82 FR 47500 - DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Birdsboro Pipeline Project
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 196 (October 12, 2017)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 196 (October 12, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 47500-47501] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22001] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP17-409-000] DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Birdsboro Pipeline Project On May 1, 2017, DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC (DTE) filed an application in Docket No. CP17-409-000 requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the Birdsboro Pipeline Project (Project), and would provide approximately 79 million cubic feet per day of firm transportation service from an interconnect with the Texas Eastern Transmission Company pipeline system to the Birdsboro Power Facility in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. On May 9, 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--November 15, 2017 90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--February 13, 2018 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 DTE is seeking to construct and operate approximately 13.2 miles of 12-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The Project would also involve construction of a new meter station and appurtenant facilities. The Project would deliver firm transportation service from an interconnect with the Texas Eastern Transmission Company pipeline system in Rockland Township to the Birdsboro Power Facility in the Borough of Birdsboro. Background On January 18, 2017, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Birdsboro Pipeline Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Session (NOI). The NOI was issued during the pre- filing review of the Project in Docket No. PF17-1-000 and 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Stockbridge Munsee Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Berks County, and multiple non- governmental organizations and members of the public. The primary issues raised by the commentors are cultural and historic resources, including the Oley Township Historic District; construction of the non- jurisdictional Birdsboro Power Plant; geologic concerns, including karst terrain and blasting at an existing quarry; and impacts on streams, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EA. 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 [[Page 47501]] 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., CP17-409), 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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: October 5, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-22001 Filed 10-11-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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192.Energy Group Inc. and El Cabo 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern provided so that the relevant agencies
Wind LLC. time on the specified comment date. are kept informed of the Project’s
Filed Date: 10/4/17. Protests may be considered, but progress.
Accession Number: 20171004–5156. intervention is necessary to become a
Project Description
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/18/17. party to the proceeding.
Take notice that the Commission eFiling is encouraged. More detailed DTE is seeking to construct and
received the following electric rate information relating to filing operate approximately 13.2 miles of 12-
filings: requirements, interventions, protests, inch-diameter natural gas transmission
service, and qualifying facilities filings pipeline in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Docket Numbers: ER17–2426–000. The Project would also involve
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Applicants: PSEG Keys Energy Center construction of a new meter station and
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
LLC. appurtenant facilities. The Project
other information, call (866) 208–3676
Description: Amendment to would deliver firm transportation
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
September 1, 2017 PSEG Keys Energy service from an interconnect with the
Center LLC tariff filing. Dated: October 5, 2017.
Texas Eastern Transmission Company
Filed Date: 10/4/17. Kimberly D. Bose,
pipeline system in Rockland Township
Accession Number: 20171004–5160. Secretary.
to the Birdsboro Power Facility in the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/25/17. [FR Doc. 2017–22003 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] Borough of Birdsboro.
Docket Numbers: ER18–29–000. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Applicants: Public Service Company Background
of New Mexico. On January 18, 2017, the Commission
Description: Notice of Cancellation of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Interconnection Agreement (Rate Environmental Assessment for the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Schedule No. 55) of Public Service Planned Birdsboro Pipeline Project, and
Commission
Company of New Mexico. Request for Comments on
Filed Date: 10/5/17. [Docket No. CP17–409–000] Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Accession Number: 20171005–5031. Public Scoping Session (NOI). The NOI
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/26/17. DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC; was issued during the pre-filing review
Docket Numbers: ER18–30–000. Notice of Schedule for Environmental of the Project in Docket No. PF17–1–000
Applicants: Mississippi Power Review of the Birdsboro Pipeline and was sent to affected landowners;
Company. Project federal, state, and local government
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: On May 1, 2017, DTE Midstream agencies; elected officials;
MRA Shared Sevice Agreement (with Appalachia, LLC (DTE) filed an environmental and public interest
Cooperative Energy) Filing to be application in Docket No. CP17–409– groups; Native American tribes; other
effective 12/4/2017. 000 requesting a Certificate of Public interested parties; and local libraries
Filed Date: 10/5/17. Convenience and Necessity pursuant to and newspapers. In response to the NOI,
Accession Number: 20171005–5086. Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to the Commission received comments
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/26/17. construct and operate certain natural gas from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Docket Numbers: ER18–31–000. pipeline facilities. The proposed project the U.S. Environmental Protection
Applicants: Midcontinent is known as the Birdsboro Pipeline Agency, the Stockbridge Munsee Tribal
Independent System Operator, Inc., Project (Project), and would provide Historic Preservation Officer, the
Ameren Illinois Company. approximately 79 million cubic feet per Pennsylvania Department of
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: day of firm transportation service from Environmental Protection, the
2017–10–05_SA 3028 Ameren IL-Prairie an interconnect with the Texas Eastern Pennsylvania Game Commission, Berks
Power Project#6 Yantisville to be Transmission Company pipeline system County, and multiple non-governmental
effective 10/6/2017. to the Birdsboro Power Facility in organizations and members of the
Filed Date: 10/5/17. Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. public. The primary issues raised by the
Accession Number: 20171005–5099. On May 9, 2017, the Federal Energy commentors are cultural and historic
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/26/17. Regulatory Commission (Commission or resources, including the Oley Township
FERC) issued its Notice of Application Historic District; construction of the
Docket Numbers: ER18–32–000.
for the Project. Among other things, that non-jurisdictional Birdsboro Power
Applicants: Southern California
notice alerted agencies issuing federal Plant; geologic concerns, including karst
Edison Company.
authorizations of the requirement to terrain and blasting at an existing
Description: Tariff Cancellation:
complete all necessary reviews and to quarry; and impacts on streams,
Notice of Cancellation SCE and City of
reach a final decision on a request for wetlands, and wildlife habitat.
Pasadena Letter Agreement to be The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
a federal authorization within 90 days of
effective 12/5/2017. and the U.S. Environmental Protection
the date of issuance of the Commission
Filed Date: 10/5/17. Agency are cooperating agencies in the
staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA)
Accession Number: 20171005–5101.
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for the Project. This instant notice preparation of the EA.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/26/17.
identifies the FERC staff’s planned Additional Information
The filings are accessible in the schedule for the completion of the EA
Commission’s eLibrary system by for the Project. In order to receive notification of the
clicking on the links or querying the issuance of the EA and to keep track of
docket number. Schedule for Environmental Review all formal issuances and submittals in
Any person desiring to intervene or Issuance of EA—November 15, 2017 specific dockets, the Commission offers
protest in any of the above proceedings 90-day Federal Authorization Decision a free service called eSubscription. This
must file in accordance with Rules 211 Deadline—February 13, 2018 can reduce the amount of time you
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spend researching proceedings by Notice of Intent to file a subsequent submit brief comments up to 6,000
automatically providing you with license application (Notice of Intent), characters, without prior registration,
notification of these filings, document and a request that the Commission using the eComment system at http://
summaries, and direct links to the waive certain deadlines, as required by www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- the Commission’s regulations, for filing ecomment.asp. You must include your
filing/esubscription.asp. the Notice of Intent, Pre-Application name and contact information at the end
Additional information about the Document (PAD), and request to use the of your comments. For assistance,
Project is available from the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP).1 please contact FERC Online Support at
Commission’s Office of External Affairs The licensee requests waiver of the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Web Commission’s regulations to allow for electronic filing, please send a paper
site (www.ferc.gov). Using the eLibrary additional time to: (1) Consult with copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
link, select General Search from the agencies and stakeholders to support a Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
eLibrary menu, enter the selected date request to use the TLP; (2) compile NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first
range and Docket Number excluding the project documents for public inspection; page of any filing should include docket
last three digits (i.e., CP17–409), and and (3) submit a PAD and request to use number P–3102–025. All filings with
follow the instructions. For assistance the TLP. The licensee states that it plans the Commission must bear the
with access to eLibrary, the helpline can to submit its PAD and request to use the appropriate heading: Comments on
be reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) TLP by October 31, 2017. Notice of Intent.
