82 FR 60976 - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)

Page Range		60976-60977
FR Document		2017-27734

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-27734]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-25-000]


Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

    Take notice that on December 8, 2017, Columbia Gas Transmission, 
LLC (Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002-
2700, filed in Docket No. CP18-25-000 a prior notice request pursuant 
to sections 157.205 and 157.213(b) of the Commission's regulations 
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended, requesting authorization 
to construct and operate one new horizontal storage well (Donegal 
Storage Well 12618), approximately 703 feet of eight-inch-diameter of 
related pipeline, and appurtenances at its existing Donegal Storage 
Field in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Columbia proposes to 
construct Donegal Storage Well 12618 in lieu of multiple well 
recompletions and stimulations. Columbia states that Donegal Storage 
Well 12618 could provide 15 million cubic feet per day or more during a 
design flow day, dependent on certain parameters. Columbia estimates 
the cost of the project to be approximately $3,300,000. Columbia avers 
that there will be no change in the certificated physical parameters of 
the Donegal Storage Field, including maximum reservoir pressure, 
reservoir and buffer boundaries, and certificated storage capacity as a 
result of the proposal, all as more fully set

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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 Robert 
D. Jackson, Manager, Certificates & Regulatory Administration, Columbia 
Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 
77002-2700, by telephone at (832) 320-5487, by fax at (832) 320-6487, 
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 commenter's 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 commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, 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 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.

    Dated: December 18, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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FERC–725Y IN DOCKET NO. IC18–2–000
Annual Average Total annual
Number and type number of Total number burden & burden hours Cost per
of respondents 2 responses per of responses cost per & total respondent
respondent response 3 annual cost

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1)

Annual Evaluation and Update of TO (331), GOP 1 4 1,064 6 hrs., 6,384 hrs., $68.12
Training Program and Task List. (890). $408.72 $434,878
Retention of Records ......................... TO (331), GOP 1 4 1,064 10 hrs., 10,640 hrs., 40.89
(890). $408.90 $435,070
Verification and Retention of Evi- TO (331) .............. 1 331 10 hrs., 3,310 hrs., 40.89
dence of capabilities of personnel $408.90 $135,346
[R3, M3, C1.2], and Creation and
Retention of Records on Simula-
tion Training.

Total ............................................ .............................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 20,334 hrs.;
$1,005,294
2 TO=Transmission Owner; RC=Reliability Coordinator; BA=Balancing Authority; TOP=Transmission Operator; GOP=Generator Operator.
3 The estimates for cost per response are loaded hourly wage figure (includes benefits) is based on the average of three occupational cat-
egories for 2016 found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2l22.htm): Electrical Engineer (Occupa-
tional Code: 17–2071): $68.12; Office and Administrative Support (Occupation Code: 43–0000): $40.89.
4 Some transmission owners are also generator operators. To eliminate double counting some entities, this figure reflects the number of unique
entities (1064) within the group of TOs and GOPs. That approach is used throughout the table.

Comments: Comments are invited on: announcing its intent to revoke the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(1) Whether the collection of market-based rate authority of the
information is necessary for the proper public utilities listed in the caption of Federal Energy Regulatory
performance of the functions of the that order, which had failed to file their Commission
Commission, including whether the required Electric Quarterly Reports.1 [Docket No. CP18–25–000]
information will have practical utility; The Commission directed those public
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate utilities to file the required Electric Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
of the burden and cost of the collection Quarterly Reports within 15 days of the Notice of Request Under Blanket
of information, including the validity of date of issuance of the order or face Authorization
the methodology and assumptions used; revocation of their authority to sell
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility Take notice that on December 8, 2017,
power at market-based rates and Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
and clarity of the information collection; termination of their electric market-
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of (Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite
based rate tariffs.2 700, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use The time period for compliance with in Docket No. CP18–25–000 a prior
the November 20 Order has elapsed. notice request pursuant to sections
of automated collection techniques or
The above-captioned companies failed 157.205 and 157.213(b) of the
other forms of information technology.
to file their delinquent Electric Commission’s regulations under the
Dated: December 19, 2017. Natural Gas Act (NGA), as amended,
Quarterly Reports. The Commission
Kimberly D. Bose, requesting authorization to construct
hereby revokes the market-based rate
Secretary. and operate one new horizontal storage
authority and terminates the electric well (Donegal Storage Well 12618),
[FR Doc. 2017–27731 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am]
market-based rate tariff of each of the approximately 703 feet of eight-inch-
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companies who are named in the diameter of related pipeline, and
caption of this order. appurtenances at its existing Donegal
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Dated: December 19, 2017. Storage Field in Washington County,
Kimberly D. Bose, Pennsylvania. Columbia proposes to
Federal Energy Regulatory construct Donegal Storage Well 12618 in
Secretary.
Commission lieu of multiple well recompletions and
[FR Doc. 2017–27730 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am]
stimulations. Columbia states that
Notice of Revocation of Market-Based BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Donegal Storage Well 12618 could
Rate Tariff provide 15 million cubic feet per day or
Docket Nos.
more during a design flow day,
dependent on certain parameters.
Electric Quarterly Reports ........... ER02–2001–020 Columbia estimates the cost of the
Niagara Generation, LLC ............ ER10–3154–000 project to be approximately $3,300,000.
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C2K Energy, LLC ........................ ER14–1751–001
Castlebridge Energy Group LLC ER11–4629–000 Columbia avers that there will be no
Intercom Energy, Inc. .................. ER11–125–000 change in the certificated physical
Chesapeake Renewable Energy ER13–28–001 parameters of the Donegal Storage Field,
LLC. including maximum reservoir pressure,
1 Electric Quarterly Reports, 161 FERC ¶ 61,208 reservoir and buffer boundaries, and
On November 20, 2017, the (2017) (November 20 Order). certificated storage capacity as a result
Commission issued an order 2 Id. at Ordering Paragraph A. of the proposal, all as more fully set

