80 FR 32369 - Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Lebanon West II Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 109 (June 8, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-13897

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32369-32370]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-13897]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-555-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Lebanon West II Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Lebanon West II Project, proposed by Dominion Transmission, Inc. 
(Dominion) in the above-referenced docket. Dominion requests 
authorization to replace 11 non-contiguous segments of its 26- and 30-
inch-diameter TL-400 Pipeline totaling about 10.2 miles, add a 10,915-
horsepower compressor unit to an existing compressor station, and 
install other compressor station and gate assembly facilities. Dominion 
also proposes to increase the maximum allowable operating pressure 
(MAOP) of these pipeline segments from 745 pounds per square inch gauge 
(psig) to 848 psig. The project would allow Dominion to transport an 
additional 130,000 dekatherms per day from Dominion's MarkWest Liberty 
Bluestone Interconnect in Butler County, Pennsylvania to Dominion's 
Lebanon-Texas Gas Interconnect in Warren County, Ohio.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
activities associated with the project in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff 
concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate 
mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native 
American tribes; potentially affected landowners; newspapers and 
libraries in the project area; and parties to this proceeding. In 
addition, the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site 
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of 
the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street 
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To 
ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your 
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important 
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before July 2, 
2015.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with the Commission. In all instances please reference 
the project docket number (CP14-555-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert 
staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or [email protected].
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature located on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting 
brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the 
eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments 
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your 
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking 
on ``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If 
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select 
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the

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Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only 
intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's 
decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and others with 
environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by 
stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding 
which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing 
environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do 
not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
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    \1\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing 
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    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP14-
555). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: June 2, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Minnesota. The Upper St. Anthony Lock More information about this project, government representatives and
and Dam is owned and operated by U.S. including a copy of the application, can agencies; elected officials; Native
Army Corps of Engineers. The sole be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ American tribes; potentially affected
purpose of a preliminary permit, if link of Commission’s Web site at landowners; newspapers and libraries in
issued, is to grant the permit holder http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ the project area; and parties to this
priority to file a license application elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number proceeding. In addition, the EA is
during the permit term. A preliminary (P–14671) in the docket number field to available for public viewing on the
permit does not authorize the permit access the document. For assistance, FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using
holder to perform any land-disturbing contact FERC Online Support. the eLibrary link. A limited number of
activities or otherwise enter upon lands Dated: June 2, 2015. copies of the EA are available for
or waters owned by others without the distribution and public inspection at:
Kimberly D. Bose,
owners’ express permission. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
The proposed project would be Secretary. Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
located completely within lands owned [FR Doc. 2015–13902 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
by the United States and consist of: (1) BILLING CODE 6717–01–P (202) 502–8371.
The existing 400-foot-long by 56-foot- Any person wishing to comment on
wide by 77-foot-high lock (2) two new the EA may do so. Your comments
56-foot-wide by 70-foot high vertical lift DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY should focus on the potential
steel gates; (3) two new submersible environmental effects, reasonable
1700-kilowatt axial flow Kaplan turbine- Federal Energy Regulatory alternatives, and measures to avoid or
generator units having a combined Commission lessen environmental impacts. The more
capacity of 3.4 megawatts; (4) two new [Docket No. CP14–555–000] specific your comments, the more useful
6-foot-long by 6-foot-wide by 4-foot-high they will be. To ensure that the
pad mounted metal boxes containing Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Commission has the opportunity to
plant controls, communications and Availability of the Environmental consider your comments prior to
inverter equipment, and a step-up Assessment for the Proposed Lebanon making its decision on this project, it is
distribution transformer; (5) a new 400 West II Project important that we receive your
to 500-foot-long, 13.8 kilovolt, comments in Washington, DC on or
underground transmission line that The staff of the Federal Energy before July 2, 2015.
would connect to Xcel Energy’s Regulatory Commission (FERC or For your convenience, there are three
distribution system; and (6) appurtenant Commission) has prepared an methods you can use to file your
facilities. The project would have an environmental assessment (EA) for the comments with the Commission. In all
estimated annual generation of 18,500 Lebanon West II Project, proposed by instances please reference the project
megawatt-hours. Dominion Transmission, Inc. docket number (CP14–555–000) with
Applicant Contact: Robert H. Schulte, (Dominion) in the above-referenced your submission. The Commission
2236 Coley Forest Place, Raleigh, NC docket. Dominion requests encourages electronic filing of
27607, (952) 949–2676. authorization to replace 11 non- comments and has expert staff available
FERC Contact: Tyrone A. Williams, contiguous segments of its 26- and 30- to assist you at 202–502–8258 or
(202) 502–6331. inch-diameter TL–400 Pipeline totaling efiling@ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments, motions about 10.2 miles, add a 10,915- (1) You can file your comments
to intervene, competing applications horsepower compressor unit to an electronically using the eComment
(without notices of intent), or notices of existing compressor station, and install feature located on the Commission’s
intent to file competing applications: 60 other compressor station and gate Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link
days from the issuance of this notice. assembly facilities. Dominion also to Documents and Filings. This is an
Competing applications and notices of proposes to increase the maximum easy method for submitting brief, text-
intent must meet the requirements of 18 allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of only comments on a project;
CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly these pipeline segments from 745 (2) You can also file your comments
encourages electronic filing. Please file pounds per square inch gauge (psig) to electronically using the eFiling feature
comments, motions to intervene, notices 848 psig. The project would allow on the Commission’s Web site
of intent, and competing applications Dominion to transport an additional (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
using the Commission’s eFiling system 130,000 dekatherms per day from Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Dominion’s MarkWest Liberty Bluestone you can provide comments in a variety
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit Interconnect in Butler County, of formats by attaching them as a file
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, Pennsylvania to Dominion’s Lebanon- with your submission. New eFiling
without prior registration, using the Texas Gas Interconnect in Warren users must first create an account by
eComment system at http:// County, Ohio. clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ The EA assesses the potential the type of filing you are making. If you
ecomment.asp. You must include your environmental effects of the activities are filing a comment on a particular
name and contact information at the end associated with the project in project, please select ‘‘Comment on a
of your comments. For assistance, accordance with the requirements of the Filing’’; or
please contact FERC Online Support at National Environmental Policy Act. The (3) You can file a paper copy of your
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) FERC staff concludes that approval of comments by mailing them to the
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 the proposed project, with appropriate following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please mitigating measures, would not Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal constitute a major federal action Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 significantly affecting the quality of the 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. human environment. Any person seeking to become a party
The first page of any filing should The FERC staff mailed copies of the to the proceeding must file a motion to
include docket number P–14671–000. EA to federal, state, and local intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the

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80 FR 32369 - Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Lebanon West II Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 109 (June 8, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission