82 FR 46974 - Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 194 (October 10, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 46974]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21832]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-496-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

    Take notice that on September 28, 2017, Texas Eastern Transmission, 
LP (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310, 
filed in Docket No. CP17-496-000 a prior notice request pursuant to 
sections 157.205 and 157.208 of the Commission's regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Columbia's blanket certificate issued in 
Docket No. CP82-535-000, to offset and replace a segment of its 20-
inch-diameter Line 1 pipeline in Linden and Woodbridge, New Jersey at a 
crossing of the Rahway River (Rahway River Pipe Replacement Project).
    Specifically, Texas Eastern proposes to install a new, approximate 
1,250-foot section of 20-inch diameter pipeline beneath the Rahway 
River. The new segment will replace the existing segment of Line 1 
pipeline, only a small portion of which will be removed.
    Texas Eastern states that the Rahway River Pipe Replacement Project 
is designed to ensure the continued safe operation of Texas Eastern's 
pipeline facilities. Texas Eastern asserts that the project will have 
no impact on the certificated capacity of its system, and there will be 
no abandonment or reduction in service to its customers. Texas Eastern 
estimates the cost of the project to be approximately $20 million, all 
as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed 
on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter 
the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number 
field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Lisa 
A. Connolly, Director Rates and Certificates, Texas Eastern 
Transmission, LP, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, by 
telephone at (713) 627-4102, by facsimile at (713) 627-5947, or by 
email at [email protected].
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of 
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the 
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day 
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and 
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters, will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and seven copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: October 4, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-21832 Filed 10-6-17; 8:45 am]
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