82_FR_17723 82 FR 17654 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Pomelo Connector Pipeline and South Texas Expansion Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

82 FR 17654 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Pomelo Connector Pipeline and South Texas Expansion Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 69 (April 12, 2017)

Page Range17654-17656
FR Document2017-07353

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 69 (Wednesday, April 12, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17654-17656]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07353]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the 
Proposed Pomelo Connector Pipeline and South Texas Expansion Project; 
Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

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                                                    Docket No.
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Pomelo Connector, LLC..................  CP17-26-000
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.........  CP15-499-000
                                         CP15-499-001
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    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 Pomelo Connector Pipeline 
Project (Pomelo Pipeline) and the South Texas Expansion Project (STEP), 
collectively referred to as the Projects. These separate, but 
connected, interstate natural gas transmission projects involve the 
construction and operation of facilities by Pomelo Connector, LLC 
(Pomelo) and Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in Nueces, 
Matagorda, Chambers, Orange and Brazoria Counties, Texas. The 
Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine 
whether the Projects are in the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the 
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested 
agencies on the Projects. You can make a difference by providing us 
with your specific comments or concerns about the Projects. 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 Washington, DC, on or before May 8, 2017.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for these Projects. State and local government 
representatives should notify their constituents of these proposed 
projects and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company 
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to 
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. A company 
representative would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. 
However, if the Commission approves the Projects, that approval conveys 
with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement 
negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could 
initiate condemnation proceedings where compensation would be 
determined in accordance with state law.
    The ``For Citizens'' section of the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) 
provides more information about the FERC and the environmental review 
process. This section also includes information about getting involved 
in FERC jurisdictional projects, and a citizens' guide entitled ``An 
Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need to Know?'' 
This guide addresses a number of frequently asked questions, including 
the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's 
proceedings.

Public Participation

    For your convenience, there are three (3) methods you can use to 
submit your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide 
equal consideration to all comments received. 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 appropriate Project 
docket number (CP17-26-000 and/or CP15-499-000) with your submission: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.

Summary of the Proposed Projects

    The Pomelo Pipeline is designed to provide up to 400,000 dekatherms 
per day (Dth/d) of firm transportation service from an interconnection 
with Texas Eastern at the proposed Pomelo Petronila Compressor Station 
to an intrastate header system, the Nueces Header. The Nueces Header is 
designed to connect with various pipelines and gathering facilities in 
Nueces County, Texas. Pomelo proposes to construct and operate the 
following facilities:
     Approximately 13.6 miles of new 30-inch-diameter natural 
gas pipeline;
     approximately 0.2 mile of new 30-inch-diameter pipeline;
     a new 5,000 horsepower (hp) compressor station (Pomelo 
Compressor Station); and
     associated aboveground facilities.
    Through the new interconnection with the Pomelo Pipeline, Texas 
Eastern plans to provide approximately 396,000 Dth/d of firm natural 
gas transportation service to an interconnection with the Nueces 
Header. Texas Eastern proposes to install, construct, and operate the 
following facilities, all within existing Texas Eastern compressor 
stations:
     a new 8,400 hp compressor unit, appurtenant facilities, a 
new interconnection with Pomelo Connector Pipeline, and construction of 
a gas

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measurement enclosure at Texas Eastern's existing Petronila Compressor 
Station in Nueces County;
     A new 8,400 hp compressor unit, a new control building, 
new gas coolers and station piping modifications to reverse compression 
at the existing Blessing Compressor Station in Matagorda County;
     upgrades to existing compression facilities to reduce 
emissions, new gas measurement enclosure, and piping modifications to 
the existing launcher/receiver on Line 16 at the existing Mont Belvieu 
Compressor Station in Chambers County;
     piping modifications to the existing launcher/receiver on 
Line 16, and a new gas measurement enclosure within the existing Vidor 
Compressor Station in Orange County; and
     piping modifications to the existing launcher/receiver on 
Line 16 at the existing Angleton Station property in Brazoria County.
    The general locations of the Project facilities are shown in 
Appendix 1.\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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Land Requirements for Construction

    Constructing the proposed facilities would require the use of 
approximately 313.1 acres of land. This includes disturbance of 
approximately 190.9 acres of land for the aboveground facilities and 
the pipeline for Pomelo Pipeline; and approximately 122.2 acres of 
disturbance for STEP. Following construction, Pomelo and Texas Eastern 
would maintain about 136.8 acres for permanent operation of the 
Projects' facilities; the remaining acreage would be restored and 
allowed to revert to former uses.

Related Facilities

    The proposed Valley Crossing System is a new intrastate pipeline 
system consisting of approximately 165 miles of 42- and 48-inch-
diameter pipeline, two compressor stations, multiple meter stations, 
and ancillary facilities extending from the Nueces Header, to a point 
in the Gulf of Mexico in Texas state waters at the international 
boundary between the United States and Mexico. These intrastate 
facilities would be subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad 
Commission of Texas and would be non-jurisdictional to the FERC. 
Although the Commission has no authority to approve or deny the Valley 
Crossing System, and no ability to require any avoidance or 
minimization of related impacts, we intend to disclose available 
resource impact information for the Valley Crossing System in the EA to 
inform stakeholders and decision makers.

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 a 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. 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.
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    \2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff 
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of 
the construction and operation of the proposed Projects under these 
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     socioeconomics
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed 
Projects or portions of the Projects, 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 the Commission's 
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.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of 
the Projects 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. Currently, no agencies 
have expressed their intention to participate as a cooperating agency 
in the preparation of the EA to satisfy their NEPA responsibilities 
related to the Projects.
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    \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing 
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's 
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation 
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to 
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested 
Indian tribes, and the public on the Projects' potential effects on 
historic properties.\4\ We will define the Project-specific Area of 
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the Projects 
develop. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum 
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include 
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor 
stations, and access roads). Our EA for these Projects will document 
our findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the 
status of consultations under section 106.
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    \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations 
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those 
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or 
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in 
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic 
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other 
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also 
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's 
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property 
may be used temporarily, or who own homes within certain distances of 
aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the

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Projects. 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 
Projects.
    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 Projects are 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 enter the appropriate 
docket number, excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number 
field (i.e., CP17-26 and CP-15-499). 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 teletype/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, site visits or other staff activities will be posted on 
the Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: April 6, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-07353 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  Issue Scoping Document 2 .....................................................................................................................................................    January 2018.
                                                  Issue notice of ready for environmental analysis ....................................................................................................................             February 2018.
                                                  Commission issues EA or draft EA .........................................................................................................................................        August 2018.
                                                  Comments on EA or draft EA ..................................................................................................................................................     September 2018.
                                                  Commission issues final EA ....................................................................................................................................................   December 2018.



                                                     Final amendments to the application                                 input will help the Commission staff                                   feature on the Commission’s Web site
                                                  must be filed with the Commission no                                   determine what issues they need to                                     (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
                                                  later than 30 days from the issuance                                   evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your                                Documents and Filings. This is an easy
                                                  date of the notice of application ready                                comments are timely and properly                                       method for submitting brief, text-only
                                                  for environmental analysis.                                            recorded, please send your comments so                                 comments on a project;
                                                    Dated: April 6, 2017.                                                that the Commission receives them in                                      2) You can file your comments
                                                                                                                         Washington, DC, on or before May 8,                                    electronically by using the eFiling
                                                  Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                                                                                         2017.                                                                  feature on the Commission’s Web site
                                                  Secretary.                                                                This notice is being sent to the                                    (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–07356 Filed 4–11–17; 8:45 am]                            Commission’s current environmental                                     Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
                                                  BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                                 mailing list for these Projects. State and                             you can provide comments in a variety
                                                                                                                         local government representatives should                                of formats by attaching them as a file
                                                                                                                         notify their constituents of these                                     with your submission. New eFiling
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                                   proposed projects and encourage them                                   users must first create an account by
                                                                                                                         to comment on their areas of concern.                                  clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing
                                                  Federal Energy Regulatory                                                 If you are a landowner receiving this
                                                  Commission                                                                                                                                    a comment on a particular project,
                                                                                                                         notice, a pipeline company                                             please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
                                                  Notice of Intent To Prepare an                                         representative may contact you about                                   the filing type; or
                                                  Environmental Assessment for the                                       the acquisition of an easement to                                         (3) You can file a paper copy of your
                                                  Proposed Pomelo Connector Pipeline                                     construct, operate, and maintain the                                   comments by mailing them to the
                                                  and South Texas Expansion Project;                                     proposed facilities. A company                                         following address. Be sure to reference
                                                  Request for Comments on                                                representative would seek to negotiate a                               the appropriate Project docket number
                                                  Environmental Issues                                                   mutually acceptable agreement.                                         (CP17–26–000 and/or CP15–499–000)
                                                                                                                         However, if the Commission approves                                    with your submission: Kimberly D.
                                                                                                 Docket No.              the Projects, that approval conveys with                               Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
                                                                                                                         it the right of eminent domain.                                        Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                                  Pomelo Connector, LLC ....                 CP17–26–000                 Therefore, if easement negotiations fail                               NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
                                                  Texas Eastern Trans-                       CP15–499–000                to produce an agreement, the pipeline
                                                    mission, LP.                             CP15–499–001                company could initiate condemnation                                    Summary of the Proposed Projects
                                                                                                                         proceedings where compensation would                                     The Pomelo Pipeline is designed to
                                                     The staff of the Federal Energy                                     be determined in accordance with state                                 provide up to 400,000 dekatherms per
                                                  Regulatory Commission (FERC or                                         law.                                                                   day (Dth/d) of firm transportation
                                                  Commission) will prepare an                                               The ‘‘For Citizens’’ section of the                                 service from an interconnection with
                                                  environmental assessment (EA) that will                                FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) provides                                  Texas Eastern at the proposed Pomelo
                                                  discuss the environmental impacts of                                   more information about the FERC and                                    Petronila Compressor Station to an
                                                  the Pomelo Connector Pipeline Project                                  the environmental review process. This                                 intrastate header system, the Nueces
                                                  (Pomelo Pipeline) and the South Texas                                  section also includes information about                                Header. The Nueces Header is designed
                                                  Expansion Project (STEP), collectively                                 getting involved in FERC jurisdictional                                to connect with various pipelines and
                                                  referred to as the Projects. These                                     projects, and a citizens’ guide entitled                               gathering facilities in Nueces County,
                                                  separate, but connected, interstate                                    ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On                                Texas. Pomelo proposes to construct
                                                  natural gas transmission projects                                      My Land? What Do I Need to Know?’’                                     and operate the following facilities:
                                                  involve the construction and operation                                 This guide addresses a number of                                         • Approximately 13.6 miles of new
                                                  of facilities by Pomelo Connector, LLC                                 frequently asked questions, including                                  30-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
                                                  (Pomelo) and Texas Eastern                                             the use of eminent domain and how to                                     • approximately 0.2 mile of new 30-
                                                  Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in                                    participate in the Commission’s                                        inch-diameter pipeline;
                                                  Nueces, Matagorda, Chambers, Orange                                    proceedings.                                                             • a new 5,000 horsepower (hp)
                                                  and Brazoria Counties, Texas. The                                                                                                             compressor station (Pomelo Compressor
                                                  Commission will use this EA in its                                     Public Participation                                                   Station); and
                                                  decision-making process to determine                                      For your convenience, there are three                                 • associated aboveground facilities.
                                                  whether the Projects are in the public                                 (3) methods you can use to submit your                                   Through the new interconnection
                                                  convenience and necessity.                                             comments to the Commission. The                                        with the Pomelo Pipeline, Texas Eastern
                                                     This notice announces the opening of                                Commission will provide equal                                          plans to provide approximately 396,000
                                                  the scoping process the Commission                                     consideration to all comments received.                                Dth/d of firm natural gas transportation
                                                  will use to gather input from the public                               The Commission encourages electronic                                   service to an interconnection with the
                                                  and interested agencies on the Projects.                               filing of comments and has expert staff                                Nueces Header. Texas Eastern proposes
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                                                  You can make a difference by providing                                 available to assist you at (202) 502–8258                              to install, construct, and operate the
                                                  us with your specific comments or                                      or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please                                  following facilities, all within existing
                                                  concerns about the Projects. Your                                      carefully follow these instructions so                                 Texas Eastern compressor stations:
                                                  comments should focus on the potential                                 that your comments are properly                                          • a new 8,400 hp compressor unit,
                                                  environmental effects, reasonable                                      recorded.                                                              appurtenant facilities, a new
                                                  alternatives, and measures to avoid or                                    1) You can file your comments                                       interconnection with Pomelo Connector
                                                  lessen environmental impacts. Your                                     electronically using the eComment                                      Pipeline, and construction of a gas


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                                                  measurement enclosure at Texas                          Crossing System, and no ability to                    or special expertise with respect to the
                                                  Eastern’s existing Petronila Compressor                 require any avoidance or minimization                 environmental issues of the Projects to
                                                  Station in Nueces County;                               of related impacts, we intend to disclose             formally cooperate with us in the
                                                    • A new 8,400 hp compressor unit, a                   available resource impact information                 preparation of the EA.3 Agencies that
                                                  new control building, new gas coolers                   for the Valley Crossing System in the EA              would like to request cooperating
                                                  and station piping modifications to                     to inform stakeholders and decision                   agency status should follow the
                                                  reverse compression at the existing                     makers.                                               instructions for filing comments
                                                  Blessing Compressor Station in                                                                                provided under the Public Participation
                                                  Matagorda County;                                       The EA Process
                                                                                                                                                                section of this notice. Currently, no
                                                    • upgrades to existing compression                       The National Environmental Policy                  agencies have expressed their intention
                                                  facilities to reduce emissions, new gas                 Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to                 to participate as a cooperating agency in
                                                  measurement enclosure, and piping                       take into account the environmental                   the preparation of the EA to satisfy their
                                                  modifications to the existing launcher/                 impacts that could result from an action              NEPA responsibilities related to the
                                                  receiver on Line 16 at the existing Mont                whenever it considers the issuance of a               Projects.
                                                  Belvieu Compressor Station in                           Certificate of Public Convenience and
                                                  Chambers County;                                        Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to                 Consultations Under Section 106 of the
                                                    • piping modifications to the existing                discover and address concerns the                     National Historic Preservation Act
                                                  launcher/receiver on Line 16, and a new                 public may have about proposals. This                   In accordance with the Advisory
                                                  gas measurement enclosure within the                    process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The            Council on Historic Preservation’s
                                                  existing Vidor Compressor Station in                    main goal of the scoping process is to                implementing regulations for section
                                                  Orange County; and                                      focus the analysis in the EA on the                   106 of the National Historic
                                                    • piping modifications to the existing                important environmental issues. By this               Preservation Act, we are using this
                                                  launcher/receiver on Line 16 at the                     notice, the Commission requests public                notice to initiate consultation with the
                                                  existing Angleton Station property in                   comments on the scope of the issues to                applicable State Historic Preservation
                                                  Brazoria County.                                        address in the EA. We will consider all               Office (SHPO), and to solicit their views
                                                    The general locations of the Project                  filed comments during the preparation                 and those of other government agencies,
                                                  facilities are shown in Appendix 1.1                    of the EA.                                            interested Indian tribes, and the public
                                                  Land Requirements for Construction                         In the EA we will discuss impacts that             on the Projects’ potential effects on
                                                                                                          could occur as a result of the                        historic properties.4 We will define the
                                                    Constructing the proposed facilities                                                                        Project-specific Area of Potential Effects
                                                                                                          construction and operation of the
                                                  would require the use of approximately                                                                        (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as
                                                                                                          proposed Projects under these general
                                                  313.1 acres of land. This includes                                                                            the Projects develop. On natural gas
                                                                                                          headings:
                                                  disturbance of approximately 190.9                         • Geology and soils;                               facility projects, the APE at a minimum
                                                  acres of land for the aboveground                          • land use;                                        encompasses all areas subject to ground
                                                  facilities and the pipeline for Pomelo                     • water resources, fisheries, and                  disturbance (examples include
                                                  Pipeline; and approximately 122.2 acres                 wetlands;                                             construction right-of-way, contractor/
                                                  of disturbance for STEP. Following                         • cultural resources;                              pipe storage yards, compressor stations,
                                                  construction, Pomelo and Texas Eastern                     • socioeconomics                                   and access roads). Our EA for these
                                                  would maintain about 136.8 acres for                       • vegetation and wildlife;                         Projects will document our findings on
                                                  permanent operation of the Projects’                       • air quality and noise;                           the impacts on historic properties and
                                                  facilities; the remaining acreage would                    • endangered and threatened species;               summarize the status of consultations
                                                  be restored and allowed to revert to                       • public safety; and
                                                                                                                                                                under section 106.
                                                  former uses.                                               • cumulative impacts.
                                                                                                             We will also evaluate reasonable                   Environmental Mailing List
                                                  Related Facilities                                      alternatives to the proposed Projects or                 The environmental mailing list
                                                     The proposed Valley Crossing System                  portions of the Projects, and make                    includes federal, state, and local
                                                  is a new intrastate pipeline system                     recommendations on how to lessen or                   government representatives and
                                                  consisting of approximately 165 miles of                avoid impacts on the various resource                 agencies; elected officials;
                                                  42- and 48-inch-diameter pipeline, two                  areas.                                                environmental and public interest
                                                  compressor stations, multiple meter                        The EA will present our independent                groups; Native American Tribes; other
                                                  stations, and ancillary facilities                      analysis of the issues. The EA will be                interested parties; and local libraries
                                                  extending from the Nueces Header, to a                  available in the public record through                and newspapers. This list also includes
                                                  point in the Gulf of Mexico in Texas                    the Commission’s eLibrary. Depending                  all affected landowners (as defined in
                                                  state waters at the international                       on the comments received during the                   the Commission’s regulations) who are
                                                  boundary between the United States and                  scoping process, we may also publish                  potential right-of-way grantors, whose
                                                  Mexico. These intrastate facilities would               and distribute the EA to the public for               property may be used temporarily, or
                                                  be subject to the jurisdiction of the                   an allotted comment period. We will                   who own homes within certain
                                                  Railroad Commission of Texas and                        consider all comments on the EA before                distances of aboveground facilities, and
                                                  would be non-jurisdictional to the                      making our recommendations to the                     anyone who submits comments on the
                                                  FERC. Although the Commission has no                    Commission. To ensure we have the
                                                  authority to approve or deny the Valley                 opportunity to consider and address                     3 The Council on Environmental Quality
                                                                                                          your comments, please carefully follow                regulations addressing cooperating agency
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                                                    1 The appendices referenced in this notice will       the instructions in the Public                        responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
                                                  not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the       Participation section.                                Regulations, Part 1501.6.
                                                  appendices were sent to all those receiving this           With this notice, we are asking                      4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s

                                                  notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov                                                          regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
                                                  using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the          agencies with jurisdiction by law and/                Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define
                                                  Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First                                                                 historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
                                                  Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)           2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the          district, site, building, structure, or object included
                                                  502–8371. For instructions on connecting to             environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of     in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
                                                  eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.        Energy Projects.                                      of Historic Places.



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                                                  17656                        Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 69 / Wednesday, April 12, 2017 / Notices

                                                  Projects. We will update the                            documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-                   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
                                                  environmental mailing list as the                       filing/esubscription.asp.                             888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
                                                  analysis proceeds to ensure that we                        Finally, site visits or other staff                20426.
                                                  send the information related to this                    activities will be posted on the                         The filings in the above-referenced
                                                  environmental review to all individuals,                Commission’s calendar located at                      proceeding are accessible in the
                                                  organizations, and government entities                  www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/                           Commission’s eLibrary system by
                                                  interested in and/or potentially affected               EventsList.aspx along with other related              clicking on the appropriate link in the
                                                  by the proposed Projects.                               information.                                          above list. They are also available for
                                                     If we publish and distribute the EA,                                                                       electronic review in the Commission’s
                                                                                                            Dated: April 6, 2017.
                                                  copies of the EA will be sent to the                                                                          Public Reference Room in Washington,
                                                                                                          Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                  environmental mailing list for public                                                                         DC. There is an eSubscription link on
                                                  review and comment. If you would                        Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                                the Web site that enables subscribers to
                                                  prefer to receive a paper copy of the                   [FR Doc. 2017–07353 Filed 4–11–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                receive email notification when a
                                                  document instead of the CD version or                   BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                document is added to a subscribed
                                                  would like to remove your name from                                                                           docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
                                                  the mailing list, please return the                                                                           Online service, please email
                                                  attached Information Request                            DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
                                                  (Appendix 2).                                                                                                 (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
                                                                                                          Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  Becoming an Intervenor                                  Commission                                            (202) 502–8659.
                                                     In addition to involvement in the EA                                                                         Dated: April 6, 2017.
                                                                                                          [Docket No. ER17–1381–000]
                                                  scoping process, you may want to                                                                              Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                  become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an                    AEM Wind, LLC; Supplemental Notice                    Secretary.
                                                  official party to the Commission’s                      That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing                 [FR Doc. 2017–07355 Filed 4–11–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  proceeding. Intervenors play a more                     Includes Request for Blanket Section                  BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                  formal role in the process and are able                 204 Authorization
                                                  to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be
                                                  heard by the courts if they choose to                      This is a supplemental notice in the               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                  appeal the Commission’s final ruling.                   above-referenced proceeding of AEM
                                                  An intervenor formally participates in                  Wind, LLC‘s application for market-                   Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  the proceeding by filing a request to                   based rate authority, with an                         Commission
                                                  intervene. Instructions for becoming an                 accompanying rate tariff, noting that
                                                  intervenor are in the ‘‘Document-less                   such application includes a request for               Combined Notice of Filings #1
                                                  Intervention Guide’’ under the ‘‘e-filing’’             blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
                                                                                                                                                                   Take notice that the Commission
                                                  link on the Commission’s Web site.                      part 34, of future issuances of securities
                                                                                                                                                                received the following electric rate
                                                  Motions to intervene are more fully                     and assumptions of liability.
                                                                                                                                                                filings:
                                                  described at http://www.ferc.gov/                          Any person desiring to intervene or to
                                                                                                          protest should file with the Federal                     Docket Numbers: ER17–569–001.
                                                  resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.                                                                           Applicants: National Choice Energy
                                                                                                          Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
                                                  Additional Information                                  First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,               LLC.
                                                     Additional information about the                     in accordance with Rules 211 and 214                     Description: Tariff Amendment:
                                                  Projects are available from the                         of the Commission’s Rules of Practice                 Baseline Amendment to be effective 12/
                                                  Commission’s Office of External Affairs,                and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and                     30/2016.
                                                                                                          385.214). Anyone filing a motion to                      Filed Date: 4/6/17.
                                                  at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
                                                                                                          intervene or protest must serve a copy                   Accession Number: 20170406–5242.
                                                  site at www.ferc.gov using the
                                                                                                          of that document on the Applicant.                       Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/27/17.
                                                  ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary
                                                  link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and                      Notice is hereby given that the                       Docket Numbers: ER17–883–001.
                                                  enter the appropriate docket number,                    deadline for filing protests with regard                 Applicants: Duke Energy Florida,
                                                  excluding the last three digits in the                  to the applicant’s request for blanket                LLC.
                                                  Docket Number field (i.e., CP17–26 and                  authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of                  Description: Compliance filing: Errata
                                                  CP–15–499). Be sure you have selected                   future issuances of securities and                    filing to ER17–883 to be effective 4/1/
                                                  an appropriate date range. For                          assumptions of liability, is April 26,                2017.
                                                  assistance, please contact FERC Online                  2017.                                                    Filed Date: 4/6/17.
                                                  Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov                      The Commission encourages                             Accession Number: 20170406–5297.
                                                  or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for                  electronic submission of protests and                    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/27/17.
                                                  teletype/TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.                   interventions in lieu of paper, using the                Docket Numbers: ER17–949–001.
                                                  The eLibrary link also provides access                  FERC Online links at http://                             Applicants: California Independent
                                                  to the texts of formal documents issued                 www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic                System Operator Corporation.
                                                  by the Commission, such as orders,                      service, persons with Internet access                    Description: Compliance filing: 2017–
                                                  notices, and rulemakings.                               who will eFile a document and/or be                   04–06 Metering Rules Enhancement
                                                     In addition, the Commission offers a                 listed as a contact for an intervenor                 Compliance to be effective 4/10/2017.
                                                  free service called eSubscription which                 must create and validate an                              Filed Date: 4/6/17.
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                                                  allows you to keep track of all formal                  eRegistration account using the                          Accession Number: 20170406–5306.
                                                  issuances and submittals in specific                    eRegistration link. Select the eFiling                   Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/27/17.
                                                  dockets. This can reduce the amount of                  link to log on and submit the                            Docket Numbers: ER17–1385–000.
                                                  time you spend researching proceedings                  intervention or protests.                                Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
                                                  by automatically providing you with                        Persons unable to file electronically              L.L.C.
                                                  notification of these filings, document                 should submit an original and 5 copies                   Description: Tariff Cancellation:
                                                  summaries, and direct links to the                      of the intervention or protest to the                 Cancellation of First Revised Service


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Document Created: 2017-04-12 00:22:54
Document Modified: 2017-04-12 00:22:54
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation82 FR 17654 

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