82_FR_39058 82 FR 38901 - National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Line YM28 & Line FM120 Modernization Project

82 FR 38901 - National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Line YM28 & Line FM120 Modernization Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 157 (August 16, 2017)

Page Range38901-38902
FR Document2017-17263

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38901-38902]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17263]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-74-000]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review of the Line YM28 & Line FM120 Modernization 
Project

    On March 10, 2017, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National 
Fuel) filed an application in Docket No. CP17-74-000 requesting an 
authorization and a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity 
pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to abandon, 
construct, and operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities. The 
proposed project is known as the Line YM28 & Line FM120 Modernization 
Project (Project).
    On March 24, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project. 
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal 
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and 
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice 
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion of the 
EA for the Project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA September 29, 2017
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline December 28, 2017

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be 
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the 
Project's progress.

Project Description

    National Fuel proposes to construct, operate, and abandon various 
facilities in Cameron, Elk, and McKean Counties, Pennsylvania. 
According to National Fuel, the Project would enhance the reliability 
and safety of the National Fuel system, allow for continued 
transportation services performed by the abandoned facilities, and 
offer better connectivity for storage and transportation services to 
National Fuel's backbone transmission pipeline (Line K).
    The Project would consist of the following:
     Approximately 14.4 miles of new 12-inch-diameter pipeline 
installed within existing rights-of-way in McKean County (designated 
Line KL);

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     approximately 5.8 miles of new 6-inch-diameter pipeline 
installed via insertion into the existing 12-inch-diameter FM120 
pipeline in McKean and Elk Counties;
     abandonment in place of approximately 7.7 miles of the 
existing Line YM28 in McKean County;
     approximately 12.5 miles of Line FM120 removed from 
service in McKean, Elk, and Cameron Counties;
     removal and relocation of a meter set to the proposed Line 
KL; and
     new ancillary facilities including an interconnect in 
McKean County and miscellaneous valve and piping modifications.

