Notice2021-14846
ANR Pipeline Company; Great Lakes Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Alberta Xpress and Lease Capacity Abandonment Projects and Schedule for Environmental Review
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Published
July 13, 2021
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36740-36741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14846]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP20-484-000; CP20-485-000]
ANR Pipeline Company; Great Lakes Transmission Limited
Partnership; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Alberta Xpress and Lease Capacity
Abandonment Projects and Schedule for Environmental Review
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for
the Alberta Xpress and Lease Capacity Abandonment Projects (Projects),
proposed by ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) and Great Lakes Transmission
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes) in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. The
EIS will tier off Commission staff's Environmental Assessment (EA) and
its findings and conclusions for the Project issued on December 4,
2020, and respond to comments filed on the EA.\1\ The EIS will assist
the Commission in its consideration of the Project's contribution to
climate change and its decision-making process to determine whether ANR
and Great Lakes proposed Projects are in the public convenience and
necessity. The schedule for preparation of the EIS is discussed in the
``Schedule for Environmental Review'' section of this notice.
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\1\ The EA for the Project is filed in Docket Nos. CP20-484-000
and CP20-485-000 under Accession No. 20201204-3004.
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The National Environmental Policy Act Process
The production of the EIS is part of the Commission's overall
National Environmental Policy Act review process. Commission staff will
independently analyze the proposed Project and prepare a draft EIS,
which will be issued for public comment. Commission staff will consider
all timely comments received during the comment period on the draft EIS
and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. Any
draft and final EIS will be available in electronic format in the
public record through eLibrary \2\ and the Commission's natural gas
environmental documents web 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>).
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\2\ For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the
``Additional Information'' section of this notice.
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Schedule for Environmental Review
This notice identifies the Commission staff's planned schedule for
completion of a final EIS for the Project, which is based on an
issuance of the draft EIS in July 2020.
Issuance of Notice of Availability of the final EIS--October 29, 2021
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--January 27, 2022
If a schedule change becomes necessary for the final EIS, an
additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are
kept informed of the Project's progress.
Environmental Mailing List
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for the Project which includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; Native American Tribes;
elected officials; other interested parties; and local libraries and
newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined
in the Commission's regulations) who are potential right-of-way
grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for Project purposes,
or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities,
and anyone who submits comments on the Project and includes a mailing
address with their comments. Commission staff will update the
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environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that
Commission notices related to this environmental review are sent to all
individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/
or potentially affected by the proposed Project.
If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please complete one of
the following steps:
(1) Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#561137250624393c33352217323224332525153e37383133163033243578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ccbedffdcfee3e6e9eff8cde8e8fee9ffffcfe4ede2ebe9cceae9feefa2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a> stating your
request. You must include the docket numbers CP20-484-000 or CP20-485-
000 in your request. If you are requesting a change to your address,
please be sure to include your name and the correct address. If you are
requesting to delete your address from the mailing list, please include
your name and address as it appeared on this notice. This email address
is unable to accept comments. OR
(2) Return the attached ``Mailing List Update Form'' (appendix 1).
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EIS and to
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets,
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number
in the ``Docket Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efa98a9d8ca0818386818abc9a9f9f809d9baf898a9d8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c781a2b5a488a9abaea9a294b2b7b7a8b5b387a1a2b5a4e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a> or (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: July 7, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14846 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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