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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations: Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Description: Atlantic Sunrise (Docket No. CP15-138-000) would provide an additional 1.7 Bcf/d of natural gas transportation service through: (1) construction of 198.45 miles of pipeline in Pennsylvania and Virginia; (2) construction of natural gas compressor facilities in Pennsylvania and Maryland; (3) construction of two new meter stations and three new regulator stations in Pennsylvania; (4) various modifications at seven compressor stations in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina; and (5) modifications at 42 meter stations and 10 valve sites in North Carolina and South Carolina  The Atlantic Sunrise amendment (Docket No. CP17-212-000) alters the pipeline route in Pennsylvania by shifting the centerline to the west to address landowner and Federal agency concerns, thereby adding approximately 1.6 miles to the route.   Project Application and Supporting Documents Atlantic Sunrise, Project Application, Part 1, FERC Docket No. CP15-138-000 (submitted 03/31/2015).  Document located at:  http://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/OpenNat.asp?fileID=13820971. Atlantic Sunrise, Supporting Documents to Project Application, FERC Docket No. CP15-138-000 (submitted 03/31/2015).  Documents located at: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/search/intermediate.asp?link_file=yes&doclist=14318397. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC,  Variance Request for Central Penn Line North Alternative 13, FERC Docket No. CP17-212-000 (submitted 04/19/2017).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14565366.  Additional Project-related filings and issuances can be found on FERC’s eLibrary website by searching under Docket No. CP15-138. Federal Agency Actions Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Project (issued 03/09/2016).  Document located at: https://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14166782. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Draft Environmental Impact Statement (issued 05/05/2016).  Document located at:  http://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14240175. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Revised Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Project (issued 10/20/2016).  Document located at: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14380180.   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Final Environmental Impact Statement (issued 12/30/2016).  Document available at:  https://cms.ferc.gov/final-environmental-impact-statement-atlantic-sunrise-project . Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Order Issuing Certificate (issued 02/03/2017).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14483853. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Environmental Assessment (issued 05/18/2017).  Document available at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14590770. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Order Amending Certificate (issued 05/18/2017).  Document located at:  https://elibrary.ferc.gov/IDMWS/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14591394. FERC Litigation None filed.   State Agency Permitting Timetable for the Atlantic Sunrise Project Responsible State Agency Federal Permit/Review Intermediate Completion Date Final Completion Date Description Field Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau for Historic Preservation Section 106 NHPA Cultural Resources Review N/A 8/4/2017 Complete Maryland Department of the Environment Section 402 CWA Review - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Hydrostatic Test Discharge Permit N/A 2/22/2017 Complete. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Water Division Section 402 CWA Review - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Hydrostatic Test Discharge Permit N/A 12/16/2016 Complete.   Last Updated: 09/05/2017

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