80_FR_18462 80 FR 18397 - Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Staff Protest to Proposed Blanket Certificate Activity

80 FR 18397 - Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Staff Protest to Proposed Blanket Certificate Activity

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 65 (April 6, 2015)

Page Range18397-18397
FR Document2015-07795

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 18397]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07795]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-61-000]


Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Staff Protest to Proposed 
Blanket Certificate Activity

    Commission staff (Protestor) hereby protests the prior notice 
request filed under the provisions of part 157, subpart F, of the 
Commission's regulations, by Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) on 
January 20, 2015 in the above referenced docket. Pursuant to its part 
157, subpart F, blanket certificate authority, Northern proposes to 
construct and abandon facilities in Clark and Codington Counties, South 
Dakota. Protestor seeks to have this prior notice request processed as 
a case-specific application filed under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act and part 157, subpart A, of the Commission's regulations.\1\
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    \1\ Section 157.205(f) provides that a protested prior notice 
filing shall be treated as though it had filed a case-specific 
application under NGA section 7, unless, pursuant to section 
157.205(g) the protestor withdraws its protest within 30 days after 
protests were due.
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    Protestor notes that on February 27, 2015, Northern filed a data 
response which described communication with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate 
of the Lake Traverse Reservation (tribe). The tribe indicated that it 
would be necessary to conduct a Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) 
survey to ensure that no TCPs would be affected by construction. 
Northern has not yet provided the results of the TCP survey. Northern 
must file with the FERC the results of the TCP survey and/or updated 
communication with the tribe to ensure the project's compliance with 
the National Historic Preservation Act, as required under Appendix II 
to Subpart F of Part 157 of the Commission's regulations. Without this 
information, environmental concerns cannot be adequately assessed 
before the protest period expires today.

    Dated: March 31, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-07795 Filed 4-3-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 65 / Monday, April 6, 2015 / Notices 18397 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY For assistance, contact FERC Online 2015 in the above referenced docket. Support. Pursuant to its part 157, subpart F, Federal Energy Regulatory All comments must be filed by Friday, blanket certificate authority, Northern Commission May 29, 2015, and should reference proposes to construct and abandon [Project No. 2179–043—California; Project Project Nos. 2179–043 and 2467–020. facilities in Clark and Codington No. 2467–020—California] The Commission strongly encourages Counties, South Dakota. Protestor seeks electronic filing. Please file comments to have this prior notice request Merced Irrigation District, Pacific Gas using the Commission’s efiling system processed as a case-specific application and Electric Company; Notice of at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ filed under section 7(c) of the Natural Availability of the Draft Environmental efiling.asp. Commenters can submit Gas Act and part 157, subpart A, of the Impact Statement for the Merced River brief comments up to 6,000 characters, Commission’s regulations.1 and Merced Falls Hydroelectric without prior registration, using the Protestor notes that on February 27, Projects eComment system at http:// 2015, Northern filed a data response www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ which described communication with In accordance with the National the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the ecomment.asp. You must include your Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Lake Traverse Reservation (tribe). The name and contact information at the end the Federal Energy Regulatory tribe indicated that it would be of your comments. For assistance, Commission (Commission or FERC) necessary to conduct a Traditional please contact FERC Online Support. In regulations contained in the Code of Cultural Properties (TCP) survey to lieu of electronic filing, please send a Federal Regulations (CFR) (18 CFR part ensure that no TCPs would be affected paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, 380 [FERC Order No. 486, 52 FR by construction. Northern has not yet Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 47897]), the Office of Energy Projects provided the results of the TCP survey. Commission, 888 First Street NE., has reviewed the applications for Northern must file with the FERC the Washington, DC 20426. license for the Merced River results of the TCP survey and/or Anyone may intervene in this Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2179), updated communication with the tribe proceeding based on this draft EIS (18 and the Merced Falls Hydroelectric to ensure the project’s compliance with CFR 380.10). You must file your request Project (FERC No. 2467) and prepared a the National Historic Preservation Act, to intervene as specified above. You do draft multi-project environmental as required under Appendix II to not need intervenor status to have your impact statement (EIS) for the projects. Subpart F of Part 157 of the Both projects are located on the comments considered. Commission staff will hold two public Commission’s regulations. Without this Merced River. The Merced River Project meetings for the purpose of receiving information, environmental concerns is located at river mile (RM) 62.5 and comments on the draft EIS. The daytime cannot be adequately assessed before 56.3, respectively, about 23 miles meeting will focus on resource agency, the protest period expires today. northeast of the city of Merced in Mariposa County, California. The Indian tribe, and non-governmental Dated: March 31, 2015. Merced River Project occupies 3,154.9 organization comments, while the Kimberly D. Bose, acres of federal land administered by evening meeting is primarily for Secretary. the U.S. Department of the Interior, receiving input from the public. All [FR Doc. 2015–07795 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] Bureau of Land Management (BLM). interested individuals and entities will BILLING CODE 6717–01–P The Merced Falls Project is located at be invited to attend the public meeting. RM 55 on the border of Merced and A notice detailing the exact date, time, Mariposa Counties, California. The and location of the public meetings will DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Merced Falls Project occupies 1.0 acre be forthcoming. of federal land administered by BLM. For further information, please Federal Energy Regulatory The draft EIS contains staff’s analysis contact Matt Buhyoff at (202) 502–6824 Commission of the applicants’ proposals and the or at matt.buhyoff@ferc.gov. alternatives for relicensing the Merced Dated: March 30, 2015. Notice of Attendance at PJM River and Merced Falls projects. The Kimberly D. Bose, Interconnection, LLC Meetings draft EIS documents the views of Secretary. The Federal Energy Regulatory governmental agencies, non- [FR Doc. 2015–07764 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] Commission (Commission) hereby gives governmental organizations, affected BILLING CODE 6717–01–P notice that members of the Commission Indian tribes, the public, the license and Commission staff may attend applicants, and Commission staff. upcoming PJM Interconnection, LLC A copy of the draft EIS is available for DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (PJM) Members Committee and Markets review at the Commission or may be and Reliability Committee meetings, as viewed on the Commission’s Web site at Federal Energy Regulatory well as other PJM committee, http://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘e- Commission subcommittee or task force meetings.1 Library’’ link. Enter the docket number, [Docket No. CP15–61–000] excluding the last three digits, to access 1 Section 157.205(f) provides that a protested the document. For assistance, contact Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice prior notice filing shall be treated as though it had FERC Online Support at filed a case-specific application under NGA section of Staff Protest to Proposed Blanket 7, unless, pursuant to section 157.205(g) the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll- Certificate Activity protestor withdraws its protest within 30 days after tkelley on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, protests were due. contact (202) 502–8659. Commission staff (Protestor) hereby 1 For example, PJM subcommittees and task You may also register online at protests the prior notice request filed forces of the standing committees (Operating, http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ under the provisions of part 157, Planning and Market Implementation) and senior standing committees (Members and Markets and esubscription.asp to be notified via subpart F, of the Commission’s Reliability) meet on a variety of different topics; email of new filings and issuances regulations, by Northern Natural Gas they convene and dissolve on an as-needed basis. related to this or other pending projects. Company (Northern) on January 20, Continued VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Apr 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1


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