81_FR_4302 81 FR 4286 - Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Delaware River Pipeline Relocation Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

81 FR 4286 - Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Delaware River Pipeline Relocation Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 16 (January 26, 2016)

Page Range4286-4288
FR Document2016-01455

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4286-4288]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01455]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-27-000]


Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Delaware River 
Pipeline Relocation Project and Request for Comments on Environmental 
Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will 
discuss the environmental impacts of the Delaware River Pipeline 
Relocation Project (project) involving construction and operation of 
facilities by Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (PNGPC) in 
Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. The 
Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine 
whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the 
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested 
agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with 
your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they 
need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and 
properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission 
receives them in Washington, DC on or before February 18, 2016.
    If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the 
opening of this docket on December 11, 2015, you will need to file 
those comments in Docket No. CP16-27-000 to ensure they are considered 
as part of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for this project. State and local government 
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed 
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company 
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to 
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company 
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if 
the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the 
right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to 
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation 
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with 
state law.
    PNGPC provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC 
entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I 
Need To Know?'' This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked 
questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate 
in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for viewing on 
the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov).

Public Participation

    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic 
filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at 
(202) 502-8258 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these 
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (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 file your comments electronically by 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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project, 
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number 
(CP16-27-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426.

Summary of the Proposed Project

    PNGPC is seeking authorization from the Commission under Sections 
7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to relocate, replace, and 
abandon approximately 2.4-miles of a 6- and 8-inch diameter natural gas 
pipeline extending across the Delaware River

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between Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Gloucester County, New 
Jersey. The pipeline currently transports approximately 38 million 
standard cubic feet per day (MMSCF/d) of natural gas from the Spectra 
Energy Partners, LP Texas Eastern Transmission 16-inch-diameter 
pipeline to a refinery owned by Paulsboro Refining Company LLC (PRC), a 
PNGPC affiliate, in Paulsboro, New Jersey, to support PRC refinery 
operations. Natural gas transport would increase to 57.7 MMSC/d, and 
the sole customer served by the pipeline is, and would continue to be, 
the PRC refinery.
    In 2014, an underwater portion of the pipeline was damaged as a 
result of the United States Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) dredging 
activities in the Delaware River, as part of the Delaware River Main 
Channel Deepening Project (45-Foot Project). The 45-Foot Project is 
ongoing and the anticipated project completion is 2017. The USACE 
imposed a deadline to PNGPC to have the pipeline relocated and the 
segment within the river removed by June 2017.
    The Delaware River Pipeline Relocation Project would consist of the 
following:
     Removal of approximately 425-feet of existing pipeline 
west of the Delaware River shipping channel;
     removal of 4,179-feet of existing pipeline near 
Philadelphia International Airport;
     abandonment in place of approximately 8,153-feet of 6- and 
8-inch-diameter pipeline;
     construction of 2.6 miles of a new 12- and 24-inch-
diameter pipeline adjacent to the abandoned line, of that, 8,550-feet 
will be installed using the horizontal directional drill method under 
the Delaware River;
     installation of a new pig launcher at an existing metering 
site in Delaware County, Pennsylvania;
     modification of an existing PRC connection to include new 
block valves, check valves, and reducers in Gloucester County, New 
Jersey; and
     construction of a new PRC tie-in facility to include a pig 
receiver, block valves, and a reducer in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 
1.\1\
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    \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in 
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all 
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at 
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the 
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on 
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the proposed facilities would require the temporary 
use of about 28.6 acres of land. Operation of the facilities would 
require the permanent use of about 4.5 acres. The remaining 24.2 acres 
would be restored or reverted to former uses.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the 
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could 
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us 
\2\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about 
proposals. This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of 
the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important 
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public 
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will 
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
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    \2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff 
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of 
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these 
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     socioeconomics;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed 
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to 
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA 
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. Depending on 
the comments received during the scoping process, we may also publish 
and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We 
will consider all comments on the EA before making our recommendations 
to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and 
address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the 
Public Participation section, beginning on page 2.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of 
this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
EA.\3\ Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status 
should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the 
Public Participation section of this notice. Currently, the Federal 
Aviation Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Philadelphia District, have expressed their intention to 
participate as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA to 
satisfy their NEPA responsibilities related to this project.
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    \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing 
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's 
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation 
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO), and to 
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested 
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on 
historic properties.\4\ We will define the project-specific Area of 
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPOs as the project 
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum 
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include 
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor 
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our 
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status 
of consultations under section 106.
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    \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations 
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those 
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or 
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in 
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic 
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other 
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also 
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's 
regulations) who are

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potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily 
for project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of 
aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the project. 
We will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds 
to ensure that we send the information related to this environmental 
review to all individuals, organizations, and government entities 
interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project.
    If we publish and distribute the EA, copies will be sent to the 
environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would 
prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD 
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please 
return the attached Information Request (appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want 
to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the 
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the 
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard 
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. 
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a 
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in 
the ``Document-less Intervention Guide'' under the ``e-filing'' link on 
the Commission's Web site. Motions to intervene are more fully 
described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.

Additional Information

    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 at 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., CP16-
27). 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.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the 
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: January 19, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01455 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Description: Section 4(d) Rate Filing:                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                   agreement. However, if the Commission
                                                  ECGS Limited Section 4 Filing to be                                                                            approves the project, that approval
                                                  effective 2/14/2016.                                    Federal Energy Regulatory                              conveys with it the right of eminent
                                                    Filed Date: 1/14/16.                                  Commission                                             domain. Therefore, if easement
                                                    Accession Number: 20160114–5379.                      [Docket No. CP16–27–000]                               negotiations fail to produce an
                                                    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/16.                                                                             agreement, the pipeline company could
                                                                                                          Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline                         initiate condemnation proceedings
                                                    Any person desiring to intervene or                                                                          where compensation would be
                                                  protest in any of the above proceedings                 Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To
                                                                                                          Prepare an Environmental Assessment                    determined in accordance with state
                                                  must file in accordance with Rules 211                                                                         law.
                                                                                                          for the Proposed Delaware River
                                                  and 214 of the Commission’s                                                                                       PNGPC provided landowners with a
                                                                                                          Pipeline Relocation Project and
                                                  Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and                                                                                fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled
                                                                                                          Request for Comments on
                                                  385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern                                                                        ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On
                                                                                                          Environmental Issues
                                                  time on the specified comment date.                                                                            My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’
                                                  Protests may be considered, but                            The staff of the Federal Energy                     This fact sheet addresses a number of
                                                  intervention is necessary to become a                   Regulatory Commission (FERC or                         typically asked questions, including the
                                                  party to the proceeding.                                Commission) will prepare an                            use of eminent domain and how to
                                                                                                          environmental assessment (EA) that will                participate in the Commission’s
                                                  Filings in Existing Proceedings
                                                                                                          discuss the environmental impacts of                   proceedings. It is also available for
                                                     Docket Numbers: RP11–1566–000.                       the Delaware River Pipeline Relocation                 viewing on the FERC Web site
                                                     Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline                   Project (project) involving construction               (www.ferc.gov).
                                                  Company.                                                and operation of facilities by Paulsboro
                                                     Description: Report Filing: Revenue                  Natural Gas Pipeline Company, LLC                      Public Participation
                                                  Sharing Report—2016.                                    (PNGPC) in Delaware County,                              For your convenience, there are three
                                                     Filed Date: 1/12/16.                                 Pennsylvania, and Gloucester County,                   methods you can use to submit your
                                                     Accession Number: 20160112–5122.                     New Jersey. The Commission will use                    comments to the Commission. The
                                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/16.                     this EA in its decision-making process                 Commission encourages electronic filing
                                                                                                          to determine whether the project is in                 of comments and has expert staff
                                                     Docket Numbers: RP15–555–001.                        the public convenience and necessity.                  available to assist you at (202) 502–8258
                                                     Applicants: Columbia Gas                                This notice announces the opening of                or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully
                                                  Transmission, LLC.                                      the scoping process the Commission                     follow these instructions so that your
                                                     Description: Compliance filing TCO                   will use to gather input from the public               comments are properly recorded.
                                                  RAM Compliance—LAUF Report.                             and interested agencies on the project.                   (1) You can file your comments
                                                     Filed Date: 1/15/16.                                 You can make a difference by providing                 electronically using the eComment
                                                     Accession Number: 20160115–5420.                     us with your specific comments or                      feature on the Commission’s Web site
                                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/16.                     concerns about the project. Your                       (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
                                                     Docket Numbers: RP15–557–001.                        comments should focus on the potential                 Documents and Filings. This is an easy
                                                     Applicants: Columbia Gulf                            environmental effects, reasonable                      method for submitting brief, text-only
                                                  Transmission, LLC.                                      alternatives, and measures to avoid or                 comments on a project;
                                                     Description: Compliance filing TRA                   lessen environmental impacts. Your                        (2) You can file your comments
                                                  LAUF Compliance Report.                                 input will help the Commission staff                   electronically by using the eFiling
                                                                                                          determine what issues they need to                     feature on the Commission’s Web site
                                                     Filed Date: 1/15/16.
                                                                                                          evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your                (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
                                                     Accession Number: 20160115–5575.                     comments are timely and properly                       Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
                                                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/16.                     recorded, please send your comments so                 you can provide comments in a variety
                                                     Any person desiring to protest in any                that the Commission receives them in                   of formats by attaching them as a file
                                                  of the above proceedings must file in                   Washington, DC on or before February                   with your submission. New eFiling
                                                  accordance with Rule 211 of the                         18, 2016.                                              users must first create an account by
                                                  Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR                           If you sent comments on this project                clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing
                                                  385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern                 to the Commission before the opening of                a comment on a particular project,
                                                  time on the specified comment date.                     this docket on December 11, 2015, you                  please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
                                                     The filings are accessible in the                    will need to file those comments in                    the filing type; or
                                                  Commission’s eLibrary system by                         Docket No. CP16–27–000 to ensure they                     (3) You can file a paper copy of your
                                                  clicking on the links or querying the                   are considered as part of this                         comments by mailing them to the
                                                  docket number.                                          proceeding.                                            following address. Be sure to reference
                                                     eFiling is encouraged. More detailed                    This notice is being sent to the                    the project docket number (CP16–27–
                                                  information relating to filing                          Commission’s current environmental                     000) with your submission: Kimberly D.
                                                  requirements, interventions, protests,                  mailing list for this project. State and               Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
                                                  service, and qualifying facilities filings              local government representatives should                Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                                  can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/                   notify their constituents of this                      NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
                                                  docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For                 proposed project and encourage them to
                                                                                                                                                                 Summary of the Proposed Project
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                                                  other information, call (866) 208–3676                  comment on their areas of concern.
                                                  (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.                 If you are a landowner receiving this                 PNGPC is seeking authorization from
                                                                                                          notice, a pipeline company                             the Commission under Sections 7(b) and
                                                    Dated: January 19, 2016.                              representative may contact you about                   7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to
                                                  Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                the acquisition of an easement to                      relocate, replace, and abandon
                                                  Deputy Secretary.                                       construct, operate, and maintain the                   approximately 2.4-miles of a 6- and 8-
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–01457 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am]             proposed facilities. The company would                 inch diameter natural gas pipeline
                                                  BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable                extending across the Delaware River


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                                                  between Delaware County,                                Land Requirements for Construction                       With this notice, we are asking
                                                  Pennsylvania and Gloucester County,                       Construction of the proposed facilities              agencies with jurisdiction by law and/
                                                  New Jersey. The pipeline currently                      would require the temporary use of                     or special expertise with respect to the
                                                  transports approximately 38 million                     about 28.6 acres of land. Operation of                 environmental issues of this project to
                                                  standard cubic feet per day (MMSCF/d)                   the facilities would require the                       formally cooperate with us in the
                                                  of natural gas from the Spectra Energy                  permanent use of about 4.5 acres. The                  preparation of the EA.3 Agencies that
                                                  Partners, LP Texas Eastern Transmission                 remaining 24.2 acres would be restored                 would like to request cooperating
                                                  16-inch-diameter pipeline to a refinery                 or reverted to former uses.                            agency status should follow the
                                                  owned by Paulsboro Refining Company                                                                            instructions for filing comments
                                                  LLC (PRC), a PNGPC affiliate, in                        The EA Process                                         provided under the Public Participation
                                                  Paulsboro, New Jersey, to support PRC                      The National Environmental Policy                   section of this notice. Currently, the
                                                  refinery operations. Natural gas                        Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to                  Federal Aviation Administration, U.S.
                                                  transport would increase to 57.7 MMSC/                  take into account the environmental                    Coast Guard, and U.S. Army Corps of
                                                  d, and the sole customer served by the                  impacts that could result from an action               Engineers, Philadelphia District, have
                                                  pipeline is, and would continue to be,                  whenever it considers the issuance of a                expressed their intention to participate
                                                  the PRC refinery.                                       Certificate of Public Convenience and                  as a cooperating agency in the
                                                     In 2014, an underwater portion of the                Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to                  preparation of the EA to satisfy their
                                                  pipeline was damaged as a result of the                 discover and address concerns the                      NEPA responsibilities related to this
                                                  United States Army Corps of Engineers’                  public may have about proposals. This                  project.
                                                  (USACE) dredging activities in the                      process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The             Consultations Under Section 106 of the
                                                  Delaware River, as part of the Delaware                 main goal of the scoping process is to                 National Historic Preservation Act
                                                  River Main Channel Deepening Project                    focus the analysis in the EA on the                       In accordance with the Advisory
                                                  (45-Foot Project). The 45-Foot Project is               important environmental issues. By this                Council on Historic Preservation’s
                                                  ongoing and the anticipated project                     notice, the Commission requests public                 implementing regulations for section
                                                  completion is 2017. The USACE                           comments on the scope of the issues to                 106 of the National Historic
                                                  imposed a deadline to PNGPC to have                     address in the EA. We will consider all                Preservation Act, we are using this
                                                  the pipeline relocated and the segment                  filed comments during the preparation                  notice to initiate consultation with the
                                                  within the river removed by June 2017.                  of the EA.                                             applicable State Historic Preservation
                                                     The Delaware River Pipeline                             In the EA we will discuss impacts that              Offices (SHPO), and to solicit their
                                                  Relocation Project would consist of the                 could occur as a result of the                         views and those of other government
                                                  following:                                              construction and operation of the                      agencies, interested Indian tribes, and
                                                     • Removal of approximately 425-feet                  proposed project under these general                   the public on the project’s potential
                                                  of existing pipeline west of the                        headings:                                              effects on historic properties.4 We will
                                                  Delaware River shipping channel;                           • Geology and soils;                                define the project-specific Area of
                                                     • removal of 4,179-feet of existing                     • land use;                                         Potential Effects (APE) in consultation
                                                  pipeline near Philadelphia International                   • water resources, fisheries, and
                                                                                                                                                                 with the SHPOs as the project develops.
                                                  Airport;                                                wetlands;
                                                                                                                                                                 On natural gas facility projects, the APE
                                                     • abandonment in place of                               • cultural resources;
                                                                                                                                                                 at a minimum encompasses all areas
                                                  approximately 8,153-feet of 6- and 8-                      • socioeconomics;
                                                                                                                                                                 subject to ground disturbance (examples
                                                                                                             • vegetation and wildlife;
                                                  inch-diameter pipeline;                                                                                        include construction right-of-way,
                                                                                                             • air quality and noise;
                                                     • construction of 2.6 miles of a new                    • endangered and threatened species;                contractor/pipe storage yards,
                                                  12- and 24-inch-diameter pipeline                          • public safety; and                                compressor stations, and access roads).
                                                  adjacent to the abandoned line, of that,                   • cumulative impacts.                               Our EA for this project will document
                                                  8,550-feet will be installed using the                     We will also evaluate reasonable                    our findings on the impacts on historic
                                                  horizontal directional drill method                     alternatives to the proposed project or                properties and summarize the status of
                                                  under the Delaware River;                               portions of the project, and make                      consultations under section 106.
                                                     • installation of a new pig launcher at              recommendations on how to lessen or                    Environmental Mailing List
                                                  an existing metering site in Delaware                   avoid impacts on the various resource
                                                  County, Pennsylvania;                                                                                             The environmental mailing list
                                                                                                          areas.
                                                     • modification of an existing PRC                                                                           includes federal, state, and local
                                                                                                             The EA will present our independent
                                                  connection to include new block valves,                                                                        government representatives and
                                                                                                          analysis of the issues. The EA will be
                                                  check valves, and reducers in                                                                                  agencies; elected officials;
                                                                                                          available in the public record through
                                                  Gloucester County, New Jersey; and                                                                             environmental and public interest
                                                                                                          eLibrary. Depending on the comments
                                                                                                                                                                 groups; Native American Tribes; other
                                                     • construction of a new PRC tie-in                   received during the scoping process, we
                                                                                                                                                                 interested parties; and local libraries
                                                  facility to include a pig receiver, block               may also publish and distribute the EA
                                                                                                                                                                 and newspapers. This list also includes
                                                  valves, and a reducer in Gloucester                     to the public for an allotted comment
                                                                                                                                                                 all affected landowners (as defined in
                                                  County, New Jersey.                                     period. We will consider all comments
                                                                                                                                                                 the Commission’s regulations) who are
                                                     The general location of the project                  on the EA before making our
                                                  facilities is shown in appendix 1.1                     recommendations to the Commission.                       3 The Council on Environmental Quality
                                                                                                          To ensure we have the opportunity to                   regulations addressing cooperating agency
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                                                    1 The appendices referenced in this notice will       consider and address your comments,                    responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
                                                  not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the       please carefully follow the instructions               Regulations, Part 1501.6.
                                                  appendices were sent to all those receiving this        in the Public Participation section,                     4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s

