80 FR 45210 - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned WB Xpress Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 145 (July 29, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 145 (July 29, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-18484 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 45210-45213] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18484] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF15-21-000] Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned WB Xpress Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the WB XPress Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia) in Kanawha, Grant, Upshur, Randolph, Pendleton, Clay, Braxton, and Hardy Counties, West Virginia and Fairfax, Shenandoah, Warren, Clark, Fauquier, and Loudoun Counties, Virginia. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before August 24, 2015. If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on April 1, 2015, you will [[Page 45211]] need to file those comments in Docket No. PF15-21-000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this planned project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities. The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with state law. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. Public Participation For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form or provided verbally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded. (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature 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 file your comments electronically by 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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number (PF15-21-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. (4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the Commission invites you to attend the public scoping meeting(s) its staff will conduct in the project area, scheduled as follows. FERC Public Scoping Meeting, WB XPress Project, August 12, 2015, 7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Virginia Run Elementary School, 15450 Martins Hundred Drive, Centreville, VA 20120 We \1\ will begin our sign up of speakers at 6:00 p.m. The scoping meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a description of our environmental review process by Commission staff, after which speakers will be called. The meeting will end once all speakers have provided their comments or at 9:30 p.m., whichever comes first. Please note that there may be a time limit of three minutes to present comments, and speakers should structure their comments accordingly. If time limits are implemented, they will be strictly enforced to ensure that as many individuals as possible are given an opportunity to comment. The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer to ensure comments are accurately recorded. Transcripts will be entered into the formal record of the Commission proceeding. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Columbia representatives will be present one hour prior to the start of the scoping meeting to provide additional information about the project and answer questions. Please note this is not your only public input opportunity; please refer to the review process flow chart in appendix 1.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of the Planned Project Columbia plans to construct and operate approximately 28.7 miles of various diameter pipeline, perform modifications to seven existing compressor stations, construct two new compressor stations, and uprate the maximum allowable operation pressure (MAOP) on various segments of the existing WB and VB natural gas transmission pipeline systems. According to Columbia, its project would expand the capacity of its pipeline system by 1.3 billion cubic feet per day to provide firm bi- directional transportation service along Columbia's existing Line WB natural gas pipeline system to meet growing market demands in western West Virginia and northern Virginia. The WB XPress Project would consist of the following facilities: West Virginia Aboveground FacilitiesOne new West Virginia Compressor Station: a new, natural gas-fired compressor station at approximately MP 0.3 of the Line WB-5 Extension in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Installation of new valve sites and launcher/receiver facilities along Line WB-5 in Kanawha, Grant and Clay Counties, West Virginia. Modifications to increase horsepower at four (4) existing Compressor Stations including Cleveland, Files Creek, Seneca, and Lost River Compressor Stations in Upshur, Randolph, Pendleton, and Hardy Counties, West Virginia, respectively. Modifications to existing natural gas pipeline appurtenances at the Frametown Compressor Station in Braxton County, West Virginia. Modifications to four existing Valve Sites including Glady Valve Site in Randolph County, West Virginia; Dink Valve Site in Clay County, West Virginia; Whitmer and Smokehole in Pendleton County, West Virginia; and one regulator station, Panther Mountain Regulator Station, in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Pipeline Facilities Line WB-5 Extension: Installation of approximately 0.3 mile of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline from the planned new Compressor Station to the Panther Mountain Regulator Station in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Line WB-22: Installation of approximately 0.6 mile of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline from the proposed new West Virginia Compressor Stations to the Panther Regulator Station, ending at the proposed WB-22 Receiver Site in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Line WB: Generally lift and lay replacement of approximately 25.3 [[Page 45212]] miles of 26-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline loop and associated appurtenances in Randolph and Pendleton Counties, West Virginia. Line WB: Replacement of 5 sections, totaling approximately 0.3 mile of 26-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline between Mileposts (MP) 134.6 and 146.4 in Pendleton, Grant, and Hardy Counties, West Virginia. Line WB-5: Replacement of approximately 1,185 feet (0.2 mile) of 36-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline between MP 4.5 and MP 4.7 in Grant County, West Virginia. MAOP Restoration Line WB-5: Incremental pressure increase of approximately 72.4 miles of the Line WB-5 Segment to restore this segment to its originally certificated MAOP of 1,000 square inch gauge (psig) in Upshur, Randolph, Pendleton, Grant and Hardy Counties, West Virginia. Uprate Segments Line WB-6: Incremental pressure increase of approximately 2.4 miles of the Line WB-6 to 1,000 psig MAOP in Randolph County, West Virginia. Line WB-5: Incremental pressure increase of approximately 22.1 miles of the Line WB-5 Segment to 1,000 psig in Pendleton, Grant, and Hardy Counties, West Virginia. Virginia Aboveground Facilities One new, electric-driven compressor station at approximately MP 0.0 of the proposed new Line VA-1 in Fairfax County, Virginia. Installation of a receiver facility at the end of the proposed Line VA-1, in Fairfax County, Virginia. Modifications to increase horsepower at the existing Strasburg Compressor Station located in Shenandoah County Virginia, in order to increase capacity for the transportation of additional volume along Columbia's Line VB natural gas pipeline system. Modifications to existing natural gas pipeline appurtenances at the Loudoun Compressor Station in Loudoun County, Virginia. Modifications to the existing Dysart Valve Site, in Shenandoah County, Virginia and one metering station, Nineveh Meter Station, in Warren County, Virginia. Pipeline Facilities Line VA-1: installation of approximately 2.0 miles of new 12-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline and associated appurtenances in Fairfax County, Virginia. MAOP Restoration Line VB-5: Incremental pressure increase of approximately 70.4 miles of the Line VB-5 Segment to restore this segment to its originally certificated MAOP of 1,000 psig in Shenandoah, Warren, Clark, Fauquier, and Loudoun Counties, Virginia. The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 1.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the planned facilities would disturb about 605.5 acres of land, which includes 257.6 acres of existing right-of-way, 36.3 acres of proposed new permanent right-of-way, 97.1 acres of existing fenced facilities, and 16.7 acres of new proposed aboveground facilities that would be retained for operational activities. Approximately 311.6 acres of temporary workspace, staging areas, and access roads would be used temporarily during construction and would revert back to pre-construction conditions. The entire planned pipeline route parallels existing pipeline, utility, or road rights-of-way. The EA Process The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as scoping. The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA. In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the planned project under these general headings: Geology and soils; land use; water resources, fisheries, and wetlands; cultural resources; vegetation and wildlife, including migratory birds; air quality and noise; endangered and threatened species; public safety; and cumulative impacts. We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Although no formal application has been filed, we have already initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process. The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before the FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we have begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA. The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA will be available in the public record through eLibrary. Depending on the comments received during the scoping process, we may also publish and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public Participation section, beginning on page 2. With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA.\4\ Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the Public Participation section of this notice. Currently, the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Department of Historical Resources, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, and West Virginia Department of Natural Resources have expressed their intention to participate as a cooperating [[Page 45213]] agency in the preparation of the EA to satisfy their NEPA or other permitting responsibilities related to this project. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s) (SHPO), and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on historic properties.\5\ We will define the project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s) as the project develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under section 106. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Environmental Mailing List The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the planned project. If we publish and distribute the EA, copies will be sent to the environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached Information Request (appendix 2). Becoming an Intervenor Once Columbia files its application with the Commission, you may want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site. Please note that the Commission will not accept requests for intervenor status at this time. You must wait until the Commission receives a formal application for the project. Additional Information 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., PF15- 21). 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. Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: July 22, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-18484 Filed 7-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY
Satisfies
Statutory provision Description (Y/N)
FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA ............ The conduit the facility uses a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or Y
similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of
water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily
for the generation of electricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA ......... The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric Y
power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-
federally owned conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA ........ The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts. Y
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA ....... On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the Y
licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA.
