80 FR 60376 - Kern River Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Summerlin Pipe Replacement Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 193 (October 6, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-25388

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-132-000]


Kern River Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Summerlin Pipe Replacement 
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Summerlin Pipe Replacement Project, proposed by Kern River Transmission 
Company (Kern River) in the above-referenced docket. Kern River 
requests authorization to construct, operate, and maintain a new 
natural gas pipeline and associated facilities in Clark County, Nevada, 
and remove a corresponding segment of existing pipeline.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Summerlin Pipe Replacement Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA). 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 U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) participated as a 
cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies 
have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources 
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA 
analysis. The BLM will adopt and use the EA to consider the issuance of 
a right-of-way grant for the portion of the project on BLM lands.
    The proposed Summerlin Pipe Replacement Project includes replacing 
a 1.56-mile-long segment of its existing 36-inch-diameter A-Line 
pipeline and expanding an existing 0.22-acre valve and pig launcher 
yard to 0.37 acre to accommodate a new crossover valve and crossover 
piping.
    The FERC staff mailed CD copies of the EA to federal, state, and 
local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes;

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potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; 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 October 
30, 2015.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP15-132-000) 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 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 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 
comments.
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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., CP15-
132). 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: September 30, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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i. FERC Contact: Mr. Christopher 866–208–3676 or email Dated: September 29, 2015.
Chaney, (202) 502–6778, or FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, Kimberly D. Bose,
christopher.chaney@ferc.gov. call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also Secretary.
j. Deadline for filing comments, available for inspection and [FR Doc. 2015–25390 Filed 10–5–15; 8:45 am]
motions to intervene, and protests is 30 reproduction at the address in item (h) BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
days from the issuance date of this above.
notice by the Commission. The
m. Individuals desiring to be included
Commission strongly encourages DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
on the Commission’s mailing list should
electronic filing. Please file motions to
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
intervene, protests, or comments using Federal Energy Regulatory
the Commission’s eFiling system at of the Commission. Commission
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
[Docket No. CP15–132–000]
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit Intervene: Anyone may submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, comments, a protest, or a motion to Kern River Transmission Company;
without prior registration, using the intervene in accordance with the Notice of Availability of the
eComment system at http:// requirements of Rules of Practice and Environmental Assessment for the
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. Proposed Summerlin Pipe
ecomment.asp. You must include your In determining the appropriate action to Replacement Project
name and contact information at the end take, the Commission will consider all
of your comments. For assistance, protests or other comments filed, but The staff of the Federal Energy
please contact FERC Online Support at only those who file a motion to Regulatory Commission (FERC or
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) intervene in accordance with the Commission) has prepared an
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Commission’s Rules may become a environmental assessment (EA) for the
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please party to the proceeding. Any comments, Summerlin Pipe Replacement Project,
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal protests, or motions to intervene must proposed by Kern River Transmission
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 be received on or before the specified Company (Kern River) in the above-
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. comment date for the particular referenced docket. Kern River requests
Please include the project number (P– application. authorization to construct, operate, and
2485–070) on any comments, motions to maintain a new natural gas pipeline and
intervene, or protests filed. o. Filing and Service of Responsive associated facilities in Clark County,
k. Description of Request: FirstLight is Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in Nevada, and remove a corresponding
seeking authorization to modify the all capital letters the title segment of existing pipeline.
upper reservoir’s upper and lower water ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or The EA assesses the potential
surface elevation limits from 1,000.5 ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as environmental effects of the
feet mean sea level (msl) and 938 feet applicable; (2) set forth in the heading construction and operation of the
msl, to 1,004.5 feet msl and 920 feet the name of the applicant and the Summerlin Pipe Replacement Project in
msl, respectively. FirstLight proposes to project number of the application to accordance with the requirements of the
use the additional storage capacity which the filing responds; (3) furnish National Environmental Policy Act
annually between December 1 and the name, address, and telephone (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that
March 31, beginning December 1, 2015, number of the person protesting or approval of the proposed project, with
and continuing until the Commission intervening; and (4) otherwise comply appropriate mitigating measures, would
issues a new license for the project. with the requirements of 18 CFR not constitute a major federal action
According to FirstLight, approval of 385.2001 through 385.2005. All significantly affecting the quality of the
changes in the water surface elevation comments, motions to intervene, or human environment.
limits would result in an increase in the protests must set forth their evidentiary The U.S. Bureau of Land Management
maximum daily generation from 8,475 basis and otherwise comply with the (BLM) participated as a cooperating
megawatt-hours (MWh) to 10,645 MWh, requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All agency in the preparation of the EA.
and provide Independent System comments, motions to intervene, or Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction
Operator-New England with additional protests should relate to the amendment by law or special expertise with respect
resources to address winter reliability request. Agencies may obtain copies of to resources potentially affected by the
needs. the application directly from the proposal and participate in the NEPA
l. Locations of the Application: A applicant. A copy of any protest or analysis. The BLM will adopt and use
copy of the application is available for motion to intervene must be served the EA to consider the issuance of a
inspection and reproduction at the upon each representative of the right-of-way grant for the portion of the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, applicant specified in the particular project on BLM lands.
located at 888 First Street NE., Room application. If an intervener files The proposed Summerlin Pipe
2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling comments or documents with the Replacement Project includes replacing
(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be Commission relating to the merits of an a 1.56-mile-long segment of its existing
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at issue that may affect the responsibilities 36-inch-diameter A-Line pipeline and
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ of a particular resource agency, they expanding an existing 0.22-acre valve
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number must also serve a copy of the document and pig launcher yard to 0.37 acre to
excluding the last three digits in the on that resource agency. A copy of all accommodate a new crossover valve and
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docket number field to access the other filings in reference to this crossover piping.
document (i.e. P–2485). You may also application must be accompanied by The FERC staff mailed CD copies of
register online at http://www.ferc.gov/ proof of service on all persons listed in the EA to federal, state, and local
docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be the service list prepared by the government representatives and
notified via email of new filings and Commission in this proceeding, in agencies; elected officials;
issuances related to this or other accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and environmental and public interest
pending projects. For assistance, call 1– 385.2010. groups; Native American tribes;

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80 FR 60376 - Kern River Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Summerlin Pipe Replacement Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 193 (October 6, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission