81_FR_18683 81 FR 18621 - Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Atlantic Bridge Project

81 FR 18621 - Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Atlantic Bridge Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 62 (March 31, 2016)

Page Range18621-18622
FR Document2016-07261

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18621-18622]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07261]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-9-000]


Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, 
LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Atlantic Bridge 
Project

    On October 22, 2015, Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC and Maritimes 
& Northeast Pipeline, LLC, collectively referred to as the Applicants 
filed an application in Docket No. CP16-9-000 requesting a Certificate 
of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act to construct, abandon, and operate certain natural gas 
pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the Atlantic 
Bridge Project (Project), and would allow the Applicants to provide an 
additional 132.7 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas to 
customers in Massachusetts, Maine, and Canada.
    On November 5, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project. 
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal 
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and 
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice 
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion of the 
EA for the Project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA May 2, 2016
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline July 31, 2016

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be 
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the 
Project's progress.

Project Description

    The proposed Project includes replacing about 6.3 miles of existing 
26-inch-diameter mainline pipeline with 42-inch-diameter pipeline in 
two segments in Westchester County, New York and Fairfield County, 
Connecticut.
    In addition to the pipeline facilities, the Applicants propose to 
modify or construct four compressor stations in Rockland County, New 
York; New Haven and Windham Counties, Connecticut; and Norfolk County, 
Massachusetts adding a total of 26,500 horsepower. The Applicants also 
propose to modify/construct/remove seven metering and/or regulating 
stations in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine.

Background

    On April 27, 2015, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Atlantic Bridge 
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI 
was issued during the pre-filing review of the Project in Docket No. 
PF15-12-000 and was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and 
local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public 
interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and 
local libraries and newspapers. Major issues raised during scoping 
primarily focused on a variety of environmental impacts from the 
proposed Weymouth Compressor Station in Massachusetts. Commenters also 
stated concerns about impacts on water supplies, wetlands, vegetation, 
wildlife, air quality, and safety. The U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency is a federal cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs

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at (866) 208-FERC or on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). Using the 
``eLibrary'' link, select ``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, 
enter the selected date range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last 
three digits (i.e., CP16-9), and follow the instructions. For 
assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at 
(866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or at [email protected]. 
The eLibrary link on the FERC Web site also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: March 25, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07261 Filed 3-30-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 62 / Thursday, March 31, 2016 / Notices 18621 Dated: March 22, 2016. above list. They are also available for If a schedule change becomes Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., electronic review in the Commission’s necessary, additional notice will be Deputy Secretary. Public Reference Room in Washington, provided so that the relevant agencies [FR Doc. 2016–07234 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am] DC. There is an eSubscription link on are kept informed of the Project’s BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the Web site that enables subscribers to progress. receive email notification when a Project Description document is added to a subscribed DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY docket(s). For assistance with any FERC The proposed Project includes Online service, please email replacing about 6.3 miles of existing 26- Federal Energy Regulatory FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call inch-diameter mainline pipeline with Commission (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 42-inch-diameter pipeline in two (202) 502–8659. segments in Westchester County, New [Docket No. ER16–1148–000] York and Fairfield County, Connecticut. Dated: March 22, 2016. In addition to the pipeline facilities, Tenaska Energia de Mexico, S. de R. L. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., de C.V. ; Supplemental Notice That the Applicants propose to modify or Deputy Secretary. construct four compressor stations in Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section [FR Doc. 2016–07250 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am] Rockland County, New York; New 204 Authorization BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Haven and Windham Counties, Connecticut; and Norfolk County, This is a supplemental notice in the Massachusetts adding a total of 26,500 above-referenced proceeding of Tenaska DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY horsepower. The Applicants also Energia de Mexico, S. de R. L. de C.V.’s propose to modify/construct/remove application for market-based rate Federal Energy Regulatory seven metering and/or regulating authority, with an accompanying rate Commission stations in New York, Connecticut, tariff, noting that such application Massachusetts, and Maine. includes a request for blanket [Docket No. CP16–9–000] authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Background future issuances of securities and Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; On April 27, 2015, the Commission assumptions of liability. Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC; issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Any person desiring to intervene or to Notice of Schedule for Environmental Environmental Assessment for the protest should file with the Federal Review of the Atlantic Bridge Project Planned Atlantic Bridge Project and Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Request for Comments on First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, On October 22, 2015, Algonquin Gas Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 Transmission, LLC and Maritimes & was issued during the pre-filing review of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Northeast Pipeline, LLC, collectively of the Project in Docket No. PF15–12– and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and referred to as the Applicants filed an 000 and was sent to affected 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to application in Docket No. CP16–9–000 landowners; federal, state, and local intervene or protest must serve a copy requesting a Certificate of Public government agencies; elected officials; of that document on the Applicant. Convenience and Necessity pursuant to environmental and public interest Notice is hereby given that the Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act to groups; Native American tribes; other deadline for filing protests with regard construct, abandon, and operate certain interested parties; and local libraries to the applicant’s request for blanket natural gas pipeline facilities. The and newspapers. Major issues raised authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of proposed project is known as the during scoping primarily focused on a future issuances of securities and Atlantic Bridge Project (Project), and variety of environmental impacts from assumptions of liability, is April 11, would allow the Applicants to provide the proposed Weymouth Compressor 2016. an additional 132.7 million standard Station in Massachusetts. Commenters The Commission encourages cubic feet per day of natural gas to also stated concerns about impacts on electronic submission of protests and customers in Massachusetts, Maine, and water supplies, wetlands, vegetation, interventions in lieu of paper, using the Canada. wildlife, air quality, and safety. The U.S. FERC Online links at http:// On November 5, 2015, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency is a www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic Energy Regulatory Commission federal cooperating agency in the service, persons with Internet access (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice preparation of the EA. who will eFile a document and/or be of Application for the Project. Among listed as a contact for an intervenor other things, that notice alerted agencies Additional Information must create and validate an issuing federal authorizations of the In order to receive notification of the eRegistration account using the requirement to complete all necessary issuance of the EA and to keep track of eRegistration link. Select the eFiling reviews and to reach a final decision on all formal issuances and submittals in link to log on and submit the a request for a federal authorization specific dockets, the Commission offers intervention or protests. within 90 days of the date of issuance a free service called eSubscription. This Persons unable to file electronically of the Commission staff’s Environmental can reduce the amount of time you should submit an original and 5 copies Assessment (EA) for the Project. This spend researching proceedings by mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of the intervention or protest to the instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s automatically providing you with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, planned schedule for the completion of notification of these filings, document 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC the EA for the Project. summaries, and direct links to the 20426. documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- Schedule for Environmental Review The filings in the above-referenced filing/esubscription.asp. proceeding are accessible in the Issuance of EA May 2, 2016 Additional information about the Commission’s eLibrary system by 90-day Federal Authorization Decision Project is available from the clicking on the appropriate link in the Deadline July 31, 2016 Commission’s Office of External Affairs VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 30, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

