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limitation should be waived. Motions to 

intervene are more fully described at 

https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC 

website (www.ferc.gov) 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. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

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 https://www.ferc.gov/ 

ferc-online/overview to register for 

eSubscription. 

Dated: November 7, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26489 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–529–000] 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 

L.L.C.; Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

507g Line Abandonment Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental document, that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the 507G Line Abandonment Project 

involving construction and operation of 

facilities by Tennessee Gas Pipeline 

Company, L.L.C. (Tennessee) in Acadia, 

Vermilion, Iberia, and St. Mary Parishes, 

Louisiana. The Commission will use 

this environmental document in its 

decision-making process to determine 

whether the project is in the public 

convenience and necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies regarding the 

project. As part of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

review process, the Commission takes 

into account concerns the public may 

have about proposals and the 

environmental impacts that could result 

from its action whenever it considers 

the issuance of an authorization. This 

gathering of public input is referred to 

as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the 

scoping process is to focus the analysis 

in the environmental document on the 

important environmental issues. 

Additional information about the 

Commission’s NEPA process is 

described below in the NEPA Process 

and Environmental Document section of 

this notice. 

By this notice, the Commission 

requests public comments on the scope 

of issues to address in the 

environmental document. To ensure 

that your comments are timely and 

properly recorded, please submit your 

comments so that the Commission 

receives them in Washington, DC on or 

before 5:00pm Eastern Time on 

December 9, 2024. Comments may be 

submitted in written form. Further 

details on how to submit comments are 

provided in the Public Participation 

section of this notice. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues they need to 

evaluate in the environmental 

document. Commission staff will 

consider all written comments during 

the preparation of the environmental 

document. 

If you submitted comments on this 

project to the Commission before the 

opening of this docket on September 30, 

2024, you will need to file those 

comments in Docket No. CP24–529–000 

to ensure they are considered as part of 

this proceeding. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this project. State and 

local government representatives should 

notify their constituents of this 

proposed project and encourage them to 

comment on their areas of concern. 

Tennessee provided landowners with 

a fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ which addresses typically 

asked questions, including the use of 

eminent domain and how to participate 

in the Commission’s proceedings. This 

fact sheet along with other landowner 

topics of interest are available for 

viewing on the FERC website 

(www.ferc.gov) under the Natural Gas, 

Landowner Topics link. 

Public Participation 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. Please carefully follow 

these instructions so that your 

comments are properly recorded. The 

Commission encourages electronic filing 

of comments and has staff available to 

assist you at (866) 208–3676 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. Using 

eComment 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, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

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.’’ You 

will be asked to select the type of filing 

you are making; a comment on a 

particular project is considered a 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; 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 (CP24–529–000) 

on your letter. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 

Washington, DC 20426. Submissions 

sent via any other carrier must be 

addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Additionally, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

makes it easy to stay informed of all 

issuances and submittals regarding the 

dockets/projects to which you 

subscribe. These instant email 

notifications are the fastest way to 

receive notification and provide a link 

to the document files which can reduce 

the amount of time you spend 


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1A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that the pipeline company 

inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for 

cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal 

inspections, or other purposes. 

2The appendices referenced in this notice will 

not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov 

using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’. For instructions on 

connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this 

notice. For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (886) 

208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. 

3For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer 

to the last page of this notice. 

4The Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations addressing cooperating agency 

responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Section 1501.8. 

5The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s 

regulations are at title 36, Code of Federal 

Regulations, part 800. Those regulations define 

historic properties as any prehistoric or historic 

district, site, building, structure, or object included 

in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

researching proceedings. Go to https://

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 

register for eSubscription. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

Tennessee proposes to abandon a 

portion of its 507G pipeline. The 507G 

Line Abandonment Project would 

consist of abandonment in-place and by 

removal of a portion of the 507G–100 

Line and abandonment in-place and by 

removal of the remaining portion of the 

507G–500 Line. According to 

Tennessee, since these pipeline 

facilities were placed in service, there 

have been changes in natural gas supply 

locations, patterns, and flows that have 

led Tennessee to now request 

abandonment of these facilities. 

The 507G Line Abandonment Project 

would consist of the following facilities: 

• abandon in-place and by removal 

approximately 59.6 miles and 15.8 miles 

of 16-inch-diameter pipeline of the 

507G–100 Line, respectively; and 

• abandon in-place and by removal 

approximately 7.9 miles and 1.1 miles 

of 12-inch-diameter pipeline of the 

507G–500 supply lateral pipeline, 

respectively. 

Under Section 2.55(a) of the 

Commission’s regulations, Tennessee 

intends to relocate an existing pigging 

facility.1 The general location of the 

project facilities is shown in appendix 

1.2

Land Requirements for Construction 

Construction of the proposed facilities 

would disturb about 458.64 acres of 

land for the abandonment of the 

pipelines. Following construction, 

Tennessee would maintain about 0.08 

acre for permanent operation of the 

pigging facility; the remaining acreage 

would be restored and revert to former 

uses. 

NEPA Process and the Environmental 

Document 

Any environmental document issued 

by the Commission will discuss impacts 

that could occur as a result of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed project under the relevant 

general resource areas: 

• geology and soils; 

• water resources and wetlands; 

• vegetation and wildlife; 

• threatened and endangered species; 

• cultural resources; 

• land use; 

• environmental justice; 

• air quality and noise; and 

• reliability and safety. 

Commission staff will also evaluate 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

project or portions of the project and 

make recommendations on how to 

lessen or avoid impacts on the various 

resource areas. Your comments will 

help Commission staff identify and 

focus on the issues that might have an 

effect on the human environment and 

potentially eliminate others from further 

study and discussion in the 

environmental document. 

