82 FR 55605 - Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Birdsboro Pipeline Project, DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-25234

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-409-000]


Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the 
Proposed Birdsboro Pipeline Project, DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) of the 
Birdsboro Pipeline Project (Project) proposed by DTE Midstream 
Appalachia, LLC (DTE Midstream) in the above-referenced docket. DTE 
Midstream requests authorization to construct, operate, and maintain 
new natural gas facilities in Berks County, Pennsylvania, consisting of 
13.2 miles of 12-inch-diameter pipeline, a new meter station, and 
appurtenant facilities.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). 
The FERC staff concludes that approval of the Project, with appropriate 
mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the 
EA. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law and/or have special 
expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by a proposal.
    The proposed Birdsboro Pipeline Project includes the following 
facilities:
     About 13.2 miles of new, 12-inch-diameter pipeline;
     a new meter station associated facilities at the Texas 
Eastern Transmission Company Pipeline right-of-way and pig launcher 
facility; \1\
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    \1\ A pig is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into and 
pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline, conducting 
internal inspections, or other purposes.
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     a new pig receiver facility; and
     four mainline valve sites.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA 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 area. In addition, 
the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site 
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of 
the EA 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.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To 
ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC 
receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before December 15, 
2017.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
Project docket number (CP17-409-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated 
eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or 
[email protected].
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov 
under the link to Documents and

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Filings. An eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit 
text-only comments on a Project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at 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. You will be asked to select the type of filing you are 
making. A comment on a particular Project is considered a Comment on a 
Filing; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedures (Title 18 Code of Federal Regulations 
385.214).\2\ Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the 
Commission's decision. Affected landowners and parties with 
environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing 
good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in 
this proceeding that would not be adequately represented by any other 
parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \2\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing 
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    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372), 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., CP17-
409). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact 1-202-502-8659. 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: November 15, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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run- of-river mode using automatic proof of service on all persons listed on agencies in the preparation of the EA.
pond level control, with no useable the service list prepared by the Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction
storage or flood control capacity. There Commission in this proceeding, in by law and/or have special expertise
are no minimum flow requirements accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and with respect to resources potentially
downstream of the dam. The project 385.2010. affected by a proposal.
operates under an estimated average You may also register online at http:// The proposed Birdsboro Pipeline
head of 25 feet, including the 4-foot- www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Project includes the following facilities:
high spillway flashboards. The esubscription.asp to be notified via • About 13.2 miles of new, 12-inch-
impoundment water surface elevation is email of new filings and issuances diameter pipeline;
maintained at 718.7 feet. River flows related to this or other pending projects. • a new meter station associated
between 159 cubic feet per second (cfs) For assistance, contact FERC Online facilities at the Texas Eastern
and 1,200 cfs are used for power Support. Transmission Company Pipeline right-
generation, while flows in excess of n. A license applicant must file no of-way and pig launcher facility; 1
1,200 cfs are passed over the spillway. later than 60 days following the date of • a new pig receiver facility; and
A single manually operated, low level issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the • four mainline valve sites.
outlet gate located in the unregulated water quality certification; (2) a copy of The FERC staff mailed copies of the
spillway portion of the dam is used to the request for certification, including EA to federal, state, and local
drain the impoundment during proof of the date on which the certifying government representatives and
maintenance activities. The total agency received the request; or (3) agencies; elected officials;
installed capacity of the project is 1,950 evidence of waiver of water quality environmental and public interest
kW between the three generating units. certification. groups; Native American tribes;
The project generates approximately potentially affected landowners and
Dated: November 16, 2017.
6,223 megawatt-hours annually, which other interested individuals and groups;
are sold to a local utility. Kimberly D. Bose,
and newspapers and libraries in the
The co-licensees propose to continue Secretary. Project area. In addition, the EA is
to operate and maintain the Upper [FR Doc. 2017–25317 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] available for public viewing on the
Pelzer Project as is required in the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using
existing license, and to develop canoe the eLibrary link. A limited number of
portage facilities. The co-licensees also copies of the EA are available for
propose to release a continuous DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY distribution and public inspection at:
minimum flow of 15 cfs or inflow, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
whichever is less, from a new weir on Federal Energy Regulatory
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
the spillway crest in order to maintain Commission
NE., Room 2A,Washington, DC 20426,
aquatic habitat and water quality [Docket No. CP17–409–000] (202) 502–8371.
conditions in the 115-foot-long reach Any person wishing to comment on
between the dam and the upstream Notice of Availability of the the EA may do so. Your comments
powerhouse tailrace. Environmental Assessment for the should focus on the potential
m. A copy of the application is Proposed Birdsboro Pipeline Project, environmental effects, reasonable
available for review at the Commission DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC alternatives, and measures to avoid or
in the Public Reference Room, or may be lessen environmental impacts. The more
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or specific your comments, the more useful
http://www.ferc.gov using the they will be. To ensure that your
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Commission) has prepared this
Environmental Assessment (EA) of the comments are properly recorded and
number excluding the last three digits in considered prior to a Commission
the docket number field to access the Birdsboro Pipeline Project (Project)
proposed by DTE Midstream decision on the proposal, it is important
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Appalachia, LLC (DTE Midstream) in that the FERC receives your comments
Online Support. A copy is also available
the above-referenced docket. DTE in Washington, DC on or before
for inspection and reproduction at the
Midstream requests authorization to December 15, 2017.
address in item h above.
All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital construct, operate, and maintain new For your convenience, there are three
letters the title COMMENTS, REPLY natural gas facilities in Berks County, methods you can use to submit your
COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, Pennsylvania, consisting of 13.2 miles comments to the Commission. In all
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, or of 12-inch-diameter pipeline, a new instances, please reference the Project
PRESCRIPTIONS; (2) set forth in the meter station, and appurtenant facilities. docket number (CP17–409–000) with
heading the name of the applicant and The EA assesses the potential your submission. The Commission
the project number of the application to environmental effects of the encourages electronic filing of
which the filing responds; (3) furnish construction and operation of the comments and has dedicated eFiling
the name, address, and telephone Project in accordance with the expert staff available to assist you at
number of the person submitting the requirements of the National (202) 502–8258 or FercOnlineSupport@
filing; and (4) otherwise comply with Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ferc.gov.
(1) You may file your comments
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the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that
through 385.2005. All comments, approval of the Project, with appropriate electronically by using the eComment
recommendations, terms and conditions mitigating measures, would not feature, which is located on the
or prescriptions must set forth their constitute a major federal action Commission’s Web site at www.ferc.gov
evidentiary basis and otherwise comply significantly affecting the quality of the under the link to Documents and
with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). human environment. 1 A pig is a tool that the pipeline company inserts
Agencies may obtain copies of the The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers into and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning
application directly from the applicant. and U.S. Environmental Protection the pipeline, conducting internal inspections, or
Each filing must be accompanied by Agency participated as cooperating other purposes.

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82 FR 55605 - Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Birdsboro Pipeline Project, DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission