81 FR 66267 - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 187 (September 27, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-23233

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP16-498-000; PF16-4-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on September 9, 2016, Columbia Gas Transmission, 
LLC (Columbia), 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77056, 
filed an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) requesting authorization to: (i) Abandon in place 17.5 
miles of its Line B-105, (ii) replace 14 miles of its Line B-111, (iii) 
replace 0.1 miles of its Line B-121, (iv) replace 0.5 miles of its Line 
B-130, (v) install 7.6 miles of Line K-270 pipeline, and (vi) remove or 
install various appurtenances, all located in Fairfield and Franklin 
Counties, Ohio. Columbia states that there will be no change in 
certificated capacity. Columbia estimates the cost of the proposed 
project to be approximately $182,773,707, all as more fully set forth 
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission 
in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web 
site web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning these applications may be directed to 
Tyler R. Brown, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 5151 
San Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77056, by telephone at (713) 
386-3797.
    On March 10, 2016, the Commission staff granted Columbia's request 
to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF16-4-000 to 
staff activities involved in the above referenced project. Now, as of 
the filing of the September 9, 2016 application, the Pre-Filing Process 
for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding 
will be conducted in Docket No. CP16-498-000 as noted in the caption of 
this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's 
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of 
Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and 
state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary 
reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the 
Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other 
party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of 
Commission orders in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: October 12, 2016.


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    Dated: September 21, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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protests must be filed on or before the the Commission and open to public CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
comment date. On or before the inspection. The filing is available for status will be placed on the service list
comment date, it is not necessary to review at the Commission in the Public maintained by the Secretary of the
serve motions to intervene or protests Reference Room or may be viewed on Commission and will receive copies of
on persons other than the Applicant. the Commission’s Web site web at all documents filed by the applicant and
The Commission encourages http://www.ferc.gov using the by all other parties. A party must submit
electronic submission of protests and ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket seven copies of filings made in the
interventions in lieu of paper using the number excluding the last three digits in proceeding with the Commission and
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. the docket number field to access the must mail a copy to the applicant and
Persons unable to file electronically document. For assistance, contact FERC
to every other party. Only parties to the
should submit an original and 5 copies at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
proceeding can ask for court review of
of the protest or intervention to the toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659. Commission orders in the proceeding.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Any questions concerning these However, a person does not have to
20426. applications may be directed to Tyler R. intervene in order to have comments
This filing is accessible on-line at Brown, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas considered. The second way to
http://www.ferc.gov, using the Transmission, LLC, 5151 San Felipe, participate is by filing with the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77056, by Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
review in the Commission’s Public telephone at (713) 386–3797. possible, an original and two copies of
Reference Room in Washington, DC. On March 10, 2016, the Commission comments in support of or in opposition
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the staff granted Columbia’s request to to this project. The Commission will
Web site that enables subscribers to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and consider these comments in
receive email notification when a assigned Docket No. PF16–4–000 to staff
determining the appropriate action to be
document is added to a subscribed activities involved in the above
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC referenced project. Now, as of the filing
of the September 9, 2016 application, will not serve to make the filer a party
Online service, please email to the proceeding. The Commission’s
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call the Pre-Filing Process for this project
has ended. From this time forward, this rules require that persons filing
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call comments in opposition to the project
(202) 502–8659. proceeding will be conducted in Docket
No. CP16–498–000 as noted in the provide copies of their protests only to
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern the party or parties directly involved in
Time on October 11, 2016. caption of this Notice.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the the protest.
Dated: September 20, 2016. Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, Persons who wish to comment only
Kimberly D. Bose, within 90 days of this Notice the on the environmental review of this
Secretary. Commission staff will either: Complete project should submit an original and
[FR Doc. 2016–23238 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] its environmental assessment (EA) and
two copies of their comments to the
place it into the Commission’s public
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Secretary of the Commission.
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental commentors will be
Environmental Review. If a Notice of placed on the Commission’s
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Schedule for Environmental Review is environmental mailing list, will receive
Federal Energy Regulatory issued, it will indicate, among other copies of the environmental documents,
Commission milestones, the anticipated date for the and will be notified of meetings
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA associated with the Commission’s
[Docket Nos. CP16–498–000; PF16–4–000]
for this proposal. The filing of the EA environmental review process.
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; in the Commission’s public record for Environmental commentors will not be
Notice of Application this proceeding or the issuance of a required to serve copies of filed
Notice of Schedule for Environmental documents on all other parties.
Take notice that on September 9, Review will serve to notify federal and However, the non-party commentors
2016, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC state agencies of the timing for the will not receive copies of all documents
(Columbia), 5151 San Felipe, Suite completion of all necessary reviews, and filed by other parties or issued by the
2500, Houston, Texas 77056, filed an the subsequent need to complete all Commission (except for the mailing of
application pursuant to sections 7(b) federal authorizations within 90 days of environmental documents issued by the
and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) the date of issuance of the Commission Commission) and will not have the right
requesting authorization to: (i) Abandon staff’s EA. to seek court review of the
in place 17.5 miles of its Line B–105, (ii) There are two ways to become
Commission’s final order.
replace 14 miles of its Line B–111, (iii) involved in the Commission’s review of
replace 0.1 miles of its Line B–121, (iv) this project. First, any person wishing to The Commission strongly encourages
replace 0.5 miles of its Line B–130, (v) obtain legal status by becoming a party electronic filings of comments, protests
install 7.6 miles of Line K–270 pipeline, to the proceedings for this project and interventions in lieu of paper using
and (vi) remove or install various should, on or before the comment date the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

appurtenances, all located in Fairfield stated below file with the Federal www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
and Franklin Counties, Ohio. Columbia Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 electronically should submit an original
states that there will be no change in First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, and 7 copies of the protest or
certificated capacity. Columbia a motion to intervene in accordance intervention to the Federal Energy
estimates the cost of the proposed with the requirements of the regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
project to be approximately Commission’s Rules of Practice and NE., Washington, DC 20426.
$182,773,707, all as more fully set forth Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
Comment Date: October 12, 2016.
in the application which is on file with and the Regulations under the NGA (18

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Dated: September 21, 2016. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call reduced with the implementation of
Kimberly D. Bose, (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Mountain Valley’s and Equitrans’
Secretary. (202) 502–8659. proposed mitigation measures, and the
[FR Doc. 2016–23233 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern additional measures recommended by
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Time on October 11, 2016. the FERC staff in the EIS.
Dated: September 19, 2016. The United States Department of
Kimberly D. Bose, Agriculture Forest Service (FS), U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S.
Secretary.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Federal Energy Regulatory [FR Doc. 2016–23235 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am]
Department of the Interior Bureau of
Commission BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Land Management (BLM), U.S.
[Docket No. ID–8008–000]
Department of Transportation, West
Virginia Department of Environmental
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Hastings, Michael W.; Notice of Filing Protection, and West Virginia Division
Federal Energy Regulatory of Natural Resources participated as
Take notice that on September 19, cooperating agencies in the preparation
Commission
2016, Michael W. Hastings submitted of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have
for filing, an application for authority to [Docket No. CP16–10–000; Docket No. jurisdiction by law or special expertise
hold interlocking positions, pursuant to CP16–13–000] with respect to resources potentially
section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act affected by the proposals and
(FPA), 16 U.S.C. 825d(b), Part 45 of the Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC, participated in the NEPA analysis. The
Federal Energy Regulatory Equitrans LP; Notice of Availability of BLM, COE, and FS may adopt and use
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of the Draft Environmental Impact the EIS when they consider the issuance
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR part 45, Statement for the Proposed Mountain of a Right-of-Way Grant to Mountain
and Order No. 664.1 Valley Project and Equitrans Valley for the portion of the MVP that
Any person desiring to intervene or to Expansion Project would cross federal lands. Further, the
protest this filing must file in The staff of the Federal Energy FS may use the EIS when it considers
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Regulatory Commission (FERC or amendments to its Land and Resource
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Commission) has prepared a draft Management Plan (LRMP) for the
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). environmental impact statement (EIS) proposed crossing of the Jefferson
Protests will be considered by the for the projects proposed by Mountain National Forest. Although the
Commission in determining the Valley Pipeline LLC (Mountain Valley) cooperating agencies provided input to
appropriate action to be taken, but will and Equitrans LP (Equitrans) in the the conclusions and recommendations
not serve to make protestants parties to above-referenced dockets. Mountain presented in the draft EIS, the agencies
the proceeding. Any person wishing to Valley requests authorization to will present their own conclusions and
become a party must file a notice of construct and operate certain interstate recommendations in their respective
intervention or motion to intervene, as natural gas facilities in West Virginia permit authorizations and Records of
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or and Virginia, known as the Mountain Decision (ROD) for the projects.
protests must be filed on or before the Valley Project (MVP) in Docket Number
comment date. On or before the Proposed Facilities
CP16–10–000. The MVP is designed to
comment date, it is not necessary to transport about 2 billion cubic feet per The draft EIS addresses the potential
serve motions to intervene or protests day (Bcf/d) of natural gas from environmental effects of the
on persons other than the Applicant. production areas in the Appalachian construction and operation of the
The Commission encourages Basin to markets in the Mid-Atlantic proposed facilities. For the MVP,
electronic submission of protests and and Southeastern United States. facilities include:
interventions in lieu of paper using the Equitrans requests authorization to • About 301 miles of new 42-inch-
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. construct and operate certain natural gas diameter pipeline extending from the
Persons unable to file electronically facilities in Pennsylvania and West new Mobley Interconnect in Wetzel
should submit an original and 5 copies Virginia, known as the Equitrans County, West Virginia to the existing
of the protest or intervention to the Expansion Project (EEP) in Docket No. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, CP16–13–000. The EEP is designed to Company LLC (Transco) Station 165 in
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC transport about 0.4 Bcf/d of natural gas, Pittsylvania County, Virginia;
20426. to improve system flexibility and • 3 new compressor stations
This filing is accessible on-line at reliability, and serve markets in the (Bradshaw, Harris, Stallworth) in West
http://www.ferc.gov, using the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast, Virginia, totaling about 171,600
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for through interconnections with various horsepower (hp);
electronic review in the Commission’s other interstate systems, including the • 4 new meter and regulation stations
Public Reference Room in Washington, proposed MVP. and interconnections (Mobley,
DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on The draft EIS assesses the potential Sherwood, WB, and Transco);
the Web site that enables subscribers to environmental effects of the • 2 new taps (Webster and Roanoke);
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

receive email notification when a construction and operation of the MVP • 5 pig 1 launchers and receivers; and
document is added to a subscribed and EEP in accordance with the • 36 mainline block valves.
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC requirements of the National For the EEP, facilities include:
Online service, please email Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The • About 8 miles total of new various
1 Commission Authorization to Hold Interlocking
FERC staff concludes that approval of diameter pipelines in six segments;
Positions, 112 FERC ¶ 61,298 (2005) (Order No.
the MVP and EEP would have some
664); order on reh’g, 114 FERC ¶ 61,142 (2006) adverse environmental impacts; 1 A ‘‘pig’’ is a device used to clean or inspect the

(Order No. 664–A). however, these impacts would be interior of a pipeline.

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Dates		October 12, 2016.
FR Citation		81 FR 66267

81 FR 66267 - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 187 (September 27, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission