Document ID: FERC-2010-1069-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC; Northeastern Tennessee Project
Posted Date: 2010-08-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register: August 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 147)]
[Notices]               
[Page 45108-45109]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP10-89-000]

 
East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northeastern Tennessee 
Project

July 23, 2010.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Northeastern Tennessee Project proposed by East Tennessee Natural Gas 
(ETNG) in the above referenced docket. ETNG requests authorization to 
construct, replace and abandon natural gas pipeline transmission 
facilities in southwestern Virginia and northeastern Tennessee to 
provide natural gas service for the Tennessee Valley Authority's 
recently approved John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental impacts resulting from 
construction and operation of the proposed Northeastern Tennessee 
Project in accordance with the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. 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 Northeastern Tennessee Project includes:
     Replacing approximately 11.5 miles of existing 12-inch- 
and 8-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline with 24-inch-
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline;
     Installing approximately 16.4 miles of new 24-inch-
diameter natural gas pipeline;

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     Constructing associated minor aboveground facilities; and
     Modifying piping at two existing compressor stations.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at http://
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.

    Copies of the EA have been mailed 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.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on potential environmental impacts, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To 
ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC 
receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before August 23, 2010.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project Docket Number CP10-89-000 with your submission. The Commission 
encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated eFiling 
expert staff available to assist you by phone at (202) 502-8258 or by 
e-mail at efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an 
easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments 
on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling enables 
you to 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 will be asked to select the 
type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is 
considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply 
filing comments will not serve to make the commentor a party to the 
proceeding. 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.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be 
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be 
adequately represented by any other parties. 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 Web site (http://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., CP10-89). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. 
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support by e-mail at 
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or by phone, 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 http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-18841 Filed 7-30-10; 8:45 am]
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