[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17651-17652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07354]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-101-000; PF16-5-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of 
Application

    Take notice that on March 27, 2017, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC (Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in 
the above referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for its proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement 
Project. Specifically, Transco proposes to: (i) Construct a 10.17-mile, 
42-inch-diameter loop in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; (ii) construct 
a 3.43-mile, 26-inch-diameter loop in Middlesex County, New Jersey; 
(iii) construct a 23.49-mile, 26-inch-diameter loop in Middlesex 
County, New Jersey and in New York State waters; (iv) add 21,902 
horsepower (hp) at its existing Compressor Station 200 in Chester 
County, Pennsylvania; (v) construct a new 32,000 hp compressor station 
(Compressor Station 206) in Somerset County, New Jersey; and (vi) 
construct various additional facilities. Transco states that the 
Northeast Supply Enhancement Project will provide 400,000 dekatherms 
per day of firm transportation service. Transco estimates the cost of 
the project to be approximately $926.5 million, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection. 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. For assistance, contact 
FERC at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or 
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Bill 
Hammons, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, P.O. Box 1396, 
Houston, Texas 77251, by telephone at (713) 215-2130.
    On May 18, 2016, Commission staff granted Transco's request to 
utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF16-5-000 to 
staff activities involved in the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project. 
Now, as of the March 27, 2017 application, the Pre-Filing Process for 
this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be 
conducted in Docket No. CP17-101-000, as noted in the caption of the 
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 seven 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 
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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 http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and seven copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 27, 2017.

    Dated: April 6, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-07354 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
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