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m ry y Office of m to erg on Energy Projects Co ula En si is g l Re era May 2011 d Fe Central New York Oil and Gas Company, LLC Docket No. CP10-480-000 MARC I HUB LINE PROJECT Environmental Assessment Washington, DC FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS In Reply Refer To: OEP/DG2E/Gas 2 Central New York Oil and Gas Company, LLC Docket No. CP10-480-000 TO THE PARTY ADDRESSED: The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the MARC I Hub Line Project proposed by Central New York Oil and Gas Company, LLC (Applicant) in the above referenced docket. The Applicant requests authorization to construct and operate the MARC I Hub Line Project. The MARC I Hub Line Project includes construction and operation of about 39 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline in Bradford, Sullivan, and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania; the 15,300-horsepower (hp) Northern Compressor Unit (M1-N) at Applicants NS2 Compressor Station, in Bradford County; the 16,360-hp Southern Compressor Unit (M1-S Compressor Station) in Sullivan County; the Northern Meter Station, in Bradford County; the Southern Meter Station, in Lycoming County; and related facilities. Nonjurisdictional facilities would include an electric power line to the M1-S Compressor Station. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of construction and operation of the MARC I Hub Line Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 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. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public viewing on the FERCs website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the EA 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 Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups; newspapers in the project area; and parties to this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and ...