81 FR 3790 - Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC: Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Jacksonville Expansion Project
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 14 (January 22, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 14 (January 22, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-01233 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 3790-3791] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01233] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP15-144-000] Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC: Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Jacksonville Expansion Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Jacksonville Expansion Project, proposed by the Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) in the above-referenced docket. FGT requests authorization to construct about 8.7 miles of natural gas pipeline and associated aboveground facilities in Suwannee, Columbia, Bradford, and Clay Counties, Florida. The purpose is to provide a total of approximately 75,000 MMBtu/d of natural gas capacity to be delivered at various amounts at several points throughout Florida. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of constructing and operating the Jacksonville Expansion 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 proposed Jacksonville Expansion Project includes the following facilities:Approximately 3.0 miles of 30-inch-diameter looping pipeline and associated facilities \1\ in Suwannee and Columbia Counties; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Associated facilities include new or relocated pig launchers and receivers, valves, and cathodic protection equipment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- one new compressor unit, re-wheel an existing turbine compressor unit, and construct and modify piping and valves at Compressor Station 16 in Bradford County; approximately 5.7 miles of 20-inch-diameter looping pipeline and associated facilities in Bradford and Clay Counties; and a new regulation station in Bradford County. 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 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 February 15, 2016. 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 (CP15-144-000) 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).\2\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing comments. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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- 144). 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. [[Page 3791]] Dated: January 15, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-01233 Filed 1-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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If a schedule change becomes associated facilities 1 in Suwannee and on the Commission’s Web site
necessary, additional notice will be Columbia Counties; (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
provided so that the relevant agencies • one new compressor unit, re-wheel Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
are kept informed of the Project’s an existing turbine compressor unit, and you can provide comments in a variety
progress. construct and modify piping and valves of formats by attaching them as a file
at Compressor Station 16 in Bradford with your submission. New eFiling
Additional Information users must first create an account by
County;
In order to receive notification of the • approximately 5.7 miles of 20-inch- clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select
issuance of the EA and to keep track of diameter looping pipeline and the type of filing you are making. If you
all formal issuances and submittals in associated facilities in Bradford and are filing a comment on a particular
specific dockets, the Commission offers Clay Counties; and project, please select ‘‘Comment on a
a free service called eSubscription. Go • a new regulation station in Bradford Filing’’; or
to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ County. (3) You can file a paper copy of your
esubscription.asp. The FERC staff mailed copies of the comments by mailing them to the
EA to federal, state, and local following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Dated: January 15, 2016. government representatives and Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., agencies; elected officials; Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
Deputy Secretary. environmental and public interest 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
[FR Doc. 2016–01234 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am] groups; Native American tribes; Any person seeking to become a party
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P potentially affected landowners and to the proceeding must file a motion to
other interested individuals and groups; intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
newspapers and libraries in the project Commission’s Rules of Practice and
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY area; and parties to this proceeding. In Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).2 Only
addition, the EA is available for public intervenors have the right to seek
Federal Energy Regulatory viewing on the FERC’s Web site rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
Commission (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The Commission grants affected
A limited number of copies of the EA landowners and others with
[Docket No. CP15–144–000] are available for distribution and public environmental concerns intervenor
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory status upon showing good cause by
Florida Gas Transmission Company, Commission, Public Reference Room, stating that they have a clear and direct
LLC: Notice of Availability of the 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, interest in this proceeding which no
Environmental Assessment for the Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. other party can adequately represent.
Proposed Jacksonville Expansion Any person wishing to comment on Simply filing environmental comments
Project the EA may do so. Your comments will not give you intervenor status, but
should focus on the potential you do not need intervenor status to
The staff of the Federal Energy environmental effects, reasonable have your comments considered.
Regulatory Commission (FERC or alternatives, and measures to avoid or Additional information about the
Commission) has prepared an lessen environmental impacts. The more project is available from the
environmental assessment (EA) for the specific your comments, the more useful Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
Jacksonville Expansion Project, they will be. To ensure that the at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
proposed by the Florida Gas Commission has the opportunity to site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary
Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) in consider your comments prior to link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on
the above-referenced docket. FGT making its decision on this project, it is ‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket
requests authorization to construct important that we receive your number excluding the last three digits in
about 8.7 miles of natural gas pipeline comments in Washington, DC on or the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15–
and associated aboveground facilities in before February 15, 2016. 144). Be sure you have selected an
Suwannee, Columbia, Bradford, and For your convenience, there are three appropriate date range. For assistance,
Clay Counties, Florida. The purpose is methods you can use to file your please contact FERC Online Support at
to provide a total of approximately comments to the Commission. In all FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
75,000 MMBtu/d of natural gas capacity instances, please reference the project at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
to be delivered at various amounts at docket number (CP15–144–000) with (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
several points throughout Florida. your submission. The Commission provides access to the texts of formal
The EA assesses the potential encourages electronic filing of documents issued by the Commission,
environmental effects of constructing comments and has expert staff available such as orders, notices, and
and operating the Jacksonville to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or rulemakings.