18622 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 62 / Thursday, March 31, 2016 / Notices at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Web Dated: March 22, 2016. Online service, please email site (www.ferc.gov). Using the Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ Deputy Secretary. (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call from the eLibrary menu, enter the [FR Doc. 2016–07232 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am] (202) 502–8659. selected date range and ‘‘Docket BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time Number’’ excluding the last three digits on April 15, 2016. (i.e., CP16–9), and follow the Dated: March 22, 2016. instructions. For assistance with access DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached Deputy Secretary. at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FR Doc. 2016–07235 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am] or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The BILLING CODE 6717–01–P eLibrary link on the FERC Web site also [Docket No. OR16–13–000] provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY such as orders, notices, and rule Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order makings. Federal Energy Regulatory Take notice that on March 22, 2016, Dated: March 25, 2016. pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the Federal Commission Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Energy Regulatory Commission’s Combined Notice of Filings #1 Deputy Secretary. (Commission) Rules of Practice and [FR Doc. 2016–07261 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am] Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2) (2015), Take notice that the Commission Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, LLC received the following electric corporate BILLING CODE 6717–01–P (Saddlehorn), filed a petition for a filings: declaratory order concerning the Docket Numbers: EC16–91–000. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY supplemental open season that Applicants: Summer Solar LLC. Saddlehorn conducted from December Description: Application for Federal Energy Regulatory 2015 to January 2016, to accommodate Authorization Under Section 203 of the Commission the restructuring of the original Federal Power Act, Request for Saddlehorn project into an undivided Expedited Consideration and Notice of Technical Conference joint interest pipeline with Grand Mesa Confidential Treatment of Summer Pipeline, LLC, all as more fully Solar LLC. Project No. explained in the petition. Filed Date: 3/22/16. Any person desiring to intervene or to Accession Number: 20160322–5204. FFP Missouri 12, LLC .............. 13755–002 protest this filing must file in Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/16. FFP Missouri 5, LLC ................ 13757–002 accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Take notice that the Commission FFP Missouri 6, LLC ................ 13761–002 the Commission’s Rules of Practice and received the following electric rate Solia 6 Hydroelectric, LLC ........ 13768–002 Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). filings: Protests will be considered by the Docket Numbers: ER12–60–011; On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Commission in determining the ER10–1632–011; ER10–1628–009; Commission staff will hold a technical appropriate action to be taken, but will ER10–1624–005; ER10–1617–009; conference to discuss cultural resources not serve to make protestants parties to ER10–1597–005; ER10–1594–009; related to Rye Development, LLC’s the proceeding. Any person wishing to ER10–1585–009. proposed Allegheny Lock and Dam No. become a party must file a notice of Applicants: Alabama Electric 2 Hydroelectric Project No. 13755, intervention or motion to intervene, as Marketing, LLC, California Electric Emsworth Locks and Dam Hydroelectric appropriate. Such notices, motions, or Marketing, LLC, Kiowa Power Partners, Project No. 13757, Emsworth Back protests must be filed on or before the L.L.C., New Mexico Electric Marketing, Channel Dam Hydroelectric Project No. comment date. Anyone filing a motion LLC, Tenaska Power Management, LLC, 13761, and Montgomery Locks and Dam to intervene or protest must serve a copy Tenaska Power Services Co., Texas Hydroelectric Project No. 13768. of that document on the Petitioner. Electric Marketing, LLC, Tenaska The Commission encourages Gateway Partners, Ltd. The technical conference will begin at electronic submission of protests and 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Description: Supplement to December interventions in lieu of paper using the 31, 2015 Updated Market Power conference will be held at the Federal ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. Energy Regulatory Commission Analysis in the Southwest Power Pool Persons unable to file electronically region of the Tenaska MBR Sellers. headquarters building located at 888 1st should submit an original and 5 copies Street NE., Washington, DC, and will Filed Date: 3/23/16. of the protest or intervention to the Accession Number: 20160323–5148. include teleconference capabilities. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/13/16. All local, state, and federal agencies, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Docket Numbers: ER13–102–009. Indian tribes, and other interested 20426. Applicants: New York Independent parties are invited to participate. There This filing is accessible on-line at System Operator, Inc. will be no transcript of the conference, http://www.ferc.gov, using the Description: Compliance filing: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES but a summary of the meeting will be ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for NYISO compliance filing Order No. prepared for the project record. If you review in the Commission’s Public 1000 RTPP to be effective 4/1/2016. are interested in participating in the Reference Room in Washington, DC. Filed Date: 3/22/16. meeting you must contact Allyson There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Accession Number: 20160322–5168. Conner at (202) 502–6082 or Web site that enables subscribers to Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/12/16. allyson.conner@ferc.gov by April 4, receive email notification when a Docket Numbers: ER15–1047–004. 2016 to receive specific instructions on document is added to a subscribed Applicants: R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power how to participate. docket(s). 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