81 FR 16165 - Pike County Light & Power Company; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 58 (March 25, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16165-16166]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06773]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-100-000]


Pike County Light & Power Company; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on March 10, 2016, Pike County Light & Power 
Company (PCL&P), 402 Broad Street, Milford, Pennsylvania 18337, filed 
an application pursuant to section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 
for a service area determination. PCL&P also requests: (1) A finding 
that PCL&P continues to qualify as a local distribution company (LDC) 
for purposes of section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 
(NGPA); and (2) a waiver of the Commission's accounting and reporting 
requirements and other regulatory requirements ordinarily applicable to 
natural gas companies under the NGA and NGPA, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    The filing may also be viewed on the web at http://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 at [email protected] or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, PCL&P requests a service area determination to allow 
it to continue to own and operate a 6-inch-diameter gas distribution 
pipeline at the Pennsylvania/New York border to receive natural gas in 
New York from the facilities of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. 
(O&R), an LDC providing utility service in New York, and re-deliver the 
gas to PCL&P customers in Pennsylvania. PCL&P's application is related 
to O&R's application for a limited jurisdiction blanket certificate of 
public convenience and necessity filed in Docket No. CP16-101-000 on 
March 10, 2016.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to John 
L. Carley, Assistant General Counsel, Orange and Rockland Utilities, 
Inc., Room 1815-S, 4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003, (212) 460-
2097 (telephone), or by email at [email protected].
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 7 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be

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placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``filing'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: April 11, 2016.

    Dated: March 21, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-06773 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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