FERC stands for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a federal agency with the authority to issue to companies a “certificate of necessity and convenience” for pipelines that transport gas in interstate commerce.
Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP), whose parent company is Kinder Morgan, must apply to FERC for a certificate of necessity and convenience for their proposed pipelines. (The Connecticut Expansion and Northeast Energy Direct) BEAT believes that because both these proposed pipelines are part of TGP’s Northeast Expansion, all the impacts from both phases of this proposed project should be considered to be sure we know the cumulative impacts of the full build out.
TGP filed on September 16, 2014 for permission to Pre-File for the Northeast Energy Direct (NED) pipeline.
If you want to follow this project, you can receive an email from FERC each time documents are posted by subscribing to this Docket No. PF14-22. (see below for how to register and how to subscribe)
TGP has filed with FERC for expedited review of the Connecticut Expansion
FERC published on August 14, 2014 the formal Notice of Application (.doc), Docket No. CP14-529-000, and people have until September 4, 2014 to comment on the application.
Anyone may comment during this process, but in order to preserve your legal right to challenge a FERC ruling or appeal, you must file a motion to intervene in a timely manner.
Navigating the FERC website, commenting, and filing to be an intervenor:
- How to access documents on the FERC website
- How to Register with FERC
- How to Subscribe to receive information when items are submitted for a Docket Number
- How to Comment (without becoming an Intervenor)
- How to file a Motion to Intervene
Additional Resources on FERC:
Here is a guide put out by the Offices of Carolyn Elefant called “Knowing and Protecting Your Rights When An Interstate Gas Pipeline Comes To Your Community pdf.”
FERC publishes Citizens’ Guides on how to be a part of the FERC process. You can visit the webpage here, or download the “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need To Know?” pdf.