Notice2021-14625
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East 300 Upgrade Project
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July 9, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 129 (Friday, July 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36277-36278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14625]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-493-000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East 300
Upgrade Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the East 300 Upgrade Project, proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, L.L.C. (Tennessee) in the above-referenced docket. Tennessee
requests authorization to modify two existing compressor stations and
construct one new compressor station in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to
create 115 million cubic feet per day of firm transportation capacity
on Tennessee's existing 300 Line for Consolidated Edison Company of New
York, Inc.
The draft EIS responds to comments that were received on the
Commission's February 19, 2021 environmental assessment (EA) \1\ and
discloses downstream greenhouse gas emissions for the project. With the
exception of climate change impacts, the FERC staff concludes that
approval of the proposed
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project, with the mitigation measures recommended in this EIS, would
not result in significant environmental impacts. FERC staff continues
to be unable to determine significance with regards to climate change
impacts.
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\1\ The project's EA is available on eLibrary under accession
no. 20210219-3034.
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The draft EIS incorporates the above-referenced EA, which addressed
the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation
of the following project facilities:
<bullet> Modifications at existing Compressor Station 321 in
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, including the installation of one
Solar Taurus 70 turbine with an International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) rating of 11,107 horsepower and auxiliary
facilities;
<bullet> modifications at existing Compressor Station 325 in Sussex
County, New Jersey, including installation of one Solar Titan 130
turbine with an ISO rating of 20,500 horsepower and auxiliary
facilities; and
<bullet> construction of the new Compressor Station 327 equipped
with a single 19,000-horsepower electric-driven compressor unit and
associated auxiliary facilities in Passaic County, New Jersey.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East 300 Upgrade
Project 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
project area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It
may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>), on
the natural gas environmental documents page (<a href="https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents">https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents</a>). In
addition, the draft EIS may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on
the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link (<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>), select ``General Search,'' and
enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field (i.e., CP20-
493). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b2d0e190824050702050e381e1b1b04191f2b0d0e1908450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ce88abbcad81a0a2a7a0ab9dbbbebea1bcba8ea8abbcade0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
The draft EIS is not a decision document. It presents Commission
staff's independent analysis of the environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this
proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so.
Your comments should focus on the draft EIS's disclosure and discussion
of potential environmental effects, including climate impacts due to
downstream greenhouse gas emissions, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. To ensure consideration of your comments on the
proposal in the final EIS, it is important that the Commission receive
your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 23, 2021.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#165073647559787a7f787345636666796462567073647538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c482a1b6a78baaa8adaaa197b1b4b4abb6b084a2a1b6a7eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) 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 (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) 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; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP20-
493-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214). Motions to intervene are
more fully described at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides</a>. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or
judicial review of the Commission's decision. The Commission grants
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.
Questions?
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all 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
<a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to register for
eSubscription.
Dated: July 2, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14625 Filed 7-8-21; 8:45 am]
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