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forth in the application which is on file milestones, the anticipated date for the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
with the Commission and open to Commission staff’s issuance of the final
public inspection. The filing may also environmental impact statement (FEIS) Federal Energy Regulatory
be viewed on the web at http:// or EA for this proposal. The filing of the Commission
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. EA in the Commission’s public record
Enter the docket number excluding the for this proceeding or the issuance of a [Docket No. CD18–4–000]
last three digits in the docket number Notice of Schedule for Environmental
field to access the document. For Review will serve to notify federal and Wallowa Resources Community
assistance, please contact FERC Online state agencies of the timing for the Solutions Inc.; Notice of Preliminary
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ completion of all necessary reviews, and Determination of a Qualifying Conduit
ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or the subsequent need to complete all Hydropower Facility and Soliciting
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. federal authorizations within 90 days of Comments and Motions To Intervene
Any questions concerning this the date of issuance of the Commission
application may be directed to Robert D. staff’s FEIS or EA. On December 11, 2017, Wallowa
Jackson, Manager, Certificates & Persons who wish to comment only Resources Community Solutions Inc.
Regulatory Administration, Columbia on the environmental review of this filed a notice of intent to construct a
Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana project should submit an original and qualifying conduit hydropower facility,
Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas two copies of their comments to the pursuant to section 30 of the Federal
77002–2700, by telephone at (832) 320– Secretary of the Commission. Power Act (FPA), as amended by section
5487, by fax at (832) 320–6487, or by Environmental commenter’s will be 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory
email at robert_jackson@ placed on the Commission’s Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The
transcanada.com. environmental mailing list, will receive proposed Triple Creek Ranch Hydro
Any person or the Commission’s staff copies of the environmental documents, Station Project would have an installed
may, within 60 days after issuance of and will be notified of meetings capacity of 85 kilowatts (kW), and
the instant notice by the Commission, associated with the Commission’s would be located along the 18-inch-
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the environmental review process. diameter Triple Creek Ranch irrigation
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR Environmental commenter’s will not be pipeline. The project would be located
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice required to serve copies of filed near the Town of Joseph in Wallowa
of intervention and pursuant to section documents on all other parties. County, Oregon.
157.205 of the regulations under the However, the non-party commentary, Applicant Contact: Kyle Petrocine,
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the will not receive copies of all documents Wallowa Resources Community
request. If no protest is filed within the filed by other parties or issued by the Solutions Inc., 401 NE First Street,
time allowed therefore, the proposed Commission (except for the mailing of Enterprise, OR 97828; Phone No. (541)
activity shall be deemed to be environmental documents issued by the 426–8053.
authorized effective the day after the Commission) and will not have the right FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No.
time allowed for filing a protest. If a to seek court review of the (202) 502–6062; Email: robert.bell@
protest is filed and not withdrawn Commission’s final order. ferc.gov.
within 30 days after the allowed time The Commission strongly encourages
for filing a protest, the instant request Qualifying Conduit Hydropower
electronic filings of comments, protests
shall be treated as an application for Facility Description: The proposed
and interventions in lieu of paper using
authorization pursuant to section 7 of project would consist of: (1) A new
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
the NGA. generating unit, having a generating
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the capacity of 85 kW, housed in a new 13-
electronically should submit an original
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, foot by 17-foot powerhouse, connected
and 7 copies of the protest or
within 90 days of this Notice the to the existing 18-inch-diameter Triple
intervention to the Federal Energy
Commission staff will either: Complete Creek Ranch irrigation pipeline, and (2)
regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
its environmental assessment (EA) and appurtenant facilities. The proposed
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
place it into the Commission’s public project would have an estimated annual
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or Dated: December 18, 2017. generation of 153 megawatt-hours.
issue a Notice of Schedule for Kimberly D. Bose, A qualifying conduit hydropower
Environmental Review. If a Notice of Secretary. facility is one that is determined or
Schedule for Environmental Review is [FR Doc. 2017–27734 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] deemed to meet all of the criteria shown
issued, it will indicate, among other BILLING CODE 6717–01–P in the table below.

TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY
Satisfies
Statutory provision Description (Y/N)

FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA .. The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or Y
similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water
for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the gen-
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eration of electricity.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric Y
power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-fed-
erally owned conduit.
FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts .................. Y
HREA.

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82 FR 60976 - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission