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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. A copy of all 

other filings in reference to this 

application must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed in 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. 

Locations of Notice of Intent: The 

Commission provides all interested 

persons an opportunity to view and/or 

print the contents of this document via 

the internet through the Commission’s 

website at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (i.e., CD22–4) in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

You may also register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

Copies of the notice of intent can be 

obtained directly from the applicant. 

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: March 3, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04958 Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. PF22–2–000] 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 

LLC ; Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Planned 

Cumberland 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 Cumberland Project involving 

construction and operation of facilities 

by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 

LLC (TGP) in Dickson, Houston, and 

Steward counties, Tennessee. 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 a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity. The 

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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 

4, 2022. 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 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 November 5, 

2021, you will need to file those 

comments in Docket No. PF22–2–000 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 planned 

project and encourage them to comment 

on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, a pipeline company 

representative may contact you about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

planned facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

agreement. You are not required to enter 

into an agreement. However, if the 

Commission approves the project, the 

Natural Gas Act conveys the right of 

eminent domain. Therefore, if easement 

negotiations fail to produce an 

agreement between you and the 

company, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings in 

court where compensation would be 

determined in accordance with state 

law. The Commission does not 

subsequently grant, exercise, or oversee 

the exercise of that eminent domain 

authority. The courts have exclusive 

authority to handle eminent domain 

cases; the Commission has no 

jurisdiction over these matters. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ is available for viewing on 

the FERC website (www.ferc.gov). This 

fact sheet addresses a number of 

typically asked questions, including the 

use of eminent domain and how to 

participate in the Commission’s 

proceedings. 

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 expert staff 

available to assist you at (866) 208–3676 

or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature on the Commission’s website 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC 

Online (left side of screen). 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 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 (PF22–2–000) 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, 


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1The 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’’ or from the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502– 

8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, 

refer to the last page of this notice. 

2For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer 

to the last page of this notice. 

3The Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations addressing cooperating agency 

responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 1501.8. 

4The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 

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. 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20858. 

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 

researching proceedings. Go to https://

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

register for eSubscription. 

Summary of the Planned Project 

TGP plans to construct and operate 

approximately 32 miles of new 30-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline 

(Cumberland Pipeline) from its existing 

Lines 100–3 and 100–4 to the Tennessee 

Valley Authority’s (TVA) Cumberland 

Fossil Plant. TVA is evaluating options 

to replace capacity following the 

proposed retirement of its existing coalfired Cumberland Fossil Plant. The 

Cumberland Pipeline would be in 

Dickson, Houston, and Steward 

counties, Tennessee; and it would 

provide about 245,000 dekatherms per 

day of natural gas per day to TVA. 

The Cumberland Project would 

consist of the following facilities: 

• Approximately 32 miles of new 30- 

inch-diameter natural gas lateral 

pipeline, as described above. 

• New Pressure Regulation Station 

comprised of bi-directional back 

pressure regulation facilities (including 

a new Mainline valve [MLV] on each of 

TGP’s Lines 100–3 and 100–4 at the 

origin of the newly planned 

Cumberland Pipeline in Dickson 

County, Tennessee. 

• New Cumberland Meter Station at 

the terminus of the planned 

Cumberland Pipeline within TVA’s 

newly proposed power plant in Steward 

County, Tennessee. 

• New in-line inspection traps at each 

end of the planned Cumberland 

Pipeline. 

• New MLV located at an 

intermediate location along the planned 

Cumberland Pipeline. 

The general location of the project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1

Land Requirements for Construction 

Construction of the planned facilities 

would disturb about 494 acres of land 

for the aboveground facilities and the 

pipeline. Following construction, TGP 

would maintain about 192 acres for 

permanent operation of the project’s 

facilities; the remaining acreage would 

be restored and revert to former uses. 

About 85 percent of the planned 

pipeline route parallels an existing TVA 

overhead electric transmission line 

right-of-way. 

