[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49868-49869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12865]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. PF24-2-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Scoping
Meetings and Extension of Scoping Period for the Planned Southeast
Supply Enhancement Project
On May 7, 2024, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Planned Southeast
Supply Enhancement Project, and Notice of Public Scoping Session. The
notice announced the ongoing scoping period that ends on June 6, 2024.
In the notice, staff indicated that a separate notice would be issued
to indicate the dates, times, and locations for in-person public
scoping sessions. With this notice FERC staff invites you to attend in-
person public scoping sessions it will conduct in Davidson County,
North Carolina and Pittsylvania County, Virginia for the planned
Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. This notice also extends the
scoping period for the project, which will now close on July 5, 2024.
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) plans to
construct approximately 30.6 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Rockingham County, North Carolina
(Eden Loop) as well as 24 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline in
Guildford, Forsyth, and Davidson Counties, North Carolina (Salem Loop).
Transco additionally plans to modify compression at existing compressor
stations in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Davidson, Iredell, and
Cleveland County, North Carolina; and to modify other ancillary
facilities in Anderson County, South Carolina; Walton and Henry County,
Georgia; and Coosa County, Alabama. The project is planned to provide
1,586,900 Dekatherms per day of new firm transportation capacity from
Transco's existing Station 165 Zone 5 Pooling Point and Cherrystone
Interconnect, both in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The public scoping
sessions are scheduled as follows:
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Date and time Location
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Monday, June 24, 2024, 5:00-7:00 p.m...... Holiday Inn Express and
Suites, 351 Vineyards
Crossing, Lexington, NC
27295, (366) 224-6730.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 5:00-7:00 p.m..... Olde Dominion Agricultural
Complex, 19783 US-29,
Chatham, VA 24531, (434)
432-8026.
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The primary goal of these scoping sessions is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be
considered in the environmental document. Individual oral comments will
be taken on a one-on-one basis with a court reporter. This format is
designed to receive the maximum amount of oral comments in a convenient
way during the timeframe allotted.
Each scoping session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time. You may arrive at any time after 5:00 p.m. There
will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session
opens. If you wish to speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers
in the order of your arrival. Comments will be taken until 7:00 p.m.
However, if no additional numbers have been handed out and all
individuals who wish to provide comments have had an opportunity to do
so, staff may conclude the session at 6:30 p.m. Please see appendix 1
for additional information on the session format and conduct.\1\
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary.'' For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. For
assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll
free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY (202) 502-8659.
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Your scoping comments will be recorded by a court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see the last page of this notice for
instructions on using eLibrary). If a significant number of people are
interested in providing oral comments in the one-on-one settings, a
time limit of 5 minutes may be implemented for each commentor.
It is important to note that the Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided orally at a scoping session. Although there will not be a
formal presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the
scoping session to answer your questions about the environmental review
process. Representatives from Transco will also be present to answer
project-specific questions.
As a reminder, in lieu of attending the public scoping sessions,
the Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has staff
available to assist you at (866) 208-3676 or
[email protected]. Please carefully follow these instructions
so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. 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.'' If you
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment
on a Filing'' as the filing type; and
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (PF24-2-
000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must
be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for the Project. Public sessions or site visits will be
posted on the Commission's calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events along with other related information. Additional
information about the project 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. Click on the eLibrary link,
click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number in the ``Docket
Number'' field (i.e., PF24-2-000). 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 all formal documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
Dated: June 6, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-12865 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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