Letter order accepting Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC's 3/16/11 filing of Part 4.75, Statement of Negotiated Rate Transactions, 1.0.0 et al to FERC Gas Tariff, FERC NGA Gas Tariff under RP11-1885.

TABLE OF CONTENTS New Jersey New York Expansion Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Page TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... i LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................ viii LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................................... ix LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................... xii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................. xiv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1 PROPOSED ACTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 AGENCY AND PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES ................................. 2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION .................................................................. 3 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ................................................................................................. 9 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................................... 10 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED ................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS EIS .......................................................................... 1-3 1.2.1 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ............................................................ 1-3 1.2.2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .............................................................. 1-4 1.2.3 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ........................................................................... 1-4 1.2.4 New York City Mayors Office of Environmental Coordination ....................... 1-5 1.2.5 New York City Department of Environmental Protection.................................. 1-5 1.2.6 U.S. Department of Transportation..................................................................... 1-5 1.3 PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ............................................................................ 1-5 1.4 NON-JURISDICTIONAL FACILITIES ....................................................................... 1-11 1.5 PERMITS, APPROVALS, CONSULTATIONS, AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.............................................