,000 horsepower (hp) and 
related minor ancillary modifications; and
     Valves and tie-in piping extending from Trenton-Woodbury 
Lateral to Chesterfield M&R and the future location of Compressor 
Station 203 (Station 203).

Phase 2 (Targeted In-Service Date of August 1, 2017)

     Station 205, Mercer County, New Jersey--Units 1 and 2: 
Replace existing compressors and uprate electric motors each to 16,000 
hp, including minor ancillary modifications;
     Station 203, Burlington County, New Jersey--new compressor 
Station consisting of a single 30,500 hp electric motor driven unit 
near MP15.2 on the Trenton-Woodbury Lateral;
     Electrical Substation, Burlington County, New Jersey--new 
electrical substation to power Station 203; and
     Automate 15-inch block valve J736 located on the Trenton-
Woodbury Lateral, Burlington County, New Jersey.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA 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. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on 
the FERC's Web site (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.
    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 they will 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 December 
4, 2015.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP15-89-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert 
staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or [email protected].
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, 
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the 
eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (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 must select the type of filing you are making. If 
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select 
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426.
    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. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a 
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can 
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not 
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to 
have your comments considered.
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    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 (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., CP15-
89). 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: November 4, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28633 Filed 11-10-15; 8:45 am]
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