[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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