82_FR_12624 82 FR 12582 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mountaineer Xpress and Gulf Xpress Projects

82 FR 12582 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mountaineer Xpress and Gulf Xpress Projects

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 42 (March 6, 2017)

Page Range12582-12584
FR Document2017-04303

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12582-12584]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04303]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Mountaineer Xpress and Gulf Xpress Projects

 
                                                    Docket No.
 
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.........  CP16-357-000

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Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC........  CP16-361-000
 

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Mountaineer XPress Project (MXP), proposed by Columbia Gas 
Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas), and the Gulf XPress Project (GXP), 
proposed by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf), in the 
above-referenced dockets. Columbia Gas requests authorization to 
construct and operate a total of 170.7 miles of natural gas 
transmission pipeline and ancillary facilities in West Virginia, and to 
modify one existing compressor station and two pending compressor 
stations. The MXP would provide about 2,700,000 dekatherms per day 
(Dth/d) of available capacity for transport to Columbia Gas' TCO Pool 
for delivery to markets across Columbia Pipeline Group's system, 
including the Columbia Gulf Leach interconnect with Columbia Gulf. 
Columbia Gulf requests authorization to construct and operate seven new 
natural gas-fired compressor stations and to upgrade a pending 
compressor station and one existing meter station in Kentucky, 
Tennessee, and Mississippi. The GXP would provide about 860,000 Dth/d 
of natural gas delivery to markets in the Gulf Coast region.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the MXP and GXP in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC 
staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects would result in 
some adverse and significant environmental impacts. However, if the 
projects are constructed and operated in accordance with applicable 
laws and regulations, the mitigation measures discussed in this EIS, 
and our recommendations, these impacts would be reduced to acceptable 
levels.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (USACE), West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR), 
and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) 
participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS. 
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with 
respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and 
participate in the NEPA analysis. The USACE will adopt and use the EIS 
to comply with the requirements of NEPA before issuing permits for the 
projects under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, which governs the 
discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States 
(including wetlands). Although the cooperating agencies provided input 
to the conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS, the 
agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in 
their respective records of decision (where applicable) for the 
projects.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation in West Virginia of the following MXP 
facilities:
     About 164.3 miles of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline from Marshall County to Cabell County;
     about 5.9 miles of new 24-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline in Doddridge County;
     three new compressor stations in Doddridge, Calhoun, and 
Jackson Counties;
     two new regulating stations in Ripley and Cabell Counties;
     about 296 feet of new, 10-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline at the Ripley Regulator Station to tie Columbia Gas' existing 
X59M1 pipeline into the MXP-100 pipeline in Jackson County;
     an approximately 0.4-mile-long replacement segment of 30-
inch-diameter natural gas pipeline in Cabell County; and
     upgrades to one existing compressor station (Wayne County) 
and two compressor stations (Marshall and Kanawha Counties) either 
approved or pending under separate FERC proceedings.
    The draft EIS also addresses the potential environmental effects of 
the construction and operation of the following GXP facilities:
     Seven new compressor stations in Kentucky (Rowan, Garrard, 
and Metcalfe Counties), Tennessee (Davidson and Wayne Counties), and 
Mississippi (Union and Granada Counties);
     upgrades to one pending compressor station in Carter 
County, Kentucky; and
     upgrades at one existing meter station in Boyd County, 
Kentucky.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the draft EIS to federal, state, 
and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; 
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project areas. Paper copy 
versions of this EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them; 
all others received a CD version. In addition, the draft EIS is 
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) 
using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies are available for 
distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure 
consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is 
important that the Commission receive your comments on or before April 
24, 2017.
    For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal 
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form 
or provided verbally. 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: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426.
    (4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the 
Commission invites you to attend one of the public comment sessions its 
staff will conduct in the project areas to receive comments on the 
draft EIS. The sessions are scheduled as shown below.

