Document ID: FERC-2014-1536-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Salem Lateral Project; Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC
Posted Date: 2014-12-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73063-73064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28755]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-522-000]

Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Salem Lateral Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Salem 
Lateral Project, proposed by Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC 
(Algonquin) in the above-referenced docket. Algonquin requests 
authorization to construct approximately 1.2 miles of pipeline in the 
city of Salem, Massachusetts in order to provide 115,000 dekatherms of 
natural gas per day to the Salem Harbor

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Station natural gas-fired power plant. Footprint Power Salem Harbor 
Development, LP (Footprint) intends to replace the existing coal-fired 
electric generation facility with a natural gas-fired facility.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Salem Lateral 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 New England Division of Army Corps of Engineers (COE) 
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 a proposal and participate 
in the NEPA analysis. The COE intends to adopt and use the EA to 
support issuance of their Section 404 and Section 10 permit 
authorizations.
    The proposed Salem Lateral Project includes the following 
facilities:

 Approximately 1.2 miles of new 16-inch-diameter lateral 
pipeline (Salem Lateral); and
 A new metering and flow regulating (M&R) station (Salem 
Lateral M&R Station) on Footprint's property.

    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA 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. 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 (CP14-522-000) 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 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 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).\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-
522). 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: December 2, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-28755 Filed 12-8-14; 8:45 am]
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