Document ID: FERC-2020-0658-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Texas Eastern Gas Transmission, LP; Middlesex Extension Project
Posted Date: 2020-05-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 103 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32034-32035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11436]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-30-000]

Texas Eastern Gas Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the 
Final Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Middlesex Extension 
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Middlesex Extension Project proposed by Texas Eastern Transmission, LP 
(Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced docket. Texas Eastern requests 
authorization pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and part 
157 of the Commission's regulations to construct, operate, and maintain 
natural gas pipeline facilities in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The 
facilities would provide 264 million cubic feet per day of natural gas 
transportation to interconnects with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC's Mainline System and existing Woodbridge Lateral for 
ultimate delivery to the 725-Megawatt natural gas-fueled combined-cycle 
Woodbridge Energy Center owned by CPV Shore Holdings, LLC in Woodbridge 
Township, New Jersey.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of construction 
and operation of the Middlesex Extension Project in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff 
concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate 
mitigation measures, would not constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The proposed project includes the following facilities:
     1.54 miles of 20-inch-diameter Line 20 Extension pipeline;
     0.20 mile (631 feet of Woodbridge Lateral Tie-in, and 494 
feet of Mainline E Tie-in) of 16-inch-diameter interconnecting piping;
     Line 20 Tie-in;
     Woodbridge Lateral Tie-in and Mainline E Tie-in;
     metering and regulating facilities;
     pipe inspection tool facilities (launcher, receiver and 
wire line pull ports); and
     cathodic protection and alternating current mitigation 
facilities.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability 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; and newspapers and libraries in the project 
area. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed 
and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the 
Environmental Documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using the 
eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link 
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General 
Search, and enter the docket number in the Docket Number field, 
excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP20-30). 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.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 22, 2020.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic 
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow these 
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's website (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 website (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. Be sure to reference the project docket number 
(CP20-30-000) with your submission: 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). Motions to intervene are more 
fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to.asp. 
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of 
the Commission's decision. The Commission may grant 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.
    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. The eLibrary link 
also provides access to the texts of all 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

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notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp.

    Dated: May 21, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-11436 Filed 5-27-20; 8:45 am]
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