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The Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Primer Who: illiams Company Inc. is proposing the Atlantic unrise Pipeline. (FERC Docket # PF 14‐8) W S What: The Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline, or the Central Penn Line North and South would be a shortcut between the existing Leidy Line in Columbia County with the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline in Lancaster County. It s a greenfield pipeline, meaning it creates a new i Right‐Of‐Way (ROW). If constructed, Atlantic Sunrise will be 178 miles long, with at least 2 new compressor stations in Susquehanna and Columbia Counties, Pennsylvania. The pipeline would be an interstate line, meaning it requires a federal certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), as well as state permits from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for stream crossings, and air permits for compressor stations. Anticipated Regulatory Schedule: The project is currently in the scoping period for the nvironmental impact statement. Flip sheet over to e learn how you can comment on the EIS! t process, go to: rch/fercgensearch.asp To follow the filing and commen http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/sea And search for Docket Number: PF 148 Williams Representatives have stated that they anticipate filing a formal application within the next 6‐9 months. At that point, anyone who is interested tion to intervene in the application. can file a mo Get Involved: There are groups organizing along the entire route of the proposed route, find the group nearest to you or set one up, we’re all ready to he organize! lp each other Where: entral Penn Line North: Susquehanna, Wyoming, iles of 30” pipeline C Luzerne Counties ‐ 56.4 m Central Penn Line South: Columbia, Northumberland, non, Lancaster – Schuykill, Leba 122 miles of 42” pipe : Clinton County Grugan Loop 5.5 miles of 36” pipe Unity Loop: Lycoming County ‐ 9 miles of 42” pipe Why: The Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline is being built to allow the transportation of additional quantities of Marcellus Shale natural gas to markets and consumers, especially along the eastern coast of the United States. Currently, there is one approved liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana, and two international export terminals proposed along the eastern coast of the U.S. in Georgia, and ove Point, Maryland. There are 13 export terminals C proposed in the United States at current count. **Please see back side of this page for public input information Clean Air Council: http://www.cleanair.org/atlanticsunrise Shalefield Organizing Committee: http://shalefieldorganizing.org/ e Lebanon Coun Awareness ty Pipeline Awareness: https://www.facebook.com/LebanonPipelin Lancaster Against Pipelines: http://lancasteragainstpipelines.com/ Susquehanna County: http://ene gyjusticesummer.org/about‐us/ r Have Questions? Contact Sam Koplinka‐Loehr at the Clean Air Council: [email protected] or by phone: 215‐567‐4004 x. 115

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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!

lpeachother

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:[email protected]:215‐567‐4004x.115

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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

Com MLak ole o

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