FERC to hold Anchorage meeting Feb. 13

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting Jan. 13 in Anchorage at 7 p.m. in the Dena’ina Center to gather comments on what issues should be covered in its environmental review of TransCanada-ExxonMobil’s proposed natural gas pipeline project.

The Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects will stream the meeting live at www.arcticgas.gov, where the meeting will also be available for later viewing.

FERC staff will do a presentation on the environmental review process. That will be followed by a description of the TransCanada-ExxonMobil project, followed by public comment.

FERC will prepare an environmental impact statement on the project, with the public scoping sessions to help define what environmental effects the review will consider. The Anchorage meeting is the last of seven such meetings in Alaska.

TransCanada-ExxonMobil filled 11 environmental reports on the pipeline corridor. Links to those reports are available at www.arcticgas.gov/environmental-review-documents. The reports cover issues such as fish and wildlife habitat, soils, air quality, cultural resources, safety and socioeconomic effects of the multibillion-dollar project.

—Petroleum News