                                                  notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov                                                           regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
                                                  using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the          beginning on page 2.                                   Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define
                                                  Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First                                                                  historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
                                                  Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)           2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the           district, site, building, structure, or object included
                                                  502–8371. For instructions on connecting to             environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of      in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
                                                  eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.        Energy Projects.                                       of Historic Places.



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                                                  potential right-of-way grantors, whose                  by automatically providing you with                    Docket Center, Environmental
                                                  property may be used temporarily for                    notification of these filings, document                Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
                                                  project purposes, or who own homes                      summaries, and direct links to the                     1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
                                                  within certain distances of aboveground                 documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-                    Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via
                                                  facilities, and anyone who submits                      filing/esubscription.asp.                              email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
                                                  comments on the project. We will                           Finally, public meetings or site visits             Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
                                                  update the environmental mailing list as                will be posted on the Commission’s                     for EPA.
                                                  the analysis proceeds to ensure that we                 calendar located at www.ferc.gov/                         EPA’s policy is that all comments
                                                  send the information related to this                    EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along                    received will be included in the public
                                                  environmental review to all individuals,                with other related information.                        docket without change including any
                                                  organizations, and government entities                    Dated: January 19, 2016.                             personal information provided, unless
                                                  interested in and/or potentially affected                                                                      the comment includes profanity, threats,
                                                                                                          Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                  by the proposed project.                                                                                       information claimed to be Confidential
                                                    If we publish and distribute the EA,                  Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                                 Business Information (CBI), or other
                                                  copies will be sent to the environmental                [FR Doc. 2016–01455 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                 information whose disclosure is
                                                  mailing list for public review and                      BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                 restricted by statute.
                                                  comment. If you would prefer to receive                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  a paper copy of the document instead of                                                                        Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
                                                  the CD version or would like to remove                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               and Media Programs Division, Office of
                                                  your name from the mailing list, please                 AGENCY                                                 Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
                                                  return the attached Information Request                                                                        Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                                  (appendix 2).                                           [EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0533; FRL—9940–
                                                                                                          80–OEI]                                                Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                  Becoming an Intervenor                                                                                         DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
                                                     In addition to involvement in the EA                 Information Collection Request                         564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
                                                  scoping process, you may want to                        Submitted to OMB for Review and                        email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
                                                  become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an                    Approval; Comment Request; NSPS                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  official party to the Commission’s                      for Phosphate Fertilizer Industry                      Supporting documents which explain in
                                                  proceeding. Intervenors play a more                     (Renewal)                                              detail the information that the EPA will
                                                  formal role in the process and are able                 AGENCY: Environmental Protection                       be collecting are available in the public
                                                  to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be              Agency (EPA).                                          docket for this ICR. The docket can be
                                                  heard by the courts if they choose to                                                                          viewed online at www.regulations.gov
                                                                                                          ACTION: Notice.
                                                  appeal the Commission’s final ruling.                                                                          or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
                                                  An intervenor formally participates in                  SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
                                                  the proceeding by filing a request to                   Agency has submitted an information                    Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                  intervene. Instructions for becoming an                 collection request (ICR), ‘‘NSPS for                   DC. The telephone number for the
                                                  intervenor are in the ‘‘Document-less                   Phosphate Fertilizer Industry (40 CFR                  Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
                                                  Intervention Guide’’ under the ‘‘e-filing’’             part 60, subparts T, U, V, W, and X)                   additional information about EPA’s
                                                  link on the Commission’s Web site.                      (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1061.13, OMB                  public docket, visit: http://www.epa.
                                                  Motions to intervene are more fully                     Control No. 2060–0037), to the Office of               gov/dockets.
                                                  described at http://www.ferc.gov/                       Management and Budget (OMB) for                           Abstract: Owners and operators of
                                                  resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.                  review and approval in accordance with                 affected facilities are required to comply
                                                                                                          the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                 with reporting and record keeping
                                                  Additional Information                                                                                         requirements for the general provisions
                                                                                                          3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
                                                     Additional information about the                     extension of the ICR, which is currently               of 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, as well as
                                                  project is available from the                           approved through January 31, 2016.                     for the provisions of Subparts T, U, V,
                                                  Commission’s Office of External Affairs,                Public comments were previously                        W, and X. This includes submitting
                                                  at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web                   requested, via the Federal Register (80                initial notifications, performance tests
                                                  site at www.ferc.gov using the                          FR 32116), on June 5, 2015 during a 60-                and periodic reports and results, and
                                                  ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary                day comment period. This notice allows                 maintaining records of the occurrence
                                                  link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and                   for an additional 30 days for public                   and duration of any startup, shutdown,
                                                  enter the docket number, excluding the                  comments. A fuller description of the                  or malfunction in the operation of an
                                                  last three digits in the Docket Number                  ICR is given below, including its                      affected facility, or any period during
                                                  field (i.e., CP16–27). Be sure you have                 estimated burden and cost to the public.               which the monitoring system is
                                                  selected an appropriate date range. For                 An Agency may not conduct or sponsor                   inoperative. These reports are used by
                                                  assistance, please contact FERC Online                  and a person is not required to respond                EPA to determine compliance with the
                                                  Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov                   to a collection of information unless it               standards.
                                                  or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for                  displays a currently valid OMB control                    Form Numbers: None.
                                                  TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The                        number.                                                   Respondents/affected entities: New
                                                  eLibrary link also provides access to the                                                                      and existing facilities that engage in the
                                                                                                          DATES: Additional comments may be
                                                  texts of formal documents issued by the                                                                        manufacture of phosphate fertilizers and
                                                                                                          submitted on or before February 25,
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                                                  Commission, such as orders, notices,                                                                           have a design capacity of more than 15
                                                                                                          2016.                                                  tons of equivalent phosphorous
                                                  and rulemakings.
                                                     In addition, the Commission offers a                 ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments,                      pentoxide (P2O5) feed per calendar day.
                                                  free service called eSubscription which                 referencing Docket ID Number EPA–                         Respondent’s obligation to respond:
                                                  allows you to keep track of all formal                  HQ–OECA–2012–0533, to: (1) EPA                         Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subparts T,
                                                  issuances and submittals in specific                    online using www.regulations.gov (our                  U, V, W, and X).
                                                  dockets. This can reduce the amount of                  preferred method), or by email to                         Estimated number of respondents: 13
                                                  time you spend researching proceedings                  docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA                (total).


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 4286 

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