[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76969-76970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31213]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Docket No. CP16-21-000; Docket No. PF14-22-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on November 20, 2015, Tennessee Gas Pipeline 
Company, L.L.C. (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 
77002, filed an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) seeking authority to (i) construct, install, modify, and 
operate certain pipeline and compression facilities to be located in 
Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, 
and (ii) to abandon certain facilities, as part of the Northeast Energy 
Direct Project (NED Project), as described in more detail below. 
Tennessee proposes to provide up to 1.3 billion cubic feet per day 
(Bcf/d) of firm capacity at a cost of approximately $5.2 billion 
dollars, all as more fully set forth in the application. The filing is 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. There is an 
``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers to 
receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket(s). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, the NED Project includes two components: (1) The 
Supply Path Component, which is comprised of facilities from Troy, 
Pennsylvania, to Wright, New York (Supply Path Component), and (2) the 
Market Path Component, which is comprised of facilities from Wright, 
New York, to Dracut, Massachusetts (Market Path Component). The Supply 
Path Component facilities include: (i) Approximately 174 miles of 
pipeline facilities in Pennsylvania and New York of which approximately 
41 miles will be looped, (ii) three new compressor stations totaling 
153,500 horsepower (hp), (iii) modifications to one existing compressor 
station, (iv) two new meter stations, and (v) various appurtenant 
facilities. The Market Path Component facilities include: (i) 
Approximately 188 miles of mainline pipeline facilities in New York, 
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, (ii) approximately 58 miles of 
lateral and pipeline looping, including a total of five delivery 
laterals in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, one pipeline loop in 
Connecticut, (iii) six new compressor stations totaling 207,600 hp, 
(iv) construction of 13 new meter stations, (v) modification of 14 
existing meter stations, and (vi) various appurtenant facilities.
    Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to 
Jacquelyne M. Rocan, Assistant General Counsel, at Tennessee Gas 
Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002 
or at (713) 420-4544 (phone), or (713) 420-1601 (facsimile), or email: 
[email protected], or Shannon M. Miller, Regulatory 
Affairs, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, 
Houston, Texas 77002, or at (713) 420-4038 (phone), or (713) 420-1605 
(facsimile), or email: [email protected].
    On October 2, 2014, Commission staff granted Tennessee's request to 
utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process 
and assigned Docket No. PF14-22-000 to staff activities involving the 
project. Now, as of the filing of this application on November 20, 
2015, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this 
time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP16-21-
000 as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will issue a Notice 
of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for this proposal. The 
issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to 
notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of 
all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal 
authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission 
staff's FEIS.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 7 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at

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http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: January 6, 2016.

    Dated: December 7, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-31213 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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