Notice2021-21265
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed; East 300 Upgrade Project
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September 30, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54178-54179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21265]
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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 Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed; East 300
Upgrade Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final 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 final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the East 300 Upgrade Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). The 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.
The final EIS responds to comments that were received on the
Commission's February 19, 2021 environmental assessment (EA) and July
2, 2021 draft EIS \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 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 and the draft EIS is available under accession no.
20210702-3037.
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The final 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
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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
Final 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 final 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 final 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#7e381b0c1d31101217101b2d0b0e0e110c0a3e181b0c1d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b7d5e495874555752555e684e4b4b54494f7b5d5e4958155c544d">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
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: September 24, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21265 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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