81_FR_74625 81 FR 74418 - Equitrans, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

81 FR 74418 - Equitrans, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 207 (October 26, 2016)

Page Range74418-74419
FR Document2016-25833

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74418-74419]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25833]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-1-000]


Equitrans, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on October 13, 2016, Equitrans, LP (Equitrans), 
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3111, 
filed in Docket No. CP17-1-000 a prior notice request pursuant to 
sections 157.205, 157.208 and 157.210 of the Commission's regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Equitrans' blanket certificate 
issued in Docket No. CP96-352-000, to construct and operate its H-125 
Uprate Project for system flexibility and reliability. Equitrans 
requests authorization to retest certain portions and increase the 
Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) of its existing H-125 
pipeline in Washington County, Pennsylvania, as well as replace, remove 
or modify appurtenant facilities located in Allegheny and Washington 
Counties, Pennsylvania. Equitrans states that the proposed project will 
result in an increase in MAOP of the H-125 pipeline from 328 pounds per 
square inch gauge (psig) to 546 psig. Equitrans asserts that this 
modifications will allow for more flexibility for its customers to 
better serve Pittsburgh and surrounding markets, and that the proposed 
uprate is not intended to increase or decrease available capacity on 
its system. Equitrans estimates the cost of the project to be 
$3,750,685, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may 
also be viewed on the 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, please 
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free 
at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Paul 
W. Diehl, Counsel--Midstream, Equitrans, LP, 625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 
1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, by telephone at (412) 395-5540, by 
facsimile at (412) 553-7781, or by email at [email protected].
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of 
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the 
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day 
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and 
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for

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authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    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 final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or 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 FEIS or EA.
    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 commenters 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 commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters, 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 seven copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: October 20, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-25833 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]
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74418 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 26, 2016 / Notices agencies; elected officials; intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Docket No. CP17–1–000 a prior notice environmental and public interest Commission’s Rules of Practice and request pursuant to sections 157.205, groups; Native American tribes; Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).1 Only 157.208 and 157.210 of the potentially affected landowners and intervenors have the right to seek Commission’s regulations under the other interested individuals and groups; rehearing of the Commission’s decision. Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Equitrans’ newspapers and libraries in the Project The Commission grants affected blanket certificate issued in Docket No. area; and parties to this proceeding. In landowners and others with CP96–352–000, to construct and operate addition, the EA is available for public environmental concerns intervenor its H–125 Uprate Project for system viewing on the FERC’s Web site status upon showing good cause by flexibility and reliability. Equitrans (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. stating that they have a clear and direct requests authorization to retest certain A limited number of copies of the EA interest in this proceeding which no portions and increase the Maximum are available for distribution and public other party can adequately represent. Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Simply filing environmental comments of its existing H–125 pipeline in Commission, Public Reference Room, will not give you intervenor status, but Washington County, Pennsylvania, as 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, you do not need intervenor status to well as replace, remove or modify Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. have your comments considered. appurtenant facilities located in Any person wishing to comment on Additional information about the Allegheny and Washington Counties, the EA may do so. Your comments Project is available from the Pennsylvania. Equitrans states that the should focus on the potential Commission’s Office of External Affairs, proposed project will result in an environmental effects, reasonable at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web increase in MAOP of the H–125 pipeline alternatives, and measures to avoid or site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary from 328 pounds per square inch gauge lessen environmental impacts. The more link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on (psig) to 546 psig. Equitrans asserts that specific your comments, the more useful ‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket this modifications will allow for more they will be. To ensure that the number excluding the last three digits in flexibility for its customers to better Commission has the opportunity to the Docket Number field (i.e., CP16–98). serve Pittsburgh and surrounding consider your comments prior to Be sure you have selected an markets, and that the proposed uprate is making its decision on this Project, it is appropriate date range. For assistance, not intended to increase or decrease important that we receive your please contact FERC Online Support at available capacity on its system. comments in Washington, DC on or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free Equitrans estimates the cost of the before November 18, 2016. at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact project to be $3,750,685, all as more For your convenience, there are three (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also fully set forth in the application which methods you can use to file your provides access to the texts of formal is on file with the Commission and open comments with the Commission. In all documents issued by the Commission, to public inspection. The filing may also instances please reference the Project such as orders, notices, and be viewed on the web at http:// docket number (CP16–98–000) with rulemakings. www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. your submission. The Commission In addition, the Commission offers a Enter the docket number excluding the encourages electronic filing of free service called eSubscription which last three digits in the docket number comments and has expert staff available allows you to keep track of all formal field to access the document. For to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or issuances and submittals in specific assistance, please contact FERC Online efiling@ferc.gov. dockets. This can reduce the amount of (1) You can file your comments Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ time you spend researching proceedings electronically using the eComment ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or by automatically providing you with feature located on the Commission’s TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. notification of these filings, document Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link summaries, and direct links to the Any questions concerning this to Documents and Filings. This is an documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- application may be directed to Paul W. easy method for submitting brief, text- filing/esubscription.asp. Diehl, Counsel—Midstream, Equitrans, only comments on a project; LP, 625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Dated: October 19, 2016. Pittsburgh, PA 15222, by telephone at (2) You can also file your comments Kimberly D. Bose, (412) 395–5540, by facsimile at (412) electronically using the eFiling feature Secretary. 553–7781, or by email at pdiehl@ on the Commission’s Web site at www.ferc.gov under the link to [FR Doc. 2016–25792 Filed 10–25–16; 8:45 am] eqt.com. Documents and Filings. With eFiling, BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Any person or the Commission’s staff you can provide comments in a variety may, within 60 days after issuance of of formats by attaching them as a file the instant notice by the Commission, with your submission. New eFiling DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY file pursuant to Rule 214 of the users must first create an account by Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR Federal Energy Regulatory clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice Commission the type of filing you are making. If you of intervention and pursuant to section are filing a comment on a particular [Docket No. CP17–1–000] 157.205 of the regulations under the project, please select ‘‘Comment on a NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the Equitrans, LP; Notice of Request request. If no protest is filed within the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Filing’’; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your Under Blanket Authorization time allowed therefore, the proposed comments by mailing them to the Take notice that on October 13, 2016, activity shall be deemed to be following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Equitrans, LP (Equitrans), 625 Liberty authorized effective the day after the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, time allowed for filing a protest. If a Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room Pennsylvania 15222–3111, filed in protest is filed and not withdrawn 1A, Washington, DC 20426. within 30 days after the allowed time Any person seeking to become a party 1 See the previous discussion on the methods for for filing a protest, the instant request to the proceeding must file a motion to filing comments. shall be treated as an application for VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 Oct 25, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 26, 2016 / Notices 74419 authorization pursuant to section 7 of Dated: October 20, 2016. • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: the NGA. Kimberly D. Bose, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Secretary. Secretary of the Commission, 888 First [FR Doc. 2016–25833 Filed 10–25–16; 8:45 am] Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with Commission staff will either: complete submission guidelines at: http:// its environmental assessment (EA) and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY www.ferc.gov/help/submission- place it into the Commission’s public guide.asp. For user assistance contact record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or Federal Energy Regulatory FERC Online Support by email at issue a Notice of Schedule for Commission ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone Environmental Review. If a Notice of at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) Schedule for Environmental Review is 502–8659 for TTY. [Docket No. RD16–8–000] issued, it will indicate, among other Docket: Users interested in receiving milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission Information Collection automatic notification of activity in this Commission staff’s issuance of the final Activities (FERC–725I); Comment docket or in viewing/downloading environmental impact statement (FEIS) Request comments and issuances in this docket or EA for this proposal. The filing of the may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- EA in the Commission’s public record AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory filing/docs-filing.asp. for this proceeding or the issuance of a Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Notice of Schedule for Environmental ACTION: Comment request. Ellen Brown may be reached by email Review will serve to notify federal and at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by state agencies of the timing for the SUMMARY: In compliance with the telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax completion of all necessary reviews, and requirements of the Paperwork at (202) 273–0873. the subsequent need to complete all Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: federal authorizations within 90 days of Title: FERC–725I, Mandatory Regulatory Commission (Commission or the date of issuance of the Commission Reliability Standards for the Northeast FERC) is submitting its information staff’s FEIS or EA. Power Coordinating Council. collection [FERC–725I (Mandatory Persons who wish to comment only Reliability Standards for the Northeast OMB Control No.: 1902–0258. on the environmental review of this Power Coordinating Council)] to the Type of Request: Three-year approval project should submit an original and Office of Management and Budget of the FERC–725I information collection two copies of their comments to the (OMB) for review of the information requirements, as modified. Secretary of the Commission. collection requirements. Any interested Abstract: On June 9, 2016, the North Environmental commenters will be person may file comments directly with American Electric Reliability placed on the Commission’s OMB and should address a copy of Corporation (NERC) and the Northeast environmental mailing list, will receive those comments to the Commission as Power Coordination Council, Inc. copies of the environmental documents, explained below. The Commission (‘‘NPCC’’) filed a petition for and will be notified of meetings previously issued a Notice in the Commission approval, pursuant to associated with the Commission’s Federal Register (81 FR 54571, 8/16/ section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power environmental review process. 2016) requesting public comments. The Act (‘‘FPA’’) 1 and Section 39.5 2 of the Environmental commenters will not be Commission received no comments in Federal Energy Regulatory required to serve copies of filed response to the RD16–8–000 60-day Commission’s regulations, of the documents on all other parties. notice and is making this notation in its retirement of NPCC Regional Reliability submittal to OMB. Standard PRC–002–NPCC–01 However, the non-party commenters, DATES: Comments on the collection of (Disturbance Monitoring) and the two will not receive copies of all documents information are due by November 25, related NPCC regional definitions, filed by other parties or issued by the 2016. Current Zero Time and Generating Commission (except for the mailing of Plant. environmental documents issued by the ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, Type of Respondents: Public utilities. Commission) and will not have the right identified by the OMB Control No. Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The to seek court review of the 1902–0258, should be sent via email to Commission estimates the reduction Commission’s final order. the Office of Information and Regulatory (due to the retirement of Reliability The Commission strongly encourages Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. Standard PRC–002–NPCC–01) in the Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory annual public reporting burden for the electronic filings of comments, protests Commission Desk Officer. The Desk information collection as follows: and interventions in lieu of paper using Officer may also be reached via the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// telephone at 202–395–4718. 1 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012). www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file A copy of the comments should also 2 18 CFR 39.5 (2015). asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES electronically should submit an original be sent to the Commission, in Docket 3 The Commission defines burden as the total and seven copies of the protest or No. RD16–8–000, by either of the time, effort, or financial resources expended by intervention to the Federal Energy following methods: persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or Regulatory Commission, 888 First • eFiling at Commission’s Web site: provide information to or for a Federal agency. For Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. further explanation of what is included in the http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ information collection burden, reference 5 Code of efiling.asp. Federal Regulations 1320.3. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 Oct 25, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26OCN1.SGM 26OCN1


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