81 FR 78134 - EcoEléctrica, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed LNG Terminal Sendout Capacity Increase Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 215 (November 7, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 215 (November 7, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-26844 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 78134-78136] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-26844] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP16-492-000] EcoEl[eacute]ctrica, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed LNG Terminal Sendout Capacity Increase 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 LNG Terminal Sendout Capacity Increase Project involving operation of facilities by EcoEl[eacute]ctrica, L.P. (EcoEl[eacute]ctrica) in Pe[ntilde]uelas, Puerto Rico. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public interest. 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 [[Page 78135]] Washington, DC on or before December 1, 2016. If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on August 11, 2016, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP16-492-000 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. 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 (CP16-492-000) 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 EcoEl[eacute]ctrica proposes to use spare vaporization capacity to supply an additional 93 milllion standard cubic feet per day of natural gas. According to EcoEl[eacute]ctrica, no changes will be made to the design of the existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) vaporization system or to the existing LNG storage tank or in-tank LNG sendout pumps as part of the project. The project would not include any construction activities and no ground disturbance would be required for construction or operation of this project. The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 1.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 an Authorization. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the operation of the proposed project under these general headings:Air quality and noise; 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Environmental Mailing List The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's regulations) 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 of the EA 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 [[Page 78136]] enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP16-492). 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: November 1, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-26844 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate Any person desiring to intervene or
Docket Numbers: ER17–261–000. Transmission, LLC. protest in any of the above proceedings
Applicants: Lawrenceburg Power, Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: must file in accordance with Rules 211
LLC. Modifications to Purchase and Sale and 214 of the Commission’s
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Agreement with Niagara Mohawk to be Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
Lawrenceburg Power, LLC Reactive effective 11/1/2016. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Service Filing to be effective 12/31/ Filed Date: 11/1/16. time on the specified comment date.
9998. Accession Number: 20161101–5126. Protests may be considered, but
Filed Date: 11/1/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. intervention is necessary to become a
Accession Number: 20161101–5049. Docket Numbers: ER17–269–000. party to the proceeding.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Applicants: Pennsylvania Electric eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Docket Numbers: ER17–262–000. Company. information relating to filing
Applicants: Waterford Power, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: requirements, interventions, protests,
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Penelec Modifications to Purchase and service, and qualifying facilities filings
Waterford Power, LLC Reactive Service Sale Agreement with Niagara Mohawk can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Filing to be effective 12/31/9998. to be effective 11/1/2016. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Filed Date: 11/1/16. Filed Date: 11/1/16. other information, call (866) 208–3676
Accession Number: 20161101–5050. Accession Number: 20161101–5127. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Dated: November 1, 2016.
Docket Numbers: ER17–263–000. Docket Numbers: ER17–270–000. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Applicants: Jersey Central Power & Deputy Secretary.
L.L.C. Light. [FR Doc. 2016–26842 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am]
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Queue Position NQ139, Original Service JCP&L Modifications to Purchase and
Agreement No. 4573 to be effective 10/ Sale Agreement with Niagara Mohawk
26/2016. to be effective 11/1/2016. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Filed Date: 11/1/16. Filed Date: 11/1/16.
Accession Number: 20161101–5082. Accession Number: 20161101–5129. Federal Energy Regulatory
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Commission
Docket Numbers: ER17–264–000. Docket Numbers: ER17–271–000. [Docket No. CP16–492–000]
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Applicants: DATC Path 15, LLC.
Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: EcoEléctrica, L.P.; Notice of Intent To
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: AEP Revised Appendix I 2017 to be effective Prepare an Environmental Assessment
Formula Rate Revisions to be effective 1/1/2017. for the Proposed LNG Terminal
7/1/2017. Filed Date: 11/1/16. Sendout Capacity Increase Project,
Filed Date: 11/1/16. Accession Number: 20161101–5130. and Request for Comments on
Accession Number: 20161101–5083. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Environmental Issues
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Docket Numbers: ER17–272–000.
Applicants: Startrans IO, LLC. The staff of the Federal Energy
Docket Numbers: ER17–265–000.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Applicants: Midcontinent
TRBAA 2017 Update to be effective 1/ Commission) will prepare an
Independent System Operator, Inc.
1/2017. environmental assessment (EA) that will
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Filed Date: 11/1/16. discuss the environmental impacts of
2017–11–01_ETEC Tex-La RTO Adder
Accession Number: 20161101–5134. the LNG Terminal Sendout Capacity
Request to be effective 1/1/2017.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Increase Project involving operation of
Filed Date: 11/1/16.
facilities by EcoEléctrica, L.P.
Accession Number: 20161101–5087. Docket Numbers: ER17–273–000. (EcoEléctrica) in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Applicants: Midcontinent The Commission will use this EA in its
Docket Numbers: ER17–266–000. Independent System Operator, Inc., decision-making process to determine
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Entergy Services, Inc. whether the project is in the public
L.L.C. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: interest.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2016–11–01_Filing to update Entergy This notice announces the opening of
Amendment to WMPA SA No. 3318, Schedule 41 to be effective 1/1/2017. the scoping process the Commission
Queue No. X3–075 re: Assignment to Filed Date: 11/1/16. will use to gather input from the public
Marina Energy to be effective 6/4/2014. Accession Number: 20161101–5160. and interested agencies on the project.
Filed Date: 11/1/16. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. You can make a difference by providing
Accession Number: 20161101–5088. Docket Numbers: ER17–274–000. us with your specific comments or
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. Applicants: GenOn Energy concerns about the project. Your
Docket Numbers: ER17–267–000. Management, LLC. comments should focus on the potential
Applicants: Southwestern Public Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: environmental effects, reasonable
Service Company. Revised Tariff to be effective 12/1/2016. alternatives, and measures to avoid or
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Tri- Filed Date: 11/1/16. lessen environmental impacts. Your
County Formula Rate to be effective 1/ Accession Number: 20161101–5162. input will help the Commission staff
1/2017. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. determine what issues they need to
Filed Date: 11/1/16. The filings are accessible in the evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your
Accession Number: 20161101–5097. Commission’s eLibrary system by comments are timely and properly
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/22/16. clicking on the links or querying the recorded, please send your comments so
Docket Numbers: ER17–268–000. docket number. that the Commission receives them in
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enter the docket number, excluding the conference, and Commissioners may Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
last three digits in the Docket Number attend. First Street NE., Washington, DC
field (i.e., CP16–492). Be sure you have The purpose of the technical 20426, (202) 502–8435, heidi.nielsen@
selected an appropriate date range. For conference is to discuss the utilization ferc.gov
assistance, please contact FERC Online of electric storage resources as Dated: November 1, 2016.
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov transmission assets compensated Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for through transmission rates, for grid
Deputy Secretary.
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The support services that are compensated
[FR Doc. 2016–26835 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am]
eLibrary link also provides access to the in other ways, and for multiple services.
texts of formal documents issued by the Attached to this supplemental notice is BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Commission, such as orders, notices, an agenda for the technical conference,
and rulemakings. including a more detailed description of
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
In addition, the Commission offers a the topics to be considered for
free service called eSubscription which discussion at the conference. Questions Federal Energy Regulatory
allows you to keep track of all formal that speakers should be prepared to Commission
issuances and submittals in specific discuss are grouped by topic. This
dockets. This can reduce the amount of notice includes the list of panelists for Combined Notice of Filings #1
time you spend researching proceedings each of the three topic areas.
by automatically providing you with This technical conference will be Take notice that the Commission
notification of these filings, document transcribed and webcast. Transcripts of received the following electric rate
summaries, and direct links to the the technical conference will be filings:
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- available for a fee from Ace-Federal Docket Numbers: ER17–236–000.
filing/esubscription.asp. Reporters, Inc. at (202) 347–3700. A free Applicants: Southwestern Public
Finally, public meetings or site visits webcast of this event will be available Service Company.
will be posted on the Commission’s through www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 10–
calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ internet access who wants to view this 31–16 SAP Ministerial Filing to be
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along event can do so by navigating to the effective 1/1/2016.
with other related information. Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov and Filed Date: 10/31/16.
locating this event in the Calendar. The Accession Number: 20161031–5200.
Dated: November 1, 2016. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
event will contain a link to its webcast.
The Capitol Connection provides Docket Numbers: ER17–237–000.
Deputy Secretary. Applicants: Northern Indiana Public
technical support for webcasts and
[FR Doc. 2016–26844 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am]
offers the option of listening to the Service Company.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P workshop via phone-bridge for a fee. If Description: Tariff Cancellation:
you have any questions, visit Cancellation of PST and Associated
www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) Service Agreements to be effective
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
993–3100. 1/1/2017.
Filed Date: 10/31/16.
Federal Energy Regulatory Those interested in attending the
Accession Number: 20161031–5207.
Commission technical conference or viewing the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.
webcast are encouraged to register at
[Docket No. AD16–25–000] https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/ Docket Numbers: ER17–238–000.
Applicants: Southwestern Public
registration/11-09-16-form.asp.
Utilization in the Organized Markets of Service Company.
Commission technical conferences are
Electric Storage Resources as Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: SAP
accessible under section 508 of the
Transmission Assets Compensated Ministerial Filing to be effective
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
Through Transmission Rates, for Grid 4/16/2016.
accessibility accommodations, please Filed Date: 10/31/16.
Support Services Compensated in send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov,
Other Ways, and for Multiple Services; Accession Number: 20161031–5222.
call (866) 208–3372 (toll free) or (202) Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.
Supplemental Notice of Technical 208–8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to (202)
Conference Docket Numbers: ER17–239–000.
208–2106 with the required Applicants: TPE Alta Luna, LLC.
As announced in the Notice of accommodations. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
Technical Conference issued on For more information about this Baseline new to be effective 1/3/2017.
September 30, 2016 in the above- technical conference, please contact: Filed Date: 10/31/16.
captioned proceeding,1 Federal Energy Rahim Amerkhail (Technical Accession Number: 20161031–5225.
Regulatory Commission (Commission) Information), Office of Energy Policy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.
staff will convene a technical and Innovation, Federal Energy Docket Numbers: ER17–240–000.
conference on November 9, 2016, at the Regulatory Commission, 888 First Applicants: Old Dominion Electric
Commission’s offices at 888 First Street Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Cooperative.
NE., Washington, DC 20426 beginning at (202) 502–8266, Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
approximately 10:00 a.m. and ending at rahim.amerkhail@ferc.gov Request to Update Depreciation Rates
Sarah McKinley (Logistical
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
approximately 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). for Wholesale Production Service to be
Commission staff will lead the Information), Office of External effective 1/1/2017.
Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory Filed Date: 10/31/16.
1 Utilization In the Organized Markets of Electric Commission, 888 First Street NE., Accession Number: 20161031–5229.
Storage Resources as Transmission Assets Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/21/16.
Compensated Through Transmission Rates, for Grid
Support Services Compensated in Other Ways, and
8004, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov Docket Numbers: ER17–241–000.
for Multiple Services, Docket No. AD16–25–000 Heidi Nielsen (Legal Information), Applicants: Northern Indiana Public
(Sept. 30, 2016). Office of the General Counsel, Federal Service Company.
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