80 FR 54778 - Minneapolis Leased Housing Associates IV, Limited Partnership; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 176 (September 11, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 176 (September 11, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-22918 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 54778-54779] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-22918] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 14628-001] Minneapolis Leased Housing Associates IV, Limited Partnership; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 Code of Federal Regulations Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 Federal Register 47879), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed Minneapolis Leased Housing Associates IV, Limited Partnership's application for an original license to operate the A-Mill Artist Lofts Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 14628-001), which would be located on the Mississippi River in the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, [[Page 54779]] Minnesota, and prepared an environmental assessment (EA). In the EA, Commission staff analyze the potential environmental effects of licensing the project and conclude that licensing the project, with appropriate measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. A copy of the EA is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll-free number at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 202-502-8659. You may also register online at www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. For further information, please contact Shana Murray by telephone at (202) 502-8333 or by email at [email protected]. Dated: September 4, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-22918 Filed 9-10-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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with your submission. New eFiling the project docket numbers (CP14–554– invites you to attend one of the public
users must first create an account by 000, CP15–16–000, and CP15–17–000) meetings its staff will conduct in the
clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing with your submission: SMP Project area to receive comments
a comment on a particular project, Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal on the draft EIS. We encourage
please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 interested groups and individuals to
the filing type; or First Street NE., Room 1A, attend and present oral comments on
(3) You can file a paper copy of your Washington, DC 20426. the draft EIS. The meetings are
comments by mailing them to the (4) In lieu of sending written or scheduled as follows:
following address. Be sure to reference electronic comments, the Commission
Date and time Location
Monday, September 28, 2015, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Albany Civic Center—Meeting Room, 100 West Oglethorpe, Albany, GA 31701.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Colquitt County High School (Old High School), Withers Auditorium, 1800 Park Avenue,
EDT. Moultrie, GA 31776.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 6:00–8:00 Holiday Inn Valdosta, Conference Center, Magnolia Ballroom, 1805 West Hill Ave., Valdosta,
p.m. EDT. GA 31601.
Thursday, October 1, 2015, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Columbia High School—Auditorium, 469 SE Fighting Tiger Drive, Lake City, FL 32025.
EDT.
Monday, October 5, 2015, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Cen- Central Alabama Community College, Betty Carol Graham Technology Center—Multi Purpose
tral Daylight Time (CDT). Room, 1675 Cherokee Road, Alexander City, AL 35010.
Monday, October 5, 2015, 6:00–8:00 p.m. EDT Indian River State College, Williamson Conference Center Auditorium, 2229 Northwest 9th Av-
enue, Okeechobee, FL 34972.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 6:00–8:00 p.m. CDT South Girard School Auditorium, 521 Fontaine Road, Phenix City, AL 36869.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 6:00–8:00 p.m. EDT Dunnellon Middle School Auditorium, 21005 Chestnut Street, Dunnellon, FL 34431.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Davenport School of the Arts Cafeteria, 4751 County Road 547, (Lee Jackson Highway), Dav-
EDT. enport, FL 33837.
Thursday, October 8, 2015, 6:00–8:00 p.m. Bell High School Auditorium, 930 South Main Street, Bell, FL 32619.
EDT.
We will begin our sign up of speakers status upon showing good cause by summaries, and direct links to the
at 5:30 p.m. The comment meetings will stating that they have a clear and direct documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
begin at 6:00 p.m. with a presentation interest in this proceeding which no filing/esubscription.asp.
by Commission staff on our other party can adequately represent. Dated: September 4, 2015.
environmental review process, after Simply filing environmental comments
Kimberly D. Bose,
which speakers will be called. The will not give you intervenor status, but
meeting will end once all speakers have you do not need intervenor status to Secretary.
provided their comments or at 8:00 have your comments considered. [FR Doc. 2015–22914 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am]
p.m., whichever comes first. Please note BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Questions?
that there may be a time limit of 3
minutes to present comments, and Additional information about the
speakers should structure their SMP Project is available from the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
comments accordingly. If time limits are Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
implemented, they will be strictly at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web Federal Energy Regulatory
enforced to ensure that as many site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary Commission
individuals as possible are given an link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on
opportunity to comment. The meetings ‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket [Project No. 14628–001]
are recorded by a stenographer to ensure number excluding the last three digits in
comments are accurately recorded. the Docket Number field (i.e., CP14– Minneapolis Leased Housing
Transcripts will be entered into the 554, CP15–16, and CP15–17). Be sure Associates IV, Limited Partnership;
formal record of the Commission you have selected an appropriate date Notice of Availability of Environmental
proceeding. It is important to note that range. For assistance, please contact Assessment
verbal comments hold the same weight FERC Online Support at
as written or electronically submitted FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll In accordance with the National
comments. free at (866) 208–3676; for TTY, contact Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
Any person seeking to become a party (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also the Federal Energy Regulatory
to the proceeding must file a motion to provides access to the texts of formal Commission’s (Commission or FERC)
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the documents issued by the Commission, regulations, 18 Code of Federal
Commission’s Rules of Practice and such as orders, notices, and Regulations Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52
Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214).3 Only rulemakings. Federal Register 47879), the Office of
intervenors have the right to seek In addition, the Commission offers a Energy Projects has reviewed
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rehearing of the Commission’s decision. free service called eSubscription that Minneapolis Leased Housing Associates
The Commission grants affected allows you to keep track of all formal IV, Limited Partnership’s application for
landowners and others with issuances and submittals in specific an original license to operate the A-Mill
environmental concerns intervenor dockets. This can reduce the amount of Artist Lofts Hydroelectric Project (FERC
time you spend researching proceedings Project No. 14628–001), which would be
3 See the previous discussion on the methods for by automatically providing you with located on the Mississippi River in the
filing comments. notification of these filings, document City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County,
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Minnesota, and prepared an will use to gather input from the public efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow
environmental assessment (EA). and interested agencies on the Project. these instruction so that your comments
In the EA, Commission staff analyze You can make a difference by providing are properly recorded.
the potential environmental effects of use with your specific comments or (1) You can file your comments
licensing the project and conclude that concerns about the Project. Your electronically using the eComment
licensing the project, with appropriate comments should focus on the potential feature on the Commission’s Web site
measures, would not constitute a major environmental effects, reasonable (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
federal action significantly affecting the alternatives, and measures to avoid or Documents and Filings. This is an easy
quality of the human environment. lessen environmental impacts. Your method for submitting brief, text-only
A copy of the EA is available for input will help the Commission staff comments on a project;
review at the Commission in the Public determine what issues need to be
(2) You can file your comments
Reference Room or may be viewed on evaluated in the EA. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly electronically using the eFiling feature
the Commission’s Web site at on the Commission’s Web site
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Enter the docket number, excluding the Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
last three digits, in the docket number Washington, DC on or before October 5,
2015. you can provide comments in a variety
field to access the document. For of formats by attaching them as a file
assistance, contact FERC Online If you sent comments on this project
to the Commission before the opening of with your submission. New eFiling
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ users must first create an account by
ferc.gov or toll-free number at 1–866– this docket on June 5, 2015, you will
need to file those comments in Docket clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing
208–3676, or for TTY, 202–502–8659. a comment on a particular project,
You may also register online at No. CP15–513–000 to ensure they are
considered as part of this proceeding. please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ the filing type; or
esubscription.asp to be notified via This notice is being sent to the
email of new filings and issuances Commission’s current environmental (3) You can file a paper copy of your
related to this or other pending projects. mailing list for this Project. State and comments by mailing them to the
For assistance, contact FERC Online local government representatives should following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Support. notify their constituents of this planned Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
For further information, please Project and encourage them to comment Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
contact Shana Murray by telephone at on their areas of concern. 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
If you are a landowner receiving this
(202) 502–8333 or by email at Summary of the Planned Project
notice, a pipeline company
Shana.Murray@ferc.gov.
representative may contact you about Texas Gas proposes to construct,
Dated: September 4, 2015. the acquisition of an easement to install, own, operate, and maintain the
Kimberly D. Bose, construct, operate, and maintain the proposed Northern Supply Access
Secretary. proposed facilities. The company would Project, which (as described more fully
[FR Doc. 2015–22918 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am] seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable below) would involve modifications at
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P agreement. However, if the Commission eight existing compressor stations along
approves the Project, that approval its existing pipeline and one new
conveys with it the right of eminent compressor station located in Ohio,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY domain. Therefore, if easement Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee,
negotiations fail to produce an Mississippi, and Louisiana. The project
Federal Energy Regulatory agreement and the Project is approved, is designed to provide an additional
Commission the pipeline company could initiate 384,000 million standard cubic feet of
[Docket No. CP15–513–000] condemnation proceedings where natural gas per day of north to south
compensation would be determined in transportation capacity on Texas Gas’s
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice accordance with state law. system while maintaining bi-directional
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Texas Gas provided landowners with flow capability on its system.
Assessment for the Proposed Northern a fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Texas Gas proposes to modify seven
Supply Access Project and Request for existing compressor stations located in
Comments on Environmental Issues Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ This fact sheet addresses a Lawrence and Dearborn Counties,
The staff of the Federal Energy number of typically asked questions, Indiana; Webster, Breckinridge, and
Regulatory Commission (FERC or including the use of eminent domain Jefferson Counties, Kentucky; Tipton
Commission) will prepare an and how to participate in the County, Tennessee; and Coahoma
environmental assessment (EA) that will Commission’s proceedings. It is also County, Mississippi, by installing yard
discuss the environmental impacts of available for viewing on the FERC Web and station pipeline and various
the Northern Supply Access Project site (www.ferc.gov). auxiliary facilities. Texas Gas also
(Project), which would involve proposes to modify the existing Bastrop
construction and operation of facilities Public Participation Compressor Station in Morehouse
by Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas For your convenience, there are three Parish, Louisiana by classifying four
Gas) in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, methods you can use to submit your existing compressor units as back-up
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Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. comments to the Commission. In all units (a total of 7,040 horsepower) and
The Commission will use this EA in its instances, please reference the Project adding one new 9,688 horsepower
decision-making process to determine docket number (CP15–513–000) with turbine compressor unit. The Project
whether the Project is in the public your submission. The Commission also includes the construction and
convenience and necessity. encourages electronic filing of operation of the new 23,877 horsepower
This notice announces the opening of comments and has expert staff available Harrison Compressor Station in
the scoping process the Commission to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or Hamilton County, Ohio.
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