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    The town supervisor of Nassau wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission calling for the immediate suspension of review of the Northeast Direct Project proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. The letter notes that elected officials at all levels of government, including US Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, have opposed the project and documented its negative impacts and failures to protect residents and the environment. It also states that alternative compressor site locations in the community have been deemed unacceptable. The supervisor argues that the project as proposed provides no energy or economic benefits to local residents but would require them to assume all the risks.

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    The town supervisor of Nassau wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission calling for the immediate suspension of review of the Northeast Direct Project proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. The letter notes that elected officials at all levels of government, including US Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, have opposed the project and documented its negative impacts and failures to protect residents and the environment. It also states that alternative compressor site locations in the community have been deemed unacceptable. The supervisor argues that the project as proposed provides no energy or economic benefits to local residents but would require them to assume all the risks.

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    Matter of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., Northeast Direct Project

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    The town supervisor of Nassau wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission calling for the immediate suspension of review of the Northeast Direct Project proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. The letter notes that elected officials at all levels of government, including US Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, have opposed the project and documented its negative impacts and failures to protect residents and the environment. It also states that alternative compressor site locations in the community have been deemed unacceptable. The supervisor argues that the project as proposed provides no energy or economic benefits to local residents but would require them to assume all the risks.

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    OFFICE OF THE TOWN SUPERVISOR

    David F. Fleming, Jr.

    March 10, 2016

    Hon. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary


    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    888 First Street, NE
    Washington, D.C. 20426
    Re:

    Matter of Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., Northeast Direct Project


    FERC Docket CP16-21-000

    Dear Secretary Bose:


    You have recently received communication from United States Senators Schumer and
    Gilhibrand of New York stating opposition to the above-referenced project. Every level of
    government from the United States Congress to our town and village officials have written you
    in opposition to this project as proposed. Representatives of both parties elected at every level of
    government have provided the factual negative impacts of this project and its very clear failures
    to protect residents and the environment.
    In light of this opposition and the significant factual concerns documented to FERC, I
    respectfully call for the immediate suspension of the review of this application for a redundant
    high pressure gas pipeline corridor through our community.
    I would note that all alternative compressor site locations in our community have been
    documented to you as unacceptable as they would place an industrial facility in areas zoned
    residential and/or in sensitive habitat areas. Additionally, the already well documented impacts
    on property rights, economic development, habitat, water resources and health and safety of our
    communities, generally demand a suspension of the review of a project.

    Nassau Town Hail 4 29 Church Street . Post Office Box 587+ Nassau, New York 12123 + 518.766-3559

    Hon. Kimberly D. Bose


    March 10, 2016
    Page 2

    This project, as documented, is designed to provide export of energy to other countries


    and will provide no energy and economic benefit to the residents of Rensselaer County. It would
    however, require that our taxpayers assume all the risk.
    The burden of evidence is already clear. The political support for this project is gone.
    The redundancy of this project has been made obvious at every level of government. The
    immediate suspension of the review of this project is therefore required.
    Thank you in advance for your consideration.

    ing, Jr.
    Nassau Town Supervisor
    cc:

    Hon. Chuck Schumer, United States Senate


    Hon. Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senate
    Hon. Chris Gibson, United States House of Representatives
    Hon. Kathy Jimino, Rensselaer County Executive
    Hon. Kathy Marchione, New York State Senate
    Hon. Steve McLaughlin, New York State Assembly
    Rensselaer County Legislature
    Nassau Town Board
    Nassau Natural Resources Committee

    Nassau Town Hall + 29 Church Street+ Post Office Box 587. Nassau, New York 12123 + 518-766-3559

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