[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39095-39098]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16686]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF14-22-000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Northeast
Energy Direct Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues,
and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that
will discuss the environmental impacts of the Northeast Energy Direct
Project (Project) involving construction and operation of facilities by
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (Tennessee Gas) in Pennsylvania,
New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. The Commission
will use this EIS in its decision-making process to determine whether
the Project is in the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the Project. You can make a difference by providing us with
your specific comments or concerns about the Project. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they
need to evaluate in the EIS. To ensure that your comments are timely
and properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission
receives them in Washington, DC, on or before August 31, 2015.
    If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on September 15, 2014, you will need to file
those comments in Docket No. PF14-22-000 to ensure they are considered
as part of this proceeding.

    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this Project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this planned
Project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a Tennessee Gas
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Commission approves the Project, that approval conveys with it the
right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with
state law.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC Web site for Citizen's Guides (http://www.ferc.gov/for-citizens/citizen-guides.asp). This fact sheet addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how
to participate in the Commission's proceedings.

Public Participation

    For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please carefully follow these instructions so that
your comments are properly recorded.
    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 interested persons to
submit brief, text-only comments on a project;
    You can file your comments electronically by 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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project,
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type;
    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.
    Be sure to reference the Project docket number PF14-22-000 with
your submission; or
    In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the Commission
invites you to attend one of the public scoping meetings its staff will
conduct in the Project area, scheduled as follows.

                      FERC Public Scoping Meetings
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        Date and time               Location              Location
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 7:00  Towanda Jr./Sr. High  Birch Hill Catering,
 p.m.                          School, 1 High        1 Celebration Way,
                               School Drive,         Castleton-on-
                               Towanda, PA 18848,    Hudson, NY 12033,
<PHONE_NUMBER>.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Wednesday, July 15, 2015,     VFW, 386 Main St.,    Birch Hill Catering,
 6:30 p.m.                     Great Bend, PA        1 Celebration Way,
                               18848, (570) 879-     Castleton-on-
                               4420.                 Hudson, NY 12033,
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Thursday, July 16, 2015,      Foothills Performing  Days Inn, 160
 7:00 p.m.                     Arts Center, 24       Holiday Way,
                               Market St.,           Schoharie, NY
                               Oneonta, NY 13820,    12157, (518) 295-
<PHONE_NUMBER>.       6088.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 7:00    Taconic High School, 96 Valentine Rd.,
 p.m.                            Pittsfield, MA 01201,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015,     Nashua Radisson, 11   Greenfield Middle
 6:30 p.m.                     Tara Blvd., Nashua,   School, 141 Davis
                               NH 03062, (603) 888-  St., Greenfield, MA
                               9970.                 01301, (413) 772-
                                                     1360.
Thursday, July 30, 2015,      Milford Town Hall,    Central Connecticut
 6:30 p.m.                     Town Hall, One        State University,
                               Union Square,         1615 Stanley St.,
                               Milford, NH 03055,    New Britain, CT
<PHONE_NUMBER>.       06050, (860) 832-
                                                     3200.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015,      Dracut Senior High School, 1540 Lakeview
 7:00 p.m.                      Ave., Dracut, MA 01826,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015,    Lunenburg High School, 1079 Massachusetts
 7:00 p.m.                       Ave., Lunenburg, MA 01462, (978) 582-
                                                 4115.
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    Please note that on five nights (July 14-16 and July 29-30),
meetings will be held concurrently in two different locations. The same
information will be presented at all of the meetings.
    We \1\ are planning on holding one additional scoping meeting near
Winchester, New Hampshire, during the week of July 27-31, 2015. We will
announce this meeting with a future notice once the location is
finalized.
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    \1\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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    We will begin our sign up of speakers one hour prior to the start
of each meeting. The scoping meetings will begin with a description of
our environmental review process by Commission staff, after which
speakers will be called. Each meeting will end once all speakers have
provided their comments or when our contracted time for the facility
closes. Please note that there may be a time limit to present comments
(no less than 3 minutes), and speakers should structure their comments
accordingly. If time limits are implemented, they will be strictly
enforced to ensure that as many individuals as possible are given an
opportunity to comment. The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer
to ensure comments are accurately recorded. Transcripts will be entered
into the formal record of the Commission proceeding.
    Please note that this is not your only public input opportunity;
please refer to the review process flow chart in appendix 1.\2\
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call<PHONE_NUMBER>. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.

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Summary of the Planned Project

    Tennessee Gas plans to construct and operate approximately 412
miles of new natural gas transmission pipeline and associated
facilities in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and
Connecticut. This Project would also involve modifications at existing
compressor and meter stations and construction of 9 new compressor
stations, 14 new meter stations, and various appurtenant facilities.
These facilities would be capable of providing 2.2 billion cubic feet
per day of capacity to transport natural gas to markets in the
northeastern United States and Canada.
    The pipeline planned for construction includes supply path and
market path components. The Supply Path component would deliver gas
from the existing Tennessee Gas 300 Line to its existing 200 Line near
Wright, New York. The Supply Path would include approximately 135 miles
in Pennsylvania and New York, as well as 32 miles of pipeline loop
along the 300 Line in Pennsylvania.
    The Market Path would include approximately 188 miles of pipeline
extending from Wright, New York, into Massachusetts and New Hampshire
and then ending in Dracut, Massachusetts. The Market Path would
generally be collocated with existing linear infrastructure.
    In addition, the Project would include construction of nine
pipeline laterals, loops,\3\ or delivery lines in Massachusetts (38
miles), Connecticut (15 miles), and New Hampshire (7 miles) to provide
natural gas to local markets.
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    \3\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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    The general location of the Project facilities is shown in appendix
2.

Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the planned facilities would disturb about 6,761
acres of land for the pipeline and aboveground facilities, not
including temporary access roads which are not yet determined.
Following construction, Tennessee Gas would maintain about 2,602 acres
for permanent operation of the Project's facilities, not including
permanent access roads; the remaining acreage would be restored and
revert to former uses. About 82 percent of the planned pipeline route
parallels existing pipeline and utility rights-of-way.

The EIS Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals.
This process is referred to as scoping. The main goal of the scoping
process is to focus the analysis in the EIS on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EIS. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EIS.
    In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the planned Project under these
general headings:
    Geology and soils;
    water resources and wetlands;
    vegetation and wildlife;
    cultural resources;
    land use, recreation, and visual resources;
    socioeconomics;
    air quality and noise;
    cumulative impacts; and
    public safety.
    As part of our analysis under NEPA, we will consider or recommend
measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on specific resources.
We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned Project or
portions of the Project. Tennessee Gas has proposed a number of
alternatives, developed through the company's route selection process
or identified by stakeholders, in draft Resource Report 10 filed with
the FERC in Docket No. PF14-22-000 on March 13, 2015. During scoping,
we are specifically soliciting comments on the range of alternatives
for the Project.
    Although no formal application has been filed, we have already
initiated our environmental review under the Commission's pre-filing
process. The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve
issues before the FERC receives a formal application from Tennessee
Gas. During the pre-filing process, we have contacted federal and state
agencies to discuss their involvement in scoping and the preparation of
the EIS.
    The EIS will present our independent analysis of the issues. We
will publish and distribute the draft EIS for public comment. After the
comment period, we will consider all timely comments and revise the
document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. To ensure we have
the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully
follow the instructions in the Public Participation section, beginning
on page 2.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues
related to this Project to formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EIS.\4\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this
notice.
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    \4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on
historic properties.\5\ We will define the Project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPOs as the Project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EIS for this Project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under Section 106.
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Indian tribes and Native
American organizations; 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 provides a mailing address when they submit comments on the
Project. We will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis
proceeds to ensure that we send the information related to this
environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and government
entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the planned
Project.
    Copies of the draft EIS will be sent to the environmental mailing
list for public review and comment. If you would prefer to receive a
paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would like to
remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached
Information Request (appendix 3).

Becoming an Intervenor

    Once Tennessee Gas files its application with the Commission, you
may want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in
the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web
site. Please note that the Commission will not accept requests for
intervenor status at this time. You must wait until the Commission
receives a formal application for the Project.

Additional Information

    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., PF14-
22-000). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. 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.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: June 30, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 131 (Monday, July 11, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41060]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14683]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 270

[Release Nos. 34-95148A; IA-6056A; IC-34635A; File No. S7-15-21]
RIN 3235-AM97

Electronic Submission of Applications for Orders Under the
Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act, Confidential Treatment
Requests for Filings on Form 13F, and Form ADV-NR; Amendments to Form
13F

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document makes a technical correction to an amendment
concerning the electronic submission of applications for orders under
the Investment Company Act, as adopted in Release No. 34-95148 (June
23, 2022) (``Adopting Release''), which was published in the Federal
Register on June 30, 2022.

DATES: Effective August 29, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zeena Abdul-Rahman, Branch Chief; Sara
Cortes, Senior Special Counsel; or Brian McLaughlin Johnson, Assistant
Director, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, Investment Company Regulation Office,
Division of Investment Management; or Alexis Palascak, Senior Counsel
at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected], Investment Adviser Regulation
Office, Division of Investment Management, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-8549.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are making a technical amendment to
correct Sec.  270.0-2. Specifically, this document amends Instruction
12.b. published in the Adopting Release to correct a sentence
reference.
    In document FR doc. 2022-13936, which was published in the Federal
Register on June 30, 2022, at 87 FR 38943, the following correction is
made:

Sec.  270.0-2   [Corrected]

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1. On page 38976, in the second column, Instruction 12.b. for Sec.
270.0-2 is corrected to read as follows: ``Removing the sixth sentence
in paragraph (b).''

    Dated: July 6, 2022.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-14683 Filed 7-8-22; 8:45 am]
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