[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 84 (Thursday, April 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23953-23954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09174]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-49-000]


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of 
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northeast 
Supply Enhancement Project Amendment

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) to assess the 
environmental impacts associated with a proposed amendment to 
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC's (Transco) Northeast 
Supply Enhancement Project which was authorized on May 3, 2019 in 
Docket No. CP17-101-000. The Northeast Supply Enhancement Project 
Amendment (Amendment) involves utilizing an alternative road for 
permanent access to Compressor Station 206 in Somerset County, New 
Jersey, rather than constructing the approved access road to the site.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Amendment in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). 
The FERC staff concludes that approval of the Amendment would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability for 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; and newspapers and libraries in the 
area of the Amendment. The EA is only available in electronic format. 
It may be viewed and downloaded from FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on 
the Environmental Documents page (http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using the 
eLibrary link on FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General Search, and 
enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the 
last three digits (i.e., CP20-49). 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.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the EA's discussion of 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 the Amendment, it is important 
that the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time on May 26, 2020.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with the Commission. In all instances, please reference 
the Amendment's docket number (CP20-49-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert 
staff available to assist you at (866) 208-3676 or 
[email protected].
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature located on the Commission's website (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 website (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'' as the filing type; or
    (3) 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 may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand 
delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to 
Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 
20852.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to

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intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions to intervene are more fully 
described at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or 
judicial review of the Commission's decision. The Commission may grant 
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.
    Additional information about the Amendment is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: April 24, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-09174 Filed 4-29-20; 8:45 am]
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