Professional Documents
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LuzerneCountyandPipelines:
Pipeline Corporation Docket#
AtlanticSunrise Williams PF148
LeidyLoop Williams CP13551
DiamondEast Williams
PennEast PennEast PF151
WhatYOUneedtodo:
SubmitCommentstoFERCNOW(http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/ecomment.asp)
Talktofamily,friends,neighbors.Educatethemandencouragethemtoparticipate
Findoutifyourtownisdoinganythingabouttheprojects.
>Aretheysupportingoropposingtheprojectandwhyorwhynot?
>Encouragethemtopassaresolutionopposingthepipelinesandsubmitcommentsto
FERC
>IsthereanEmergencyResponseplaninplaceshouldthepipelinebebuilt?IfYES,
whatisit?IfNo,whynot?
WriteLetterstotheEditorandCallinonRadioShows:Yourconcernsneednotbelimitedto
FERCsscopeofresponsibility.Youmaywanttowriteaboutthepipelinessafetyrecord,High
ConsequenceArea,thenaturalgasisnotbenefitingyouoryourtownandisbeingsentout
state/county, methaneleaksandclimatechangeetc.
Commentonnewsarticlesfoundonline
AttendOpenHouses:Bepreparedwithquestionstoaskpipelinespokespeople
AttendandspeakatFERChearings:Prepareastatement,itmayevenbethesameone
previouslysubmittedtoFERC
GetLocalandBeVocal.
FERCCommentSuggestions:
ALLCOMMENTSSHOULDBEINYOUROWNWORDS.FERCignoresmassproduced,copy/paste
comments.Youmaysubmitmorethanonecomment.Commentsarelimitedto6,000characters.
Howwillthepipelineimpactyoupersonally?Locationofpipelineonornearyourproperty,
health,propertyvalues,propertyinsuranceetc.MAKEITPERSONAL
HaveyoubeenthreatenedwithEMINENTDOMAINinordertocoerceyoutosignaRightof
way?IfYES,commentonyourexperience.
Ifthereisanotherpipelineonornearyourpropertythismayinvokethepossibilityof
overbuilding.
Willyoupersonallybenefitfromthesepipelines,i.e.beabletoobtainnaturalgasfromthat
pipelineforhomeuse?TheanswertothisisNO,thesearetransmissionlinesanddonot
providehomeorbusinessservice.Noristhereanyindicationlocalnaturalgasproviderswillbe
expandingservicelinestohomesandbusinessnotcurrentlybeserviced.
Environmentalfactors:Forestfragmentation,methaneleaks,otherenvironmentaldisruptions
QuestiontheNEEDforthismanypipelines,andtheirCUMULATIVEIMPACT
FilingFERCCOMMENTS:NOTEYouwillneedtheDOCKETnumberwhenfilingcomments
1)YoucanfileyourcommentstoFERCelectronicallyusingtheeCommentfeaturelocatedonthe
Commissionswebsite(www.ferc.gov)underthelinktoDocumentsandFilings.Thisisamethodfor
interestedpersonstosubmitbrief,textonlycommentsonaproject;
(2)YoucanfileyourcommentselectronicallyusingtheeFilingfeaturelocatedontheCommissions
website(http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/ecomment.asp)underthelinktoDocumentsandFilings.
WitheFiling,youcanprovidecommentsinavarietyofformatsbyattachingthemasafilewithyour
submission.NeweFilingusersmustfirstcreateanaccountbyclickingoneRegister.Youmustselect
thetypeoffilingyouaremaking.Ifyouarefilingacommentonaparticularproject,pleaseselect
CommentonaFiling;or
(3)Youcanfileapapercopyofyourcommentsbymailingthemtothefollowingaddress:INCLUDETHE
DOCKETNUMBERANDPROJECTNAME
KimberlyD.Bose,Secretary
FederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission
888FirstStreetNE,Room1A
Washington,DC20426