Notice2023-01062
Alliance Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Three Rivers Interconnection Project
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January 20, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3735-3736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01062]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-113-000]
Alliance Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Three Rivers
Interconnection Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Three Rivers Interconnection Project (Project), proposed by
Alliance Pipeline, L.P. (Alliance) in the above-referenced docket.
Alliance proposes to construct and operate about 2.9 miles of 20-inch-
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline and associated facilities in
Grundy County, Illinois. This pipeline would connect Alliance's
existing interstate natural gas transmission system to Competitive
Power Venture's Three Rivers Energy
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Center, currently under construction; and as proposed, would transport
up to 210 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas to this
facility. According to Alliance, the Project is necessary to provide
Competitive Power Venture's Three Rivers Energy Center with access to
an additional natural gas supply source.
The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the proposed Project, with the
mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would result in some
adverse environmental impacts, but none that are considered
significant. Regarding climate change impacts, this EIS is not
characterizing the Project's greenhouse gas emissions as significant or
insignificant because the Commission is conducting a generic proceeding
to determine whether and how the Commission will conduct significance
determinations going forward.\1\ The EIS also concludes that no system,
route, or other alternative would meet the Project objective while
providing a significant environmental advantage over the Project as
proposed.
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\1\ Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas
Infrastructure Project Reviews, 178 FERC ] 61,108 (2022); 178 FERC ]
61,197 (2022).
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) participated as cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the EIS. Specifically, the EPA provided FERC
environmental staff with recommendations to inform the EIS and the NRC
advised FERC environmental staff concerning nuclear safety reviews and
the associated regulatory process with respect to Alliance's proposal
and the nearby Dresden Nuclear Generating Station and General Electric
Hitachi Nuclear Energy Morris Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Three Rivers
Interconnection Project to federal, state, and local government
representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Indian 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., CP21-113-000). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date
range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bff9dacddcf0d1d3d6d1daeccacfcfd0cdcbffd9dacddc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="561033243519383a3f383305232626392422163033243578313920">[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: January 13, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01062 Filed 1-19-23; 8:45 am]
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