Final Required Milestone Date of 09/30/2019 for Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered has passed by 5 business days
Cooperating under NEPA
Description:
USACE Baltimore District
The Philadelphia and Baltimore Districts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are processing applications for Department of the Army permits pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 for construction activities in and under navigable waters of the United States, specifically the Delaware River, Delaware Canal, Lehigh River, Lehigh Canal, and the Susquehanna River. Pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, discharges of dredged and/or fill material into other jurisdictional waters of the United States in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are eligible for authorization under the Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit. Jurisdictional waters in the State of New Jersey greater than 1,000 feet landward of the ordinary high water mark of the Delaware River are state-assumed waters for purposes of the Clean Water Act and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is responsible for issuing Section 404 authorization in these waters.
Milestones:
A complete application was received on 08 August.
-
Section 106 Review
:
Section 106 consultation concluded (Agency Action)
A Department of the Army permit cannot be issued until the supplemental NEPA document is completed and consultation pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is completed; FERC has paused the Section 106 review action on the Permitting Timeline pending receipt of additional cultural resource information and an implementation plan from the project sponsor. If required information is not received from state/federal agencies and/or the applicant at least 60 days prior to the 90-day deadline specified in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the district will consider this delay and adjust the decision deadline to allow a 60-day review once all required documentation/information is received. The district is continuing its evaluation while awaiting information necessary to make its decision on the permit application.
-
Section 106 Review
:
Section 106 consultation concluded (Agency Action)
A Department of the Army permit cannot be issued until the supplemental NEPA document is completed and consultation pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is completed; FERC has paused the Section 106 review action on the Permitting Timeline pending receipt of additional cultural resource information and an implementation plan from the project sponsor. If required information is not received from state/federal agencies and/or the applicant at least 60 days prior to the 90-day deadline specified in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the district will consider this delay and adjust the decision deadline to allow a 60-day review once all required documentation/information is received. The district is continuing its evaluation while awaiting information necessary to make its decision on the permit application.
PROJECT WEBSITE: http://penneastpipeline.com
All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
11/27/2018
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED
SECTOR
Pipelines
CATEGORY
Project Category
FAST-41 Covered Projects
LEAD AGENCY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:
Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Description:
PennEast Pipeline (Docket No. CP15-558-000) would provide an additional 1.0 Bcf/d of natural gas transportation service through construction of: (1) 115.1 miles of pipeline from Pennsylvania to New Jersey; (2) 2.1 miles of various lateral pipelines; and (3) a new compressor station.
Project Application and Supporting Documents
- PennEast Pipeline, Project Application, Volume I, FERC Docket No. CP15-558-000 (submitted 09/25/2015). Document located at: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=13995667.
- PennEast Pipeline, Supporting Documents to Project Application, FERC Docket No. CP15-558-000 (submitted 09/25/2015). Documents located at: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/search/intermediate.asp?link_file=yes&doclist=14380457.
- Additional Project-related filings and issuances can be found on FERC’s eLibrary website by searching under Docket Nos. CP15-558.
Federal Agency Actions
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the PennEast Pipeline Project (issued 03/29/2016). Document located at: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14182825.
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Draft Environmental Impact Statement (issued 07/22/2016). Document located at: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14314021.
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental Review of the PennEast Pipeline Project (issued 11/08/2016). Document located at: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14394276.
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Notice of Revised Schedule for Environmental Review of the PennEast Pipeline Project (issued 1/23/2017). Document located at: https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14470112.
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Final Environmental Impact Statement (issued 04/07/2017). Document available at: https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis/2017/04-07-17-FEIS.asp.
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Order Issuing Certificate (issued 01/19/2018). Document located at: https://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14801473.
FERC Litigation
- None filed.
Last updated March 28, 2020
-
Section 106 Review
:
Section 106 consultation concluded (Agency Action)
A Department of the Army permit cannot be issued until the supplemental NEPA document is completed and consultation pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is completed; FERC has paused the Section 106 review action on the Permitting Timeline pending receipt of additional cultural resource information and an implementation plan from the project sponsor. If required information is not received from state/federal agencies and/or the applicant at least 60 days prior to the 90-day deadline specified in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the district will consider this delay and adjust the decision deadline to allow a 60-day review once all required documentation/information is received. The district is continuing its evaluation while awaiting information necessary to make its decision on the permit application.