82 FR 28837 - Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.; Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions; Correction
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)
| Page Range | 28837-28845 | |
| FR Document | 2017-13271 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 28837-28845] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13271] [[Page 28837]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PF17-4-000] Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.; Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions; Correction The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will discuss the impacts of the planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects (collectively referred to as the Project). The FERC is the lead federal agency for the preparation of the EIS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service), and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) are Cooperating Agencies and can adopt the EIS for their respective purposes and permitting actions. Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. (JCEP) plans to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, storage, and export facility in Coos County, Oregon. Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P. (PCGP) plans to construct and operate an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and associated facilities in Coos, Douglas, Jackson, and Klamath Counties, Oregon. The Commission will use this EIS in its decision-making process to determine whether the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal is in the public interest and the Pacific Connector Pipeline is in the public convenience and necessity. Other federal agencies may adopt the EIS when making their respective determinations or decisions. This notice announces the opening of the public comment period, commonly referred to as scoping. You can make a difference by providing your comments. Your comments should focus on potential environmental impacts, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. This scoping opportunity is for the entire Project, including actions and proposed plan amendments of the Cooperating Agencies listed above. The Forest Service also seeks comments specific to the 2012 planning rule requirements at Sec. Sec. 219.8 through 219.11 that are likely to be directly related to the proposed amendments. 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 July 10, 2017. If you submitted comments on this project before February 10, 2017, you will need to refile those comments in FERC Docket No. PF17-4-000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. If you sent comments on a previous iteration of this project, you will also need to refile those comments in FERC Docket No. PF17-4-000. This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental mailing list for the Project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a PCGP company representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the planned pipeline. The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the Commission approves the project, 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. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know? is available for viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. Public Participation For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you by phone at (202) 502-8258 or via email at [email protected]. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded. If you include personal information along with your comments, please be aware that this information (address, phone number, and/or email address) would become publicly available in the Commission's eLibrary. 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; 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 You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address. Be sure to include docket number PF17-4-000 with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the Commission invites you to attend one the public scoping sessions its staff will conduct in the project area, scheduled as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date and time Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 4:00 p.m. to Sunset Middle School, Library 7:00 p.m. and Commons Rooms, 245 South Cammann Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 4:00 p.m. to Umpqua Community College, 7:00 p.m. Jackson Hall, Rooms 11 & 12, 1140 Umpqua College Road, Roseburg, OR 97470. Thursday, June 29, 2017, 4:00 p.m. to Oregon Institute of Technology, 7:00 p.m. College Union Building, Mt. Bailey and Mt. Theilsen Rooms, 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 28838]] The primary goal of these scoping sessions is to have you identify the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be considered in the EIS to be prepared for this project. 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 scoping session is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. There will be no formal presentation by Commission staff when the session opens. If you wish to provide comments, the Commission staff will issue numbers in the order of your arrival. Please see Appendix 2 \1\ for additional information on the session format and conduct expectations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your 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 through the FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary). If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal comments, a time limit of 5 minutes may be implemented for each commenter. 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 environmental review process. The submission of timely and specific comments, whether submitted in writing or orally at a scoping session, can affect a reviewer's ability to participate in a subsequent administrative or judicial review of BLM and/or Forest Service decisions. Comments concerning BLM and Forest Service actions submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered; however such anonymous submittals would not provide the commenters with standing to participate in administrative or judicial review of BLM and Forest Service decisions. Summary of the Planned Project JCEP plans to construct and operate an LNG export terminal on the North Spit of Coos Bay in Coos County, Oregon. The terminal would include gas inlet facilities, a metering station, a gas conditioning plant, five liquefaction trains and associated equipment, two full- containment LNG storage tanks, an LNG transfer line, LNG ship loading facilities, a marine slip, a marine offloading facility, a new access channel between the Coos Bay Navigation Channel and the new marine slip, and enhancements to the existing Coos Bay Navigation Channel at four turns. In addition, the terminal would include emergency and hazard, electrical, security, control, and support systems, administrative buildings, and a temporary workforce housing facility. The LNG terminal would be designed to liquefy about 1.04 billion cubic feet per day of LNG for export to markets across the Pacific Rim. PCGP plans to construct and operate an approximately 235-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and associated aboveground facilities. The pipeline would originate near Malin in Klamath County, Oregon, traverse Douglas and Jackson Counties, and terminate (at the LNG Terminal) in Coos County, Oregon. The pipeline would be capable of transporting about 1.2 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. The associated aboveground facilities would include the new Klamath Compressor Station (61,500 horsepower) near Malin, Oregon; 3 new meter stations; 5 new pig launchers and receivers; 17 mainline block valves; and a gas control communication system. The general locations of the Project facilities are shown on maps included in Appendix 1. In addition, PCGP provides detailed mapping of its pipeline route on its Web page at http://pacificconnectorgp.com/project-overview/. Land Requirements for Construction About 530 acres of land would be disturbed by construction of the LNG Terminal. JCEP owns about 300 acres of this land, and the remaining 230 acres would be leased from private landowners. Following construction, about 170 acres would be retained for operation of the LNG terminal facilities. About 5,060 acres of land would be disturbed by construction of the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project. Following construction, a 50-foot- wide easement, totaling about 1,415 acres, would be permanently maintained for operation of the pipeline. The majority of the remaining 3,620 acres disturbed by pipeline construction would be restored and returned to previous use, while about 25 acres would be maintained for a new compressor station and other new aboveground facilities. Land ownership of the approximately 235 miles of permanent pipeline operational easement is approximately 162 miles private land, 40 miles BLM, 31 miles Forest Service, and 2 miles Reclamation. The EIS 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 authorization of LNG facilities under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and pipeline facilities under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. NEPA also requires the Commission to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is commonly referred to as scoping. The main goal of the scoping process is to identify the important environmental issues the Commission's staff should focus on in the EIS. By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. The FERC and the Cooperating Agencies will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EIS. The EIS will discuss the impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the planned Project under these general headings:Geology and soils; water resources and wetlands; vegetation, fisheries, and wildlife; protected species; land use; socioeconomics; cultural resources; air quality and noise; public safety and reliability; and cumulative impacts. The FERC and the Cooperating Agencies will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the planned project or portions thereof; and make recommendations on how to avoid or minimize impacts on the various resource areas. Although no formal application has been filed with FERC, FERC has already initiated a review of the project under the Commission's pre- filing process. The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before the FERC receives an application. As part of its pre-filing review, FERC has begun to contact interested federal and state agencies to discuss their involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EIS. As stated previously, the FERC will be the lead federal agency for the [[Page 28839]] preparation of the EIS. The USACE, BLM, Reclamation, and Forest Service all have NEPA responsibilities related to their respective permitting actions, and can adopt the EIS for their own agency's purposes. The BLM, Reclamation, and Forest Service intend to adopt this EIS to evaluate the effects of the pipeline portion of the Project on lands and facilities managed by each respective agency, and to support decision-making regarding the issuance of and concurrence with the right-of-way grant and the associated plan amendments.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ BLM land management plans are called ``Resource Management Plans'' or RMPs. Forest Service land management plans are called ``Land and Resource Management Plans'' or LRMPs. The term ``land management plan'' is generic and may apply to either an RMP or LRMP. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The EIS will present the FERC's and the Cooperating Agencies' independent analysis of the issues. The FERC will publish and distribute the draft EIS for public comment. After the comment period, the FERC and the Cooperating Agencies will consider all timely comments and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. To ensure the FERC and the Cooperating Agencies have the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public Participation section. With this notice, the FERC is asking agencies with jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EIS.\3\ Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided in the Public Participation section. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, this notice initiates consultation with Oregon's State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and solicits its views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the Project's potential effects on historic properties.\4\ The project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) will be defined in consultation with the SHPO as the Project develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include LNG terminal site, pipeline construction work area, contractor/equipment storage yards, and access roads). The EIS for this Project will document the findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under section 106. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently Identified Environmental Issues The Commission's environmental staff has already identified several issues that merit attention based on a preliminary review of the planned facilities, the environmental information provided by the applicants, analysis conducted previously, and early comments filed with FERC. This preliminary list of issues may change based on your comments and further analysis. Preliminary issues include: Reliability and safety of LNG carrier traffic in Coos Bay, the LNG terminal, and natural gas pipeline; impacts on aquatic resources from dredging the LNG terminal access channel and slip, and from multiple pipeline crossings of surface waters; potential impacts on the LNG Terminal resulting from an earthquake or tsunami; impacts of pipeline construction on federally listed threatened and endangered species, including salmon, marbled murrelet, and northern spotted owl; and impacts of pipeline construction on private landowners, including use of eminent domain to obtain right-of-way. Preliminary Planning Criteria Identified by the BLM The BLM Preliminary Planning Criteria for its proposed land management plan amendments include: Impacts to stand function for listed species, specifically northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet in BLM-managed Late Successional Reserves (LSR); and consent by the Federal surface managing agencies, Forest Service and Reclamation. Preliminary Issues and Planning Criteria Identified by the Forest Service The Forest Service has identified preliminary issues for its proposed land and resource management plan (LRMP) amendments. The issues include: Effects of proposed amendments on Survey and Manage species and their habitat; effects of the proposed amendments on LSRs; and effects of the proposed amendments on Riparian Reserves, detrimental soil conditions, and Visual Quality Objectives. Planning Rule Requirements for LRMP Amendments The Forest Service seeks public input on issues and planning rule requirements on proposed amendments of their Forest land management plans related to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project. Additional information regarding the proposed amendments is included at the end of this NOI. Proposed Actions of the BLM The purpose of and need for the proposed action by the BLM is to respond to a right-of-way grant application originally submitted by Pacific Connector L.P. to construct, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission a natural gas pipeline that crosses lands and facilities administered by the BLM, Reclamation, and Forest Service. In addition, there is a need for the BLM to consider amending affected District land management plans to make provision for the Pacific Connector right-of- way. Additional detail on proposed actions by the BLM is provided at the end of this NOI. Proposed Actions of the Forest Service The purpose of and need for the proposed action by the Forest Service is to consider amending affected National Forest land management plans to make provision for the Pacific Connector right-of- way. The Responsible Official for amendment of Forest Service LRMPs is the Forest Supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest. If the Forest Service adopts the FERC EIS for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project (in FERC Docket No. PF17-4-000), the Forest Supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest will make the following decisions and determinations: Decide whether to amend the LRMPs of the Umpqua, Rogue River, and Winema National Forests as proposed or as described in an alternative. Additional detail on proposed actions by the Forest Service is provided at the end of this NOI. 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 [[Page 28840]] and newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's regulations), whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the Project. The FERC will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that the information related to this environmental review is sent to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the planned project. Copies of the draft EIS 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 a compact disc or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached Information Request (Appendix 2). Becoming an Intervenor Once JCEP and PCGP file applications with the Commission, 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. Motions to intervene are more fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in the ``Document-less Intervention Guide'' under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site. Please note that the Commission will not accept requests for intervenor status at this time. You must wait until the Commission receives a formal application for the project. BLM Administrative Remedy Process Under the provisions of 43 CFR 1610.5-2, proposed decision(s) of the BLM to amend land management plans are subject to protest with the Director of the BLM following publication of the Final EIS. In accordance with 43 CFR, part 4, the BLM's decision on the application for a right-of-way grant will be subject to appeal to the Interior Board of Land Appeals. Administrative Review of Forest Service Decisions To Amend Land Management Plans The proposed Forest Service plan amendments are being developed in accordance with the planning regulations at 36 CFR 219 (2012). Decisions by the Forest Service to approve ``plan level'' amendments to Land Management Plans (proposed amendments UNF-4 and RRNF-7 in this Notice) are subject to the Pre-Decisional Administrative Review Process Regulations at 36 CFR 219 subpart B. The term ``plan level'' refers to plan amendments that would apply to future management actions. Decisions by the Forest Service to approve ``project-specific'' plan amendments (proposed amendments UNF-1 thru 3, RRNF-2 thru 6, and WNF-1 thru 5 in this Notice) are subject to the Administrative Review Process of 36 CFR 218 Subpart A and B, in accordance with 36 CFR 219.59 (b). The term ``project specific'' refers to amendments that would only apply to the proposed project and would not apply to any future management actions. The Forest Service concurrence to BLM to issue a right-of-way grant would not be a decision subject to the NEPA and, therefore, would not be subject to the Forest Service administrative review procedures. Additional Information Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC Web site (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., PF17- 4). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: June 9, 2017. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. BLM Proposed Actions and Forest Service Planning Rule Requirements Forest Service Planning Rule Requirements for LRMP Amendments The Forest Service seeks public input on issues and planning rule requirements on proposed amendments of their Forest land management plans related to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project. On December 15, 2016 the Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment issued a final rule that amended the 36 CFR 219 regulations pertaining to National Forest System Land Management Planning (the planning rule) (81 FR 90723, 90737). The amendment to the 219 planning rule clarified the Department's direction for amending LRMPs. The Department also added a requirement for amending a plan for the responsible official to provide in the initial notice ``which substantive requirements of Sec. Sec. 219.8 through 219.11 are likely to be directly related to the amendment'' (36 CFR 219.13(b)(2), 81 FR at 90738). Whether a rule provision is directly related to an amendment is determined by any one of the following: The purpose for the amendment, a beneficial effect of the amendment, a substantial adverse effect of the amendment, or a lessening of plan protections by the amendment. The proposed Forest Service plan amendments described below (under Amendments of Forest Service Land Management Plans), include a description of the ``substantive requirements of Sec. Sec. 219.8 through 219.11'' that are likely to be directly related to each amendment. Proposed Actions of the BLM The purpose of and need for the proposed action by the BLM is to respond to a right-of-way grant application originally submitted by Pacific Connector L.P. to construct, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission a natural gas pipeline that crosses lands and facilities administered by the BLM, Reclamation, and Forest Service. In addition, there is a need for the BLM to consider amending affected District land management plans to make provision for the Pacific Connector right-of- way. The proposed action of the BLM has two components. First, the BLM would amend the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon ROD/RMP and the Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP. The [[Page 28841]] BLM would consider one or more amendments to: Make changes to land use allocations along the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline route; Make changes to the management direction for Late Successional Reserves (LSR) specifically where the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline route crosses LSR, for this project only; Consider designating a utility corridor coinciding with the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline route; Make changes to the right-of-way Avoidance Areas specifically where the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline route would cross these areas. Second, in accordance with 43 CFR 2882.3(i), the BLM would consider a right-of-way grant in response to Pacific Connector's application for the project to occupy federal lands, with the written concurrence of the Forest Service and Reclamation. Each agency may submit specific stipulations, including mitigation measures, for inclusion in the right-of-way grant related to lands, facilities, and easements within their respective jurisdictions. The Secretary of the Interior has delegated to the BLM the authority, under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, to grant a right-of- way in response to Pacific Connector's application for a natural gas transmission pipeline across federal lands, with consent of affected surface managing agencies. The Responsible Official for amendments of BLM RMPs and issuance of the right-of-way grant, should one be issued, is the BLM Oregon/Washington State Director. Reclamation's Responsible Official for concurrence of the right-of-way grant, if issued by BLM, is the Area Manager of the Mid-Pacific Region's Klamath Basin Area Office. If the BLM adopts the FERC EIS for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project (in FERC Docket No. PF17-4-000), the Oregon/Washington State Director of the BLM would use this EIS in the decision-making process to: Grant, grant with conditions, or deny the right-of-way application, and; Consider associated amendments to the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon ROD/RMP and the Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP where the Project does not conform to these plans. Proposed Actions of the Forest Service The purpose of and need for the proposed action by the Forest Service is to consider amending affected National Forest land management plans to make provision for the Pacific Connector right-of- way. The Responsible Official for amendment of Forest Service LRMPs is the Forest Supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest. If the Forest Service adopts the FERC EIS for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project (in FERC Docket No. PF17-4-000), the Forest Supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest will make the following decisions and determinations: Decide whether to amend the LRMPs of the Umpqua, Rogue River, and Winema National Forests as proposed or as described in an alternative. Amendment of Forest Service Land Management Plans FS-1--Project-Specific Amendment To Exempt Management Recommendations for Survey and Manage Species on the Umpqua National Forest, Rogue River National Forest, and Winema National Forest LRMPs Applicable National Forest LRMPs would be amended to exempt certain known sites within the area of the proposed Pacific Connector right-of- way grant from the Management Recommendations required by the 2001 ``Record of Decision and Standards and Guidelines for Amendments to the Survey and Manage, Protection Buffer, and other Mitigation Measures Standards and Guidelines. For known sites within the proposed right-of- way that cannot be avoided, the 2001 Management Recommendations for protection of known sites of Survey and Manage species would not apply. For known sites located outside the proposed right-of-way but with an overlapping protection buffer only that portion of the buffer within the right-of-way would be exempt from the protection requirements of the Management Recommendations. Those Management Recommendations would remain in effect for that portion of the protection buffer that is outside of the right of way. The proposed amendment would not exempt the Forest Service from the requirements of the 2001 Survey and Manage Record of Decision, as modified, to maintain species persistence for affected Survey and Manage species within the range of the northern spotted owl. This is a project-specific plan amendment applicable only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and would not change future management direction for any other project. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.9(a)(2)(ii)--[the plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] ``Rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities.'' Sec. 219.9(b)(1)--The responsible official shall determine whether or not the plan components required by paragraph (a) provide ecological conditions necessary to: . . . maintain viable populations of each species of conservation concern within the plan area. If this proposed amendment is determined to be directly related to the substantive rule requirements, the Responsible Official must apply those requirements within the scope and scale of the amendment and, if necessary, make adjustments to the amendment to meet these rule requirements (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5) and (6)). Amendment of the Umpqua National Forest LRMP UNF-1--Project-Specific Amendment To Allow Removal of Effective Shade on Perennial Streams: The Umpqua National Forest LRMP would be amended to exempt the Standards and Guidelines for Fisheries (Umpqua National Forest LRMP, page IV-33, Forest-Wide) to allow the removal of effective shading vegetation where perennial streams are crossed by the Pacific Connector right-of-way. This change would potentially affect an estimated total of three acres of effective shading vegetation at approximately five perennial stream crossings in the East Fork of Cow Creek subwatershed from pipeline mileposts (MP) 109 to 110 in Sections 16 and 21, T.32S., R.2W., W.M., OR. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment applicable only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.8(a)(3)(i)--The plan must include plan components ``to maintain or restore the ecological integrity of riparian areas in the plan area, including plan components to maintain or restore structure, function, composition, and connectivity.'' [[Page 28842]] UNF-2--Project-Specific Amendment To Allow the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project in Riparian Areas: The Umpqua National Forest LRMP would be amended to change prescriptions C2-II (LRMP IV-173) and C2-IV (LRMP IV-177) to allow the Pacific Connector pipeline route to run parallel to the East Fork of Cow Creek for approximately 0.1 mile between about pipeline MPs 109.5 and 109.6 in Section 21, T.32S., R.2W., W.M., OR. This change would potentially affect approximately one acre of riparian vegetation along the East Fork of Cow Creek. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment applicable only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.8(a)(3)(i)--The plan must include plan components to ``maintain or restore the ecological integrity of riparian areas in the plan area, including plan components to maintain or restore structure, function, composition, and connectivity.'' UNF-3--Project-Specific Amendment To Exempt Limitations on Detrimental Soil Conditions Within the Pacific Connector Right-of-Way in All Management Areas The Umpqua National Forest LRMP would be amended to exempt limitations on the area affected by detrimental soil conditions from displacement and compaction within the Pacific Connector right-of-way. Standards and Guidelines for Soils (LRMP page IV-67) requires that not more than 20 percent of the project area have detrimental compaction, displacement, or puddling after completion of a project. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment applicable only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.8(a)(2)(ii)--[The plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] soils and soil productivity, including guidance to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation. UNF-4--Reallocation of Matrix Lands to LSR The Umpqua National Forest LRMP would be amended to change the designation of approximately 588 acres from Matrix land allocations to the LSR land allocation in Sections 7, 18, and 19, T.32S., R.2W.; and Sections 13 and 24, T.32S., R.3W., W.M., OR. This change in land allocation is proposed to partially mitigate the potential adverse impact of the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project on LSR 223 on the Umpqua National Forest. This is a plan level amendment that would change future management direction for the lands reallocated from Matrix to LSR. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.8(a)(1)(i)--[the plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] Interdependence of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the plan area. Sec. 219.8(b)(1)--[the plan must include plan components to guide the plan area's contribution to social and economic sustainability] social, cultural and economic conditions relevant to the area influenced by the plan. Sec. 219.9(b)(1) ``The responsible official shall determine whether or not the plan components required by paragraph (a) of this section provide the ecological conditions necessary to: contribute to the recovery of federally listed threatened and endangered species, conserve proposed and candidate species, and maintain a viable population of each species of conservation concern within the plan area,'' and Sec. 219.9(a)(2)(ii)--[the plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] ``Rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities.'' If any of the proposed amendments to the Umpqua NF LRMP described above are determined to be ``directly related'' to a substantive rule requirement, the Responsible Official must apply that requirement within the scope and scale of the proposed amendment and, if necessary, make adjustments to the proposed amendment to meet the rule requirement (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5) and (6)). Amendment of the Rogue River National Forest LRMP RRNF-2--Project Specific Amendment of Visual Quality Objectives (VQO) on the Big Elk Road The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to change the VQO where the Pacific Connector pipeline route crosses the Big Elk Road at about pipeline MP 161.4 in Section 16, T.37S., R.4E., W.M., OR, from Foreground Retention (Management Strategy 6, LRMP page 4-72) to Foreground Partial Retention (Management Strategy 7, LRMP page 4-86) and allow 10-15 years for amended VQO to be attained. The existing Standards and Guidelines for VQO in Foreground Retention where the Pacific Connector pipeline route crosses the Big Elk Road require that VQOs be met within one year of completion of the project and that management activities not be visually evident. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment that would apply only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project in the vicinity of Big Elk Road and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.10(a)(1)--[. . .the responsible official shall consider: . . .] (1) Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . . viewsheds. . . . Sec. 219.10(b)(i)--[the responsible official shall consider] Sustainable recreation; including recreation settings, opportunities, . . . and scenic character. . . . RRNF-3--Project--Specific Amendment of VQO on the Pacific Crest Trail The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to change the VQO where the Pacific Connector pipeline route crosses the Pacific Crest Trail at about pipeline MP 168 in Section 32, T.37S., R.5E., W.M., OR, from Foreground Partial Retention (Management Strategy 7, LRMP page 4-86) to Modification (USDA Forest Service Agricultural Handbook 478) and to allow 15-20 years for amended VQOs to be attained. The existing Standards and Guidelines for VQOs in Foreground Partial Retention in the area where the Pacific Connector pipeline route crosses the Pacific Crest Trail require that visual [[Page 28843]] mitigation measures meet the stated VQO within three years of the completion of the project and that management activities be visually subordinate to the landscape. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment that would apply only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project in the vicinity of the Pacific Crest Trail and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.10(a)(1)--[. . .the responsible official shall consider: . . .] (1) Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . . viewsheds. . . . Sec. 219.10(b)(i)--[the responsible official shall consider] Sustainable recreation; including recreation settings, opportunities, . . . and scenic character. . . . RRNF-4--Project-Specific Amendment of Visual Quality Objectives Adjacent to Highway 140 The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to allow 10- 15 years to meet the VQO of Middleground Partial Retention between Pacific Connector pipeline MPs 156.3 to 156.8 and 157.2 to 157.5 in Sections 11 and 12, T.37S., R.3E., W.M., OR. Standards and Guidelines for Middleground Partial Retention (Management Strategy 9, LRMP Page 4- 112) require that VQOs for a given location be achieved within three years of completion of the project. Approximately 0.8 miles or 9 acres of the Pacific Connector right-of-way in the Middleground Partial Retention VQO visible at distances of 0.75 to 5 miles from State Highway 140 would be affected by this amendment. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment that would apply only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project in Sections 11 and 12, T.37S., R.3E., W.M., OR, and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.10(a)(1)--[. . .the responsible official shall consider: . . .] (1) Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . . viewsheds. . . . Sec. 219.10(b)(i)--[the responsible official shall consider] Sustainable recreation; including recreation settings, opportunities, . . . and scenic character. . . . RRNF-5--Project-Specific Amendment To Allow the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project in Management Strategy 26, Restricted Riparian Areas The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to allow the Pacific Connector right-of-way to cross the Restricted Riparian land allocation. This would potentially affect approximately 2.5 acres of the Restricted Riparian Management Strategy at one perennial stream crossing on the South Fork of Little Butte Creek at about pipeline MP 162.45 in Section 15, T.37S., R.4E., W.M., OR. Standards and Guidelines for the Restricted Riparian land allocation prescribe locating transmission corridors outside of this land allocation (Management Strategy 26, LRMP page 4-308,). The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a site-specific amendment applicable only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.8(a)(3)(i)--The plan must include plan components to maintain or restore the ecological integrity of riparian areas in the plan area, including plan components to maintain or restore structure, function, composition, and connectivity RRNF-6--Site-Specific Amendment To Exempt Limitations on Detrimental Soil Conditions Within the Pacific Connector Right-of-Way in All Management Areas The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to exempt limitations on areas affected by detrimental soil conditions from displacement and compaction within the Pacific Connector right-of-way in all affected Management Strategies. Standards and Guidelines for detrimental soil impacts in affected Management Strategies require that no more than 10 percent of an activity area should be compacted, puddled or displaced upon completion of project (not including permanent roads or landings). No more than 20 percent of the area should be displaced or compacted under circumstances resulting from previous management practices including roads and landings. Permanent recreation facilities or other permanent facilities are exempt (RRNF LRMP 4-41, 4-83, 4-97, 4-123, 4-177, 4-307). The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment applicable only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: 219.8(a)(2)(ii)--[The plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] soils and soil productivity, including guidance to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation. RRNF-7--Reallocation of Matrix Lands to LSR The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to change the designation of approximately 512 acres from Matrix land allocations to the LSR land allocation in Section 32, T.36S., R.4E. W.M., OR. This change in land allocation is proposed to partially mitigate the potential adverse impact of the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project on LSR 227 on the Rogue River National Forest. This is a plan level amendment that would change future management direction for the lands reallocated from Matrix to LSR. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.8(a)(1)(i)--[the plan must include plan components to maintain or restore] Interdependence of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the plan area. Sec. 219.8(b)(1)--[the plan must include plan components to guide the plan area's contribution to social and economic sustainability] Social, cultural and economic conditions relevant to the area influenced by the plan. Sec. 219.9(b)(1) The responsible official shall determine whether or not the plan components required by paragraph (a) of this section provide the ecological conditions necessary to: Contribute to the recovery of federally listed threatened and endangered species, conserve proposed and candidate species, and maintain a viable population of each species of [[Page 28844]] conservation concern within the plan area, and Sec. 219.9(a)(2)(ii)- [the plan must include plan components to maintain or restore: . . .] (ii) Rare aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal communities. If any of the proposed amendments to the Rogue River NF LRMP described above are determined to be ``directly related'' to a substantive rule requirement, the Responsible Official must apply that requirement within the scope and scale of the proposed amendment and, if necessary, make adjustments to the proposed amendment to meet the rule requirement (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5) and (6)). Amendment of the Winema National Forest LRMP WNF-1--Project -Specific Amendment To Allow Pacific Connector Pipeline Project in Management Area 3 The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to change the Standards and Guidelines for Management Area 3 (MA-3) (LRMP page 4-103- 4, Lands) to allow the 95-foot-wide Pacific Connector pipeline project in MA-3 from the Forest Boundary in Section 32, T.37S., R.5E., W.M., OR, to the Clover Creek Road corridor in Section 4, T.38S, R.5. E., W.M., OR. Standards and Guidelines for MA-3 state that the area is currently an avoidance area for new utility corridors. This proposed Pacific Connector Pipeline Project is approximately 1.5 miles long and occupies approximately 17 acres within MA-3. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements. This is a project-specific plan amendment applicable only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.10(a)(1)--[the responsible official shall consider] Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . . viewsheds. . .. Sec. 219.10(b)(i)--[the responsible official shall consider] Sustainable recreation; including recreation settings, opportunities, . . . and scenic character . . . . WNF-2--Project-Specific Amendment of VQO on the Dead Indian Memorial Highway The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to allow 10-15 years to achieve the VQO of Foreground Retention where the Pacific Connector right-of-way crosses the Dead Indian Memorial Highway at approximately pipeline MP 168.8 in Section 33, T.37S., R.5E., W. M., OR. Standards and Guidelines for Scenic Management, Foreground Retention (LRMP 4-103, MA 3A, Foreground Retention) requires VQOs for a given location be achieved within one year of completion of the project. The Forest Service proposes to allow 10-15 years to meet the specified VQO at this location. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment that would apply only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project in the vicinity of the Dead Indian Memorial Highway and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.10(a)(1)--[. . .the responsible official shall consider: . . .] (1) Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . . viewsheds . . . . Sec. 219.10(b)(i)--[the responsible official shall consider] Sustainable recreation; including recreation settings, opportunities, . . . and scenic character . . . . WNF-3--Project--Specific Amendment of VQO Adjacent to the Clover Creek Road The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to allow 10-15 years to meet the VQO for Scenic Management, Foreground Partial Retention, where the Pacific Connector right-of-way is adjacent to the Clover Creek Road from approximately pipeline MP 170 to 175 in Sections 2, 3, 4, 11, and 12, T.38S., R.5E., and Sections 7 and 18, T.38S., R.6E., W.M., OR. This change would potentially affect approximately 50 acres. Standards and Guidelines for Foreground Partial Retention (LRMP, page 4-107, MA 3B) require that VQOs be met within three years of completion of a project. The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment that would apply only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project in the vicinity of Clover Creek Road and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.10(a)(1)--[. . .the responsible official shall consider: . . .] (1) Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . . viewsheds . . . . Sec. 219.10(b)(i)--[the responsible official shall consider] Sustainable recreation; including recreation settings, opportunities, . . . and scenic character. . . . WNF-4--Project--Specific Amendment To Exempt Limitations on Detrimental Soil Conditions Within the Pacific Connector Right-of-Way in All Management Areas The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to exempt restrictions on detrimental soil conditions from displacement and compaction within the Pacific Connector right-of-way in all affected management areas. Standards and Guidelines for detrimental soil impacts in all affected management areas require that no more than 20 percent of the activity area be detrimentally compacted, puddled, or displaced upon completion of a project (LRMP page 4-73, 12-5). The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment applicable only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.8(a)(2)(ii)--[The plan must include plan components to maintain or restore . . .] Soils and soil productivity, including guidance to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation WNF-5--Project-Specific Amendment To Exempt Limitations on Detrimental Soil Conditions Within the Pacific Connector Right-of-Way in Management Area 8 The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to exempt restrictions on detrimental soil conditions from displacement and compaction within the Pacific Connector right-of-way within the Management Area 8, Riparian Area (MA-8). This change would potentially affect approximately 0.5 mile or an [[Page 28845]] estimated 9.6 acres of MA-8. Standards and Guidelines for Soil and Water, MA-8 require that not more than 10 percent of the total riparian zone in an activity area be in a detrimental soil condition upon the completion of a project (LRMP page 4-137, 2). The amendment would provide an exception from these standards for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and include specific mitigation measures and project design requirements for the project. This is a project-specific plan amendment applicable only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and would not change future management direction for any other project. The 36 CFR 219 planning rule requirements that are likely to be directly related to this amendment include: Sec. 219.8(a)(2)(ii)--[The plan must include plan components to maintain or restore . . .] ``Soils and soil productivity, including guidance to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation'' If any of the proposed amendments to the Winema NF LRMP described above are determined to be directly related to a substantive rule requirement, the Responsible Official must apply that requirement within the scope and scale of the proposed amendment and, if necessary, make adjustments to the proposed amendment to meet the rule requirement (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5) and (6)). [FR Doc. 2017-13271 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY referred to as scoping. You can make a fact sheet addresses a number of
difference by providing your comments. typically asked questions, including the
Federal Energy Regulatory Your comments should focus on use of eminent domain and how to
Commission potential environmental impacts, participate in the Commission’s
[Docket No. PF17–4–000] reasonable alternatives, and measures to proceedings.
avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
This scoping opportunity is for the Public Participation
Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.;
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P.; entire Project, including actions and For your convenience, there are four
Notice of Intent To Prepare an proposed plan amendments of the methods you can use to submit your
Environmental Impact Statement for Cooperating Agencies listed above. The comments to the Commission. The
the Planned Jordan Cove LNG Forest Service also seeks comments Commission encourages electronic filing
Terminal and Pacific Connector specific to the 2012 planning rule of comments and has expert staff
Pipeline Projects, Request for requirements at §§ 219.8 through 219.11 available to assist you by phone at (202)
Comments on Environmental Issues, that are likely to be directly related to 502–8258 or via email at
and Notice of Public Scoping the proposed amendments. To ensure FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
Sessions; Correction that your comments are timely and carefully follow these instructions so
properly recorded, please send your that your comments are properly
The staff of the Federal Energy comments so that the Commission recorded. If you include personal
Regulatory Commission (FERC or receives them in Washington, DC on or information along with your comments,
Commission) will prepare an before July 10, 2017. please be aware that this information
environmental impact statement (EIS) If you submitted comments on this (address, phone number, and/or email
that will discuss the impacts of the project before February 10, 2017, you address) would become publicly
planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and will need to refile those comments in available in the Commission’s eLibrary.
Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects FERC Docket No. PF17–4–000 to ensure You can file your comments
(collectively referred to as the Project). they are considered as part of this electronically using the eComment
The FERC is the lead federal agency for proceeding. If you sent comments on a feature on the Commission’s Web site
the preparation of the EIS. The U.S. previous iteration of this project, you (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. will also need to refile those comments Documents and Filings. This is an easy
Department of Energy (DOE), Bureau of in FERC Docket No. PF17–4–000. method for submitting brief, text-only
Land Management (BLM), Bureau of This notice is being sent to the comments on a project;
Reclamation (Reclamation), U.S. Forest Commission’s current environmental
Service (Forest Service), and the mailing list for the Project. State and You can file your comments
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) local government representatives should electronically by using the eFiling
are Cooperating Agencies and can adopt notify their constituents of this project feature on the Commission’s Web site
the EIS for their respective purposes and and encourage them to comment on (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
permitting actions. their areas of concern. Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. If you are a landowner receiving this you can provide comments in a variety
(JCEP) plans to construct and operate a notice, a PCGP company representative of formats by attaching them as a file
liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, may contact you about the acquisition of with your submission. New eFiling
storage, and export facility in Coos an easement to construct, operate, and users must first create an account by
County, Oregon. Pacific Connector Gas maintain the planned pipeline. The clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing
Pipeline, L.P. (PCGP) plans to construct company would seek to negotiate a a comment on a particular project,
and operate an interstate natural gas mutually acceptable agreement. please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
transmission pipeline and associated However, if the Commission approves the filing type; or
facilities in Coos, Douglas, Jackson, and the project, that approval conveys with You can file a paper copy of your
Klamath Counties, Oregon. The it the right of eminent domain. comments by mailing them to the
Commission will use this EIS in its Therefore, if easement negotiations fail following address. Be sure to include
decision-making process to determine to produce an agreement, the pipeline docket number PF17–4–000 with your
whether the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal company could initiate condemnation submission: Kimberly D. Bose,
is in the public interest and the Pacific proceedings where compensation would Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Connector Pipeline is in the public be determined in accordance with state Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
convenience and necessity. Other law. 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
federal agencies may adopt the EIS A fact sheet prepared by the FERC In lieu of sending written or
when making their respective entitled An Interstate Natural Gas electronic comments, the Commission
determinations or decisions. Facility On My Land? What Do I Need invites you to attend one the public
This notice announces the opening of To Know? is available for viewing on scoping sessions its staff will conduct in
the public comment period, commonly the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This the project area, scheduled as follows:
Date and time Location
Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m ...................................... Sunset Middle School, Library and Commons Rooms, 245 South
Cammann Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420.
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m ................................ Umpqua Community College, Jackson Hall, Rooms 11 & 12, 1140
Umpqua College Road, Roseburg, OR 97470.
Thursday, June 29, 2017, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m .................................... Oregon Institute of Technology, College Union Building, Mt. Bailey and
Mt. Theilsen Rooms, 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601.
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BLM would consider one or more is the Forest Supervisor of the Umpqua directly related to this amendment
amendments to: National Forest. If the Forest Service include:
Make changes to land use allocations adopts the FERC EIS for the Pacific § 219.9(a)(2)(ii)—[the plan must
along the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Connector Pipeline Project (in FERC include plan components to maintain or
route; Docket No. PF17–4–000), the Forest
Make changes to the management restore] ‘‘Rare aquatic and terrestrial
Supervisor of the Umpqua National
direction for Late Successional Reserves plant and animal communities.’’
Forest will make the following decisions
(LSR) specifically where the Pacific and determinations: § 219.9(b)(1)—The responsible official
Connector Gas Pipeline route crosses Decide whether to amend the LRMPs shall determine whether or not the plan
LSR, for this project only; of the Umpqua, Rogue River, and components required by paragraph (a)
Consider designating a utility corridor provide ecological conditions necessary
Winema National Forests as proposed or
coinciding with the Pacific Connector to: . . . maintain viable populations of
as described in an alternative.
Gas Pipeline route; each species of conservation concern
Make changes to the right-of-way Amendment of Forest Service Land within the plan area.
Avoidance Areas specifically where the Management Plans
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline route If this proposed amendment is
FS–1—Project-Specific Amendment To determined to be directly related to the
would cross these areas.
Second, in accordance with 43 CFR Exempt Management Recommendations substantive rule requirements, the
2882.3(i), the BLM would consider a for Survey and Manage Species on the Responsible Official must apply those
right-of-way grant in response to Pacific Umpqua National Forest, Rogue River requirements within the scope and scale
Connector’s application for the project National Forest, and Winema National of the amendment and, if necessary,
to occupy federal lands, with the Forest LRMPs make adjustments to the amendment to
written concurrence of the Forest Applicable National Forest LRMPs meet these rule requirements (36 CFR
Service and Reclamation. Each agency would be amended to exempt certain 219.13 (b)(5) and (6)).
may submit specific stipulations, known sites within the area of the
including mitigation measures, for Amendment of the Umpqua National
proposed Pacific Connector right-of-way Forest LRMP
inclusion in the right-of-way grant grant from the Management
related to lands, facilities, and Recommendations required by the 2001 UNF–1—Project-Specific Amendment
easements within their respective ‘‘Record of Decision and Standards and To Allow Removal of Effective Shade on
jurisdictions. Guidelines for Amendments to the Perennial Streams:
The Secretary of the Interior has Survey and Manage, Protection Buffer,
delegated to the BLM the authority, and other Mitigation Measures The Umpqua National Forest LRMP
under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Standards and Guidelines. For known would be amended to exempt the
to grant a right-of-way in response to sites within the proposed right-of-way Standards and Guidelines for Fisheries
Pacific Connector’s application for a that cannot be avoided, the 2001 (Umpqua National Forest LRMP, page
natural gas transmission pipeline across Management Recommendations for IV–33, Forest-Wide) to allow the
federal lands, with consent of affected protection of known sites of Survey and removal of effective shading vegetation
surface managing agencies. The Manage species would not apply. For where perennial streams are crossed by
Responsible Official for amendments of known sites located outside the the Pacific Connector right-of-way. This
BLM RMPs and issuance of the right-of- proposed right-of-way but with an change would potentially affect an
way grant, should one be issued, is the overlapping protection buffer only that estimated total of three acres of effective
BLM Oregon/Washington State Director. portion of the buffer within the right-of- shading vegetation at approximately five
Reclamation’s Responsible Official for way would be exempt from the perennial stream crossings in the East
concurrence of the right-of-way grant, if protection requirements of the
issued by BLM, is the Area Manager of Fork of Cow Creek subwatershed from
Management Recommendations. Those pipeline mileposts (MP) 109 to 110 in
the Mid-Pacific Region’s Klamath Basin Management Recommendations would
Area Office. Sections 16 and 21, T.32S., R.2W.,
remain in effect for that portion of the W.M., OR. The amendment would
If the BLM adopts the FERC EIS for protection buffer that is outside of the
the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project provide an exception from these
right of way. The proposed amendment standards for the Pacific Connector
(in FERC Docket No. PF17–4–000), the would not exempt the Forest Service
Oregon/Washington State Director of the Pipeline Project and include specific
from the requirements of the 2001
BLM would use this EIS in the decision- mitigation measures and project design
Survey and Manage Record of Decision,
making process to: requirements for the project. This is a
as modified, to maintain species
Grant, grant with conditions, or deny project-specific plan amendment
persistence for affected Survey and
the right-of-way application, and; applicable only to the Pacific Connector
Consider associated amendments to Manage species within the range of the
northern spotted owl. This is a project- Pipeline Project and would not change
the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon future management direction for any
ROD/RMP and the Southwestern specific plan amendment applicable
only to the Pacific Connector Pipeline other project.
Oregon ROD/RMP where the Project
does not conform to these plans. Project and would not change future The 36 CFR 219 planning rule
management direction for any other requirements that are likely to be
Proposed Actions of the Forest Service project. The amendment would provide directly related to this amendment
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The purpose of and need for the an exception from these standards for include: § 219.8(a)(3)(i)—The plan must
proposed action by the Forest Service is the Pacific Connector Project and include plan components ‘‘to maintain
to consider amending affected National include specific mitigation measures or restore the ecological integrity of
Forest land management plans to make and project design requirements for the riparian areas in the plan area,
provision for the Pacific Connector project. including plan components to maintain
right-of-way. The Responsible Official The 36 CFR 219 planning rule or restore structure, function,
for amendment of Forest Service LRMPs requirements that are likely to be composition, and connectivity.’’
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UNF–2—Project-Specific Amendment must include plan components to Amendment of the Rogue River National
To Allow the Pacific Connector Pipeline maintain or restore] soils and soil Forest LRMP
Project in Riparian Areas: productivity, including guidance to RRNF–2—Project Specific Amendment
The Umpqua National Forest LRMP reduce soil erosion and sedimentation. of Visual Quality Objectives (VQO) on
would be amended to change UNF–4—Reallocation of Matrix Lands the Big Elk Road
prescriptions C2–II (LRMP IV–173) and to LSR The Rogue River National Forest
C2–IV (LRMP IV–177) to allow the LRMP would be amended to change the
Pacific Connector pipeline route to run The Umpqua National Forest LRMP VQO where the Pacific Connector
parallel to the East Fork of Cow Creek would be amended to change the pipeline route crosses the Big Elk Road
for approximately 0.1 mile between designation of approximately 588 acres at about pipeline MP 161.4 in Section
about pipeline MPs 109.5 and 109.6 in from Matrix land allocations to the LSR 16, T.37S., R.4E., W.M., OR, from
Section 21, T.32S., R.2W., W.M., OR. land allocation in Sections 7, 18, and Foreground Retention (Management
This change would potentially affect 19, T.32S., R.2W.; and Sections 13 and Strategy 6, LRMP page 4–72) to
approximately one acre of riparian 24, T.32S., R.3W., W.M., OR. This Foreground Partial Retention
vegetation along the East Fork of Cow change in land allocation is proposed to (Management Strategy 7, LRMP page 4–
Creek. The amendment would provide partially mitigate the potential adverse 86) and allow 10–15 years for amended
an exception from these standards for impact of the Pacific Connector Pipeline VQO to be attained. The existing
the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project Standards and Guidelines for VQO in
Project on LSR 223 on the Umpqua
and include specific mitigation Foreground Retention where the Pacific
National Forest. This is a plan level
measures and project design Connector pipeline route crosses the Big
requirements for the project. This is a amendment that would change future
management direction for the lands Elk Road require that VQOs be met
project-specific plan amendment within one year of completion of the
applicable only to the Pacific Connector reallocated from Matrix to LSR.
project and that management activities
Pipeline Project and would not change The 36 CFR 219 planning rule not be visually evident. The amendment
future management direction for any requirements that are likely to be would provide an exception from these
other project. directly related to this amendment standards for the Pacific Connector
The 36 CFR 219 planning rule include: Pipeline Project and include specific
requirements that are likely to be § 219.8(a)(1)(i)—[the plan must mitigation measures and project design
directly related to this amendment requirements for the project. This is a
include plan components to maintain or
include: § 219.8(a)(3)(i)—The plan must project-specific plan amendment that
restore] Interdependence of terrestrial
include plan components to ‘‘maintain would apply only to the Pacific
or restore the ecological integrity of and aquatic ecosystems in the plan area.
Connector Pipeline Project in the
riparian areas in the plan area, § 219.8(b)(1)—[the plan must include vicinity of Big Elk Road and would not
including plan components to maintain plan components to guide the plan change future management direction for
or restore structure, function, area’s contribution to social and any other project.
composition, and connectivity.’’ economic sustainability] social, cultural The 36 CFR 219 planning rule
and economic conditions relevant to the requirements that are likely to be
UNF–3—Project-Specific Amendment
To Exempt Limitations on Detrimental area influenced by the plan. directly related to this amendment
Soil Conditions Within the Pacific § 219.9(b)(1) ‘‘The responsible official include:
Connector Right-of-Way in All shall determine whether or not the plan § 219.10(a)(1)—[. . .the responsible
Management Areas components required by paragraph (a) of official shall consider: . . .] (1)
this section provide the ecological Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . .
The Umpqua National Forest LRMP viewsheds. . . .
would be amended to exempt conditions necessary to: contribute to
§ 219.10(b)(i)—[the responsible
limitations on the area affected by the recovery of federally listed
official shall consider] Sustainable
detrimental soil conditions from threatened and endangered species, recreation; including recreation settings,
displacement and compaction within conserve proposed and candidate opportunities, . . . and scenic
the Pacific Connector right-of-way. species, and maintain a viable character. . . .
Standards and Guidelines for Soils population of each species of
(LRMP page IV–67) requires that not conservation concern within the plan RRNF–3—Project—Specific
more than 20 percent of the project area area,’’ and Amendment of VQO on the Pacific Crest
have detrimental compaction, Trail
§ 219.9(a)(2)(ii)—[the plan must
displacement, or puddling after include plan components to maintain or The Rogue River National Forest
completion of a project. The amendment restore] ‘‘Rare aquatic and terrestrial LRMP would be amended to change the
would provide an exception from these plant and animal communities.’’ VQO where the Pacific Connector
standards for the Pacific Connector pipeline route crosses the Pacific Crest
Pipeline Project and include specific If any of the proposed amendments to Trail at about pipeline MP 168 in
mitigation measures and project design the Umpqua NF LRMP described above Section 32, T.37S., R.5E., W.M., OR,
requirements for the project. This is a are determined to be ‘‘directly related’’ from Foreground Partial Retention
project-specific plan amendment to a substantive rule requirement, the (Management Strategy 7, LRMP page 4–
applicable only to the Pacific Connector Responsible Official must apply that 86) to Modification (USDA Forest
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Pipeline Project and would not change requirement within the scope and scale Service Agricultural Handbook 478) and
future management direction for any of the proposed amendment and, if to allow 15–20 years for amended VQOs
other project. necessary, make adjustments to the to be attained. The existing Standards
The 36 CFR 219 planning rule proposed amendment to meet the rule and Guidelines for VQOs in Foreground
requirements that are likely to be requirement (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5) and Partial Retention in the area where the
directly related to this amendment (6)). Pacific Connector pipeline route crosses
include: § 219.8(a)(2)(ii)—[The plan the Pacific Crest Trail require that visual
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mitigation measures meet the stated Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . . landings). No more than 20 percent of
VQO within three years of the viewsheds. . . . the area should be displaced or
completion of the project and that § 219.10(b)(i)—[the responsible compacted under circumstances
management activities be visually official shall consider] Sustainable resulting from previous management
subordinate to the landscape. The recreation; including recreation settings, practices including roads and landings.
amendment would provide an exception opportunities, . . . and scenic Permanent recreation facilities or other
from these standards for the Pacific character. . . . permanent facilities are exempt (RRNF
Connector Pipeline Project and include RRNF–5—Project-Specific Amendment LRMP 4–41, 4–83, 4–97, 4–123, 4–177,
specific mitigation measures and project To Allow the Pacific Connector Pipeline 4–307). The amendment would provide
design requirements for the project. This Project in Management Strategy 26, an exception from these standards for
is a project-specific plan amendment Restricted Riparian Areas the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project
that would apply only to the Pacific and include specific mitigation
Connector Pipeline Project in the The Rogue River National Forest measures and project design
vicinity of the Pacific Crest Trail and LRMP would be amended to allow the requirements for the project. This is a
would not change future management Pacific Connector right-of-way to cross project-specific plan amendment
direction for any other project. the Restricted Riparian land allocation. applicable only to the Pacific Connector
The 36 CFR 219 planning rule This would potentially affect Pipeline Project and would not change
requirements that are likely to be approximately 2.5 acres of the future management direction for any
directly related to this amendment Restricted Riparian Management other project.
include: Strategy at one perennial stream The 36 CFR 219 planning rule
§ 219.10(a)(1)—[. . .the responsible crossing on the South Fork of Little requirements that are likely to be
official shall consider: . . .] (1) Butte Creek at about pipeline MP 162.45 directly related to this amendment
Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . . in Section 15, T.37S., R.4E., W.M., OR. include:
viewsheds. . . . Standards and Guidelines for the 219.8(a)(2)(ii)—[The plan must
§ 219.10(b)(i)—[the responsible Restricted Riparian land allocation include plan components to maintain or
official shall consider] Sustainable prescribe locating transmission restore] soils and soil productivity,
recreation; including recreation settings, corridors outside of this land allocation including guidance to reduce soil
opportunities, . . . and scenic (Management Strategy 26, LRMP page erosion and sedimentation.
character. . . . 4–308,). The amendment would provide
an exception from these standards for RRNF–7—Reallocation of Matrix Lands
RRNF–4—Project-Specific Amendment to LSR
the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project
of Visual Quality Objectives Adjacent to
and include specific mitigation The Rogue River National Forest
Highway 140
measures and project design LRMP would be amended to change the
The Rogue River National Forest requirements for the project. This is a designation of approximately 512 acres
LRMP would be amended to allow 10– site-specific amendment applicable only from Matrix land allocations to the LSR
15 years to meet the VQO of to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project land allocation in Section 32, T.36S.,
Middleground Partial Retention and would not change future R.4E. W.M., OR. This change in land
between Pacific Connector pipeline MPs management direction for any other allocation is proposed to partially
156.3 to 156.8 and 157.2 to 157.5 in project. mitigate the potential adverse impact of
Sections 11 and 12, T.37S., R.3E., W.M., The 36 CFR 219 planning rule the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project
OR. Standards and Guidelines for requirements that are likely to be on LSR 227 on the Rogue River National
Middleground Partial Retention directly related to this amendment Forest. This is a plan level amendment
(Management Strategy 9, LRMP Page 4– include: that would change future management
112) require that VQOs for a given § 219.8(a)(3)(i)—The plan must direction for the lands reallocated from
location be achieved within three years include plan components to maintain or Matrix to LSR.
of completion of the project. restore the ecological integrity of The 36 CFR 219 planning rule
Approximately 0.8 miles or 9 acres of riparian areas in the plan area, requirements that are likely to be
the Pacific Connector right-of-way in the including plan components to maintain directly related to this amendment
Middleground Partial Retention VQO or restore structure, function, include:
visible at distances of 0.75 to 5 miles composition, and connectivity § 219.8(a)(1)(i)—[the plan must
from State Highway 140 would be include plan components to maintain or
RRNF–6—Site-Specific Amendment To
affected by this amendment. The restore] Interdependence of terrestrial
Exempt Limitations on Detrimental Soil
amendment would provide an exception and aquatic ecosystems in the plan area.
Conditions Within the Pacific Connector § 219.8(b)(1)—[the plan must include
from these standards for the Pacific
Right-of-Way in All Management Areas plan components to guide the plan
Connector Pipeline Project and include
specific mitigation measures and project The Rogue River National Forest area’s contribution to social and
design requirements for the project. This LRMP would be amended to exempt economic sustainability] Social, cultural
is a project-specific plan amendment limitations on areas affected by and economic conditions relevant to the
that would apply only to the Pacific detrimental soil conditions from area influenced by the plan.
Connector Pipeline Project in Sections displacement and compaction within § 219.9(b)(1) The responsible official
11 and 12, T.37S., R.3E., W.M., OR, and the Pacific Connector right-of-way in all shall determine whether or not the plan
affected Management Strategies. components required by paragraph (a) of
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would not change future management
direction for any other project. Standards and Guidelines for this section provide the ecological
The 36 CFR 219 planning rule detrimental soil impacts in affected conditions necessary to: Contribute to
requirements that are likely to be Management Strategies require that no the recovery of federally listed
directly related to this amendment more than 10 percent of an activity area threatened and endangered species,
include: should be compacted, puddled or conserve proposed and candidate
§ 219.10(a)(1)—[. . .the responsible displaced upon completion of project species, and maintain a viable
official shall consider: . . .] (1) (not including permanent roads or population of each species of
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conservation concern within the plan to achieve the VQO of Foreground would not change future management
area, and Retention where the Pacific Connector direction for any other project.
§ 219.9(a)(2)(ii)– [the plan must right-of-way crosses the Dead Indian The 36 CFR 219 planning rule
include plan components to maintain or Memorial Highway at approximately requirements that are likely to be
restore: . . .] (ii) Rare aquatic and pipeline MP 168.8 in Section 33, T.37S., directly related to this amendment
terrestrial plant and animal R.5E., W. M., OR. Standards and include:
communities. Guidelines for Scenic Management, § 219.10(a)(1)—[. . .the responsible
If any of the proposed amendments to Foreground Retention (LRMP 4–103, official shall consider: . . .] (1)
the Rogue River NF LRMP described MA 3A, Foreground Retention) requires Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . .
above are determined to be ‘‘directly VQOs for a given location be achieved viewsheds . . . .
related’’ to a substantive rule within one year of completion of the § 219.10(b)(i)—[the responsible
requirement, the Responsible Official project. The Forest Service proposes to official shall consider] Sustainable
must apply that requirement within the allow 10–15 years to meet the specified recreation; including recreation settings,
scope and scale of the proposed VQO at this location. The amendment opportunities, . . . and scenic
amendment and, if necessary, make would provide an exception from these character. . . .
adjustments to the proposed standards for the Pacific Connector WNF–4—Project—Specific Amendment
amendment to meet the rule Pipeline Project and include specific To Exempt Limitations on Detrimental
requirement (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5) and mitigation measures and project design
(6)). Soil Conditions Within the Pacific
requirements for the project. This is a Connector Right-of-Way in All
Amendment of the Winema National project-specific plan amendment that Management Areas
Forest LRMP would apply only to the Pacific
Connector Pipeline Project in the The Winema National Forest LRMP
WNF–1—Project -Specific Amendment vicinity of the Dead Indian Memorial would be amended to exempt
To Allow Pacific Connector Pipeline Highway and would not change future restrictions on detrimental soil
Project in Management Area 3 management direction for any other conditions from displacement and
The Winema National Forest LRMP project. compaction within the Pacific
would be amended to change the Connector right-of-way in all affected
The 36 CFR 219 planning rule
Standards and Guidelines for management areas. Standards and
requirements that are likely to be
Management Area 3 (MA–3) (LRMP Guidelines for detrimental soil impacts
directly related to this amendment
page 4–103–4, Lands) to allow the 95- in all affected management areas require
include:
foot-wide Pacific Connector pipeline that no more than 20 percent of the
§ 219.10(a)(1)—[. . .the responsible activity area be detrimentally
project in MA–3 from the Forest official shall consider: . . .] (1)
Boundary in Section 32, T.37S., R.5E., compacted, puddled, or displaced upon
Aesthetic values,. . . scenery,. . . completion of a project (LRMP page 4–
W.M., OR, to the Clover Creek Road viewsheds . . . .
corridor in Section 4, T.38S, R.5. E., 73, 12–5). The amendment would
§ 219.10(b)(i)—[the responsible provide an exception from these
W.M., OR. Standards and Guidelines for official shall consider] Sustainable
MA–3 state that the area is currently an standards for the Pacific Connector
recreation; including recreation settings, Pipeline Project and include specific
avoidance area for new utility corridors. opportunities, . . . and scenic
This proposed Pacific Connector mitigation measures and project design
character . . . . requirements for the project. This is a
Pipeline Project is approximately 1.5
miles long and occupies approximately WNF–3—Project—Specific Amendment project-specific plan amendment
17 acres within MA–3. The amendment of VQO Adjacent to the Clover Creek applicable only to the Pacific Connector
would provide an exception from these Road Pipeline Project and would not change
standards for the Pacific Connector future management direction for any
The Winema National Forest LRMP other project.
Pipeline Project and include specific
would be amended to allow 10–15 years The 36 CFR 219 planning rule
mitigation measures and project design
to meet the VQO for Scenic requirements that are likely to be
requirements. This is a project-specific
Management, Foreground Partial directly related to this amendment
plan amendment applicable only to the
Retention, where the Pacific Connector include:
Pacific Connector Pipeline Project and
right-of-way is adjacent to the Clover § 219.8(a)(2)(ii)—[The plan must
would not change future management
Creek Road from approximately include plan components to maintain or
direction for any other project.
The 36 CFR 219 planning rule pipeline MP 170 to 175 in Sections 2, restore . . .] Soils and soil productivity,
requirements that are likely to be 3, 4, 11, and 12, T.38S., R.5E., and including guidance to reduce soil
directly related to this amendment Sections 7 and 18, T.38S., R.6E., W.M., erosion and sedimentation
include: OR. This change would potentially
affect approximately 50 acres. Standards WNF–5—Project-Specific Amendment
§ 219.10(a)(1)—[the responsible To Exempt Limitations on Detrimental
official shall consider] Aesthetic and Guidelines for Foreground Partial
Retention (LRMP, page 4–107, MA 3B) Soil Conditions Within the Pacific
values,. . . scenery,. . . viewsheds. . .. Connector Right-of-Way in Management
§ 219.10(b)(i)—[the responsible require that VQOs be met within three
years of completion of a project. The Area 8
official shall consider] Sustainable
recreation; including recreation settings, amendment would provide an exception The Winema National Forest LRMP
from these standards for the Pacific would be amended to exempt
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opportunities, . . . and scenic character
. . . . Connector Pipeline Project and include restrictions on detrimental soil
specific mitigation measures and project conditions from displacement and
WNF–2—Project-Specific Amendment design requirements for the project. This compaction within the Pacific
of VQO on the Dead Indian Memorial is a project-specific plan amendment Connector right-of-way within the
Highway that would apply only to the Pacific Management Area 8, Riparian Area
The Winema National Forest LRMP Connector Pipeline Project in the (MA–8). This change would potentially
would be amended to allow 10–15 years vicinity of Clover Creek Road and affect approximately 0.5 mile or an
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estimated 9.6 acres of MA–8. Standards Accession Number: 20170619–5183. requirements, interventions, protests,
and Guidelines for Soil and Water, MA– Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/10/17. service, and qualifying facilities filings
8 require that not more than 10 percent Docket Numbers: EG17–118–000. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
of the total riparian zone in an activity Applicants: CA Flats Solar 130, LLC. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
area be in a detrimental soil condition Description: Notice of Self- other information, call (866) 208–3676
upon the completion of a project (LRMP Certification of Exempt Wholesale (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
page 4–137, 2). The amendment would Generator Status of CA Flats Solar 130, Dated: June 20, 2017.
provide an exception from these LLC. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
standards for the Pacific Connector Filed Date: 6/20/17.
Deputy Secretary.
Pipeline Project and include specific Accession Number: 20170620–5034.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17. [FR Doc. 2017–13266 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]
mitigation measures and project design
requirements for the project. This is a BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Take notice that the Commission
project-specific plan amendment received the following electric rate
applicable only to the Pacific Connector filings: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Pipeline Project and would not change Docket Numbers: ER11–4450–001;
future management direction for any ER11–4449–001. Federal Energy Regulatory
other project. Applicants: Starion Energy NY, Inc., Commission
The 36 CFR 219 planning rule Starion Energy Inc.
requirements that are likely to be Description: Notice of Non-Material Combined Notice of Filings #1
directly related to this amendment Changes in Status of Starion Energy NY,
include: Take notice that the Commission
Inc., et al.
§ 219.8(a)(2)(ii)—[The plan must Filed Date: 6/19/17. received the following electric rate
include plan components to maintain or Accession Number: 20170619–5173. filings:
restore . . .] ‘‘Soils and soil Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/10/17. Docket Numbers: ER10–3124–005;
productivity, including guidance to Docket Numbers: ER17–1867–000. ER10–3129–005; ER10–3130–005;
reduce soil erosion and sedimentation’’ Applicants: PacifiCorp. ER10–3132–005; ER10–3134–005;
If any of the proposed amendments to Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: BPA ER10–3137–005
the Winema NF LRMP described above General Transfer Agreement (West) Rev Applicants: Noble Altona Windpark,
are determined to be directly related to 9 to be effective 1/1/2017. LLC, Noble Bliss Windpark, LLC, Noble
a substantive rule requirement, the Filed Date: 6/19/17. Chateaugay Windpark, LLC, Noble
Responsible Official must apply that Accession Number: 20170619–5157. Clinton Windpark I, LLC, Noble
requirement within the scope and scale Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/10/17. Ellenburg Windpark, LLC, Noble
of the proposed amendment and, if Docket Numbers: ER17–1868–000. Wethersfield Windpark, LLC.
necessary, make adjustments to the Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Description: Triennial Market Power
proposed amendment to meet the rule Inc. Analysis for the Northeast Region of the
requirement (36 CFR 219.13 (b)(5) and Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Noble Sellers.
(6)). 1977R9 Nemaha-Marshall Electric Filed Date: 6/14/17.
[FR Doc. 2017–13271 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am] Cooperative NITSA and NOA to be Accession Number: 20170614–5213.
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P effective 9/1/2017. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/14/17.
Filed Date: 6/20/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1820–000.
Accession Number: 20170620–5018. Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/17. L.L.C.
Take notice that the Commission Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Federal Energy Regulatory received the following qualifying Original Service Agreement No. 4732,
Commission facility filings: Queue Position #AC1–202 to be
Docket Numbers: QF17–1116–000. effective 5/16/2017.
Combined Notice of Filings #1 Filed Date: 6/14/17.
Applicants: Ultramar Inc.
Take notice that the Commission Description: Form 556 of Ultramar Accession Number: 20170614–5186.
received the following exempt Inc. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/17.
wholesale generator filings: Filed Date: 6/19/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1821–000.
Docket Numbers: EG17–116–000. Accession Number: 20170619–5172. Applicants: Panda Stonewall LLC.
Applicants: Horse Hollow Wind IV, Comments Due: None Applicable. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
LLC. The filings are accessible in the Reactive Supply and Voltage Control
Description: Notice of Self- Commission’s eLibrary system by from Generation to be effective 6/15/
Certification of Exempt Wholesale clicking on the links or querying the 2017.
Generator Status of Horse Hollow Wind docket number. Filed Date: 6/14/17.
IV, LLC. Any person desiring to intervene or Accession Number: 20170614–5207.
Filed Date: 6/19/17. protest in any of the above proceedings Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/17.
Accession Number: 20170619–5179. must file in accordance with Rules 211 Docket Numbers: ER17–1822–000.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/10/17. and 214 of the Commission’s Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
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Docket Numbers: EG17–117–000. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Company.
Applicants: Horse Hollow Wind II, 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Description: Notice of Termination of
LLC. time on the specified comment date. Special Facilities Service Agreement
Description: Notice of Self- Protests may be considered, but No. 36 of Pacific Gas and Electric
Certification of Exempt Wholesale intervention is necessary to become a Company.
Generator Status of Horse Hollow Wind party to the proceeding. Filed Date: 6/14/17.
II, LLC. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Accession Number: 20170614–5216.
Filed Date: 6/19/17. information relating to filing Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/5/17.
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