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2010 FEBRUARY
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES ITS COMMENTS TO THE FERC ISSUED ENVIORNMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing with the FERC on February 19, 2010, it comments to the FERC issued Environmental Assessment for the ETC Tiger Pipeline Project. Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2010 FEBRUARY
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES A CONCURRENCE LETTER FROM THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing with the FERC on February 17, 2010, a concurrence letter dated December 21, 2009 from the Lafayette Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This letter provides concurrence with the determination that the Tiger Project is not likely to adversely affect the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker. Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2009 DECEMBER
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES A RESPONSE TO A FERC AFUDC DATA REQUEST
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing with the FERC on December 18, 2009, its Response to a FERC Data Request dated December 11, 2009. This Response provides supporting documentation of the Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (AFUDC) included in the ETC Tiger original certificate application. Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2009 DECEMBER
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES A RESPONSE TO FERC DATA REQUEST
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing with the FERC on December 8, 2009, its response to an informal verbal data request from Commission staff received on December 8, 2009. Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2009 DECEMBER
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES A MOTION FOR LEAVE TO ANSWER AND SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing with the FERC on December 7, 2009, its Motion for Leave to Answer and Supplemental Answer of ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC to Answer and to Supplemental Comments and Protest. Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2009 DECEMBER
FERC ISSUES ITS NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THE ETC TIGER PIPELINE PROJECT
The FERC issued on December 3, 2009, its Notice of Schedule of Environmental Review for the ETC Tiger Pipeline Project. The instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s planned schedule for the completion of the EA for the Project.
FERC Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA January 26, 2010
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline April 26, 2010
If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the Project’s progress.
Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2009 DECEMBER
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES RESPONSE TO LANDOWNERS COMMENTS
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing on December 3, 2009, its Response to Landowners Comments. Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2009 DECEMBER
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE WITH FERC
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing on December 2, 2009, its Supplemental Response to the FERC staff’s Supplemental Environmental Information Request dated October 1, 2009. Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2009 NOVEMBER
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REPORT
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing on November 9, 2009, its Supplemental Information Report. This filing includes correspondence with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Field Office Lafayette, Louisiana, and a copy of a recently executed precedent agreement with BG Energy Merchants, LLC. Certain information included in this filing is designated as Privileged Information. Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2009 OCTOBER
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REPORT
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing on October 28, 2009, its Supplemental Environmental Information Report. This Report includes revisions to address the implications of other third-party facilities under construction along the proposed ETC Tiger Pipeline route and based upon site-specific conditions along the proposed pipeline. Click here to view the filing in .pdf format.
2009 OCTOBER
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES FERC DATA RESPONSE
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing on October 27, 2009, its Response to Commission’s staff’s Supplemental Environmental Information Request dated October 19, 2009. Click here to view the Data Response in .pdf format.
2009 OCTOBER
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES FERC DATA RESPONSE
ETC Tiger Pipeline submitted for filing on October 20, 2009, its Response to Commission’s staff’s Supplemental Environmental Information Request dated October 1, 2009. Click here to view the Data Response in .pdf format.
2009 SEPTEMBER
FERC ISSUES NOTICE OF APPLICATION
The FERC issued on September 10, 2009, its Notice of Application by ETC Tiger Pipeline (FERC Docket No. CP09-460-000). Click here to view the FERC Notice in .pdf format.
2009 AUGUST
ETC TIGER PIPELINE FILES CERTIFICATE APPLICATION
ETC Tiger Pipeline files a certificate application with the FERC on August 31, 2009. Click here to view the newspaper article that will be placed in local newspapers in each parish or county along the pipeline route.
2009 JUNE
FERC SCOPING MEETINGS
The FERC Scoping meetings for the Tiger Pipeline Project were held at the locations and dates as provided below. The Scoping period to submit comments for this Project will close on June 29, 2009.
Delhi Civic Center
232 Denver Street
Delhi, LA 71232 |
Monday, June 8, 2009
7:00 PM |
Jackson Parish Community Center
182 Industrial Drive
Jonesboro, LA 71251 |
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
7:00 PM |
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
300 West Panola Street
Carthage, TX 75633 |
Thursday, June 11, 2009
7:00 PM |
2009 MAY
FERC ISSUES ITS NOTICE OF INTENT
The FERC issued on May 15, 2009, its Notice of Intent (NOI) which initiates the scoping process. The FERC scoping process will be used to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the Tiger Pipeline Project. Your input will help determine which issues will be evaluated in the Environmental Assessment. The staff will also use the scoping process to determine whether preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) is more appropriate for this Project based upon the anticipated level of impacts. Please note that the scoping period for this project will close on June 29, 2009. Click here to view the FERC NOI in PDF format.
2009 MAY
ENERGY TRANSFER ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS TO THE TIGER PIPELINE PROJECT
Energy Transfer has entered into binding contracts with EnCana Marketing, Inc. and another shipper for capacity commitments on the Tiger Pipeline Project. Energy Transfer continues to negotiate with other shippers for capacity on the Project. Click here to view the announcement in PDF format.
2009 APRIL
ETC TIGER FILES DRAFT RESOURCE REPORTS
On April 24, 2009, Tiger Pipeline filed with the FERC a draft copy of Resource Reports 1 and 10, aerial maps, stakeholder mailing lists, and a Monthly Project Status Report. All of these documents were filed pursuant to the FERC’s Pre-Filing NEPA regulations.
2009 APRIL
OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS
The Tiger Project Open House meetings were held at the locations and dates as provided below.
Mansfield Chamber of Commerce
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April 20, 2009, 7:00 to 9:00 PM |
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
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April 21, 2009, 7:00 to 9:00 PM |
Rayville Civic Center
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April 27, 2009, 7:00 to 9:00 PM |
Jackson Parish
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April 28, 2009, 7:00 to 9:00 PM |
If you have questions regarding the Tiger Pipeline Project, or would like to be added to the mailing list, please call us toll free at: 1-888-844-3718 or write to us at:
ETC Tiger Pipeline, LLC
Attn: ETC Tiger Pipeline Project Team
711 Louisiana Street, Suite 900
Houston, TX 77002-2716
Also provided below in PDF format are the handouts and poster board materials that were used at all four Open House meetings.
- STATION 1 – Welcome table and sign-in sheets
- STATION 2 – Engineering, Construction & Safety
- STATION 3 – Environmental
- STATION 4 – FERC/NEPA (this table was staffed by a FERC representative and Tiger personnel)
- STATION 5 – Right-of-Way
- STATION 6 – GIS (geographic information systems)
- STATION 7 - REFRESHMENTS (a community benefits board sat behind this table)
Energy Transfer met with the FERC staff in early March 2009 to discuss the Tiger Pipeline Project. Tiger Pipeline subsequently filed on March 13, 2009 with the FERC its Request to Initiate Commission Pre-Filing Review Process. The FERC issued its approval of the use of its Pre-Filing Review on March 27, 2009.