Background

    On May 16, 2017, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Line YM28 & Line 
FM120 Modernization Project and Request for Comments on Environmental 
Issues (NOI). The NOI was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, 
and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and 
public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested 
parties; and local libraries and newspapers. In response to the NOI, 
the Commission received comments from the Alleghany Defense Project and 
William Belitskus. The primary issues raised by the commenters are 
improper segmentation of the Project from the Northern Access 2016 
Project, cumulative impacts, and impacts from increased shale gas 
development.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    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, select 
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date 
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e., 
CP17-74), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to 
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at [email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC 
Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued 
by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: August 9, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-17263 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    prevent confusion between line                          the Federal Energy Regulatory                         DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                    numbers and alert criteria.                             Commission pursuant to section
                                                       7. Added an Alert status category                    215A(d) of the Federal Power Act, as                  Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                    ‘‘system report,’’ which shall be filed by              amended.                                              Commission
                                                    the later of 24 hours after the
                                                    recognition of the incident OR by the                     In accordance with the Federal Energy               [Docket No. CP17–74–000]
                                                    end of the next business day. This                      Administration Act, the DOE provides
                                                                                                            company-specific protected data to                    National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;
                                                    change aligns with the EOP–004                                                                                Notice of Schedule for Environmental
                                                    Reliability Standard. 4:00 p.m. local                   other Federal agencies when requested
                                                                                                                                                                  Review of the Line YM28 & Line FM120
                                                    time will be definition for the end of the              for official use. The information
                                                                                                                                                                  Modernization Project
                                                    business day.                                           reported on this form may also be made
                                                       8. Under Electric Emergency Incident                 available, upon request, to another                      On March 10, 2017, National Fuel Gas
                                                    and Disturbance Report section, lines J,                component of DOE; to any Committee of                 Supply Corporation (National Fuel)
                                                    K, L were reorganized into ‘‘Cause,                     Congress, the U.S. Government                         filed an application in Docket No.
                                                    Impact, and Action Taken’’ for clarity                  Accountability Office, or other Federal               CP17–74–000 requesting an
                                                    and ease of use and additional items                    agencies authorized by law to receive                 authorization and a Certificate of Public
                                                    were added to align with NERC’s EOP–                    such information. A court of competent                Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
                                                    004 Reliability Standard.                               jurisdiction may obtain this information              Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas
                                                       9. The burden per response for                       in response to an order. The information              Act to abandon, construct, and operate
                                                    completing Form OE–417 is reduced                       may be used for any non-statistical                   certain natural gas pipeline facilities.
                                                    from 2.16 hours to 1.8 hours based on                   purposes such as administrative,                      The proposed project is known as the
                                                    findings from the results from cognitive                                                                      Line YM28 & Line FM120
                                                                                                            regulatory, law enforcement, or
                                                    research conducted by the U.S. Energy                                                                         Modernization Project (Project).
                                                                                                            adjudicatory purposes.
                                                    Information Administration.                                                                                      On March 24, 2017, the Federal
                                                       EIA also proposes to amend its data                    The data collected on Form OE–417,                  Energy Regulatory Commission
                                                    protection policy for information                       Electric Emergency Incident and                       (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice
                                                    reported on Schedule 2 of Form OE–                      disturbance Report, will be used by DOE               of Application for the Project. Among
                                                    417. Currently this information is                      to meet its overall national security and             other things, that notice alerted agencies
                                                    protected from public release to the                    National Response Framework                           issuing federal authorizations of the
                                                    extent that it satisfies the criteria for               responsibilities.                                     requirement to complete all necessary
                                                    exemption under the Freedom of                                                                                reviews and to reach a final decision on
                                                                                                              (5) Annual Estimated Number of
                                                    Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552,                                                                         a request for a federal authorization
                                                    the DOE regulations, 10 CFR 1004.11                     Respondents: 2,395.
                                                                                                                                                                  within 90 days of the date of issuance
                                                    implementing FOIA, and the Trade                          (6) Annual Estimated Number of                      of the Commission staff’s Environmental
                                                    Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905. EIA                        Total Responses: 300.                                 Assessment (EA) for the Project. This
                                                    proposes to use the Critical Energy                       (7) Annual Estimated Number of                      instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s
                                                    Infrastructure Information (CEII)                       Burden Hours: 5,315.                                  planned schedule for the completion of
                                                    regulations as set forth by the Federal                                                                       the EA for the Project.
                                                    Energy Regulatory Commission to                           (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
                                                    implement the requirements of the                       Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $391,503.                  Schedule for Environmental Review
                                                    Fixing America’s Surface Transportation                   Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the           Issuance of EA September 29, 2017
                                                    (FAST) Act, Public Law 114–94,                          Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,            90-day Federal Authorization Decision
                                                    pursuant to section 215A(d) of the                      Pub. L. 93–275, codified as 15 U.S.C. 772(b)             Deadline December 28, 2017
                                                    Federal Power Act, as amended, to                       and the DOE Organization Act of 1977, Pub.               If a schedule change becomes
                                                    protect information reported on                         L. 95–91, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.          necessary, additional notice will be
                                                    Schedule 2 in addition to continuing to                 In addition, 15 U.S.C. 772(b); 764(a); 764(b);        provided so that the relevant agencies
                                                    apply FOIA exemptions and using the                     and 790a, of the Federal Energy                       are kept informed of the Project’s
                                                    Trade Secrets Act. This change will                     Administration Act of 1974 (FEA Act), Pub.            progress.
                                                    strengthen DOE’s ability to protect                     L. 93–275, as well as the Public Utility
                                                    information reported on Schedule 2 of                   Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.            Project Description
                                                    Form OE–417 and authorize DOE to                        2601, Pub. L. 93–275.                                    National Fuel proposes to construct,
                                                    withhold company identifiable                             Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2,              operate, and abandon various facilities
                                                    information from public release.                        2017.                                                 in Cameron, Elk, and McKean Counties,
                                                       The new data protection provision for                                                                      Pennsylvania. According to National
                                                                                                            Devon Streit,
                                                    Form OE–417 will be as follows: The                                                                           Fuel, the Project would enhance the
                                                    information reported on Schedule 1 will                 Deputy Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure            reliability and safety of the National
                                                    be considered ‘‘public information’’ and                Security and Energy Restoration, Office of            Fuel system, allow for continued
                                                                                                            Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, U.S.
                                                    may be publicly released in company or                                                                        transportation services performed by the
                                                                                                            Department of Energy.
                                                    individually identifiable form.                                                                               abandoned facilities, and offer better
                                                       Information on Schedule 2 of Form                    [FR Doc. 2017–17255 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  connectivity for storage and
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                                                    OE–417 will not be disclosed to the                     BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                transportation services to National
                                                    public to the extent that it satisfies the                                                                    Fuel’s backbone transmission pipeline
                                                    criteria for exemption under the                                                                              (Line K).
                                                    Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5                                                                             The Project would consist of the
                                                    U.S.C. 552, the DOE regulations, 10 CFR                                                                       following:
                                                    1004.11, implementing the FOIA, the                                                                              • Approximately 14.4 miles of new
                                                    Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905 and                                                                         12-inch-diameter pipeline installed
                                                    Critical Energy Infrastructure                                                                                within existing rights-of-way in McKean
                                                    Information regulations as defined by                                                                         County (designated Line KL);


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                                                      • approximately 5.8 miles of new 6-                   provides access to the texts of formal                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/17.
                                                    inch-diameter pipeline installed via                    documents issued by the Commission,
                                                                                                                                                                    Docket Numbers: ER17–2268–000.
                                                    insertion into the existing 12-inch-                    such as orders, notices, and rule
                                                    diameter FM120 pipeline in McKean                       makings.                                                Applicants: MATEP Limited
                                                    and Elk Counties;                                         Dated: August 9, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                                  Partnership.
                                                      • abandonment in place of                                                                                     Description: Section 205 (d) Rate
                                                                                                            Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                    approximately 7.7 miles of the existing                                                                       Filing: MATEP Rev Tariff re 819 etc to
                                                                                                            Deputy Secretary.
                                                    Line YM28 in McKean County;                                                                                   be effective 8/10/2017.
                                                      • approximately 12.5 miles of Line                    [FR Doc. 2017–17263 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    FM120 removed from service in                           BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  Filed Date: 8/9/17.
                                                    McKean, Elk, and Cameron Counties;                                                                              Accession Number: 20170809–5085.
                                                      • removal and relocation of a meter
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/17.
                                                    set to the proposed Line KL; and
                                                      • new ancillary facilities including an                                                                       Docket Numbers: ER17–2269–000.
                                                    interconnect in McKean County and                       Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                            Commission                                              Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate
                                                    miscellaneous valve and piping                                                                                Transmission, LLC, PJM
                                                    modifications.
                                                                                                            Combined Notice of Filings #1                         Interconnection, L.L.C.
                                                    Background                                                                                                      Description: Section 205 (d) Rate
                                                                                                               Take notice that the Commission
                                                       On May 16, 2017, the Commission                      received the following electric rate                  Filing: MAIT submits Engineering and
                                                    issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an                 filings:                                              Construction Services Agreement No.
                                                    Environmental Assessment for the                           Docket Numbers: ER17–2259–001.                     4691 to be effective 10/8/2017.
                                                    Proposed Line YM28 & Line FM120                            Applicants: Seville Solar One LLC.                   Filed Date: 8/9/17.
                                                    Modernization Project and Request for                      Description: Tariff Amendment:
                                                    Comments on Environmental Issues                                                                                Accession Number: 20170809–5108.
                                                                                                            Amendment to Seville Filing in ER17–
                                                    (NOI). The NOI was sent to affected                     2259 to be effective 8/8/2017.                          Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/17.
                                                    landowners; federal, state, and local                      Filed Date: 8/8/17.
                                                    government agencies; elected officials;                                                                         Docket Numbers: ER17–2270–000.
                                                                                                               Accession Number: 20170808–5152.
                                                    environmental and public interest                          Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/29/17.                     Applicants: Stuttgart Solar, LLC.
                                                    groups; Native American tribes; other                                                                           Description: Baseline eTariff Filing:
                                                                                                               Docket Numbers: ER17–2264–000.
                                                    interested parties; and local libraries                                                                       Stuttgart Solar, LLC Application for
                                                                                                               Applicants: Midcontinent
                                                    and newspapers. In response to the NOI,                                                                       Market Based Rates to be effective 10/
                                                                                                            Independent System Operator, Inc.
                                                    the Commission received comments                                                                              8/2017.
                                                                                                               Description: Section 205 (d) Rate
                                                    from the Alleghany Defense Project and
                                                                                                            Filing: 2017–08–09_SA 3036 Turtle                       Filed Date: 8/9/17.
                                                    William Belitskus. The primary issues
                                                                                                            Creek-ITC Midwest GIA (J449) to be
                                                    raised by the commenters are improper                                                                           Accession Number: 20170809–5111.
                                                                                                            effective 7/26/2017.
                                                    segmentation of the Project from the                       Filed Date: 8/9/17.                                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/17.
                                                    Northern Access 2016 Project,                              Accession Number: 20170809–5031.
                                                    cumulative impacts, and impacts from                                                                             The filings are accessible in the
                                                                                                               Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/17.
                                                    increased shale gas development.                                                                              Commission’s eLibrary system by
                                                                                                               Docket Numbers: ER17–2265–000.                     clicking on the links or querying the
                                                    Additional Information                                     Applicants: Otter Tail Power                       docket number.
                                                       In order to receive notification of the              Company, Midcontinent Independent
                                                                                                            System Operator, Inc.                                    Any person desiring to intervene or
                                                    issuance of the EA and to keep track of
                                                                                                               Description: Section 205 (d) Rate                  protest in any of the above proceedings
                                                    all formal issuances and submittals in
                                                    specific dockets, the Commission offers                 Filing: 2017–08–09_SA 2970 OTP–                       must file in accordance with Rules 211
                                                    a free service called eSubscription. This               NSPM Amended FSA (J262 J263) to be                    and 214 of the Commission’s
                                                    can reduce the amount of time you                       effective 10/8/2017.                                  Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                                    spend researching proceedings by                           Filed Date: 8/9/17.                                385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
                                                    automatically providing you with                           Accession Number: 20170809–5054.                   time on the specified comment date.
                                                    notification of these filings, document                    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/17.                   Protests may be considered, but
                                                    summaries, and direct links to the                         Docket Numbers: ER17–2266–000.                     intervention is necessary to become a
                                                    documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-                        Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC.                       party to the proceeding.
                                                    filing/esubscription.asp.                                  Description: Section 205 (d) Rate                     eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
                                                       Additional information about the                     Filing: Filing of a Master Joint Use                  information relating to filing
                                                    Project is available from the                           Agreement for Distribution Underbuild                 requirements, interventions, protests,
                                                    Commission’s Office of External Affairs                 to be effective 10/9/2017.
                                                                                                                                                                  service, and qualifying facilities filings
                                                    at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Web                       Filed Date: 8/9/17.
                                                                                                               Accession Number: 20170809–5068.                   can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
                                                    site (www.ferc.gov). Using the
                                                                                                               Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/17.                   docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
                                                    ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’
                                                                                                                                                                  other information, call (866) 208–3676
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                                                    from the eLibrary menu, enter the                          Docket Numbers: ER17–2267–000.
                                                                                                                                                                  (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
                                                    selected date range and ‘‘Docket                           Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
                                                    Number’’ excluding the last three digits                L.L.C.                                                  Dated: August 9, 2017.
                                                    (i.e., CP17–74), and follow the                            Description: Section 205 (d) Rate                  Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                    instructions. For assistance with access                Filing: Amendment to Service                          Deputy Secretary.
                                                    to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached                Agreement No. 3579, Queue Nos. U2–                    [FR Doc. 2017–17261 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659,                  077/W1–001 to be effective 12/31/9998.
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                    or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The                      Filed Date: 8/9/17.
                                                    eLibrary link on the FERC Web site also                    Accession Number: 20170809–5079.


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