Document ID: FERC-2011-0761-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Sunrise Pipeline Project, Equitrans, L.P.
Posted Date: 2011-05-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28764-28765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12118]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-68-000]

Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental 
Assessment for the Proposed Sunrise Pipeline Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission 
or FERC) has prepared this environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Sunrise Pipeline Project proposed by Equitrans, L.P.

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(Equitrans) in the above referenced docket. This Project expands 
Equitrans' natural gas pipeline system in Pennsylvania and West 
Virginia in order to increase the natural gas delivery capacity to the 
northeast region of the United States by approximately 313,560 
dekatherms per day and improve the reliability of its existing system.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the Project 
construction and operation in accordance with the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff 
concludes that approval of the Project, with appropriate mitigating 
measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The proposed Sunrise Pipeline Project includes the following 
facilities in Greene County, Pennsylvania and Wetzel County, West 
Virginia:
     Approximately 44.4 miles of new pipeline varying from 16-
inch to 24-inch-diameter, 2.6 miles of replacement pipeline, and 
retesting and uprating of 4.8 miles of pipeline;
     One new compressor station in Jefferson Township, Greene 
County, Pennsylvania;
     Aboveground facilities consisting of 5 interconnect sites 
(meter stations), 12 mainline block valves, 4 pig \1\ launchers/
receivers, 2 over-pipeline protection facilities, and 1 side tap valve 
setting; and
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    \1\ A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry 
a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion.
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     Temporary and permanent access roads and temporary storage 
and contractor yards.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the 
EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal 
Regulatory Energy Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state and local 
government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public 
interest groups; Native American tribes; local libraries and 
newspapers; intervenors to the FERC's proceedings; and affected 
landowners, potentially affected landowners, and other interested 
individuals and groups.
    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 your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive 
your comments in Washington, DC on or before June 10, 2011.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number CP11-68-000 with your submission. The Commission 
encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert eFiling staff 
available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an 
easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments 
on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://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 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 may file a paper copy of your comments at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply 
filing comments will not serve to make the commentor a party to the 
proceeding. 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) .\2\ Only intervenors 
have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \2\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion of filing 
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be 
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be 
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    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 (http://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on 
the eLibrary link, then on ``General Search'' and enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field 
(i.e., CP11-68). 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 http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Date: May 11, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-12118 Filed 5-17-11; 8:45 am]
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