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)

[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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