Document ID: FERC-2011-1961-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Line N 2012 Expansion Project, National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.
Posted Date: 2011-12-29T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81926-81927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33312]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-512-000]

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Line N 2012 Expansion 
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Line 
N 2012 Expansion Project (Project), proposed by National Fuel Gas 
Supply Corporation (National Fuel) in the above referenced docket. 
National Fuel proposes to construct and operate the Project in 
Washington County, Pennsylvania to create new transportation capacity 
on the existing Line N for emerging Marcellus Shale gas production, as 
well as to generate adequate pressure to redeliver this gas to Texas 
Eastern Transmission Corporation. The Project would increase available 
capacity by approximately 150,000 dekatherms per day.
    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 (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 proposed Line N 2012 Expansion Project includes the following 
facilities:
     Replacement of 4.85 miles of 24-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline;
     Installation of two 10,280 horsepower gas-fired turbine-
driven compressors at the existing Buffalo Compressor Station;
     The construction of a pig launcher/receiver \1\ at 
milepost 4.85; and
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    \1\ A ``pig'' is a tool that is inserted into and moves through 
the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal 
inspections, or other purposes.
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     The replacement of 20-inch-diameter pipeline at four road 
crossings south of the Buffalo Compressor Station.
    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 
25, 2012.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP11-512-000) 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 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

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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).\2\ 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., CP11-
512). 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/esubscribenow.htm.

    Dated: December 21, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-33312 Filed 12-28-11; 8:45 am]
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