By Emily Brown, Nelson County Times
A federal agency has put the canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline on the clock, asking officials to file specific plans by the end of 2020 for disposition of the defunct project.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week asked ACP to file a plan within 60 days on intentions for the project’s facilities and the areas for which the pipeline was set.
“In order for us to determine if additional Commission authorizations are required … we will need more detail …” FERC’s request states.
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The interstate natural gas pipeline received federal approval from FERC in 2017. In early July, facing a number of court challenges to other regulatory requirements, ACP officials canceled the project.
Nelson County was one of several localities that would have been crossed in Virginia; the project had been set to cut through 27 miles in the county. The 600-mile project was planned to cross West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.
Specifically, FERC asked ACP to provide a schedule – including initiation and completion dates – for disposition and restoration. FERC’s request also asks for description on restoration activities on disturbed rights of way, as well as updates on ACP’s consultation with landowners on preferences for restoration.
