Document ID: FERC-2014-1572-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: West Side Expansion and Modernization Project, National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.
Posted Date: 2014-12-17T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75137-75138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29541]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-70-000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed West Side Expansion and 
Modernization Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the West 
Side Expansion and Modernization Project (Project), proposed by 
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National Fuel) in the above-
referenced docket. National Fuel requests authorization to construct 
and operate natural gas pipeline facilities in Washington, Allegheny, 
Beaver, Venango, and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania to provide 
incremental delivery of about 175,000 dekatherms per day of natural 
gas.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. 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 proposed Project would replace about 23 miles of the existing 
20-inch-diameter Line N (referred to as Sections 1, 2, and 3) which 
were built in 1947, with new 24-inch-diameter pipeline located in 
Washington, Allegheny, and Beaver Counties. The replacement section is 
proposed to be constructed at an approximately 25-foot offset from the 
existing pipeline where feasible.
    The Project also consists of the installation of additional 
compression at the existing Mercer Compressor Station in Mercer County 
and miscellaneous piping modifications at the existing Henderson 
Compressor Station in Venango County. The modifications at the 
Henderson Compressor Station are necessary to meet the changing 
pipeline operating conditions with the addition of the new service. 
National Fuel currently owns the land required to construct and operate 
the additional compression and station modifications.
    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 January 9, 
2015.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with the Commission. In all instances please reference 
the Project docket number (CP14-70-000) 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 may file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature located 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 may 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.''
    (3) You may 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).\1\ Only intervenors have the 
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervenor 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 intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to 
have your comments considered.
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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., CP14-
70). 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,

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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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: December 10, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-29541 Filed 12-16-14; 8:45 am]
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