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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 158 / Thursday, August 19, 2021 / Notices Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis.

April 2022.

Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis.
Dated: August 13, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Docket No. CP2157000

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Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline Amendment Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC or Commission has prepared an environmental assessment EA for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Amendment Project Amendment Project, proposed by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC
Mountain Valley in the abovereferenced docket. Mountain Valley requests authorization to change the crossing method of specific waterbodies and wetlands from open-cut dry crossings as authorized by its October 13, 2017 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Certificate to trenchless methods conventional bore, guided conventional bore, or Direct Pipe 1. In addition, Mountain Valley requests authorization for two minor route adjustments to avoid wetlands and waterbodies and authorization to conduct nighttime construction at eight trenchless crossings.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Amendment Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act NEPA. 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.
1 Direct Pipe is a construction method developed by Herrenknecht AG that combines microtunneling and horizontal direction drill HDD.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers COE is a federal cooperating agency who assisted us in preparing this EA
because they have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to impacts to waters of the U.S. The COE may adopt the EA per 40 CFR 1501.8 if, after an independent review of the document, it concludes that their requirements and/or regulatory responsibilities have been satisfied. However, the COE would present its own conclusions and recommendations in its respective and applicable records of decision or determinations. Otherwise, it may elect to conduct its own supplemental environmental analyses.
The proposed Amendment Project includes the following:
120 trenchless crossings 117
conventional bores, 2 guided conventional bores, and 1 Direct Pipe of 47 wetlands and 136 streams in Wetzel, Lewis, Webster, Nicholas, Greenbrier, Summers, and Monroe counties, West Virginia and Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke, Franklin, and Pittsylvania, counties, Virginia;
avoidance of one wetland via a shift in the permanent operational right-ofway at MP 0.70;
avoidance of one waterbody due to a route adjustment at MP 230.8; and 24-hour construction activities at the previously authorized Gauley River and Roanoke River, two guided conventional bore crossings, the Direct Pipe crossing, and three conventional bore locations.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability 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;
and newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from the FERCs website www.ferc.gov, on the natural gas environmental documents page https
www.ferc.gov/industries-data/naturalgas/environment/environmentaldocuments. In addition, the EA may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERCs website. Click on the eLibrary link https elibrary.ferc.gov/
eLibrary/search, select General Search and enter the docket number in the Docket Number field, i.e., CP21
57. 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 2083676, or for TTY, contact 202 5028659.

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The EA is not a decision document.
It presents Commission staffs independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should focus on the EAs disclosure and discussion of potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 13, 2021.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at 866 2083676 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
1 You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature on the Commissions website www.ferc.gov under the link to FERC
Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;
2 You can also file your comments electronically using the eFiling feature on the Commissions website www.ferc.gov under the link to FERC
Online. 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. You must select the type of filing you are making. If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select Comment on a Filing; or 3 You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number CP2157000
on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you
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