Expansion Project in accordance with efiling@ferc.gov. In addition, the Commission offers a
the requirements of the National (1) You can file your comments free service called eSubscription which
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The electronically using the eComment allows you to keep track of all formal
FERC staff concludes that approval of feature on the Commission’s Web site issuances and submittals in specific
the proposed project, with appropriate (www.ferc.gov) under the link to dockets. This can reduce the amount of
mitigating measures, would not Documents and Filings. This is an easy time you spend researching proceedings
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constitute a major federal action method for submitting brief, text-only by automatically providing you with
significantly affecting the quality of the comments on a project; notification of these filings, document
human environment. (2) You can also file your comments summaries, and direct links to the
The proposed Jacksonville Expansion electronically using the eFiling feature documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
Project includes the following facilities: filing/esubscription.asp.
1 Associated facilities include new or relocated
• Approximately 3.0 miles of 30-inch- pig launchers and receivers, valves, and cathodic 2 See the previous discussion on the methods for
diameter looping pipeline and protection equipment. filing comments.
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Dated: January 15, 2016. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. intervene in accordance with the
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., The first page of any filing should requirements of Rules of Practice and
Deputy Secretary. include docket number P–2114–277. Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214,
[FR Doc. 2016–01233 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am] The Commission’s Rules of Practice respectively. In determining the
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and Procedure require all intervenors appropriate action to take, the
filing documents with the Commission Commission will consider all protests or
to serve a copy of that document on other comments filed, but only those
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY each person whose name appears on the who file a motion to intervene in
official service list for the project. accordance with the Commission’s
Federal Energy Regulatory Further, if an intervenor files comments Rules may become a party to the
Commission or documents with the Commission proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
relating to the merits of an issue that motions to intervene must be received
[Project No. 2114–277]
may affect the responsibilities of a on or before the specified comment date
Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant particular resource agency, they must for the particular application.
County; Notice of Application and also serve a copy of the document on o. Filing and Service of Documents:
Soliciting Comments, Motions To that resource agency. Any filing must (1) bear in all capital
k. Description of Request: Grant PUD letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
Intervene, and Protests
requests Commission approval to add ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO
Take notice that the following Lot 51 within the Sunland Estates INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth
hydroelectric application has been filed Community (parcel 050579000) to the in the heading the name of the applicant
with the Commission and is available project boundary. Grant PUD states that and the project number of the
for public inspection: the parcel is needed to access project application to which the filing
a. Application Type: Request to revise lands along the shoreline for the project responds; (3) furnish the name, address,
project boundary. purposes of monitoring and removing and telephone number of the person
b. Project No: 2114–277. unauthorized uses and encroachments, commenting, protesting or intervening;
c. Date Filed: October 7, 2015, monitoring for compliance with non- and (4) otherwise comply with the
supplemented December 23, 2015. project use conditions, implementing requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001
d. Applicant: Public Utility District shoreline restoration projects, and through 385.2005. All comments,
No. 2 of Grant County (Grant PUD). vegetation management (including motions to intervene, or protests must
e. Name of Project: Priest Rapids noxious weed control). Grant PUD also set forth their evidentiary basis. Any
Hydroelectric Project. states that this parcel is used for public filing made by an intervenor must be
f. Location: The Priest Rapids and community access to the shoreline. accompanied by proof of service on all
Hydroelectric Project is located on the All previous intervenors in this persons listed in the service list
mid-Columbia River in portions of proceeding remain a party to the prepared by the Commission in this
Grant, Yakima, Kittitas, Douglas, proceeding and do not need to file proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
Benton, and Chelan counties, another motion to intervene, but may 385.2010.
Washington. The revision to the project file additional comments.
boundary would occur in Grant County. l. Locations of the Application: A Dated: January 15, 2016.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power copy of the application is available for Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. inspection and reproduction at the Deputy Secretary.
h. Applicant Contact: Ross Hendrick, Commission’s Public Reference Room, [FR Doc. 2016–01236 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am]
License Compliance Manager, Grant located at 888 First Street NE., Room BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
PUD, P. O. Box 878, Ephrata, WA 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
98823–0878, (509) 793–1468, rhendr1@ (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
gcpud.org. viewed on the Commission’s Web site at ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
i. FERC Contact: Hillary Berlin, (202) http://www.ferc.gov using the AGENCY
502–8915, hillary.berlin@ferc.gov. ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
j. Deadline for filing comments, number excluding the last three digits in [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0677; FRL–9941–40]
motions to intervene, and protests: the docket number field to access the
February 18, 2016. document. You may also register online Receipt of Test Data Under the Toxic
The Commission strongly encourages at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Substances Control Act
electronic filing. Please file motions to esubscription.asp to be notified via AGENCY: Environmental Protection
intervene, protests, comments, or email of new filings and issuances Agency (EPA).
recommendations using the related to this or other pending projects. ACTION: Notice.
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for SUMMARY: EPA is announcing its receipt
Commenters can submit brief comments TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also of test data submitted pursuant to a test
up to 6,000 characters, without prior available for inspection and rule issued by EPA under the Toxic
registration, using the eComment system reproduction at the address in item (h) Substances Control Act (TSCA). As
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ above. Agencies may obtain copies of required by TSCA, this document
ecomment.asp. You must include your the application directly from the identifies each chemical substance and/
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name and contact information at the end applicant. or mixture for which test data have been
of your comments. For assistance, m. Individuals desiring to be included received; the uses or intended uses of
please contact FERC Online Support at on the Commission’s mailing list should such chemical substance and/or
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) so indicate by writing to the Secretary mixture; and describes the nature of the
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 of the Commission. test data received. Each chemical
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to substance and/or mixture related to this
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Intervene: Anyone may submit announcement is identified in Unit I.
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 comments, a protest, or a motion to under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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