502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@ k. The licensee requests a waiver of
the Commission’s regulatory deadlines Dated: October 5, 2017.
ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC
Web site also provides access to the for the Notice of Intent, PAD, and Kimberly D. Bose,
texts of formal documents issued by the Request to Use the TLP because of Secretary.
Commission, such as orders, notices, exigent circumstances relating to the [FR Doc. 2017–22006 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am]
and rule makings. death of the prior licensee and the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
subsequent transfer of license to current
Dated: October 5, 2017.
licensee.2
Kimberly D. Bose, l. With this notice we are soliciting DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary. comments on the licensee’s Notice of
[FR Doc. 2017–22001 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] Intent and request to waive certain pre- Federal Energy Regulatory
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P filing requirements. All comments Commission
should be sent to the address in
paragraph n below. Any individual or [Docket No. EL17–79–000]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY entity interested in submitting
comments must do so within 30 days Tilton Energy LLC; Notice of Institution
Federal Energy Regulatory from the date that the Commission
Commission of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund
issues this notice. Effective Date
[Project No. 3102–025] m. The Notice of Intent, waiver
request, and associated filings are On October 5, 2017, the Commission
Jason and Carol Victoria Presley; available for review at the Commission issued an order in Docket No. EL17–79–
Notice of Intent To File Subsequent in the Public Reference Room or may be 000, pursuant to section 206 of the
License Application, and Request To viewed on the Commission’s Web site Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C.
Waive Pre-Filing Requirements (http://www.ferc.gov), using the eLibrary 824e (2012), instituting an investigation
link. Enter the docket number, into whether the rates for Reactive
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To excluding the last three digits in the
File Subsequent License Application Supply and Voltage Control Service
docket number field to access the (Reactive Service) of Tilton Energy LLC
and Request To Waive Pre-Filing document. For assistance, contact FERC
Requirements. may be unjust and unreasonable. Tilton
Online Support at Energy LLC, 161 FERC 61,023 (2017).
b. Project No.: 3102–025.
c. Dated Filed: September 12, 2017. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 The refund effective date in Docket
d. Submitted By: Jason and Carol No. EL17–79–000, established pursuant
Victoria Presley. (TTY). A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the
e. Name of Project: High Shoals date of publication of this notice in the
Project. address in paragraph h.
Register online at http://www.ferc.gov Federal Register.
f. Location: On the Apalachee River in
Walton, Morgan, and Oconee Counties, /docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be Any interested person desiring to be
Georgia. The project does not occupy notified via email of new filings and heard in Docket No. EL17–79–000 must
federal lands. issuances related to this or other file a notice of intervention or motion to
g. Filed Pursuant to: Part 5 of the pending projects. For assistance, contact intervene, as appropriate, with the
Commission’s regulations. 18. CFR pt. 5 FERC Online Support. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
(2017). n. The Commission strongly 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jason encourages electronic filing. Please file 20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of
all documents using the Commission’s
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Presley and Ms. Carol Victoria Presley, the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
110 Frazier Hill Road, Bishop, GA eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214, within 21
30621, (706) 769–8293, email: jason@ docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can days of the date of issuance of the order.
presley.us, victoria@presley.us. Dated: October 5, 2017.
1 The licensee requests that sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.5,
i. FERC Contact: Monte TerHaar at
5.6, 16.6, and 16.7 of the Commission’s regulations Kimberly D. Bose,
(202) 502–6035 or email at be waived. 18 CFR 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 16.6, 16.7
monte.terhaar@ferc.gov. Secretary.
(2017).
j. On September 12, 2017, Jason and 2 Gaynor L. Bracewell and John and Carol [FR Doc. 2017–22008 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am]
Carol Victoria Presley (licensee) filed a Victoria Presley, 159 FERC 62,314 (2017). BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
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