82 FR 22536 - WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-09804

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-257-000; PF16-10-000]


WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on April 26, 2017, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. 
(WBI Energy), 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503 
filed an application pursuant to section 7 (c) of the Natural Gas Act 
requesting authorization to construct, install, operate and maintain 
the Valley Expansion Project (Project). Specifically, WBI proposes to 
construct, install, operate and maintain: (i) Interconnect facilities 
with Viking Gas Transmission Company in Clay County, Minnesota; (ii) 
approximately 37.3 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline in Clay County, 
Minnesota and Cass County, North Dakota; (iii) approximately 3,000 
horsepower electric compressor station in Cass County, North Dakota; 
and to (iv) replace two existing town border stations and construct a 
regulator station in Burleigh, Stutsman and Barnes Counties, North 
Dakota. WBI Energy states that the Project will provide an

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additional source of natural gas to eastern North Dakota and western 
Minnesota and enhance system reliability for existing and new 
customers, all as more fully set forth in the application. The filing 
is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room 
or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov 
using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last 
three digits in the docket number field to access the document. There 
is an ``eSubscription'' link on the Web site that enables subscribers 
to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket(s). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to 
Lori Myerchin, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, WBI Energy Transmission, 
Inc., 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, or at 
(701) 530-1563, or [email protected].
    On October 17, 2016, the Commission staff granted WBI Energy's 
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF16-10-000 to staff activities 
involving the project. Now, as of the filing of this application on 
April 26, 2017, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. 
From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. 
CP17-257-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules (18 CFR 157.9), 
within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental impact statement (EIS) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the EIS for this proposal. The filing of the EIS in the Commission's 
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of 
Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and 
state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary 
reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's EIS.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 7 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a 
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 30, 2017.

     Dated: May 9, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY with an additional six new laterals of Commission’s Rules may become a
perforated pipe and a collection box; (2) party to the proceeding. Any comments,
Federal Energy Regulatory two small pumps to bring water to the protests, or motions to intervene must
Commission spring house; (3) an overflow drain and be received on or before the specified
[Docket No. DI17–6–000] a cut off wall bringing water into the comment date for the particular
City’s existing collection system; (4) a application.
City of Hailey; Notice of Declaration of Cipoletti weir; (5) a 2.5-mile-long, 12- o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Intention and Soliciting Comments, inch-diameter penstock; (6) a Documents: All filings must bear in all
Protests, and Motions To Intervene powerhouse containing one generator capital letters the title COMMENTS,
with a rated capacity of 69 kilowatts; (7) PROTESTS, and MOTIONS TO
Take notice that the following an 800-foot-longtransmission line INTERVENE, as applicable, and the
application has been filed with the connecting the power from the Docket Number of the particular
Commission and is available for public powerhouse to a point of application to which the filing refers. A
inspection: interconnection with the existing utility copy of any Motion to Intervene must
a. Application Type: Declaration of system; and (8) appurtenant facilities. also be served upon each representative
Intention. When a Declaration of Intention is of the Applicant specified in the
b. Docket No: DI17–6–000. filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory particular application.
c. Date Filed: April 10, 2017. Commission, the Federal Power Act p. Agency Comments: Federal, state,
d. Applicant: City of Hailey. requires the Commission to investigate and local agencies are invited to file
e. Name of Project: Indian Creek and determine if the project would comments on the described application.
Spring Hydroelectric Project. affect the interests of interstate or
f. Location: The proposed Indian A copy of the application may be
foreign commerce. The Commission also obtained by agencies directly from the
Creek Spring Hydroelectric Project determines whether or not the project:
would be located on Indian Creek, near Applicant. If an agency does not file
(1) Would be located on a navigable comments within the time specified for
the Town of Hailey, in Blaine County, waterway; (2) would occupy public
Idaho. filing comments, it will be presumed to
lands or reservations of the United have no comments. One copy of an
g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) States; (3) would utilize surplus water
of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. agency’s comments must also be sent to
or water power from a government dam; the Applicant’s representatives.
817(b) (2012). or (4) would be located on a non-
h. Applicant Contact: Mariel Miller, navigable stream over which Congress Dated: May 9, 2017.
Public Works Director, City of Hailey, has Commerce Clause jurisdiction and Kimberly D. Bose,
115 Main Street South, Hailey, ID would be constructed or enlarged after Secretary.
83333, telephone: (208) 788–9815, ext. 1935. [FR Doc. 2017–09797 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am]
24; email: mariel.miller@ l. Locations of the Application: This BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
haileycityhall.org. filing may be viewed on the
i. FERC Contact: Any questions on Commission’s Web site at http://
this notice should be addressed to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Jennifer Polardino, (202) 502–6437, or Enter the docket number excluding the
email: Jennifer.Polardino@ferc.gov. last three digits in the docket number Federal Energy Regulatory
j. Deadline for filing comments, field to access the document. You may Commission
protests, and motions to intervene is: 30 also register online at http:// [Docket Nos. CP17–257–000; PF16–10–000]
days from the issuance date of this www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
notice by the Commission. esubscription.asp to be notified via WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice
The Commission strongly encourages email of new filings and issuances of Application
electronic filing. Please file comments, related to this or other pending projects.
protests, and motions to intervene using For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or Take notice that on April 26, 2017,
the Commission’s eFiling system at email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (WBI
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also Energy), 1250 West Century Avenue,
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit available for inspection and Bismarck, North Dakota 58503 filed an
brief comments up to 6,000 characters, reproduction at the address in item (h) application pursuant to section 7 (c) of
without prior registration, using the above and in the Commission’s Public the Natural Gas Act requesting
eComment system at http:// Reference Room located at 888 First authorization to construct, install,
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC operate and maintain the Valley
ecomment.asp. You must include your 20426, or by calling (202) 502–8371. Expansion Project (Project). Specifically,
name and contact information at the end m. Individuals desiring to be included WBI proposes to construct, install,
of your comments. For assistance, on the Commission’s mailing list should operate and maintain: (i) Interconnect
please contact FERC Online Support at so indicate by writing to the Secretary facilities with Viking Gas Transmission
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) of the Commission. Company in Clay County, Minnesota;
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to (ii) approximately 37.3 miles of 16-inch
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please Intervene: Anyone may submit diameter pipeline in Clay County,
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal comments, a protest, or a motion to Minnesota and Cass County, North
intervene in accordance with the Dakota; (iii) approximately 3,000
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Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. requirements of Rules of Practice and horsepower electric compressor station
The first page of any filing should Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and in Cass County, North Dakota; and to
include docket number DI17–4–000. .214. In determining the appropriate (iv) replace two existing town border
k. Description of Project: The action to take, the Commission will stations and construct a regulator station
proposed Indian Creek Spring consider all protests or other comments in Burleigh, Stutsman and Barnes
Hydroelectric Project would consist of: filed, but only those who file a motion Counties, North Dakota. WBI Energy
(1) An existing spring collection system to intervene in accordance with the states that the Project will provide an

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additional source of natural gas to this project. First, any person wishing to Persons unable to file electronically
eastern North Dakota and western obtain legal status by becoming a party should submit an original and 7 copies
Minnesota and enhance system to the proceedings for this project of the protest or intervention to the
reliability for existing and new should, on or before the comment date Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
customers, all as more fully set forth in stated below, file with the Federal 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
the application. The filing is available Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 20426.
for review at the Commission in the First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Public Reference Room or may be a motion to intervene in accordance Time on May 30, 2017.
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at with the requirements of the Dated: May 9, 2017.
http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Kimberly D. Bose,
link. Enter the docket number excluding Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
the last three digits in the docket and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Secretary.
number field to access the document. CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party [FR Doc. 2017–09804 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am]
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the status will be placed on the service list BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Web site that enables subscribers to maintained by the Secretary of the
receive email notification when a Commission and will receive copies of
document is added to a subscribed all documents filed by the applicant and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
docket(s). For assistance, please contact by all other parties. A party must submit
Federal Energy Regulatory
FERC Online Support at 7 copies of filings made with the
Commission
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll Commission and must mail a copy to
free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, the applicant and to every other party in [Docket No. CP17–409–000; PF17–1–000]
contact (202) 502–8659. the proceeding. Only parties to the
Any questions regarding the proposed proceeding can ask for court review of DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC;
project should be directed to Lori Commission orders in the proceeding. Notice of Application for Certificate of
Myerchin, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, However, a person does not have to Public Convenience and Necessity
WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 1250 intervene in order to have comments
Take notice that on May 1, 2017, DTE
West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North considered. The second way to
Midstream Appalachia, LLC (DTE
Dakota 58503, or at (701) 530–1563, or participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as Midstream), 333 Technology Drive,
lori.myerchin@wbienergy.com.
On October 17, 2016, the Commission possible, an original and two copies of Suite 255, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
staff granted WBI Energy’s request to comments in support of or in opposition 15317, filed with the Federal Energy
utilize the National Environmental to this project. The Commission will Regulatory Commission an abbreviated
Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process consider these comments in application under Section 7 of the
and assigned Docket No. PF16–10–000 determining the appropriate action to be Natural Gas Act requesting a Certificate
to staff activities involving the project. taken, but the filing of a comment alone of Public Convenience and Necessity
Now, as of the filing of this application will not serve to make the filer a party authorizing DTE Midstream to
on April 26, 2017, the NEPA Pre-Filing to the proceeding. The Commission’s construct, install, own, operate and
Process for this project has ended. From rules require that persons filing maintain a new interstate natural gas
this time forward, this proceeding will comments in opposition to the project pipeline known as the Birdsboro
be conducted in Docket No. CP17–257– provide copies of their protests only to Pipeline Project. DTE Midstream
000, as noted in the caption of this the party or parties directly involved in requests issuance of blanket certificates
Notice. the protest. Pursuant to Part 284, Subpart G and Part
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Persons who wish to comment only 157, Subpart F of the Commission’s
Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9), on the environmental review of this regulations.
within 90 days of this Notice, the project should submit an original and The project will have an initial design
Commission staff will either: Complete two copies of their comments to the capacity of 79,000 Dekatherms per day
its environmental impact statement Secretary of the Commission. (Dth/d) and will transport natural gas
(EIS) and place it into the Commission’s Environmental commentors will be from a single receipt point at an
public record (eLibrary) for this placed on the Commission’s interconnection with a Texas Eastern
proceeding; or issue a Notice of environmental mailing list, will receive Transmission LP (Texas Eastern)
Schedule for Environmental Review. If copies of the environmental documents, interstate pipeline to a single delivery
a Notice of Schedule for Environmental and will be notified of meetings point at a new gas-fired generating
Review is issued, it will indicate, among associated with the Commission’s facility (Birdsboro Facility), all in Berks
other milestones, the anticipated date environmental review process. County, Pennsylvania. DTE Midstream
for the Commission staff’s issuance of Environmental commentors will not be proposes initial recourse rates and
the EIS for this proposal. The filing of required to serve copies of filed requests approval of its pro forma Tariff
the EIS in the Commission’s public documents on all other parties. as well as approval of certain non-
record for this proceeding or the However, the non-party commentors conforming terms in the proposed
issuance of a Notice of Schedule for will not receive copies of all documents negotiated rate agreement, all as more
Environmental Review will serve to filed by other parties or issued by the fully set forth in the application which
notify federal and state agencies of the Commission (except for the mailing of is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection.
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timing for the completion of all environmental documents issued by the
necessary reviews, and the subsequent Commission) and will not have the right The filing may also be viewed on the
need to complete all federal to seek court review of the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
authorizations within 90 days of the Commission’s final order. ‘‘e-Library’’ link. Enter the docket
date of issuance of the Commission The Commission strongly encourages number excluding the last three digits in
staff’s EIS. electronic filings of comments, protests the docket number field to access the
There are two ways to become and interventions in lieu of paper using document. For assistance, please contact
involved in the Commission’s review of the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. FERC Online Support at

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Dates		5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 30, 2017.
FR Citation		82 FR 22536

82 FR 22536 - WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission