81 FR 26220 - Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed White Oak Mainline Expansion Project and System Reliability Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 84 (May 2, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-10097

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP15-18-000; CP15-18-001; CP15-498-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed White Oak Mainline Expansion 
Project and System Reliability Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the White 
Oak Mainline Expansion (White Oak) Project and System Reliability 
Project, proposed by Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore) 
in the above-referenced docket. Eastern Shore requests authorization to 
construct, install, own, operate, and maintain certain facilities 
located in Chester County, Pennsylvania and New Castle, Kent, and 
Sussex, Counties, Delaware.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the White Oak and System Reliability 
Projects in accordance with the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval 
of the proposed projects, with appropriate mitigating measures, would 
not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment.
    Specifically, the proposed White Oak Project includes the following 
facilities:
     3.3 miles of 16-inch-diameter looping pipeline (the 
Daleville Loop) in Chester County, Pennsylvania;
     2.1 miles of 16-inch-diameter looping pipeline 
(Kemblesville Loop) in Chester County, Pennsylvania; and
     3,550 horsepower of additional compression at Eastern 
Shore's existing Delaware City Compressor Station in New Castle County, 
Delaware.
    Specifically, the proposed System Reliability Project includes the 
following facilities:
     2.5 miles of 16-inch-diameter looping pipeline (Porter 
Road Loop) in New Castle County, Delaware;
     7.6 miles of 16-inch-diameter looping pipeline (Dover 
Loop) in Kent County, Delaware;
     installation of associated underground and aboveground 
facilities (two mainline valves, a meter and regulator station); and
     an additional 1,775 horsepower of compression at Eastern 
Shore's existing Bridgeville Compressor Station in Sussex County, 
Delaware.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; 
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; newspapers and libraries in each 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 these projects, it is 
important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before 
May 25, 2016.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with the Commission. In all instances, please reference 
the project docket number (CP15-18-001 or CP15-498-000 [as applicable]) 
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.

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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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    Additional information about the projects 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-
18 or CP15-498). 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: April 25, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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to the applicant’s request for blanket Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore) in Any person wishing to comment on
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of the above-referenced docket. Eastern the EA may do so. Your comments
future issuances of securities and Shore requests authorization to should focus on the potential
assumptions of liability, is May 11, construct, install, own, operate, and environmental effects, reasonable
2016. maintain certain facilities located in alternatives, and measures to avoid or
The Commission encourages Chester County, Pennsylvania and New lessen environmental impacts. The more
electronic submission of protests and Castle, Kent, and Sussex, Counties, specific your comments, the more useful
interventions in lieu of paper, using the Delaware. they will be. To ensure that the
FERC Online links at http:// The EA assesses the potential Commission has the opportunity to
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic environmental effects of the consider your comments prior to
service, persons with Internet access construction and operation of the White making its decision on these projects, it
who will eFile a document and/or be Oak and System Reliability Projects in is important that we receive your
listed as a contact for an intervenor accordance with the requirements of the comments in Washington, DC on or
must create and validate an National Environmental Policy Act before May 25, 2016.
eRegistration account using the (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that For your convenience, there are three
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling approval of the proposed projects, with methods you can use to file your
link to log on and submit the appropriate mitigating measures, would comments with the Commission. In all
intervention or protests. not constitute a major federal action instances, please reference the project
Persons unable to file electronically significantly affecting the quality of the docket number (CP15–18–001 or CP15–
should submit an original and 5 copies human environment. 498–000 [as applicable]) with your
of the intervention or protest to the Specifically, the proposed White Oak submission. The Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Project includes the following facilities: encourages electronic filing of
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC • 3.3 miles of 16-inch-diameter comments and has expert staff available
20426. looping pipeline (the Daleville Loop) in to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
The filings in the above-referenced Chester County, Pennsylvania; efiling@ferc.gov.
proceeding are accessible in the • 2.1 miles of 16-inch-diameter (1) You can file your comments
Commission’s eLibrary system by looping pipeline (Kemblesville Loop) in electronically using the eComment
clicking on the appropriate link in the Chester County, Pennsylvania; and feature on the Commission’s Web site
above list. They are also available for • 3,550 horsepower of additional (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
electronic review in the Commission’s compression at Eastern Shore’s existing Documents and Filings. This is an easy
Public Reference Room in Washington, Delaware City Compressor Station in method for submitting brief, text-only
DC. There is an eSubscription link on New Castle County, Delaware. comments on a project;
the Web site that enables subscribers to (2) You can also file your comments
Specifically, the proposed System
receive email notification when a electronically using the eFiling feature
Reliability Project includes the
document is added to a subscribed on the Commission’s Web site
following facilities:
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC • 2.5 miles of 16-inch-diameter
Online service, please email Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
looping pipeline (Porter Road Loop) in
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call you can provide comments in a variety
New Castle County, Delaware;
of formats by attaching them as a file
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call • 7.6 miles of 16-inch-diameter with your submission. New eFiling
(202) 502–8659. looping pipeline (Dover Loop) in Kent users must first create an account by
Dated: April 21, 2016. County, Delaware; clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select
Kimberly D. Bose, • installation of associated the type of filing you are making. If you
Secretary. underground and aboveground facilities are filing a comment on a particular
[FR Doc. 2016–10136 Filed 4–29–16; 8:45 am]
(two mainline valves, a meter and project, please select ‘‘Comment on a
regulator station); and Filing’’; or
• an additional 1,775 horsepower of
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(3) You can file a paper copy of your
compression at Eastern Shore’s existing comments by mailing them to the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Bridgeville Compressor Station in following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Sussex County, Delaware. Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Federal Energy Regulatory The FERC staff mailed copies of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
Commission EA to federal, state, and local 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
government representatives and Any person seeking to become a party
[Docket Nos. CP15–18–000; CP15–18–001; agencies; elected officials;
CP15–498–000] to the proceeding must file a motion to
environmental and public interest intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; groups; Native American tribes; Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Notice of Availability of the potentially affected landowners and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).1 Only
Environmental Assessment for the other interested individuals and groups; intervenors have the right to seek
Proposed White Oak Mainline newspapers and libraries in each project rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
Expansion Project and System area; and parties to this proceeding. The Commission grants affected
Reliability Project In addition, the EA is available for landowners and others with
public viewing on the FERC’s Web site
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environmental concerns intervenor
The staff of the Federal Energy (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. status upon showing good cause by
Regulatory Commission (FERC or A limited number of copies of the EA stating that they have a clear and direct
Commission) has prepared an are available for distribution and public interest in this proceeding which no
environmental assessment (EA) for the inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory other party can adequately represent.
White Oak Mainline Expansion (White Commission, Public Reference Room,
Oak) Project and System Reliability 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, 1 See the previous discussion on the methods for

Project, proposed by Eastern Shore Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. filing comments.

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81 FR 26220 - Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed White Oak Mainline Expansion Project and System Reliability Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 84 (May 2, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission