Document ID: FERC-2021-0835-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: ANR Pipeline Co., Great Lakes Transmission Limited Partnership; Alberta Xpress and Lease Capacity Abandonment Projects
Posted Date: 2021-07-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36740-36741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14846]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP20-484-000; CP20-485-000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Great Lakes Transmission Limited 
Partnership; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Alberta Xpress and Lease Capacity 
Abandonment Projects and Schedule for Environmental Review

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for 
the Alberta Xpress and Lease Capacity Abandonment Projects (Projects), 
proposed by ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) and Great Lakes Transmission 
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes) in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. The 
EIS will tier off Commission staff's Environmental Assessment (EA) and 
its findings and conclusions for the Project issued on December 4, 
2020, and respond to comments filed on the EA.\1\ The EIS will assist 
the Commission in its consideration of the Project's contribution to 
climate change and its decision-making process to determine whether ANR 
and Great Lakes proposed Projects are in the public convenience and 
necessity. The schedule for preparation of the EIS is discussed in the 
``Schedule for Environmental Review'' section of this notice.
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    \1\ The EA for the Project is filed in Docket Nos. CP20-484-000 
and CP20-485-000 under Accession No. 20201204-3004.
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The National Environmental Policy Act Process

    The production of the EIS is part of the Commission's overall 
National Environmental Policy Act review process. Commission staff will 
independently analyze the proposed Project and prepare a draft EIS, 
which will be issued for public comment. Commission staff will consider 
all timely comments received during the comment period on the draft EIS 
and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. Any 
draft and final EIS will be available in electronic format in the 
public record through eLibrary \2\ and the Commission's natural gas 
environmental documents web page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents).
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    \2\ For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the 
``Additional Information'' section of this notice.
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Schedule for Environmental Review

    This notice identifies the Commission staff's planned schedule for 
completion of a final EIS for the Project, which is based on an 
issuance of the draft EIS in July 2020.

Issuance of Notice of Availability of the final EIS--October 29, 2021
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--January 27, 2022

    If a schedule change becomes necessary for the final EIS, an 
additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are 
kept informed of the Project's progress.

Environmental Mailing List

    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for the Project which includes federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; Native American Tribes; 
elected officials; other interested parties; and local libraries and 
newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined 
in the Commission's regulations) who are potential right-of-way 
grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for Project purposes, 
or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities, 
and anyone who submits comments on the Project and includes a mailing 
address with their comments. Commission staff will update the

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environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that 
Commission notices related to this environmental review are sent to all 
individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/
or potentially affected by the proposed Project.
    If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would 
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please complete one of 
the following steps:
    (1) Send an email to GasProjectAddressChange@ferc.gov stating your 
request. You must include the docket numbers CP20-484-000 or CP20-485-
000 in your request. If you are requesting a change to your address, 
please be sure to include your name and the correct address. If you are 
requesting to delete your address from the mailing list, please include 
your name and address as it appeared on this notice. This email address 
is unable to accept comments. OR
    (2) Return the attached ``Mailing List Update Form'' (appendix 1).

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EIS and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number 
in the ``Docket Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an 
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.

    Dated: July 7, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14846 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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