Document ID: FERC-2013-1260-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Texas Eastern Appalachia to Market Project; Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
Posted Date: 2013-09-23T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58300-58301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23000]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-84-000]

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Texas Eastern Appalachia to 
Market Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Texas 
Eastern Appalachia to Market Project (TEAM 2014), proposed by Texas 
Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced 
docket. Texas Eastern requests authorization to construct, modify, 
operate, and maintain new natural gas pipeline facilities in 
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and 
Mississippi. The project would provide an additional 600,000 dekatherms 
per day of natural gas to markets along Texas Eastern's system.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the TEAM 2014 Project in accordance with 
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 
FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with 
appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers participated as a cooperating 
agency in the preparation of the EA. 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 TEAM 2014 Project involves the following facilities:
     Constructing approximately 33.6 miles of 36-inch-diameter 
natural gas transmission pipeline comprised of seven separate pipeline 
loops \1\ and associated pipeline facilities in Pennsylvania;
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    \1\ A pipeline loop is constructed parallel to an existing 
pipeline to increase capacity.
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     horsepower upgrades at four existing compressor stations 
in Pennsylvania;
     and modifications to numerous existing facilities to allow 
bi-directional flow/transmission of natural gas. The bi-directional 
flow modifications would occur at 18 existing compressor stations,

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17 existing pig \2\ launcher and receiver sites, and two existing meter 
and regulating facilities in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, 
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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    \2\ A ``pig'' is a tool that is inserted into and moves through 
the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal 
inspections, or other purposes.
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    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal The FERC staff 
mailed copies of the EA 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; newspapers and 
libraries in the project area; and parties to this proceeding. In 
addition, the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site 
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of 
the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street 
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To 
ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your 
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important 
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before October 
16, 2013.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP13-84-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert 
staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, 
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the 
eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to Documents and Filings. 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 must select the type of filing you are making. If 
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select 
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426.
    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 385.214).\3\ Only intervenors have the 
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervener 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 intervener status, but you do not need intervener status to 
have your comments considered.
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    \3\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing 
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    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site (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., CP13-
84). 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.
    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 www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Dated: September 16, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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