Document ID: FERC-2014-0924-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Niagara Expansion Project, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC; Northern Access 2015 Project, National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.
Posted Date: 2014-07-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42509-42510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17207]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-88-000; Docket No. CP14-100-000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for 
the Proposed Niagara Expansion Project and Northern Access 2015 Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Niagara Expansion Project, proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 
L.L.C. (TGP) and the Northern Access 2015 Project, proposed by National 
Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National Fuel) in the above-referenced 
dockets. TGP requests authorization to construct new natural gas 
pipeline facilities and modifications at existing compressor and meter 
stations in Erie and Chautauqua Counties, New York and Mercer County, 
Pennsylvania to lease 140,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas 
capacity from National Fuel. National Fuel proposes to construct 
compression and metering facilities in Erie and Cattaraugus Counties, 
New York to provide the proposed leased capacity to TGP. According to 
TGP and National Fuel, their projects would increase natural gas 
delivery capacity in the northeast region of the U.S.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Niagara Expansion Project and the 
Northern Access 2015 Project in accordance with the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that 
approval of

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the proposed projects, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    TGP proposes to construct approximately 3.1 miles of 30-inch-
diameter natural gas pipeline in Chautauqua County, New York; modify 
piping at an existing compressor station in Mercer County, 
Pennsylvania; install a new pig \1\ receiver at an existing compressor 
station in Chautauqua County, New York; and modify an existing meter 
station in Erie County, New York to allow for bi-directional flow.
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    \1\ A pig is an internal tool that can be used to clean and dry 
a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion.
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    National Fuel proposes to construct a new 15,400 horsepower 
compressor station in Cattaraugus County, New York; install 7,700 
horsepower of additional compression and ancillary facilities at the 
existing Concord Compressor Station in Erie County, New York; and 
modify the existing East Eden Station in Erie County, New York to allow 
for bi-directional flow.
    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 August 15, 
2014.
    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 (CP14-88-000 or CP14-100-000) 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 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., CP14-
88 or CP14-100). 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: July 16, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-17207 Filed 7-21-14; 8:45 am]
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