Texas Eastern Transmission, LP submits Draft Resource Report 1 and Summary of Alternatives under PF12-19.
08/12/20121.0 General Project Description 1.0 RESOURCE REPORT 1 - GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) is seeking authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for the abandonment of certain facilities and the construction and operation of the Texas Eastern Appalachia to Market 2014 Project (TEAM 2014 or the Project) located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. The TEAM 2014 Project is designed to deliver new production from the emerging Marcellus shale play to diverse markets in the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, and Gulf Coast. This Environmental Report (ER) has been prepared in accordance with the FERC Order No. 603, which governs the filing of applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity, authorizing the construction and operation of facilities to provide service under Section 7 of the NGA. Texas Easterns ER has been organized into three separate volumes, in compliance with FERCs document control requirements for Public, Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII), and Privileged and Confidential classes of information. The ER is contained in Volumes II-IV, the contents of which are outlined below. The Application text and related public exhibits are included as Volume I. Public Volume I (not included as part of this Draft filing) Application Public Exhibits, Except F-1 (C, D, F, J, K, N, T, Y, Z-1) Volume II-A Resource Reports 1-13 Volume II-B Appendices A, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, and L Privileged and Confidential Volume III Appendix F- Landowner and Stakeholder Lists Appendix J - Cultural Resource Survey Reports Exhibit I CEII Volume IV Appendix B - Plot Plans Exhibits G, G-1, and G-2 Resource Report 1 includes the purpose and need for the Project, the locations and descriptions of proposed facilities, and the expected land requirements associated with construction and operation of the Project. In addition, this Resource Report contains information regarding the proposed construction and right-of-way (ROW) restoration procedures, operation and maintenance (O&M) practices, the permits and approvals required to construct and operate the Project, landowner notification information, any potential plans for future expansion or abandonment of the proposed facilities, proposed non-jurisdictional facilities, and a cumulative impacts analysis. DRAFT - Rev. 0 1-1 FERC Section 7c Application August 2012 RESOURCE REPORT 1 GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.1 Purpose and Need Texas Eastern held an open season for the Project from January 17, 2012 through February 17, 2012, and a reverse open season from March 12, 2012 through March 30, 2012. ...