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 90 STAT. 2906

Transportation system recommendation, submittal to President. 15 USC 717w. Environmental impact statement, submittal to President.

PUBLIC LAW 94-586—OCT. 22, 1976 begins with the first year following the date of enactment of this Act; (10) the estimate of the total delivered cost to users of the natural gas to be transported by the system by year for each year of the 20-year period which begins with the first year following the date of enactment of this Act; (11) capability and cost of expanding the system to transport additional volumes of natural gas in excess of initial system capacity; (12) an estimate of the capital and operating costs, including an analysis of the reliability of such estimates and the risk of cost overruns; and (13) such other factors as the Commission determines to be appropriate. (d) The recommendation by the Commission pursuant to this section shall not be based upon the fact that the Government of Canada or agencies thereof have not, by then rendered a decision as to authorization of a pipeline system to transport Alaska natural gas through Canada. (e) If the Commission recommends the approval of a particular transportation system, it shall submit to the President with such recommendation (1) an identification of those facilities and operations which are proposed to be encompassed within the term "construction and initial operation" in order to define the scope of directions contained in section 9 of this Act and (2) the terms and conditions permitted under the Natural Gas Act, which the Commission determines to be appropriate for inclusion in a certificate of public convenience and necessity to be issued respecting such system. The Commission shall submit to the President contemporaneously with its report an environmental impact statement prepared respecting the recommended system, if any, and each environmental impact statement which may have been prepared respecting any other system reported on under this section. OTHER REPORTS

Comments, submittal to President. 15 USC 719d. Public availability.

SEC. 6. (a) Not later than July 1, 1977, any Federal officer or agency may submit written comments to the President with respect to the recommendation and report of the Commission and alternative methods for transportation of Alaska natural gas for delivery to the contiguous States. Such comments shall be made available to the public by the President when submitted to him, unless expressly exempted from this requirement in whole or in part by the President, under section 552(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code. Any such written comment shall include information within the competence of such Federal officer or agency with respect to— (1) environmental considerations, including air and water quality and noise impacts; (2) the safety of the transportation systems; (3) international relations, including the status and time schedule for any necessary Canadian approvals and plans; (4) national security, particularly security of supply; (5) sources of financing for capital costs; (6) the impact upon competition; (7) impact on the national economy, including regional natural gas requirements; and

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