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           Date and time                          Location
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Monday, March 20, 2017, 5:00-9:00   Sleepy Hollow Golf & Country Club,
 p.m.                                3780 Sleepy Hollow Drive,
                                     Hurricane, WV 25526, (304) 757-
                                     9416.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 5:00-9:00  Ripley High School, 2 School Street,
 p.m.                                Ripley, WV 25271, (304) 372-7355.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 5:00-    Doddridge County Park Meeting
 9:00 p.m.                           Facility, 1252 Snowbird Road, West
                                     Union, WV 26456, (304) 873-1663.
Thursday, March 23, 2017, 5:00-     New Martinsville City Hall, 195 Main
 9:00 p.m.                           Street, New Martinsville, WV 26155,
                                     (304) 455-9120.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 5:00-9:00  Cane Ridge High School, 12848 Old
 p.m.                                Hickory Boulevard, Antioch, TN
                                     37013, (615) 687-4000.
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    The primary goal of these comment sessions is to provide the public 
with another method for identifying specific environmental issues and 
concerns with the draft EIS. Individual verbal comments will be taken 
on a one-on-one basis with a court reporter. This format is designed to 
receive the maximum amount of verbal comments in a convenient way 
during the timeframe allotted.
    Each comment session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 
(local time). There will not be a formal presentation by Commission 
staff when the session opens. If you wish to speak, the Commission 
staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival; distribution 
of numbers will be discontinued at 8:00 p.m. in order to ensure all 
comments are received by the session closing time. However, if no 
additional numbers have been handed out and all individuals who wish to 
provide comments have had an opportunity to do so, staff may conclude 
the session at 8:00 p.m., or after the last comment is taken. Please 
see appendix 1 for additional information on the session format and 
conduct.\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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    Your verbal comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with 
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public 
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on 
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary). 
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal 
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 3 to 5 minutes may 
be implemented for each commentor.
    It is important to note that verbal comments hold the same weight 
as written or electronically submitted comments. Although there will 
not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available 
throughout the comment session to answer your questions about the FERC 
environmental review process.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\2\ Only intervenors have the 
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a 
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can 
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not 
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to 
have your comments considered.
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    \2\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing 
comments.
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Questions?

    Additional information about the projects is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site (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-
357 and CP16-361). 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; 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 that 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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                                                    document is added to a subscribed                          Applicants: Northeast Transmission                 Notice of Availability of the Draft
                                                    docket(s). For assistance with any FERC                 Development, LLC.                                     Environmental Impact Statement for
                                                    Online service, please email                               Description: Compliance Filing                     the Proposed Mountaineer Xpress and
                                                    FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call                     [including unpopulated, Pro Forma                     Gulf Xpress Projects
                                                    (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call               version of Attachments H–27A and H–
                                                                                                            27B] of Northeast Transmission                                                           Docket No.
                                                    (202) 502–8659.
                                                       Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern                      Development, LLC.                                     Columbia Gas Transmission,     CP16–357–000
                                                    Time on March 21, 2017.                                    Filed Date: 2/24/17.                                 LLC.



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                                                                                          Docket No.        the EIS to comply with the requirements               project areas. Paper copy versions of
                                                                                                            of NEPA before issuing permits for the                this EIS were mailed to those
                                                    Columbia Gulf Transmission,      CP16–361–000
                                                      LLC.                                                  projects under section 404 of the Clean               specifically requesting them; all others
                                                                                                            Water Act, which governs the discharge                received a CD version. In addition, the
                                                      The staff of the Federal Energy                       of dredged or fill material into waters of            draft EIS is available for public viewing
                                                    Regulatory Commission (FERC or                          the United States (including wetlands).               on the FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov)
                                                    Commission) has prepared a draft                        Although the cooperating agencies                     using the eLibrary link. A limited
                                                    environmental impact statement (EIS)                    provided input to the conclusions and                 number of copies are available for
                                                    for the Mountaineer XPress Project                      recommendations presented in the draft                distribution and public inspection at:
                                                    (MXP), proposed by Columbia Gas                         EIS, the agencies will present their own              Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
                                                    Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas), and                   conclusions and recommendations in                    Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
                                                    the Gulf XPress Project (GXP), proposed                 their respective records of decision                  NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
                                                    by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC                      (where applicable) for the projects.                  (202) 502–8371.
                                                    (Columbia Gulf), in the above-                            The draft EIS addresses the potential
                                                    referenced dockets. Columbia Gas                                                                                 Any person wishing to comment on
                                                                                                            environmental effects of the                          the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
                                                    requests authorization to construct and                 construction and operation in West
                                                    operate a total of 170.7 miles of natural                                                                     consideration of your comments on the
                                                                                                            Virginia of the following MXP facilities:             proposal in the final EIS, it is important
                                                    gas transmission pipeline and ancillary                   • About 164.3 miles of new 36-inch-
                                                    facilities in West Virginia, and to                                                                           that the Commission receive your
                                                                                                            diameter natural gas pipeline from                    comments on or before April 24, 2017.
                                                    modify one existing compressor station                  Marshall County to Cabell County;
                                                    and two pending compressor stations.                      • about 5.9 miles of new 24-inch-                      For your convenience, there are four
                                                    The MXP would provide about                             diameter natural gas pipeline in                      methods you can use to submit your
                                                    2,700,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of                 Doddridge County;                                     comments to the Commission. The
                                                    available capacity for transport to                       • three new compressor stations in                  Commission will provide equal
                                                    Columbia Gas’ TCO Pool for delivery to                  Doddridge, Calhoun, and Jackson                       consideration to all comments received,
                                                    markets across Columbia Pipeline                        Counties;                                             whether filed in written form or
                                                    Group’s system, including the Columbia                    • two new regulating stations in                    provided verbally. The Commission
                                                    Gulf Leach interconnect with Columbia                   Ripley and Cabell Counties;                           encourages electronic filing of
                                                    Gulf. Columbia Gulf requests                              • about 296 feet of new, 10-inch-                   comments and has expert staff available
                                                    authorization to construct and operate                  diameter natural gas pipeline at the                  to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
                                                    seven new natural gas-fired compressor                  Ripley Regulator Station to tie Columbia              efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow
                                                    stations and to upgrade a pending                       Gas’ existing X59M1 pipeline into the                 these instructions so that your
                                                    compressor station and one existing                     MXP–100 pipeline in Jackson County;                   comments are properly recorded.
                                                    meter station in Kentucky, Tennessee,                     • an approximately 0.4-mile-long                       (1) You can file your comments
                                                    and Mississippi. The GXP would                          replacement segment of 30-inch-                       electronically using the eComment
                                                    provide about 860,000 Dth/d of natural                  diameter natural gas pipeline in Cabell               feature on the Commission’s Web site
                                                    gas delivery to markets in the Gulf Coast               County; and                                           (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
                                                    region.                                                   • upgrades to one existing                          Documents and Filings. This is an easy
                                                      The draft EIS assesses the potential                  compressor station (Wayne County) and                 method for submitting brief, text-only
                                                    environmental effects of the                            two compressor stations (Marshall and                 comments on a project;
                                                    construction and operation of the MXP                   Kanawha Counties) either approved or                     (2) You can file your comments
                                                    and GXP in accordance with the                          pending under separate FERC                           electronically by using the eFiling
                                                    requirements of the National                            proceedings.                                          feature on the Commission’s Web site
                                                    Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The                      The draft EIS also addresses the                    (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
                                                    FERC staff concludes that approval of                   potential environmental effects of the                Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
                                                    the proposed projects would result in                   construction and operation of the                     you can provide comments in a variety
                                                    some adverse and significant                            following GXP facilities:                             of formats by attaching them as a file
                                                    environmental impacts. However, if the                    • Seven new compressor stations in                  with your submission. New eFiling
                                                    projects are constructed and operated in                Kentucky (Rowan, Garrard, and                         users must first create an account by
                                                    accordance with applicable laws and                     Metcalfe Counties), Tennessee                         clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing
                                                    regulations, the mitigation measures                    (Davidson and Wayne Counties), and                    a comment on a particular project,
                                                    discussed in this EIS, and our                          Mississippi (Union and Granada                        please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
                                                    recommendations, these impacts would                    Counties);                                            the filing type; or
                                                    be reduced to acceptable levels.                          • upgrades to one pending
                                                      The U.S. Environmental Protection                     compressor station in Carter County,                     (3) You can file a paper copy of your
                                                    Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of                        Kentucky; and                                         comments by mailing them to the
                                                    Engineers (USACE), West Virginia                          • upgrades at one existing meter                    following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                    Division of Natural Resources                           station in Boyd County, Kentucky.                     Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                    (WVDNR), and West Virginia                                The FERC staff mailed copies of the                 Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
                                                    Department of Environmental Protection                  draft EIS to federal, state, and local                1A, Washington, DC 20426.
                                                    (WVDEP) participated as cooperating                     government representatives and                           (4) In lieu of sending written or
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                                                    agencies in the preparation of the EIS.                 agencies; elected officials;                          electronic comments, the Commission
                                                    Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction                  environmental and public interest                     invites you to attend one of the public
                                                    by law or special expertise with respect                groups; Native American tribes;                       comment sessions its staff will conduct
                                                    to resources potentially affected by the                potentially affected landowners and                   in the project areas to receive comments
                                                    proposal and participate in the NEPA                    other interested individuals and groups;              on the draft EIS. The sessions are
                                                    analysis. The USACE will adopt and use                  and newspapers and libraries in the                   scheduled as shown below.




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                                                                       Date and time                                                                          Location

                                                    Monday, March 20, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m ...........        Sleepy Hollow Golf & Country Club, 3780 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Hurricane, WV 25526, (304)
                                                                                                               757–9416.
                                                    Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m ..........        Ripley High School, 2 School Street, Ripley, WV 25271, (304) 372–7355.
                                                    Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m .....           Doddridge County Park Meeting Facility, 1252 Snowbird Road, West Union, WV 26456, (304)
                                                                                                               873–1663.
                                                    Thursday, March 23, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m .........        New Martinsville City Hall, 195 Main Street, New Martinsville, WV 26155, (304) 455–9120.
                                                    Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m ..........        Cane Ridge High School, 12848 Old Hickory Boulevard, Antioch, TN 37013, (615) 687–4000.



                                                       The primary goal of these comment                    questions about the FERC                              documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
                                                    sessions is to provide the public with                  environmental review process.                         filing/esubscription.asp.
                                                    another method for identifying specific                   Any person seeking to become a party                Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                    environmental issues and concerns with                  to the proceeding must file a motion to
                                                    the draft EIS. Individual verbal                                                                              Secretary.
                                                                                                            intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the                 [FR Doc. 2017–04303 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    comments will be taken on a one-on-one
                                                                                                            Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                    basis with a court reporter. This format                                                                      BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                    is designed to receive the maximum                      Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).2 Only
                                                    amount of verbal comments in a                          intervenors have the right to seek
                                                    convenient way during the timeframe                     rehearing of the Commission’s decision.               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                    allotted.                                               The Commission grants affected
                                                       Each comment session is scheduled                    landowners and others with                            Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                    from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (local time).               environmental concerns intervenor                     Commission
                                                    There will not be a formal presentation                 status upon showing good cause by                     [Docket No. ER17–1037–000]
                                                    by Commission staff when the session                    stating that they have a clear and direct
                                                    opens. If you wish to speak, the                        interest in this proceeding which no                  Innovative Solar 37, LLC;
                                                    Commission staff will hand out                          other party can adequately represent.                 Supplemental Notice That Initial
                                                    numbers in the order of your arrival;                   Simply filing environmental comments                  Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
                                                    distribution of numbers will be                         will not give you intervenor status, but              Request for Blanket Section 204
                                                    discontinued at 8:00 p.m. in order to                   you do not need intervenor status to                  Authorization
                                                    ensure all comments are received by the                 have your comments considered.
                                                    session closing time. However, if no                                                                             This is a supplemental notice in the
                                                    additional numbers have been handed                     Questions?                                            above-referenced proceeding of
                                                    out and all individuals who wish to                                                                           Innovative Solar 37, LLC’s application
                                                    provide comments have had an                               Additional information about the                   for market-based rate authority, with an
                                                    opportunity to do so, staff may conclude                projects is available from the                        accompanying rate tariff, noting that
                                                    the session at 8:00 p.m., or after the last             Commission’s Office of External Affairs,              such application includes a request for
                                                    comment is taken. Please see appendix                   at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web                 blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
                                                    1 for additional information on the                     site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary                part 34, of future issuances of securities
                                                    session format and conduct.1                            link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on            and assumptions of liability.
                                                       Your verbal comments will be                         ‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket                 Any person desiring to intervene or to
                                                    recorded by the court reporter (with                    number excluding the last three digits in             protest should file with the Federal
                                                    FERC staff or representative present)                   the Docket Number field (i.e., CP16–357               Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
                                                    and become part of the public record for                and CP16–361). Be sure you have                       First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
                                                    this proceeding. Transcripts will be                    selected an appropriate date range. For               in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
                                                    publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary                   assistance, please contact FERC Online                of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                                    system (see below for instructions on                   Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov                 and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                                    using eLibrary). If a significant number                or toll free at (866) 208–3676; for TTY,              385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
                                                    of people are interested in providing                   contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary                  intervene or protest must serve a copy
                                                    verbal comments in the one-on-one                                                                             of that document on the Applicant.
                                                                                                            link also provides access to the texts of
                                                    settings, a time limit of 3 to 5 minutes                                                                         Notice is hereby given that the
                                                                                                            formal documents issued by the
                                                    may be implemented for each                                                                                   deadline for filing protests with regard
                                                    commentor.                                              Commission, such as orders, notices,
                                                                                                                                                                  to the applicant’s request for blanket
                                                       It is important to note that verbal                  and rulemakings.
                                                                                                                                                                  authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
                                                    comments hold the same weight as                           In addition, the Commission offers a               future issuances of securities and
                                                    written or electronically submitted                     free service called eSubscription that                assumptions of liability, is March 20,
                                                    comments. Although there will not be a                  allows you to keep track of all formal                2017.
                                                    formal presentation, Commission staff                   issuances and submittals in specific                     The Commission encourages
                                                    will be available throughout the                        dockets. This can reduce the amount of                electronic submission of protests and
                                                    comment session to answer your                          time you spend researching proceedings                interventions in lieu of paper, using the
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                                                                                                            by automatically providing you with                   FERC Online links at http://
                                                      1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
                                                                                                            notification of these filings, document               www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
                                                    not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the
                                                    appendices were sent to all those receiving this        summaries, and direct links to the                    service, persons with Internet access
                                                    notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov                                                          who will eFile a document and/or be
                                                    using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the                                                                listed as a contact for an intervenor
                                                    Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
                                                    Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
                                                                                                                                                                  must create and validate an
                                                    502–8371. For instructions on connecting to                2 See the previous discussion on the methods for   eRegistration account using the
                                                    eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.        filing comments.                                      eRegistration link. Select the eFiling


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation82 FR 12582 

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