The Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Primer

Who:illiamsCompanyInc.isproposingtheAtlanticunrisePipeline.(FERCDocket#PF14‐8)WSWhat:TheAtlanticSunrisePipeline,ortheCentralPennLineNorthandSouthwouldbeashortcutbetweentheexistingLeidyLineinColumbiaCountywiththeTranscontinentalGasPipelineinLancasterCounty.Itsagreenfieldpipeline,meaningitcreatesanewiRight‐Of‐Way(ROW).Ifconstructed,AtlanticSunrisewillbe178mileslong,withatleast2newcompressorstationsinSusquehannaandColumbiaCounties,Pennsylvania.Thepipelinewouldbeaninterstateline,meaningitrequiresafederalcertificateofpublicconvenienceandnecessityfromtheFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission(FERC),aswellasstatepermitsfromthePennsylvaniaDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtectionforstreamcrossings,andairpermitsforcompressorstations.AnticipatedRegulatorySchedule:Theprojectiscurrentlyinthescopingperiodforthenvironmentalimpactstatement.FlipsheetovertoelearnhowyoucancommentontheEIS!

tprocess,goto:rch/fercgensearch.asp

Tofollowthefilingandcommenhttp://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/sea

AndsearchforDocketNumber:PF14‐8

WilliamsRepresentativeshavestatedthattheyanticipatefilingaformalapplicationwithinthenext6‐9months.Atthatpoint,anyonewhoisinterested

tiontointerveneintheapplication.canfileamo

GetInvolved:Therearegroupsorganizingalongtheentirerouteoftheproposedroute,findthegroupnearesttoyouorsetoneup,we’reallreadytoheorganize!

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Where:entralPennLineNorth:Susquehanna,Wyoming,

ilesof30”pipelineCLuzerneCounties‐56.4mCentralPennLineSouth:Columbia,Northumberland,

non,Lancaster– Schuykill,Leba 122milesof42”pipe

:ClintonCounty GruganLoop –5.5milesof36”pipeUnityLoop:LycomingCounty‐9milesof42”pipe

Why:TheAtlanticSunrisePipelineisbeingbuilttoallowthetransportationofadditionalquantitiesofMarcellusShalenaturalgastomarketsandconsumers,especiallyalongtheeasterncoastoftheUnitedStates.Currently,thereisoneapprovedliquefiednaturalgasexportterminalinLouisiana,andtwointernationalexportterminalsproposedalongtheeasterncoastoftheU.S.inGeorgia,andovePoint,Maryland.Thereare13exportterminalsCproposedintheUnitedStatesatcurrentcount.**Pleaseseebacksideofthispageforpublicinputinformation

CleanAirCouncil:http://www.cleanair.org/atlanticsunriseShalefieldOrganizingCommittee:http://shalefieldorganizing.org/

eLebanonCoun AwarenesstyPipelineAwareness:https://www.facebook.com/LebanonPipelin LancasterAgainstPipelines:http://lancasteragainstpipelines.com/SusquehannaCounty:

http://ene gyjusticesummer.org/about‐us/r

HaveQuestions?

ContactSamKoplinka‐LoehrattheCleanAirCouncil:skl@cleanair.orgorbyphone:215‐567‐4004x.115

The Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline EIS Scoping Hearings

InordertocomplywiththeNationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct(NEPA),FERCispreparinganenvironmentalimpactstatement(EIS)fortheproject.August4–7,therearefourhearingsforpublicinput.

DateandTime Location

August4,2014panyopenhouse6‐7PFERChearing7‐10PM

Com M

MillersvilleUniversityt r2 S udentMemorialCente1SouthGeorgeStreetMillersville,PA17551

August5,2014panyopenhouse6‐7PFERChearing7‐10PM

Com MLebanonValleyCollege

101NorthCollegeAve.LutzHall

Anneville,PA17003

August6,2014panyopenhouse6‐7PFERChearing7‐10PM

Com MBloomsburgUniversityHaasC enterfortheArts400EastSecondStreetBloomsburg,PA17815

August7,2014panyopenhouse6‐7PFERChearing7‐10PM

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1 LehmonHighSch128OldRoute115Dallas,PA18612

ThesescopinghearingsareopportunitiestotellFERCwhattoassessintheenvironmentalreview.Accordingtothelaw,youcanrequestthatFERCreviewanyissuethatisecological,aesthetic,historic,

cultural,economic,social,orhealth,whetherdirect,indirect,orcumulative.

Indirectimpactsarereasonablyforeseeablefutureactionsthatmayinclude:relatedeffectsonairandwater,impactstonaturalsystems,changesinthepatternoflanduse,populationdensityorgrowthrate,ecosystemservicesthatarerelatedtotheproject.Anexampleofanindirectimpactisanincreaseinhydraulically s.‐fracturedwellsfromAtlanticSunrisecreatinganavenuetobringgastointernationalmarket

Cumulativeimpactsaretheresultsofthisactionwhenaddedtootherpast,present,andreasonablyforeseeablefutureactionsregardlessofwhatagencyorpersonundertakessuchotheractions.Cumulativeimpactscanresultfromindividuallyminorbutcollectivelysignificantactionstakingplaceoveraperiodoftime.AnexampleofacumulativeimpactthatshouldbeincludedintheEISischangestoregionalwaterandairqualityduetoanincreaseinwells,compressorstations,andpipelinesalongthiscorridor.

Direct,Indirect,andCumulativeImpactsthatFERCshouldincludeintheEIS:Lossofinteriorforests• IncreaseoffrackingalongAtlanticSunriseroute• Increaseingasinfrastructure•Futureconstructionofpipelinesthroughthisright‐of‐way(ROW)• GreenhousegasemissionsfromCovePointExportFacility• Healthimpactsfromfracking•Historicsitesalongtheroute•NativeAmericansitesalongtheroute• FullrestorationofROWincludingreplantingtrees• Healthimpactsfromcompressor

stations• Potentialemergencyscenarios• Domesticgaspricesduetoexportsoverseas• ImpactstoAmishcommunityandotherconstituenciesalongroute• Methanereleasesduetofugitiveemissionsalongentire

routeandcontributiontoclimatechange• Directionaldrillingbelowstreamstoreduceimpacts• ReductionofROWsize• Emotionalstrainofhavingahighlypressurizedgaslinenearby

HowtocommentontheEISScoping:Cometooneofthepublicmeetingsabove,orsubmityourcommentsonlinebeforeAugust18th.Youcan

submitEISscopingrequestatthislink:https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx