82_FR_36278 82 FR 36130 - Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mountaineer Xpress and Gulf Xpress Projects

82 FR 36130 - Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Mountaineer Xpress and Gulf Xpress Projects

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 148 (August 3, 2017)

Page Range36130-36131
FR Document2017-16346

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-16346]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


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

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.   Docket No. CP16-357-000.
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC   Docket No. CP16-361-000.
 

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Mountaineer XPress Project (MXP), proposed by Columbia Gas 
Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas), and the Gulf XPress Project (GXP), 
proposed by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf), in the 
above-referenced dockets. Columbia Gas requests authorization to 
construct and operate a total of 170.9 miles of natural gas 
transmission pipeline and ancillary facilities in West Virginia, and to 
modify one existing, one approved, and one pending compressor station. 
The MXP would provide about 2,700,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of 
available capacity for transport to Columbia Gas' TCO Pool \1\ for 
delivery to markets

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across Columbia Pipeline Group's system, including the Columbia Gulf 
Leach interconnect with Columbia Gulf. Columbia Gulf requests 
authorization to construct and operate seven new natural gas-fired 
compressor stations and to upgrade one approved compressor station and 
one existing meter station in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The 
GXP would provide about 860,000 Dth/d of natural gas delivery to 
markets in the Gulf Coast region.
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    \1\ The TCO Pool is the main natural gas pooling point for gas 
pricing and trading on Columbia Gas' system. Shippers may make 
deliveries into the TCO Pool from any source of delivery into 
Columbia Gas' system.
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    The EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the MXP and GXP in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC 
staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects would result in 
some adverse and significant environmental impacts. However, if the 
projects are constructed and operated in accordance with applicable 
laws and regulations, the mitigation measures discussed in this EIS, 
and our recommendations, these impacts would be reduced to acceptable 
levels.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Virginia Division of 
Natural Resources, and West Virginia Department of Environmental 
Protection participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of 
this EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special 
expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the 
proposal and may participate in the NEPA analysis. The U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers would adopt and use the EIS to comply with the 
requirements of NEPA before issuing permits for the projects under 
section 404 of the Clean Water Act, which governs the discharge of 
dredged or fill material into waters of the United States (including 
wetlands). Although the cooperating agencies provided input to the 
conclusions and recommendations presented in this EIS, the agencies 
would present their own conclusions and recommendations in their 
respective records of decision (where applicable) for the projects.
    The EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation in West Virginia of the following MXP 
facilities:
     About 164.5 miles of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline extending from Marshall County to Cabell County (MXP-100);
     about 6.0 miles of new 24-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline in Doddridge County (MXP-200);
     three new compressor stations in Doddridge, Calhoun, and 
Jackson Counties (one that also includes a new regulator station);
     two new regulating stations in Jackson and Cabell 
Counties;
     about 296 feet of new, 10-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline at the Ripley Regulator Station to tie Columbia Gas' existing 
X59M1 pipeline into the MXP-100 pipeline in Jackson County;
     an approximately 0.4-mile-long replacement segment of 30-
inch-diameter natural gas pipeline in Cabell County; and
     upgrades to one existing compressor station (Wayne County) 
and two compressor stations (Marshall and Kanawha Counties) that are 
approved or pending, respectively, under separate FERC proceedings.
    The EIS also addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following GXP facilities:
     Seven new compressor stations in Kentucky (Rowan, Garrard, 
and Metcalfe Counties), Tennessee (Davidson and Wayne Counties), and 
Mississippi (Union and Granada Counties);
     upgrades to one approved compressor station in Carter 
County, Kentucky; and
     upgrades at one existing meter station in Boyd County, 
Kentucky.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EIS to federal, state, and 
local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; 
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project areas. Paper copies 
of this EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all 
others received a CD version. In addition, the EIS is available for 
public viewing on the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary 
link. A limited number of copies are available for distribution and 
public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public 
Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 
(202) 502-8371.
    Additional information about the projects is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on General Search, and enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP16-
357 and CP16-361). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. 
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676; for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription 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.

    Dated: July 28, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-16346 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC ............................................................................................................................   Docket No. CP16–357–000.
                                                  Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC ...........................................................................................................................   Docket No. CP16–361–000.


                                                    The staff of the Federal Energy                                  by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC                                  one pending compressor station. The
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                                                  Regulatory Commission (FERC or                                     (Columbia Gulf), in the above-                                      MXP would provide about 2,700,000
                                                  Commission) has prepared a final                                   referenced dockets. Columbia Gas                                    dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of available
                                                  environmental impact statement (EIS)                               requests authorization to construct and                             capacity for transport to Columbia Gas’
                                                  for the Mountaineer XPress Project                                 operate a total of 170.9 miles of natural                           TCO Pool 1 for delivery to markets
                                                  (MXP), proposed by Columbia Gas                                    gas transmission pipeline and ancillary                               1 The TCO Pool is the main natural gas pooling
                                                  Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas), and                              facilities in West Virginia, and to                                 point for gas pricing and trading on Columbia Gas’
                                                  the Gulf XPress Project (GXP), proposed                            modify one existing, one approved, and                              system. Shippers may make deliveries into the TCO



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                                                  across Columbia Pipeline Group’s                           • three new compressor stations in                 assistance, please contact FERC Online
                                                  system, including the Columbia Gulf                     Doddridge, Calhoun, and Jackson                       Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
                                                  Leach interconnect with Columbia Gulf.                  Counties (one that also includes a new                or toll free at (866) 208–3676; for TTY,
                                                  Columbia Gulf requests authorization to                 regulator station);                                   contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary
                                                  construct and operate seven new natural                    • two new regulating stations in                   link also provides access to the texts of
                                                  gas-fired compressor stations and to                    Jackson and Cabell Counties;                          formal documents issued by the
                                                  upgrade one approved compressor                            • about 296 feet of new, 10-inch-                  Commission, such as orders, notices,
                                                  station and one existing meter station in               diameter natural gas pipeline at the                  and rulemakings.
                                                  Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi.                   Ripley Regulator Station to tie Columbia                 In addition, the Commission offers a
                                                  The GXP would provide about 860,000                     Gas’ existing X59M1 pipeline into the                 free service called eSubscription which
                                                  Dth/d of natural gas delivery to markets                MXP–100 pipeline in Jackson County;                   allows you to keep track of all formal
                                                  in the Gulf Coast region.                                  • an approximately 0.4-mile-long                   issuances and submittals in specific
                                                     The EIS assesses the potential                       replacement segment of 30-inch-                       dockets. This can reduce the amount of
                                                  environmental effects of the                            diameter natural gas pipeline in Cabell               time you spend researching proceedings
                                                  construction and operation of the MXP                   County; and                                           by automatically providing you with
                                                  and GXP in accordance with the                             • upgrades to one existing                         notification of these filings, document
                                                  requirements of the National                            compressor station (Wayne County) and                 summaries, and direct links to the
                                                  Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The                    two compressor stations (Marshall and                 documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
                                                  FERC staff concludes that approval of                   Kanawha Counties) that are approved or                filing/esubscription.asp.
                                                  the proposed projects would result in                   pending, respectively, under separate
                                                                                                          FERC proceedings.                                       Dated: July 28, 2017.
                                                  some adverse and significant
                                                  environmental impacts. However, if the                     The EIS also addresses the potential               Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                  projects are constructed and operated in                environmental effects of the                          Secretary.
                                                  accordance with applicable laws and                     construction and operation of the                     [FR Doc. 2017–16346 Filed 8–2–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  regulations, the mitigation measures                    following GXP facilities:                             BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                  discussed in this EIS, and our                             • Seven new compressor stations in
                                                  recommendations, these impacts would                    Kentucky (Rowan, Garrard, and
                                                  be reduced to acceptable levels.                        Metcalfe Counties), Tennessee                         DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                     The U.S. Environmental Protection                    (Davidson and Wayne Counties), and
                                                  Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,                   Mississippi (Union and Granada                        Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West                    Counties);                                            Commission
                                                  Virginia Division of Natural Resources,                    • upgrades to one approved
                                                                                                                                                                [Docket No. CP17–257–000]
                                                  and West Virginia Department of                         compressor station in Carter County,
                                                  Environmental Protection participated                   Kentucky; and                                         WBI Energy Transmission Inc.; Notice
                                                  as cooperating agencies in the                             • upgrades at one existing meter                   of Schedule for Environmental Review
                                                  preparation of this EIS. Cooperating                    station in Boyd County, Kentucky.                     of the Valley Expansion Project
                                                  agencies have jurisdiction by law or                       The FERC staff mailed copies of the
                                                  special expertise with respect to                       EIS to federal, state, and local                         On April 26, 2017, WBI Energy
                                                  resources potentially affected by the                   government representatives and                        Transmission Inc. (WBI Energy) filed an
                                                  proposal and may participate in the                     agencies; elected officials;                          application in Docket No. CP17–257–
                                                  NEPA analysis. The U.S. Army Corps of                   environmental and public interest                     000 requesting a Certificate of Public
                                                  Engineers would adopt and use the EIS                   groups; Native American tribes;                       Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
                                                  to comply with the requirements of                      potentially affected landowners and                   Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to
                                                  NEPA before issuing permits for the                     other interested individuals and groups;              construct and operate certain natural gas
                                                  projects under section 404 of the Clean                 and newspapers and libraries in the                   pipeline facilities. The proposed project
                                                  Water Act, which governs the discharge                  project areas. Paper copies of this EIS               is known as the Valley Expansion
                                                  of dredged or fill material into waters of              were mailed to those specifically                     Project (Project), and would provide an
                                                  the United States (including wetlands).                 requesting them; all others received a                additional 40 million cubic feet per day
                                                  Although the cooperating agencies                       CD version. In addition, the EIS is                   of firm transportation on its system.
                                                  provided input to the conclusions and                   available for public viewing on the                      On May 9, 2017, the Federal Energy
                                                  recommendations presented in this EIS,                  FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using                  Regulatory Commission (Commission or
                                                  the agencies would present their own                    the eLibrary link. A limited number of                FERC) issued its Notice of Application
                                                  conclusions and recommendations in                      copies are available for distribution and             for the Project. Among other things, that
                                                  their respective records of decision                    public inspection at: Federal Energy                  notice alerted agencies issuing federal
                                                  (where applicable) for the projects.                    Regulatory Commission, Public                         authorizations of the requirement to
                                                     The EIS addresses the potential                      Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,                 complete all necessary reviews and to
                                                  environmental effects of the                            Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202)                  reach a final decision on a request for
                                                  construction and operation in West                      502–8371.                                             a federal authorization within 90 days of
                                                  Virginia of the following MXP facilities:                  Additional information about the                   the date of issuance of the Commission
                                                     • About 164.5 miles of new 36-inch-                  projects is available from the                        staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA)
                                                  diameter natural gas pipeline extending                 Commission’s Office of External Affairs,              for the Project. This instant notice
                                                                                                          at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web                 identifies the FERC staff’s planned
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                                                  from Marshall County to Cabell County
                                                  (MXP–100);                                              site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary                schedule for the completion of the EA
                                                     • about 6.0 miles of new 24-inch-                    link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on            for the Project.
                                                  diameter natural gas pipeline in                        General Search, and enter the docket
                                                                                                          number excluding the last three digits in             Schedule for Environmental Review
                                                  Doddridge County (MXP–200);
                                                                                                          the Docket Number field (i.e., CP16–357               Issuance of EA—September 20, 2017
                                                  Pool from any source of delivery into Columbia Gas’     and CP16–361). Be sure you have                       90-day Federal Authorization Decision
                                                  system.                                                 selected an appropriate date range. For                  Deadline—December 19, 2017.


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