Preliminary Determination: Based ecomment.asp. You must include your DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
upon the above criteria, Commission name and contact information at the end
staff preliminarily determines that the of your comments. For assistance, Federal Energy Regulatory
proposal satisfies the requirements for a please contact FERC Online Support at Commission
qualifying conduit hydropower facility, FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) [Docket No. PF15–21–000]
which is not required to be licensed or 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
exempted from licensing. (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
Comments and Motions to Intervene: send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Deadline for filing comments contesting Environmental Assessment for the
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
whether the facility meets the qualifying Planned WB Xpress Project, Request
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
criteria is 45 days from the issuance for Comments on Environmental
date of this notice. A copy of all other filings in reference
to this application must be accompanied Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping
Deadline for filing motions to Meeting
intervene is 30 days from the issuance by proof of service on all persons listed
date of this notice. in the service list prepared by the The staff of the Federal Energy
Anyone may submit comments or a Commission in this proceeding, in Regulatory Commission (FERC or
motion to intervene in accordance with accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and Commission) will prepare an
the requirements of Rules of Practice 385.2010. environmental assessment (EA) that will
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and discuss the environmental impacts of
Locations of Notice of Intent: Copies
385.214. Any motions to intervene must the WB XPress Project involving
of the notice of intent can be obtained
be received on or before the specified construction and operation of facilities
directly from the applicant or such by Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
deadline date for the particular
copies can be viewed and reproduced at (Columbia) in Kanawha, Grant, Upshur,
proceeding.
Filing and Service of Responsive the Commission in its Public Reference Randolph, Pendleton, Clay, Braxton,
Documents: All filings must (1) bear in Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street NE., and Hardy Counties, West Virginia and
all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS Washington, DC 20426. The filing may Fairfax, Shenandoah, Warren, Clark,
CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A also be viewed on the web at http:// Fauquier, and Loudoun Counties,
CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp Virginia. The Commission will use this
or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the EA in its decision-making process to
applicable; (2) state in the heading the docket number (e.g., CD15–30–000) in determine whether the project is in the
name of the applicant and the project the docket number field to access the public convenience and necessity.
number of the application to which the document. For assistance, call toll-free This notice announces the opening of
filing responds; (3) state the name, 1–866–208–3676 or email the scoping process the Commission
address, and telephone number of the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY, will use to gather input from the public
person filing; and (4) otherwise comply call (202) 502–8659. and interested agencies on the project.
with the requirements of sections You can make a difference by providing
Dated: July 22, 2015.
385.2001 through 385.2005 of the us with your specific comments or
Commission’s regulations.1 All Kimberly D. Bose, concerns about the project. Your
comments contesting Commission staff’s Secretary. comments should focus on the potential
preliminary determination that the [FR Doc. 2015–18480 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] environmental effects, reasonable
facility meets the qualifying criteria BILLING CODE 6717–01–P alternatives, and measures to avoid or
must set forth their evidentiary basis. lessen environmental impacts. Your
The Commission strongly encourages input will help the Commission staff
electronic filing. Please file motions to determine what issues they need to
intervene and comments using the evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// comments are timely and properly
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www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. recorded, please send your comments so
Commenters can submit brief comments that the Commission receives them in
up to 6,000 characters, without prior Washington, DC on or before August 24,
registration, using the eComment system 2015.
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ If you sent comments on this project
to the Commission before the opening of
1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2014). this docket on April 1, 2015, you will
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agency in the preparation of the EA to the CD version or would like to remove DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
satisfy their NEPA or other permitting your name from the mailing list, please
responsibilities related to this project. return the attached Information Request Federal Energy Regulatory
(appendix 2). Commission
Consultations Under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act Becoming an Intervenor [Docket No. CP15–528–000]
In accordance with the Advisory Once Columbia files its application Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Application
Council on Historic Preservation’s with the Commission, you may want to
implementing regulations for section Take notice that on July 10, 2015,
become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an
106 of the National Historic Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans), having its
official party to the Commission’s
Preservation Act, we are using this principal place of business at 625
proceeding. Intervenors play a more
notice to initiate consultation with the Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh,
formal role in the process and are able
applicable State Historic Preservation Pennsylvania 15222, filed in the above
to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be
Office(s) (SHPO), and to solicit their referenced docket an application
heard by the courts if they choose to
views and those of other government pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the
appeal the Commission’s final ruling.
agencies, interested Indian tribes, and Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of
An intervenor formally participates in
the public on the project’s potential the Commission’s regulations requesting
the proceeding by filing a request to authorization for the replacement of
effects on historic properties.5 We will intervene. Instructions for becoming an
define the project-specific Area of existing segment located in Armstrong
intervenor are in the User’s Guide under and Indiana Counties, Pennsylvania (the
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s
with the SHPO(s) as the project TP–371 Pipeline Replacement Project),
Web site. Please note that the all as more fully set forth in the
develops. On natural gas facility Commission will not accept requests for
projects, the APE at a minimum application which is on file with the
intervenor status at this time. You must Commission and open to public
encompasses all areas subject to ground wait until the Commission receives a
disturbance (examples include inspection. The filing is available for
formal application for the project. review at the Commission in the Public
construction right-of-way, contractor/
pipe storage yards, compressor stations, Additional Information Reference Room or may be viewed on
and access roads). Our EA for this the Commission’s Web site web at
Additional information about the http://www.ferc.gov using the
project will document our findings on project is available from the
the impacts on historic properties and ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
Commission’s Office of External Affairs, number excluding the last three digits in
summarize the status of consultations at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
under section 106. the docket number field to access the
site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary document. For assistance, contact FERC
Environmental Mailing List link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
The environmental mailing list ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
includes federal, state, and local number, excluding the last three digits 502–8659.
government representatives and in the Docket Number field (i.e., PF15– Any questions concerning this
agencies; elected officials; 21). Be sure you have selected an application may be directed to Matthew
environmental and public interest appropriate date range. For assistance, Eggerding, Counsel—Midstream, EQT
groups; Native American Tribes; other please contact FERC Online Support at Corporation, 625 Liberty Avenue, Suite
interested parties; and local libraries FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; by calling
and newspapers. This list also includes at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (412) 553–5786; by faxing (412) 553–
all affected landowners (as defined in (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also 7781; or by emailing MEggerding@
the Commission’s regulations) who are provides access to the texts of formal eqt.com.
potential right-of-way grantors, whose documents issued by the Commission, Specifically, the applicant proposes to
property may be used temporarily for such as orders, notices, and replace approximately 21 miles of 12-
project purposes, or who own homes rulemakings. inch diameter pipe with 20-inch
within certain distances of aboveground In addition, the Commission offers a diameter pipe and install a pig launcher
facilities, and anyone who submits free service called eSubscription which and receiver in order to improve system
comments on the project. We will allows you to keep track of all formal integrity, reliability, and safety of the
update the environmental mailing list as issuances and submittals in specific TP–371 pipeline. The cost of the project
the analysis proceeds to ensure that we dockets. This can reduce the amount of will be approximately $93.6 million,
send the information related to this time you spend researching proceedings and was included as part of the sales
environmental review to all individuals, by automatically providing you with agreement when Equitrans acquired the
organizations, and government entities notification of these filings, document TP–371 pipeline.
interested in and/or potentially affected summaries, and direct links to the Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
by the planned project. documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9),
If we publish and distribute the EA, filing/esubscription.asp. within 90 days of this Notice, the
copies will be sent to the environmental Finally, public meetings or site visits Commission staff will either: Complete
mailing list for public review and will be posted on the Commission’s its environmental assessment (EA) and
comment. If you would prefer to receive calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ place it into the Commission’s public
a paper copy of the document instead of EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
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with other related information. issue a Notice of Schedule for
5 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Environmental Review. If a Notice of
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Dated: July 22, 2015. Schedule for Environmental Review is
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define Kimberly D. Bose, issued, it will indicate, among other
historic properties as any prehistoric or historic Secretary.
district, site, building, structure, or object included
milestones, the anticipated date for the
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register [FR Doc. 2015–18484 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] Commission staff’s issuance of the final
of Historic Places. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P environmental impact statement (FEIS)
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