
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87918-87919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29219]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP16-22-000; CP16-23-000; CP16-24-000; CP16-102-000]


NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC; Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; DTE 
Gas Company; Vector Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Nexus Gas Transmission 
Project and Texas Eastern Appalachian Lease Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the NEXUS Gas Transmission (NGT) Project and Texas Eastern 
Appalachian Lease (TEAL) Project (jointly referred to as ``Projects''), 
proposed by NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC (NEXUS) and Texas Eastern 
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced dockets. NEXUS 
and Texas Eastern request authorization to construct a new greenfield 
pipeline and expand an existing pipeline system from the Appalachian 
Basin to deliver 1.5 million dekatherms per day to consuming markets in 
northern Ohio, southeastern Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. DTE Gas 
Company and Vector Pipeline L.P. are requesting approval to lease 
capacity on their systems to NEXUS.
    The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Projects in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff 
concludes that approval of the Projects would result in some adverse 
environmental impacts; however, these impacts would be reduced to 
acceptable levels with the implementation of NEXUS' and Texas Eastern's 
proposed mitigation measures and the additional measures recommended by 
staff in the final EIS.
    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (COE), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the final 
EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise 
with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and 
participate in the National Environmental Policy Act analysis. Although 
the FWS, COE, and EPA provided input to the conclusions and 
recommendations presented in the final EIS, these agencies will each 
present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective 
record of decision or determination for the Projects.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of both the NGT and TEAL Projects. The NGT 
Project consists of about 256.6 miles of pipeline composed of the 
following facilities:
     209.8 miles of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline 
in Ohio;
     46.8 miles of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline in 
Michigan;
     associated equipment and facilities.
    The TEAL Project would include two main components:
     4.4 miles of new 36-inch-diameter loop pipeline in Ohio;
     0.3 mile of new 30-inch-diameter interconnecting pipeline 
Ohio; and
     associated equipment and facilities.
    The Projects' proposed aboveground facilities include five new 
compressor stations in Ohio; additional compression and related 
modifications to one existing compressor station in Ohio; five new 
metering and regulating stations in Ohio; one new metering and 
regulating station in Michigan; and minor modifications at existing 
aboveground facilities at various locations across Ohio.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the final EIS to federal, state, 
and local government representatives and

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agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; 
Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other 
interested individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries near 
the Projects. Paper copy versions of this final EIS were mailed to 
those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version. 
In addition, the final EIS is available for public viewing on the 
FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited 
number of copies 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.
    Additional information about the Projects 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., CP16-
22). 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; 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 that 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 to 
subscribe.

    Dated: November 30, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29219 Filed 12-5-16; 8:45 am]
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