Document ID: FERC-2011-1355-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, Texas Eastern Appalachia to Market Expansion Project
Posted Date: 2011-09-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54761-54762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22517]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-67-000; CP11-67-001]

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Texas Eastern Appalachia to 
Market Expansion 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 2012 Expansion Project (Project) as 
proposed by Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above 
referenced dockets. Texas Eastern proposes to install and operate 
approximately 17.3 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas transmission 
pipeline and associated aboveground facilities in Greene, Fayette, 
Franklin, Adams and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania. Texas Eastern also 
proposes to abandon approximately 11.3 miles of 24-inch-diameter 
natural gas transmission pipeline in Franklin and Adams Counties, 
Pennsylvania. Additionally, Texas Eastern proposes to increase the 
amount of compression at its Bedford Compressor Station located in 
Bedford County, Pennsylvania by 20,720 horsepower (hp).
    The EA assesses the potential impacts on the environment resulting 
from construction and operation of the proposed Project in accordance 
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA). As described in the EA, the FERC staff has concluded that 
approval of the proposed Project, with the implementation of 
appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major Federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    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. 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.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native 
American Tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested 
individuals and groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; 
and parties to this proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the potential impacts on the environment, 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 September 26, 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 (CP11-67-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages the electronic filing of comments (eFiling) and 
has dedicated expert staff to assist you by phone at (202) 502-8258 or 
by electronic mail at 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 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).\1\ Only intervenors 
have the

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right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on 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, which can be reached by phone 
at (866) 208-FERC or on the FERC Web site (http://www.ferc.gov). 
Following the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the 
docket number CP11-67 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 by phone 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.

    Dated: August 26, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-22517 Filed 9-1-11; 8:45 am]
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