Notice2021-26663
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Wisconsin Access Project
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December 9, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 234 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70119-70120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26663]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-78-000]
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of The Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Wisconsin Access
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Wisconsin Access Project, proposed by ANR Pipeline Company
(ANR) in the above-referenced docket. ANR requests authorization to
modify seven existing meter stations in Oneida, Marathon, Oconto, and
Manitowoc Counties, Wisconsin and increase firm transportation capacity
on its pipeline by 50,707 dekatherms per day.
The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Wisconsin Access Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act. With the exception of climate change impacts, FERC staff concludes
that approval of the Project would not result in significant
environmental impacts. FERC staff is unable to determine the
significance level of climate change impacts.
The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of minor modifications to ANR's existing
Coleman, Lena, Meeme, Mosinee, Rhinelander, Suring, and Two Rivers
Meter Stations. The modifications include the replacement of some
metering and filtering equipment, installation of additional metering
equipment, and replacement of two meter station buildings at the Lena
and Rhinelander Meter Stations.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Wisconsin Access 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., CP21-78).
Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#30765542537f5e5c595e55634540405f424470565542531e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="43052631200c2d2f2a2d26103633332c313703252631206d242c35">[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
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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, measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts and the completeness of the submitted
alternatives, information, and analyses. 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 January 24, 2022.
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#387e5d4a5b77565451565d6b4d4848574a4c785e5d4a5b165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="24624156476b4a484d4a41775154544b565064424156470a434b52">[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 (CP21-
78-000) 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/how-intervene">https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene</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: December 3, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-26663 Filed 12-8-21; 8:45 am]
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