The NEPA Process and the 

Environmental Document 

Any environmental document issued 

by Commission staff will discuss 

impacts that could occur as a result of 

the construction and operation of the 

planned project under the relevant 

general resource areas: 

• Geology and soils; 

• land use; 

• water resources, fisheries, and 

wetlands; 

• cultural resources; 

• vegetation and wildlife; 

• air quality and noise; 

• endangered and threatened species; 

• socioeconomics; 

• environmental justice, and 

• reliability and safety. 

Commission staff will also evaluate 

reasonable alternatives to the planned 

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. 

Although no formal application has 

been filed, we have already initiated our 

NEPA review under the Commission’s 

pre-filing process. The purpose of the 

pre-filing process is to encourage early 

involvement of interested stakeholders 

and to identify and resolve issues before 

the FERC receives an application. As 

part of our pre-filing review, will 

contact federal and state agencies to 

discuss their involvement in the scoping 

process and the preparation of the 

environmental document. 

If a formal application is filed, 

Commission staff will then determine 

whether to prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) or an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the 

EIS will present our independent 

analysis of the environmental 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 

determination on the proposed project. 

If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/ 

Notice of Schedule will be issued once 

an application is filed, which will open 

an additional public comment period. 

Staff will then prepare a draft EIS that 

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 2 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, we are asking 

agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ 

or special expertise with respect to the 

environmental issues related to this 

project to formally cooperate with us in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document.3 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 

Consultations 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.4

The environmental document for this 

project will document our findings on 

the impacts on historic properties and 


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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; local 

community groups, schools, churches, 

and businesses; 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 comment). 

Commission staff will update the 

environmental mailing list as the 

analysis proceeds to ensure that we 

send the information related to this 

environmental review to all individuals, 

organizations, and government entities 

interested in and/or potentially affected 

by the planned 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 PF22–2–000 in your 

request. If you are requesting a change 

to your address, please be sure to 

include your name and updated 

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). 

Becoming an Intervenor 

Once TGP files its application with 

the Commission, you may want to 

become an ‘‘intervenor,’’ which is an 

official party to the Commission’s 

proceeding. Only intervenors have the 

right to seek rehearing of the 

Commission’s decision and be heard by 

the courts if they choose to appeal the 

Commission’s final ruling. An 

intervenor formally participates in the 

proceeding by filing a request to 

intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions 

to intervene are more fully described at 

https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/ 

how-to.asp. Please note that the 

Commission will not accept requests for 

intervenor status at this time. You must 

wait until the Commission receives a 

formal application for the project, after 

which the Commission will issue a 

public notice that establishes an 

intervention deadline. 

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 (www.ferc.gov) using the 

eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, 

click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the 

docket number, excluding the last three 

digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., 

PF22–2). Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

Public meetings or site visits will be 

posted on the Commission’s calendar 

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

information. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04964 Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP22–672–000. 

Applicants: Bear Creek Storage 

Company, L.L.C. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

Annual Report on Operational 

Transactions 2022 to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 3/2/22. 

Accession Number: 20220302–5035. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/14/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–673–000. 

Applicants: Rover Pipeline LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Summary of Negotiated Rate Capacity 

Release Agreements on 3–2–22 to be 

effective 3/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 3/2/22. 

Accession Number: 20220302–5052. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/14/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP22–674–000. 

Applicants: Texas Eastern 

Transmission, LP. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Quality 

of Gas—PTR Language Modification eff 

4–1–22 to be effective 4/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 3/2/22. 

Accession Number: 20220302–5213. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/14/22. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: March 3, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04952 Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2955–000] 

City of Watervliet, New York; Notice of 

Authorization for Continued Project 

Operation 

On February 28, 2020, the City of 

Watervliet, New York, licensee for the 

Normanskill Hydroelectric Project 

No.2955, filed an Application for a 

Subsequent Minor License for the 

Normanskill Hydroelectric Project 

pursuant to the Federal Power Act 

(FPA) and the Commission’s regulations 

thereunder. The Normanskill 

Hydroelectric Project located on the 

Normans Kill in Guilderland, Albany 

County, New York 

The license for Project No.2955 was 

issued for a period ending February 28, 

2022. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the 

Commission, at the expiration of a 

license term, to issue from year-to-year 


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