Following this scoping period, 

Commission staff will determine 

whether to prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) or an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the 

EIS will present Commission staff’s 

independent analysis of the issues. If 

Commission staff prepares an EA, a 

Notice of Schedule for the Preparation 

of an Environmental Assessment will be 

issued. The EA may be issued for an 

allotted public comment period. The 

Commission would consider timely 

comments on the EA before making its 

decision regarding the proposed project. 

If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/ 

Notice of Schedule will be issued, 

which will open up an additional 

comment period. Staff will then 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 EA or draft and final EIS will be 

available in electronic format in the 

public record through eLibrary 3 and the 

Commission’s natural gas 

environmental documents web page 

(https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/ 

natural-gas/environment/ 

environmental-documents). If 

eSubscribed, you will receive instant 

email notification when the 

environmental document is issued. 

With this notice, the Commission is 

asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 

and/or special expertise with respect to 

the environmental issues of this project 

to formally cooperate in the preparation 

of the environmental document.4

Agencies that would like to request 

cooperating agency status should follow 

the instructions for filing comments 

provided under the Public Participation 

section of this notice. 

Consultation Under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

In accordance with the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation’s 

implementing regulations for section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, the Commission is 

using this notice to initiate consultation 

with the applicable State Historic 

Preservation Office(s), and to solicit 

their views and those of other 

government agencies, interested Indian 

tribes, and the public on the project’s 

potential effects on historic properties.5

The environmental document for this 

project will document findings on the 

impacts on historic properties and 

summarize the status of consultations 

under section 106. 

Environmental Mailing List 

The environmental mailing list 

includes federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American Tribes; 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 

environmental mailing list as the 

analysis proceeds to ensure that 


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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 

GasProjectAddressChange@ferc.gov 

stating your request. You must include 

the docket number CP24–529–000 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 2). 

Additional Information 

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 www.ferc.gov 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 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 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. 

Public sessions or site visits will be 

posted on the Commission’s calendar 

located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related 

information. 

Dated: November 7, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26487 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12394–01–OW] 

Environmental Financial Advisory 

Board (EFAB); Request for 

Nominations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations of candidates to the 

Environmental Financial Advisory 

Board. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations of qualified candidates to 

be considered for appointment to the 

Environmental Financial Advisory 

Board (the Board or EFAB). The Board 

provides advice to EPA on ways to 

lower the costs of, and increase 

investments in, environmental and 

public health protection. Appointments 

will be made by the Administrator and 

will be announced in June 2025. EPA 

may also consider nominations received 

through this solicitation in the event of 

unanticipated vacancies on the Board. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted in time to arrive no later than 

December 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

via email to efab@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wants further 

information concerning the nomination 

process may contact Tara Johnson via 

telephone/voicemail at (202) 809–7368 

or email to efab@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EFAB is 

available at www.epa.gov/ 

waterfinancecenter/efab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The EFAB is an EPA 

advisory committee chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. 10, to provide advice 

and recommendations to EPA on 

innovative approaches to financing 

environmental programs, projects, and 

activities. The Board was established in 

1991 to provide advice and 

recommendations to EPA. Since 

inception, the Board has advised the 

EPA on a wide-ranging set of issues 

including but not limited to the 

following: 

• Creating incentives to increase 

private investment in the provision of 

environmental services and removing or 

reducing constraints on private 

involvement wherever possible; 

• Developing new and innovative 

environmental financing approaches 

and supporting and encouraging the use 

of cost-effective existing approaches; 

• Identifying approaches, challenges, 

opportunities, and methodologies 

specifically targeted to small 

community financing; 

• Assessing government strategies for 

implementing public-private 

partnerships, including privatization, 

operations and maintenance issues, and 

other alternative financing mechanisms; 

• Improving governmental principles 

of accounting and disclosure standards 

to help improve the financial 

sustainability of environmental 

programs; 

• Increasing the capacity of state and 

local governments to carry out their 

respective environmental programs 

under current Federal laws; 

• Increasing the total investment in 

environmental protection and 

stewardship of public and private 

environmental resources to help ease 

the environmental financing challenge 

facing our nation; and 

• Developing innovative investment 

models and market-based approaches 

that increase the long-term resiliency of 

infrastructure. 

The Board’s recent work has 

included: 

• Options for the development of the 

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund 

authorized under the Inflation 

Reduction Act; and 

• Recommendations for catalyzing 

pollution prevention finance, enhancing 

the agency’s approach to encourage 

increased Opportunity Zone funds 

investment alongside existing EPA 

funding tools, and improving the 

availability of public and private 

sources of funding for stormwater 

infrastructure. 

The Board meets either in-person or 

virtually two times each calendar year 

(two days per meeting) at different 

locations within the continental United 

States. In addition to the bi-annual 

meetings, additional virtual meetings 

may be held during the year to ensure 

timely completion of the Board’s work. 

Board members typically contribute 

approximately 3 to 8 hours per month 

to the activities of the Board. This 

includes participation on one or more of 

the Board’s active workgroups. Members 

serve on the Board without 

compensation; however, Board members 

may receive travel and per diem 

allowances where appropriate and in 

accordance with Federal travel 

regulations. 

Members are appointed to represent 

the perspective of specific 

organizations, associations, or groups of 

persons (Representative members), or to 

provide their individual expertise 

(Special Government Employee, or SGE, 

members). Candidates invited to serve 

as SGE members will be asked to submit 

the ‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Form for Special Government 

Employees Serving on Federal Advisory 

Committees at the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’’ (EPA Form 3110– 

48). This confidential form allows EPA 

to determine whether there is a statutory 

conflict between that person’s public 

responsibilities as an SGE member and 

private interests and activities, or the 


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